Beyond Local

A Prince Albert, Sask., woman has narrowly escaped serious injury after falling asleep between a set of train tracks.

Many towns and communities further away from big centres, such as in the north and east of the province, are facing population stagnation struggles.

Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus, according to a Canadian study.

Alberta's top court has reduced the parole eligibilities in three high-profile multiple murder cases to bring them in line with a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling.

"In western provinces we’ve seen a tripling or quadrupling of fertilizer tonnage over the last 30 years," said Darrin Qualman, director of climate crisis policy and action at the National Farmers Union.

Almost half of Canadians who rent say they will continue to do so indefinitely and aren't sure when they'll be able to get into the housing market, says a new survey.

Creative, daring, spicy — a few way to describe some of the new foods on offer at this year's Calgary Stampede.

The already competitive and pricey wedding industry has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, 30-year high inflation, supply chain challenges and labour shortages

Transpacific shipping container traffic to B.C. and other West Coast ports is still bogged down by supply chain bottlenecks.

Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday.