David Bell

Journalist

David Bell has been a professional, platform-agnostic journalist since he was the first graduate of Mount Royal University’s bachelor of communications in journalism program in 2009. His work regularly receives national exposure. He also teaches journalism and communication at Mount Royal University.

Latest from David Bell

'Severe pothole' on Glenmore Trail damages numerous vehicles, snarls traffic

Traffic was congested along a section of Glenmore Trail Tuesday morning as drivers dealt with what police described as a "severe pothole" that damaged numerous vehicles.

Alberta storm chasers find beauty, science, community up in the clouds

You know when Environment Canada tells you a storm is coming and to stay away from it? There's a group of people based in Alberta who find their happy place in the eye of a storm, not a safe distance from it.

Former Alberta teacher facing 16 sexual assault, exploitation charges: RCMP

A former teacher at W.G. Murdoch School in Crossfield, Alta., is facing 16 charges including sexual assault and sexual exploitation, Alberta RCMP said in a Wednesday release.

Calgary Zoo adds 5th female gorilla to troop

The female population of western lowland gorillas at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo just grew by one, with the addition of 24-year-old Johari, who arrived from Toronto last Friday.

Smoke blankets Calgary area as air quality warning urges caution

The wildfire-induced smoke currently blanketing the Calgary area, is so bad Environment Canada (EC) is telling people to go back inside, in an air quality warning issued early Wednesday.

16-unit affordable housing project breaks ground in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood

A new mixed-income affordable housing project broke ground in a northwest community on Thursday as the mayor highlighted Calgary’s top spot in national housing starts.

'Terrible for the community': Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV shuts down after nearly 70 years

A southern Alberta television station is going off the air after nearly seven decades, the parent company said Tuesday in a statement.

Man dies after shooting in southwest Calgary

One man is dead and one woman was sent to hospital after a shooting in a southwest Calgary community Tuesday morning, police reported.

Alberta separation movement criticized by business groups, analyst

Deborah Yedlin gets that some folks in Alberta are not thrilled with yet another federal Liberal government, but she says the separation movement the premier is flirting with could seriously hurt the province and the country.

'I'm the only one left': 102-year-old veteran among those at Taber's VE-Day ceremony

He’s the only one left, but a southern Alberta community came together to show him love and respect. Burns Wood, a veteran of the Second World War, was born in Taber, Alta., more than a century ago.