Beyond Local

The Airdrie Public Library (APL) will be hosting a reading marathon of books that have been deemed controversial, heavily scrutinized, or banned outright later this month, to encourage open discourse and celebrate freedom of press.

The world’s best cross-country skiers are coming to Canmore in February 2024.

“The Burgess Shale allows scientists to really be able to create detailed reconstructions of what these animals looked like, and so that allows us to understand what those Middle Cambrian systems looked like and how they operated and how they functioned.”

VANCOUVER — A B.C. wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver's Stanley Park has instead captured an unforgettable image of a different animal in flight — an orca leaping from Burrard Inlet.

Hearty, comforting, Belgian-style dish is rich with chicken and a mix of vegetables. Serve it with boiled potatoes and crusty bread.

NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead.

Scientists got their first up-close look at what’s eating away part of Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential , and it’s both good and bad news.

Discussions have begun in the Bow Valley region to develop one or more Indigenous centers, following closely in the footsteps of Wazin Îchinabi Ti (House of Oneness) which opened its doors in Cochrane on Jan. 24.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try and outwit the “robot” that was churning out writing assignments.

NEW YORK (AP) — Among sermon writers, there is fascination – and unease – over the fast-expanding abilities of artificial-intelligence chatbots . For now, the evolving consensus among clergy is this: Yes, they can write a passably competent sermon.