Brendan Coulter

Brendan Coulter is a reporter for CBC Calgary. He previously served as CBC British Columbia's Kootenay pop-up bureau reporter. He has also worked for the CBC in Kamloops and Edmonton. Reach him at brendan.coulter@cbc.ca.

Latest from Brendan Coulter

Record-breaking 17,280 runners lace up for Calgary Marathon weekend

A record number of participants pinned on race bibs and sped through the city during the Calgary Marathon weekend. Organizers say supporter turnout also reached an "unprecedented" high.

Foes on the ice, not in the oilpatch: Danes, Canadians to collab on carbon capture

After Denmark's stunning upset over Canada in the hockey world championship, Danish and Canadian researchers are teaming up for a different sort of high-stakes challenge: developing carbon capture technology.

Ronald McDonald House celebrates major expansion of Calgary facility

To accommodate the growing demand, the building's capacity has been expanded from 27 to 91 private family suites.

Long-awaited Springbank off-stream reservoir now in operation

A major flood resilience project is finished, almost 12 years after flood waters surged into Calgary communities in 2013, killing one person and causing billions of dollars in damage.

Alberta government commits to fast-tracking delivery of new schools, upgrades

Previously announced projects in 10 communities will move forward to either design or construction, depending on how far along they are.

Alberta hospitality sector says staffing levels have improved — but gaps remain

Restaurants Canada said there are 11,000 unfilled restaurant positions around the province.

Weather conditions expected to fuel active wildfire season in southern Alberta

Heavy rainfall this week brought down the immediate wildfire risk in southern Alberta, but dangerous conditions are still expected in the months ahead.

Below-market housing to replace LRT parking lot in southeast Calgary

The City of Calgary is moving forward with plans to build a housing complex in place of a park-and-ride lot beside Franklin Station in Radisson Heights.

Beehive bandit makes off with 57 hives, leaves Alberta beekeeper feeling 'helpless'

Honey Meadows Farm owner Jon Zwiers visited four bee yards this week and discovered hives were missing from each location.

Province now accepting applications for 'Alberta is Calling' moving bonus

Some of the more than 150,000 people who settled in Alberta last year can now recover money they spent to start a new life in "Wild Rose Country."