Calgary Latest News

• Airport train, and housing among Calgary’s funding requests for provincial budget

  It's unclear how much of Calgary's budget wishlist will be fulfilled after Premier Danielle Smith signaled spending restraint in the upcoming provincial budget.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Calgary pup’s mysterious disappearance, hefty reward prompt scam warning

  A Calgary pet recovery group is warning pet owners to be vigilant of ever-growing pet scams after one local family offered a huge reward for their missing pup.

  Crime

  8 hours
• Alberta man granted unescorted absences after Métis hunters killed in 2020

  Roger Bilodeau was found guilty in August 2022 of manslaughter in the March 2020 killings of Maurice Cardinal and Jacob Sansom north of Edmonton.

  Crime

  9 hours
• Advertisement
• New mural tours showcase work of ‘incredible artists in Calgary’

  The BUMP Festival arts organization, which has brought more than 120 murals to the city, is about to start offering year-round tours.

  Features

  9 hours
• Bridging the gap: High school students push for inclusive cosmetology class

  Tenecia Atkins is teaching a course to high school students on Afro-textured hair. According to her, Alberta cosmetology schools' curriculums need to be more inclusive.

  Features

  10 hours
• Calgary senior replaces Sudanese refugee’s stolen wheelchair: ‘You give me hope again’

  Calgarian Amal Zyad was devasted and felt like a burden to her children after her wheelchair was stolen from her front porch late last year.

  Canada

  10 hours
• Calgary, Edmonton chambers of commerce urge province to explore federal pharmacare

  The chambers of commerce said a well-developed national pharmacare program could benefit Alberta’s economy in light of the ongoing labour shortages.

  Canada

  10 hours
• Lynx Air hoped purchase by rival Flair would help pay off debt: court docs

  Proceeds from a tentative deal with Flair would have gone toward Lynx's debt to Indigo Partners, the U.S. private equity firm run by Bill Franke that owns one-quarter of Lynx.

  Canada

  11 hours
• Alberta team ‘itching to get back’ after impressing curling world in Scotties debut: skip

  Selena Sturmay described her first time curling at the event as "amazing" and a massive learning experience.

  Canada

  12 hours
• Talking about opting out of pharmacare is ‘premature,’ health minister says

  'For provinces to say whether or not they’re going to participate in something ... is a little premature,' Health Minister Mark Holland said.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Advertisement
• Avalanche victim identified as Lethbridge dentist and ‘dedicated father of 3’

  The man who died in an avalanche in Castle Wildland Provincial Park on Saturday has been identified as a dedicated family man, business owner and dentist. 

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Advertisement
• East Village bounces back as private investment returns: CMLC

  East Village developer CMLC says after some troubling times, investors are back buying into Calgary’s unique vision of downtown living.

  Consumer

  Feb 27
• After a warm winter, Canada may see more drought, wildfires in the spring

  From drought and wildfires to floods, Canada must gear up for extreme weather events this spring and summer after warmer-than-usual temperatures this winter, experts say.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• 20 years since NHL record was set, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere

  It has been 20 years since a fight fest at a game that still holds an NHL record. Now, fighting is rare in the NHL, but certainly not gone.

  Sports

  Feb 27
• Veteran QB Matt Shiltz prepared for new challenges with Calgary Stampeders

  The 31-year-old quarterback signed a one-year deal this month with Calgary.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• CAPP forecasts slight increase in Canadian oil and gas capital spending in 2024

  The industry group representing Canada's oil and gas producers says capital investment in the sector will edge slightly higher in 2024.

  Economy

  Feb 27
• Alberta Special Olympics bowler preparing for stiff competition

  With pin-splitting professionals descending on her hometown, Lori Cornwell knows a fraction of an inch can win bowling games.

  Sports

  Feb 27
• Lynx Air not the 1st low-cost airline to shut down. Why many have failed

  Lynx, which filed for creditor protection, marks at least the 8th budget airline to take off and then fizzle out since 2000, joining the ranks of Roots Air, CanJet and Swoop.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Competition watchdog concerned about pricing post Rogers-Shaw merger

  Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Advertisement
• ‘A white man’s war’: Calgary military museum focuses on Black Canadian soldiers

  Allan Ross, a volunteer researcher who curates the Black History Month exhibit, said the roots of military service for Black Canadians dates back two centuries

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Advertisement
• Family of man killed in CTrain collision goes public with private pain

  New details are being revealed about the man who died after being hit by a CTrain Wednesday. His family is going public to provide more context.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Crude-by-rail shipments jumped in last half of 2023 as Alberta’s oil output grows

  When the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion begins shipping oil, the recent increase in crude-by-rail shipments should reverse, said BMO Capital Markets analyst Ben Pham.

  Economy

  Feb 26
• NDP’s Singh questions provinces mulling pharmacare opt-out

  Singh's comments came one day after Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange wrote in an email to Global News that the province would seek to opt-out of a national pharmacare plan.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• ‘Calgarian Samaritan’ finds new path to improvement by picking up litter

  After getting clean himself, a Calgary man is set on cleaning up the city as best he can. And his efforts are inspiring others to join in.

  Features

  Feb 26
• Mother hit and killed by U-Haul was executive director of Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank

  The 45-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a suspect driving a U-Haul Saturday night was a mother and the executive director of the food bank in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

  Crime

  Feb 26