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Get 'em young: Industry hopes early education key to making careers in trades attractive to 'anybody'
An industry group is trying to make trades and construction jobs more appealing to students leaving high school, and they are starting early.
Calgary police discover underground encampment south of Stampede grounds
Calgary first responders have destroyed a tunnel and encampment south of the Stampede grounds citing health and safety risks, police said Thursday.
Ghost Dam to move downstream for flood, drought mitigation
The Ghost Dam will be relocated downstream as part of an extreme-weather mitigation plan aimed at floods of the once-a-century variety, such as the massive regional flood of 2013, the province has announced.
Just because Alberta's economy is strong, doesn't mean you're not feeling a 'me-cession'
The economy in Alberta looks good from a distance, where record immigration has led to a jump in consumer spending. But when you shine a brighter light onto it, there are some problems the GDP fails to measure.
'Treat it like you love it,' says Calgary woman tired of Harvie Passage trash
A Calgary woman is tired of your garbage and she’s pushing back. Fiona McKenzie has lived in Inglewood for about a quarter century, but in recent years, as the popularity of Harvie Passage has skyrocketed, so has the sea of garbage left behind.
Virtual town hall for fire evacuees goes Monday in Calgary
Alberta will hold a virtual town hall meeting Monday evening in Calgary for those evacuated from the Jasper wildfires. People can participate online or by phone, or listen to the meeting from the Shouldice Arena's reception centre.
How do Calgary police horses stay cool during heat wave?
It’s hot in Calgary. Several days into a heat wave, lots of people are talking about it. But what about the four-legged officers with the Calgary Police Service?
Play-fighting led to death of Calgary Zoo polar bear Baffin, say officials
Just standard roughhousing, seen in captive polar bears over and over again, led to a playful bite, a tracheal ring crack and subsequent drowning of a Calgary Zoo polar bear.
Teen skateboarder dead after collision with pickup truck late Friday
A 17-year-old male has died in hospital following a collision with a pickup truck late Friday in southeast Calgary, police said in a Monday release.
Shelter for men and boys of Afro-Caribbean descent opens in Calgary
A transitional housing program has just opened and it's being hailed as the first of its kind in Calgary.