Bill Graveland
TorontoStar
Calgary, AB, Canada
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Alberta election campaign kicks off with voting day set for May 29
CALGARY - The writ for the Alberta election has dropped, with voters heading to the polls on May 29 in what could be a squeaker of a result. → Read More
Young man convicted in officer’s hit-and-run death influenced by peers: psychologist
CALGARY - A forensic psychologist testified Friday that a young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is at a high risk t... → Read More
‘Heartbreaking’: Widow of Calgary officer killed in hit-and-run says son is a victim
CALGARY - The wife of the Calgary police officer who died after he was dragged by a fleeing SUV told a sentencing hearing Thursday that her husband’s ... → Read More
‘A line in the sand:’ Crown wants adult sentence for Calgary youth in police death
CALGARY - A prosecutor has asked a judge to impose an adult sentence of 11 to 13 years on a young offender found guilty of manslaughter in the hit-and... → Read More
Testimony from convicted father of teen in malnourishment death delayed until June
CALGARY - A man convicted in the death of his malnourished son who died of sepsis and untreated diabetes will have to wait months for his chance to ta... → Read More
Alberta teen’s death inquiry to find solutions to protect children at risk: Judge
CALGARY - An Alberta education official told a fatality inquiry Wednesday that different rules were in place in 2013 that allowed a malnourished 15-ye... → Read More
B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in Calgary
CALGARY - A 15-year-old boy who died in Calgary weighing just 37 pounds was also near death in a British Columbia hospital about a decade earlier, a c... → Read More
Prison terms for men found guilty in death of Calgary chef
Men convicted in Calgary chef’s murder receive sentences → Read More
‘Game-changer:’ Calgary becomes training hub for new miniaturized pacemaker
The leadless pacemaker is about 3.8 centimetres long, and doesn’t have wires connecting it to a person’s bloodstream and then to their heart → Read More
'The only Black one left': Alberta village remembers its African-American roots
Vant Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in the village of Breton, 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton. → Read More
‘Game-changer:’ Calgary becomes training hub for new miniaturized pacemaker
CALGARY - Gord Kirk knew that he needed a pacemaker. → Read More
'The only Black one left:' Alberta village remembers it's African-American roots
BRETON, ALBERTA — “My name is Vant Hayes and I’m the only Black one left out here.” → Read More
Lawyer asks for leniency for man convicted in 2020 Calgary chef killing
Tommie Holloway is convicted of manslaughter while his accomplice, Anthony Dodgson, is found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Christophe Herblin → Read More
Alberta pastor ‘lit a match’ with fiery speech at Coutts blockade, prosecutor tells trial
Artur Pawlowski has pleaded not guilty to mischief and breaching a release order as well as a charge of wilfully damaging or destroying essential infrastructure → Read More
’Not true’: Justice minister Tyler Shandro denies crying or yelling during doctor confrontation
Alberta’s justice minister said he felt sad when he discovered someone he considered to be a friend was behind a social media post targeting him and his wife → Read More
Alberta First Nation school finds textbook way to keep traditional language alive
An advanced textbook and dictionary were introduced to be used for teaching the Stoney language in school, along with a podcast where elders tell stories → Read More
Border agency can transfer Alberta immigration prisoners after agreement ends
The province has given written notice to the federal government that it is ending an agreement to use provincial correctional centres to house people detained on immigration matters → Read More
Border agency can transfer Alberta immigration prisoners after agreement ends
The Canada Border Services Agency says there are alternatives to holding immigration detainees in provincial jails after Alberta said it would no long... → Read More
'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
A scathing report last year said the military wasn't doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other violent extremists from infiltrating its… → Read More
Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
Andy Knight will assess just how entrenched radicalization, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and anti-Black sentiments are in the Forces and come up with a suggested policy to respond → Read More