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Stampede announces Western Legacy Awards winners
Some of Calgary’s “unsung heroes” of the community were recognized Thursday evening at the Calgary Stampede’s annual Western Legacy Awards. The awards honoured a 10-year-old volunteer, a formerly...
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Alberta education minister demands answers on $900 Easter egg hunt
Alberta’s education minister says he’s looking into “inappropriate” spending of taxpayer dollars, including a $900 Easter egg hunt for adults, by the province’s school boards lobby. But a taxpayer...
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Wildrose members to debate private health care, gun policy at AGM
Private health care, provincial control of gun policy and enhanced school choice will be on the agenda as Wildrose members discuss policy at the party’s annual general meeting in Calgary. More than 30...
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Inmates at Calgary Remand Centre launch hunger strike
A hunger strike is underway at the Calgary Remand Centre as inmates are attempting to bring attention to their concerns with alleged mistreatment and unhygienic practices. Inmates are complaining that...
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Prisoner facing more than 15 new charges after alleged escape in cruiser
After spending nearly two weeks on the lam, a 26-year-old prisoner has been captured. RCMP allege that on Oct. 26, Jason McGinn escaped during a prisoner custody transfer from Thorsby RCMP to Drayton...
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Man arrested in Coventry Hills double homicide
A man initially considered a person of interest in the fatal stabbings of two women in northeast Calgary last month is now facing charges in connection with the case. Police say they took the...
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Braid: Buoyed by PC plight, Wildrose members plot path to power
The Wildrose party faces two chores as members get ready for the first general meeting since the May 5 election: Discredit the New Democrats; Destroy the Progressive Conservatives. Leader Brian Jean’s...
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Mother accused of killing toddler to face trial in 2017
A two-week judge and jury trial will begin Feb. 6, 2017, for a Tsuu T’ina mother accused of causing the death of her two-year-old son. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice David Gates set the trial date on...
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Calgary Transit launches four-car CTrain service early
After the success of a three-week training period for four-car CTrains, the city has pushed the longer trains into service immediately, weeks ahead of a scheduled December launch. The city announced...
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Lawyer urges Calgary Uber drivers to stop operating until Nov. 20 court hearing
Uber drivers have been asked by their lawyer to stop operating in Calgary until the city’s application for an injunction is heard in court next week. The city is seeking an injunction order to prevent...
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Province announces grants for natural flood mitigation projects
A $21-million program that provides grants to organizations for natural flood and drought relief has doled out its second round of funding. On Friday, Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips...
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Province considers carbon tax as Alberta's climate panel wraps up report
The NDP government is actively considering a carbon tax for the province, as a final report from the province’s climate change advisory panel is nearly complete. Premier Rachel Notley told a Toronto...
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Updated: Wildrose leader urges Alberta conservatives to come together
The Wildrose party confirmed its support for Leader Brian Jean during a leadership review Friday night. Jean, who was elected as the leader of the party in March and replaced interim leader Heather...
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Braid: Brian Jean blasts the old Wildrose, praises the old PCs
Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has a new enemy — the Wildrose party of one year ago, in the dark days of the floor-crossings to the Progressive Conservative government. He also has a new friend — the very...
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Ewart: Coal-fired debate over Alberta's new climate policy heats up
As debate over Alberta’s new climate change policy heats up, the task force developing policy options for the NDP government is down to dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on the much-anticipated...
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Seniors organizations shut out of women's shelter funding
Organizations that provide emergency housing to abused seniors in Calgary and Edmonton said they’re disappointed they weren’t included in a recent $15-million funding boost to Alberta’s women’s...
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Hundreds of Calgarians open arms to Syrian refugees
Hundreds of Calgarians have come forward in hopes of sponsoring one of the thousands of Syrian refugees and their families expected to land on Canadian soil in the next few months. After the launch of...
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Gallery: The Calgary Herald Pictures of the Week
The weekly collection of images taken or first published by the Calgary Herald staff in the past seven days, ending Friday, November 13, 2015. Gallery: The Calgary Herald Pictures of the WeekThe weekly...
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Canadian speed skater Ivanie Blondin
Canadian speed skater Ivanie Blondin lives for competition despite fundraising obstacles.
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Son officially charged in mother's death
A man has officially been charged in connection with the deaths of his mother and her client in northeast Calgary nearly a month ago. Emanuel Kahsai, 30, was arrested on Friday morning and charged that...
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