Beyond Local

WestJet airplane mechanics hit the picket lines Friday evening in a surprise move that threatens to disrupt flights for thousands of travellers at the outset of the Canada Day long weekend.

Lighting a fire outside of a fire pit in a national park comes with a fine up to $25,000 warn officials after tree believed to be deliberately set on fire in Lake Louise.

Vandalism repairs for the iconic Men of Vision Statue is estimated to cost between $25,000 and $30,000.

A Northern Alberta man led police on a high-speed chase from the back of a quad which resulted in a crash that ejected both driver and passenger from the vehicle. 

“We are not out of the woods yet,” said a clearly exasperated Gondek, “because the job is not done yet. The feeder main that broke is not back online yet."

Airdrie Fire and RCMP were called to for reports of a residential fire to a house under construction on Thursday.

Police say a three-year-old boy has died after a pickup truck hit a family crossing a street in Edmonton.

Potential Alberta NDP members often turned off by requirement that they automatically become members of federal party, St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud says

“His uses of force were proportionate, necessary, and reasonable,” states the decision report by assistant executive director Matthew Block.

“Habitat destruction is still occurring. And in fact, in both Alberta and Ontario, caribou are continuing to decline.”