Beyond Local

Canmore-based Alpine Club of Canada suspends hut bookings to protect caribou in Jasper's Tonquin backcountry, where a herd of caribou is on the brink of extinction.

The bill introduced Thursday would also allow for greater use of conditional sentences, such as house arrest, counselling or treatment, for people who do not pose a threat to public safety.

The court has agreed to hear the appeal of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges from a 2014 incident in Lethbridge, in which he swung a baseball bat and shot at a car with a bolt-action rifle, smashed the window of a vehicle and fired rounds into a family home.

Spokesperson Charles Drouin says the accounts were not compromised but were locked as a preventive measure.

The purchase allows Crescent Point to add a new core area to its main assets and will boost its 2021 production estimate to about 134,000 boe/d, mainly highly profitable crude oil and petroleum liquids, it said.

Cap would help local business owners keep their doors open, according to industry representatives

Pastor James Coates of GraceLife church was remanded in custody after refusing to abide by conditions of his release pending trial, police said.

Welcoming committee trudges forward with hope

U of A planetary geologist Chris Herd, one of a select team of scientists working with NASA, will be monitoring the rover and tell it when to sample.

Premier Jason Kenney says an extra $10,000 will be made available per organization – on top of previous grants totalling no more than $20,000 – for a new maximum of $30,000.