The Calgary Zoo says human error caused the recent death of a two-year-old gorilla. In other news, we've learned that former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed chairman of AIMCo. Here are your Wednesday headlines:

Western lowland gorilla Eyare is shown at the Calgary Zoo on April 20, 2023, her first birthday. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia

Young gorilla was killed by hydraulic door; Calgary Zoo promises to 'enhance staff training'

Calgary Zoo officials said this morning that a two-year-old gorilla who died last week was struck on the head by a hydraulic door while being moved in a back-of-house area. Staff were attempting to separate Eyare from other gorillas when the wrong door was activated, striking the gorilla, said Colleen Baird, the zoo’s director of animal care, health and welfare.

Province appoints former PM Harper as AIMCo board chair, names three other members

The Alberta government has appointed former prime minister Stephen Harper to become the new chair of AIMCo, less than two weeks after ousting the fund’s board of directors and its chief executive. Harper, 65, will not receive any compensation for overseeing the Crown-owned Alberta Investment Management Corp., the province said.

Also see — Bell: UCP says Harper's appointment has nothing to do with Alberta pension

Why Calgary and Alberta had Canada's highest inflation rate in October

Bucking national trends, inflation hit three per cent in Alberta in October, according to Statistics Canada. In Calgary, it was even higher — 3.3 per cent. Economists blame the rising cost of housing and gasoline for the stubbornly high rate.

A photo of Krysta-Lyn Williams on a GoFundMe page, which has been taken down. 

Former Calgary woman who claimed to have cancer now charged in meat purchase scam

A former Calgary woman charged in an elaborate cancer fraud case in 2018 is now being accused in a meat purchase scam that defrauded 16 Albertans. Three Hills RCMP launched a fraud investigation in December 2023 after a substantial order of meat was not delivered to customers as promised. Krysta-Lyn Williams, 36, of Penticton, B.C., has been charged with fraud over $5,000.

A staff member checks out books using pen and paper at the Giuffre Family Library on Oct. 16. Photo by Brent Calver/Postmedia

Calgary Public Library to accept and process returns as it recovers from cyberattack

As of tomorrow, users will be able to access their accounts as the Calgary Public Library slowly reinstates digital services knocked out by an attempted ransomware attack more than a month ago. Library locations will be able to accept and process returns and holds, and all current loans will be extended until Dec. 16 with no late fines. 

Bomb cyclone in B.C.: Hurricane-force winds leave 225,000 people without power

Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people. BC Hydro says most of the blacked-out customers were on Vancouver Island, but there were also dozens of outages across Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast.

Alberta renews efforts to scrap paper health-care cards, integrate with driver's licences

The Alberta government is renewing its efforts to scrap the province’s paper health-care cards and is now again considering adding personal health-care numbers to driver’s licences. Premier Danielle Smith said on her Corus call-in radio show last weekend that the province is moving toward combining the two forms of identification.