Beyond Local

How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19?

How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19? It’s impossible to tell without a test. Influenza and COVID-19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to get tested to know what's making you miserable.

Sep 24, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21

Crossings of the border have been largely restricted to trade goods, essential workers and citizens returning home since March

Sep 18, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

Alberta limiting asymptomatic testing of COVID-19 to priority groups

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says voluntary asymptomatic tests will continue to be offered for priority groups.

Sep 18, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

Bragg Creek Community Centre launching Internet access pods

“We saw a need for a service here in our community."

Sep 13, 2020 10:00 AM Read more >

Updated: COVID-19 outbreaks at three Alberta schools

"There is no evidence of transmission within the school in any of these outbreaks," says Hinshaw

Sep 10, 2020 8:46 AM Read more >

Bow Valley College Cochrane Campus transitions to online-only classes

Although COVID-19 may have affected how students are attending school this fall, enrolment numbers remain mostly the same as an average year at Bow Valley College's Cochrane Campus.

Sep 6, 2020 10:00 AM Read more >

Hot tub heist: RCMP investigate spas stolen from Alberta manufacturing site

Sep 4, 2020 5:23 PM Read more >

Blue jeans linked to water pollution, says study

Microfibres detected from the Great Lakes all the way up to the Arctic Archipelago

Sep 2, 2020 9:12 AM Read more >

Painter struggles during pandemic to continue to make a living from her art

Lori Frank just wants to "keep creating beauty, to take people's minds off of COVID and their troubles."

Aug 27, 2020 7:00 AM Read more >

Feds will help First Nations schools guard against COVID-19: Miller

Aug 25, 2020 4:12 PM Read more >