Beyond Local

OTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers deemed last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests a threat to national security, despite warnings from the federal intelligence agency that threshold was not met, an inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act learned

OTTAWA — Health Canada officials say more doses of children's painkillers and fever medication will be available soon but it won't say how many or where exactly they'll be sent.

OTTAWA — A cap on greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's oil and gas sector will be ready by the end of next year, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday.

Organizations in the province are urging the public to be respectful toward those working in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

TORONTO — A foreign supply of children's pain and fever medication should land on Canadian retail shelves in the coming weeks, Health Canada said Monday.

EDMONTON — Alberta's new minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism says his focus will be on ensuring the province's parks are more accessible to people. Todd Loewen has just received his mandate letter from Premier Danielle Smith.

OTTAWA — Inflation has been heading lower in recent months, but Canadians likely haven't noticed as gas prices went up and grocery costs continued to soar last month.

TORONTO — As Canada’s top telecommunications companies face pressure to ensure Canadians can reach emergency responders in the event of a major outage, Apple is rolling out a new service that will accomplish just that. The Cupertino, Calif.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she won't mandate masks in schools as Alberta fights a wave of viral illnesses that is sending thousands of students home sick and pushing hospital capacity to the brink.

EDMONTON — Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health who became the face of Alberta’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially removed from her post.