Pilot injured as small plane crash lands in Medicine Hat cemetery
A small plane crash landed in a cemetery in Medicine Hat, Alta. Saturday night. Sgt. Jeff Wieschorster of the Medicine Hat Police Service said the pilot – a 64-year-old local man – suffered serious,...
View ArticleOfficer injured after police cruiser hit during traffic stop
A Calgary Police officer was taken to hospital after his parked police cruiser was hit by a driver early Sunday morning. Just before 5 a.m., EMS responded to reports of a collision involving a police...
View ArticlePolice say speed, alcohol may have been factors in fatal crash on Country...
Calgary Police are investigating an early-morning crash that left one person dead and sent four others to hospital. Just after 12:30 a.m., Stuart Brideaux with Alberta Health Services said emergency...
View ArticleAirdrie Legion set to unveil Light Armoured Vehicle monument
Once a part of Canada’s military might, a light armoured vehicle is patiently waiting for its debut as a monument. Part of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III Program, the decommissioned LAV is the...
View ArticleAllegedly booze-fuelled crash leaves a young man dead, his parents critically...
In the aftermath of a deadly, allegedly booze-fuelled crash, a young man is dead, his mother and father are clinging to life in hospital, and a seasoned Calgary traffic officer is venting his outrage....
View ArticleTrudeau's 'star power' unlikely to help Liberals win seat in Medicine Hat...
The federal Conservatives are hoping to rally their traditional power base to retain hold on a sprawling southern Alberta federal riding that hasn’t elected a Liberal MP in 48 years. Monday’s...
View ArticleShots fired into southeast Calgary home
Police are investigating after shots were fired into a basement in Dover early Monday morning. Around 1:40 a.m., police received a report that shots had been fired into the basement window of a home in...
View Article'Hunting is becoming a bit of a lost art': Pheasant festival about more than...
TABER – Keen to keep the hunting tradition in his family alive, Kelly deCaux travelled from his home in northeastern B.C. to just south of Saskatoon to pick up his 14-year-old nephew. From there, the...
View ArticleAiling ex-wrestler 'Dynamite Kid' desperate to return home
The wife of former Stampede Wrestling and WWE legend Dynamite Kid is asking his fans to help him return to his England home after suffering a stroke. Dynamite, whose real name is Tom Billington, has...
View ArticleFire destroys north entry gate into Banff National Park
An overnight fire has destroyed the north entry gate to Banff National Park on Highway 11, also known as the David Thompson Highway, in Alberta. Around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, authorities from Lake...
View ArticleReview unearths claims of sex assault, bullying and intimidation at Calgary...
An internal workplace review of the Calgary Police Service has revealed claims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation, and a workplace culture that’s left some officers too...
View ArticleSerious crash on Memorial Drive sends one to hospital
Police continue to investigate the cause of a single-vehicle crash on Memorial Drive during morning rush hour Tuesday. Emergency crews had to cut the driver free from the vehicle, which had crashed...
View ArticleEnough for all: Calgarians urged to take stand against poverty
One in 10 Calgarians live in poverty and an ambitious new community-driven strategy aims to change that by reducing poverty in Calgary by 50 per cent by the year 2023. Through videos and speeches,...
View ArticleAfter Mosul: Kurds look to help from Calgary charities after battle against...
Canadians must continue to help refugees long after the Islamic State is defeated in Mosul, an official with Iraqi Kurdistan’s government said in Calgary Tuesday. Many of those seeking refuge in Iraq’s...
View ArticleAlberta colleges team up to create an online sports network
Athletes from 17 Alberta colleges will be able to play in front of family and friends across the world with the launch of a new sportscast. Alberta College Athletic Conference (ACAC) has partnered with...
View ArticleTrans-Canada Highway through Yoho closed by rockslide
A major rockslide has closed the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park after contractors drilled holes to place explosives at a rock-scaling site and it came down. Crews were working at the site...
View ArticleEnergy worker, 47, killed on Fox Creek jobsite
A 47-year-old man was killed in a workplace accident near Fox Creek on Sunday. The man, an employee of contractor Secure Energy Services, was working at a Shell Canada drilling site about 260...
View ArticleCar stolen during violent daytime robbery in northeast Calgary
Calgary police remain on scene in Castleridge after a shocking daytime robbery on Tuesday. Kevin Chung, one of the residents of the house on Castleridge Road N.E., says his uncle Peter Chiu home alone...
View ArticleIt will cost $700,000 to replace 300 light fixtures on Calgary's Peace Bridge
As Calgary’s $24.5-million Peace Bridge nears its fifth birthday, the city continues to spend money fixing and maintaining the helical steel structure. The latest repairs began Monday when crews from...
View ArticleThis fight on a CTrain could lead to a transit ban for the aggressor
One day after two men violently fought on a CTrain in front of early morning commuters, Calgary Transit officials say at least one of the combatants could be barred from the system. A video shot by a...
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