Beyond Local

Police in Windsor, Ont., are resuming efforts to clear the Ambassador Bridge, a key border crossing between Canada and the U.S. where protesters opposed to COVID-19 public health restrictions have brought traffic to a standstill for days.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Utilities Commission is giving ATCO Electric and commission investigators more time to negotiate a settlement over an alleged breach of regulations governing the industry.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Sean Fraser is expected  to announce Canada’s new 2022-2024 immigration intake levels plan by the end of the month, which will also outline the programs under which these newcomers will be admitted.

After witnessing a vehicle drive into an Airdrie retention pond in June 2021, two individuals recognized the occupant was in medical distress and pulled him out of the truck. The two men were recognized for their efforts by the local fire department.

Twenty-nine per cent of respondents to a Leger poll said they were ready to move on, indicating they were "adequately vaccinated" and viewed the Omicron variant as "less serious."

An Okotoks woman who underwent cancer treatments amid COVID-19 said the rapid dropping of restrictions sparks worry that hospitals will once again be faced with significant pressure, resulting in delayed treatment and further postponement of necessary surgeries.

HBO zombie apocalypse has hit the streets of a southern Alberta town.

The City of Ottawa today asked the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for an injunction against people continuing to violate city bylaws during the ongoing protest in the city by antigovernment demonstrators.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is declaring a state of emergency in response to ongoing blockades in Ottawa and Windsor, Ont.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in November found that among pregnant U.S. women infected with COVID-19, about 1 in 80 deliveries was a stillbirth — the loss of a fetus anytime after 20 weeks. That’s compared with 1 in 155 among uninfected women.ad to stillbirths in infected women. It's an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy but women with COVID-19 face an elevated risk.