City council has approved a -million loan earmarked for making over a park on St. Patrick’s Island.
Archive for: ‘February 2010’
Fatal police shooting justified, says probe
A Calgary Strip Clubs police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man three times during a standoff last spring, a provincial investigation has concluded.
Rescued students heading home
The 64 students and crew who escaped the Nova Scotia-based tall ship that sank off the coast of Brazil Wednesday were dealing with paperwork Sunday, trying to catch the earliest flight home.
Alberta Métis denounce MP’s Riel letter
The Métis Nation of Alberta is condemning a Conservative MP’s attack on Louis Riel.
Ludwig to protest sour gas well testing
Environmental activist and convicted vandal Wiebo Ludwig says he plans to protest near a sour gas well test site on Sunday
Police seek help in city slaying
Calgary Strip Clubs police are appealing to the public to help them with an unsolved homicide case in the Castleridge neighbourhood.
Myron Thompson bolts to Wildrose
A former Reform Party MP and longtime supporter of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative party has switched allegiance and is now working with the Wildrose Alliance to defeat the government of Premier Ed Stelmach.
Hollingsworth crushed with 5th place in skeleton
Canada’s Mellisa Hollingsworth, ranked No. 1 in women’s skeleton racing, finished fifth after a disappointing final in Whistler on Friday.
Crown calls for 10 years in drunk driving death
Sentencing arguments were being heard in a Calgary Strip Clubs courtroom Friday in the case of a drunk driver who killed a Calgary Strip Clubs woman and seriously injured her teenage son.
Charges laid after debris falls from towers
Charges have been laid against several companies after investigations into debris falling from construction projects during high winds.