The Ottawa Senators notched their 12th win in the last 13 games with a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

Calgary may consider legal action against the province over cuts to infrastructure funding in Tuesday's budget, said the city's mayor.

CBC has obtained a copy of the search warrant executed last month on Wiebo Ludwig's farm near Hythe, Alta., in connection with the investigation into the bombing of natural gas pipeline sites in B.C.

Calgary police are asking for help from anyone who may have information about the city's latest homicide.

A Stettler, Alberta couple is offering a $50 reward for help naming their next family member.

A 16-year-old Stettler student was charged after RCMP found a small amount of marijuana in the local high school.

Businesses are invited to hear how Edmonton’s Destination Marketing Fund works. Tourism Red Deer will also host Ken Fiske, vice-president for economic and tourism development with Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m. at Westerner Park’s Chalet.

Pond hockey, penguin dips, and Dutch food — what more could one ask for on Family Day?

rtist Max Dean of Toronto watches as his robotic chair stands back up after coming completely apart at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on Monday.

A historic agreement is being drafted to open the lines of communication and promote collaboration between the City of Red Deer and its aboriginal population.

A number of Calgarians may need to be tested for HIV and Hepatitis. Alberta Health Services has moved in and shut down seven unapproved tattoo and piercing parlors in Calgary... a.k.a. "home-based businesses". Calgary's Chief Medical Health Officer will announce the names of those parlors Wednesday morning, and tell all customers to get tested for blood-born illnesses. It's not clear how many ...

Calgary police confirm that a man who died Tuesday night was the victim of a homicide. It was hortly after 8pm when police and ems were dispatched to the area of 22nd Avenue and 17th Street S.E., regarding a man who was found collapsed on the ground. He later died in hospital. Police are asking for tips to help solve the crime. The victim has not yet been identified and the cause of death is not ...

Premier Ed Stelmach's Tory government is going for broke with a budget that will leave Alberta with a record $4.7 billion deficit. After months of tough talk about the need to cut red ink, the new budget increases spending while draining billions from a ``rainy day'' savings account. Alberta's health care agency will get cash to pay off a $1-billion deficit, plus receive a six per cent funding ...

Car racing fans will be able to use race city for another two years. The city and owner of the facility have come up with a tentative two year deal with terms being kept under wraps until it is ratified. Fans were facing the prospect of no racing this year because city administrators were reportedly asking for a huge rental fee. Meantime, efforts will continue to find race city a new home after ...

For the third year in a row, the Calgary Stampeders have awarded quarterback Henry Burris the Presidents' Ring. Burris' teammates selected him based on his in-game contributions, leadership, inspiration and motivational skills. He will formally receive the award at a luncheon in May.

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A revised wastewater offsite levy bylaw passed second reading in Rocky View council Jan. 26. The bylaw has caused some controversy among residents who worry the bylaw will be used to borrow money needed to pay for the East Rocky View Wastewater System that has increased in cost from $90.[...]

Bearspaw residents have managed to dig themselves out a new gravel pit in their backyards. After a marathon public hearing on Jan. 26 lasting from 1:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.[...]

No one is quite sure how Star got herself into the predicament she found herself in or even how she managed to survive, but none of that matters now. Thanks to the help of the staff at the Cochrane Humane Society, Star is once again healthy and preparing to move to a loving home.[...]

Doug Campbell has a word of warning to Canadian curling teams — look out to the east.[...]

B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point reads the government's throne speech in Victoria Tuesday. VICTORIA – The B.C. government's throne speech takes an unusually harsh swipe at Ottawa for leaving private sector investments "stranded in the mire" of duplicated federal environmental assessments.

The B.C. legislature is debating a a new throne speech this week. VICTORIA – Protecting the Flathead Valley from mining and coalbed methane development, winding down BC Rail and linking the electrical grid with California are among the priorities in the B.C. government's latest throne speech.

Lieutenant Governor Steven Point arrives at the B.C. legislature in August to read the throne speech. VICTORIA – Before the B.C. legislature joins the House of Commons in an Olympic recess until March, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the chamber on Thursday.

A woman makes a winter treat enjoyed by many Québécois — maple syrup taffy on snow — at the Winter Carnaval on Feb. 5. COMMENTING ETIQUETTE: To encourage open exchange of ideas in the BCLocalNews.com community, we ask that you follow our guidelines and respect standards.

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