Beyond Local

Westlock DJ and self-proclaimed freedom fighter Benita Pedersen will be back in court at the end of May following another pre-trial conference to deal with 10 Public Health Act tickets she faces for organizing anti-COVID-19 measures rallies across northern Alberta throughout the first half of 2021.

A quarter of the 5.5 per cent increase in continuing care accommodation rates this year will be covered by a $10.4 million cash infusion from the provincial government. NDP health critic Lori Sigurdson said it is only a temporary solution.

Nineteen former conservative legislature members say they support Kenney ahead of the leadership vote.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw was occupied with court testimony so Wednesday's regular update expected to take place Thursday.

Republicans are resurrecting the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion in an effort to blame President Joe Biden for soaring gasoline prices.

A renowned addictions treatment training centre in Northern Alberta wants the federal government to help it move its headquarters off unmarked residential school graves.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's television show, which he also starred in and is being described as life imitating art, is streaming on visiontv.ca for Canadian views to watch (with subtitles).

Calgary police say they have charged a youth with second-degree murder in the death of a teen whose body was found in a suburban greenspace last week.

A central Alberta woman who started losing her hair at 13 is supporting others with an alopecia diagnosis and has a podcast called @thosebaldchicks.