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In the last decade, the number of Calgarians who rent their homes has grown much faster than the number of people who own them, according to new census data. Since 2011, the number of renters in the city has grown 37.3 per cent, while the number of homeowners has grown by …
Read More »How a local organization is working to get more Calgary students biking to school
For many years, bike theft was a problem outside Forest Lawn High School in southeast Calgary. It’s something assistant principal Mark Anderson heard about from students as a hindrance to them biking to school. But now that the school administration has teamed up with Youth en Route, they’ve seen a massive …
Read More »Calgary girl with Down syndrome stuck at home due to lack of school supports
It’s nearly three weeks into the school year and Shawna Risdon’s seven-year-old daughter, Sadie, hasn’t attended a single day of classes. The mother says Sadie, who has Down syndrome, was meant to start Grade 1 at the Olympic Heights School in southwest Calgary a few days after her classmates to allow the …
Read More »Fatality inquiry to begin into death of 37-pound Calgary teen killed by parents
A fatality inquiry is scheduled to begin this week, examining the circumstances that led to the prolonged and painful death of a teenager who was neglected and starved until he weighed less than 40 pounds. Alex Radita would be 24 years old today. When he died in 2013, he was …
Read More »A Calgary couple has helped nearly 200 Ukrainian refugees fly to Canada with buddy pass program
Michael Garnett spent 10 years of his life playing hockey in Russia and loved everything about it. But when the country he had once called home invaded Ukraine — his ancestral homeland — earlier this year, his heart broke. “I just shut down. I couldn’t believe that this country that I love — Russia —could just start …
Read More »Roller derby athletes from Calgary and Lethbridge earn lead roles on Canada’s junior team
As a teenager, Jenna McLean read a lot of Harley Quinn graphic novels, where she’d see the DC Comics character whizzing around a roller derby track. The sport intrigued her, and she started doing some research to see how she could get involved, even watching footage of high level players …
Read More »Q&A: Calgary doctor’s new book captures photos of health-care workers, patients during pandemic
It’s an experience Dr. Heather Patterson says saved her career. When she wasn’t working as a physician in the emergency room in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was behind the lens, documenting the happenings in the emergency room. She took photos of her colleagues and their patients, chronicling …
Read More »Calgary wrestling legend Bret Hart celebrated for Canada’s Walk of Fame induction
The full nickname might not fit on a plaque, but in the professional wrestling world, he’s known as “The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.” He’s also known as “The Excellence of Execution.” And “The Hitman.” On Monday, a special hometown celebration was …
Read More »More bus drivers needed to get Calgary students to school, says transportation operator
With students back in school this week, Jonathan Weal is also back in the driver’s seat. He’s a school bus operator with Southland Transportation, picking up and dropping off about two dozen students from kindergarten to Grade 12 across southwest Calgary. It’s a job he loves, but he says it hasn’t …
Read More »Cold War-era fighter jet finds new home in Calgary
A Cold War-era jet aircraft — known as the T-Bird — has made its way to Calgary from Cold Lake, Alta., finding a new home at the Air Force Museum of Alberta. The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is joining the museum’s Cold War Exhibit. The T-Bird, or T-33, was in service with the Royal …
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