Beyond Local

The chief executive of MEG Energy Corp. sees "tremendous demand" for Alberta oil due to the war in Ukraine and a European energy crisis.

Four athletes set to compete at the Tim Hortons Brier have yet to make the trip to Lethbridge, Alta., after testing positive for COVID-19 on their pre-departure PCR tests, Curling Canada said Friday in a statement.

"I’m grateful [Alpine Canada] was able to help us get home." ~ Kris Mahler, Canmore skier who fled Russia.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government is working to provide financial relief to consumers being hammered by high gas prices at the pump.

“If the UCP was serious about protecting our drinking water and downstream jobs, they would enshrine a ban in legislation,” said the NDP critic for energy after an announcement from the provincial government on coal projects along the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountain.

The Miss Philippines-Canada Queen Pride Pageant took place at the New Horizon Mall in Balzac on Feb. 26 and 27. Candidates from across the country competed for the crown.

Canada's decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the world, the Canadian Council for Refugees say.

A Canmore firefighter on his way to the fire station thought to stop and ring the doorbell at a burning home to ensure the people inside got out safely.

Kenney and Copping paid a visit to Calgary to make an announcement they hope will improve care for senior Albertans and expand hospital capacity.

David James Klassen had been serving a sentence for manslaughter since March of 2017 and was found deceased at the Drumheller institute on Feb. 21.