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Power has been restored to over 11,000 homes in northeast Calgary after they were affected by an outage early Sunday, Enmax said. The power company posted on social media site X that the outages are affecting parts of Martindale, Cornerstone, Saddle Ridge, Stoney 3, Saddle Ridge Industrial, Rocky View County, Homestead and Aviation Park. There’s...

In this week’s Pause for Pets, 660 NewsRadio introduces you to a dog hanging out with Calgary Animal Services, waiting on someone to show up and take him home. Staff at animal services dub Krypto a “full-time goof” and perfect outdoor adventure buddy. He is fond of his toys, likes a good chew, playing with...

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for action in a coordinated, province-wide day of protests planned for the end of May. Outside the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) building in northeast Calgary on Saturday, the AFL gathered union leaders from a variety of sectors in the province to introduce the call...

The Iranian community in Calgary is reacting with shock and joy to the news of the major attacks on Iran and the potential for change. Iranians in Calgary, like Eghbal Kayadan, who has been living in Canada as an exile for more than three decades, woke up on Saturday to news of major attacks on...

Anton Forsberg made 29 saves, Alex Laferriere scored in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak. Forsberg had his second shutout of the season and 10th of his NHL career, two nights after coming on in relief of Darcy Kuemper in the...

Calgary’s mayor is calling the UCP government’s sharp increase in the provincial education property tax the largest property tax hike in the city’s history. Mayor Jeromy Farkas says the province’s decision to raise its education property tax requisition by $500 million in the latest budget will hit Calgary households far harder than the municipal increase....

Calgary police arrested a man inside a home that was damaged by gunshots in the city’s northwest Friday night. Officers say calls came in just before 10 p.m. about gunfire in the 100 block of Panatella Square, close to Harvest Hills Boulevard. Once on the scene, police found a home with some damage that was...

The Alberta government unveiled its 2026 budget, which proposes a new tax for vehicle rentals, along with a bump to its existing tourism levy that would appear on the bill after your hotel or motel stay. The vehicle rental tax will amount to six per cent, the same as the tourism levy. It will apply...

A team of volunteers with a Canadian organization in Calgary is helping many seniors across the city care for their canine companions. ElderDog Canada’s paws leader in Calgary, Janice Bushfield, says it is a 100 per cent volunteer-run organization that assists seniors to look after their canines. That means helping out with anything from dog...

Alberta’s push to sell its latest budget began in Calgary Friday, where the province announced 14 new school projects aimed at easing classroom crowding across the city. The announcement was made at St. Francis High School, where Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides and Finance Minister Nate Horner were joined by leaders from both the Calgary Board...