When he broke into his victim’s Calgary apartment, John Joseph Macindoe had everything he needed to drug, hog-tie and rape the woman he’d become so obsessed with, he kept a Ziploc bag of her hair. Macindoe had a rape bag.…
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Liberal minority could be an opportunity for Alberta, if played right
A Trudeau-led Liberal party won government, but Alberta didn’t send a single Liberal MP to Ottawa. The year? 1972. Or 1974. Or 1980. Or 2019. Take your pick. Former Alberta premier Alison Redford said her reaction to the “stark regionalism” represented…
Post-election Q&A with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi
The Liberals won enough seats Monday to form another government, but this time without any Calgary representation in their caucus. So what does the election result mean for the city and the oilpatch? Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi sat down with Calgary Eyeopener guest…
Alberta closes remote addiction treatment facility due to patient safety concerns
The Alberta government is ordering an addictions treatment centre to stop operating in the province due to patient safety concerns, it said Tuesday in a release. The Canadian Addiction Recovery Network has two rehabilitation centres listed on its website — one in…
Man shot as he drove toward Calgary military parade appears in court
The man accused of driving toward a military parade in downtown Calgary in a stolen car on the weekend appeared in court Tuesday with a bandage on his arm where he’d been shot by police. Bogdan Ferdinand Diordiev, 21, was released from hospital…
Man shot as he who drove toward Calgary military parade appears in court
The man accused of driving toward a military parade in downtown Calgary in a stolen car on the weekend appeared in court Tuesday with a bandage on his arm where he’d been shot by police. Bogdan Ferdinand Diordiev, 21, was released from hospital…
Calgary woman beaten to death by boyfriend for sitting on his hat
Sylina Ann Curley died on the floor of Room 27 of the Red Carpet Inn four days before Christmas while the man who had delivered the fatal blows slept in the bed above her. The brutal beating was prompted when…
Police ask for public’s help in search for Calgary woman
Calgary police are asking for help from the public as they search for a woman who has been missing for several days. Stephanie Hodgson, 49, was last seen on Friday at the CrossIron Mills shopping centre at about 5:30 p.m.,…
Husky Energy announces layoffs
Months after revealing plans to cut its capital spending, Husky Energy announced Tuesday it is also reducing its workforce but did not say by how much. “Husky has been taking steps to better align the organization and workforce with our capital plan and…
What Albertans can expect now with Liberals re-elected but as minority government
Albertans once again voted overwhelmingly for the Conservatives in Monday’s federal election — all but ensuring they won’t be front of mind for the new minority Liberal government. That’s just the hard political truth of minority governments. “Regional politics becomes…