Beyond Local

CALGARY — Canadian food processors hard-hit by labour shortages are asking the federal government for emergency access to more temporary foreign workers.

Cargill union representatives for workers at High River, Alberta plant call for company to release case data and details on additional safety measures.

Another Alberta athlete is off to Beijing.

Winds of more than 74 km/h flipped Cessna 182 at an airport west of Calgary Jan. 11.

RCMP recovered trucks and a unique three-wheeled Tri Pod after executing two search warrants. Multiple RCMP units involved in investigation, search and seizure.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has cut in half the 18-year prison sentence for an Alberta woman who admitted to shooting her husband in the head and dumping his body in a pond.

No more mad dash to book summer spots at Alberta's provincial campgrounds.

EDMONTON — Alberta's utilities regulator has ruled on whether a consumer's group can address an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by one of the province's main power providers.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will not be following Quebec's plan to impose a financial penalty on those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

“I have a lot of emotions right now I guess. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like anxiety, frustration – there’s a lot of things going on, but that’s part of high performance sport."