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Provincial money for green transit but no cash yet for Green Line train project
The NDP government announced a new round of funding for transit projects in the Calgary-area Thursday, but there’s no word yet on the city’s big ticket item — the $4.6-billion Green Line expansion of...
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Calgary police want to know if this man was involved in a double murder
Who murdered Don and Roxanne and Carlson and why is still a mystery to police, but there is hope recent leads and a hefty reward will generate new tips from the public and finally bring closure to the...
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Four men in custody after tactical officers called to downtown highrise for...
Four men were taken into police custody after members of the tactical unit descended on a downtown highrise Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers arrived at the mixed-use...
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Convicted killer who dismembered Vulcan man denied appeal bid
The Alberta Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected a bid by convicted killer Timmy Engel for a new trial in the slaying and dismembering of a Vulcan septuagenarian. In a unanimous decision, a...
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Crown upgrades charge to manslaughter in 19-year-old's death
Tanya Campbell-Losier loved nothing more than to throw on a pair of cowboy boots and spend the day in a corral training and riding horses. The beasts had bucked her off many times, her mother says, but...
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Murder suspects tossed guns in storm drain after slaying says witness
Two handguns were tossed into a Chestermere storm drain shortly after Calgary’s New Year’s Day massacre, a witness testified Thursday. Jurors were told in the murder trial of Nick Chan that three men...
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Update: Bantleman ordered back to prison by top Indonesian court
Six months after a former Calgary schoolteacher was acquitted of child sex abuse charges and freed from a Southeast Asian prison, the Indonesian Supreme Court has overturned the lower court’s decision...
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Ready to Engage demands Nenshi apologize for smearing citizens
Calgary police confirmed Thursday they are investigating allegations city employees were harassed, physically assaulted and threatened at recent public meetings on the southwest transitway project....
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Tensions rising at the hockey rink amid worsening economy
Hockey Calgary is concerned about rising tensions at the rink as parents, coaches and young players deal with the stressful outfall of tough economic times. Executive director Kevin Kobelka said...
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Family in court for Blairmore double murder hearing
Family members of a slain two-year-old girl and her father were in court for the first time Friday to witness the appearance of the man accused in the crimes. Derek Saretzky appeared briefly via...
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Calgary Zoo enrolls gorilla in baby boot camp
Aping human motherhood has become a nearly full-time job for Kioja the gorilla and her keepers. For the past 10 months, the Calgary Zoo’s 15-year-old western lowland gorilla has been attending baby...
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'A very unfortunate accident': Plea deal reached in Natasha Farah slaying
The man charged with fatally shooting a Calgary woman outside a nightclub has reached a plea bargain to admit to a reduced charge of manslaughter. But the mother of Natasha Farah said Friday that...
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Alberta government investing $13 million in flood berms for Calgary
The NDP government is putting nearly $13 million toward two flood mitigation projects in Calgary as it unveils a suite of efforts across southern Alberta aimed at minimizing future floods after the...
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Groovy record collared by Calgary students
Bishop Grandin students stoked to set new recordHundreds of Bishop Grandin high school students were totally jazzed by their attempt to set a new Guinness World record. A gym full of students and...
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Braid: Don Getty, the quarterback who led Alberta through a hard season
A guy who quarterbacks a Grey Cup football team is very likely to be tough, smart and durable. Those were pretty much the qualities of former premier Don Getty, who died Friday at age 82....
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Tough times hit STARS lottery sales
For the first time in 23 years, the STARS Alberta Lottery may not sell out due to tough economic times. Since its inception, it’s been the only charitable home lottery campaign that has sold out year...
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Two boys taken to hospital after second-storey fall
Two young boys were rushed to hospital Friday after falling from a second story window in the southeast neighbourhood of Mahogany. The boys pushed through the window screen and fell approximately 12...
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Police search for man who stole car with young girl inside
Police are searching for a man who stole a car with a nine-year-old girl inside before abandoning the car and fleeing alone. Just after 7 p.m. Friday evening, a vehicle was stolen from the parking lot...
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Dinos upend Trinity Western in first match
The thing about confidence is, you either have it or you don’t. Friday night at a rocking Jack Simpson Gym, a University of Calgary men’s volleyball squad brimming with the stuff put their foot on the...
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Pedestrian injuries, fatalities in Calgary cost society $120 million each...
The financial impact of life-altering pedestrian collisions and fatalities in Calgary could be $120 million each year, and possibly higher, according to newly released city figures. Calgary’s...
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