Calgary police have announced charges in a disturbing allegation from the hockey rink. A 35-year-old man faces a number of sex-related charges, after allegations arose of sexual misconduct involving a coach and player. Police say the charges are a result of a 3 week investigation. The alleged incidents occurred off the ice. The suspect, Michael Shawn Bourgeois, four charges including sexual ...

A man described as 'a person of considerable interest' in Calgary's latest homicide is now in police custody. 60-year-old Harinder Singh died following an altercation at his home in Castleridge early Monday. Exact cause of death has not been released but police say it is the 24th homicide of the year in Calgary. Police have been looking for his 30-year-old son for questioning in the case. A tip ...

Some of the city's bylaws are being called into question after a judge ruled severeal of them are unconstitutional. Justice Allan Fradsham threw out 7 charges the city had laid against a controversial street preacher, saying six of them violated Artur Pawlowski's Charter rights to freedom of religion or expression. Bylaw manger Bill Bruce says once the 92-page ruling has been reviewed, m...

After nearly five decades of service, the South Calgary YMCA will be closing its doors. The Calgary Charity says its board of directors decided unanimously to close the aging branch, next to the Heritage train station, September 5, 2010. In a release issued Tuesday, the YMCA's senior V.P. of Finance, Kelly Smith, said they haven't been able to find a "fiscally responsible and sustainable ...

Calgary police have identified the city's latest murder victim. 60-year-old Harinder Singh died after a what police are calling an "altercation" at his home in the northeast early Monday. Police are not releasing the exact cause of death, and say they are still searching for Singh's 30-year-old son. Police have labelled him a "personal of considerable interest" in the case. They also have not ...

The woman who killed a 29-year-old mother in a northwest Calgary motel room nearly six years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years. Elizabeth Robert's defence lawyer argued his client should be eligible for parole after 12 years in prison, partly because she suffered through a tough upbringing. He also told the court her early guilty plea shows she's ...

The Calgary Zoo has announced the arrival of a new baby giraffe. She was born Saturday December 5th at 4am. Baby and mother Mardi are doing well and will remain in the nursery for a few days. It is anticipated that the new addition will be shown to the public next week, just in time for the holidays. This is the 16th giraffe to be born at the Calgary Zoo.

Dean Robert Zimmerman, a high-risk offender who has been on the run from Calgary since October, has been arrested on Canada-wide warrants in Abbotsford, B.C. The 44-year-old was arrested Monday evening at a shelter in that city. Calgary police say the Abbotsford Police Department was called to a shelter by a member of staff who recognized him as a person wanted out of Calgary. He was staying at ...

Five people are facing a total of 47 charges after a two-month investigation into the trafficking of cocaine in Calgary. Four homes were searched and police seized cocaine, ecstasy, hash and marijuana. They also uncovered a number of weapons including two replica handguns, three samurai swords, a crowbar, knife, and an axe. Police also searched a cube van and found a number of stolen electronics ...

For the third month in a row, housing starts are up in Calgary compared to 2008 figures. The latest stats from Canada Mortgage and Housing show total starts rose 39 percent in November, compared to the same month in 2008. While multiple-family activity fell by 15 percent, the numbers were boosted by a 88 percent increase in the single-detached market. So far in 2009, overall housing starts in ...

Crews are cleaning up after an early morning train derailment Tuesday in Taber. No one was hurt when 17 hopper cars of a Canadian Pacific Rail freight left the tracks in the community, about 275 kilometres southeast of Calgary. Breanne Feigel, a CP spokeswoman, says the derailment does not pose an environmental hazard. Feigel says the cars were carrying potash, a natural product used in the manu ...

A man who was critically injured during an altercation at his northeast home early Monday has died of his injuries. The 60-year-old, whose identity will not be released pending the results of an autopsy, died late Monday evening in a Calgary-area hospital. Calgary Police continue to search for a 30-year-old man, who is the son of the victim. He left the scene before police arrived, and police ...

It's an all-time record for power consumption in the province's history. Around 6:00 Monday evening, Albertans were demanding 10, 046 megawatts of power from the grid. Dawn Delaney, a spokesperson for the Alberta Electric System Operator says possibly surprising to some, there was never any concern of demand surpassing supply because almost all of the province's generators are running. She says ...

The City of Calgary's manager of roads maintenance says the weekend dump of snow blocked off dozens of residential roads, and the city has cleared about half of them. The rest are expected to be taken care of before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Dean Bell says the intense wind created major headaches for road crews because they left huge drifts that blocked residential streets from connecting with major ...

Still no cause on that huge fire in Citadel over the weekend. Fire Chief Bruce Burrell says everything is frozen solid and it will take a while for investigators to determine what sparked the blaze. He says they will have to tent the site, then heat it in order to investigate what happened, given the extreme cold Calgary is currently experiencing. As for dealing with poor road conditions to get ...

The YWCA is reporting a fraudster in the Kensington area in northwest Calgary who's collecting funds on their behalf. Officials says the man is wearing a YWCA identification tag and is approaching shoppers and merchants for donations. They say there is a direct mail campaign occurring in the community right now, but no one is going door-to-door for them.

How cold is it? It's cold enough to shut down a major energy operation near Fort Saskatchewan. Mark McCullough, with Shell, says the company's Scotford Upgrader has had to be shut down due to the extreme cold. On any given day, there are about 8,000 people on site. McCullough says with windchills well into the minus-30's, the decision was made Monday to send the bulk of the staff home, and that ...

A senior citizen is in critical condition in hospital after a serious assault early Monday morning inside a home in Castleridge, in northeast Calgary. At approximately 1:20 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 0-100 block of Castleglen Way northeast. When emergency crews arrived, they found a 60-year-old man suffering from critical injuries. Police are not releasing the exact nature of his ...

A northeast Calgary alderman says the city needs to dip into its fiscal sustainability reserve fund to pay for snow removal on side streets. Ray Jones says city crews are probably very tired after dealing with the major snow event on the weekend, and are in need of help. He says side streets are still a problem. Council has approved the mayor's call for $1 million a year for two years for ...

A new study from the U of C is calling for a more efficient way to manage cataract surgery in the province. The author says it may be the start of a fundamental change in how healthcare is handled in the province. U of C professor Dave Dranove wants the province to appoint a gatekeeper to oversee cataract surgeries in Alberta. Surgeons would then submit bids to the gatekeeper in an auction to ...