Beyond Local

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is promising reforms to reduce high auto insurances costs, but the Official Opposition says the changes are so soft and cosmetic they do little for drivers getting walloped by high premiums.

At the Reimagining Rural Economic Development Conference in Camrose on Thursday, speakers shared examples from Wisconsin co-ops that could help rural Alberta deal with pressing community needs and problems that lie ahead

VICTORIA — Vancouver-based Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada's first order for an electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to add to its current fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters.

Proactive police patrol in Penhold led officers to locate truck that was being driven erratically and had been reported stolen from Red Deer

“Everybody in Mînî Thnî now has access to 911 from a landline or from a mobile phone.

"We've seen an uptick recently in a number of bear incidents related to dogs."

Innisfail RCMP arrest Trochu woman wanted on numerous warrants from Three Hills and Red Deer as well as a Red Deer man in Springbrook

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.

One in seven Canadians resort to unsafe temperatures amid rising energy prices, according to a new Statistics Canada survey.

When it comes to fixing and moving on from the water and sewer leaks that precipitated a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) in Cochrane last week, it seems ‘it ain’t over til it’s over.'