Tag: News/Canada/Calgary

A 75-year-old woman is recovering from multiple broken bones after she was attacked by a masked intruder in her Lethbridge home on Wednesday, police say. Officers responded to a house in the 3000 block of Fairway Street South on May 22…

Two men face 71 charges each after a spate of purse snatchings in Calgary.  The nine incidents happened in grocery store parking lots between Feb. 3 and March 8. “It is believed the men would approach a shopper loading purchased…

Dave Proctor’s attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner’s comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running benchmarks. The 38-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., will run as fast as he can…

City crews have completed the spring street-sweeping of Calgary’s residential roadways. The focus now shifts to bigger the roads, says John Bolger, the city’s acting manager of roads maintenance. “Most of those bigger roads, we’re at nighttime, so to try…

Need some inspiration to get you out of the house this weekend? Homestretch director Tracy Fuller joined Rob Brown Thursday to talk about what’s going on in Calgary this weekend. Tsuu’tina Community Rodeo Club Getting antsy for Stampede? It’s still…

A jury has found Mitchell Harkes  guilty of second degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of 20-year-old Brett Wiese.  It was the second trial for Harkes, after the Court of Appeal overturned an earlier conviction, ruling that the trial judge made…

City officials say they will review the placement of security cameras along the Peace Bridge after another incident of vandalism to the iconic span over the Bow River. Police are investigating after vandals broke a pane of glass along the…

Calgary police have charged a man with 33 offences related to fraud and firearms following an investigation. The charges came after investigators were alerted May 15 to concerns that an individual was buying firearms using a compromised firearms licence. After investigating,…

Calgary police say they’ve charged one of their own officers with impaired driving. Const. Timothy Callaghan, who has been with the service for six years, was arrested Wednesday after being pulled over in the city’s southeast. Police said they received reports…

Stettler County has issued a stop work order on a controversial RV park on the shores of Buffalo Lake for what it calls serious concerns over the health and safety of users and possible harm to the environment.  Paradise Shores was…