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`Everything's up in the air'

Travellers stranded at the Calgary International Airport on Saturday described panic, frustration and confusion as the airline cancels flights in advance of potential flight attendant job action that could begin as early as Sunday. Westjet cancelled...

`TOUGH TIME'

As Calgary continues to grieve the death of 11-year-old Parker, new details are emerging about the search and recovery efforts earlier this week. The initial efforts of rescue crews to recover Parker's body from the labyrinth of tunnels underneath...

`HUG YOUR KIDS'

The parents of 11-year-old Parker gave an emotional "thank you" to Calgarians Thursday, saying the two-week search for their son meant the world to them. "The other message is ... hug your loved ones," Parker's father said in a video message, released...

TRAGIC END

The search for 11-year-old Parker ended with heartbreak Wednesday afternoon, with Calgary police confirming they found a boy's body, believed to be Parker. “Today's an incredibly difficult day,” Calgary Police Service Chief Katie Mclellan said at an...

WHY SENIORS?

The city has cut a program that offered free services for low-income seniors — including lawn care, snow shovelling and housekeeping — leaving some worried about how they will manage. The Home Services for Seniors program provided services at no...

NOT GIVING UP

“There's a family sitting next to a phone waiting for a phone call from us to tell them we found their son.” The family still waits. Their 11-year-old son Parker, a non-verbal autistic boy, went missing the Thursday before last Thursday. The morning...

`ISLAMIST CIRCLES'

BERLIN — The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride car-ramming attack that left one woman dead and at least 29 others injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a...

Mr. Knives Guy

Performer Jasoncircus juggles knives while balancing on a precarious platform at a packed Inglewood Sunfest in Calgary on Saturday. The heat and smoke didn't deter crowds from flocking to the event. In fact, the smoke didn't do much at all to...

HOLY SMOKE

TORONTO — Nick Nurse got one hell of a birthday present when Lebron James — the best player of his generation — decided to join the 76ers. James announced his decision to join Nurse in Philadelphia on Friday, which just happens to be the former...

COMIN' IN HOT

As Calgarians swelter through temperatures above 30C, those hoping for relief from the summer heat will have to hold on a little longer. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a heat warning Thursday for southern and east-central Alberta,...

NO QUIT

Calgary police say there is no end in sight to the search for 11-year-old Parker, even as the effort entered its seventh day Wednesday. Acting Staff Sgt. Scott Guterson said police have received 400 tips and viewed 1,000 clips of footage from 150...

ULTIMATUM

Mark Carney's strategy for the last several months has been simple: Avoid meaningful discussions with the Americans and wait for the midterm elections. The hope is that Democrats retake the House of Representatives, perhaps even the Senate,...

`KEEP HOPING'

While searchers remained hopeful on Monday, concerns are mounting over the safety of 11-year-old Parker, who went missing more than four days ago. Police say they remain focused on finding the boy, releasing another video of him from last Thursday...

SPAIN REIGNS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ferran Torres scored an extra-time winner as Spain defeated holders Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup on Sunday and shatter Lionel Messi's dreams of a triumphant farewell to football's greatest stage. Barcelona striker Torres...

THROUGH THEIR FINGERTIPS

Stampeders receiver Erik Brooks wasn't quite able to hold onto this pass in the final minute of CFL action against the Montreal Alouettes at Mcmahon Stadium on Saturday. A spirited comeback after falling behind early came up short for the Stamps in a...

BACK TO WORK

After work was paused during the 2026 Calgary Stampede, construction is ramping up again in Calgary's Culture and Entertainment District. Starting Monday, Calgarians can expect temporary lane reductions and street or sidewalk closures as major capital...

MUST-SEE TV

For the first time, the Calgary Flames are going to be playing an 84-game regular season in 2026-27. On Thursday morning, the NHL announced its entire season slate and while the Flames aren't expected to be contenders this year, there are still a lot...

FINAL ALL SET

ATLANTA — Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd-minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup-holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach...

LET'S HEAR IT

The Alberta government is not playing games. The provincial UCP government led by Premier Danielle Smith is planning to roll out a new law for debate this fall. They will crack down on bike lanes in Calgary and Edmonton and now they want to hear from...

`MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE'

A southeast Calgary community is heartbroken and calling for more safety measures following a drowning incident that resulted in the death of a child. On Sunday afternoon, emergency crews responded to a drowning at a storm pond in Legacy, said the...

FLYING SOUTH

Montreal-based MTY Food Group, the company behind restaurant chains including Thai Express, Mr. Sub and Manchu Wok, plans to close 68 underperforming restaurants over the next nine months after reporting lower profit and sales. The company announced...

MIDDLE OF THE MAYHEM

It's as real as yesterday. In some ways, more real. The fear, the panic, the adrenaline rush, the smell of tear gas, the sight of blood, the knives, the bricks, the bottles. Yes, funny what you recall. So many bottles flying through the air, missiles...

WINNING STREAK

“It was a good week,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told me Thursday with a big smile on her face. A good week is an understatement. Over the previous week, Smith stood with Prime Minister Mark Carney and announced a new southern pipeline route to...

HATS OFF TO STAMPEDE

Tobie Mann checks out the history of Stampede Queens hats at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Thursday.

COMIN’ AT YA!

While the midway is packed with flashing lights and carnival games, 8-Bit Roundup is keeping Calgary Stampede visitors entertained through the escape of nostalgia. Back for its second year, downstairs in the Big Four Building, the retro arcade...

RADIO SILENCE

WEST MEETS EAST

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is grooving on the Team Canada vibe this Stampede. First, Prime Minister Mark Carney comes to Calgary talking up Smith's plans for a pipeline to the west coast. There are still many unanswered questions about that...

MR. SUB

Prime Minister Mark Carney will stop in Halifax on Monday for an announcement about making Canada “more secure, resilient, and prosperous.” He will visit Canadian Forces Base Halifax, home to the Royal Canadian Navy, alongside Viceadmiral Dan...

...But uplifting Stampede experience

Thousands lined up for pancakes and bharazi, an East African dish consisting of pigeon peas in coconut curry, at the Ismaili Muslim Community's Calgary Stampede breakfast Saturday morning. But civic leaders and politicians alike agreed that the event...

KICKED INTO HIGH GEAR

Richmond Champion competes in the bareback riding event as the Stampede rodeo kicked off following the parade on Friday.

BOWLED 'EM OVER

Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders came out guns a blazin' for the Stampede Bowl victory Thursday night. Shoot, ma'am … they sure did let the bullets fly in the Canadian Football League showdown that saw them fire up a wild 58-36 win over the...

Happy birthday, Canada!

A stilt walker with Indigo Circus entertains revellers during Canada Day celebrations at Eau Claire Plaza in Calgary on Wednesday.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

A state of local emergency was in effect for both Canmore and Kananaskis Country on Monday, as heavy precipitation that began the day before continued to pummel the sprawling mountain region west of Calgary. The situation prompted the first activation...

SWEET 16

They came here to Southern California, booted out of their own country despite being a World Cup host, but still driven to make a statement in the most important moment of their careers. They came ultimately to add to the history they've already made...

IN THE WIN COLUMN!

The trip to Canada's Wine Country proved fruitful for the Calgary Stampeders. After losses in the first two games of the 2026 Canadian Football League campaign left a sour taste in their mouths — both close drops — they celebrated with a champagne...

FARM BOY

There were about 50 people on a ranch in Cypress Hills, Man., when the Calgary Flames picked Carson Carels sixth overall in Friday's NHL Draft. The party was just getting started. “We're kind of gonna see how the night goes, because we kind of opened...

GAME-CHANGER?

This weekend has the potential to be one of the most consequential couple of days in recent Calgary Flames history. Assuming they don't make any trades between now and Friday and Saturday's NHL Draft, the Flames will step to the podium seven times in...

TUNED OUT

A major annual country music festival has been cancelled just two days before it was set to kick off in Calgary, with organizers citing active construction surrounding the festival site and new “restrictive sound limitations” imposed by the city. A...

QUIET DOWN

"This whole coordinated smear campaign has failed spectacularly. "This has completely blown up in their face. “We answer to the people. Not to the big money. Not to the lobbyists. Not to the politicians trying to protect their friend. We chose to...

50 years in the making

A dream first imagined in 1970 is becoming a reality in Calgary's downtown. More than 50 years after community pioneer Lois Szabo envisioned a permanent gathering place for Calgary's gay community, the End of the Rainbow Foundation is preparing to...

HIP HIP HOORAY

It's hard to believe it's been a decade since The Tragically Hip said goodbye to the country with their 2016 farewell tour before frontman Gord Downie's untimely death at the age of 53 from a brain tumour in 2017. The band's final show of that...

NO EASY 'RIDERS

Two games, two heartbreaking losses, and now one big hill to climb for the Calgary Stampeders. Former Stampeder Tommy Stevens piled into the end zone in double overtime for his second touchdown of the game as the Saskatchewan Roughriders escaped a...

NEW RULES

New city regulations aimed at soothing a public backlash against decibels generated by Stampede week music tents has turned up the volume from those impacted by the partying and those opposed to the measures. At least one city councillor says rules...

O CANADA!

VANCOUVER — You could hear the snap of Ismael Kone's left leg all the way up in the B.C. Place media tribune, so one can only imagine what it sounded like pitchside when Qatar's Assim Madibo kicked out the legs of Ismael Kone early in the second half...

CHIEFS TURN UP HEAT

A unanimous decision by the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs calls for immediate action by the RCMP and auditor general for a treason investigation into the actions of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and members of the UCP on the Alberta independence...

`DANI DOLLARS'

Step right up. Read all about it. Here it comes. Dani Dollars. Yes, Dani Dollars will be rolled out Wednesday by Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP government. Of course, Dani Dollars isn't the official name of Smith's doling out the dough, just...

HALFWAY THERE

City officials say the first stage of construction to replace the Bearspaw South feeder main is halfway complete and the second stage began in May. The city shared an update on Monday stating that Stage A construction is 51% complete. Construction...

A DON DEAL?

An agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran is “now complete,” according to Donald Trump, with an Iranian diplomat and key mediator Pakistan backing those assertions. Trump announced what he said was the completion of the deal on...

LI'L HELP?!

City lawmakers are pushing to seek nearly $1 billion from Ottawa to fund what they call a badly-need sports field house and extension to the northeast Blue Line LRT. City council's governmental affairs committee will debate a recommendation to request...

POINT TAKEN

TORONTO — Anyone tuning into Canada's first 2026 FIFA World Cup match Friday afternoon at Toronto Stadium (BMO Field) would have no problem knowing the location thanks to an opening ceremony drenched in red and white colours. After Aboriginal dancers...

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

The first match of the FIFA World Cup took place more than 2,000 miles away in Mexico City, but there was a fiesta on Stephen Avenue as the Mexican Consulate of Calgary hosted a watch party Thursday afternoon. The World Cup being hosted by Canada, the...

GO TIME!

TORONTO — The first taste of the World Cup came to Jonathan Osorio when he was six years old, when his parents made the bold decision to keep him home from school one day. “We wanted him to understand who we are and where we came from,” said Bibiana...

WHERE'S CARNEY?

Then came the interview. On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech to a standing-room-only crowd at the historic Legion No. 1 in downtown Calgary. He tells the crowd Alberta does not need to be a different country. Alberta...

WITH BATED BREATH

As Doug Ford heads to Washington for two days of meetings Monday, there are a few nervous people in Ottawa. Officials in Ottawa from the Prime Minister's Office on down are crossing their fingers and holding their breath that Ford doesn't do anything...

ON TRACK

Plans are moving forward on an Alberta passenger rail network, and although the first phase will focus on connections between Calgary and Edmonton, those involved in a Calgary-to-banff proposal say it's great news for them, too. The first step will be...

CRUSHED

Welcome to 2026 and a Grey Cup game at Mcmahon Stadium on the slate. The hometown team hoped to take a first step towards to defending their field in that finale with a season-opening victory Friday on home turf. But in doing so, the Calgary...

`READY TO GO'

The Calgary Stampeders are champing at the bit to get going. They're certainly feeling it — and who can blame them? — after a turnaround campaign in 2025 and a Grey Cup game to be played on their home turf in November. And so the bid to become...

FAST&FURIOUS

Calgary top cop Katie Mclellan is one no-nonsense interview. Too many cops have become big city police chiefs only to turn politician or pop psychologist or hug-a-thug sellout burping up empty-calorie talking points cooked up to say little and...

WE'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE

Parts of Calgary have seen between 75 and 100 mm of rainfall in the past 72 hours, but the soggy start to June is not abnormal for this time of year. “June is often our wettest month in the Calgary area,” said Christy Climenhaga, a meteorologist with...

$400 BILLION

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith drops a political bomb, a financial bomb, a bomb dropped on the separatist assumptions of way more gain than pain by Alberta leaving Canada and striking out on its own. Almost $400 billion in start-up costs to set up an...

ERRBORNE

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have been many things to many people over the years. One of the best teams in the world for precision demonstrations and a regular sight at major events from Grey Cups to Olympic Games, the Snowbirds have inspired...

MY FIRST BIKE

Volunteer Jhumari Sarino makes adjustments to a bike during the Bathtub Bikes' `My First Bike YYC' giveaway Saturday. Store owner Adam Rhind gives away 40-50 bicycles every year to local families.

NOT BLINKING

The water is muddy. There are two battles on the same Alberta battlefield. There is the question of whether Alberta should leave Canada. That question won't be dealt with right away but this October Albertans will be able a vote on whether the...

IN OR OUT?

EDMONTON — Following requests from Postmedia, all of Alberta's cabinet ministers individually backed Premier Danielle Smith's support for the pro-canada side in October's referendum, while backbench UCP MLAS declined to publicly state how they would...

BY A THREAD

MONTREAL — The two coaches in the NHL Eastern Conference final — the Montreal Canadiens' Martin St. Louis and the Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'amour — have a lot in common. St. Louis, 50, played 16 seasons in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with the...

PREMIERS CLASH

EDMONTON — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew challenged Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over Indigenous consultation on Tuesday, saying her government has a duty to do so before any separation referendum and pointing to a recent court ruling to back his...

`RIDICULOUS'

They were over the moon happy. His newfound friends were giving their new political soulmate Jeromy Farkas high-fives all over the city and beyond. The self-styled progressives, also known as the Alberta NDP and their allies, were feeling oh-so-good...

BATTERED AND BRUISED

It could have been the most expensive inning the Blue Jays had ever endured. In the top of the fifth inning of what would become a 4-1 Pittsburgh Pirates win on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre, Dylan Cease (he of the sevenyear $175-milllon...

Horsin' around

The Stampeders' Tre'mon Morris-brash throws the pigskin around with kids during Fanfest at Mcmahon Stadium on Saturday.

TEAM CANADA

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended her decision Friday to hold a vote on whether the province should begin the process of separating from Canada, while separatists warned the move could trigger a revolt within her governing UCP. On...

WORD PLAY

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is putting a new question about separation in an October referendum, but it won't explicitly address the issue. In a televised address on Thursday, Smith told Albertans that while she supports Alberta remaining in...

HOW IT'S DONE

Four years ago, the Montreal Canadiens were the worst team in the NHL. Today, they're one of the final four teams standing as the league's conference finals are set to kick off. It's a remarkable turnaround, made even more impressive by the fact that...

`EMBODIES' ALBERTA

Strong and Free. In Alberta, you're going to see a lot of Strong and Free in the near future at a time when Albertans will decide the direction of this place we call home. As you know from a column in November of last year, there is a new Alberta...

PRE-SEASON SUCCESS

Live football returned to Mcmahon Stadium on holiday Monday. So, too, did the tough roster decisions for the Calgary Stampeders in a convincing 20-15 pre-season win — chalked full of strong performances — over the visiting Saskatchewan...

SHOW MUST GO ON

Calgary's home-grown, all-ages Japanese pop culture and anime festival returned to the Telus Convention Centre this weekend, expected to draw crowds of more than 25,000. Otafest, which is in its 28th year, features anime screenings, cosplay contests,...