Beyond Local

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.

A veteran RCMP officer and the Sgt. at a Central Alberta detachment says repeat offenders need help finding purpose and hope on path to successfully reintegrating into society, but are not being supported.

Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line.

Conservative accusations of planned green tax on pickup trucks are lies say federal environment minister.

Newly elected UCP MLA and party leader hopeful Brian Jean says if he becomes leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) he doesn't trust Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon and will imediately reopen the nomination process in the constituency, allowing disqualified candidate Tim Hoven a chance to seek the party nomination.

A 16-year-old boy who had been in hospital following a reported assault outside an Edmonton high school earlier this month has died.

The federal government has introduced a carbon capture tax credit and experts are saying the money could help make it more feasible for businesses to create greener energy.

Canadian human rights organizations say the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an opportunity to acknowledge its shortcomings and call for change.