Development dispute: Chaparral residents say proposed community would put their homes at risk
A new community proposal in southeast Calgary has nearby neighbours worried about flooding and calling for a development halt.

A new community proposal in southeast Calgary has nearby neighbours worried about flooding and calling for a development halt.
While just two international flights arriving in Calgary had active COVID-19 cases, passengers on board more than two dozen domestic flights are being notified that they could be close contacts.
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents them.
After doctors told her she would never be able to bear children, Nicole Banman received the gift of a lifetime.
A Calgary man has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars after attempting to smuggle 50 kg of methamphetamines across the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta
Terms like 'GMO-free' and 'raised without hormones or antibiotics' are just some of the labels used on food products, and those in the agricultural industry are hoping to help consumers make informed food choices.
A local animal rescue is struggling to keep its doors open during the COVID-19 pandemic as it is facing financial difficulties.
Saroya Tinker has been hooked on playing hockey since she was five years old, when she first laced up skates, and she's looking for ways to get more Black girls interested in playing.
It’s been nearly a year since the 60-year-old Stafford Drive South YMCA was demolished. A recent report, released by Lethbridge’s facilities department, shows that more than 98 per cent of the building material was diverted from the landfill.
A group of Lethbridge university students got innovative with plastic bags, using them to create mats for homeless residents to sleep on.
The Lethbbridge Hurricanes play Friday night, their first WHL game since last March when COVID-19 shut the league down
Lethbridge police is looking for the rightful owner of a "substantial amount" of high-voltage, aluminum-core, underground cable recovered this week.
When Bill and Melanie Brandley finally started building their family dream home, there was an initial feeling of pure excitement. That has long since turned into dread.
26-year-old Brian Fraser has died while battling cancer. Creeson Agecoutay has the story on how he inspired a nation to give.
The TSA recently shared their top ten bizarre catches of 2020 and among them was a dead baby shark and a live smoke grenade
Etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau shares valuable workday advice, from signing emails to accepting friend requests from colleagues.
Queen Elizabeth II is encouraging people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the shot is quick, harmless and will help protect others against the disease
An Arizona teen admitted to police that he faked his own kidnapping to get out of going to work.
On the heels of Health Canada's authorization of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson shot could join the country's arsenal within weeks, says Health Canada's Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma.
Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the northern state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state.
A Second World War-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Sir Tom Moore, in honour of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard.
Canada is seeing an upsurge in vaccines distributed across the country, with numbers making up more than double of what was allocated in the last two weeks.
Health Canada has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and a related shot by the Serum Institute of India for use around the country with the first doses expected to arrive soon.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's US$1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration
The FBI has identified a suspect it's focusing on in the death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, according to law enforcement officials.
Police in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force on Saturday as protesters sought to assemble in the country's two biggest cities and elsewhere.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday as COVID-19 cases continued to be detected in the community.
Starting Feb. 22, passengers flying back to Canada are subject to a hotel quarantine.
A Canadian travelling back home after three months in the U.S. says everything about the experience was 'awful.'
Justin Trudeau says there are several factors like variants and infection rates to consider before reopening the country.
Officials in Ontario are investigating if the province's stockpile of personal protective equipment contains fake N95 masks.
Canada's approval of AstraZeneca's vaccine comes amid concerns about its effectiveness, particularly against COVID-19 variants.