13 hours ago Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild of Calgary creates milestone masterpiece

The Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild of Calgary has created a local masterpiece to mark its 40th anniversary: with materials exclusively sourced in and around Calgary.

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16 hours ago Explaining Canada to Americans: What’s in the video Trudeau posted amid Trump’s trolling

The video seems to play on the same attitude of American indifference to Canada that has inspired Donald Trump’s new 51st state gimmick

Politics

18 hours ago Temitope Oriola: Chair's exit a chance to reset the Edmonton Police Commission

The Edmonton Police Commission recently produced some political pyrotechnics. John McDougall wanted to continue to chair the commission until the end of December 2024, and remain a member until the end of his term in 2026. None of that would be an issue except that he also planned to relocate to Portugal and engage remotely […]

Society

18 hours ago How to defend against new cellphone scam that's stolen over $600K: Edmonton police

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is warning residents not to get tricked by a recent cellphone scam that swindled 91 victims out of more than $600,000. EPS said in a Friday news release that financial crimes investigators have seen a rise in a new scam that starts by contacting a victim while posing as a […]

Economics

22 hours ago Halifax Thunderbirds player suspended by team after video shows fans attacked in Colorado

A Halifax lacrosse player has been suspended by his team, as video of a violent altercation between him and spectators at a game last week makes the rounds on social media. 

Sport

11 hours ago Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ’This is Trump’s America now’

DENVER — A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now,” according to court documents. Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested Dec. 18 in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he followed KKCO/KJCT reporter […]

Events

25 hours ago Bell: 'I am not perfect' — A fighting Mayor Gondek hits the comeback trail

'I have never claimed to be perfect,' says Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, as she tries to win another term in office

Culture

13 hours ago Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after taking office

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down […]

Technology

16 hours ago Israeli troops forcibly remove staff and patients from Gaza hospital, officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or set fire to the complex and accused Hamas of using the facility […]

Science

15 hours ago Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Natural Gas Rates for January 2025

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Direct Energy Regulated Services has announced default natural gas rates for January 2025. These rates will apply to customers who do not currently have a competitive supplier within the ATCO Gas North and South service territories. The method DERS uses to calculate the rates has been verified […]

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19 hours ago Gerry Butts says Trudeau less likely to remain leader since Freeland quit

OTTAWA — A former chief adviser and close friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t think Trudeau will stay on to lead the Liberals in the next election. Gerald Butts writes in a Substack newsletter today that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent resignation from cabinet dealt Trudeau a staggering blow that loosened his […]

Politics

18 hours ago Suspected stabbing prompts Calgary police investigation at 2 separate scenes

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call police.

Economics

13 hours ago Calgary police officers didn’t contribute to Boxing Day crash that killed 9

ASIRT had been asked to determine whether the incident met the threshold for a full investigation.

Events

18 hours ago Judge orders court to respect pronouns of trans rapist who now identifies as a woman

A California judge has ordered a court to respect the pronouns of an accused rapist who now wants to be known as a woman. Madera County Judge Katherine Rigby ruled last week that prosecutors must refer to transgender prisoner Tremaine Carroll, 52, by she/her pronouns. However, the district attorney’s office claims the inmate is exploiting […]

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21 hours ago Les conservateurs tentent de forcer un vote de confiance pour renverser Trudeau dès janvier

L’opposition officielle fait preuve d’inventivité pour essayer de déclencher des élections plus rapidement.

Politics

16 hours ago Opinion: A night waiting in ER shows fallout of Alberta's health, social policies

On the night of Dec. 13, my partner and I spent 17 hours in an Edmonton hospital’s emergency department. Here is some of what we witnessed and learned from conversations. Think of this account when your UCP MLA or premier tells you the public health system is not under-resourced. Think of it when they deny […]

Events

18 hours ago Queer Chamber of Commerce has economic concerns over Alberta gender identity legislation

A group representing queer business owners and entrepreneurs in Alberta expects incoming gender identity policy to impact Alberta's economy.

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22 hours ago LeBlanc, Joly to meet with incoming Trump administration officials in Florida

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly are in Florida to meet with officials from president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. A statement from LeBlanc’s office says the duo travelled to Palm Beach, where they planned to use those talks to underscore “Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration and the […]

Politics

16 hours ago N.Y. correction officers pummeled handcuffed prisoner before death, footage shows

NEW YORK — A man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correction officers while in handcuffs, struck in the chest by a shoe, then lifted up by the neck and dropped, according to body-worn camera footage released by Friday by the state’s attorney general. Robert Brooks, 43, was […]

Events

19 hours ago How ‘prodigal sons’ Dane Dobbie and Curtis Dickson have revived Roughnecks

‘Feels like home,’ say NLL legends — and best buddies — in successful return to Calgary ahead of Saturday's 2024-25 Dome opener

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34 hours ago UBC criticized for renting room to Hong Kong government for recruitment exam

A human rights group says UBC should not have rented a room for Hong Kong to conduct an exam related to its National Security Law. UBC says the event followed its policies.

Politics

17 hours ago B.C. crime news: Man charged after guns seized at YVR | Driver charged over crash that killed Alberta man

Here's a roundup of crime news from across B.C. on Dec. 27, 2024.

Events

17 hours ago Intercepted package leads to firearms, drug trafficking charges for B.C. man

The Canada Border Services Agency says a man from Sicamous is facing firearms and drug trafficking charges after officers intercepted a package addressed to him earlier this year.

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18 hours ago B.C. man faces six impaired driving charges over crash that killed Good Samaritan, 80

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia have approved six impaired driving charges against a 29-year-old man over a crash that killed an elderly Good Samaritan near Qualicum Beach earlier this year. The 80-year-old man from Red Deer, Alta., had stopped to help a woman whose minivan hit a power pole on Highway 19A around […]

Events

19 hours ago Man faces 6 charges for crash that killed Good Samaritan near Qualicum Beach

Mounties have approved six impaired driving charges against a 29-year-old man over a crash that killed an elderly Good Samaritan near Qualicum Beach earlier this year.

Events

21 hours ago Prosecutors indict man for burning unknown woman to death on New York City subway

Sebastian Zapeta told police he doesn't know what had happened but identified himself in photos and surveillance video showing the fire being lit

Events

22 hours ago Man indicted in burning death of woman inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges, a prosecutor said on Friday. The development comes days after Sebastian Zapeta’s arrest and subsequent police questioning, in which authorities say he claimed not to know what had happened […]

Events

25 hours ago Azerbaijan’s flag carrier suspends flights to more Russian cities following crash that killed 38

Azerbaijan’s flag carrier announced Friday that it will suspend flights to several Russian airports, citing potential flight safety risks after a crash of one of its planes that many experts blamed on Russian air defense fire. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the […]

Events

25 hours ago Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says

Russia’s aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed earlier this week. Dmitry Yadrov, of Rosaviatsia, didn’t comment on statements by an Azerbaijani lawmaker and some aviation experts who blamed Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Russian air […]

Events

26 hours ago Soldier recorded himself sexually assaulting sleeping spouse, she tells military police

He allegedly captured the episodes in images stored on a hard drive seized this fall by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service

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