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As Wildrose and Tories contemplate next steps, a political vet says they're...
Alberta’s two conservative parties are determined to go their own way, but a key figure in uniting the right on the federal level says they are ignoring the lessons of the past. Wildrose Leader Brian...
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Banff wolf makes 13-day, 481-kilometre solo trek before returning to pack
BANFF NATIONAL PARK — It’s a trek for the ages by a young male wolf in Banff National Park. No. 1505, a member of the Fairholme pack, was one of six wolves from three different packs captured and...
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These new distracted driving scopes can spot you on a cellphone from a...
This week marked the start of National Road Safety week, and RCMP in B.C. are armed with a new tool to catch drivers behaving badly. The new “distracted driving scopes” are attached to cameras and can...
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Rafting dispute raging again in Golden, as CP cuts off access
One day before the season opens, a battle over access to an iconic whitewater river is raging again. Rafting companies in Golden, B.C., this morning discovered a locked gate had been installed at the...
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New dinosaur exhibit kicks off $9-million expansion at Royal Tyrrell
Just as the badlands are the bedrock upon which dinosaurs once roamed, a major new exhibit at the Royal Tyrrell Museum lays the groundwork for understanding paleontology. Aptly named Foundations, the...
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Churchill Society 50th anniversary
The Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary, established in 1966, promotes students’ facility in the use of the spoken and written word emphasizing oratorical and communication skills as exemplified...
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Interactive: How does your child's school rate?
How schools are performing across Calgary Hover over the icons to see how the Fraser Institute rated schools in the 2015 academic year; the darker the colour, the higher the rating. Not every...
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More Grade 6 students failing standardized tests as classrooms become more...
A rising number of elementary school students are failing provincial achievement tests across Alberta, as educators face increasingly complex classrooms with more special needs kids and...
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Advocates for special needs kids worry they continue to fall through the cracks
Lori Suba sits with her son to tackle Grade 4 math every day, but she knows she’s only got 20 minutes. There’s time for a bit of geometry, fractions or word problems. Then, he’s done. “He’s such a...
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English-language learners add complexity, diversity and resiliency to schools
Principal Melina Akins laughs as she seeks shelter from a light rain, as a recess at her school ends on a drizzly morning. A mosaic of multicultural students surrounds her, exchanging smiles and hugs....
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Man dead in RV fire near Balzac
A man is dead following a RV fire near Balzac early Saturday morning, EMS said. Emergency responders were called to an RV campground on Balzac Boulevard, just west of the QEII highway, at about 4:55...
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10-20 cm of snow expected in Airdrie, Banff, Cochrane, Kananaskis, and Rocky...
Areas north and west of Calgary were under a snowfall warning Saturday evening, with Environment Canada forecasting 10-20 cm for the May long weekend. The warning covers Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds,...
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Funeral held for victim of Falconridge house fire that killed five
A funeral service was held on Saturday for Gurcharan Panesar, one of five victims killed in a house fire in Falconridge two weeks ago. The blaze also damaged a neighbour’s home. Panesar’s family,...
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Alberta Teachers’ Association to urge government for support for Syrian...
Support for the emotional health of two unique groups of students and the teachers responsible for providing them an education became a focus of discussion at the Alberta Teachers’ Association annual...
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Mounties hunt for suspect after armed robbery with shots fired
Mounties are searching for a suspect after a vehicle was stolen at gunpoint at an oil lease site north of Calgary. RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery with shots fired near Crossfield Friday...
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Man dead after rural crash northwest of Calgary
A man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle he was driving rolled, northwest of Calgary. Emergency crews were called to a rural area northwest of Sundre near Birch Lake on Saturday afternoon for reports...
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Calgarians share their May long weekend snowfall pics
Before June Larson and her husband pulled their fifth wheel into a campground north of Cochrane, they were aware of the region’s well-earned reputation for welcoming the unofficial start of summer with...
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Fortney: 20 years later, heart beats on for grateful transplant recipient
From pretty flowers to Roman numerals, people choose all sorts of tattoos. Still, it’s doubtful that many have thought to ink an ECG on their left arm, as Kristy Thackeray recently had done. “It’s my...
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Upcoming show to promote local artists, raise money for programs supporting...
Fifteen years ago, Joseph Hnatuk started painting to release the visions he saw in his head and put them onto paper. The 56-year-old, who has schizophrenia, said he finds the process therapeutic as he...
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As local attractions feel pinch of sluggish economy, Heritage Park freezes...
Local agencies that oversee museums, arts exhibits and fitness services say their revenues are declining in a floundering economy, with one cash-strapped attraction cutting operating hours, freezing...
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