Beyond Local

An additional 1,800 people have been allowed to return home this weekend as evacuation orders in communities on both sides of Okanagan Lake are lifted.

Bonnyville RCMP briefs for Aug. 18 to 25

This past week, banks said they would again offer support, through donations and potential payment deferrals, this time to help Canadians reeling from fires in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.

With climate change expected to worsen wildfires in the future, some firefighters say gruelling labour conditions and associated mental health challenges are taking a toll on the workforce. 

50 per cent of the total owed for the municipal portion of property taxes cancelled for tornado victims

Kimberly-Clark's move away from selling Kleenex tissues to Canadian consumers will let the company focus on its slew of other brands, including several that remain unscathed for now. 

St. Albert—Edmonton MP Michael Cooper says he will run again in the new St. Albert— Sturgeon River riding

The University of Calgary's Students' Union said it has heard from many students facing challenges, including some who are forced to live in the far corners of the city where they are poorly served by transit.

"I think it demonstrates their inability to use real data and information as opposed to their ideological bent (that) privatizing things will automatically make things better, which we've seen again and again doesn't happen," Marie Renaud said of the government's plan to buyout DynaLIFE.

"Renewables seemed like a natural progression for energy generation," he said. "It always felt like the future for me."