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The Beacon’s focus is community and local news, news that slips under the radar of the other media. We look for fresh, original stories no other media is covering. Minor ...

The Calgary Fire Department was called in just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday to deal with an abandoned eight foot long python in a suite in the northwest. The call came ...

by David J. Climenhaga It’s OK to mourn the loss of Jack Layton, of course, Joe Hill’s wise strategic counsel to social activists notwithstanding. It’s also OK to take a moment to ...

Elections Alberta enumerators will be making rounds at one million homes this August Elections Alberta will be conducting a province-wide enumeration of electors from August 26 to September 19, and ...

By Christopher Walsh, editor New regulations announced by the federal government aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired electricity plants don’t go far enough, say critics. Environment Minister Peter Kent ...

City crews are working on a water main break on McKnight Blvd N.W. between Centre Street and 4 St N.W.  McKnight Boulevard N.W. between Centre Street and 4 Street N.W. has ...

The City of Calgary is moving towards eGovernment, making more services and information available online.  To accommodate this, the City has updated its website, making it a search-based site which ...

The Calgary Police Service have charged a 56-year-old man from Calgary with aggravated sexual assault following a disturbing encounter with a 17-year-old girl from central Alberta. Xavier Robert Bissonnette has been ...