Beyond Local

EDMONTON — Alberta's top court has increased the sentence of a former club promoter convicted of sexually assaulting five women to 11 years in prison.

CALGARY — A lawyer for a Calgary woman suing the Alberta government over regulations that would prevent her from taking a potent opioid three times a day says his client needs a narrow, individual exemption.

CALGARY — A judge sentenced two men to prison Friday for what he called "a deplorable act" that led to the death of a well-known Calgary chef.

OTTAWA — A former top public servant and a prominent national security researcher says Canada can look to Australia for ideas on better handling the threat of foreign interference.

HALIFAX — Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says.

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal has agreed to pay $6 million and apologize to protesters who say their rights were violated when they were arrested during demonstrations against various causes, including rising university tuition fees and police brutality.

OTTAWA — The federal government should explore lowering the threshold for when to notify Canadians about potential interference in the middle of an election campaign, says a report released Tuesday evaluating how an independent panel monitored the 2021 election.

A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong before spring's sluggish arrival, according to predictions from a prominent forecaster.

OTTAWA — The federal deputy minister of public safety says the RCMP is not investigating any allegations of political interference concerning the last general election.

OTTAWA — Major suppliers to the federal government will soon have to start disclosing their carbon footprint to keep doing business with Ottawa.