Damien Wood
Calgary Sun
Canada
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Chronic drunk driver to serve weekends on four counts ... he still has one more to go
It'll soon be weekend stays in jail only for a chronic drunk driver previously deemed too dangerous to be granted bail. → Read More
Car hit with falling glass in downtown Calgary
Glass from a broken window fell more than 30 storeys to the street below in Calgary's downtown core Monday afternoon, peppering a moving vehicle with shards. → Read More
Calgary police officer charged with breaking into estranged wife's home
Domestic troubles ended in criminal charges for a Calgary police officer who allegedly broke into his estranged wife's home and tried to leave with a truck full of stuff. → Read More
Former Liknes home torn down
The only things left of Alvin and Kathy Liknes' Parkhill home is the foundation and a lot of memories — many surely good, but the final ones carrying the spectre of tragedy.About a week back, walking through the southwest Calgary neighbourhood, Lorri Swinson saw the fences go up. → Read More
Pair of dogs shot with arrows both recovering well after hours of surgery
Sitting down and sinking into the couch with her own beloved dogs, coming down from the adrenaline of getting a pair of rescues shot by arrows through hours of surgery, that's when it finally hit Kelly Cerato. Sunday night at home with her own six dogs cuddled close, that was when the president and founder of Tails of the Misunderstood Canine Rescue Society started to break down, wondering, "How… → Read More
Brussels terror attacks: Calgary Belgians desperate for answers in wake of explosions
Belgium native Bernard Callebaut wanted to hear his sister’s voice Tuesday morning, knowing she’d touched down at Brussels airport just the evening before a deadly terror attack. → Read More
Boy falls 45-feet from Lake Louise chairlift
Tumbling 45 feet from a lift at Lake Louise Ski Resort, a young boy had to be airlifted to hospital in Calgary Monday afternoon. → Read More
Charges laid after seizure of 333 reptiles, amphibians and spiders from Riverfront Aquariums
One of the Calgary Humane Society's biggest seizures in its history last December has resulted in hundreds of charges against two men, the society announced Monday. Back in December, 333 reptiles, amphibians and spiders were taken from Riverfront Aquariums in the city’s northeast after society officers received a tip from the public. Last week the establishment’s manager Wayne Woo and owner… → Read More
Transport truck leaves highway, crashes into building in Airdrie
Airdrie RCMP are investigating after a transport truck left the highway and crashed into a commercial building Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Teen survivor tried desperately to stop third sled from hitting barrier on bobsled track, say police
Police have released new details about what happened the night twin teens Jordan and Evan Caldwell died in sledding accident on the Canada Olympic Park bobsled and luge track last month. → Read More
Some .08 charges being withdrawn in Alberta
Some Alberta motorists accused of driving over the legal limit of .08 are seeing these charges withdrawn due to a disclosure issue with breathalyzer maintenance records. → Read More
Multiple patients rushed to hospital following another avalanche near Golden
Emergency crews and search and rescue teams are dealing with more than a dozen potential patients caught in an avalanche near Golden. → Read More
Calgary mom of twin teens killed in Canada Olympic Park sledding crash pleads for help for survivors
Long, uncertain and painful rehabilitation, both physical and psychological, lies ahead for survivors of a deadly sledding accident, the mother of twin teens who lost their lives says. → Read More
Cancer-stricken father of Calgary homicide victim Roxanne Carlson wants answers to unsolved crime before it’s too late
Two years after his daughter and son-in- law were taken away from him, a dying man continues to hold out hope for an answer to an impossible double murder case. → Read More
Stabbed woman dumped at northeast hospital
Dropped off at a Calgary hospital suffering from multiple stabwounds, a woman was rushed into surgery Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Calgary’s Nash Restaurant & Off Cut Bar chef takes silver medal at Canadian Culinary Championships
Calgary’s own Matthew Batey walked away from the Canadian Culinary Championships proud. → Read More
Friends of survivors of Canada Olympic Park incident that killed twin teen boys sobered by news
Survivors of a tragic incident at Canada Olympic Park that left twin teen boys dead are being described as good kids, by friends coming to grips with what’s happened. → Read More
Calgary schools help students cope with deaths of classmates on COP bobsled track
Monday morning, as students returned to school with the knowledge the familiar faces of Jordan and Evan Caldwell wouldn't be there, school officials say the priority was to give them support and the chance to grieve. → Read More
WinSport speaks on death of teen twins and six others at Canada Olympic Park bobsled track
The deaths of 17-year-old twin boys and injury of six more teens at Canada Olympic Park early Saturday made for the most tragic day in WinSport’s history, president and CEO Barry Heck says. → Read More
Cops waiting to speak to mother of dead boy
Homicide investigators are waiting to speak to the mother of a three-year-old boy found dead in a Ranchlands home over the weekend. → Read More