Calgary Herald

Here we go again. The one thing that is constant in immigration is change. “Real significant change”, as Immigration Minister Marc Miller recently said when referring to upcoming target changes to permanent resident levels. That significant change was announced with substantially lower immigration targets over the next three years. This has followed considerable changes over the last few months with student stream and temporary foreign worker programs. Read More

The Alberta government warns that the federally imposed emissions cap could lead to a $28-million drop in GDP and job losses. Questions arise: i) Is the cap on emissions, not production? ii) Can oil and gas production grow with carbon storage technologies? iii) What barriers hinder adopting carbon storage in Alberta to meet the federal emissions cap? Read More

As a retired rural physician, I am now looking at our current conundrum in health care. The direction that governments are taking reveals a concerning lack of insight into the real dilemma: access to primary care. As a physician, I believed and practised that the patient was the priority and the caregiver’s role was to respond to the patient’s needs. Patient needs can be so complex that they require several trained, regulated professionals. Read More

As a group of high school and university students, we have attempted unsuccessfully to engage Alberta Members of the Legislative Assembly on the important problem of vaping among Alberta children and youth. Our group is called, SAAVE: Stop Addicting Adolescents to Vaping and E-Cigarettes. Read More

Over the past five and a half years (a period commencing with the election of the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party government in April 2019), the auto insurance industry has laughed all the way to the bank while raking in billions of dollars in windfall profits on the backs of Albertans. Read More

From beginning to end, it was a special night. Read More

Domestic violence can be predicted and prevented, new research shows. Read More

Cavalry FC gets to be a curious spectator for the Canadian Premier League semifinal Saturday. Read More

From the top to the bottom of the United Conservative Party, the looming vote on Premier Danielle Smith's leadership is a puzzler. Read More

An alleged Halloween candy robbery and subsequent assault by a group of teenagers Thursday night in Chestermere has prompted an RCMP investigation, police said Friday. Read More

October home sales in Calgary were mostly flat compared with last year's levels, with annual prices continuing to tick upward, the Calgary Real Estate Board reported Friday. Read More

A future transitional housing project that will support 52 vulnerable families broke ground in northeast Calgary on Friday, nearly a year after the land lease for the development was first announced. Read More

LAS VEGAS — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former Dances with Wolves actor. Read More

Now into quadruple digits, now with a commemorative silver stick to hang on his wall at home, the next major games-played target for Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is 1,220. Read More

The Wranglers’ next tilt is Tuesday at home against the Bakersfield Condors Read More

Once-on-the-lam murder suspect Jessey James Pearson will stand trial a second time next October in the killing of a Calgary man seven years ago. Read More

"No injuries have been reported," the county stated. "The derailment was isolated to a farmer's field and no roads have been impacted and are open." Read More

Never ever forget. The words were most revealing when Premier Danielle Smith spoke them out loud. Read More

In many households, cooking together is family tradition. This is particularly true for meaningful occasions. Read More

Remembrance Day ceremonies in Calgary kicked off Friday morning, with Field of Crosses beginning 11 days of honouring Canada's veterans. Read More