Beyond Local

OTTAWA — Many Canadians will be saying "good riddance" to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

From a cloned kitty to light trains in the sky, Glacier Media's reporters explained the strange and mysterious.

VANCOUVER — It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says its Colorado refinery is offline following mutliple fires and it expects it to be out of commission until late March.

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days, including canceling another 2,350 flights Thursday.

TORONTO — Sunwing Vacations Inc. is sending out dozens of recovery flights this week to bring home thousands of passengers stranded in Mexico after winter storms disrupted its operations.

MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec says it's still unsure when it will be able to restore power to everyone who lost electricity during last week's major winter storm.

Ontario Provincial Police continue to investigate the alleged murder of an officer who police say was ambushed while responding to a call. Police say Const. Grzegorz "Greg" Pierzchala responded to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont.

Between 25,000 to 30,000 construction workers could be needed in northeastern Alberta by the end of the decade, as Canada’s six largest oil sands producers work together under the banner of Pathways Alliance to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in oil sands production by 2050.