Ken MacGillivray
Supervisor, Online Journalist
From spotting icebergs in the shipping lanes off Cape Spear, Newfoundland, to tagging grizzly bears on the North Slope of the Yukon, to covering the opening of Canada’s first diamond mine near Lac des Gras in the arctic, Ken MacGillivray is an award-winning journalist who has travelled from coast to coast to coast and to many destinations abroad to tell stories about the issues that matter to Canadians.
Originally hailing from Stanley, New Brunswick, Ken has a B.A. from the U.N.B. in Fredericton. After spending 10 years working in radio, Ken made the switch to television, the past 15 years with Global TV in a variety of roles, including broadcast producer, web editor, and weekend assignment editor with Global National.
In 2011 Ken joined the Global Calgary news team. This is Ken’s second stint living and working in Calgary, the highlight of the first being reporting on the Calgary Flames’ successful run to the Stanley Cup in 1989.
When not working, Ken can be found playing hockey, fly fishing, tying flies, cooking and enjoying time with his wife Carolyn, sons Alex and Fraser and his dogs Qiosha and Natalie.
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Public consultations underway on future of Alberta’s Fortress Mountain ResortPublic 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.EconomyFeb 20
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Alberta Premier defends controversial referendum questions on immigrationAlberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her proposed changes to immigration rules, that will be the subject of province-wide referendum in October.PoliticsFeb 20
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Calgary water restrictions for feeder main repairs to return in MarchThe 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.HealthFeb 20
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss plans for provincial referendumsAlberta 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.PoliticsFeb 20
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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.CrimeFeb 19
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Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votesAlberta Premier Danielle Smith said immigration is one of the issues she plans to discuss during a province-wide television address on Thursday, Feb. 19.PoliticsFeb 19
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Edmonton firefighters battle blaze in abandoned west end hotelEdmonton fire crews were called out early Thursday morning after a fire broke out at the abandoned Jasper Place Hotel on Stony Plain Road.FireFeb 19
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Calgary man charged after lengthy investigation into multiple extortion attemptsCalgary 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.CrimeFeb 19
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address immigration during province-wide addressResponding 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.PoliticsFeb 18
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Alberta weather watchers say recent snow not enough to alleviate drought concernsDespite 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.FireFeb 18
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Edmonton police seek public help on investigation into fatal shootingEdmonton police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of a fatal shooting in north Edmonton early Monday afternoon.CrimeFeb 17
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Alberta government announces purchase of new waterbombers to fight wildfiresAlberta Premier Danielle Smith and the minister of forestry and parks have announced the province's plan to purchase five new De Havilland waterbombers.FireFeb 17
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Prairies experience plummeting temperatures, heavy snow as winter returnsThe 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.CanadaFeb 17
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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.CrimeFeb 13
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Soaring number of fatal crashes in Calgary already on pace to top last yearWe 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.CrimeFeb 13
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Calgary police charge nail salon employee with sexual assaultCalgary police have charged an employee of a nail salon and spa in the southeast community of Shawnessy with the sexual assault of a customer.CrimeFeb 13
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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.CrimeFeb 13
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Police conduct campaign against social disorder in downtown CalgaryCalgary 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.CrimeFeb 11
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Calgary police believe Macleod Trail shooting is connected to organized crimeA 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.CrimeFeb 11
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Calgary police investigate fatal crash on 16 Ave. NECalgary 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.TrafficFeb 10
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Calgary police seek shooting suspects related to South Asian extortion casesCalgary 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.CrimeFeb 10
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Canadians wait for flights out of Cuba, aid struggling to get in amid U.S. energy blockadeCanadians 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.CanadaFeb 10
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Calgary Police seeking suspect in attempted child luring in Coventry HillsCalgary 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.CrimeFeb 10
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Proposal for massive new data centre in Olds, Alta. has some residents concernedIf 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.EconomyFeb 9
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Calgary police host town hall on extortion threats targeting South Asian communityMembers 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.CrimeFeb 5