Beyond Local

Star-studded D.C. tribute concert to celebrate Gershwin Prize winner Joni Mitchell

WASHINGTON — Alberta-born songstress Joni Mitchell will be in the U.S. capital to celebrate her latest lifetime achievement: the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Edmonton mother and daughter make waves in Canadian film industry

Mother-daughter team balances the personal with demands of a high-pressure, growing film company.

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Helping preserve history of Campsie black settlers

Local church with the help of the Barrhead FCSS looks to replace the grave markers at the Bethel Baptist Cemetery

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Calgary man faces second-degree murder charge in death of woman found in park

CALGARY — Police say a man has been charged with killing a woman whose burned body was found in a Calgary park — nearly 14 years after he killed another woman and left her body in a park.

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Judge grants woman interim injunction for exemption from Alberta opioid restrictions

CALGARY — A Calgary woman says she can finally look forward to the future after a judge granted an interim injunction Thursday that allows her to continue taking a potent opioid three times a day.

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B.C. premier 'astonished' firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine

LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "astonished" that Health Canada has granted a cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine.

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B.C. premier wants tighter federal laundering laws after case fails to yield charges

VICTORIA — The failure of a massive, multi-year money laundering investigation to yield charges is a "shocking" example of the shortfalls of federal financial crime law, British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday.

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Three men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency

INVERMERE, B.C. — Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens.

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Joly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference claims

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart had a testy exchange this week over allegations that Beijing's envoys may be interfering in Canadian matters.

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'Our reality:' Finance minister wants review of Alberta's volatile revenue structure

CALGARY — Alberta's finance minister says he would like to see a panel formed within the next year and a half to address the province's often volatile revenue structure.

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