Beyond Local

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alta., got a watery reprieve from a menacing wildfire Thursday as steady rain fell and water cannons delivered a soaking blast to tinder-dry ditches.

The bones were collected and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary.

Cold Lake is stepping up to support evacuees from Fort McMurray, providing shelter and resources as they seek refuge from a wildfire that was nearing northern Alberta city. 

Canadian bill is aimed at ensuring underaged, non-consenting adults are left out of commercial pornography

Parks Canada has issued a cougar warning for Banff's Tunnel Mountain campground where a wild cat hunted, killed a young elk

Okotoks charity Pound Rescue is putting up two dogs and a cat for adoption after they spent multiple days in a home with a dead woman.

Mounties are still investigating what caused crash that killed 52-year-old man Tuesday in Northern Alberta.

“Wildlife euthanasia is a last resort, used only when necessary to ensure the safety of the public or when it is in the best interest of the animal’s welfare."

A parent of Westmount School student is looking for answers after bear spray was discharged in a classroom on Monday.

The wildfire threatening Fort McMurray is now nearly 21,000 hectares in size, and at least 6,600 residents have evacuated.