Calgary Herald

Failing to slow down when blinded by the sunrise before striking and killing a jaywalking pedestrian should land a Calgary man a conviction under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act, a prosecutor said Thursday. Read More

Nearly two years after being charged with ripping off an employer, a woman stands accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from another Calgary workplace. Read More

Alberta Health Services has ordered the immediate closure of a Chinatown restaurant due to a "significant" cockroach infestation and several other Public Health Act violations. Read More

The defence will not be calling evidence in the trial of five members of Calgary's Eritrean community accused of taking part in a riot, court was told Thursday. Read More

Demolition of the River Run condo complex is officially underway, eight months after residents were forced to vacate the downtown property. Read More

Four housing operators have been selected to deliver nearly 400 below-market housing units across Calgary, the city announced Thursday. Read More

There aren’t many people who have watched Clark Bishop up close recently more than Rory Kerins. Read More

After Piikani Nation RCMP repaired a "broken relationship" with the community, starting the first Citizens on Patrol chapter in the community was much easier, says the detachment's commander. Read More

Blanche DuBois, the tragic heroine of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize drama A Streetcar Named Desire, is a much sought-after and much-prized role. Jessica Tandy originated the role on Broadway in 1947, winning a Tony Award for her performance, and Vivien Leigh won the Oscar for the 1951 film version. The list of their successors, most of whom also garnered awards, includes Jessica Lange, Ann-Margret, Faye Dunaway, Glenn Close, Geraldine Page, Rachel Weisz and Gillian Anderson. Read More

Weeks after the Canada Post strike ended and mail service resumed, Calgary charities say they are back on track with holiday fundraising and are optimistic about planning for the year ahead. Read More

Over the last decade or so, Calgary has become inundated with various food-specific, dine-around festivals. Some of them are fantastic and engaging, others a little confusing, and at this point, all of them are becoming difficult to keep track of. This is why I’m here to remind you to start planning to make the most of the mighty YYC Hot Chocolate Fest, which is back in 2025 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of festival organizer Calgary Meals on Wheels. This festival, perhaps like no other, has captured the imagination of thousands of Calgarians, selling over 100,000 cups of cocoa and raising $150,000 for Calgary Meals on Wheels last year. When it comes to foodie fundraisers, YYC Hot Chocolate Fest arguably sets the gold standard. Read More

In a perfect world, Andres Ruzo would take his Calgary audience into the jungle. He would take them to the lava fields, to volcanoes and deep into the Amazon to study the Boiling River. Read More

Given the scope and longevity of renowned baritone John Fanning's career, it might seem as if there could be precious little left to do that would coax him out of retirement. Read More

Professionals specializing in industrial real estate had a really good 2024 and, according to the team at JLL, the pace is continuing this year. Read More

They’re not ignoring us now. Read More

It is interesting to listen to the likes of Kevin O’Leary courting favour with Donald Trump. Interesting and surprising, because surely Baby Boomer O’Leary remembers economists in the 1950s and '60s who suggested a Canada-U.S. union. Read More

When: Thursday, 7 p.m. MT, Scotiabank Saddledome Read More

EDMONTON -- Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona. Read More

A First Nations leader who staunchly opposed the Northern Gateway pipeline suggested this week he'd reconsider the now-defunct project if it was revived — but later apologized and said he doesn’t support resuscitating dead projects. Read More

Today in history, on Jan. 23, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic to receive an insulin injection in Toronto. Frederick Banting and J.J.R. MacLeod of the University of Toronto shared the next year's Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of the treatment. Read More