Beyond Local

The Alberta government says school boards can't require students to wear masks in school or be forced to take classes online.

Firefighters responded to a call at Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks after multiple students reported fainting or feeling light-headed.

Black Friday has evolved from a one-day event — when shoppers lined up overnight outside big box stores to snag doorcrasher deals — into an entire season of sales. 

The plane is presumed to have sunk after crashing off the coast of northern Vancouver Island on Wednesday.

At approximately 7:56 a.m. Nov. 24, calls started pouring in to Taber-Vauxhall RCMP of ostriches running loose on roadways.

Warning will continue until provincial wildlife officers believe the wild cat has moved on from feasting on a deer carcass.

RCMP say a fraudulent letter has been circulating in Lac La Biche County that claims local residents are eligible for millions of dollars in insurance money.

Jewellery, vehicles, firearms and more seized during investigation into break-and-enters that occurred in Foothills and Rocky View counties over a three-month period.

Tyler Shandro says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has failed to do her job on multiple files, including the convoy protests and blockades earlier this year.

Experts say the tactic used by Alberta this week and B.C. and Quebec earlier this year fails to quell inflation because having extra money means people will continue spending.