Regional News

CALGARY — The Alberta Human Rights Commission is hoping the Supreme Court will hear its appeal in the case of two Calgary Muslim students who were not allowed to pray at a non-denominational private school.

VICTORIA — An overdue canoeist off the west coast of B.C.’s Vancouver Island has prompted and air and sea search.

WHITESHELL, Man. — Officials in Manitoba say an eight-year-old girl was injured over the weekend when a black bear attacked a tent at a backcountry campsite.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The Kelowna, B.C., man accused of killing his wife and two daughters days before Christmas last year wants a new lawyer.

VANCOUVER — One of British Columbia’s busiest rescue teams is warning backcountry hikers not to get high on their hike.

JERUSALEM — It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the historic birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump’s recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Calgary’s mayor says controversy over a $500,000 public art installation has convinced him the city’s art policy needs to change.

EDMONTON — A popular midway ride at this week’s K-Days fair and exhibition in Edmonton has been shut down as a precaution after a deadly accident involving the same attraction at the Ohio State Fair.