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Lethbridge Bulls set to open 2022 season this weekend

The Lethbridge Bulls are set play their home opener this weekend in a three-game series against the Sylvan Lake Gulls.

The Lethbridge Bulls are set play their home opener on May 26, 2022.

'It was just really fast': Dog bite leaves Claresholm, Alta. girl with 16 stitches in her face

An 11-year-old girl from Claresholm, Alta. is recovering after being attacked by a dog last Thursday.

Isabella Chiasson received 16 stitches in her mouth and face after being bitten by a dog during a piano lesson. (Contributed)

Medicine Hat police chief steps down citing personal, family reasons

The Medicine Hat Police Service is seeking a new chief of police as Chief Mike Worden has announced his plans to resign.

Mike Worden was selected as Medicine Hat's chief of police after 25 years with CPS (Medicine Hat Police Service)

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Calgary retains commercial real estate team to revive new arena

The City of Calgary has recruited three people from the commercial real-estate sector in an effort to get a new event centre to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome.

The Calgary skyline is seen on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto have ranked among the top ten more liveable cities in the world in the latest ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Texas shooting aftermath: Attention turns to Calgary school safety, youth mental health support

After a massacre at a Texas elementary school, some are looking into safety protections against gun violence in Calgary's school system while mental health experts are offering advice for difficult conversations about mass shootings.

Calgary property taxes are in the mail, due by June 30

Those who haven't received their bill by the first week of June are asked to contact 311.

A stock photo showing a Calgary neighbourhood taken from an aerial perspective. (Getty Images)

Calgary police union tells officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches

The union representing Calgary Police Service members has directed front-line officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches from their uniforms, its president confirmed Wednesday.

'It's up to us': Flames look to avoid elimination against Oilers on Thursday night

Milan Lucic is a veteran of 135 Stanley Cup playoff games and has seen it all through the years. He's been up three games to none in a series and lost. He's also been up three games to one and had to play a seventh game.

Calgary mayor condemns gun violence, radical partisanship post-Texas school shooting tragedy

The mayor of Calgary says the increase in local gun violence and hate-based crimes needs to be addressed and it's past time the public demand better of its elected officials.

'Still can't believe it': 1st period proposal makes Game 4 victory that much sweeter for Oilers fan

Even though they cheer for opposite teams, a proposal by a Flames fan at Game 4 of the Battle of Alberta received a resounding "yes" from the Oilers-loving bride to be.

University of Calgary students turning vintage car into electric vehicle

Ratik Kapoor is a University of Calgary student who wants to create a world-wide electric vehicle culture.

Calgary Flames RED Lot party returns for Game 5 on Thursday

The Calgary Flames RED Lot Community Viewing Party is returning for Game 5 on Thursday at Stampede Park.

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Two years after taking a DNA test, two sisters meet for the first time after being separated by adoption. Vanessa Lee reports.

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'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives.

Crime scene tape surrounds Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tens of thousands in southern Ontario still without power after deadly storm

Tens of thousands of Ontario residents are facing another day without power as restoration efforts continue following last weekend's vicious storm.

11 newborns die in fire at Senegal hospital

Eleven newborn babies have died after a fire that broke out in the neonatal department at the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, said the country's president Macky Sall on Thursday.

Four notable moments from the French Conservative leadership debate

Conservative Party of Canada leadership hopefuls Scott Aitchison, Roman Baber, Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, and Pierre Poilievre squared off in the second official party debate on Wednesday night in Laval, Que.

Canada commits $1M to probe sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine

Canada is committing an extra $1 million to help the international community investigate sex crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada would give the extra funds to the International Criminal Court to help it investigate sexual violence toward women, and also crimes against children.