Beyond Local

Hundreds report feeling 4.9-magnitude quake centre on B.C. coast

An earthquake measured at magnitude 4.5 was felt in Central Vancouver Island and other parts of the Island on Sunday afternoon.

Dec 18, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

St. Albert man builds gaming computers for families in need

'Rigz4Kids' a holiday tradition sparked by rekindled love of creating PCs

Dec 17, 2023 5:45 PM Read more >

Hundreds of tonnes of mandarin oranges are wasted in B.C. each year – why?

Around 10% of the holiday citrus is wasted annually, due to overproduction and its sensitivity to degradation, says food recovery expert

Dec 17, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

Podcast looks for new leads in Saskatoon woman's disappearance

The SPS-produced podcast series explores the 2015 unsolved disappearance of 32-year-old Kandice Marie Singbeil.

Dec 17, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Nakoda Elementary wins CBC national music contest

The school’s three grade 5 classes came together to cover Drake’s “Passionfruit” for the CBC’s “Music Class Challenge.”

Dec 17, 2023 2:42 PM Read more >

Future of historic Alberta churches destroyed by arson in doubt

Community group to meet to determine next step in restoring historic St. Aidan's Church; Historical Society says Pioneer Memorial Church unlikely to be rebuilt

Dec 17, 2023 1:45 PM Read more >

Banff's council considers hiking grant to save heritage buildings

“To lose five buildings over three years is a hard loss for our community."

Dec 17, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

RCMP looking for suspects in Janvier church fire

Church in Northern Alberta destroyed by Friday night blaze

Dec 17, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

Opponents cautiously optimistic as clearcut in Kananaskis appears to be on hold

“Logging rules in Alberta are pretty antiquated – companies have a lot of sway,” Villeneuve said. “The rules they created 60 years ago are probably not sound, scientifically.”

Dec 16, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

NASA tests robot snake on Alberta glacier

The device (whose acronym expands into Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) is essentially a 4.4-metre long, 200 lb. mechanical snake that is 10 centimetres in diameter.

Dec 16, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >