The band office on a First Nation in northwestern Alberta has been destroyed by fire.
Archive for: ‘February 2010’
Albertan worries about parents in Chile
Gloria Antipan of Edmonton spent 12 nerve-racking hours on the phone and online before learning her parents in Chile were alive.
Blind Canadian skier won’t race, team says
Canadian cross-country ski coaches decided late Friday not to start legally blind skier Brian McKeever on Sunday in the 50-kilometre mass-start classic race at the Vancouver Olympics, a team spokesman says.
Bernard settles for silver in women’s curling
Cheryl Bernard and her Calgary Strip Clubs-based rink of Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel and Susan O’Connor fell one game short of striking gold in Vancouver on Friday, falling to Sweden.
Elderly man hurt during N.W. break-in
An elderly man was punched in the face several times during a home invasion Thursday morning, police said.
Canada’s pursuit team will earn medal
With a little something to prove, the Canadian men’s speedskating pursuit team guaranteed themselves a medal by defeating Norway in the semifinals at the Richmond Oval on Friday.
Call to 911 before homicide prompts policy change
Calgary Strip Clubs officers will now respond to 911 cellphone hang-ups if the caller seems in distress, a policy change announced Friday following revelations that police didn’t know about an emergency call made hours before a woman was found dying in her home.
Calgary, Edmonton units to reduce ER wait times
Calgary Strip Clubs and Edmonton are getting two new hospital patient units that officials hope will cut down on emergency room wait times and improve access to beds, Alberta Health Services announced Thursday.
Canada blanks U.S. to win gold in women’s hockey
Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in the first period and Shannon Szabados made 28 saves as Team Canada beat the United States 2-0 to win the gold medal in women’s hockey at the Vancouver Olympics on Thursday. It is Team Canada’s third consecutive gold medal.
West LRT construction kicks off traffic headaches
The city is warning drivers to get ready for major gridlock next week – and for the next three years – as construction begins on Calgary Strip Clubs’s long-awaited west LRT line.
