Beyond Local

Greg Christenson plans to keep resident groups together in his other buildings to preserve their sense of community.

UCP caucus leader Todd Loewen resigns, asks for Premier Kenney’s resignation

MLA Todd Loewen says there's "dysfunction within the government."

Alberta Fish and Wildlife officials suspect the bear involved in the fatal attack on David Lertzman was a mature female grizzly, but so far the bruin has evaded all capture attempts.

An additional nine kilometres of wildlife exclusion fencing on the Trans-Canada Highway west of the Banff townsite has been fitted with an electric wire to discourage bears from climbing the fence and getting onto the deadly highway.

After five hours of waiting, there was still no sign of Connie Clark's mother on the evacuation buses.

"What is the most concerning to us in Alberta – as it should be for everyone – is the dangerous precedent that a shutdown of a safely operating pipeline would set for future oil and gas infrastructure projects," said Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage.

On May 5, Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MP Heather McPherson, was granted an emergency debate in Parliament on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. McPherson called on the federal government to take action on what she deemed a crisis situation.

"Alberta is facing an unprecedented public health crisis. My comments were wrong, as all Canadians want this global pandemic to end as soon as possible."

Morinville Fire Chief Brad Boddez said his department sent 12 members and two fire trucks to help around 9 p.m. last Thursday. The Citadel Mews West fire was in full force when they arrived, and firefighters knew they were in it for the "long haul."