Beyond Local

The cash is part of the $3.2 billion "2 Billion Trees program" and the reforestation will help capture carbon and reduce greenhouse gases.

A Foothills mother wants to see better protections for people who buy defective vehicles in Canada. The Alberta woman says a lemon law would protect people and that she has been in touch with provincial and federal politicians.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada is asking the federal government to lead talks with provinces on disaster recovery as efforts to rebuild Jasper, Alberta, encounter delays a year after a wildfire destroyed about a third of the town's buildings.

Researchers want to know whether more than 20 years of forest management affected the fire's behaviour as it barrelled toward the townsite of Jasper.

The premiers' summer gathering in Muskoka will also feature a Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, as trade talks with the United States are expected to intensify.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government wants the fund to hit $250 billion by 2050 so future governments can spend investment returns without draining it.

The provincial programs are designed to provide better protection for natural areas across Alberta while allowing landowners to use their land for farming, ranching, and other purposes.

For the top five donors, nearly all of the funds were transferred from unions and professional associations to their own registered political entities.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called the report and media coverage of it “politically motivated.”

An Alberta romance fraudster who concocted elaborate schemes, including faking brain cancer, to scam women out of their savings is appealing a recent court ruling that designated him a dangerous offender.