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The Best of 2015: Ted Rhodes
A selection of the Pictures of the Year by Ted Rhodes of the Calgary Herald.
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Braid: Notley says she may slow the pace in 2016 — unless she doesn't
After a year that capped an astonishing NDP victory with agonizing economic problems, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants to calm things down a bit in 2016. Or maybe she doesn’t. During a year-end...
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The most popular Calgary stories of 2015
As the year winds down, it can be interesting and enlightening to see which stories grabbed the attention of Herald readers. Here, arranged by category, are the most popular digital stories of the year...
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Police look for suspect who groped CTrain passenger with developmental delays
Calgary police allege a 31-year-old man with special needs was groped on the CTrain by a suspect who likely choose the victim because he is developmentally delayed. “I find it very disturbing that this...
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Donations scarce in bid to rebuild fire-ravaged community college in southern...
A group raising money for a new community college on a southern Alberta First Nation has struggled to find donors and faces a multimillion-dollar shortfall. The Red Crow Community College on the Blood...
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Government must tackle $1-billion maintenance deficit in affordable housing,...
Opposition party critics are urging the province to use borrowed infrastructure dollars and work with private and non-profit partners to tackle a whopping $1-billion maintenance deficit in Alberta’s...
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Parole denied for Calgary man who strangled his wife while children listened...
The Parole Board of Canada has turned down an application from a Calgary man who killed his common-law wife while two of their children listened in a neighbouring room. The decision means Robert...
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Firefighters limit damage in southeast house fire
Calgary firefighters quickly doused a house fire Tuesday evening in the southeast community of Penbrooke. The blaze started at about 6:45 p.m. in the 6100 block of 5th Avenue S.E. The first crews to...
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Christmas Day death in Red Deer deemed homicide
RCMP in Red Deer say an autopsy has revealed a 46-year-old man found dead in a downtown vestibule early Christmas morning was killed. The victim, identified as Thomas Patrick Braconnier from the Red...
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Man airlifted to Calgary hospital after Lethbridge stabbing, suspect in custody
Lethbridge police have arrested a suspect in a stabbing that saw a man airlifted to Calgary in life-threatening condition Tuesday night. Around 11:45 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call about a...
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Stettler RCMP search for thieving Santa
RCMP are looking for a man who was seen entering the Ware’s Jewelry store in downtown Stettler while dressed as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Around 4:30 p.m. the man entered the store, produced a...
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Man arrested, charged in relation to violent sexual assault in Calgary parkade
A man is facing sex assault and confinement charges after a woman was attacked in a downtown parkade last week. Security guards at the parkade in the 200 block of 6th Avenue S.W. discovered the woman,...
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New Year rings in temporary reprieve from hikes to most city fees
Most city fees – from bus fares to pool passes to arena bookings – will remain frozen for 2016 thanks to a new economic resiliency fund created from $30 million in one-time budget savings. But 2017...
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Province denies wrongdoing in jailhouse beating lawsuit
Provincial officials defending a lawsuit brought by the family of a Russian citizen who was assaulted by other prisoners while being held at the Calgary Remand Centre are alleging he brought the...
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Ring in 2016 with the city's New Year's Eve celebration
Kick off 2016 with a bang and head to Olympic Plaza for a New Year’s Eve celebration, where Calgarians can expect to enjoy more than just fireworks as they count down another year. The city event will...
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Two pedestrians hit while trying to cross Deerfoot Trail, police say
Two pedestrians were injured late Wednesday afternoon after they were hit by a vehicle while trying to cross Deerfoot Trail on foot, police say. The pedestrians were struck in the southbound lanes of...
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A 'flight from hell': Injured passengers transported to hospital after...
Connie Gelber watched as a woman sitting in front of her was violently thrown out of her seat and tossed into the aisle, hours into what was scheduled to be a 14-hour flight from Shanghai to Toronto....
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As Alberta Tories regroup, some familiar faces contemplate leadership
With Alberta’s Tories preparing to come together in the new year to plot their future after a devastating 2015, interim leader Ric McIver continues to eye a run to become the Progressive Conservatives’...
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The Best of 2015: Leah Hennel
Photojournalist Leah Hennel picks her top photos of 2015.
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What really counted: 2015, by the numbers
95.2% Rise in number of Calgarians collecting Employment Insurance cheques from September 2014 to September 2015. Suncor Energy is one of many Calgary-based oil and gas companies that experienced...
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