Beyond Local

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” when he created his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” prompting Sheeran to joke later that he won't have to follow through on his threat to quit music.

Over 70 producers from Bonnyville, Lac La Biche, Smoky Lake and St. Paul have applied for the On-farm Climate Action Fund. The funding is tied to improved farming practices around nitrogen management, cover cropping and rotational grazing practices.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a new company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient content.

MONTREAL — Pilots are speaking out against an aviation industry push toward having a sole crew member in the cockpit.

The grandparent scam, also called the emergency scam, isn’t new. But attempts at this scam are on the rise.

Lovebirds find each other and get married, all at their local senior's residence.

OTTAWA — Countries around the world whose currencies pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II now have a new monarch — and a decision to make about whether the King has a place on their money.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet — not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp.

OTTAWA — A program that for five decades has had young Canadians shadow MPs from across the political spectrum is facing an uncertain future because the model that has kept it running grates against modern labour codes and tax laws.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company,” according to the non-profit news organization, in an ongoing spat between Musk and media groups since his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year.