Today's top headlines from CBC Calgary

Today's top headlines from CBC Calgary - 2024-11-21

Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
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Hillhurst arson may be linked to threatening letters to nearby residents, police say

November 20 , 2024 at 05:47:37 p.m. MST • :

Officers say several residents who live nearby came forward and reported they received threatening letters on their front steps demanding bitcoin transfers.

Stephen Harper appointed chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corporation

November 20 , 2024 at 11:12:45 a.m. MST • :

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed the new chairman of the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the provincial government said Wednesday.

Calgary Transit asks city council for $19M to help pay for low-income pass

November 20 , 2024 at 04:45:00 p.m. MST • :

City council is being asked to approve a $19-million investment next year to help fund the low-income monthly transit pass as budget deliberations enter a third day. If council doesn't, Calgary Transit warns the cost could be passed along to riders.

Tens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after 'bomb cyclone' batters B.C. coast

November 20 , 2024 at 07:36:05 a.m. MST • :

Tens of thousands of people, primarily on Vancouver Island, were without power overnight after hurricane-force wind gusts from a "bomb cyclone" system blasted southwest B.C. on Tuesday night.

Calgary family physician charged with 4 counts of sexual assault after police investigation

November 19 , 2024 at 03:53:54 p.m. MST • :

All four victim's are believed to have attended the Brentwood Medical Clinic, where 46-year-old Phu Truong Vu was employed as a general practitioner, according to a police release.

November 20 , 2024 at 08:16:57 a.m. MST • :

Seven new health 'corridors' on the books for Alberta as health system overhaul continues

November 20 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MST • :

The Confluence to undergo 1st major renovation in over 2 decades

November 18 , 2024 at 01:47:42 p.m. MST • :

Alberta to lift auto insurance rate cap, axe right to sue in crashes: Sources

November 19 , 2024 at 09:09:24 p.m. MST • :

Jury convicts Calgary pair of murder, manslaughter in case of man found dead in alley

November 20 , 2024 at 02:51:22 p.m. MST • :

Calgary Public Library enters second of 3 recovery phases with more services returning

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November 20 , 2024 at 11:39:15 a.m. MST • :

WinSport's snowy slopes created using thousands of litres of water per minute

November 20 , 2024 at 12:18:58 p.m. MST • :

Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage

November 20 , 2024 at 09:47:33 a.m. MST • :

2-year-old gorilla Eyare died after hydraulic door mistakenly activated, Calgary Zoo confirms

November 20 , 2024 at 01:05:44 p.m. MST • :

Lethbridge-West byelection set for Dec. 18

November 20 , 2024 at 06:59:42 p.m. MST • :

Alberta must resume financial help past age 22 for former kids in care, advocate says

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