Beyond Local

The Town of Okotoks is monitoring reservoir levels and, so far, has no plans to move to more stringent watering restrictions.

Canmore Town council is considering a plan to build up to 1,300 homes over the next 10 to 20 years in the Palliser Trail area.

The evacuation order issued late Wednesday applies to Yellowknife, which has a population of about 20,000 people, as well as the nearby communities of Ndilo and Dettah.

Occupants of an Innisfail home that was razed by fire escaped safely; pet cat rescued from the basement.

A heavy police presence in a north Okotoks neighbourhood Aug. 15 was the result of swatting, where someone makes a fake report of a serious crime.

Woman ordered to pay $300 in restitution after dog killed pet rabbit.

VANCOUVER — About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British Columbia after being trapped overnight by a nearby wildfire.

Thousands of Albertans are voicing opposition to a plan to clearcut about 2,000 football fields worth of forest in Kananaskis Country’s Upper Highwood set to begin this winter.

Social-media post garnered significant community traction after plant displays hit for a second time

The company, which merged its Canadian and U.S. operations into VinFast North America in January, saw its valuation soar from a market debut of US$23 billion Tuesday on the Nasdaq to $86 billion by the end of the day.