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'I definitely feel cheated': Former students suing deceased Calgary teacher, board

CALGARY — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed by threeformer students of a Calgary junior high school alleging sexual misconduct by a teacher who died earlier this year.

Nov 29, 2021 6:05 PM Read more >

Alberta ups screening, tracing as it prepares for first Omicron COVID-19 cases

EDMONTON — Alberta does not yet have any reported cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it's realistically only a matter of time.

Nov 29, 2021 5:39 PM Read more >

Calgary officers face no charges over man's head injury in custody: police watchdog

CALGARY — Alberta’s police watchdog says two officerswon't face criminal charges over their handling of a man who sustained a severe brain injury while in custody.

Nov 29, 2021 5:10 PM Read more >

Sting of overtime playoff ouster lingers for Calgary Stampeders

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders capped an uphill season with a valiant, but messy effort in a playoff exit. A healthier quarterback and more roster continuity is their goal for 2022. "Nothing was easy.

Nov 29, 2021 4:00 PM Read more >

Higher energy prices expected to deliver boost in Alberta budget update

EDMONTON — Alberta's finance minister says the recent bullish run on energy prices is part of a stronger economic story on the province's bottom line that will be revealed in the upcoming second-quarter budget update.

Nov 29, 2021 3:33 PM Read more >

Turkeys expected to be pricier, harder to find this Christmas

CALGARY — Jerry Kamphuis wants his longtime, loyal customers to get first priority this year when it comes to a Christmas turkey. The owner of Country Lane Farms, near Strathmore, Alta.

Nov 29, 2021 1:32 PM Read more >

Vermilion Energy ups stake in Corrib natural gas project off the coast of Ireland

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc.

Nov 29, 2021 10:42 AM Read more >

World Cup super-G called off in Canada due to too much snow

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — What was supposed to be a three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise with the cancellation of Sunday’s men’s super-G.

Nov 28, 2021 1:12 PM Read more >

Mother Nature unkind to Lake Louise's men's World Cup with super-G cancellation

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — A three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of Sunday's men's super-G.

Nov 28, 2021 12:05 PM Read more >

'For the greater good:' Indigenous financial adviser works to empower others

CALGARY — It's often said that every name tells a story. For Theodora Warrior, that couldn't be more true. "My name doesn't lie," says Warrior, a Blackfoot member of the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta.

Nov 28, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >