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• Alberta government’s COP28 delegation the largest, most expensive ever

  Alberta’s recent delegation at the UN climate change conference COP28 was the largest in the province’s recent history at a cost of more than $160,000.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2024
• Calgary police officer charged with assault connected to 2022 incident

  A 10-year officer with the Calgary Police Service has been charged with assault after an investigation into the officer’s handling of a detainee at an arrest processing centre.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2024
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• Police investigate early morning shots in northeast Calgary

  Officers responded to reports of shots being fired at around 3:50 a.m. on Thursday to a home on Cityscape Crescent Northeast.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2024
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• Mental health crisis ‘safely resolved’ after impacting access to downtown Calgary: police

  At around 6 p.m. on Thursday, the incident came to a close as police began reopening lanes on the bridge and the flyover.

  Traffic

  Mar 28, 2024
• Calgary Unitarians to combine Easter story, drag on Trans Day of Visibility in ‘sacred protest’

  "What better way to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility by holding a ‘Drag Me To Church’ service on Easter Sunday? So that's what we're doing," Rev. Samaya Oakley said.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2024
• Workplace review of Calgary police coming: oversight body

  “We recognize that it's time for a more fulsome evaluation of whether the actions taken to date are creating the desired change,” Shawn Cornett said.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2024
• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in collision in Calgary’s southeast

  One person was taken to hospital following a collision between a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle, closing roads in the Great Plains East industrial area.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2024
• Calgary police warn community of high-risk offender’s release

  Calgary police are releasing information about the relocation of a high-risk offender “in the interest of public safety.”

  Crime

  Mar 27, 2024
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• Housing projects for women, children in Calgary get federal funding boost

  With the help of $23 million from the third round of the federal Rapid Housing Initiative, two low-rise apartment buildings will create at least 64 new units.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2024
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• Calgary hotel suspicious death deemed a homicide, victim ID released

  Officers found a man in one of the suites on the fourth floor of the Shawnessy hotel suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He was declared dead on the scene.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2024
• 2 facing drug trafficking, firearms charges after Airdrie RCMP find gun, drugs in area home

  Drug-related charges have been laid against two young adults following a search warrant execution in Aidrie, Alta.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2024
• ASIRT investigating police shooting that ended 30-hour standoff in Calgary

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said its investigation will look into the uses of force in the incident.

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2024
• Calgary’s Arts Commons gets $103M commitment from province for transformation work

  Arts Commons CEO Alex Sarian said the dual projects are two-thirds of the way to their fundraising goals, and the $420 million raised has enabled the first phase of the project.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2024
• Crews continue clearing Calgary roads after snowfall warning ends

  As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, ECCC said Calgary International Airport received 22 centimetres, the most of the seven stations the federal agency reported.

  Weather

  Mar 21, 2024
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• Calgary police seek information on bank robbery suspect after 2nd appearance

  Calgary police continue to seek help identifying a man they believe was involved in at least one bank robbery.

  Crime

  Mar 20, 2024
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• Drivers face ‘less than ideal’ conditions on southern, central Alberta roads, highways

  At 9:45 a.m., the RCMP issued a news release to say officers were called to the northbound lanes of Highway 2 near Veterans Boulevard.

  Traffic

  Mar 20, 2024
• Southern half of Alberta under snowfall warning expected to last rest of week

  ECCC advised people adjust their driving to match the changing road conditions, with the possibility for quickly-changing and worsening travel conditions.

  Traffic

  Mar 19, 2024
• Travellers run into turbulence before returning home from Cancun on Flair Airlines

  A flight between Calgary and Cancun that usually takes around six hours ended up being a three-day affair for one group of Flair Airline passengers.

  Consumer

  Mar 19, 2024
• Calgary transit peace officers help locate man suspected in armed sexual assault

  At around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, a woman waiting at a bus stop on 37th Street Southwest between 26th and 28th Avenue Southwest was approached by an unknown man.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2024
• Calgary’s 4th Avenue Flyover to face lane closures for repair work

  Commuters who drive over Calgary’s 4 Avenue Flyover can expect some delays to start in the coming weeks, and then last into the fall of next year.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2024
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• Calgary to explore alternative to local access fees on electricity

  Calgary city council voted in favour of a proposal explore alternatives to local access fees that have been causing swings in electricity bills.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2024
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• Calgary prepares to relocate street, building and tree for new event centre

  The city plans to remove the tree that currently sits in the middle of a surface parking lot, but not without preserving some of its history.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2024
• ‘Heavy snow on the way’ for Alberta to start spring

  After a week of spring-like temperatures, the southern half of Alberta is expected to be hit with 15 to 25 cm of snow.

  Weather

  Mar 18, 2024
• 30-hour police standoff in Calgary ends, armed suspect shot dead

  Police officials said shots were fired at officers in Penbrooke Meadows on Thursday, prompting a shelter-in-place order in the neighbourhood.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2024
• Calgary plebiscite motion on citywide rezoning defeated; public hearing to go ahead

  Calgarians will still be going directly in front of city council in April to share their thoughts on the proposed citywide rezoning to allow for more density. 

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2024