Beyond Local

Drivers in the Halton, Ontario area were advised to keep windows rolled up after 5 million bees were released when their crates fell of a truck.

People whose homes were destroyed by the wildfire in and around West Kelowna, B.C., are being contacted to schedule escorted bus visits to view the damage.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s police oversight agency says an Edmonton police officer is facing assault charges after a use-of-force investigation.

Stettler RCMP stated they will continue the search of Buffalo Lake for missing Airdrie resident 17-year-old Ajay Purba.

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Bill Peters has been hired as the coach of the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes. It emerged four years ago that he directed racial slurs at a player while working in the minors.

Data supplied by the department upon request say 43,046 chargers have been funded through both programs, but only 7,644 are working.

The country's biggest airline confirmed Wednesday it will no longer offer non-stop flights from Calgary to Ottawa, Halifax, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Cancun, or Frankfurt as of the end of October due to ongoing fleet and crew constraints.

"As it's an ongoing investigation, there's very limited detail I can provide at this time," Gregson said, adding the search is expected to be wrapped up in a day or two, depending on the findings.

Environment Canada says 35.3 mm of rain fell in Banff as of Aug. 27 compared to the monthly average of 60.1 mm.

There was four times the amount of carfentanil present in waste water in June compared to earlier in the year, said Dr. Monty Ghosh, an internist, addictions specialist and assistant professor at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta.