
Rukhsar Ali
Journalist
Rukhsar Ali is a multiplatform reporter with experience in radio, podcasts, television, and digital. She is a recipient of the 2023 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship and holds a master of journalism from Carleton University and an honours bachelor of arts in English Literature from the University of Calgary. You can reach her at rukhsar.ali@cbc.ca.
Latest from Rukhsar Ali

White hats, naked protesters and sweaty leaders in the gym: Headlines from the 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis
As Alberta gears up to host leaders from some of the world's most powerful nations in the upcoming G7 summit, we're taking a look back at the most newsworthy headlines from the first meeting held in Kananaskis 23 years ago.
Canada -Calgary |
Dinos, meet drones: How new technology could reshape the fossil record
A new study used drone technology to map a portion of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park. It's challenging a long-standing method of dating dinosaur fossils.
Canada -Calgary |

Superfans gather to hear resurfaced tape of Nirvana's now-famed Calgary concert
Dozens gathered at a pub in Calgary to hear, for the first time, a recently uncovered tape of a local Nirvana concert in 1991 — just before the Seattle grunge band became famous.
Canada -Calgary |

Stamp set commemorates Calgary's first gay bar among other queer moments in Canadian history
A new Canada Post stamp is commemorating the story of Calgary's first gay bar, Club Carousel, as part of a series of stamps featuring pivotal moments and places that shaped 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across the country.
Canada -Calgary |

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.
Canada -Calgary |

'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.
Canada -Calgary |

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.
Canada -Calgary |

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.
Canada -Calgary |

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.
Canada -Calgary |

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.
Canada -Calgary |