Beyond Local

Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase.

CALGARY — Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and high inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The daughter of an 88-year-old woman who spent part of Thursday in a supply room at an overcrowded New Brunswick hospital says she's alarmed by the shortages of space and staff in the province's health facilities.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says the first sitting under Premier Danielle Smith was a short, chaotic mess with the passage of a sovereignty act that dooms the province to confusion over who follows which laws.

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James Lee Busch will spend life in prison without eligibility for parole for 25 years for what the judge called the “cold-blooded killing” of Martin Payne in his home in Metchosin.

Tips for driving in extreme cold conditions, from Alberta's motor league.

Local Airdrie bakery Skyefire Bakery is set to be featured in the upcoming season of Food Network Canada’s Project Bakeover.

TORONTO — High interest rates will continue to hold back homebuyers into the new year, except in Ontario and British Columbia, a new report by RBC says. The report released Thursday said those purchasing real estate in Ontario and B.C.

OTTAWA — Canadians who don't file their tax returns are sometimes shocked to find out how much money they're owed by the government for years of missed benefits, says the head of a non-profit organization working to build financial literacy among low