Beyond Local

STRATHMORE – An Alberta family turned a terrifying misfortune into an opportunity to learn, and to help the local community.

A kindergarten-aged child who had reportedly been left on a school bus the morning of Jan. 18 was found wandering along Highway 881. RCMP say they are investigating the incident.

Historical examples show mitigating factors, sources of concern for the country’s economy

MOUNTIE MOMENTS: A motorist caused around $8K in damages to a fence and fled the scene, a local church was broken into and a man was hit in the face with a wrench.

Pain management has primarily relied on prescription opioids for treatment and has contributed to the development of Canada’s opioid crisis, new research from Statistics Canada shows.

CALGARY — If the train that Leighton Kolk has been waiting on doesn't arrive by noon Sunday, the Iron Springs, Alta.-area feedlot operator says he won't be able to feed his cattle. Kolk has been waiting for days for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

Newfoundland and Labrador is the province with the highest vaccination rate for five- to 11-year-old kids and began providing the COVID-19 vaccine at schools as soon as it was approved for children.

“We have to remember that wildlife populations are always fluctuating and dynamic due to several different reasons.”

OTTAWA — The top doctor for Indigenous Services Canada says he's cautiously optimistic the Omicron-driven wave of the pandemic may be flattening across First Nations.