Beyond Local

Fitu Taefu got his first tattoo at 12 years old. That’s because in Samoan culture, tattooing is a rite of passage for adolescent boys. Now he's practicing the craft here in Alberta.

The Town of Cochrane announced Thursday the water pipe leak at Riverfront Park has been fixed, the reservoirs were up to safer levels and the State of Local Emergency (SOLE) has been lifted.

"I can tell you that it's very evident that these animals were shot.”

High River council agrees to buy medical clinic for just over $1 million.

"Essentially, we have no backup,” said Keith Gregory, vice chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association (ACFA) and operation manager at Cattleland Feedyards.

The water pipe is no longer leaking, Town announces.

BANFF – A black bear believed to have been fed human food is likely heading into the den after the first snowstorm of the season.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she would not call a referendum on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan until there is a firm, finalized number on how much the province would get should it decide to go it alone.

“We know where the break is, we know what the issue is and we know how to fix it,” Cochrane Mayor Jeff Genung said of a sewage leak that has impacted the Town's water reservoirs.

CANMORE – The long-discussed development on lands owned by Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Limited will occur, despite the Town of Canmore's concerns.