Province receives 10,000 survey responses on assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is a topic bound to get people talking. The provincial government found that to be the case as they wrapped up a survey asking the public to weigh in on what the framework should look...
View ArticleRCMP capture a man armed with a machete
Mounties out of High River cuffed a man they say a rural homeowner found lurking in a rural backyard armed with a machete — but it took an intense effort to chase him down through local farm lands....
View ArticleCity building permit values plunge
City building permit values plunged by 67 per cent in the first two months of this year compared to the same time in 2014, just before the oil price crash. That’s also a 33 per cent drop from 2015...
View ArticleCity poised to auction property of tax delinquents
It’ll be slim pickings for bargain hunters hoping to score a home, vacant lot or parking stall on the cheap through the annual property tax recovery auction this month, says Kari Imperato, a...
View ArticleUniversity of Calgary recognized for commitment to sustainability
The University of Calgary has been recognized as one of only two Canadian Universities on an annual list of businesses and institutions in Canada committed to sustainability. It’s the third year in a...
View ArticleAdapted bike program gets disabled kids on the move
As Calgarians young and old get out to take advantage of the early summer-like weather, some youngsters face significant obstacles to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. But a program run by the...
View ArticleNewcomers and Canadians gather for block party in Calgary's 'Little Syria'
As children had their faces painted and parents dug into a massive spread of Canadian and Syrian food on Sunday afternoon, Kerri Workman thought about her late son, Bryce. “Bryce inspires me every day...
View ArticleTaxpayers asked to help fund zoo exhibit for pandas, renovated planetarium...
A proposed injection of city funds would make way for the construction of a new habitat for giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo and an art gallery at a shuttered planetarium. City staff on Wednesday will...
View ArticleMilke: It's no suprise that higher taxes chase out entrepreneurs
The news that Alberta entrepreneur Murray Edwards is decamping from Calgary to London for tax purposes is of little surprise to anyone familiar with ideological soak-the-rich politicians. Their...
View ArticleHigh school students gather for a medieval robotics showdown
Calgary’s Olympic Oval was buzzing Monday with high school students preparing for an obstacle course involving moats, drawbridges, gates and medieval towers — all to be knocked down, traversed or...
View ArticleBraid: Tobaccogate returns to bite the PCs
The Alberta Progressive Conservatives have been feeling perky lately. With the recent byelection victory and the launch of a $50,000 “Engagement” drive to help win Albertans back, they seemed to have a...
View ArticleTories appeal to Albertans to help shear $4B from provincial budget
Why are Albertans paying for an empty cottage on Wabamun Lake? Why does the province spend $3.2 billion on emergency room care when only 10 per cent of ER visits are genuine emergencies? Alberta’s...
View ArticleCraig Chandler wins seat on PC board of directors
Conservative activist Craig Chandler has won a seat on the Progressive Conservative party’s board of directors. PC party executive director Troy Wason confirmed Chandler had recently been acclaimed to...
View ArticleRobotic device aids research for children with brain injuries
Dressed in a stylish T-shirt and sweat pants with his light blonde hair parted to the side, twelve-year-old Max Challoner looks much like any other boy his age. But, unlike most children, he suffered...
View ArticleCalgary woman pleads guilty to allowing animals to be in distress
An emaciated bulldog cross, which was so neglected officials had to destroy it, led investigators to a southeast home with nearly a dozen other distressed animals, court was told Monday. Crown...
View ArticleTaxi bylaw changes trigger unprecedented fare war
Uber may refuse to operate in Calgary, but new rules for the taxi industry have triggered an unprecedented fare war among cab companies now scrambling to lower rates. Associated Cab and Delta Cab were...
View ArticleBison from Alberta return home to Blackfeet Nation in Montana
GLEICHEN — With 87 plains bison in trailers on their way to the United States border, the Siksika Nation held a ceremonial blessing to officially welcome the buffalo to Blackfoot territory. They were...
View ArticleWolves in Banff prompt concern after getting close to people in popular areas
A well-known pack of wolves in Banff National Park was spotted on Tunnel Mountain, followed a person with a dog along the Bow River and loped alongside a cyclist on the Bow Valley Parkway. The...
View ArticlePair of dogs shot with arrows both recovering well after hours of surgery
Sitting down and sinking into the couch with her own beloved dogs, coming down from the adrenaline of getting a pair of rescues shot by arrows through hours of surgery, that’s when it finally hit Kelly...
View ArticleNenshi pushes guaranteed income as Canadian mayors gather for poverty summit
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says governments must use more innovative tools — particularly guaranteed annual income — to address systemic poverty, as municipal leaders across Canada gather in Edmonton...
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