Beyond Local

Family members of a mother and her young daughter who were killed and buried in a shallow grave say they have struggled with fear and overwhelming pain since their deaths.

The Irricana Hotel has been sold to a Calgary resident who wants it to be a historical rest stop and tavern along Highway 9 that points travellers towards the badlands of east-central Alberta.

A fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a nearly two-decade long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says.

Bob Birarda pleaded guilty in February to four charges, including three counts of sexual assault; the victims were all players on teams he coached.

The City of Calgary says the annexation would be a way to further its ability to grow, both for its residential and commercial industrial sectors.

A Halifax-based geologist and paleontologist said the fossil likely dates back about 300 million years, about 80 million years before the first dinosaurs.

In January, temperatures on the Prairies will average seven degrees Celsius below normal, according to the 2023 edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Police say the car had only one seat for the driver, which did not have a seatbelt, the interior was stripped and a roll cage was installed.

Woman whose mother drowned while tubing on Vancouver Island river calls for better signage that rapids are ahead.