Brooks DeCillia
@bdecillia.bsky.social
Journalist, assistant professor at Mount Royal University, skier, mountain biker.
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Fact-checking claims that painting your bedroom walls will help you sleep better calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/13/f...
Fact-checking claims that painting your bedroom walls will help you sleep better
We’ve all had nights when we just couldn’t fall asleep. But what if certain colours in your room could help offset poor sleep? Influencers have recently taken to social media, recommending c…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Fact-checking claims that painting your bedroom walls will help you sleep better calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/13/f...
Journalism Spotlight Lecture by Justin Ling: MRU presents a public lecture featuring distinguished speaker Justin Ling, investigative journalist and columnist for The Toronto Star. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-th...
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Journalism Spotlight Lecture by Justin Ling: MRU presents a public lecture featuring distinguished speaker Justin Ling, investigative journalist and columnist for The Toronto Star. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-th...
‘Y’all know I’m Canada down’: Calgary-born Tate McRae responds to NBC ad backlash calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/05/y...
‘Y’all know I’m Canada down’: Calgary-born Tate McRae responds to NBC ad backlash
A new NBC Olympics ad featuring Canadian pop star Tate McRae is receiving backlash after its release on Wednesday, with Canadian audiences describing it as out of touch with current Canada-U.S. rel…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
‘Y’all know I’m Canada down’: Calgary-born Tate McRae responds to NBC ad backlash calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/05/y...
Search Alberta oil and gas company municipal tax arrears calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/04/s...
Search Alberta oil and gas company municipal tax arrears
The Investigative Journalism Foundation identified nearly 600 Alberta companies responsible for millions of dollars in municipal tax arrears and unpaid landowner leases. Unpaid oil and gas property…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Search Alberta oil and gas company municipal tax arrears calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/04/s...
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/03/f...
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they wer…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/03/f...
Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/02/b...
Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash
An Alberta junior hockey team says three players were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. The Southern Alberta Mustangs — a United States Premier Hockey League team ba…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Alberta junior hockey team says 3 players dead in vehicle crash calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/02/b...
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/02/g...
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring’s arrival
Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie in Ontario’s Bruce County and Fred la Marmotte in Quebec’s Gaspésie region reportedly did not see …
calgaryjournal.ca
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/02/g...
'Dire straits': Calgary police chief wants staffing boost over next four years calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/01/d...
‘Dire straits’: Calgary police chief wants staffing boost over next four years
A large sign on the front doors of the Calgary Police Service headquarters doesn’t mince words: “We are hiring.” “We’re the third-largest municipal police service in the cou…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
'Dire straits': Calgary police chief wants staffing boost over next four years calgaryjournal.ca/2026/02/01/d...
Calgary groups welcome GST boost, but warn food costs still strain families calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/31/c...
Calgary groups welcome GST boost, but warn food costs still strain families
Local non-profit groups have expressed both elation and concern about the federal government’s tax credit boost announced earlier this week. The federal Liberal Government plans to increase t…
calgaryjournal.ca
February 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Calgary groups welcome GST boost, but warn food costs still strain families calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/31/c...
Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/31/c...
Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary
Pierre Poilievre’s position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party. The vote…
calgaryjournal.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/31/c...
Dinos and Cougars split in ‘unreal’ Crowchild Classic calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/d...
Dinos and Cougars split in ‘unreal’ Crowchild Classic
The 12th annual Crowchild Classic between Mount Royal University’s Cougars and the University of Calgary Dinos saw both teams claim victory in front of 13,324 fans Thursday night. Mount Royal…
calgaryjournal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Dinos and Cougars split in ‘unreal’ Crowchild Classic calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/d...
Alberta government cracks down on ‘predatory towing’ with new restrictions calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/a...
Alberta government cracks down on ‘predatory towing’ with new restrictions
The provincial government has introduced new guidelines restricting tow truck companies from conducting services without driver consent. According to a Jan. 29 news release from the Governmen…
calgaryjournal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Alberta government cracks down on ‘predatory towing’ with new restrictions calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/a...
'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/c...
‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, publi…
calgaryjournal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 AM
'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/c...
TV show reference to southern Alberta’s historic Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump sparks curiosity about Indigenous history calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/t...
TV show reference to southern Alberta’s historic Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump sparks curiosity about Indigenous history
A popular U.S. medical drama is turning heads toward southern Alberta, where staff at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump say the recent on-screen mention has ignited new curiosity about the UNESCO World …
calgaryjournal.ca
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 AM
TV show reference to southern Alberta’s historic Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump sparks curiosity about Indigenous history calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/29/t...
Patients detail 'disaster' inside Alberta emergency departments calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/28/p...
Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24 hours to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton-area hospital last month. Over …
calgaryjournal.ca
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Patients detail 'disaster' inside Alberta emergency departments calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/28/p...
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/27/a...
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could “direct” them. The province’s three chief justices say in a rare public…
calgaryjournal.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/27/a...
Skijoring: a sport you've likely never heard of pushed a resort town to its limit calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/24/s...
Skijoring: a sport you’ve likely never heard of pushed a resort town to its limit
Cole Carey learned quickly to keep his mouth shut when skiing in the snowy wake of a galloping horse: there’s the danger of snow, ice and the occasional flavour of animal droppings dusted into the …
calgaryjournal.ca
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Skijoring: a sport you've likely never heard of pushed a resort town to its limit calgaryjournal.ca/2026/01/24/s...