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Citizen scientists sought to catch mosquitoes, help monitor disease-carrying species
As mosquito season ramps up, the University of Calgary and the city are calling on citizen scientists to help them study the potential health impacts of the invasive northern house mosquito.
'Very tense, very scary': Calgary couple visiting Kashmir caught in crossfire
A Calgary couple travelled to Pakistan-administered Kashmir about a week before the current escalation began between India and Pakistan.
2 arrested after Calgary bus driver assaulted, police say
The driver was assaulted while operating a bus in the area of Falconridge Boulevard and Castleridge Boulevard at about 1 a.m., according to police.
Evergreen Theatre Society shutting down after 34 years serving Calgary's arts community
The theatre company will shut down at the end of June. It offered science programming in schools across Alberta, and accessible, affordable community spaces for art, theatre and dance.
Gian-Carlo Carra will not seek fifth term this fall, after 15 years on city council
The Ward 9 city councillor is the sixth sitting councillor to announce they will not seek re-election in this fall's municipal vote.
Bootleg tape uncovered from Nirvana's sole Calgary tour stop in 1991 – months before they skyrocketed to fame
Nirvana enthusiast Mike Jenkins uncovered a copy of a bootleg tape of the sole Nirvana concert in Calgary, on March 4, 1991, mere months before the band released their record-breaking album, Nevermind.
Calgary's hot house-flipping market is cooling off, real estate insiders say
According to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB), last month’s inventories rose to 5,876 units while sales were down 22 per cent from last year’s level with 2,236 units sold.
'Curiously isolated' butterfly species discovered in Waterton Lakes National Park
Hidden away in an area of Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies are now being recognized as a new species known as Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak.
New potential measles exposure in southern Alberta including Calgary: AHS
AHS has issued a public alert after being notified of additional confirmed measles cases in Alberta's south health zone. Certain locations in Calgary, Rocky View Country, Lethbridge, Coaldale and Taber may have been exposed to the virus.
Underused downtown office building being converted to U of C classrooms
Downtown Calgary's 801 Seventh Avenue SW, formerly known as the Nexen Building, is being converted from office spaces to University of Calgary classrooms after the tower has sat virtually empty for about six years.