Beyond Local

The province's farmers can grow fruit and vegetables that won't grow in other parts of Canada, and B.C. also boasts Western Canada's only major winery regions.

With the Bow River’s water levels still extremely low, the Western Irrigation District (WID) informed Chestermere residents that had lowered the level in Chestermere Lake by nearly a foot to meet watering needs.

Two break-ins that happened years apart have been linked thanks to DNA collected from both scenes, and an arrest was recently made by RCMP in connection to the break-ins.

At least 51 per cent of the car dealers surveyed said their sourcing troubles for used vehicles have worsened since the pandemic, a report earlier this month by DesRosiers found. 

“I like the large item pickup program, but the fact we are sending tonnes of usable material to the landfill is a missed opportunity. … It doesn’t bind us to anything or say we’re going to do anything new, but I think one of our roles as council is to think bigger and perhaps challenge what can we do better,”

The territory operates by a consensus system without political parties, in which elected members choose the premier from among themselves. 

The Okotoks Pro Rodeo filled the stands at the Millarville Racetrack last weekend.

Jessica Reid has thought about quitting the career she'd dreamed of since childhood hundreds of times.

The Alberta Family Histories Society is taking photographs and collecting data from the more than 3,000 graves, which will be uploaded to share with the curious from around the world.

OTTAWA — Canada Post continued to bleed cash last quarter, as losses ballooned by 59 per cent.