Beyond Local

International Ice Hockey Federation says the World Juniors will be re-held in the middle of August this year in Alberta.

Most Canadians will be able to phone and text their friends and family in Ukraine for free until the end of March. Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp. and Shaw Communications Inc. announced they will be waiving fees associated with calling and texting Ukraine for the next month.

Natural Resources Canada is currently updating pest information on its widely used database on trees, insects and diseases found in Canada’s forests.

Health Canada authorized a new COVID-19 vaccine Thursday that it touted as the first greenlit shot to be developed by a Canadian company and the first to be made with plant-based technology.

A historic hut near Lake Louise will be dismantled because the ground beneath it is crumbling away as the snow and ice in the area recede due to climate change.

By 2090, wildfires are expected to increase in intensity by up to 57 per cent because of human-caused planetary warming, a landmark United Nations report has found. Could Canada's Indigenous people offer a solution?

Canadian Chad Martz has spent the last few days in a mountainous region of western Ukraine purchasing food and basic supplies for those who've fled their homes due to the Russian invasion of the country.

Canada's labour minister sounded a note of optimism on expanding paid sick leave Friday, even though a meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts ended without resolving a patchwork system of policies.

The Alberta SPCA continues to investigate circumstances surrounding the death and alleged neglect of horses at a rural property between La Corey and Iron River.

Suspended Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu is being moved to another cabinet post following a third-party report into his phone call to Edmonton's police chief over a traffic ticket.