Beyond Local

Photos of 23 women were found in various states of undress during the investigation, along with videos of children in what appeared to be a change room.

“If you ever look at a pipeline map in this country, you'll see that much of the pipeline infrastructure in a major way … emanates from the Edmonton metropolitan region,” said Malcolm Bruce, CEO of Edmonton Global.

In the last two years, rural crime across the province has dropped substantially, said Paul McLauchlin, possibly due to a variety of factors related to COVID-19.

Even though a guilty plea for the lesser charge of second-degree murder was originally accepted on Nov. 1, the murder trial for accused killer Michael Roebuck will be moving forward after all, in the near future. 

Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, joined members of the travel and tourism industry at a press conference Thursday to call on the federal government to remove "unnecessary and non-science-based" obstacles to international travel for families.

Shortly after The Canadian Press first reported on Arbour's letter Thursday, Defence Minister Anita Anand posted on Twitter that she had accepted “in full Madame Arbour’s recommendations to move the investigation and prosecution of sexual misconduct cases to the civilian system.

The government said it has yet to define the scope of the new policy. The deal allows for continued finance of fossil fuels in limited circumstances that are consistent with international climate goals. 

The drug is a combination of two long-acting antibodies derived from cells donated by COVID-19 patients. The antibodies would be administered as two injections, one immediately after the other, and could offer up to a year of protection from the virus.

The NDP has called for a deep dive into what went wrong in August to prevent such a crisis from recurring. They have asked for an all-party committee with subpoena powers and are asking the auditor general to investigate.

The cougar was able feed on most of the dead elk before Parks Canada removed the carcass for public safety reasons.