Beyond Local

Other troops have been put on high alert and will start to assemble and deploy into the area once the advance team and provincial government determine where they are needed most.

Some 22 per cent of paramedics will develop PTSD in their lifetimes due to repeated exposure to stressful events.

Kenney, asked about Guthrie’s allegations, said it’s not unusual for some delegates, such as young people, to receive financial support to help them attend the meetings.

There are about 2,800 people in the Alberta capital experiencing homelessness — double the number it was in 2019, said the organization Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Edmonton.

Lorne and Diane Maull have assembled another compendium of stories from their years of ranching life, Tall in the Saddle III: Cowboys, Buffalo Dust, and the Open Range.

It's unknown when Highway 5 will reopen to motorists.

Expansion work continues in areas not impacted by the extreme weather.

Paves way for cheaper, more effective recycling, say experts

“We seem to be in this tug of war with CP rail over the concept of shareholder value and the push for longer, faster trains while conveniently ignoring the collateral damage of the impact of those decisions.”

Canadian Air Force assets have already been involved in rescues over the past two days, including at Highway 7 in Agassiz where hundreds were trapped between two slides.