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While under provincial review, Chestermere plans to launch a "We Love...
The city of Chestermere is rolling out a new social media campaign to get residents to say what they love about the community, although the timing has put off some residents The campaign, dubbed Love...
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Calgary 2026? Questions and answers on a potential Olympic bid
City councillors in Calgary voted 12-2 late Monday in favour of spending up to $5 million to support a plan from the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority to spend 14 months exploring a bid for the 2026...
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Five TedxYYC speakers to check out
“Ideas worth sharing,” is the motto of the not-for-profit whose ubiquitous TED Talks have garnered millions of views on YouTube. Entering its seventh year, TEDxYYC, an independently organized TED...
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Alberta backs CPP reform deal, pushed for later phase-in date
While Alberta’s government says it fought to push back the implementation of a new Canada Pension Plan, business representatives say it’s only delaying the pain of higher premiums. Business groups...
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Q and A: What could the 'Brexit' referendum mean for Canada?
On Thursday, residents of the United Kingdom are voting in a referendum on whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. Jack Mintz, president’s fellow at the School of Public Policy at...
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Witnesses sought in Red Deer shooting; victim still in critical condition
Red Deer Mounties continue searching for witnesses in a recent shooting that injured a man, who remains in hospital in critical condition. Police say the incident took place on June 15 around 5:20 p.m....
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Medicine Hat woman charged with second-degree murder in husband's death
A Medicine Hat woman has now been charged with second-degree murder after her husband died following an assault over the weekend. Officers were called to a home on Robinson Drive S.E. early Saturday...
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Jason Kenney may run for PCs in bid to unite the right in Alberta
Conservative MP Jason Kenney is strongly considering leaving federal politics to run for the Progressive Conservative leadership in Alberta, a friend and longtime Tory strategist said Tuesday. Tom...
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Flames player gets an assist in military fundraiser
Joe Colborne has found himself a couple of new linemates this summer. The Flames forward is teaming up with country music acts Emerson Drive and George Canyon to raise money for Canada’s troops. The...
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Rare Second World War bomber takes flight in Calgary
As the pilot fired up the propellor engines, the smell of thick smoke filled the cabin and the entire aircraft started to jitter and shake; it was clear that I wasn’t in your average cushy jetliner....
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Rafting companies take to the air to find big whitewater
With no compromise in sight over road access to the Lower Canyon of the Kicking Horse River, a rafting company in Golden has come up with an innovative solution: heli rafting. Glacier Raft Company has...
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Calgary rescue plane returning from Antarctica after successful mission
A Calgary-based plane successfully completed a South Pole emergency rescue mission Wednesday, returning from Antartica and landing in Chile in the evening. The flight operated by Kenn Borek Air is...
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City shutting down Bridgeland sisters''free little swing'
For weeks, sisters Reilly and Gracie McMillan have been waking up early and rushing outside to play on a swing they hung from a tree outside their Bridgeland home. But the fun ended Monday when a city...
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Calgary public school board braces for impact of provincial carbon tax
Calgary’s public school board faces a tougher fiscal climate this fall thanks to a looming provincial green tax, says the board’s chair. With the NDP government’s carbon tax set to come into effect on...
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Wildrose, PCs respond warily to Jason Kenney's possible provincial play
Jason Kenney’s possible plunge into Alberta politics left the province’s conservative parties scrambling to respond Wednesday, even as the former federal cabinet minister is attracting support for a...
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Calgary remains fourth most expensive Canadian city to live in
The weak Canadian dollar could make Calgary a more attractive landing spot for business investors, with the city plunging down Mercer’s annual cost of living survey. But even Calgary’s 16-place drop...
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Sentencing arguments start today for parents of toddler who died of meningitis
Sentencing arguments are scheduled to begin today for a southern Alberta couple found guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life to their toddler son who died of bacterial meningitis four...
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RCMP investigating attempted child abduction in Sylvan Lake
Mounties are investigating an attempted child abduction in central Alberta on Wednesday afternoon. Sylvan Lake RCMP say a 12-year-old boy was approached around 4 p.m. by a man in a car near Mother...
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Feds to conduct environmental review of Springbank dry dam project
Opponents of a dry dam at Springbank are hoping Ottawa’s decision to review the flood mitigation project will be a game-changer. On Thursday, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced it...
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Opponents of northeast Calgary housing complex don't plan to give up...
Marvin Quashnick VP of Public Service with the Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Association stands near the former Calgary hotel at 4808 Edmonton Trail N.E. on Thursday June 23, 2016. The Calgary...
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