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Braid: Politicians feel a touch of fear after British MP's murder
Premier Rachel Notley quickly put up a Facebook post in response to the appalling news from Britain on Thursday. “I’m deeply saddened to hear of the death of British Labour MP Jo Cox, killed after...
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Varcoe: Leaked forecast suggests climate plan could cost Alberta billions,...
Alberta’s climate plan could lead to 15,000 fewer jobs, a $4-billion drop in household income, as well as lower corporate profits, oil exports and overall economic activity. That’s what Alberta...
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Q+A: Alberta's first community food centre to open in Calgary later this year
Calgarians will have access to a community garden, cooking classes, and nutritious food when Alberta’s first community food centre opens in Forest Lawn later this year. Feeding hungry Calgarians will...
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Two separate fires ravage homes in Bearspaw and Airdire
Crews battled two large fires north of Calgary Friday night, with blazes in Airdrie and Bearspaw destroying homes but leaving residents unharmed. First responders were called to the fire in Airdrie’s...
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Prince Edward to visit Calgary next week
Prince Edward will visit Calgary next Friday to present achievement awards to 150 young Albertans. The Earl of Wessex, accompanied by Alberta Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell, will be in the city to preside over...
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Jean and McIver unconcerned by Kenney comments on uniting the right in Alberta
The leaders of the Wildrose and PC parties are shrugging off some tough comments from Jason Kenney about the lack of progress in uniting provincial conservatives in Alberta. In an interview with...
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Neighbour Day carries on spirit first seen after the 2013 flood
Calgary will celebrate its community spirit — and the unsung heroes from the 2013 flood — with the city’s third annual Neighbour Day today. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi proclaimed the third Saturday in...
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Molte Grazie Calgary Italian Sportsmen's Dinner
Our beloved Italian community certainly embraces the ‘give where you live’ mantra. One need look no further for evidence of this than the annual Calgary Italian Sportmen’s Dinner-now in its 54th year....
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Engine 23's new adventure unveiled In Calgary library
Fire Engine 23 has gone from saving lives to improving minds thanks to a unique early childhood learning experiment unveiled yesterday at Calgary’s downtown Central Library. For the last 10 weeks the...
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Honoring the Donors
Canadian Blood Services honors some 180 people who have made a difference in people’s lives with blood donations.
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Keeping the faith: Family living a full life in wake of tragedy
The house is smaller and the neighbours are closer, now next door instead of across a field. So much has changed for the Nelson family since their world was turned upside down during the worst flood in...
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Three years later, lessons being learned from the 2013 flood
As the Bow River runs through the Rockies, it moves from a lake at the bottom of a glacier high up in Banff National Park through a steep valley, winding through stands of century-old Lodgepole pine....
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Ranchers learn how to deal with bears and wolves in Alberta's foothills
BAR U RANCH — One by one, residents and landowners in Alberta’s foothills grabbed a can of inert bear spray and practiced spraying it at a wood cutout of a bear about five metres away. The lesson was...
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Man behind golf course target of Notley's face apologizes: "It was a thing of...
The man behind a golf target with Premier Rachel Notley’s face on it apologized Saturday after the sign drew outrage online, saying it was meant to be “light-hearted.” “My goal was just to make people...
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Trudeau gets burned at barbecue forum for Conservative leadership candidates
Contenders for the federal Conservative leadership tossed out partisan red meat to local party members at a Tory barbecue Saturday afternoon as they roasted Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. In an...
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Kinsmen Ride for a Lifetime raising funds for Kids Cancer Care
Forty-five Calgary and area ‘bikers with big hearts’ took to the highway for the 14th-annual Kinsmen Ride for a Lifetime on Friday, June 17. The three-day motorcycle ride from Calgary to Creston BC...
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Stampede unveils brand-new Enmax Park
The Calgary Stampede unveiled the results of two years of construction with a burst of fireworks Saturday, officially opening the 16-acre Enmax Park on the banks of the Elbow River. During the annual...
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Community rallies around Airdrie family after massive fire destroys home
Two families in Airdrie have been displaced and dozens others were evacuated in a two-alarm fire that destroyed two homes and severely damaged two more. Just before 7 p.m. Friday, the Airdrie Fire...
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Three years later: Calgary's flood-ravaged streets still in disarray
Long-time widow Anne Scott spends hours in her 67-year-old Rideau bungalow, sifting through the piles of documents covering her dining table — all reminders of an unwavering will to get the flood...
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Calgary man shot by police during downtown altercation has yet to be charged...
Morgan Thompson has resumed his life, albeit in a wheelchair, without a criminal charge laid against him more than a year after being shot by a Calgary police officer. Pieces of the bullet are still...
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