Beyond Local

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.

Brooks Arcand-Paul, the NDP’s Indigenous relations critic, said his private member’s bill creates a framework for consultation, progress and accountability that’s lacking in the ruling UCP’s governance approach.

Rebranded as the Banff Half Marathon and 10K, or Banff Half, the destination event is focusing on the 21 and 10 kilometre distances inside Banff National Park as organizers officially drop the dwindling marathon format.

“We heard about the accident first thing in the morning. It’s real tragic . . . Everybody's thoughts and prayers are with the poor lady that was struck,” said Cold Lake mayor Craig Copeland.  

“There is absolutely no excuse imaginable for wildlife attractants like fruit trees anywhere in the Bow Valley. This puts grizzly bears at risk.”

An Alberta judge said chasing down a person stealing an ATV from Northern Alberta rural property was a bad idea, but sympathized with the fear caused by rural crime.

Marmot Basin has received around 40 centimetres so far this season, and snowmaking began four days ago.

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward.

“I’m happy that the government has changed their stance and is seeing that farmland is a priority,” said Westlock-area farmer Nathan Brown.

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