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• These are the best 20 new restaurants in and around Calgary, says food critic John Gilchrist

  29-12-2017 20:19 via cbc.ca
  While downtown restaurants continued to suffer in 2017, Calgary saw the opening of more chain restaurants, restaurants serving Asian cuisine and a revived interest in Italian food this year. Food critic John Gilchrist shares his top picks.
  
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• Man who died in Calgary house fire called ‘a hero’ by family and friends

  26-03-2025 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family and friends of a Calgary man who was killed in a house fire early Monday morning say he died a hero while rescuing other people and pets from the flames.
  
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• Owner of oil well near Cold Lake, Alta., blames 60,000-litre crude oil spill on vandalism

  26-03-2025 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  On March 22, a well owned by Check Energy Ltd. of Calgary released 60,000 litres of crude oil. The Alberta Energy Regulator said on its website that no impacts to wildlife were reported. 
  
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• Calgary police investigating fatal crash on Crowchild Trail

  26-03-2025 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say one person was killed in a crash and vehicle fire on Crowchild Trail S.W. Wednesday morning near the Calgary Military Museums.
  
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• Alberta to claw back federal disability benefit from AISH recipients

  26-03-2025 19:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is rolling out a new Canada Disability Benefit this summer but qualified recipients in Alberta won’t see the extra money if they already receive payments under AISH, or Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program.
  
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• Former Alberta NDP member Rod Loyola to run under federal Liberal banner in Edmonton

  26-03-2025 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rod Loyola says he's running in the newly formed riding of Edmonton Gateway.
  
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• Calgary police investigate early morning shooting that sent a woman to hospital

  26-03-2025 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are investigating an early morning shooting in the community of Sunnyside that sent one woman to hospital. Two people have been arrested.
  
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• One person killed in fiery Crowchild Trail crash

  26-03-2025 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A vehicle struck a sign pole on northbound Crowchild Trail Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead, first responders confirm to CBC News.
  
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• Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel

  26-03-2025 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right U.S. influencer who calls Canada "a silly country," saying it is her duty to do everything she can to reach out to Americans to prevent tariffs.
  
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• ‘Heartbroken’: 2 of the men swept away in B.C. avalanche identified

  26-03-2025 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two of the three men who were swept away in an avalanche in southeastern B.C. on Monday afternoon have now been identified. One man remains in critical condition.
  
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• Calgary man charged in fatal Glenmore Trail collision

  26-03-2025 17:23 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man is facing charges after a collision on Glenmore Trail in December led to the death of an 18-year-old passenger, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Amid calls to cancel, Premier Danielle Smith stands by plan to go to U.S. fundraiser

  26-03-2025 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith is to make a speaking appearance Thursday with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at a fundraiser for PragerU.
  
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• Shania Twain to lead 2025 Calgary Stampede Parade

  26-03-2025 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian country music star Shania Twain will lead the 2025 Stampede Parade, the Calgary Stampede said Wednesday.
  
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• Giddy Up! Shania Twain is the 2025 Calgary Stampede parade mashal

  26-03-2025 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary is 100 days out from its annual celebration of all things western and to kick it all off, Canada's queen of country music will get the party started.
  
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• Giddy Up! Shania Twain is the 2025 Calgary Stampede parade marshal

  26-03-2025 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary is 100 days out from its annual celebration of all things western and to kick it all off, Canada's queen of country music will get the party started.
  
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• Top third-party advertiser from Calgary's 2021 municipal election plans rerun for 2025

  26-03-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The third party advertiser (TPA) that spent the most money in Calgary's 2021 municipal election is not planning any major strategic changes for this year's vote.
  
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• Calgary athletes bring home 10 medals from Special Olympics World Winter Games

  26-03-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Six athletes from the Calgary area are settling back home after the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy earlier this month — where they won a combined 10 medals.
  
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• Calgary mayor shares message of optimism at ‘State of the City’ address

  26-03-2025 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jyoti Gondek delivered a wide-ranging but generally optimistic speech at her annual State of the City address -- believing her city is ready to face current economic challenges.
  
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• ‘Now is not the time to be in the backcountry,’ Avalanche experts say

  26-03-2025 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Avalanche experts are warning backcountry enthusiasts of very dangerous snow conditions in the mountains of southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia.
  
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• When Danielle Smith tried explaining Poilievre to Americans, Canadians heard it too

  26-03-2025 00:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's premier has given U.S. media outlets several reasons Trump should avoid tariffs. But her electoral rationale landed differently in Canada.
  
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• Calgary Police Service receive 15 blessed eagle feathers in act of reconciliation

  25-03-2025 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The feathers, gifted from the Kainai Nation, can be used for swearing-in ceremonies, as well as the swearing of oaths for affidavits, statements, and other legal documents.
  
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• Lousy Smarch weather: Wet snow, freezing rain expected in Alberta

  25-03-2025 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Buckle up Alberta, and don't swap our your tires quite yet — third winter is on the way for parts of the province.
  
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• New Alberta working group to tackle problem of $253M in unpaid oil and gas property taxes

  25-03-2025 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government and the Rural Municipalities Association (RMA) are forming a working group to try to solve the issue of unpaid property taxes owed by oil and gas companies and collect what has now amounted to at least $253 million.
  
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• Police seize 17.5 kg of drugs as part of trafficking investigation in Calgary, Edmonton - CTV News

  25-03-2025 19:12 via news.google.com
  Police seize 17.5 kg of drugs as part of trafficking investigation in Calgary, Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• University of Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-cm claws

  25-03-2025 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline.
  
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• Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws - Okotoks Western Wheel

  25-03-2025 18:37 via news.google.com
  Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws  Okotoks Western Wheel
  
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• Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws - The Albertan

  25-03-2025 18:26 via news.google.com
  Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws  The Albertan
  
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• 3 men killed in B.C. avalanche after being swept away

  25-03-2025 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kaslo RCMP said two groups of skiers were waiting in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed when they were swept away by an avalanche.
  
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• WestJet pilots ask judge to nix approval of temporary foreign workers in the cockpit

  25-03-2025 18:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing WestJet pilots is asking a judge to quash federal approval of temporary foreign workers in the cockpit.
  
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• $50K worth of copper wire stolen from business, Calgary police looking for suspects - CityNews Calgary

  25-03-2025 18:01 via news.google.com
  $50K worth of copper wire stolen from business, Calgary police looking for suspects  CityNews Calgary
  
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