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CALGARY -- The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour.
CALGARY -- Calgary's mayor says the conversion of vacant downtown office buildings has reached its mid-term goal.
The Alberta government has introduced the winning contender in its new "Strong and Free" licence plate survey.
CALGARY -- Veterans say they were heartened by the support as thousands of Calgarians turned out on a bright, sunny day Tuesday to commemorate Remembrance Day.
CALGARY -- Phil MacAulay has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for the past 50 years, and even he's surprised at the measures his local branch has taken to keep the 103-year-old building alive.
CALGARY -- Jeromy Farkas has been confirmed as Calgary's next mayor.
CALGARY -- A recount in Calgary's mayoralty race is scheduled to take place Monday.
CALGARY -- The runner-up in Calgary's mayoralty race has formally requested a recount.
CALGARY -- The embattled mayor of Medicine Hat, Alta., fresh off her re-election campaign, says she hopes her council can undergo conflict resolution training after a tumultuous 18 months.
CALGARY -- Calgary's new mayor says he has been given a mandate to work with - and challenge if necessary - the provincial and federal governments.
MEDICINE HAT -- Linnsie Clark says she's ready for round two.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA -- A fatality inquiry heard Friday the driver of a tour bus complained about his brakes just days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three people.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA -- A fatality inquiry has heard the driver of a tour bus complained about its brakes days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three people.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA -- A fatality inquiry is set to begin today into the deaths of three people on a tour bus that tumbled down a steep embankment at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.
CALGARY -- Rachel Herbert says her little brother was a rock star among soldiers.
CALGARY -- Two bridges on a major ring road in northwest Calgary are being named in honour of a Canadian soldier killed fighting in Afghanistan.
CALGARY -- Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney doesn’t mince words when asked about possible Alberta separation.
CALGARY -- The leader of the Parti Quebecois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he becomes Quebec premier next year.
WARSAW -- With the prolonged war in Ukraine intensifying and no end in sight, the training being provided to Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian Forces personnel is being honed to better reflect the needs on the battlefield.
KYIV -- A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is not ruling out putting Canadian troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is not ruling out putting Canadian troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.
KYIV -- Ukrainians should have no doubt about Canada's commitment to their country, Prime Minister Carney said on Sunday as he made a surprise visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine's Independence Day.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce further details of new military assistance Canada promised in June.
INDUS -- Wayne Foster spent much of his life chasing the horizon as a fighter pilot, but he could be facing his toughest battle yet: parting with the warbird he built by hand.
CALGARY -- Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high.
CALGARY -- Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work.
CALGARY -- More than 50 Sikh protesters continued their demonstration Tuesday outside Calgary city hall on the second and final day of the G7 leaders' summit.
CALGARY -- Some Sikhs say they plan to continue protests in Calgary on Tuesday, condemning Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he visits the G7 leaders' summit.
CALGARY -- More than 100 Sikhs waved blue and yellow Khalistan flags and held up posters Monday condemning Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to the G7 leaders' summit.
CALGARY -- As world leaders gather at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Lesley Boyer has a message.
CALGARY -- Airplane enthusiasts are setting up at the Calgary International Airport in hopes of seeing some exciting aircraft land for the start of the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis, Alta.
CALGARY -- Airplane enthusiasts are setting up at the Calgary International Airport in hopes of seeing some exciting aircraft land for the start of the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis, Alta.
CALGARY -- Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down with oil and gas executives in Calgary Sunday to discuss partnerships and to get their input for his plans to make Canada an energy superpower.
CALGARY -- Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower.
CALGARY -- Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower.
CALGARY -- Canada's new energy minister walked into the lion's den in Calgary and spoke to oil and gas executives about Ottawa's plans to turn the country into an energy superpower.
CALGARY -- The mayor of Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta says the Alberta Energy Regulator's approval of a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is long overdue.
CALGARY -- Corey Hogan was bleary-eyed and a little nervous the day after winning the only Liberal seat in Calgary.
CALGARY -- A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
CALGARY -- A commercial kitchen company in Calgary pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
CALGARY -- A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
DRUMHELLER -- A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction has sparked demands that she be spared.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not ruling out sending Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not ruling out sending Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged 25 light armoured vehicles to Ukraine and to provide the country with $5 billion in funds from seized Russian assets.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged 25 light armoured vehicles to Ukraine and to provide the country with $5 billion in seized Russian assets.
KYIV --Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv.
KYIV -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to be in Kyiv on Monday along with a dozen other world leaders as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country.
The clock has been reset for a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for 42 years after state legislators defeated an attempt to resume executions.
CALGARY -- A public fatality inquiry into the stabbing death of a Calgary caseworker five years ago has heard that the killer was absent from the facility for weeks at a time before the attack occurred.
A man who attacked a homeless woman and set her on fire in Saskatchewan has been granted statutory release from prison with special conditions.
CALGARY -- An Alberta judge has found a former Calgary city councillor guilty of fraud, but not guilty of breach of trust.
CALGARY -- A judge is expected to hand down his verdict today on whether a former Calgary city councillor is guilty of fraud and breach of trust.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- One of two men who became the faces of a blockade at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 offered a public apology Thursday at the end of sentencing arguments.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Two men who became the faces of a blockade at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 need to do jail time to send a message that actions have consequences, a Crown prosecutor told court Thursday.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Two men who became the faces of a protest at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 need to do prison time to send a message that actions have consequences, a Crown prosecutor told court Thursday.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- The sentencing hearing for three leaders of the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is now a sentencing hearing for two.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and restrictions.