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Calgary police shoot suspect in northwest neighbourhood of Highwood

The Calgary Police Service asked residents of a northwest neighbourhood to shelter in their homes as officers responded to a situation Wednesday morning involving a firearm.

CPS units block an intersection in the community of Highwood Wednesday morning following a shooting that sent one man to hospital.

Man charged in fatal May incident that threw victim from vehicle

A man has been charged in relation to a May 2022 single-vehicle collision that killed a 24-year-old woman.

A couple, both in their 20s, were taken to hospital after the driver suffered a medical episode in downtown Calgary Tuesday afternoon that led to his girlfriend becoming pinned under their SUV. The woman died from her injuries in hospital.

Calgary soccer star survives earthquake – but worried for teammates

Calgary soccer star Sam Adekugbe is working with the Red Cross, urging Canadians to donate to quake relief.Adekugbe plays professionally in Turkiye, for Hatayspor, in the devastated city of Antakya.

Canadian soccer stars Atiba Hutchison and Sam Adekugbe have set up a website to raise funds for Turkiye earthquake victims. Both play for teams in Turkiye.

'Almost a spiritual connection': Dozens gather in Kananaskis for blind and visually impaired ski event

More than 70 people are in Kananaskis for this year's event, which brings together skiers from across Canada, the U.S. and a few visitors from Norway and the U.K.

Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations below 700, 24 deaths added

Alberta now has 683 people in hospital with COVID-19, 22 of whom are receiving care in ICUs.

Strathmore RCMP seize meth and more from vehicles stuck in snow

Two men from northern Alberta face charges in relation to an incident that took place last week in Wheatland County, Alta.

Calgary dog bus takes pups to play at off-leash park

Calgary has dozens of dog walkers, but only one company that uses a school bus to transport its clients' pups to the park

Airdrie RCMP investigating noon-hour pharmacy robbery

Airdrie RCMP are investigating after a pharmacy robbery took place Wednesday over the lunch hour.

Alberta announces grant expansion to help low-income nursing students

The provincial government has announced $8.5-million in funding to assist low-income nursing students.

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New one-and-done therapy can help curb severe COVID-19 infection: Canadian-led study

A Canadian-led study of a new potential antiviral therapy shows a single dose can help cut the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

A health-care worker tests a woman at a pop-up COVID-19 assessment centre in Toronto, May 19, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Are video games good for kids' brains or bad for them? New research suggests the answer is 'neither'

A small new study has found that neither the frequency of daily gaming reported by pre-teen children nor the specific video game genres they chose to play were linked with their performance on a standardized cognitive tests.

Canada deploys military assessment team to Turkiye after earthquake

Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkey on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake that's killed thousands, as the federal government faced criticism that the window to help with rescue efforts was closing.

'It was a nightmare': 2 children dead, driver charged after city bus crashes into Laval daycare

Two four-year-old children are dead and a man has been charged with first-degree murder after a driver crashed a city bus into a daycare in Laval, Que. Wednesday morning. The driver, 51-year-old Pierre Ny St-Amand, was arrested at the scene and faces two counts of first-degree murder and several other charges.

Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad

Alphabet Inc. lost US$100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft.