Ken MacGillivray
Supervisor, Online Journalist
From spotting icebergs in the shipping lanes off Cape Spear, Newfoundland, to tagging grizzly bears on the North Slope of the Yukon, to covering the opening of Canada’s first diamond mine near Lac des Gras in the arctic, Ken MacGillivray is an award-winning journalist who has travelled from coast to coast to coast and to many destinations abroad to tell stories about the issues that matter to Canadians.
Originally hailing from Stanley, New Brunswick, Ken has a B.A. from the U.N.B. in Fredericton. After spending 10 years working in radio, Ken made the switch to television, the past 15 years with Global TV in a variety of roles, including broadcast producer, web editor, and weekend assignment editor with Global National.
In 2011 Ken joined the Global Calgary news team. This is Ken’s second stint living and working in Calgary, the highlight of the first being reporting on the Calgary Flames’ successful run to the Stanley Cup in 1989.
When not working, Ken can be found playing hockey, fly fishing, tying flies, cooking and enjoying time with his wife Carolyn, sons Alex and Fraser and his dogs Qiosha and Natalie.
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Imperial Oil job cuts come amid wider tech-enabled efficiency push in energy industryImperial Oil's announcement that it's cutting hundreds of jobs is the latest in a long list of industry layoffs, driven by low oil prices, new technology and unfavourable policies.Economy1 hour
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Imperial Oil to cut workforce 20% by end of 2027Calgary-based Imperial Oil had about 5,100 employees as of the end of 2024, according to a regulatory filing.MoneySep 29
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Officials make public plea for information in search for missing Alberta boySearchers are putting out another public plea for information that may help them find a 6-year-old boy who went missing over a week ago while on a camping trip with his family.CrimeSep 29
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Edmonton MP launches bid for leadership of federal New DemocratsEdmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson has announced she is joining the race to be the new leader of the federal New Democratic Party.PoliticsSep 29
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Results of Alberta teachers’ vote on latest deal to be released Monday eveningWith the threat of a strike by Alberta teachers looming, the results of the teachers vote on the latest government contract offer are to be announced Monday evening.EducationSep 29
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Saskatchewan search and rescue crews join quest to find missing Alberta boySearchers from Saskatchewan have now joined more that 120 other searchers from Alberta and British Columbia in the quest to find a young Alberta boy who went missing last weekend.CrimeSep 26
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Alberta court rejects latest appeal from man behind Brentwood 5 massacreThe Alberta Court of Appeal has denied a request for more freedoms for a man who fatally stabbed five people at a Calgary house party in April 2014.CrimeSep 26
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RCMP lift ‘shelter in place’ advisory for Sundre, Alta. residentsThe "shelter in place" advisory that said people should stay inside their residences and "not open the door for anyone" was lifted by the RCMP around 9:30 Friday morning.CrimeSep 26
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Favourite song among the tools used in search for missing Alberta boySearch and rescue crews have adopted some new tactics as they continue to search for a 6-year-old boy who went missing five days ago near the Crowsnest Pass area of Alberta.CrimeSep 25
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Calgary police looking to identify woman in connection to fatal bike crashCalgary police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman believed to have information about a fatal collision involving a cyclist last week.CrimeSep 25
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2 found dead in house fire north of Calgary, RCMP investigatingRCMP said two people are dead following a house fire in the hamlet of Torrington, Alta., located about 160 kilometres northeast of Calgary.FireSep 25
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Approximately 100 people now involved in search for missing Alberta boyThe search for 6-year-old Darius Macdougall, who went missing while on a camping trip with his family, is in its fourth day, but so far there is no sign of the missing Alberta boy.FireSep 24
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New offer to Alberta teachers includes same pay with COVID shotsIt appears an impending strike by Alberta's 51,000 teachers may be avoided, although the proposal is largely the same as the province's previous offer.EducationSep 24
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Still ‘very, very hopeful’ missing boy will be found: Alberta Search and RescueDespite several days of searching for a six-year-old boy missing in southwestern Alberta, and overnight temperatures dipping into the single digits, searchers remain optimistic.CrimeSep 23
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3 Calgary homes seriously damaged in overnight fireThree families who live in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of New Brighton are looking for a new place to live after a large Monday evening fire seriously damaged their homes.FireSep 23
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RCMP say no charges laid in death of MMA fighter following event near Edmonton last yearAlberta RCMP say they have completed their investigation into the death of an MMA competitor at an event near Edmonton in November 2024. No charges have been laid.CanadaSep 22
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Lethbridge police investigating suspicious death at care facilityLethbridge police are investigating the death of an 87-year-old man at a care home in the city after he was involved in an altercation with another resident.CrimeSep 22
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Search for missing 6-year-old Alberta boy now in Day 3Multiple search and rescue agencies from Alberta and British Columbia are on the hunt for a six-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday near Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta.FireSep 22
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WestJet plane makes ‘hard landing’ Sunday at Sint Maarten airportWestJet Airlines confirms a flight from Toronto to Sint Maarten, in the Caribbean, made a 'hard landing' and passengers used emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft on Sunday.CanadaSep 7
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Regina police shoot dog during investigation in city’s North Central neighbourhoodPolice in Regina say officers were conducting an investigation Saturday afternoon when one of their officers was attacked by an unleashed dog in an alley.CrimeSep 7
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4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off B.C.’s central coast, no damage expectedEarthquakes Canada said a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck early Sunday morning about 200 kilometres off the central coast of British Columbia.CanadaSep 7
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Fire crews working to extinguish a wildfire just west of Banff townsiteParks Canada says a wildfire that broke out Saturday, just west of the town of Banff, is now listed as "being held" after fire crews attacked it from the ground and the air.FireSep 7
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Hundreds of B.C. ostriches given temporary reprieve from cullHundreds of ostriches on a farm in the British Columbia Interior have been given a temporary reprieve from being destroyed in an order issued by the Federal Court of Canada.CrimeSep 6
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Air Canada flight attendants vote to reject airline’s wage offerAir Canada flight attendants, who went on strike earlier this summer, have overwhelmingly rejected Air Canada's wage offer, according to an announcement from CUPE on Saturday.ConsumerSep 6
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Crews scramble to contain B.C. wildfires, new evacuation orders issuedThere are still close to 150 wildfires still burning across British Columbia, and as new ones break out, hundreds more people forced have been forced to flee their homes.FireSep 6