Calgary news

• First responders given centre stage at Calgary Show and Shine | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  25-06-2022 22:39
  
  First responders given centre stage at Calgary Show and Shine | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
  Read more

• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, June 25

  25-06-2022 20:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government announced that the June 22 news conference would be its last regularly scheduled in-person COVID-19 update, but data would continue to be updated online.
  
  Read more

• 4 convicted Alberta multiple murderers can now apply for parole earlier

  25-06-2022 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted the appeals of four convicted Alberta multiple murders, now giving them the chance to apply for parole after 25 years.
  
  Read more

• Varcoe: 'Vote with their feet' — more people moving to Alberta as economy gains traction - Calgary Herald

  25-06-2022 17:27
  
  Varcoe: 'Vote with their feet' — more people moving to Alberta as economy gains traction  Calgary Herald
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Stars Align for Elks Rookie Plamondon's Debut in Calgary - Edmonton Elks

  25-06-2022 16:09
  
  Stars Align for Elks Rookie Plamondon's Debut in Calgary  Edmonton Elks
  
  Read more

• Danielle Smith's 'sovereignty' plan separates her from UCP leadership pack

  25-06-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Smith's key policy idea seems designed to plunge Alberta into a constitutional mess, raising the question: how much conflict with Ottawa do conservatives want?
  
  Read more

• Calgary bike store making cycling affordable and accessible in Forest Lawn

  25-06-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Bathtub Bikes is a community bike store that takes bikes destined for the landfill, or sat for decades covered in cobwebs in the back of someone's garage, and gives them new lives.
  
  Read more

• ‘Winging it’: Trans health-care coverage spotty, hard to navigate across Canada 

  25-06-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates hope provinces follow Yukon's lead and cover gender-affirming procedures like facial feminization and laser hair removal. Experts also want more providers offering care.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two years after launch, patience is paying off for Calgary's Indigenous Relations Office, team says

  25-06-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The establishment of the IRO was a call to action in the city’s White Goose Flying Report that was released in 2016 — a municipal response to the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission report. 
  
  Read more

• Urban farm in the middle of Calgary industrial area celebrates milestone - CBC.ca

  25-06-2022 10:00
  
  Urban farm in the middle of Calgary industrial area celebrates milestone  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• Urban farm in the middle of Calgary industrial area celebrates milestone

  25-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Instead of a red ribbon cutting, Highfield Farm celebrated the opening of its greenhouse by cutting a garland crafted from greenery and weeds. 
  
  Read more

• No land? No loan. Why it can be hard to borrow money from a bank if you live on reserve

  25-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It can be much harder for First Nations people living on reserve to get a bank loan. Because they don't legally own the land they live on, they can't use it as collateral.
  
  Read more

• Two years after launch, patience is paying off for Calgary's Indigenous Relations Office, team says - CBC.ca

  25-06-2022 09:00
  
  Two years after launch, patience is paying off for Calgary's Indigenous Relations Office, team says  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• 2022-06-25 Game Tracker - Edmonton Elks vs. Calgary Stampeders (6221) - CFL.ca

  25-06-2022 09:00
  
  2022-06-25 Game Tracker - Edmonton Elks vs. Calgary Stampeders (6221)  CFL.ca
  
  Read more

• Tampa Bay Lightning win 3-2 over Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of Stanley Cup final

  25-06-2022 06:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Keep the champagne chilled. It's back to the slushy ice of Amalie Arena for the Colorado Avalanche after they failed to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.
  
  Read more

• Convicted murderers win sentence appeals in Alberta, will get earlier chance to apply for parole

  25-06-2022 06:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four men, each convicted of at least two counts of first-degree murder, have won the right to be able to apply for parole earlier than their initial sentences called for.
  
  Read more

• Calgary artists create colourful new outdoor roller rink

  25-06-2022 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians are getting a chance to enjoy a bright new experience as they mark the city's grey and soggy first week of summer.
  
  Read more

• Alberta Education investigating social media posts about provincial achievement tests

  25-06-2022 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Videos that surfaced on social media have prompted Alberta Education to launch an investigation into whether they give away answers to Grade 9 provincial achievement tests.
  
  Read more

• Edmonton church prepares for Pope visit, grand reopening after 2020 fire

  25-06-2022 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leaders and parishioners of Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples are getting ready for a grand reopening to welcome Pope Francis when he arrives next month.
  
  Read more

• A first for Alberta: Superstore opens pharmacist-led health clinic in Lethbridge

  25-06-2022 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge's Real Canadian Superstore is now home to Alberta's first walk-in health clinic led by pharmacists.
  
  Read more

• Is Alberta in for a summer COVID-19 surge? Scientists say an uptick likely within months

  25-06-2022 01:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A B.C. scientist is warning that while Alberta's sixth COVID-19 wave is receding, the province could be in for another COVID-19 surge this summer.
  
  Read more

• Canadians concerned for Americans who may lack abortion access in wake of top court ruling

  25-06-2022 01:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn constitutional protections for abortion has left some Canadian observers concerned for those who will struggle to access services they may urgently need in the wake of the ruling.
  
  Read more

• Sage Hill residents fight ‘alarming’ association fee collection

  25-06-2022 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homeowners in the Calgary community of Sage Hill are fighting back after they found letters taped to their doors demanding hundreds of dollars in association and legal fees.
  
  Read more

• Alberta parents plan to drive to U.S. to access COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5

  25-06-2022 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta parents are going to great lengths to immunize their kids under five years olds, embarking on lengthy road trips to the United States.
  
  Read more

• No offence committed by officers in Calgary woman's fatal fall from 5th-floor balcony: ASIRT - CBC.ca

  25-06-2022 00:50
  
  No offence committed by officers in Calgary woman's fatal fall from 5th-floor balcony: ASIRT  CBC.ca
  
  Read more

• No offence committed by officers in Calgary woman's fatal fall from 5th-floor balcony: ASIRT

  25-06-2022 00:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s police watchdog said Friday that officers did not commit an offence in the death of a woman who fell from a fifth-floor balcony during an attempted arrest in Calgary. 
  
  Read more

• Garth Brooks excited to bring fans together in Edmonton: ‘All about inclusion’

  25-06-2022 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Garth Brooks is no stranger to Edmonton — where he sold out nine concerts in 2017 — and said this time, the bar has been raised for the outdoor shows at Commonwealth Stadium.
  
  Read more

• Rogers, Shaw, Competition Bureau to participate in mediation process over $26B deal

  25-06-2022 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rogers, Shaw and the Competition Bureau have agreed to participate in a mediation process next month regarding the companies' $26-billion merger.
  
  Read more

• Calgary volunteer group launches free public seed library

  25-06-2022 00:18 via cbc.ca
  
  What started as a word-of-mouth initiative between a group of friends a few years ago, has now expanded into a volunteer-run public resource to try and help people find sustainable ways to grow food and support local biodiversity.
  
  Read more

• RCMP sped up investigation into Ward 2 candidate Joe Magliocca due to 'impending election': internal emails

  25-06-2022 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With Calgary's civic election looming, RCMP 'accelerated' its investigation into former Ward 2 Coun. Joe Magliocca, according to internal emails quoted in an application filed at the Calgary courthouse on Friday.
  
  Read more

Follow @Calgary_Nws on Twitter!