Ken MacGillivray

3 days ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

As the world awoke Monday morning to the news of Pope Francis’ death, Catholics in Alberta joined the faithful in mourning the 88-year-old pontiff’s passing. “His legacy is the word ‘hope’ for everybody, Christian and non-Christian,” said Caesar Blanco as he attended morning mass at St. Mary’s cathedral in Calgary. “He was a people’s pope,” added Andy Lok, as he arrived for mass at St. Joseph’s Basilica in Edmonton.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

Advance polls for the upcoming federal election open on Friday and there are predictions that close races, both nationally and in a number of Alberta ridings,  could translate to strong voter turnout. “Anytime people really feel like their vote can make a difference and it matters to them who wins, we see those numbers go up, and this is competitive election,” said Mount Royal University political scientist, Lori Williams.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

The winners of the RCMP’s 2025 Name the Puppy contest have been announced. The contest is held each year to provide names for puppies being raised at the RCMP’s Police Dog Services Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alta.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

Calgary police said the driver of a CTrain was taken into custody after a collision involving a pedestrian at the Banff Trail station, located at 2374 Banff Trail, N.W., around 8:15 a.m. on Thursday. Police said the pedestrian, who is 11 years old, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us. A large plume of smoke billowed into the sky over Calgary early Thursday morning as firefighters scrambled to contain a large grass fire burning just north of the Calgary zoo.