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17 drivers charged in sting while Calgary moves closer to legalizing Uber
Calgary inched closer to allowing ride-sharing companies like Uber to legally operate within the livery industry Tuesday following a meeting of the city’s taxi oversight body. The Taxi and Limousine...
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Search for missing Calgary hiker called off after Twin Falls freeze
The search for a missing Calgary hiker who fell into the Twin Falls in Yoho National Park is finished until the spring. Visitor safety specialists with Parks Canada have been searching for Jeremy...
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Flames' need to 'flesh out' CalgaryNEXT concept, says Nenshi
City council Tuesday approved a report by the mayor’s office that calls for a multi-phase analysis of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp.’s concept for an $890-million sports complex, dubbed...
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Y2Y adds well-known conservationists to its ground team
A Canmore-based non-profit that works to connect and protect landscapes from the Yukon down to Yellowstone is growing its team on the ground. Stephen Legault, a well-known conservationist, and Candace...
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YWCA works to improve life for women in Calgary
For many organizations, philanthropy is more than fundraising. It’s about paying it forward, using donations to educate, empower and enrich the lives of recipients. Take the YWCA of Calgary, for...
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Ex-Calgary judge faces discipline for comments to sex assault victim
Former Calgary provincial court Judge Robin Camp faces disciplinary action ranging from a reprimand to dismissal for derogatory comments he made to a complainant while questioning her during a sexual...
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Finance minister says province prepared to lower oil price forecasts if needed
As a new report casts a gloomy light on the Canadian economy and commodity prices, Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the NDP government is prepared to downgrade its oil price forecasts, if necessary. The...
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Alberta waiting on Ottawa before committing to Syrian refugees
Two Alberta ministers say they don’t know what the province’s plans are to handle Syrian refugees. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the federal government will bring in 25,000 refugees by the end...
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Forestry trucks move into Ghost wilderness to start logging
A group of residents opposed to logging in the Ghost wilderness area say the trucks have started moving into the area, despite ongoing concerns it could damage a sensitive watershed. On Tuesday,...
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Southeast Green Line LRT locations get go ahead
City council approved the route and station locations of the south leg of the $4.6 billion Green Line LRT on Tuesday, however, several councillors remain concerned about parking options and development...
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Calgary's police chief considers releasing names of officers charged with crimes
Police Chief Roger Chaffin is reviewing an internal policy of withholding the names of officers who are charged with crimes while carrying out their duties, and signals he’s leaning toward “heightened...
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'Everything we have today is because of them': Thousands of Calgarians pay...
Georgie Thompson stood next to her parents in a crowd of thousands downtown Calgary on Wednesday morning, wearing a poppy on her turquoise jacket, unaware of the full meaning behind the symbol, the...
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NDP government reviews private-public partnerships to assess benefit: Mason
The NDP government has quietly undertaken a review of the costs and benefits of controversial public-private partnerships, but it hasn’t decided yet whether to continue using so-called P3 arrangements...
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Amid fentanyl crisis, government under fire after removing funds for...
Health Minister Sarah Hoffman is facing criticisms after her department removed $13 million from its five-year capital spending plan for additions and detox centres, arguing the ministry received no...
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Mounties apologize for handling of verbal racist attack on Calgary taxi driver
Two years after being subjected to a racist tirade by an unruly passenger a Calgary cab driver has received an apology. The apology to Sardar Qayyum comes from the RCMP, which reviewed how the verbal...
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Update: Child in hospital, schools evacuated as fire continues at Stadium...
At least four businesses have been destroyed by fire that continued to burn more than five hours after crews were called to the scene, where plumes of black smoke have deteriorated air quality, sending...
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Calgary police charge two in connection with alleged steal-to-order ring
A retailer who spotted some of their merchandise being sold at a local flea market tipped off police, who have laid charges against two seniors in connection with the stolen goods. Police responded to...
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Spike in mouthwash abuse renews push for unusual treatment program
After witnessing a spike in the number of young aboriginals in Calgary who are abusing mouthwash and other poisonous substances, anti-poverty officials are developing an unusual harm-reduction program...
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Grieving dad laments guilty plea to second-degree murder in 2009 shooting death
The father of a teen fatally shot through the basement window of their northeast Calgary home nearly nine years ago says a guilty plea to second-degree murder on Thursday provides little comfort. “He...
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Four Calgarians charged in connection with identity theft operation
Two people trying to rent a vehicle with a stolen credit card led investigators to an even bigger identity theft operation manufacturing fake credit cards. Police said they launched an investigation...
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