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Serial sex offender released in Calgary
An offender with a lengthy history of sex-related charges has been released back into society, according to Calgary police. Douglas Jenik, 47, was released in Calgary after serving a two-year stint...
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Parents, Hockey Calgary blast city's new partnership with Great Plains...
Just days after Calgary’s mayor handed the keys of a new southeast recreation center to a private operator, parents and the city’s largest minor hockey association are complaining the facility’s best...
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Conviction, sentence appeal dates set for parents of Ezekiel Stephan
The Lethbridge-area couple convicted in the death of their young son will have their conviction and sentence appeals proceed on March 9. Lawyers for the Crown and defence were informed by email from...
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Fortney: 'Dr. Dan' talks the talk, walks the long walk for kidney disease
For the past 18 years, Dr. Daniel Muruve has commuted daily to and from work by bicycle, a-20 kilometre round trip. “Cycling is the last bastion of the middle-aged athlete,” says the fit 52-year-old...
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MRU Conservatory students angry over elimination of two faculty contracts
Thousands of students, musicians, parents and donors have signed petitions, outraged over Mount Royal University’s decision to cancel the contracts of two internationally-acclaimed music instructors,...
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U of C kinesiology program wants your kids to go outside to play
From four square to hopscotch — school yards across the city are going back to the basics in the name of fitness and fun. Volunteers will visit over 50 local schools this weekend, painting a myriad of...
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Grey Cup to visit the Military Museums of Calgary
Football fans wanting to get a close look at Canadian football’s holy grail — the Grey Cup — can do so later this month. The Military Museums of Calgary will host the Canadian Football League’s...
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Whirling disease threat leads to fishing, boating restrictions in Banff...
Banff National Park has restricted fishing, boating and swimming in at least a dozen lakes, rivers and creeks to protect the trout threatened by whirling disease. Late Friday afternoon, officials with...
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U of C gets $78 million from federal government to upgrade eight facilities
Eight facilities at the University of Calgary will be updated after the federal government provided $78 million for improvements. The funding, which comes from the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic...
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Mother says son 'high' hours before senior killed in Saskatoon crash
SASKATOON — The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in a fatal Saskatoon collision says that just hours before the crash she begged a judge to keep her drug-addicted son behind bars...
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Fluoride, secondary suites and sandstone quarries: What to watch for at city...
Calgary’s elected officials will tackle an agenda that’s more than 2,000 pages long on Monday when council gathers for the first time since July. The meeting could stretch into Tuesday as council is...
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Fortney: Lego master builder has 'The best job in the world'
Almost every day, Chris Steininger spends several hours playing Lego. “Every model’s different, every model has its own challenges,” he says of the toy blocks loved by kids all over the world. “Your...
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PC leadership hopeful Kenney calls Alberta carbon tax 'economic pain with no...
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney vowed Friday to scrap Alberta’s incoming carbon tax if he becomes premier, though he’ll keep the levy on large emitters brought in by the...
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Red Light Green Light World Record Attempt
The University of Calgary gathered students, staff and community members together at McMahon Stadium on Friday to try to break the record for the world’s largest game of Red Light/Green Light. The...
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Heritage Parks supports local charities at fall Harvest Sale
We’ve all noticed it. The chill in the air, leaves fading to yellow … there’s no doubt harvest season is here. Calgarians looking for something to do with what hopefully isn’t the last of season’s warm...
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Kenney dismisses Leitch position on screening immigrants for 'anti-Canadian...
CALGARY — Federal Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch hasn’t thought through her controversial position on screening immigrants for “anti-Canadian values,” former Tory immigration minister...
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Calgary’s Harvie Passage ‘deathtrap’ undergoes makeover after 2013 flood
Formerly known as “the drowning machine,” the once-feared Harvie Passage and its merciless white-water rapids are undergoing a makeover — the second one in three years. Construction was well underway...
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Two arrested in Airdrie crime spree
Two individuals believed to be responsible for a violent crime spree that began in Airdrie have been charged. Airdrie RCMP first arrested the pair after midnight, Sept. 8. Police allege they were in...
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Calgary teen missing
Calgary Police are asking for public assistance in locating a missing teenager. Mendelle Robles, 18, was last seen the night of Friday, Sept. 9 at a family member’s home in Oakridge at approximately 7...
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Two hundred-fifty new trees join the Calgary landscape as part of TD Tree Days
Calgarians did their part to keep the city green on Saturday by planting 250 saplings as part of a 50,000 tree country-wide initiative spearheaded by TD Tree Days. It’s beyond just main cities, too, as...
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