Prepare for hard economic times: Harper
Canadians cannot afford to be complacent about the economy because recent problems in financial markets won’t be disappearing any time soon, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told members of his caucus Friday.
TSX gives up early gains
Friday morning’s big gains on the toronto Stock Exchange had evaporated by the end of the day as investors grew skittish following a wildly volatile week.
Manslaughter charges laid against cement truck driver
Charges have been upgraded against a driver accused of slamming his cement truck into the back of a stopped car and killing five people in Calgary.
Calgary police charge man in C-Train killing
A 21-year-old Calgary man police say was known to them has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Arcelie Laoagan.
Gaza vehicles easily cross into Egypt
Egyptian soldiers are keeping their distance from the breached border with Gaza as thousands of Palestinians continue to stream into Egypt.
Calgary company woos N.W.T. workers with oilpatch jobs
High wages, steady work in Alberta’s oilpatch, and free flights home: that’s what one Calgary construction company is offering to aboriginal workers in the far North.
Calgary’s Upperton, P.E.I.s Moyse earn bobsled bronze
Calgary’s Helen Upperton and Heather Moyse of Summerside, P.E.I., had another podium finish after placing third in the women’s World Cup two-man bobsleigh event Saturday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
