Beyond Local

A criminal anthropologist suggests Alberta was at the heart of protests and blockades that gripped the nation for more than a month.

This story has been updated from an earlier version to include additional comments from the presiding judge.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is sending hundreds more troops to eastern Europe and imposing new sanctions on Russia in response to its deployment of forces into Ukraine.

In Alberta, the five fastest-growing communities between 2016 and 2021 were Cochrane, Airdrie, Beaumont, Mackenzie County, and Canmore.

Tamara Lich, of Medicine Hat, Alta, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, has been denied bail.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency will begin accepting income tax returns Monday, marking the official start of tax-filing season.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll announce "a final decision" this Saturday on whether to proceed with the second phase of the province's pandemic reopening plan.

“These violent attacks are against our values. They not only left a great deal of property damage, but also has created a local environmental crisis due to the industrial fluids that were spilled due to the destruction," said Wet’suwet’en First Nation Chief Maureen Luggi.

CALGARY — Chase Edgelow is on a mission to acquire vast quantities of garbage. His company, Vancouver-based EverGen Infrastructure Corp., was founded just two years ago and has already snapped up two organic waste processing facilities in B.C.

After a two-year break, Canmore's folk fest will be back this summer.