"Cram a cruiser" for the Calgary Food Bank
On Tuesday morning, Calgary Police Service partnered with the Calgary Food Bank to fill a police cruiser with food, personal hygiene items and cash as part of the annual 'Cram-a-Cruiser' event. According to the food bank, 100,000 unique visitors relied on their services last year, while this year, between 650 to 700 C...
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Calgary scraps single-use items bylaw
A Calgary bylaw requiring businesses to charge a minimum bag fee and only provide single-use items when requested has officially been tossed. City council voted 12-3 on Tuesday to ditch the rules following months of criticism from restaurants and consumers. The bylaw was passed in 2022 but only put into place in Januar...
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Town of Cochrane iconic statue vandalized
Cochrane RCMP are currently investigating an act of vandalism one of the Town's iconic Men of Vision statue. The statue which features a cowboy on a horse overlooking the town of Cochrane from the top of a hill in the Cochrane Ranche was found on May 4, with three of the horse's legs damaged. Commissioned around 1976 a...
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City of Calgary sees largest participation for public hearing in recent history
For the past two weeks, Calgary City Council have heard from Calgarians in what officials are calling the largest public hearing in the City's history was. The hearings saw 736 speakers and 238 panels taking part which included 6,101 written statements which were submitted to the public record. Council's public hearing...
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Calgary Police charge former Calgary teacher with sexual assault of past student
Calgary Police have charged a teacher who is believed to be responsible for the sexual assault of a teenage girl more than 20 years ago. In 2023, the victim, who is now an adult, came forward to police to report multiple instances of sexual assault that occurred between 2000 and 2003, when her teacher at the time began...
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Weather related power outage leaves over 1000 Medicine Hat residents without power
Over 1000 Medicine Hat residents were left without power this morning due to a "weather related" power outage. The impacted neighborhoods were Crestwood, the South River Flats, Southeast Hill, Norwood, Connaught and Southridge. The city of Lethbridge closed Sholten Hill at 6:05 a.m., to allow city crews time ...
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Medicine Hat College marks Red Dress Day on May 5
May 5 is Red Dress Day, also known as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls. Medicine Hat College held an event to commemorate the day, featuring an Indigenous prayer, a one kilometer awareness walk, guest speakers and an honour song.
May 07, 2024
KisKihkeyimowin educational Gathering underway in Medicine Hat
KisKihkeyimowin (GEESE - KIH - KAY - MO - IN) which means, "sharing good teachings" in the Blackfoot language, is a annual educational event that helps foster understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures. The gathering is taking place at Medicine Hat College May 6-10. This year, grades 4 and 10 stude...
May 07, 2024
MMIWG2S Awareness Walk in Mini Thni
The sound of jingle dresses and the drum rang through the gymnasium as Stoney Health Services brought community members together to bring awareness to MMIWG2S with an event and walk in Mini Thni Monday, May the 6th. The community gathered with speakers, dancers and a walk, in honor of the Murdered and Missing Indigeno...
May 06, 2024
Lori Kole talks with Uncle Trent about her new single Annie.
Lori Kole heard about Red Dress Day, so I wanted to write this song "Annie" that talks about missing, murdered Indigenous Women and two spirit, to honour their memory, their families, and to bring awareness. My hope is that sharing what's in my heart supports understanding, love, and healing. We chose to hono...
May 06, 2024