Beyond Local

Government funding is allowing the main seniors' shelters in the province to better meet the needs of those facing abuse.

Standing in the rain, Bonnyville high school students watched as a mock simulation of a vehicle collision unfolded and emergency first responders rushed to treat several teenage victims participating in the drill.

There is not a cynical molecule in the big-screen adaptation of “ Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret ,” a sweet, playful and reverential adaptation of Judy Blume’s famed coming-of-age novel about the everyday problems of an 11-year-old girl.

May rains will be vital for crops, say locals

In this recipe from Chef Eric Akis, chicken breasts marinated Middle Eastern-style are grilled and served with tangy yogurt and a tabbouleh-style couscous salad.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing hoax to remain free for an additional month.

The U of A houses one of the first clinics in Alberta dedicated to helping people manage long COVID.

“My hope is that moms can have that deeper connection so they can reach out when they have tough days. It’s good for kids to have social time, but it’s essential for the moms too.”

LONDON (AP) — Prince William quietly received “a very large sum of money” in a 2020 settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire for phone hacking, according to court documents aired Tuesday in one of his brother's lawsuits.

Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are casting an air of fear around more mundane things — like cows and lettuce.