Calgary

Redheads no longer fear harassing day

By Trevor Pritchard, THE CANADIAN PRESS Debbie Rijvers is seen in front of a painting of a young girl with red hair during the "Redhead Day" in Breda, Netherlands, Sunday Sept. 7, 2008. The day had been dubbed by some as Kick a...

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Calgary's Jewish community in shock as more hate graffiti found

Even as Calgary's Jewish community expressed shock and horror at anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi graffiti painted on multiple community institutions, a second disturbing case has come to light. The targets this time are schools.

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Once the invisible man, now the centre of attention

Afghanistan whistleblower Richard Colvin's career and ‘undramatic' style belie the maverick image some are using to portray him Strangers stop him on the street to shake his hand. But before Richard Colvin emerged as the...

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Rajala scores twice to lead Wheat Kings to 5-2 win over Hitmen

BRANDON, Man. - Toni Rajala scored twice as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 in the Western Hockey League on Friday night. Alexander Urbom, Paul Van de Velde and Matt Calvert also scored for the Wheat Kings,...

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Police tighten grip on impaired drivers

Calgary police are prepared to combat the rising number of drunk drivers this holiday season with an intensified Check Stop campaign. Const. Jim Lebedeff said 10 per cent more drunk drivers were caught last year than in 2006,...

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Full disclosure bill causes stir

Calgary police are fighting for proposed bill that would allow for full disclosure between emergency responders and authorities, but the province's privacy commissioner says the legislation is not necessary.

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Curling: Ontario, N.S. to square off for mixed curling title

Canwest News ServiceNovember 20, 2009 6:18 PM Photograph by: Lorraine Hjalte, Calgary Herald BURLINGTON, Ont. — It will be Nova Scotia versus Ontario for the 2010 Canadian mixed curling championship. Mark Bice’s Ontario...

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Live Review: Kelly Clarkson in Calgary

CALGARY - In recent years, however, Clarkson has been overshadowed by the success of other American Idol winners and finalists, including Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler and this year's flashy runner-up, Adam Lambert. But last...

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Leaderpost.com's weekend Riders coverage

The leaderpost.com team will be busy this weekend, covering the Western Division Final between the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. On Saturday, sports editor Rob Vanstone is covering the Stampeders' and...

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Fuelling Conflict: The Tar Sands and the Military Industrial Complex

Why the tar sands are important for anti-military campaigning The extraction of dirty oil from the Canadian tar sands is having an immense regional and global environmental impact and driving the planet towards catastrophic...

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