Beyond Local

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to block the federal government's budget bill from passing earlier this month is the latest example of government spending coming under scrutiny amid high inflation.

PHOTOS: Remembering the 2013 floods in Exshaw

OTTAWA — Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold.

Retail sales growth in Canada is continuing to outperform much of the world so far this year, a sign of the ongoing resiliency of Canadian shoppers despite higher inflation and recession predictions, a new report has found.

PHOTOS: Remembering the 2013 floods in Kananaskis Country

Extreme wildfire season helps with firefighter recruitment

Author Curtis Stock recreates the lives of five New Brunswick brothers who vaulted to the top of the horse racing world

Plant something this year!

OTTAWA — Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24.

DAUPHIN, MAN. — The streets of this western Manitoba city were quiet Saturday as residents awaited confirmation on whether they knew any of the 15 killed or 10 injured in a horrific highway collision this week.