Beyond Local

Westlock County Fire Services asked the public to avoid the area while they work to contain the fire.

Motorists are being urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said 265 cases have been confirmed across the province, and over 80 per cent of cases are located in the central and south zones.

Premier Danielle Smith says she has a great friendship with Ford but doesn't tell him how he should run his province.

Speaking to reporters in Quebec City on Tuesday, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Smith has used the spectre of a referendum to gain leverage as she makes demands of the federal government, including on resource development.

The flight in question was a return flight he took from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Calgary earlier this year when he accompanied Smith to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

RCMP describe some social media comments made in response to the incident as "extremely disheartening."

As of last week, Alberta had confirmed 210 cases of the highly contagious disease, the majority of them children.

23andMe users are encouraged to delete their accounts as the future of the company is unknown.

The sun is currently in its solar maximum period, and anyone with the interest can now look up through special solar filters and see a wide array of dramatic activity.