Beyond Local

Three provincial byelections are underway in Alberta, featuring a high-profile bid by NDP leader Naheed Nenshi in Edmonton-Strathcona and a separatist challenge in rural Alberta.

Experts say Thursday's fatal rockslide in Banff National Park was impossible to predict or prevent, highlighting the inherent dangers of mountainous terrain.

Eleven-year-old Special Olympics basketball athlete, Kolt Brown, raises funds and awareness in Airdrie through national campaign.

Ahead of the Canadian National BMX Championships, St. Albert is investing in a unique way to boost the track's appeal: commissioning a large-scale mural by an innovative Calgary duo.

Parks Canada says tests at Bow Glacier Falls indicate the rock slide was the result of geological forces common in mountain areas.

A Barrhead man is recovering after a harrowing encounter with thieves on a neighbouring property. Mike Stuber, President of Stuber's Cat Services Ltd., was shot at and run over while attempting to intervene in a theft.

Die, My Love starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson was filmed primarily in southern Alberta.

Demetrios Nicolaides said the examples of graphic content the government was alerted to originated from four books in Edmonton and Calgary school libraries, and that their existence shows a standards gap when it comes to explicit material that could end up in the hands of children.

The falls are part of the Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail, a nine-kilometre route open year-round, running along the edges of Bow Lake. It’s located about 200 kilometres west of Calgary, north of Lake Louise.

A rock slide on the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park has led to temporary road closures and an ongoing emergency response.