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Braid: The Liberal wave carries away a prime minister
You could sense this Liberal victory coming like some rogue Atlantic wave that gathered power across the country and finally crashed into the Pacific. And it washed away Prime Minister Stephen Harper,...
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Lougheed House exhibit explores Canadian women's roles in WWII
A new exhibit at Lougheed House showcases the lives of Alberta women who served in the armed forces during World War II. Though women had long been involved in war efforts, the second World War marked...
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Calgary's high-profile Conservatives consider future of Tory party
After a bitter election defeat Monday, Conservatives in the Tory heartland of Alberta will play a prominent role in picking a new leader and charting the course for the party after almost a decade in...
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What a Liberal government means for Calgary
The federal Liberals rode to a stunning election victory on a campaign platform that included a smorgasbord of pricey infrastructure promises aimed at wooing urban voters. As the reality of a majority...
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City, non-profit in negotiations to move iconic Eamon's gas station to High...
The city appears poised to ink a deal to move an iconic 1950s-era service station currently collecting dust on a site in Stavely to High River where a group of volunteer car enthusiasts hope to restore...
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Cutting commute times boosts productivity, report finds
Cutting commuting times for employees can boost the bottom lines of companies while increasing productivity, says a report by commercial real estate firm Avison Young. Its white paper, entitled “Why...
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Mother's body discovered in Coventry Hills home 10 years after son bludgeoned...
Selma Alem had endured the pain of loss and heartache. An Eritrean who lived in Calgary for more than 30 years, she suffered through two bouts of cancer and lost a son after he was beaten to death with...
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Yedlin: Election outcome won't erase oilpatch challenges
Following Monday’s dramatic election, the oilpatch is grappling with another government transition within the past five months. The federal shift to a Liberal government is not quite as disconcerting,...
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Woman seriously injured in northeast Calgary assault
A frightened boy left a northeast Calgary home Tuesday morning to find help after witnessing an assault that left a woman in serious condition. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of...
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Braid: Trudeau says he won't be ruled by his massive eastern power bloc
Canada’s new electoral map makes Alberta look like a federal power backwater, but prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau insists that won’t be true under his new Liberal regime. “One of the things I...
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Man climbed into Red Deer apartment to attack pair of men with a hammer: police
Mounties have a suspect in custody after a man climbed into a Red Deer apartment and attacked two people inside with a hammer. RCMP say shortly after midnight on Oct. 16, a man climbed onto the roof of...
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MacEwan Hall ownership battle headed to court as students' union files lawsuit
The University of Calgary Students’ Union has pulled the trigger on its threat to sue the post-secondary institution in an increasingly bitter dispute to determine the ownership of MacEwan Hall. “It’s...
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Braid: Liepert paints woeful picture of campaign quarrels, lack of respect
All-powerful only three days ago, the Conservative Party of Canada is suddenly a roiling mass of dismay, anger and confusion that spreads deep into its truncated 99-member caucus. New Calgary Signal...
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Driver dead after truck smashes through two garages in Cranston
Amy Magnan was sitting in her front livingroom Wednesday afternoon when she heard what sounded like an explosion. “It sounded like a bomb,” Magnan said. “I came outside and a lady was running across...
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Pedestrian struck and killed by CTrain near Chinook station
A man was struck and killed by a CTrain on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at the Chinook Station around 4:30 p.m. The man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene near 61st Avenue S.W.,...
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Local outfitter says forestry plan is ruining his business
A local outfitter is worried his business could fail after Spray Lakes Sawmill clearcut part of Lesueur Ridge in the Ghost-Waiparous area. Saddle Peak Trail Rides operates in the Ghost River district...
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'Awesome' girls: Alberta family remembers 3 daughters who died in farm accident
WITHROW, Alta. — The parents of three Alberta girls who suffocated in a truckload of canola say they’re overwhelmed by the support they have received from all over the world. Roger and Bonita Bott say...
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High River home, truck left with bullet holes after reports of drive-by shooting
Police are investigating reports of a drive-by shooting in High River that left a home and truck with bullet holes. Mounties were called to Highwood Heritage Estates, west of High River cemetery, in...
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Michelle Rempel ponders a Tory leadership bid, live on Twitter
The swirling speculation about the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada received a strong stir from Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Thursday. Rempel told the Herald on Tuesday that it...
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Live: Premier Rachel Notley announces changes to cabinet
In what’s being billed as a minor adjustment, Premier Rachel Notley will shuffle her cabinet Thursday. Watch Notley’s press conference live now. Notley’s cabinet started with 12 members — six men and...
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