Even though Canada’s opponent for its FIFA World Cup opener in Toronto was just determined Tuesday, many of the resale tickets left for the international match come at a steep cost. Sixty-ninth-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina upset 12th-ranked Italy 4-1 in penalties on home soil in a playoff qualifier final — the teams were tied 1-1...
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Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO — Prosecutors are set to argue today that an Ontario judge was wrong to grant bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a federal witness in an alleged international drug smuggling ring. Lawyers for the Attorney General of Canada are asking the Court of Appeal for Ontario to order that...
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Lawyers continue final submissions in Stronach sexual assault trial
TORONTO — Lawyers are set to continue their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Stronach’s defence lawyer argued Tuesday that his accusers lied and in some cases fabricated their accounts. Leora Shemesh also criticized what she described as “tunnel vision” among the officers who investigated the decades-old allegations, arguing...
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No April Fools’ joke: Calgary expecting more spring snow this week
A so-far snowy spring for Calgary will continue into April with another round of snowfall expected this week. 660 NewsRadio meteorologist Kevin Stanfield says a “Montana clipper” is poised to dump more snow on the city beginning Wednesday evening. “The City of Calgary faces down another 10 to 15 centimetres of snow, most of which...
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Teen boy charged, woman in critical condition after violent attack at NE Calgary home
A teenage boy has been charged after a violent incident at a home in northeast Calgary that left a woman in life-threatening condition. Emergency crews were called to a home in the northeast community of Pineridge around 7 p.m. Sunday, following reports of a fight. Officers arrived to find a woman in her 50s injured....
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Cloudy water, chlorine smell expected as Bearspaw pipe comes back online
Calgarians may notice cloudy water and a stronger chlorine smell over the next day as the city begins pushing water back through the reinforced Bearspaw South feeder main. Crews opened valves along the repaired section of pipe Tuesday morning and activated pumps at the Bearspaw Water Treatment Plant to begin reintroducing flow. The city says...
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Calgary city council finalizes 2026 property tax rates, calls for provincial support
As oil prices rise, some members of Calgary city council are hoping the province will give the city more money as property tax rates are finalized for the upcoming year. Calgary city council approved the 2026 property tax rates on Tuesday, following the provincial government’s budget and confirmation of its share of the levy. For...
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RCMP continue search for remains of infant after mother’s body found in St. Albert
Alberta RCMP say they are still looking for the remains of Braylee Beasley, who has been missing since her mother, Ayla Egotik-Learn’s, death around Dec. 5, 2025. The body of Egotik-Learn was found toward the end of January, which police initially believed was around eight weeks after she died; however, RCMP has since clarified that...
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Man charged after police on patrol spot SW Calgary drug deal
Calgary police have charged a man with drug trafficking after a seizing more than $24,000 worth of drugs last week. On Tuesday, March 24, around 9 p.m., officers were patrolling in the Chinook area and saw a vehicle parked in an empty lot. They saw two men meet briefly after one got out of the...
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Roads on 14 Avenue NE closed as fire crews tackle blaze
Roads are closed in an area where Calgary fire crews responded to a blaze in the city’s northeast on Sunday. Calgary police say they were called to assist the city’s fire department by closing the roads in the area from 28 Street to 12 Avenue on 14 Avenue. ???? ROAD CLOSURE ???? 14 Ave N.E....