Beyond Local

A grass fire along the 1A Highway near Ghost Lake has resulted in the evacuation of two homes, a local gas station and the Wildcat Hills Gas Plant. RCMP are advising motorists to avoid the area.

Canada will soon add another COVID-19 vaccine to its supply, with procurement minister Anita Anand announcing this week that initial shipments of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose jab are to arrive by the end of April.

Two people were fined $1,200 each following a house party in Banff on St. Patrick's Day.

A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count.

OTTAWA — The federal government says RCMP in two Prairie provinces will be able to participate in a measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Opposition says the collapse of a new master agreement with doctors shows it’s time Tyler Shandro is fired as health minister. “Tyler Shandro, it’s clear, has burnt so much goodwill.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s doctors have rejected a proposed new master agreement aimed at resolving a year’s worth of acrimony over pay and working conditions with the provincial government.

TORONTO — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing in a new influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto, sources tell The Canadian Press.

EDMONTON — Alberta is the second province to bring in a law that could help people at risk of domestic violence learn about their intimate partner's past. The legislation, which is informally known as Clare's Law, is to come into effect Thursday.

On Tuesday, the province released new COVID-19 data showing another 576 new cases diagnosed in the past 24 hours, of which 332 were variants of concern.