Beyond Local

A British Columbia woman assaulted by a Kelowna Mountie during a wellness check more than three years ago says she's disappointed the officer received a conditional discharge and probation this week, calling the sentencing "a slap on the wrist.

The Canadian government’s goal to have farmers reduce fertilizer emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 is potentially impossible say speakers at Olds College’s AgSmart agriculture and technology exposition.

Damages to four power poles in the Fawcett area will cost a rural electricity provider $30,000 to $40,000.

Around 160 firefighters were forced from their camp.

“During the elk rut, the male elk will defend the females aggressively and potentially attack anyone or anything that gets too close.”

Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

“The solution is to have a really solid housing strategy that probably uses a local agency or authority that builds it in partnership with industry. That’s the way forward.”

"When we talk about growing Canada’s role as a responsible provider of natural gas and oil to the world, emissions performance is one of those measures," said CAPP president and CEO Lisa Baiton in a news release.

A 22-year-old mural commemorating the history of the Grey Nuns in St. Albert will soon be taken down, as will the pedestal where the stolen St. Albert the Great statue once stood.

Markets saw some “pretty modest action” Thursday