Beyond Local

PEACE RIVER, Alta. — The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River.

A collision between a motorcyclist and pick-up track happened on Highway 22 north of Longview Sunday Oct. 13.

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries while hiking in the area of Upper Kananaskis Lakes Sunday afternoon.

A woman in her 50s died after she was thrown from her horse while riding in the area of Ya Ha Tinda Road, police said.

"Unpaid work won't fly."

An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says it's time to invest in early pregnancy assessment clinics that can provide proper care during and after a miscarriage, which can have devastating effects.

Don Crews of Lloydminster once again won the prize for biggest pumpkin, with one monster specimen weighing in at a whopping 2,137 pounds.

Communications Security Establishment: "We strongly caution Canadians to be aware of fraud and scams..."

Once crushed by landfill equipment, aerosol containers started to explode and ignite, prompting a response from three fire departments.

Nineteen-year-old Larry Bouvette died in apparent hit-and-run in Fawcett in October 1959 and his cousin travelled thousands of kilometres to try to get more information about what happened.