Beyond Local

No injuries in early morning fire

BARRHEAD - Five minutes longer, and it would have been a tragedy. That is how Barrhead Regional Fire Services (BRFS) chief Gary Hove described a fire that broke out in a 51 st Street residence in the early morning of Dec. 27.

Dec 29, 2023 9:10 AM Read more >

St. Albert was an early adopter of electric buses, but found lifespan shorter than expected

“It's disappointing that [the buses] didn't live up to the hype,” said Coun. Wes Brodhead.

Dec 29, 2023 8:50 AM Read more >

Alberta adaptive athlete's long, triumphant road to the top

Wacey Morrison rises heroically above tragic accident in 2017 to become second best in the world with a firm eye to become number 1.

Dec 29, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Two Central Alberta teens killed in single-vehicle rollover weren't wearing seatbelts

Alcohol and road conditions ruled out as possible cause of deadly crash south of Carstairs, say RCMP

Dec 28, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Man who died with wife and son in Alberta lake wasn't a risk-taker, says friend

An Edmonton man who died with his wife and eight-year-old son after their utility terrain vehicle went into a lake wasn't the kind of person to put his family at risk, says a friend.

Dec 28, 2023 2:25 PM Read more >

Two charged with armed robbery in Smoky Lake carjacking

Vehicle taken at gunpoint

Dec 28, 2023 12:17 PM Read more >

Two Didsbury teens die in single-vehicle crash

Alcohol and road conditions ruled out as possible cause of deadly crash south of Carstairs, say RCMP

Dec 28, 2023 10:50 AM Read more >

Prime Video makes changes as it sets launch date for showing ads in Canada

TORONTO — Amazon's Prime Video has picked the date when it'll begin showing commercials on its streaming service in Canada. Representatives for the company told The Canadian Press they've marked Feb.

Dec 28, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

Former Red Deer Catholic school trustee appeals disqualification after Nazi, Pride post

Monique LaGrange wants court to order that she be reinstated to Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board of trustees

Dec 27, 2023 3:43 PM Read more >

Canada urged to consider lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008

Tobacco remains Canada’s leading cause of disease, disability and death, and is an ‘unbelievable burden’ on the health care system, expert says

Dec 27, 2023 2:15 PM Read more >