Beyond Local

Trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring have rolled out of a southern Alberta town, ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks.

The federal government plans to keep ramping up the record number of new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years as it works through a massive backlog of applications that have piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We recognize mental health is a key part of safety but also something that’s an issue for a number of different commodity and producer groups,” said Jody Wacowich, executive director of AgSafe Alberta. Ag producers now have access to a free 10-session webinar on mental health.

The federal move to invoke the Emergencies Act could allow authorities to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will tell Canadians later today he is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time as antigovernment blockades continue.

Kenneth Jacobs is still wanted on his prior outstanding warrants, as well as charges related to the incident on Feb. 10.

RCMP were alerted to a small organized group within the larger protest that had access to a cache of weapons and ammunition

Studies have shown that wolverine range and populations have shrunk dramatically over the last century, primarily due to trapping as well as habitat loss and fragmentation from industrial development such as oil and gas.

A Chilliwack hobby programmer has created Wordler 1.0 - a program that can solve the 2,300 puzzles in less than the blink of an eye.

Travellers will find out this week what COVID-19 testing requirements changes the federal government has planned this week.