Calgary Dispatch: news for Calgary and Alberta
-
Pedestrian killed in northeast Calgary CTrain collision
Calgary Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a CTrain on Halloween morning.
News Desk -
Police seize $350,000 in drugs through new intelligence-led Calgary operation
-
Five charged in downtown Calgary drug-trafficking investigation
-
Two charged after human remains discovered in Skyview Ranch home
-
Satellite reconstruction raises new questions about Wainwright military fire warnings
A Global News investigation suggests a large grass fire and dangerous winds were visible well before a blaze killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright.
News Desk -
Alberta proposes lemon laws, right-to-repair rules and ticket resale protections
-
Alberta proposes stronger kinship care and online child-protection rules in Bill 36
-
Alberta proposes new school reporting rules and tighter daycare oversight
-
Hong Kong and Chinese border cities step up precautions after Irkutsk lab death
Hong Kong has added temperature checks for some flights from Russia, and health authorities in Inner Mongolia have issued plague risk notices after a Siberian lab worker's unexplained death. No national measures from Beijing have been found.
News Desk -
Russia tells WHO it wasn't plague; WHO says lab exposure can't be fully excluded
-
Russia lifts Irkutsk quarantine; WHO still doesn't know what killed lab worker
-
Russia tells WHO no plague case recorded in Irkutsk, but the cause of lab worker's death remains unidentified
-
UCP revokes Jeffrey Rath’s membership as separatist dispute escalates
A prominent Alberta independence advocate says he will challenge the decision after the governing party cancelled his membership and convention registration.
News Desk -
Alberta reduces and freezes education property-tax rates for three years
-
Calgary votes more strongly to remain in Canada than Alberta overall
-
Alberta rejects separation and constitutional changes as official referendum results released
-
Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 2.50 per cent as inflation concerns persist
The central bank’s first rate increase since 2023 adds pressure to mortgages and construction financing in Calgary.
News Desk -
Canadian economy stalls as oil sands production drops despite high energy prices
-
Imperial considers moving forward decision on 150,000-barrel-a-day Aspen oil sands project
-
Imperial Oil posts record $2.45-billion quarterly profit as refining margins surge
-
Forge FC makes Canadian soccer history with stunning championship victory over CF Montréal
Forge FC has become the first Canadian Premier League team to lift the Voyageurs Cup, defeating CF Montréal in a dramatic penalty shootout. The historic victory comes just days before Forge battles Calgary's Cavalry FC for the CPL regular-season title.
News Desk -
Cavalry and Forge enter final weekend deadlocked in dramatic CPL title race
-
Stampeders' playoff fate rests with B.C. as Calgary faces four possible scenarios
-
Cavalry steady the ship with 4-2 win as Shield race goes to final day
About the newsroom
Your local news hub for Calgary & Alberta.
CalgaryDispatch is an independent desk covering the decisions, people and places that define this city, filed daily, straight from the ground.
-
Calgary first, always
We cover city hall, the wards, the river valley and the neighbourhoods: the stories that actually shape life between the Bow and the Elbow.
-
Follow the province
From the Legislature to the energy patch, we track the Alberta decisions that ripple straight back into Calgary's streets and paycheques.
-
Report without the noise
Plain-spoken, verified, on the record. No outrage cycle, no filler: just the dispatch you need to understand your city.
The Morning Dispatch
Calgary's day, in your inbox by 7am.
One free email. City hall, the Legislature, energy and the neighbourhoods: everything that matters, nothing that doesn't.