Beyond Local

Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4 to raise $1.5 million for cancer research at the University of Alberta.

No one from the church could be reached for comment, but last week it posted a 1,600-word statement on its website explaining that it does not believe the spread of the virus is a critical public health threat.

The military was short of targets by about 2,000 regular-force members and nearly 5,000 reservists at the end of December.

Driving cattle on horseback to the base of the Rockies isn’t just history, but still a fact of life for Foothills ranchers.

The municipality had until Saturday at noon to switch services back over to AHS. The temporary injunction will be in place until March, when a cross-examination and more evidence can be heard in court.

He says he is choosing civil disobedience because his professional code of conduct requires that he protect the health of Canadians.

The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring's ban of many firearms, propose stricter storage provisions and target gun smuggling.

Incoming travellers will need tests upon arrival, and another one toward the end of their quarantine, while those arriving by air will have to wait out the first part of that period in a hotel until that first test comes back.

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Bow Valley on Saturday (Feb. 13) evening. Around 6:30 p.m., buildings and homes started rumbling and the sound of a loud "boom" was reported.

"This isn't a wave, it's a forest fire," Colijn said. "We turn the hoses off and the flames build up again and we get exponential growth. Then we turn the hoses back on and cases decrease."