Beyond Local

EDMONTON — A group representing residential power consumers wants a seat at any discussions involving alleged illegal behaviour by one of Alberta's main power providers and is asking the regulator to release all information involving ATCO's actions.

A local doctor who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 has recently opened a medical clinic for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in response to increasing demand for humanitarian assistance in the world’s largest refugee camp.

"After receiving an allegation, an investigation was undertaken by St. Albert Minor Hockey to obtain information and details related to the alleged conduct. The investigation resulted in disciplinary measures being assessed to one coach, including a suspension as well as an educational requirement," said a statement supplied to The Gazette from the St. Albert Minor Hockey Assocation.  

More than $3K in donations have been made in honour of Betty White at the Cochrane and Area Humane Society.

OTTAWA — One of the largest business groups in the country says a sweeping review of the employment insurance system should consider whether to turn parental benefits into a separate program.

CALGARY — A small number of children in an international study that included Canadian researchers experienced severe outcomes after visiting an emergency room and testing positive for COVID-19.

CALGARY — A cattle industry group says it is hopeful a newly imposed import ban on Canadian beef by China and two other Asian countries will be temporary.

“Slower is safer, and in a community with four square kilometres, I don’t understand the need for speed,” said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno

In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.

Changes in PCR testing made Monday (Jan. 10) means only those working or living in high-risk settings or are, themselves, at high risk can be tested.