Beyond Local

EDMONTON — Environment Canada confirms what it calls a "tornado outbreak" in rural Alberta earlier this week It says between 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Levi Ryl, 27, says he has no big purchases planned and will "invest a good chunk of it"

CALGARY — Anxious Alberta ranchers praying for rain got their wish this week, but it may not be enough to stop the ongoing decline in Canadian cattle production.

Tumbler Ridge resident Joline Couture feared the worst last week when she prepared to pack up and leave under an evacuation order as wildfires loomed outside the small community in British Columbia's northeast.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group says its direct deposit system has been hit by technical issues that are preventing account holders from getting paid.

"The anger and complaints were expected as there is a lot of people who misunderstand drag and assume that it is inherently inappropriate for children, but the threats cross a line."

DAUPHIN, MAN.

“It’s still a work in progress, but I’d say there’s at least half of it operational now,” said Saundi Stevens, a wildlife management specialist for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks.

CARBERRY, Man. — Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two conservation organizations have teamed up to protect one of the largest areas of intact Prairie grasslands and wetlands in Canada.