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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‘Only heavy hearts’: Tributes pour in for 3 junior hockey players killed in Alberta collisionTributes continue to pour in for three teens from the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team killed in a motor vehicle collision south of Calgary on Monday.CanadaFeb 3
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3 junior hockey players killed in collision south of CalgaryA 17-year-old from Alabama and two 18-year-olds from Kamloops, B.C. who played on the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team were killed while headed to practice in Stavely.CanadaFeb 2
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Alberta’s Balzac Billy predicts 6 more weeks of winterAlberta's furry mascot forecaster, Balzac Billy, cast a shadow when he emerged from his winter burrow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter for Albertans.WeatherFeb 2
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Calgary man in life-threatening condition after crash involving motorized scooterCalgary police said an elderly man was rushed to hospital, where he's in life-threatening condition following a crash between a scooter and a vehicle on Wednesday.TrafficJan 30
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Calgary police tight-lipped on investigation into suspicious deaths in RedstoneCalgary police said so far there is no evidence the deaths of two people in Redstone this week are related to the ongoing extortion cases targeting the South Asian community.CrimeJan 30
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‘Difficult news’ as Imperial announces speedier shutdown of N.W.T. oilfieldImperial Oil has announced it's ending the production of oil in Norman Wells, a once massive oilfield in the Northwest Territories where it has operated for more than a century.EconomyJan 30
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Calgary police seek public help in series of residential break-insCalgary police are asking for the public's help solving a series of residential break-ins that targeted homes backing onto greenspaces in the afternoon or evening hours.CrimeJan 30
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Smith MLAs have signed referendum petition, Alberta separatist claimsA leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition.CanadaJan 30
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B.C. premier calls meeting between Alberta separatists, Trump officials ‘treason’B.C. Premier David Eby is condemning reports of meetings between Alberta separatists and U.S. officials to discuss separation from Canada, accusing them of 'treason.'PoliticsJan 29
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Calgary police officer dismissed for sexually exploiting a female colleagueThe Calgary Police Service has dismissed an officer from the force after he was found to have shared intimate video and photos of himself with a female colleague.CrimeJan 28
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Canadian pension funds increasingly diverging in climate approach: reportThe Canadian Pension Plan appears to have quietly abandoned its climate investment strategy, according to a new report from the climate advocacy group Shift.EconomyJan 28
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Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside emergency departments of Alberta hospitalsHealth workers say the crisis facing Alberta hospitals, including inadequate staff and funding, not enough infrastructure and a failure to plan, has been years in the making.HealthJan 28
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2 people dead after incident in northeast CalgaryTwo people are dead and the Calgary police homicide unit is investigating after an incident in the northeast community of Redstone early Wednesday morning.CrimeJan 28
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Edmonton, Calgary are auto theft ‘epicentres’ as claims costs soar: Insurance industryThe Insurance Bureau of Canada claims the cost of auto theft has risen by 85 per cent in Edmonton and 73 per cent in Calgary over the past four years.CrimeJan 27
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Alberta hotel claims chlorine suspected cause after children fall ill at poolAbout a dozen children were rushed to hospital on Sunday after many of them suddenly fell ill following a swim at a hotel pool in the town of Canmore, Alta.HealthJan 27
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Mass casualty incident declared after children fall ill from swim at Alberta poolA scary incident for parents and their children staying at a hotel in Canmore, Alta. this weekend, when a chlorine leak in the pool area sent close to a dozen people to hospital.FireJan 26
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada closing research centre in LacombeThe federal department of agriculture has announced the closure of a research centre in Lacombe, Alta., as part of Ottawa's plan to trim the size of the public service.PoliticsJan 26
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3 Alberta First Nations say separation petition is unconstitutionalThree Alberta First Nations have applied for a judicial review, claiming a petition supporting the province's separation from Canada is unconstitutional.PoliticsJan 23
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Calgary man drowns while on vacation in JamaicaFriends and family of a 68-year-old Calgary man are mourning his death after he drowned on Tuesday after the boat he was in capsized while he was vacationing in JamaicaInvestigationsJan 22
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Calgary police charge 5 teens in connection with ‘terrifying’ crime spreeCalgary police say three teenagers have been arrested and charged following a crime spree involving pellet guns, baseball bats and rocks that damaged several homes and vehicles.CrimeJan 22
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City of Calgary says work to replace Bearspaw South Feeder Main to begin FridayThe City of Calgary says work to twin the Bearspaw South Feeder Main with a new steel pipe will begin Friday and is expected to be completed in December.PoliticsJan 22
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Lethbridge police charge man with sexual assault of 12-year-old girlPolice in Lethbridge have charged a 21-year-old man, who temporarily fled the country, with a number of sexual assault offences involving a 12-year-old girl.CrimeJan 22
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Calgary police investigate break and enters involving travelling crime groupsCalgary police are asking for the public's help locating the suspect or suspects responsible for a series of break and enters in the city in early December of 2025.CrimeJan 21
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Alberta teachers cite classroom stress and disrespect by province in new surveyThe results of a survey of 5,700 Alberta teachers and school leaders reveals a vast majority of them feel overwhelmed, unsafe in the classroom and disrespected by the government.EducationJan 21
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Beloved penguin walk returns to Calgary Zoo for 14th yearThe Calgary Zoo's penguin walk kicked off its 14th year with a Wednesday morning waddle by more than a dozen penguins along the pathway outside the Penguin Plunge.CanadaJan 21