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Ken MacGillivray

Calgary

Assignment Editor at Global News

Wordsmith, Husband to Carolyn, Kahu to Qiosha and Natalie, Flyfisher, Maritimer, Bruins and Red Sox fan, fully vaxed.

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  • Structural problems force closure of Springbank daycare, dozens of families affected

    1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

    The families of 130 children who attend a daycare in Springbank, just west of Calgary, are scrambling to find new places to care for their children. Rocky View Schools said it was notified on May 26 that building being used by Springbank Cottage Childcare is no longer considered structurally sound and must be permanently closed. The building has been in use since 1903 - first as a school and now as a daycare.

  • Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs: report

    1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

    A new report is warning the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to keep up with the rate of surrendering. The report, written by former University of Calgary Public Interest Law Clinic lawyer Drew Yewchuk, says this year's levy rate combined with low rates in previous years is leading to an estimated funding shortfall of $1.2 billion.

  • Three-quarters of all measles cases in Alberta are in the southern part of the province

    1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

    The number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta's south health zone has taken another big jump. The latest numbers from Alberta Health show there were 46 new cases of measles confirmed over the weekend - and 44 of them were in the south health zone. The other two cases were in northern Alberta.

  • Heat, hail and poor air quality in the forecast for the Prairie provinces

    1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

    As the wildfire situation across western Canada heats up again, firefighters are unlikely to get any help from Mother Nature to start the week. With daytime temperatures expected to soar to close to 30 C on Monday - about 10 C above normal for this time of year - Environment and Climate Change Canada is warning of "another day of explosive fire activity." It said more smoke being ejected across the northern Prairies will likely lead to the expansion of special air quality statements.

  • Victims 'robbed of a dream' says Calgary judge in sentencing man for fraud scheme

    2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

    He was the self-proclaimed "architect" of a failed RV park on scenic Lake Koocanusa, B.C., located about four hours southwest of Calgary, near the Canada-U.S. border. But on Friday, 64-year-old Craig McMorran appeared in front of a packed Calgary courtroom to learn his fate after being found guilty in September 2024 of scamming 17 victims out of an estimated $2 million.

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