Beyond Local

The provincial government claims money earned from the passes will be used to keep invasive mussels from Alberta's waterways. The province is currently conducting a survey to seek public input on the pass, open until Aug. 25.

Volunteers at the Bar U Ranch national historic site are still looking for the person who bought a painting from the gift shop last month that should not have been sold.

People from Red Earth Creek, Edson and Grande Prairie south to Mountain View County, Airdrie, Calgary and Claresholm reported seeing aurora borealis Aug. 8, 9.

The government argues the injunction was premature, since the law wasn't fully in effect, and that the judge made a mistake in deciding it would cause irreparable harm.

Poilievre says the country can't wait for complete agreement on the idea, calling it a "basic fact" that a new pipeline is needed.

In this byelection, it's not just marking an x. Voters must handwrite the name of their preferred candidate in a blank space.

A judge has reserved his decision on whether to review a proposed Alberta separation referendum question. Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby is expected to give his ruling Aug. 14.

Among the patients who were re-directed to Health Link 811 through this service, a quarter were advised to care for themselves at home and about one-third were advised to see a family physician.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an Alberta-Ontario energy corridor would help Alberta's oil and gas get to markets across the country and around the world.

Local ingenuity and entrepreneurialism were continually on display, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams said.