Beyond Local

The federal program has backed tree planting at more than 500 sites across Canada. Now, it's looking to expand contracts in a push to absorb atmospheric carbon, improve health and guard against extreme heat and flooding.

Winnipeg's chief of police says he has no plans to resign and supports exploring options to recover the remains of two Indigenous women who are believed to be in a landfill outside the city.

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers presented a united front Friday as they demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau come to the table personally to hammer out an agreement for Ottawa to shoulder more of the burden when it comes to health-care costs.

EDMONTON — Two Mounties who shot a man in his pickup truck at an Alberta rest stop were found not guilty Friday of manslaughter and aggravated assault. Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl.

CALGARY — The Alberta government has handed the keys for the newly built Calgary Cancer Centre to the agency that delivers health care in the province.

EDMONTON — Mounties say no criminal charges will be laid in a fatal rollover of an all-terrain tour bus at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains more than two years ago.

James Gregory West tried to plead guilty to assaulting a peace officer, but wouldn’t admit to the facts of the case

The Welcoming Okotoks Project aims to identify gaps and barriers to inclusion, provide community capacity building and create pathways to attract newcomers to town.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series , which lambasts the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple. But much of Britain reacted to the Netflix show with a shrug.

There will be a Trudeau impersonator at the event. The organizers ask, "You want slavery or free Canada now?"