13 nurses have received layoff notices at Calgary’s Rockyview General Hospital, as Alberta Health Services prepares to close a unit originally designed to ease pressure on emergency rooms. Continue reading →

Andrew Jefferson served time after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women, and attempting to assault a third. He was dubbed ‘The Falconridge Rapist,’ because of his crimes which terrorized the northeast community seven years ago. Continue reading →

The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Continue reading →

James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally fragile mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. Continue reading →

Someone scrawled the numbers ‘666’ along with an upside-down cross, on the memorial in Union Park Cemetery to Peter Lougheed. Continue reading →

Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not. Continue reading →

The Calgary Parking Authority has gone public with concerns about the high number of tickets it has written this year, for drivers parking in spots reserved for people with disabilities. Continue reading →

Tropical Storm Barry formed off Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. Continue reading →

The city says the wet weather is partially to blame for an influx of mosquitoes, and have identified 17 different species in Calgary. Continue reading →

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, a friend to Barack Obama and a major Democratic financier, is unveiling a social media campaign on Thursday that aims to rally the president’s formidable online army of supporters against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading →

Police in Los Angeles say they’ve arrested three panhandlers in the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood’s star-lined “Walk of Fame.” Continue reading →