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'Deliberate and wilful': Calgary judge finds men guilty of flouting COVID rules

An Alberta judge has found a Calgary pastor, his brother and a cafe owner guilty of contempt for deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders.

Jun 29, 2021 8:15 AM Read more >

Hockey players arrested in $1-million-plus drug raid

Two hockey players from Airdrie were arrested June 16 in relation to a Calgary Police Services (CPS) investigation that rendered the seizure of more than $1 million worth of street drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.

Jun 28, 2021 4:45 PM Read more >

Amazon to open new warehouse that will use robotics in Alberta next year

The warehouse is to be built in Parkland County, Alta., west of Edmonton, and is expected to open next year.

Jun 28, 2021 1:15 PM Read more >

Total COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to top 50 million doses by week's end

Pfizer-BioNTech is to send more than 2.4 million doses this week and Moderna about 1.4 million.

Jun 28, 2021 11:15 AM Read more >

Mama grizzly bear, yearling cub killed by train in Banff National Park

A well-known mama grizzly bear and one of her yearling cubs has been struck and killed by a train in Banff National Park.

Jun 28, 2021 10:45 AM Read more >

Nearly 30 per cent of respondents broke COVID-19 restrictions: Canada-wide survey

The most common transgressions were around gathering limits and wearing masks.

Jun 28, 2021 9:15 AM Read more >

Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured

"Young tyrannosaurs were not just scaled-down versions of the mature parents," he said. "They were creatures that actually had their own lifestyles."

Jun 27, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >

Defence minister has lost all credibility on military sex misconduct: experts

“His lack of knowledge on everything around him is concerning, and suggests either gross incompetence or attempts at coverups. In either case, harm is being done," said Charlotte Duval-Lantoine of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Jun 27, 2021 10:15 AM Read more >

Airdrie artist cracks top three of national competition

An Airdrie artist who submitted her coffee-infused painting into a national art competition has been selected as one of the top three contestants eligible to win a cash prize, in addition to some online exposure and a money donation to the healthcare organization of their choice.

Jun 27, 2021 9:15 AM Read more >

Ground-breaking female artists named as award winners

'Their creativity has brought new light to their respective disciplines'

Jun 27, 2021 9:15 AM Read more >