RED DEER — Police gunfire ended a Christmas Day rampage by a man driving a stolen front-end loader in central Alberta Friday. And Red Deer RCMP say the unidentified 37-year-old man was sought by Mounties for a sexual assault and attempted murder earlier that day. The drama began Christmas morning when the suspect, a 37-year-old man, went to the home of a 47-year-old female friend in Red Deer and attempted to abduct her, sources tell the Sun. In the process of intervening to s

For many in Calgary, Christmas can be an especially lonely time. Returning for the 32nd year, the Bannerman family Christmas dinner once again lit up faces and buoyed spirits — a fitting legacy for those who inspired the lasting tradition. “The meal is wonderful and everything, but it’s all about the children,” said organizer Matthew Bannerman. “They get gifts especially for them — what we really try to do is not give them ‘dollar store’ presents, we give them really good pre

After years of playing nice, the gloves are coming off. In the latest chapter in a years-long battle over development east of Calgary, the City of Chestermere has filed an application to annex nearly 25,000 acres of Rocky View County — a move Mayor Patricia Matthews describes as a last-ditch effort to preserve her city’s interests. “This wasn’t done to develop land,” she said. “This was done to freeze bad planning under a comprehensive and sustainable plan can be put in place

CALGARY — Low energy prices aren't the only struggles facing Alberta's oil industry, says a recently-released study. Unveiled Tuesday, the Fraser Institute's ninth annual survey of the world's petroleum industry suggests policy changes made by Alberta's NDP government are causing investors to lose confidence in the province's oil and gas industry. "Since the 2015 provincial election in Alberta, the new government has implemented a number of oil and gas sector policies that ma