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Alejandro Melgar

Calgary

Web Editor and Reporter at City News

Journalist/photographer Former personal trainer/boxing instructor @CityNewsCalgary Send me a DM Views are my own.

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  • 4 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

    While this time of year is typically dangerous for motorcyclists, Calgary police remind them to stay safe after one was lucky to only receive minor injuries after falling off his fast-moving bike Friday.

  • 4 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

    The weather that happens around Calgary certainly proves that April showers don't always bring May flowers. According to multiple snowfall models, rainfall in Calgary Sunday will likely turn into a dozen centimetres of snowfall in the evening and into Monday. 660 NewsRadio Meteorologist Kevin Stanfield says a large system will begin forming across the Rockies late Sunday, which will start as rain and possibly thundershowers for Calgarians.

  • 4 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

    Alberta's Ukrainian community are expressing grief and support on social media after a devastating grass fire rampaged through the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. Mounties say calls about a fire east of Elk Island National Park, behind the village, about 25 minutes east of Edmonton, came in around 5 p.m. Friday. The fire was declared under control late that day, and an Alberta emergency alert asking residents to prepare to evacuate was cancelled shortly after.

  • 4 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

    RCMP in Alberta are asking the public for information in their search for a missing Airdrie man they wish to speak with. Damien Togolak, 35, was reported missing on April 18 at around 2:45 p.m.Police say they are "worried for his wellbeing and would like to speak with him."Togolak is described as being 5'8″ tall and 180 pounds, with black hair and a goatee with brown eyes. Mounties say he was last seen wearing a grey shirt, wite shows, and a blue jacket.

  • 4 days ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

    A severe and difficult-to-contain building fire in northeast Calgary led firefighters to ring the alarm for more resources Sunday morning. It happened in a six-story building under construction at the corner of McDougall Road and 9A Street NE. The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) says crews responded just before 5 a.m. and found the fire in a large room on the fifth floor, which was used to store construction equipment and tools.

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Alejandro Melgar
Alejandro Melgar @alejomelgar21
11 Apr 25

I was wondering when he would be called up to bat I could be wrong, but aside from clinical care, isn't Dr. Joffe the only medical professional in a leadership role in healthcare in Alberta?

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Courtney Theriault @cspotweet

Oh hey. CMOH Mark Joffe has issued a statement on Alberta's measles outbreak, including reminding people that measles vaccines are safe and effective. https://t.co/EwPQSGuqCX

Alejandro Melgar
Alejandro Melgar @alejomelgar21
10 Apr 25

RT @amandaknox: Update: *Customs officer in Dublin examining passports* "What's the purpose of your travel?" "I'm here to do an interview…

Alejandro Melgar
Alejandro Melgar @alejomelgar21
9 Apr 25

RT @LiveWireCalgary: Mayor Gondek said the province should consider funding the municipal police forces it already has before using cash to…