Beyond Local

AUPE President Guy Smith says provincial government must seek input from frontline workers "who know what the real issues are."

OTTAWA — New labour data offers a snapshot of COVID-19’s toll on health-care workers during the earlier part of the pandemic.

OTTAWA — Canada's economy was already facing uncertainty when protests against COVID-19 restrictions blockaded borders and occupied downtown Ottawa last winter, the top civil servant at the Finance Department said Thursday.

OTTAWA — Canada's Minister of Transportation says after a briefing with the country's top doctor, the government still strongly encourages people to wear masks on planes and trains — but stopped short of making it a requirement.

The RCMP Federal Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET), in partnership with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), charged a Calgary trucker for importing cocaine into Canada.

OTTAWA — Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the rest of the world.

CALGARY — After long enjoying a reputation as a "bridge fuel" capable of helping the world achieve its climate goals, natural gas is losing some of its environmental lustre — and that has implications for Canada's energy sector.

Cochrane RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 22-year- old male named Marcus Coulombe, who was last seen in Cochrane on Oct. 26. He also frequents Nelson, B.C.

CALGARY — Alberta's education minister says she will take advice from the province's new chief medical health officer on whether to allow school boards to bring in mask mandates in schools with respiratory illness outbreaks.

“They appear to have adapted quickly to the mountain habitat, and they remained, for the most part, within the park."