Beyond Local

The Weather Network is forecasting a colder than normal start to winter across most of the country, but January and February will offer some respite.

Ezra Marfo’s legacy will continue through a new foundation that raises awareness about the lack of stem cell donors from visible minorities in the Canadian Blood Services registry.

The scale of the housing problem is so large that the private sector must be involved, says the report by CMHC's deputy chief economist.

RCMP say hotel residents used extinguishers to help put out blaze after an object in an Innisfail hotel room was lit on fire.

Government house leader Joseph Schow says such a bill will not be introduced this fall as the focus is on other priorities.

Items stolen from early morning break-in at Cochrane residence include a gold-plated RCMP crested badge with employee identification.

"The reality of it is that we've built a system where private charity is filling in for where the social safety net should be," says food insecurity expert.

82-year-old woman from Chisholm is dead following a fiery, head-on collision on Highway 44 roughly 15 kilometres north of the Town of Westlock.

Stores have extended Black Friday promotions beyond a single day and online retailers are offering Cyber Monday deals all week — or all month.

Health officials said in mid-November the Alberta Children's Hospital ER had been seeing more than 300 visits a day, compared to between about 180 and 220 before the latest surge.