Beyond Local

The installation consists of 13 pastel coloured, vintage-inspired telephones strewn throughout a park. Connected like an intercom, picking up one telephone causes another to ring on the other side of the park.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern and Southern Chapters released a survey guide to the public for the Phase 2 of the Province's Plan for Parks engagement survey.

Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands.

Danielle Smith was responding to criticism received via text on her province-wide phone-in radio program on Saturday that a lack of education funding and overcrowded classrooms were more important issues than library content.

A floral arrangement inspired by country star Reba McEntire earned an Alberta florist an award at the Fleurs de Villes floral exhibition

This summer, Alberta RMCP is reminding community members of tips to help prevent theft of and from vehicles during summer activities.

Jonathan Friedman, managing director of U.S. free expression programs at PEN America, objected to the use of PEN’s database by the Government of Alberta.

The projects range from housing for young adults and students in downtown Edmonton to units in Calgary for those facing homelessness.

NDP education critic Amanda Chapman said urgent issues require the ministry’s attention, like student funding, a looming teachers’ strike and overcrowded classrooms.

While most of the illnesses reported are in Alberta with 67 people sickened, the outbreak also affects Ontario, where 15 people have been ill, as well as Manitoba with one person sick. One illness reported in B.C. is related to travel to Alberta.