Ken MacGillivray

Assignment Editor

Author Archives

• Public consultations underway on future of Alberta’s Fortress Mountain Resort

  Public consultations are underway over plans to develop Fortress Mountain, a former ski hill in Alberta's Kananaskis Country, west of Calgary, into an all-season resort.

  Economy

  Feb 20
• Alberta Premier defends controversial referendum questions on immigration

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her proposed changes to immigration rules, that will be the subject of province-wide referendum in October.

  Politics

  Feb 20
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• Calgary water restrictions for feeder main repairs to return in March

  The City of Calgary has announced new water restrictions will be imposed starting March 9, to allow for more repair work to be done on the Bearspaw Feeder Main.

  Health

  Feb 20
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss plans for provincial referendums

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be holding a press conference in Calgary at 11:30 a.m. on Friday to discuss her provincial referendum plans this fall.

  Politics

  Feb 20
• ASIRT investigates RCMP shooting of man in Okotoks, Alta.

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an Okotoks man was shot with a "conductive energy weapon" during an RCMP call in Okotoks.

  Crime

  Feb 19
• Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said immigration is one of the issues she plans to discuss during a province-wide television address on Thursday, Feb. 19.

  Politics

  Feb 19
• Edmonton firefighters battle blaze in abandoned west end hotel

  Edmonton fire crews were called out early Thursday morning after a fire broke out at the abandoned Jasper Place Hotel on Stony Plain Road.

  Fire

  Feb 19
• Calgary man charged after lengthy investigation into multiple extortion attempts

  Calgary police have charged a man with extortion attempts against a member of the city's South Asian community, but say the case is unrelated to a much broader investigation.

  Crime

  Feb 19
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address immigration during province-wide address

  Responding to a staffer's controversial comments about immigration, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she'll be speaking about the issue in a province-wide address on Thursday.

  Politics

  Feb 18
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• Alberta weather watchers say recent snow not enough to alleviate drought concerns

  Despite the heavy snowfall across much of Western Canada this week, farmers, ranchers and firefighters say it may not be enough to make up for the dry winter so far.

  Fire

  Feb 18
• Edmonton police seek public help on investigation into fatal shooting

  Edmonton police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of a fatal shooting in north Edmonton early Monday afternoon.

  Crime

  Feb 17
• Alberta government announces purchase of new waterbombers to fight wildfires

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the minister of forestry and parks have announced the province's plan to purchase five new De Havilland waterbombers.

  Fire

  Feb 17
• Prairies experience plummeting temperatures, heavy snow as winter returns

  The return of winter weather across the prairie provinces means much of the region is blanketed by cold, snowfall and blowing snow warnings for the next few days.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Family describes victim of fatal Edmonton fire as ‘funny, kind, beautiful’

  The victim of a fatal fire in Edmonton this week has been identified as a 39-year-old woman who leaves behind three children. Her death has been ruled a homicide.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• Soaring number of fatal crashes in Calgary already on pace to top last year

  We are just six weeks into 2026 and there have been five people killed on Calgary roads, which police say is well on the way to exceeding the number of fatal crashes last year.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• Calgary police charge nail salon employee with sexual assault

  Calgary police have charged an employee of a nail salon and spa in the southeast community of Shawnessy with the sexual assault of a customer.

  Crime

  Feb 13
• CBSA makes 3 large drug seizures at Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta.

  Three large seizures from commercial trucks at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., has resulted in 1,010 kg of drugs being taken off the streets.

  Crime

  Feb 13
• Police conduct campaign against social disorder in downtown Calgary

  Calgary police and other peace officers in the community converged on some well-known crime hot-spots in downtown Calgary in a campaign against social disorder.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• Calgary police believe Macleod Trail shooting is connected to organized crime

  A man is in hospital and Calgary police are looking for suspects following a shooting along Macleod Trail in the city's southwest late Tuesday evening.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• Calgary police investigate fatal crash on 16 Ave. NE

  Calgary police said one man was killed in a crash on 16 Ave. NE on Tuesday when his vehicle crashed into a concrete abutment under the Stoney Trail overpass.

  Traffic

  Feb 10
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• Calgary police seek shooting suspects related to South Asian extortion cases

  Calgary police are asking help identifying a vehicle involved in a recent shooting believed linked to the ongoing extortion threats against the city's South Asian community.

  Crime

  Feb 10
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• Canadians wait for flights out of Cuba, aid struggling to get in amid U.S. energy blockade

  Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home and humanitarian agencies are struggling to get aid in as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.

  Canada

  Feb 10
• Calgary Police seeking suspect in attempted child luring in Coventry Hills

  Calgary police are asking for the public's help identifying the man believed to be responsible for an attempted child luring in the community of Coventry Hills, N.E.

  Crime

  Feb 10
• Proposal for massive new data centre in Olds, Alta. has some residents concerned

  If approved, it would be the largest data centre in Canada, by far, but a proposal to build the project in the small Alberta town of Olds, has generated some controversy.

  Economy

  Feb 9
• Calgary police host town hall on extortion threats targeting South Asian community

  Members of South Asian community have been invited to an open house hosted by Calgary Police to discuss a rash of recent extortion threats against the community.

  Crime

  Feb 5