Beyond Local

Vehicle vandalism spree in St. Albert looking for a Nissan Versa Note or similar car.

Canmore Town council is considering a plan to build up to 1,300 homes over the next 10 to 20 years in the Palliser Trail area.

The evacuation order issued late Wednesday applies to Yellowknife, which has a population of about 20,000 people, as well as the nearby communities of Ndilo and Dettah.

Occupants of an Innisfail home that was razed by fire escaped safely; pet cat rescued from the basement.

A heavy police presence in a north Okotoks neighbourhood Aug. 15 was the result of swatting, where someone makes a fake report of a serious crime.

VANCOUVER — About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British Columbia after being trapped overnight by a nearby wildfire.

Thousands of Albertans are voicing opposition to a plan to clearcut about 2,000 football fields worth of forest in Kananaskis Country’s Upper Highwood set to begin this winter.

The company, which merged its Canadian and U.S. operations into VinFast North America in January, saw its valuation soar from a market debut of US$23 billion Tuesday on the Nasdaq to $86 billion by the end of the day.

“We believe apartment housing has the highest potential to address the needs of our community. Considering its location and the use and scale of the existing neighbouring property, an apartment housing development at 242 Marmot Cres. would have negligible visual and traffic impacts into the area.”

The report says fatal overdoses are the leading cause of death in children and teens between 10 and 18 years old in Western Canada.