Beyond Local

Andrew Christal is on trial for second-degree murder in the Dec. 29, 2019 killing of Uber driver Kasif Hirani, whose body was found on a rural road near Springbank Airport

At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.

Two men and their injured dog spent a long, cold night in the Rocky Mountains with their two rescuers after the scramblers' attempt to take a shortcut earlier that day went horribly wrong.

Across the country, the number of animals culled due to the avian influenza outbreak had nearly reached three-quarters of a million earlier this week. One Central Alberta County has five locations with a presence of the illness and culling is underway.

Sunwing Airlines Inc. says thousands of passengers remain stranded and the start of vacations delayed for others as the company continues to struggle with a technical problem that has grounded flights.

Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges related to testimony he gave at his bail review hearing last week.

There were 1,053 hospitalizations in Alberta last week due to COVID-19 and an 18 per cent increase of hospitalizations across Canada during that time.

Rugby Canada struggles with leadership issues, athlete relations.

A Southern Alberta family is fighting a COVID related battle with their 4-year-old son that shows how serious and long-lasting the effects can be. Xavier Ferguson has been in the hospital since April 1.

Vancouver is back in the running to host games when the FIFA World Cup comes to Canada in 2026. FIFA announced Thursday that the city has joined Edmonton and Toronto as candidate host cities after officials made a visit to the BC Place stadium.