Clik here to view.
Alberta politicians take aim at Montreal over pipeline rejection
Alberta politicians united in slamming Montreal’s mayor Thursday after his city denounced the Energy East pipeline — but the NDP government also took crossfire over its embattled strategy to get energy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fortney: Ron Southern's generosity lives on in Olympian Beckie Scott's...
It’s Thursday afternoon and a group of school kids is strapping on cross-country skis and giggling as they struggle to stay upright and make their way to a nearby snow-covered field. “I think it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alberta justice and health ministers push for action on fentanyl in separate...
Alberta’s justice and health ministers pushed for action on fentanyl in separate meetings across Canada Thursday, but both came away with no definitive national plan to combat the deadly drug. Justice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hundreds gather to oppose rapid bus line in southwest Calgary
Calgary residents opposed to a new transitway that would connect southwest communities with downtown showed up in big numbers at a meeting about the project, in what organizers called a major sign of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Braid: NDP smiles at the rest of Canada, gets the finger back
It has to be clear by now. Care Bear diplomacy isn’t working for Alberta. The province takes one economic blow after another from Canadians, despite NDP Premier Rachel Notley’s cheery efforts to make...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trudeau, DiCaprio face-off over energy industry comments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he chastised Leonardo DiCaprio over the Hollywood actor’s harsh comments on the energy industry. The two men have both been attending the meeting of the world’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Father of Taber school shooting victim remembers pain of tragedy
As Canadians reel from the tragedy of a school shooting in northern Saskatchewan on Friday, an Alberta father who lost his son in a school shooting nearly 17 years ago recalled the horror of that day....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rasberry to forfeit bail money for violating terms
Convicted killer Nicholas Rasberry forfeited $7,500 Friday of the $60,000 bail money he posted for his release for drinking while on judicial interim release. Crown and defence lawyers made the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guilty plea for accused human trafficker
Drugging and forcing one woman into prostitution and trying to do the same to others landed a former Calgary woman an eight-year prison term Friday. Justice Earl Wilson said Amanda Katherine McGee was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calls grow for EI improvements as Alberta jobless ranks increase
As the ranks of the unemployed in the province grow, calls are mounting for Ottawa to enhance federal employment insurance benefits for laid-off workers in Alberta. New figures from Statistics Canada...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fortney: Ron Southern's family remembers him with love, tears and laughter
He was a self-made billionaire, a business titan who rubbed shoulders with royalty and presidents. In one of Linda Southern-Heathcott’s favourite photos of her father, though, he is wearing a garment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Students count distracted drivers as part of project
Eight-year-old T.J. Lorenson took his math skills to the streets and ended up tabulating Calgary motorists’ worst habits. When the Grade 3 student and his classmates at Langevin Elementary School...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three people injured after SUV crashes into horses
Three people were rushed to hospital after a SUV crashed into several horses west of Cochrane late Friday. Police believe alcohol was a factor in the collision. Mounties and paramedics were called...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mounties investigating death on Stoney Nakoda First Nation
Mounties are investigating the death of a man on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation on Friday morning. Police and EMS attended the home west of Calgary around 5:30 a.m. to respond to reports of a man in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trucker fined $20,000 for pulling overweight load over damaged bridge
Crossing a southern Alberta bridge overweight has left a truck driver $20,000 lighter. Provincial officials say a semi-truck operator on Jan. 15 ignored warnings on Highway 22 when he drove over a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TD launches book drive with Calgary Public Library
The Calgary Public Library is getting a fundraising boost by partnering with TD Canada Trust on a community book drive. Calgarians are invited to bring their used, unwanted books, CDs and DVDs to any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colton Crowshoe's family awaiting break in the homicide case
Colton Crowshoe’s family says the police are one step closer to cracking the teenager’s 2014 homicide, and urged once again for the killers to turn themselves in. Tanya Johnston, Crowshoe’s aunt, said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airdrie RCMP seek public help with break and enter
Mounties are after an unknown man after he was seen leaving a Rocky View County residence carrying a pair of large duffel bags, loading them into a stolen vehicle and fleeing. Airdrie Rural RCMP were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carstairs man facing impaired driving charges
Airdrie RCMP arrested a driver Saturday evening after he was seen travelling 202 km/hr in a 100 km/h zone. According to Mounties, the man was driving in fog and made several other traffic violations...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Attainable Homes Calgary announces new affordable town houses
A program that assists Calgarians looking to buy an affordable home is being expanded with new properties available. Attainable Homes Calgary Corp. (AHCC) announced Saturday that 14 townhouses in the...
View Article