Calgary News | Local Breaking | CTV News Calgary

MORE TOP STORIES

• In-person convocation scheduled for University of Calgary grads

  Thousands of new graduates from the University of Calgary will be able to receive their degrees at an in-person ceremony, the first time the event has been held since 2019.

  

• New federal firearms bill will be introduced on Monday: Lametti

  Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will table new firearms legislation on Monday, according to his colleague Justice Minister David Lametti. In an interview with CTV's Question Period that will air on Sunday, Lametti pointed to the advance notice given to the House of Commons, and confirmed the plan is to see the new bill unveiled shortly after MPs return to the Commons on May 30.

  

• Calgary Flames exit playoffs amid controversy over disallowed goal

  The Calgary Flames didn't go quietly, but they still went with the controversial disallowing of a potential game-winning goal hanging over their exit.

  

• Aging Alberta legislature pools, walkways to get $20M upgrade

  The grounds at the Alberta legislature are getting a major upgrade thanks to a $20 million investment from the federal and provincial governments.

  

• WEATHER

  WEATHER | Scattered showers in Calgary throughout the weekend

  Calgary's Friday forecast in the 20s; small storm risk this evening.

• Provincial permission: Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley on the verge of their merge

  Black Diamond and Turner Valley will combine into a single town immediately following the New Year's Eve countdown.

• 'Execution-style murder': Killer of 19-year-old Calgary hockey coach sentenced to life in jail

  A Calgary judge has sentenced a young man who shot and killed another man to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.

• 27-year-old man carrying air rifle near Toronto elementary school shot dead. What we know so far

  There’s an increased police presence around four Toronto schools this morning after a 27-year-old man walking the nearby streets with an air rifle was shot dead by police on Thursday.

• Canadian Blood Service seeks to scrap lifetime ban on sex workers donating blood

  Canadian Blood Services wants to scrap a lifetime ban on sex workers giving blood in a further move to make blood donation more equitable. The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban on donation by people who have taken money or drugs in exchange for sex.

• Monkeypox in Canada: Act now to stop it, expert urges, before it's too late

  With 26 cases of monkeypox now confirmed in Canada, health officials warn that number will likely grow in the coming days and weeks. However, one expert says the outbreak can be stopped if the country works quickly to get it under control.

• Oilers knock off Flames in OT to advance to Western Conference final

  The Edmonton Oilers defeated their Alberta rival Calgary Flames 5-4 in overtime in Game 5 of their second-round NHL playoff series Thursday night to advance to the Western Conference final.

• CFL Players' Association ratifies new contract with CFL

  The CFL Players' Association ratified its new collective bargaining agreement with the CFL on Thursday night.

• Portraits of 161 Calgary Holocaust survivors on display starting Friday

  A new exhibit opens Friday, sharing the stories of 161 Holocaust survivors who came to call Calgary home in the years after the war.

• Alberta ends legislature spring sitting with balanced budget, premier's long goodbye

  Alberta's legislature has wrapped up a tumultuous spring sitting highlighted by a balanced budget and overshadowed by Premier Jason Kenney announcing his long goodbye.