Beyond Local

The Provincial Administrative Penalties Act is changing how the RCMP penalizes impaired drivers and handle traffic ticket disputes.

“This pack has been quite secretive all summer and into fall compared to their usual habits and they’ve been rather wary, which is a really good thing,” said Blair Fyten, a human-wildlife coexistence specialist with Banff National Park.

“Parks Canada has made a mockery of its so-called core planning values of transparency and science-based decision-making. “It needs to rescind this latest policy change, go back to the drawing board and give this issue the public scrutiny it deserves," said Reg Bunyan, vice-president of Bow Valley Naturalists.

OKOTOKS: A rural resident said he was unable to get help in time after calling 911 when he heard a girl screaming for help in a field across from his house.

When Coquihalla reopens, B.C. plans to reopen Highway 3 to recreational travel

The unusual thing about this virus is that it is a "generalist," allowing it to easily move between species, Otto said. The virus has now been able to spread to a number of animals including household pets, hippopotamus, big cats, primates and mink. The Canadian government announced that the COVID-19 virus was found in white-tailed deer in Quebec in early December.

The Chinese Embassy in Canada has not yet reacted to Canada's decision, but tweeted ahead of the announcement that "the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are about athletic excellence and global unity. Stop using it as a platform for grandstanding and division."

Critics, including the Opposition NDP and some government backbenchers, say the legislation opens the door to wealthy donors tipping the scales in internal party contests.

An Airdrie man is still grappling with the fallout of an extensive cardiac surgery – a life-saving procedure that was postponed three times amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Banff-based Liricon Capital Ltd. has partnered with Quebec-based Plenary Americas to submit an updated proposal to Alberta Transportation, Invest Alberta Corporation and the Canada Infrastructure Bank to move to the design phase of the proposed Calgary to Banff passenger rail project.