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Calgary police defused a tense domestic dispute in northwest Calgary early Wednesday morning.

Canadian service companies with a strong foothold in the oilsands present tasty opportunities for U.S. and European corporations seeking growth outside of stagnant markets.

One of the WHL's streakiest teams is at it again.

The Calgary music scene was in mourning Tuesday with news that Christopher Reimer, guitarist for local noise-pop band Women, passed away in his sleep. Women, who had released two albums to great acclaim, had been on indefinite hiatus for more than a year since the release of their last album, Public Strain.

Perhaps Chris Butler has discovered Miikka Kiprusoff’s secret to goaltending supremacy.“Unfortunately, I came to find out Kipper likes his skates pretty sharp,” the Calgary Flames defenceman said Wednesday, trying to find levity in a situation that’s anything but light.In the second period of a 6-1 loss Tuesday to the Edmonton …

Highway 1 has been closed in both directions at a pair of locations on either side of Revelstoke in the B.C. Interior, according to DriveBC.

At an event where she was expected to do so little, Amber Holland has already done a lot.The Team Canada skip was lightly regarded prior to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts largely based on her disappointing showing on the fall cash circuit. Holland has proven those concerns to be unfounded as she was alone in first place …

City officials have expressed hope the Peace Bridge contractor won't bill for 15 months of delays, but the firm has every right to demand compensation, a leading construction industry figure said Tuesday.

It was appropriate, perhaps even poetic, that the dagger, the final nail in the Brock Badgers’ coffin, was delivered from outside the three-point arc.When Josh Collins drained a three-point field goal with 30.5 seconds to go to give the Windsor Lancers an 85-77 advantage, the Lancers had finally shed the pesky Badgers and …

REGINA — For Regina's newest women's football team, jerseys and pants aren't allowed.It was announced on Wednesday that the U.S.-based Lingerie Football League has awarded a franchise to Regina as part of its Canadian expansion, with the Brandt Centre serving as the team's home.The sport consists of women playing seven-on-seven …

There's no need to fear - the movie Underdogs is here.

It’s artistry on ice, just on a grander scale.That’s about as easy a description as there can be for those wondering what to expect at the Canadian Synchronized Figure Skating Championships, which begins today at the WFCU Centre.“Just sit back and take in the artistry of figure skating in a team environment,” said Frank …

Ryan Myrfield has certainly come of age as a wrestler.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators continued to roll on Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the sputtering Washington Capitals.Milan Michalek, with two goals, Erik Karlsson, Chris Phillips and Nick Foligno, into an open net, scored for the Senators, who have won four straight games and outscored their opponents 21-4 over …