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'Into the air': One victim of Calgary house explosion likely in hospital for 6 months

A member of Calgary's South Sudanese community says 10 victims of a home explosion were blown into the air before falling into a fiery basement below.

Firefighters attend the scene of a house explosion that injured several people, destroyed one home and damaged others in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 27, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Crash near High River, Alta. closes section of Highway 2A

Emergency crews are on scene at a serious crash on Highway 2A south of Calgary.

Police investigation closes Highway 552 northeast of Okotoks, Alta.

RCMP blocked off a highway southeast of Calgary on Thursday night as part of an investigation.

Calgary police said the RCMP notified them of Thursday night's investigation but police would not say what it may be connected to in the city.

Family, police search for missing Calgary man

A Calgary family wants nothing more than to hear from their missing member, as police turn to the public for help in the search.

Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw

Rogers Communications Inc's $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. cleared the last regulatory hurdle Friday, more than two years after the deal was first announced.

UCP candidate, slammed for comments on pornography in schools, quits

A candidate for the United Conservative Party in southern Alberta has resigned after she posted a video claiming children are being exposed to pornography in schools.

Calgary woman charged in connection with LRT stabbing

Calgary police say a 31-year-old woman is charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing that took place following a fight on an LRT platform.

3 Calgary men face multiple charges after police seize $250K worth of drugs, firearms, cash and ammunition

Three Calgary men face multiple charges after a police investigation that targeted drug traffickers resulted in the seizure of more than $250,000 in drugs, firearms and various rounds of ammunition, other weapons and drug paraphernalia.

'A humongous symbolic victory': Indigenous people react to Vatican rejection of Discovery Doctrine

Last summer in Maskwacis, Alta., Pope Francis formally apologized for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system.

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Deceased found in St. Lawrence River were trying to cross U.S. border: police

The six people whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River Thursday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

Dividing the United States from Canada, a portion of the frozen St. Lawrence River, flows by the Canadian side of the Akwesane reservation Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw

Rogers Communications Inc's $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. cleared the last regulatory hurdle Friday, more than two years after the deal was first announced.

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.

These are the conditions -- and penalties if violated -- of the Rogers-Shaw deal

Canadian Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has approved Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion takeover of rival telecom Shaw Communications Inc., but there are conditions attached and penalties of up to $1 billion if the companies violate them.

Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures

The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.