Edmonton police charge Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with 2 counts of sexual assault | Calgary contractor faces new criminal charges in connection to another home renovation job | Insurance Bureau calls for government action one year after devastating Calgary hailstorm
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Edmonton police charge Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with 2 counts of sexual assault; Chief Roy Whitney of the Tsuut'ina Nation is seen in this file photo\.

Edmonton police charge Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with 2 counts of sexual assault

August 7 , 2025 at 02:11:01 p.m. MDT • :

Edmonton police have charged 71-year-old Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with sexual assault in relation to alleged offences against two men decades ago.
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Calgary contractor faces new criminal charges in connection to another home renovation job; Alan Hrehirchuk stands between Drew and Jonathan Scott from the popular Property Brothers HGTV show\. Hrehirchuk and his company, Envision Custom Renovations, did work on at least two episodes of the show\.

Calgary contractor faces new criminal charges in connection to another home renovation job

August 7 , 2025 at 05:07:55 p.m. MDT • :

Aimee Carriere says looking back, she knows she didn't do her due diligence hiring Alan Hrehirchuk — a contractor who previously pleaded guilty to forgery charges.
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Insurance Bureau calls for government action one year after devastating Calgary hailstorm; Broken windows on vehicles and homes are pictured after a storm producing golf ball-sized hail tore through parts of north Calgary in August 2024\.

Insurance Bureau calls for government action one year after devastating Calgary hailstorm

August 7 , 2025 at 02:38:01 p.m. MDT • :

Calgarians know all too well just how costly hailstorms can be, and the insurance industry is calling for new homes to be built with that in mind.
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Alberta no longer sure about big savings from auto insurance reforms; A 2014 car crash in Edmonton that hurt five people\. In 2027, Alberta will move to an insurance system that greatly restricts ability to sue for damages after automobile collisions, with the expectation that will help curb premium increases\.

Alberta no longer sure about big savings from auto insurance reforms

August 7 , 2025 at 12:16:07 p.m. MDT • :

Danielle Smith said the new system would cut premiums by up to $400. But rising insurance costs, hail storms and tariffs are putting that claim in doubt.
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Close bear encounters lead to warnings, closures in popular parts of Kananaskis; Grizzly sightings and encounters are behind multiple bear warnings and closures currently in effect throughout Kananaskis Country\.

Close bear encounters lead to warnings, closures in popular parts of Kananaskis

August 7 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta Parks is warning people that numerous grizzly and black bears have recently been seen throughout Kananaskis Country, leading to new warnings and closures. There are now fourteen bear advisories in effect.
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Calgary mayor wants to meet with struggling Marda Loop businesses after another shop shuts down; The Marda Loop Main Streets project was scheduled to end last summer, but a year later it's been delayed with an October 2025 end date projected\. In the meantime, businesses have reported taking a financial hit from the construction in the area\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 08:07:59 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary mayor wants to meet with struggling Marda Loop businesses after another shop shuts down

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Poilievre says Carney's moving in the 'wrong direction,' pledges to 'legalize' pipelines; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre plans to introduce legislation in the fall that he says will speed up development of major projects\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 12:04:23 p.m. MDT • :

Poilievre says Carney's moving in the 'wrong direction,' pledges to 'legalize' pipelines

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Police investigating death of Calgary man as homicide after 2023 disappearance; Calgary police are investigating the 2023 disappearance of Robert Mainland as a homicide\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 02:56:26 p.m. MDT • :

Police investigating death of Calgary man as homicide after 2023 disappearance

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Young girl dies after being hit by vehicle in Calgary alley; Calgary police say a two-year-old girl was in this alley behind her home in Taradale when she was hit on Monday evening\.  

August 5 , 2025 at 09:26:55 a.m. MDT • :

Young girl dies after being hit by vehicle in Calgary alley

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Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan want to study feasibility of west-east pipeline; Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured here after signing an agreement last month, have teamed up with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to look at studying the feasibility of an east-west pipeline between the provinces\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 12:19:44 p.m. MDT • :

Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan want to study feasibility of west-east pipeline

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August 2 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rentals into place in downtown Calgary

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August 6 , 2025 at 12:25:31 p.m. MDT • :

Former Wildrose MLA, ex-police chief among those running for Medicine Hat mayor

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August 6 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Five young men killed in three years. Now Calgary is cracking down on after-hours liquor

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August 6 , 2025 at 11:07:22 a.m. MDT • :

2 people sent to hospital after plane crash in central Alberta

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August 6 , 2025 at 12:22:16 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta creates exclusion zone around collisions to deter predatory tow truck drivers

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