Beyond Local

Bear attacks are infrequent in Alberta, rarely totalling more than one a year, although there were three in 2005.

Parks Canada confirmed two people have died in an avalanche on the Banff and Jasper national parks border.

The slab avalanche occurred Sunday morning on Mount Andromeda in the Columbia Icefield.

Due to the "unusually large number of bears still in the area, residents are urged to observe bear safety rules, guidelines"

The Justice Centre, a Canadian legal organization, says that three of its lawyers representing Stephens discovered that AHS never served the pastor with the court order he was accused of having violated.

"Given the size of the school, with up to 500 students registered and attending at any one time, we understand that this confirmed loss affects First Nations communities across British Columbia and beyond."

"These deaths are preventable," she said. "This needs to end. We cannot allow for this to go on."

Liberal MP William Amos said he is temporarily stepping away from his role as parliamentary secretary to Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and from his work as a member of the House of Commons veterans' affairs committee so he can get help.

A recent report from the University of Calgary found more than half the province's wells no longer produce, but remain unreclaimed.

Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon says it’s prudent to have such legislation in case others seek to limit Alberta’s legal ability to develop its resources.