The family of Drihanna Matamona, the young girl who drowned in a Legacy storm pond Sunday, says she was bright, loving and brought joy to everyone she met. “When Drihanna was here, you would notice her presence,” says Ninon Ignoumba, Drihanna’s godmother. “There are no words to express what we are feeling now, it’s just…
Despite wrangled-in noise exemption rules and concert curfews, complaints to the City of Calgary about the sound from Stampede-adjacent music tents are up so far this year. According to the city, there were 186 noise-related complaints as of Thursday morning, up from 124 recorded over the same time period during last year’s Calgary Stampede. Of…
Calgary police say they’re conscious of a number of cellphone thefts on the Stampede grounds in current days. Performing Sgt. Jon Pierce says they know of at the least three stolen on the Stampede grounds, together with two that had been reportedly taken at Nashville North on Saturday, in addition to two extra on the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Calgary man facing five charges of attempted murder in Lethbridge, Alta., will not return to court for another month. It all stems from an incident in October 2025 when police allege a driver intentionally drove his vehicle into a group of people, striking three: a 77-year-old…
Calgary police are warning car homeowners after seeing a large spike in latest catalytic converter thefts within the metropolis. In keeping with Calgary police statistics there’s been 369 reported thefts to this point this 12 months, in comparison with 147 reported in all of 2025. Sgt. Nick Wilsher with the Calgary Police Crime Prevention unit…
Calgary police are urging drivers to decelerate after already issuing tons of of tickets to speeders in building zones this yr. Police say between Jan. 1 and April 30, 404 tickets have been handed out by officers to building zone speeders, whereas 2,487 have been issued final yr. None of these tickets have been issued…
Calgary birders and photographers have been flocking to the Inglewood Chicken Sanctuary in latest weeks, hoping to catch a glimpse and perhaps a photograph of the uncommon and endangered red-headed woodpecker. Native photographer Rika Raes says she’s by no means seen a red-headed woodpecker earlier than, though she’s taken loads of pictures of different birds…
A transfer proposed by Calgary’s mayor to introduce a municipal lobbyist registry amid an RCMP investigation into allegations of corruption has been endorsed by the province, based on a authorities spokesperson. Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas revealed Thursday he has been working with others on council to carry ahead a movement to determine a registry of…
