Elissa Carpenter

Digital Journalist

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• ‘Critical make or break time’: Calls intensify for Ottawa to end to postal strike

  Calls are intensifying for Ottawa to step in and end the nearly-3-week-old strike by Canada's unionized postal workers.

  Economy

  Dec 4
• Man in serious condition after bear attack near Alberta-B.C. border

  Alberta Fish and Wildlife said the attack happened northwest of Coleman, Alta., in the Alison Creek Road area, just after noon.

  Environment

  Sep 13
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• Alberta provides one-time infusion of cash into education following historic enrolment

  Alberta schools are seeing an explosion in their enrolment numbers, causing the province to announce a one-time infusion of cash for education.

  Education

  Jul 23
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• Animal charity honours Alberta man’s memory

  Carmelita Hallett lost her husband a year ago in the Las Vegas Strip stabbings. She now channels her grief into her husband’s legacy, the Jumpy Animal Welfare Foundation.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2023
• Family says disappearance out of character for missing Calgary woman

  Amy Fahlman, 25, spoke to Steven on Friday, Sept. 29 to say she was headed out for a scenic drive north and west of the city.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
• Friends, family remember man who died in Calgary workplace fatality

  Cho was crushed by a massive slab of marble while working in a warehouse yard.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
• Hot weather drives up calls for Calgary emergency services

  Emergency officials say when the mercury rises, so do the calls for help.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
• 2 dads and a dad-to-be among victims of Kananaskis plane crash

  Two new fathers and an expectant father are among the six men who died when the plane they were travelling in crashed into Mount McGilvary on July 28.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
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• How many criminal cases are delayed in Alberta and what can be done?

  According to the most recent statistics from the province from 2016 to the end of March of 2023, there were 423 Jordan applications.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Alberta mom suing Starbucks over her firing because she alleges her cancer was confused for COVID-19

  A mom who alleges Starbucks mistakenly thought her cancer symptoms were COVID-19 symptoms is now taking legal action, arguing she was wrongfully fired over the mix-up.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
• Calgary athlete facing sentence for sexual assault appeals conviction

  Chad Bobrosky is a multiple-medal winner who represented Canada at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2023
• Northeast Calgary grandmother calls for more safety measures in communities

  Betty-Ann Blue Cloud lives in Falconridge but said crime and social disorder persist in neighbouring communities as well.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
• Charges dropped against woman accused in deadly Cochrane crash

  Hepner said Bigstony insisted in police interviews and to her lawyer that while she was in the vehicle, she was not the driver.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2023
• Charges laid in January hit and run of Calgary mom

  On January 19, Zain Samji was crossing in a marked crosswalk at 52 Street and 61 Avenue SE when she was hit, then run over by a vehicle.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2023
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• Carbon tax increase in Alberta should be offset ‘for most households’

  Much of the increase is expected to be offset by household rebates, especially for Albertans with average or below average incomes.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
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• Calgary victim of horrific hit-and-run focused on recovery: ‘I forgive you’

  'I was in excruciating pain as he ran over my legs. I remember every second of it, people screaming,'Oh my God he just hit her,' and people getting on the phone with 911.'

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2023
• Co-op closing 2 north Calgary grocery stores in March, cites poor sales performance

  Calgary Co-op is moving forward with plans to shut down a couple of its stores – a decision that will impact dozens of jobs at both the Village Square and Beddington locations.

  Consumer

  Jan 25, 2023
• Sandblasted! Dozens of vehicles pelted by City of Calgary sanding truck

  With each pass of the truck, the video shows more tiny, sharp small stones and sand hitting the vehicles at a rapid rate. 

  Weather

  Dec 6, 2022
• AHS adds heated trailer to accommodate influx of patients at Alberta Children’s Hospital

  Alberta Health Services said on Nov. 25, both the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary and Edmonton's Stollery "were at or above 100 per cent inpatient capacity."

  Health

  Nov 26, 2022
• Pickups popular with thieves in Alberta

  Auto thefts are on the rise right across the country, especially in large urban centres.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Alberta man killed in Las Vegas stabbing spree remembered as loving husband, animal lover

  The family of an Alberta man killed during last week’s stabbing spree in Las Vegas is speaking out and plans to start an animal welfare foundation in his name.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2022
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• As Calgary students head back to school, some raise concerns about class sizes

  With Calgary students heading back to school this year, advocates wonder how the education system will handle all the new learners.

  Education

  Sep 1, 2022