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Vote set for Oct. 14: Harper expects tight, tough election
Canadians will head to the polls in a general election on Oct. 14, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday after meeting with the Governor General. The party leaders responded by kicking off their campaigns.
Shooting at Calgary party leaves 1 dead, 3 hurt
Calgary police are investigating an early-morning shooting at a community centre party that left one dead and three injured on Sunday.
Bodies of 3 slain soldiers arrive home
Family members and dignitaries lined the tarmac at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario on Saturday evening as the bodies of three young soldiers killed in Afghanistan arrived back on Canadian soil.
Stampeders survive rematch with Eskimos
The visiting Calgary Stampeders earned a 38-33 win Friday against the Edmonton Eskimos, avenging their loss in the opener of their home-and-home series on Monday.
Knife-wielding man shot to death by police
A man who claimed he had killed his wife and then confronted police with a knife was fatally shot by an officer on Thursday night.
Inverted church finds a home in Calgary
A controversial sculpture rejected by the City of Vancouver has a new home in a Calgary inner-city community that's being transformed from an industrial site into a mixed-use neighbourhood.
Garbage banned from Canmore half-marathon
Organizers who want to make an Alberta race the greenest in Canada are telling runners they may have to bring their garbage home with them.
Some Petro-Canada stations still waiting to fill up
A month after a breakdown at Petro-Canada's Edmonton refinery caused shortages at about 90 retail and independent outlets in western Canada, half the stations were still dry Friday, even though operations at the facility resumed last week.
Rally unites downtown residents in push for safer communities
Local politicians are leading a public rally and march through Calgary's inner city Friday evening, calling for safer downtown communities.
2 suspects sought in northeast shooting
A shooting that injured a man and was not reported until hours afterward is not gang-related, said Calgary police.