Beyond Local

The centre said the BA. 2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn't recently been outside the province.

OTTAWA — The prime minister's problem-plagued official residence could be replaced instead of restored, though the government says its plans are not complete.

CLARESHOLM, Alta. — An Ontario woman is dead after a plane crashed in a southern Alberta field Aug. 29.

RCMP and Parks Canada have located an overdue hiker deceased near the Cascade Falls trailhead following a search of the area on Aug. 28.

Calgary resident taken to Foothills Medical Centre after motorcycle crash south of Gleniffer Lake.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Mounties say a mother and son who disappeared while rafting in southern Alberta have been found safe.

Members of the Airdrie fire department will be working in the Emergency Command Centre dealing with the wildfires in the Northwest Territories.

Okotoks residents are invited to register security cameras with the RCMP to assist in crime prevention and investigations.

Lethbridge police say Sheena Empringham, who is 38, and her son Atreyu were reported missing by a family member on Monday who had been communicating with her by text but had lost contact.

The Canadian dollar traded for 73.57 cents US compared with 73.55 cents US on Monday.