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'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.
'Record year for demolitions': Calgary heritage expert laments blanket rezoning
The 115-year-old MacLean house at the top of MacDonald Avenue in Ramsay will soon come down, replaced by a multi-unit complex covering the footprint of several adjacent homes.
Former Calgary real estate agent facing fraud charges in huge investment scam
A former Calgary real estate agent is facing charges after police say he defrauded investment clients out of nearly $2 million.
Calgary pours tech into traffic-congestion mitigation
The City of Calgary says it’s doing a good job managing vehicular traffic congestion and it wants drivers in the city to help out by thinking ahead.
Downtown Calgary progress report cause for optimism, but crime still an impediment
A fresh report on Calgary's initiatives to stabilize a dynamic tax base downtown while clamping down on crime got some thumbs up at its release Tuesday. But a local business group says there's still lots of work to do to make it more inviting to suburbanites.
Way of the Cross returns to traditional route in Calgary after COVID hiatus
Calgary Catholics are returning to their roots, in a sense, as the annual Way of the Cross procession route reverts to its pre-COVID glory on Friday.
ASIRT says Calgary officer not responsible for man's death after police confrontation
An officer who kneed a Calgary man in the torso multiple times was not responsible for that man’s death, the provincial police watchdog said in a new report, while also concluding blunt-force trauma was the primary cause of death.
Water experts on edge as another dry summer heats up in southern Alberta
Prominent hydrologists are sounding the alarm as another dry summer in southern Alberta — with the possibility of water restrictions — is coming into focus.
WTI's brief dip to $55 US a barrel has analysts urging wait-and-see approach
The West Texas Intermediate oil price dipped to $55.12 US per barrel early Wednesday, leaving analysts to speculate on what's around the corner at a time of mass economic instability.
Calgary Folk Music Festival drops the needle despite exchange-rate sour note
Picture it. Late summer 2025. You are strolling along Memorial Drive and as you get closer to Prince’s Island Park, you can hear music. Lots and lots of folk music.