The driver of a dump truck died after he lost control and crashed into a number of other vehicles on the Trans-Canada Highway on Wednesday afternoon and police say the roadway will likely be closed for several hours. Emergency crews…
Category: Calgary
5 things to watch for in the Stampeders game against the Argonauts
The Calgary Stampeders (2-2) don’t have a lot of time to nurse any physical or psychological wounds resulting from their Week 5 loss in Hamilton, as the Toronto Argonauts (0-4) come to town for a Thursday night game to kick-off…
Grizzly sighting near animal carcass prompts closure around Eagle Lake
The area around Eagle Lake, northwest of Calgary near Banff National Park, has been closed after a grizzly bear was seen near an animal carcass. The sighting was reported July 15 and the closure will remain in effect until July…
Woman charged in CTrain station stabbing of 17-year-old
A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after a stabbing at the City Hall CTrain station that sent a teen to hospital Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to the station on Seventh Avenue between Macleod Trail and Third Street S.E. before…
Ride your ATV safely and keep your kids off them, Alberta health officials say
Alberta health officials say too many children are suffering preventable injuries while riding ATVs. From the start of April last year to this year, 78 children were hurt on all-terrain vehicles, with 31 needing hospitalization and one child dying, said…
Interviews with German family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court
The trial of an Alberta youth accused of shooting a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after plans to use a translator fell through. Horst Stewin’s relatives…
Calgary police sweeten sour experience for girls whose lemonade stand money was stolen
Jasmine Zacher isn’t sure what came over her 11-year-old body, but before she knew it, she was racing down the street in hot pursuit of the people who’d just stolen her lemonade stand money. The preteen and her best friend were…
Woman faces charges in attack on teen in downtown Calgary
A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after a teen was stabbed on a downtown street on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the 600 block of Macleod Trail S.E. at about 4:45 p.m. for reports of an assault. A…
Witness recounts cat killing at southeast Calgary condo
A woman who witnessed a cat being beaten to death with a baseball bat at a southeast Calgary condo called it “the worst thing I saw in my life” and says she will have nightmares. The woman, who CTV News…
‘A nightmare I’ll have for life’: Witness recounts cat killing at southeast Calgary condo
Some may find the details in this story disturbing. A woman who witnessed a cat being beaten to death with a baseball bat at a southeast Calgary condo called it “the worst thing I saw in my life” and says…