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Fire breaks out at home in Thorncliffe

Emergency crews extinguished a house fire on Simons Crescent N.W. Tuesday morning and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blaze.

A Calgary Fire Department members stands next to a damaged home and charred fence following a May 17 fire along Simons Crescent N.W. in Thorncliffe.

Warrant issued for suspect in crash that killed Calgary mother of 5

Calgary police said in a statement issued Monday they have identified a suspect wanted in an incident that resulted in the death of a Calgary mother of five.

A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Talal Amer in connection with a fatal crash in Calgary on May 10 that killed Angela McKenzie. Amer is also wanted in connection with gunfire that occurred shortly before the deadly crash. (CPS)

Kenney visits Washington, pushing stronger energy ties between Alberta and U.S.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney begins his two-day blitz in Washington today, hoping to convince U.S. lawmakers his province is best positioned to strengthen North American energy security.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney provides details on sustainable helicopter air ambulance funding in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 25, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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WEATHER | Calgary milder, chance of thundershowers tonight

Less rainy for Wednesday's night Battle of Alberta viewing party in the Red Lot.

Kraft Dinner soft serve? Meal worm hot dogs? Stampede releases midway menu

The Calgary Stampede has released the list of midway food that will debut this year and the additions include the absurd, the pleasant, the far too enormous and the 'Who put cotton candy on my bowl of noodles?'.

'Great for all of Alberta': Flames, Oilers prepare for battle in second round

Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk weren't even born the last time the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they still understand how much the Battle of Alberta means to fans of both teams.

Italian language program cancelled for 2022-23 school year at Catholic school

Kids at St. Alphonsus elementary and junior high won't be able to continue in the school's long standing Italian language and culture program in September.

Battle of Alberta: Calgary's Whiskey Rose Saloon gears up for spike in business

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says each playoff game in the city brings in about $3 million in revenue.

Calgary charter school students displaced by fire to attend classes at MRU

Students at a Calgary charter school who were moved to online learning after fire damaged the building now have classrooms to return to.

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Mariupol fighters in Russian hands; both sides claim wins

Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters, including wounded men carried out on stretchers, left the vast steel plant in Mariupol where they mounted a dogged last stand and turned themselves over to Russian hands, signalling the beginning of the end of a siege that became a symbol of Ukraine's resistance to Moscow's invasion.

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Ukrainian servicemen carry a wounded comrade as they are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner carjacked at gunpoint outside Toronto movie theatre

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner was the victim of an armed carjacking outside a movie theatre in Etobicoke on Monday night, the club confirmed on Tuesday.

Warrant issued for suspect in crash that killed Calgary mother of 5

Calgary police said in a statement issued Monday they have identified a suspect wanted in an incident that resulted in the death of a Calgary mother of five.

Prince Charles and Camilla kick off three-day Canadian tour, PM says reconciliation will be part of visit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says reconciliation will form part of the discussions Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, engage in during their visit to Canada. Trudeau is in Newfoundland and Labrador today where he will join Gov. Gen. Mary Simon in welcoming the royal couple to Canada for a three-day visit.

Trudeau says inviting Iran to Vancouver soccer friendly is not 'a very good idea'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a soccer friendly between Canada and Iran next month in Vancouver is ill-advised. The merits of hosting Iran were raised by a reporter, citing families who had lost loved ones on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.