Beyond Local

Watch: Wife-carrying event at Northern Alberta fair

What's a Wife-Carrying Race? Well — glad you asked. Here's an example. It's also an example of two carry techniques ... the Piggy-back and the classic Estonian carry.

Jul 16, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

Man charged with fraud over $5,000

Cochrane man arrested for allegedly impersonating people at banks across Alberta.

Jul 16, 2023 11:15 AM Read more >

Lake Louise cut from world cup schedule

World Cup men's downhill not coming to Lake Louise this year. Challenging economics cited for cancellation.

Jul 16, 2023 11:15 AM Read more >

Volunteers still needed with Summer Games just days away

Organizers of the 2023 Alberta Summer Games in Southern Alberta still need help to stage biennial sporting spectacle.

Jul 16, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

RCMP investigate string of spring-time forest fires in Northern Alberta

RCMP say wildfires between Anzac and Lac La Biche earlier this year were deliberately set.

Jul 15, 2023 7:15 PM Read more >

PHOTOS: Town of Okotoks creates pollinator-friendly garden

Designated a Bee City since 2021, Okotoks continued its bee-friendly ways by creating a pollinator garden in town.

Jul 15, 2023 4:35 PM Read more >

'I love you Devyn': Brother shares heartfelt tribute to sister killed fighting B.C. wildfire

A 19-year-old was working as a BC Wildfire Service firefighter near Revelstoke when she died.

Jul 15, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

RCMP investigating ongoing vandalism to manholes

Missing manhole covers in Athabasca a mystery.

Jul 15, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

Aspartame a 'possible' carcinogen but evidence limited, WHO says

The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing the World Health Organization's classification of aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic.

Jul 15, 2023 1:47 PM Read more >

Albertan baby birds hitch a 12-hour truck ride to B.C.

The out-of-province magpies are currently under care at Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby

Jul 15, 2023 11:35 AM Read more >