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NDP not concerned over Edwards' adios to Alberta
Finance Minister Joe Ceci said the NDP government is not concerned about Murray Edwards’ departure from Alberta and doesn’t think other high-income earners will follow the energy tycoon’s path out of...
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Braid: Despite the noise, wide agreement on gender dignity in schools
Most of the province’s school boards have now ground out their plans for meeting provincial guidelines for students variously described as “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transexual, two-spirit,...
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Sports wagering legitimization being discussed both sides of the border
As the wagers continue to pour in on a daily basis, the debate over their potential legitimization is still waging in political circles on both sides of the border. When now-retired Windsor-area NDP MP...
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Eggen happy with school board response on LGBTQ policy
The NDP government says all but one of Alberta’s 61 school boards met the Thursday deadline to submit draft policies on the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Questions...
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Did you fall for them? Five April Fool's jokes that hit Calgary
Coffee, tea or robot? Calgary-based WestJet unveiled its annual April 1 joke in a video and news release, introducing customers to a Robotic Automated Light Food Handler (RALFH) that was created to...
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Family of six among residents displaced in massive fire in northeast Calgary
Allissa Lau watched helplessly as a huge fire ravaged her home and her neighbour’s house in northeast Calgary on Friday afternoon. “It’s terrifying,” said Lau, as crews worked to douse the blaze....
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Avalanche warning extended through weekend, but danger area reduced in size
An avalanche warning for the B.C. interior that was issued earlier this week as a result of the warm weather has been extended through the weekend, but the area identified as dangerous has been...
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Father pleads guilty in daughter's death nine years later
Nearly a decade after he killed her, a Siksika man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter in his infant daughter’s death. Kinsey Gordon Jerry admitted shaking little Honey Jerry on Jan. 31, 2007, while...
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Home-safety standards repealed for persons with developmental disabilities
Alberta Human Services has repealed a series of proposed home safety regulations for persons with developmental disabilities after public consultations found the rules too restrictive, expensive and...
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Alberta's main political parties post deficits in 2015
Alberta’s three biggest provincial parties ran up red ink in 2015. Party financial statements for 2015 released by Elections Alberta this week show the NDP posted a deficit of $497,129 in the period...
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Update on latest unite-the-right efforts
Groups that are aiming to unite Alberta’s conservatives are coming together, even if the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservative parties don’t appear to be anytime soon. A forum will be held in Red...
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Kiesza visits Calgary Zoo, promotes Gorilla conservation
When international pop sensation Kiesza showed her hit Hideaway video to Dossi, a female gorilla at Calgary Zoo, on Friday morning, the ape watched and listened intently through the glass barrier with...
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Psychological effects of police dog attack weighing on city family
Ali Hassan was playing with his younger siblings outside of his house when he heard the loud sound of a gate slamming against a fence. Seconds later, Marco the police dog was charging straight for the...
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Accused suspect in murder trial 'didn't give a damn' about victim's...
One of three people charged with murdering Ryan Lane said he didn’t care what happened to the missing man two months after he was last seen, jurors heard Friday. In a secretly taped conversation...
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Inside Politics: NDP takes on their opposition
The Calgary Herald’s political columnist Don Braid discusses the past week in Alberta politics.
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Accused murderer is ordered detained
Accused killer Allan Shyback, who is alleged to have murdered his common-law wife, has been ordered detained. But one of Shyback’s lawyers said Friday the defence will appeal the ruling to keep their...
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Bill Brooks: Brenda Strafford Society celebrates 20-year anniversary
Tragically, Alberta has long had one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country, with the problem certain to get worse during these challenging economic times. Thank goodness then for the...
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Investigation into police dog bite incident could take months
The biting of a child by a Calgary police dog has sparked a public debate about whether this case should be treated like any other dog bite incident. But experienced trainers say there is much to...
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Flames rip through Forest Lawn fourplex
At least 12 residents were displaced after a fourplex in southeast Calgary went up in flames Saturday morning. Firefighters were called around 10:45 a.m. to the 2400 block of 48th Street S.E. in Forest...
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Varcoe: Alberta seeks answers on links between earthquakes and fracking
Early in the new year, a tremor shook the area near Fox Creek in northwest Alberta. It wasn’t the region’s first earthquake, but it was the largest — rattling pictures on walls, but not causing...
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