Beyond Local

Police said a fraudulent investment scheme cost a local senior nearly $100,000.

The Alberta Oil Sands Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity Analysis shows the province's oil sands have reduced emissions per barrel by 26 per cent in 2023, which is a four per cent improvement over the 2022 reporting period.

Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States increased to 50 per cent Wednesday after President Donald Trump followed through on his vow to double the duties.

The report is urging the Alberta government to look to Calgary and Edmonton for guidance after those two cities enacted several helpful policy reforms, including zoning and approval processes.

Canmore resident Tim Carwell has been spearheading his social enterprise called DreamsTree Community Investments for the past few years.

Davies Mpinga recently published "From Flourishing to Languishing: Considering the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Churches and Clergy."

A display in the Calgary police parking lot showed some of the security equipment available for G7, including tactical units, protective gear, armoured police and military vehicles, and officers on horseback.

The Lethbridge resident first won $500,000 last August in a Lotto Max draw. He then won $1 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw in November. He's now another $1-million prize in a Lotto 6/49 Classic draw in May.

The fire affecting the oilsands operators, dubbed the Caribou Lake Fire, is estimated at 615 square kilometres and remains out of control as of Monday.

As residents prepare to return to Robb, Mercoal and Peers, firefighters will continue to fight the two out-of-control wildfires.