Beyond Local

Since 2021, there has been a 3.3-per-cent increase in the overall amount of unpaid oil and gas taxes to Alberta municipalities despite rising oil prices.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is inviting musicians, actors, athletes, business leaders, politicians and anybody else so inclined to take part in a large-scale social media rally to help his besieged country.

Two popular hiking spots in Kananaskis Country will be closed this summer and $4 million collected from Kananaskis passes will be used to improve the areas. The work will result in the temporary closure of popular trails and climbing areas such as Ha Ling trail, Grassi Lakes trail and climbing area, East End of Rundle route and climbing area and Riders of Rohan Mountain bike trail.

Weeks away from a leadership review Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he won’t apologize for leaked comments in which he compares political opponents in the UCP to insects and calls them lunatics.

Tamara Lich is appealing her bail conditions as she awaits trial on charges related to her role in organizing the trucker convoy protest in Ottawa.

The Province announced today that they will be increasing their funding to STARS by $8 million, doubling their contribution to the air ambulance service.

A man has died after a confrontation with police in downtown Edmonton. Edmonton police say in a news release that officers saw a man with what appeared to be a firearm in his hands about 6:30 a.m.

A Banff homeowner with a 1.5-storey folk-Victorian residence is willing to sell it for $1 to someone who wants to move it to another lot, rather than have it demolished.

Travellers no longer have to test to get back into the country but if they don't submit their info to the ArriveCAN app they will have to test and quarantine.

"Canada's European friends and allies are experiencing an energy security crisis, a crisis that could impact industry, mobility, and even the heating of homes," Wilkinson said. "This crisis must be addressed."