Beyond Local

Almost 80,000 Albertans weighed in on a survey in response to concerns about the availability of sexually explicit material in school libraries. The government stated majority of respondents show strong public support for action.

Alberta is about to get a whole lot sweeter and crispier. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, the popular U.S.-based fast-casual chain, is setting up shop in the old Tim Hortons location in Westmount Centre in Okotoks.

Three provincial byelections are underway in Alberta, featuring a high-profile bid by NDP leader Naheed Nenshi in Edmonton-Strathcona and a separatist challenge in rural Alberta.

Experts say Thursday's fatal rockslide in Banff National Park was impossible to predict or prevent, highlighting the inherent dangers of mountainous terrain.

Eleven-year-old Special Olympics basketball athlete, Kolt Brown, raises funds and awareness in Airdrie through national campaign.

Ahead of the Canadian National BMX Championships, St. Albert is investing in a unique way to boost the track's appeal: commissioning a large-scale mural by an innovative Calgary duo.

Parks Canada says tests at Bow Glacier Falls indicate the rock slide was the result of geological forces common in mountain areas.

Die, My Love starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson was filmed primarily in southern Alberta.

Demetrios Nicolaides said the examples of graphic content the government was alerted to originated from four books in Edmonton and Calgary school libraries, and that their existence shows a standards gap when it comes to explicit material that could end up in the hands of children.

The falls are part of the Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail, a nine-kilometre route open year-round, running along the edges of Bow Lake. It’s located about 200 kilometres west of Calgary, north of Lake Louise.