Calgary news, weather and traffic for Monday, April 27
Good morning Calgary! It's 2 C at the airport at 7:20 a.m. Here's what's happening in Calgary this morning.
Weather
We have a great day in store today with sunshine and a high of 18 C expected (the normal high for this time of year is 14 C.) Wind will be coming out of the south at 20 km/h. Tomorrow looks even better with a high of 25 C in the forecast.
Traffic
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If you're driving out of Tuscany this morning, keep an eye out for a moose and calf wandering around near Tuscany Boulevard.
If you see anything happening on Calgary roads, you can give Calgary Eyeopener traffic reporter Angela Knight a call at #1010, *1010 or 403-521-1010. You can also send a tweet to @CalgaryCommute.
News headlines
Here's what the CBC Calgary newsroom is working on this morning:
A man in Red Deer is among the many people still waiting to hear from family missing in Nepal. Michael Dawe's partner Beverly Williams was visiting co-ops that supply her small business with woolen goods. Dawe says while there, his partner decided to take a seven-day trek out of Katmandu to a national park. Two days into that trek, the earthquake struck. He has not heard from from her since. More than 1,900 people have been killed after Sunday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal.
The slump in oil prices is putting a damper on Calgary Stampede preparations. With only a few months to go before the Stampede, many oil and gas companies are scaling back or even canceling events, with one party planner reporting a 40 per cent drop in business.
Calgary city council reconvenes today — here's a look ahead at the day's agenda.
On your radio
David Gray and Angela Knight host the Monday morning edition of the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. They'll have all of your news, weather, traffic, sports and business throughout the morning — you can tune in at 1010 AM, 99.1 FM, online at cbc.ca/calgary or through the CBC Radio app.
This daily roundup of news, weather and traffic stays live from 6 a.m. to late morning. What would you like to see here to start your day? Email us at calgarynewstips@cbc.ca or contact us via Twitter @CBCCalgary.
