Beyond Local

SALMO, B.C. — Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say the pilot of a small plane used Highway 6 as a runway after experiencing engine trouble.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom.

Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the closure of another facility, affecting around 400 employees.

The reason gardeners live longer is they always have something to do, now and in the future.

UCP’s Devin Dreeshen defends dialed back road safety legislation but regional managers for roadway workers say changes must be made

CALGARY — Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again.

Parks Canada concludes investigation into whether an American reality star carved her initials into a fencepost in Banff National Park.

Visitors to Riverlot 56, a natural area northeast of St. Albert, are being warned to watch out for amorous, aggressive moose in the next few weeks as the big beasts rev up for rutting season.

MONTREAL — Dollarama Inc.'s chief executive says the launch of a new $5 price point has been "well accepted" by shoppers.

CALGARY — Experts say definitive answers may be hard to come by as health investigators and scientists are diving deep into food and fecal samples to zero in on the cause of an ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting Calgary daycares.