Beyond Local

WHITEHORSE — Yukon is permanently expanding the power of pharmacists to assess patients and prescribe medication for common and minor ailments.

Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson will take on (The Korean Superboy) Doo Ho Choi on a Feb. 4 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas.

TORONTO — Bailey Bass was a relatively unknown face when she was declared as the future of James Cameron's multi-billion dollar "Avatar" franchise among six other young actors, "all while going through puberty.

VICTORIA — A sailor and his two dogs are recovering on Vancouver Island thanks to life-saving action by the United States Coast Guard.

The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member passed on his Alberta ranch after ongoing health complications.

OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside $6.9 million to cover the cost of dealing with last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests at Canada's busiest border crossing, according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

BANFF, Alta. — RCMP in Alberta say a 19-year-old female pedestrian died after she was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train. Police say she was trespassing on the CP main line in the town of Banff on Thursday when she was hit.

NEW YORK (AP) — The season's triple-virus threat notwithstanding, parties are back, and they've brought with them the potential for some dress code chaos.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have charged a 59-year-old man with first degree murder in his wife's death.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not yet accounted for Thursday.