Local News - CBC Calgary

Primary Navigation

Secondary Navigation

CBC Calgary - Calgary, AB (BETA)

Change Location

View: Headlines Only | Include Summaries

Wednesday Nov 25

Standards set to protect oil, gas pipelines 3:14 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Canadian Standards Association has published a blueprint to help oil and gas companies protect their pipelines from vandalism and sabotage.
Website claims Calgary's Aryan Guard disbanded 1:44 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A statement on the website of a Calgary white supremacist group linked to a recent homemade bomb attack says the group has disbanded due to "the rash actions of so few."
Knockoff hairstyling irons have no safety approval 1:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Counterfeit ceramic hairstyling irons sold in Calgary may cause a fire or cause serious injury to anyone using them, RCMP warned.
Flames' Iginla needs help from scorers 1:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Calgary Flames host the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night, looking to give Jarome Iginla some assistance and take advantage of their only home game in a two-week span.
Climate protesters occupy Ambrose constituency office 12:59 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
About 10 people launched a sit-in at the Edmonton constituency office of Labour Minister Rona Ambrose Wednesday, similar to one at the Calgary office of Environment Minister Jim Prentice this week.
Alberta premier seeks tweeted questions 12:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is using popular social media formats to solicit questions from the public as part of a "year-end interview."
Medical emergency blamed for Crowchild crash 12:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A driver who suffered a medical emergency on Crowchild Trail S.W. crashed into the rear of a truck which then hit another vehicle, closing the Calgary road for hours.
Shareholders approve EnCana split 11:14 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Shareholders voted to approve the split of Calgary-based EnCana into two new companies.
University students ask Alberta not to hike fees 11:14 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
University of Calgary students have started a letter writing campaign, asking the province not to raise tuition fees for some professional programs amid a wider cap on annual increases.
Canadian Amanda Lindhout freed in Somalia 10:44 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Alberta reporter Amanda Lindhout has been freed, 15 months after she was snatched by gunmen in Somalia and held for ransom under 'extremely oppressive' conditions that included torture and beatings.
Golden-Revelstoke stretch of Trans-Canada reopens 9:59 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Traffic was moving again on the Trans-Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke in southeastern B.C. after a crash on the Donald Bridge Wednesday morning.
1,500 attend meeting on power lines 9:59 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Around 1,500 people attended a rally at Edmonton's Rexall Place Tuesday night to demand the province bury an above ground, high-voltage transmission line proposed to run near the city.
Housing affordability takes a hit: report 9:59 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Homeownership in Canada became more expensive in the most recent quarter after easing for 18 months, according to a report by RBC Economics Research.

Tuesday Nov 24

New airport security systems coming 8:59 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Canada's major airports will soon have new X-ray scanning gear for carry-on baggage that officials say could speed up the trip through security and make it easier to spot potential threats.
Brother mourns victim of police-chase crash 4:44 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
An older brother of the man killed during a police chase in Hinton, Alta., says his family just wants to get the body home to Saskatoon before getting caught up in whether the police chase was justified.
Wildrose strategist quits after Twitter misstep 3:44 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
A political adviser, who apologized last week for an online comment that mocked Alberta's premier, has quit his job with the Wildrose Alliance.
Rider fans primed for Grey Cup road trip 3:44 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Saskatchewan Roughrider fans are gearing up for a road trip to this weekend's Grey Cup in Calgary.
Fungus new to Calgary attacks poplar, aspens 2:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Calgary has been hit by a fungus that can kill several species of trees that are popular in suburban backyards.
Alberta urged to develop plan to eliminate poverty 1:29 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Twenty years after a unanimous House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by 2000, one in 12 children in Alberta still live in poverty, the lobby group Public Interest Alberta said Tuesday.
Alberta EI recipients up 25% in September 12:14 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
September saw a 25 per cent jump in the number of Albertans receiving employment insurance benefits, according to figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada.

Weather for Calgary, AB

Currently

Mostly Cloudy 14° C

Wind: W at 19.31 kph

Humidity: 33%

As of 4:00 pm MST

Forecast

Today

Cloudy

9° | 1°

Tomorrow

PM Showers

9° | -1°

» Extended Forecast

Upcoming Events

Upcoming: events found in Calgary, Alberta,

Mar 1, 2010

Mortgage Associate Program - Free! Information Night at Mount Royal
» more info
Nov 25, 2009

Sales training
» more info
Dec 2, 2009

Real Estate Associate Program FREE! Information Night at Mount Royal University
» more info
Jun 22, 2010

Air & Waste Management Association’s 103rd Annual Conference and Exhibition at Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
» more info
Mar 27, 2010

The Calgary Go Green Expo at Roundup Centre
» more info

» See More Events

My Recent Cities

» Quebec

Calgary Sources

Submit a Local News Source

Know a good local news Web site not listed here? Submit it to the Yahoo! Canada News team and we might add it to the site. Click here.

Local Listings

Local Listings: Calgary, AB

Michael's Restaurant & Pizza
(403) 294-1649 | 139 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
» more info
Harbour City Restaurant
(403) 269-8888 | 302 Centre St S, Calgary, AB
» more info
Silver Dragon Restaurant
(403) 264-5326 | 106 3 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
» more info

» See More Local Listings

Local Search

Answers

How Long Do The Fireworks At The Calgary Stampede Last?
2008-07-06 15:59:05 » view answers (1)
I need help to find a winter accident in calgary (current) ?
2009-01-07 17:58:05 » view answers (4)
Why is the CW no longer on channel 37 here in Calgary? Is it gone for good or where did it move?
2009-09-09 21:17:30 » view answers (1)
Do you think the oil and gas field in Calgary will pick up this winter?
2007-08-19 10:17:35 » view answers (2)
Am trying to locate Ron Victor Bertrand -last heard of in Calgary?
2008-07-09 02:35:31 » view answers (1)