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Poll suggests Calgarians oppose Springbank dry dam to prevent future floods
It’s not just landowners in Springbank opposed to a dry reservoir on rural land west of Calgary, a new poll suggests. The survey commissioned by the group Don’t Damn Springbank reached out to Calgary...
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Fortney: Experts say de Grood was 'in psychotic state' when he killed five
He heard the voice of the Sun God, telling him that if he didn’t kill them, they would kill him. The friendly guy chatting with him in the kitchen was a werewolf, and the others in the living room were...
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A third of North American birds at risk: three-country study
Fully one-third of all North American bird species need quick help to stop them from disappearing, says the first continentwide bird study conducted jointly by Canada, the United States and Mexico. Of...
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'Show Biz' explains his village of rock people
You’ve probably seen them lately, those little stacks of rocks popping up in the Bow River between Prince’s Island and Memorial Drive near downtown Calgary. The guy making them is a cook in his day...
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Tourism Calgary celebrates Calgary's best and brightest with 54th annual...
Calgary’s best and brightest received a tip of the White Hat from Tourism Calgary — or rather more than a couple of dozen of them — for the 54th year. The White Hat Awards were held Wednesday evening...
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Canada's largest gay rodeo, set to take place in Strathmore this summer, has...
The Canadian Rockies International Rodeo and Music Festival, the country’s largest gay rodeo, has been cancelled. The event, hosted by the Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association, was scheduled to take...
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Slumping economy chips away at Calgary Parking Authority revenue
While Calgary’s slumping economy has taken a significant bite out of the parking authority’s bottom line, the agency has beefed up its research and development budget to ensure its ParkPlus technology...
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Opioid prescription under the microscope
With concerns growing over the abuse of opioids, the governing body for doctors in Alberta says it’s taking more steps to address problems around the prescription of narcotics. In a newsletter to its...
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Calgarian convoy heads north to help with Fort McMurray cleanup
A convoy of four disaster relief vehicles from Calgary began the trek north to Fort McMurray Thursday, with plans to wait in Edmonton until re-entry to the wildfire ravaged city begins. The fleet of...
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Braid: From Trudeau, a sudden flash of dad's battling nature
Now, that’s more like a real Trudeau. Justin Trudeau looked suddenly scary in the House of Commons, bearing down on the Conservative whip Gordon Brown from his considerable height, grabbing Brown’s...
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Governor General's Innovation Awards honour creative Canadians
Two Albertans are among the winners of the first Governor General’s Innovation Awards. Gov. Gen. David Johnston held a special ceremony Wednesday at Rideau Hall, honouring a group of seven Canadians...
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Chief medical officer of health wants more info on opioid deaths in Alberta
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health wants the province to do a better job of tracking deaths related to the use of all opioids, not just fentanyl. The government compiles statistics on...
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Fortney: De Grood murder trial moves toward emotional conclusion
“Everybody’s a loser in this particular case. Five outstanding people were killed and nothing, no decision, will get around that.” Standing in the lobby of the Calgary courthouse on Thursday afternoon,...
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Stampede in the doghouse over decision to drop SuperDogs
Many Calgarians say the Stampede is barking up the wrong tree with its new canine stunt act. After 37 years, the Stampede has dropped the beloved SuperDogs franchise in favour of the Canine Stars, a...
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Witnesses say anger over slow coat check led to fatal attack outside Calgary...
Verbal sparring over the tardy return of a coat at a nightclub spiralled into the fatal stabbing and beating of 18-year-old Lukas Strasser-Hird, a trial heard Thursday. One of the five defendants,...
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Survey suggests Calgarians rate oil and gas more important than water
A new survey shows Calgarians value the country’s fresh water supply far less than the rest of the country, with a clear majority suggesting oil and gas is Canada’s most important natural resource. The...
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New testing methods may find other Alberta deaths linked to drug W-18
Calgary police announced the province’s first death linked to the street drug W-18 on Friday and said a new method of testing means past fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Alberta could be tied to...
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Osprey builds nest in pricey street light sculpture on St. Patrick's Island
A new resident in East Village is paying no rent for stunning penthouse views. A feathery tenant has found a home atop a nearly seven storey high, $500,000 sculpture made of street lights on St....
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Boats must be mussel-free before launching at Lake Minnewanka
Motor boats being launched at Lake Minnewanka are now required to have proof of a provincial inspection for invasive mussels before they are allowed in the water. Starting this week, it has become a...
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Fortney: New Deadly Drug W-18 Shines Spotlight on Drug Use, Addiction
“This is a drug that can affect any family in our community. It’s a case where it does not allow for drug experimentation — your first tablet could be your last.” On Friday morning, Staff Sgt. Martin...
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