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 many years working in radio, Ken made the switch to television, and in 2005 joined Global News, working in a variety of roles, including broadcast producer, web editor, and weekend assignment editor with Global National.
Ken joined the Global Calgary news team as assignment editor in 2011 and in 2024, made the switch to the Global News Online team as Alberta online supervisor.
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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Author Archives
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Calgary Flames coming home to QR Calgary 770 AM radioThe Calgary Flames have a new radio broadcaster, following the signing of a five-year partnership for all home and away games to be aired on QR Calgary 770 AM.SportsAug 12
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Calgary police charge 8 people in organized crime investigation involving drugs, gunsCalgary police have laid almost 60 charges against eight people following an 11-month-long investigation into organized crime and drug trafficking.CrimeAug 11
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Calgary police officer appears in court, charged with 2nd-degree murderThe preliminary hearing for a 13-year veteran of the Calgary Police Service who is charged with two counts of second degree murder got underway Monday in a Calgary courtroom.CrimeAug 10
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Calgary police officer shot, suspect dead after dramatic chase and gunfire in city parkA police officer was shot Monday in what began as a traffic stop but within seconds spiralled into a foot chase, carjacking and broad-daylight gun battle in a Calgary park.CrimeAug 10
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Major changes in store for Memorial Drive as part of east Calgary developmentDevelopers broke ground Friday on two new communities east of Stoney Trail in Calgary, with work already underway to extend Memorial Drive to connect them to the rest of the city.TrafficAug 7
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Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigates Calgary police shootingThe Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has released more details about a police shooting in the southwest community of Bridlewood on July 30, 2026.CrimeAug 7
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Calgary Fire Department issues warning about danger of lithium-ion battery firesThe Calgary Fire Department has issued a reminder about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after firefighters responded to three fires over a 24-hour period.ConsumerAug 7
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Addiction experts say recent flood of gambling ads a problem for some AlbertansA month after Alberta's iGaming system became operational, the ads promoting online gambling are everywhere, and some experts are worried about the impact.PoliticsAug 6
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Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. RCMP seek public assistance in child luring investigationAlberta RCMP are asking for public help identifying a man, driving a red pickup truck, who is accused of attempting to lure two children into his vehicle in Fort Saskatchewan.CrimeAug 6
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Clinics, technicians unsure of Alberta’s new self-referral method for health testsSome Alberta clinics are taking a wait-and-see approach after the provincial government changed the rules to allow patients to book their own medical tests and pay up front.HealthAug 6
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Alberta organized crime investigators seize large quantity of drugs, cash, gunsThe Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team announced Thursday that organized crime investigators have seized millions in cash and drugs along with eight vehicles and 17 guns.CrimeAug 6
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Man identified, 22-year-old charged with second-degree murder in central Edmonton homicideHomicide investigators have been called in following the death of a man in downtown Edmonton on Wednesday afternoon.CrimeAug 6
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Alberta lawyer says referendum questions about immigration ‘harmful,’ ‘unnecessary’There are 10 questions on the ballot in October's referendum, but so far the topic of Alberta's future place in Canada appears to be the only one getting much debate.CanadaAug 5
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Public vigil being held in Calgary Wednesday evening to honour ParkerA week after the body of a 11-year-old boy named Parker was found, Calgarians will gather together Wednesday evening for a public vigil in his honour.CrimeAug 5
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Calgary’s iconic Stephen Avenue transformed in effort to attract more visitors"See You on Stephen Avenue." That's the slogan of the city of Calgary's new campaign to attract more visitors to the heart of the downtown core which was launched Wednesday.ConsumerAug 5
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An unforgettable night of football and fun at ladies’ night with the Calgary StampedersJoin Global Calgary's Leslie Horton and the Calgary Stampeders for Ladies Night Out as they take on their West Coast rivals the BC Lions on Aug. 13.LifestyleAug 5
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Calgary housing numbers show big drops in townhouse, apartment sales in JulyWhile sales of detached and semi-detached homes held fairly steady in Calgary in July, sales of row and townhomes as well as apartments dipped by about 20 per cent year over year.EconomyAug 4
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Calgary man charged after 2 people shot at downtown CTrain stationA 25-year-old Calgary man faces a long list of firearms charges after two men were shot Saturday evening at the Victoria Park/Stampede CTrain station.CrimeAug 4
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High River, Alta. man faces charges of domestic homicide in court appearanceJarret Stobbe, 36, of High River appeared in court via CCTV on Friday, charged with the second-degree murder of his former partner at a house in High River on Tuesday.CrimeJul 31
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A tale of 2 cities: Edmonton floods while Calgary bakes in the sunAlberta's two biggest cities have had starkly different weather over the past month with Edmonton getting nearly 25 times the amount of rain that's fallen on Calgary in July.WeatherJul 31
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Heat, air quality warnings issued for areas of central and southern AlbertaUnseasonably warm temperatures and smoky skies are in the forecast for a large area of southern and central Alberta over the next few days.HealthJul 30
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Hundreds of weapons seized during Lethbridge drug trafficking investigationDozens of guns, knives, swords, brass knuckles and even a set of Freddy Krueger-like claws are among the items seized during an investigation into drug trafficking in Lethbridge.CrimeJul 30
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Calgary police homicide unit investigating after man killed in stabbing overnightThe Calgary police homicide unit is investigating a fatal stabbing in the southwest community of Rosscarrock that happened just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday.CrimeJul 30
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Investigation underway into early morning police shooting in CalgaryThe Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a police shooting in the southwest Calgary community of Bridlewood early Thursday morning.CrimeJul 30
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Body of child, believed to be missing 11-year-old Parker, found in north Calgary: policeThe body of a child has been found in Calgary that police believe to be Parker, an 11-year-old boy with autism who has been missing since July 16.InvestigationsJul 29