Beyond Local

A festive celebration for Cinco de Mayo will be held on May 4 at Century Downs with food trucks, Tequila tasting, and the highly anticipated annual Chihuahua races.

About 100 prison union members from Bowden Institution held a rally against needle exchange, saying the can be turned into weapons.

 No word on southern franchise expansion as the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) eyes northern markets.

Money from the Government of Alberta and federal government are supporting hemp production projects in the Elk Point and Frog Lake areas.

Kaden Clouston, 26, of Okotoks is charged with discharging a firearm with intent and the victim is recovering in hospital, police said.

The weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by the manufacturers of Ozempic, will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday, the company says. Novo Nordisk's weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with obesity.

A home in Southern Alberta was declared uninhabitable due to exposed wiring, no kitchen and a bathroom blocked by garbage.

Oil-sands emissions rose to 51 Mt in 2022, up from 50 Mt in 2021 and in keeping with a steady march upward every year

Opponents of a provincial government proposal to build a dam on the Bow River just east of Cochrane are having trouble understanding why the project has even remained a possibility this long.

Lac La Biche residents are flocking to the lake, where waves have formed what looks like crushed ice