Beyond Local

A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count.

OTTAWA — The federal government says RCMP in two Prairie provinces will be able to participate in a measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Opposition says the collapse of a new master agreement with doctors shows it’s time Tyler Shandro is fired as health minister. “Tyler Shandro, it’s clear, has burnt so much goodwill.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s doctors have rejected a proposed new master agreement aimed at resolving a year’s worth of acrimony over pay and working conditions with the provincial government.

TORONTO — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing in a new influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto, sources tell The Canadian Press.

EDMONTON — Alberta is the second province to bring in a law that could help people at risk of domestic violence learn about their intimate partner's past. The legislation, which is informally known as Clare's Law, is to come into effect Thursday.

CALGARY — Alberta Health Services says there is a small chance 49 members of the public may have been exposed to COVID-19 at a Calgary vaccination site last week. A health-care worker who was staffing the South Calgary Health Centre site between 8 a.

On Tuesday, the province released new COVID-19 data showing another 576 new cases diagnosed in the past 24 hours, of which 332 were variants of concern. 

Facebook blocked all news on its platform in Australia for five days last month in response to proposed legislation that would require digital giants to pay legacy media outlets for linking to their work.

Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez instead appeared via teleconference, even though he admitted that he had no direct involvement in the multimillion-dollar agreement to have WE run a federal student grant program last summer.