CBC News Online - Calgary Digest - 2015-02-24

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Calgary photographer snaps fireball space junk streaking across night sky Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:59:38 EST A Calgary photographer has snapped some amazing shots of a fireball streaking through the sky. Read More Low oil prices aside, Alberta still forecasting balanced budget Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:00:00 EST Although Premier Jim Prentice has repeatedly warned about Alberta ending the year with a $500-million deficit, the third-quarter update suggests there may actually be a surplus. Read More Deadly shooting linked to rural home invasion, say RCMP Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:33:52 EST A shooting victim who died after being dropped off at the Peter Lougheed hospital early Monday morning had been the target of a violent home invasion north of Calgary, say RCMP. Read More Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline, but fight far from over Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:42:21 EST U.S. President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Read More Alberta's untouched wilderness in 1924 featured in new photo exhibit Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:37:22 EST The Whyte Musuem in Banff is presenting a new exhibit of Byron Harmon's iconic photographs of the Columbia Icefield. They were the first significant images of the area from almost century ago. Read More More Headlines Could be a 'total nightmare scenario,' says Dr. Raj Bhardwaj on feeding babies peanuts Calgary skyscraper attack plotter gets 4 years for firearms, explosive charges Calgary shooting victim's family crowdfunding to bring his body home to Ontario Man shot in southwest Calgary upgraded to stable condition Arborists brace for a busy spring with thousands of snow-damaged trees still needing care Murder charge laid in woman's death in Lethbridge A 'tragic case': Baby dies after mother uses pesticide to kill bedbugs in apartment The painstaking art of getting the ice just right for the Tim Hortons Brier Investigation into CN derailment found 16 defects in sections of track examined BSE concerns spur temporary restrictions on Canadian beef products