Beyond Local

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force.

“I have a career going on to 40-plus years, and I have worked at some amazing sites. But the Balzac site, especially for Calgary, the Nose Creek Valley and Airdrie, is a really important site. And it is recognized as being one of the most important sites in that area.”

Justin Alexander McKinney, 30, faces multiple charges

Emergency crews are on scene of a two-car collision at Highway 2 and 338 Avenue in Foothills County. Northbound traffic is currently being diverted.

The average price of a home was up almost 10 per cent from last year to $539,461, while the benchmark price ticked up nearly six per cent to $567,700.

Premier Danielle Smith promised last week the clinic would be fined, lose medicare funding or be shut down altogether if it proceeded with the plan.

Didsbury RCMP members arrested 22 offenders through target patrols and release order compliance checks

Meta was previously running a test that limited news for up to five per cent of its users, and now says it is moving out of the testing phase over the course of the next few weeks.

A judge is expected to hand down sentences Aug. 31 for Ty Northcott of and his company, Northcott Rodeo Inc., after they were found guilty of violating Alberta Health Services COVID restrictions

GoFundMe pages have been created for three of five people killed in a plane crash last week in Kananaskis Country, including one man expecting a baby due next month.