Alejandro Melgar

Calgary

Web Editor and Reporter at City News

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Mole Mobile in Calgary providing free skin-cancer screenings

1 week ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar |Nadia Moharib

The Mole Mobile is rolling into Calgary to conduct free skin cancer screenings for anyone on Sunday. The initiative's first stop in Calgary happened Saturday, but it continues Sunday at the Save-On-Foods on 225 Panatella Hill NW from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Melanoma Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), says the Mole Mobile is visiting major Canadian cities with long wait times to see a dermatologist.
Calgary plants new homes for native species at Rotary Park

1 week ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Something beautiful is blooming at Rotary Park in Calgary on Saturday, as the city plants native species to bring back the birds, bees, and butterflies that call our beautiful city home. Nathan Gill, owner of Ecologic Horticulture, teamed up with the city to provide the native species of plants to make this project, meant to reinvigorate the greenspace surrounding the Centre Street Bridge lion sculpture, a big success. "We are revitalizing this park ...
Alberta Auditor General to act as intervenor in ongoing AHS lawsuit

2 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Alberta's Auditor General has been granted permission to participate in the ongoing lawsuit against Alberta Health Services (AHS), a judge ruled Friday. Doug Wylie applied as an intervenor on two appeals in the lawsuit filed by former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos, who alleges she was fired for looking into the procurement of AHS contracts.
Calgary family 'mortified' after they say dog was killed by coyote

2 weeks ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

A family is feeling grief and sorrow after their Havanese dog, Chip, was mauled and killed by a coyote in Calgary's southwest. The family says it happened on May 13 in the backyard of their home in Aspen Woods, when they believe the coyote was able to jump the fence or even pushed its way through the fence opening into their backyard. "Unfortunately, my wife found him deceased in the woods," said Chip's owner, Dr. Gerald Lazarenko.
Calgary Wild win 'War of the Roses' in 1-0 upset against MontrĂ©al

2 weeks ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Jenaya Robertson's 85th-minute goal brought the thousands of fans at McMahon Stadium roaring to their feet, lifting the Calgary Wild FC to a 1-0 upset win over the Montréal Roses in Northern Super League play Sunday. Wide open in the centre of the box, Robertson found the back of the net after her shot banked off the right post, beating Roses goalkeeper Anna Karpenko to secure the Wild's first home goal ever.
Alberta Premier defends health portfolio split

2 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that splitting up the health portfolio amid her cabinet shuffle was the right call for her government. Her comments are on the heels of a shuffle of her cabinet, adding two new ministers and moving former Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to the new ministry of primary and preventative health services. "This was the direction right from the beginning when I first came in," Smith said.
Alberta measles cases continue to climb

3 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Alberta continues to see an increase in measles cases, adding several more to the province's total as of Friday. The province said in a May 16 update that there are 438 confirmed cases. Twenty-nine new ones in the South Zone bring the area total to 298, the largest in the province. The next highest is the Central Zone at 91. Edmonton and Calgary zones have six and 11, respectively. However, 26 are considered active, while 35 are hospitalized.
Edmonton man killed in skydiving accident

3 weeks ago | edmonton.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

A 56-year-old Edmonton man died in a skydiving accident in central Alberta Saturday, Mounties say. It happened right off Township Road 540 near the community of Onoway, just west of Edmonton, at around 10 a.m.RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says Mounties received reports of a skydiving accident, and upon arrival, found the skydiving instructor dead on the scene. He says Mounties, Transport Canada, and Occupational Health and Safety are investigating. No other injuries were reported.
City of Calgary wants to take your trash in annual cleanup

3 weeks ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

The City of Calgary wants to take your trash off your hands as it hosts Community Cleanups around the city. Residents all over the city will be able to toss their unwanted items that don't fit into waste and recycling bins at these events, saving them a trip to the dump. The spring Community Cleanup began on the weekend of April 26-27 and continues until June 28-29. The summer season goes from July 5-6 to Aug. 30-31, and fall runs throughout the weekends of September.
AHS warn of more areas possibly exposed with measles

3 weeks ago | calgary.citynews.ca | Alejandro Melgar

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning the public about locations possibly exposed to measles after individuals suffering from the disease while still infectious entered them in early May. This comes after the latest government report added 13 more cases in the province, bringing the total to 326. Of those cases, 23 are known to be communicable. AHS said Saturday that those areas being warned about are in Taber, Whitecourt, and Grimshaw, which are in the AHS South and North zones.