Lisa Geddes

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• #OurYYC On the Road: Global News Hour at 6 in the East Village

  The News Hour is on the road Thursday, Feb. 25 in one of Calgary’s oldest and most historic neighbourhoods--the East Village.

  Feb 24, 2016
• #OurYYC On the Road: Global News Hour at 6 in Bowness

  Global Calgary is taking the News Hour on the road to Bowness, a close-knit community with a small-town feel – not surprising, considering Bowness used to be a town.

  Jan 27, 2016
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• Landfill battle brewing between SE recycling plant and its neighbours

  Businesses and residents in the southeast communities of Riverbend and Quarry Park are raising a stink over the expansion of a landfill at the Ecco Waste recycling plant.

  Sep 23, 2015
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• #OurYYC On the Road: Global News Hour at 6 in Sunalta

  Watch as Linda Olsen and Gord Gillies take the News Hour on the road to the heart of the Sunalta neighbourhood, a hidden gem - for now, that is.

  Sep 18, 2015
• Truck driver survives crash with freight train in southern Alberta

  The driver of a semi was flown by STARS to hospital after his truck crashed into a freight train northwest of Vulcan.

  Sep 9, 2015
• Homicide unit investigating suspicious death in Cranston

  Police are investigating a suspicious death in the community of Cranston but say it is too early in the investigation to determine whether it is criminal.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2015
• Hell on Wheel’s Kevin Davey on the road to healing after death of his wife

  Seven years after the death of his wife, Kevin Davey talks about the long road to recovery and how the tragedy inspired him to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

  Entertainment

  Sep 8, 2015
• Calgary still recovering 1 year after Snowtember

  A year after the worst September snowstorm ever to hit Calgary, the damage is still very much evident.

  Sep 8, 2015
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• Car thefts shoot up by more than 50 per cent in Calgary

  Calgary police are linking a big spike in vehicle thefts to the city's drug trade.

  Sep 8, 2015
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• Calgarians asked to share pictures of their feet as part of EMPaThY? campaign

  A new campaign is encouraging Calgarians to connect with each other by posting photos of their feet on Instagram with a personal observation.

  Sep 8, 2015
• Ceremony honours fallen Calgary firefighters

  Bells tolled and wreaths were laid at a ceremony Tuesday to honour 42 fallen Calgary firefighters.

  Sep 8, 2015
• Police warn too many guns on Calgary streets are putting lives at risk

  Calgary police say the number of shootings in the city is on the rise, and they’re blaming an increase in the availability of guns.

  Jul 21, 2015
• Tornado warning ends as severe storm batters Calgary area

  Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for Rocky View County and Mountain View Country just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

  Jul 21, 2015
• Calgary police charge second man in weekend murder at house party

  Two people have now been charged in connection with the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man at a house party in northwest Calgary.

  Jul 21, 2015
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• Preventing child drownings: tips to keep your child safe

  CALGARY - STARS and the Lifesaving Society teamed up Tuesday to share a message about staying safe in or on the water.

  Jul 21, 2015
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• Beef price shock: it pays to shop around

  Beef prices have soared by up to 40 per cent over the past two years. A Global News price check reveals prices can vary widely.

  Jun 26, 2015
• Elderly pedestrian hit on Macleod Trail dies of injuries

  A woman has died in hospital after she was struck by an SUV in an intersection on Macleod Trail.

  May 29, 2015
• Calgary police search for truck in connection with break and enters

  Have you seen this truck? Calgary police believe it was involved in two break-ins and are asking for help to find it.

  May 29, 2015
• Timeline: Tracking the layoffs in Alberta’s oilpatch

  With every layoff announcement, Albertans are feeling the impact of tanking oil prices. The number of job cuts is growing every week. Here's a look at the layoffs confirmed so far.

  May 11, 2015
• Teen seriously injured after hit twice in crosswalk

  A teenage boy is in hospital with serious injuries after he was struck not once, but twice, in a crosswalk in northeast Calgary.

  Mar 30, 2015
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• Calgary police release sketch of man who exposed himself to young girl

  Calgary police have released a composite sketch of a man who exposed himself to a mother and her six-year-old daughter.

  Mar 10, 2015
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• Installation of Shaganappi Trail pedestrian bridge to start this weekend

  If all goes according to plan, the city hopes to lift the new Shaganappi Trail pedestrian bridge into place on Saturday.

  Mar 10, 2015
• Timeline of the Brentwood stabbings: Calgary’s worst mass murder

  In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, five young people were stabbed at a house party in a quiet suburban neighbourhood. As the first anniversary of their murders approaches, a look back at the tragedy and how it has unfolded.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2015
• New Telus data charges could cost some Netflix users

  Telus will soon levy extra charges on customers who exceed their data limits. How that could impact Netflix subscribers.

  Consumer

  Feb 20, 2015
• Timeline: Tracking Canada’s youngest multiple murderer

  A timeline of events in the case of a 12-year-old girl, who along with her older boyfriend, murdered her parents and eight-year-old brother in their Medicine Hat home in 2006.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2015