Bill Graveland
Bill Graveland is a Calgary-based reporter for The Canadian Press.
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It was Grandma, in the café with a Scrabble tile: Game cafés are big holiday business
It's the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there's no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon.
Canada -Calgary |
British departure means uncertain future for Alberta's massive Suffield military base
A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air.
Canada -Calgary |
Calgary airport still rebuilding from summer hailstorm but ready for holiday rush
The Calgary International Airport is gearing up for a record travel season, but the effects of a devastating summer hailstorm linger.
Canada -Calgary |
Work underway in Alberta town to restore one of last remaining Quonset-style theatres
The historic Roxy Theatre in the Crowsnest Pass hasn't been open for 20 years, but there is hope the theatre in downtown Coleman, Alta., built in 1948 can be restored to its original glory.
Canada -Calgary |
'A pretty cool idea': Documentary series to follow Straschnitzki's basketball dreams
Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days — complete with cameras and microphones — now that he's changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood.
Canada -Calgary |
Alberta RCMP lay sex trafficking charges against Cochrane man
A 47-year-old man in southern Alberta is facing human trafficking charges among other offences dating back two decades.
Canada -Calgary |
'It is urgent': Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia
At 2,700 square kilometres, CFB Suffield is the largest military training area in Canada. It has been the site of military training in southern Alberta since 1972.
Canada -Calgary |
'No happy paintings': Dozens of art works by Canadian war artist at Calgary exhibit
Bill MacDonnell's paintings are on display at the Military Museums in Calgary through Remembrance Day and into 2025.
Canada -Calgary |
'Red patches on the road': Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions
Blair Painter, the mayor of Crowsnest Pass, says it's hard to find any driver who hasn't had at least one close call with wildlife on the area's busy transportation corridors.
Canada -Calgary |
Country superstar Shania Twain returning to Calgary Stampede
Canadian music star Shania Twain is set to perform at next year's Calgary Stampede, her first show during the annual western festival in more than a decade.
Canada -Calgary |