Beyond Local

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little over a year after being celebrated at the Kennedy Center, Joni Mitchell will return to Washington for another lifetime achievement honor: the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

STAR BLANKET CREE NATION — The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest and a child's bone at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country.

TORONTO — Astronaut Chris Hadfield's next adventure will be a blast to the past with an upcoming guest role on "Murdoch Mysteries."

After Okotoks' New Year's Eve light show clocked in under five minutes, questions have been raised about the right length for the public displays.

“If they haven’t done it yet or started discussing it, it kind of brings the question as to why hasn’t it happened yet?” said Jordie Mark, a Chiniki First Nation councillor on Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation's tribal council.

Aromatic, flavourful chana aloo curry can be served with rice or roti — and be as spicy or mild as you like!

Six B.C. nursing schools are collaborating to challenge anti-Indigenous racism and better support Indigenous health-care providers.

Three natural compounds collected off the B.C. and Newfoundland coasts have been found to have COVID-19-blocking powers in a discovery that could protect against future pandemics.

Coverage of application and assessment fees for internationally trained nurses, bursaries for those who return to practice, and faster processing are all part of a package unveiled Monday to address the nursing shortage.

Most are casino hotels that offer up to thousands of rooms for not only gamesters but non-gamesters and families.