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A public hearing into whether Calgary city council should repeal citywide rezoning has entered its second week, but the city’s mayor believes a debate on the matter will likely continue into next week. That’s due in part to city council’s schedule this week, which includes regularly-scheduled council and committee meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as a stat holiday on Good Friday.That’s left just two days this week for council to complete the public hearing, ask questions of administration and then debate the policy.Alex Williams, a member of the Calgary Transit Riders advocacy group, waited six days for his…

Vanier College is apologizing after facing criticism for postponing a Holocaust commemoration event, acknowledging it failed to fully consider the impact of the decision. In a statement sent to Global News, the college said its 34th Holocaust and Genocide Symposium went ahead as planned last week, featuring multiple educational activities and guest speakers for students, faculty and staff.However, the college said the decision to reschedule the commemorative portion of the event was made amid heightened attention to safety and security.“In doing so, the College acknowledges that it did not fully consider the significance and impact that such a change could…

Alberta’s government is calling on Ottawa to change the Constitution to give provinces more of a say in how judges are appointed at the provincial level. It comes after Premier Danielle Smith and the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney last week saying they would like to see only judges who are approved and recommended by their governments be appointed.That request was quickly brushed aside by federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, and Alberta’s government says it now needs to up the ante.Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery told reporters Monday that the government will…

A window at the Kelowna Vapor Lounge in West Kelowna, B.C., remains boarded up five days after a smash-and-grab at the newly-opened business. “It’s disheartening,” said Kristin Greenwood, Vapor Lounge manager.The vape shop on Carrington Road only opened four months ago.Last Wednesday, a break-in and theft left the shop with several thousands of dollars in property damage and $5,000 in stolen merchandise.“They were in here less than a minute,” said Greenwood.It was just after 3:30 a.m. when a smashed window triggered the security alarm.Security video shows two suspects gaining entry into the shop and loading disposable vape products into a…

HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI is taking shape through display interfaces, where people see and interact in real-world settings. Micro LED is a key display engine that helps bring AI into the physical world. At Touch Taiwan 2026, AUO, a global leader in display technology, will showcase its latest innovations from April 8 to 10 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Under the theme “Reveal the World. Reveal the Future.”, AUO, together with its group companies and partners, will present Micro LED as a core technology platform, demonstrating its readiness for mass-production and its ability to scale across multiple application domains—unlocking new opportunities across…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size With Saskatchewan struggling to keep up with breast cancer care, an initiative sending patients to Calgary to receive care is bringing down the wait list by 87 per cent. The NDP says Saskatchewan needs to put in more effort for residents to receive care at home.“When you’re paying upwards of 10 times as much money to send someone out of province for basic breast diagnostics, it’s very concerning and it speaks to me about the fact that this government is not prioritizing health care and not prioritizing health care for women in…

For University of Alberta student Kearyn Hall, migraines can be debilitating. “I’m completely incapacitated when I get a migraine,” she said. “You can’t really deal with that on your own. Advil and Tylenol doesn’t touch it.”She reports having up to 20 migraines a month, some lasting a day while others can last through an entire week.“I get migraines with aura, so I get tunnel visions and then my vision goes totally blank,” Hall explained.“I can’t do schoolwork. I can’t go to school. I can’t function as a living adult.” Drastic temperature and weather changes over the last year in Alberta…

Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is underway, so naturally, a lot of the deals are geared toward the season, including plenty of gadgets to help with spring cleaning. We’ve already rounded up a selection of great robot vacuum deals, but they’re just one part of a much broader swath of Verge-approved tools that can make tidying up a little easier.If you’ve been putting off small fixes around the house, now is as good a time as any to tackle them with an electric screwdriver like Hoto’s entry-level model. Meanwhile, if you’re looking to clean the dust that collects in your keyboard…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caliber (Nasdaq CWD), a diversified real estate and digital asset management platform, today announced that an institutional investor elected to convert approximately $15.9 million of perpetual convertible preferred equity into shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the original investment, Caliber issued 15,868 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $15,868,000. The holder has exercised its conversion right at a price of $250 per share, resulting in the issuance of 63,472 shares of common stock. The preferred equity carried no…

The construction of Calgary’s new Scotia Place is well underway. However, a series of road closures are now joining the project. Starting March 30th, 14th Avenue S.E. is closed for both traffic and pedestrians. The enhancement along the avenue aims to transform it into a greater public space with four-lane roads.14th Avenue will eventually connect to 5A Street S.E., which will have an added lane reversal. That work won’t start until later into 2026, as will the conversion of the layby on Flores LaDue Parade into a travel lane.However, all travel lanes will reopen in July for Calgary’s biggest event,…