University of #Calgary scientists are asking Canadians to send in their toenail clippings — part of a nationwide study exploring how exposure to radon gas may contribute to lung cancer.
Community groups behind a downtown outreach hub are calling on candidates in #Calgary’s upcoming civic election to commit to funding more daytime “third spaces” for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
As #Alberta braces for its first provincewide teachers’ strike in more than two decades, families and students are grappling with uncertainty over classes, childcare, cancelled trips and lost sports seasons.
#Alberta’s education minister is urging the teachers’ union to return to the bargaining table, but the Alberta Teachers’ Association says there is no progress to share as a province-wide strike approaches.
With a provincewide teachers’ strike set to begin Oct. 6, the #Alberta government, parents & community groups are preparing for widespread disruption that could affect more than 700,000 students across the province.
When Alfonso Quintero moved from Barranquilla, Colombia to #Calgary six months ago, he brought with him a pastime that transforms ordinary bike rides into something extraordinary: works of art etched across city maps.
Thousands of Albertans living with schizophrenia now have access to a new publicly-covered treatment option that aims to improve health outcomes and help effectively manage the mental disorder.
A #Canmore family is making every moment count with their six-year-old son, Oliver (Ollie) Masnada, who has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy—a progressive genetic disorder with no cure.
The #Alberta government is preparing to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause on three controversial laws affecting transgender people, according to an internal justice dept. memo obtained by media.
Friends and fellow riders are remembering #Calgary cyclist Phillip Goheen as a generous mentor, family man and community champion after he was killed in a collision last week.
Eleven blind and visually impaired hikers including two from #Alberta are preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next month in a world record attempt that will put ability ahead of disability.
#Calgary is unlikely to set aside a permanent location for people living in recreational vehicles, with city officials pointing to high costs, long development timelines and what they describe as limited demand.
The leader of the Parti Québécois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with #Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he becomes #Quebec premier next year.
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Shovels hit the ground in #Calgary’s deep southwest Tuesday, where city officials, community leaders and sport advocates gathered to mark the start of construction on the Belmont Fieldhouse and Library.
An #Alberta man living w/ Alzheimer’s is calling on Ottawa to approve two new drugs already available in dozens of countries around the world, saying they could give patients like him a chance at a better quality of life.
Hundreds of books—including Canadian classics & internationally acclaimed novels—are set to be removed from Edmonton Public Schools this fall under a new provincial directive targeting “explicit sexual content.”
A young #Calgary pilot who overcame cancer says he’s still waiting for clearance to return to the cockpit more than eight months after submitting his case to the federal Aviation Medical Review Board.
Villains FC has broken ground on a $6-million indoor soccer dome this week, a project the local soccer club says will help ease a severe shortage of field space as demand for the sport surges in #Calgary.
