Beyond Local

Rock and roll icon Gene Simmons--controversial but popular septuagenarian--creates a splash, and a new vodka in partnership with Alberta brewer.

Social benefit programs like AISH, Income Support, the Alberta Seniors Benefit, and Alberta Child and Family Benefit rates will see an increase by six percent to match the rate of inflation in the coming months.

OTTAWA — If the federal government is serious about revitalizing Indigenous languages, it must provide better funding, a parliamentary committee has heard.

Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be.

OTTAWA — Newly released statistics show that violent crime involving firearms dropped five per cent in Canada between 2020 and 2021.

MONTREAL — Canada and other G7 countries have formed a new alliance to compel mining companies to adopt more environmentally sustainable and socially responsible standards, as the Western world ramps up its critical mineral supply chains.

A new survey suggests the rising cost of living has forced more than half of Canadians to cut costs in myriad ways including by choosing cheaper, less healthy foods and skipping medications.

OTTAWA — Canadian households' debt-to-income ratio rose in the third quarter as rising interest rates affected the cost of borrowing. There was $1.

Canada's sports minister has committed $2.4 million in crisis funding for athletes' mental health.

YELLOWKNIFE — An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed.