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Council reconsiders decision to reject recommendations on affordability crisis

Calgary city council has reconsidered its decision to vote against recommendations made by an expert panel to address the city’s housing affordability crisis.

Calgary council reconsidered its rejection of an affordable housing vote Wednesday. The proposal will be voted on again in the fall. (File photo)

Man on mobility scooter hit by truck in northeast Calgary intersection

Police say a man on a mobility scooter has life-altering injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in a northeast Calgary intersection on Wednesday evening.

A man on a mobility scooter was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 34th Street and 20th Avenue N.E. during the supper hour on June 7, 2023.

Hot, dry weather comes with cautions and a few benefits

Calgary was under a heat warning Wednesday with forecast high of 29C.

Unusually hot weather this spring has Calgary 100 'growing days' ahead of its usual summer pattern

Documentary series examines story of missing Marshal Iwaasa

Marshal Iwaasa disappeared three and a half years ago and the mystery of what happened to him is now part of a streaming documentary series.

Calgary mass killer Matthew de Grood seeks 'absolute discharge'

The man who was found not criminally responsible in the stabbing deaths of five people at a house party in Brentwood more than nine years ago is seeking more freedoms.

Smith to unveil new-look Alberta cabinet Friday after 6 ministers lose seats

Re-elected Premier Danielle Smith will announce her new cabinet and take questions from reporters on Friday, nearly two weeks after winning Alberta's election.

Bail hearing to continue for Alberta man accused of sexually assaulting five women

A bail hearing for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women in Calgary will continue later this month.

Bank of Canada raises policy rate to highest level since 2001

The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday, its first increase since pausing hikes in January.

Logging truck mechanical failure kills mother and twin daughters near Cranbrook

Courtney Johnson was driving her eight year old twins, Taylor and Hayley, to school headed east towards Cranbrook on Highway 3 on the morning of Thursday, June 1.

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Hundreds of American firefighters arrive in Canada to help battle wildfires

Hundreds of American firefighters have recently arrived in Canada to help battle wildfires and more are on the way, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.

A firefighter walks past a home destroyed by a wildfire in Hammond's Plains, N.S., during a media tour, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/POOL, Tim Krochak

Can face masks help protect you from wildfire smoke? Health expert explains

An official recommendation to wear a mask to protect yourself from wildfire smoke is being echoed by health experts as plumes of smoke make their way across parts of Canada, causing poor air quality.

Here's how major cities in Canada and the U.S. look blanketed by wildfire smoke

Photos show smoke-filled skies in cities across Canada and the U.S. as air quality warnings were issued in wake of the hundreds of wildfires from Quebec and Ontario.

'Very, very hard to breathe': Experts call wildfires a 'major public health concern' for Canada

As forest fires rage across the country, experts are sounding the alarm over the physical and psychological impacts of the wildfires and saying that they pose a serious public health issue, which individuals and governments need to acknowledge and act upon.

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WATCH | Rate hike 'may be the last straw' for some homeowners: mortgage broker

With the latest hike bringing Canada's key interest rates to levels not seen since 2001, one mortgage broker is warning that it may be 'the last straw' for some homeowners with variable mortgages.