The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man died in the custody of Airdrie RCMP on Friday. RCMP said at 8 p.m. a 50-year-old man was arrested at CrossIron Mills mall. The man died of undetermined causes…
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Bestselling cookbook author Karlynn Johnston is back with new book of prairie recipes
What’s prairie cuisine? That’s a question popular food blogger Karlynn Johnston sought to answer in The Prairie Table, her new book, which is filled with a collection of recipes inspired by Johnston’s own background, growing up Ukrainian in Winnipeg. Johnston dropped…
Waterton group receives grant to start new bat stewardship program
A new initiative in Waterton, Alta., aims to protect the resiliency of an endangered bat species. The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association is starting a new bat stewardship project with the help of a $3,000 grant from outdoor clothing company Patagonia.…
Scheer outlines ‘vision for Canada’ that includes national corridor for energy, telecom
On Saturday in Calgary, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer laid out his party’s vision for Canada’s future resource development. There were short-term fixes, but also a long-term pitch for a national energy corridor that Scheer said he believes Canadian premiers will embrace. “I want…
Police investigate possible double homicide after explosion at northwest Calgary home
Calgary police’s homicide unit is investigating after two people were found dead and a woman critically injured following a fire and explosion at a northwest Calgary home on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to reports of a house fire and explosion…
Homicide unit investigating 2 deaths after explosion at northwest Calgary home
Calgary police’s homicide unit is investigating after two people were found dead and a woman critically injured following a fire and explosion at a northwest Calgary home on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to reports of a house fire and explosion…
At least 1 injured in explosion in northwest Calgary
Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in northwest Calgary. The fire department asked the public to avoid the area between Kincora Landing and Kincora Boulevard as they respond to the fire on Kincora Drive at 2:15 p.m. Saturday. Police confirmed that at…
2 dead, 1 in life-threatening condition after explosion at northwest Calgary home
EMS says two people are dead and one person is in hospital after an explosion at a northwest Calgary home on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to reports of a house fire at approximately 1:50 p.m. at 42 Kincora Drive N.W.…
Ghost Opera brings the dead to life through puppetry
A haunting tale based on ancient Greek myth is getting retold in an entirely new way, through a first-time collaboration between The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and the Calgary Opera Company. Ghost Opera had its world premiere at the Banff Centre on…
Alberta hay producers hope for wetter weather in the face of dwindling reserves
It looks to be another challenging year when it comes to accessing hay in the province, as the consequences of hot, dry conditions over the past few years begin to add up. Beef and forage specialist Barry Yaremcio estimates 75 per cent of Alberta…