Calgary Herald

Another trip to the Telus Cup ends in another semifinal loss for the Calgary Under-18 AAA Buffaloes. Try as they might to score their second-ever national championship, the city’s top-flight minor hockey crew came up short with Saturday’s loss — a 4-1 drop at the hands of the Western Region-champion Brandon Wheat Kings. That stopped […]

The escape to Calgary from the death and destruction of Gaza was an emotional release for Ossama Zaqqout and his elderly parents who finished their journey Saturday. But the arrival in the city of the first of any family-sponsored Gazans fleeing the conflict is only the first lap in an agonizing race against tragedy, said […]

Mounties have charged two men in the death of a Gleichen resident, one of whom has yet to be arrested. The second-degree murder charges follow the death of Clayton Redgun, 59, whose body was found Wednesday in Gleichen, about 100 km east of Calgary. Redgun was found unresponsive by EMS and his death appears to […]

Clear-cut logging of a heavily-used recreational area west of Bragg Creek will happen unless a public outcry forces the province to cancel it, say opponents of the plan. Starting in the fall of 2026, logging company West Fraser plans on clear-cutting nearly 900 hectares of forest in the West Bragg Creek and Moose Mountain areas […]

With a dash of deception and then a blast of speed, Calgary Flames forward prospect William Stromgren darted between a pair of defenders and completed this rush by pulling the puck to his forehand and firing a quick shot. It was a highlight-reel goal, to be sure. And it was more than just that. It […]

While Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s score to his ballet The Rite of Spring is now regarded as an avant-garde classic, its reception back in 1913 was less-than-enthusiastic. In fact, it was downright hostile and reportedly spurred a near riot on opening night in Paris. The reaction was so bad, in fact, that it is an entry […]

Forte Musical Theatre’s Buy Me a Drink, Joe is a love story about a man learning to love himself. The man in question is Joe Slabe, the founder and artistic director of Forte Musical Theatre who wrote the book, music and lyrics for this autobiographical musical. Slabe also stars as the show’s narrator, its pianist,  […]

Whoever said, “It’s not the journey, but the destination,” surely never endured a red-eye beside a snorer. After a recent long-haul economy flight, I clued into why militaries use sleep deprivation as a torture technique. In addition to jet lag, my lower back ached, and I’m pretty sure I pulled something after hoisting my (likely […]

I’m not sure political parties will change much. If you have read the Vancouver parties’ platforms, they are pretty vague. Parties will campaign on a grand vision, but nothing specific. And my guess is during the campaign they will not answer anything specific. I asked Mayor Jyoti Gondek more than once during her campaign what […]

There will be playoff hockey at the Saddledome this spring.  The AHL’s Calgary Wranglers will continue their Calder Cup quest after completing a sweep Friday of their best-of-three opening-round series against the Tucson Roadrunners.   The Flames’ farm-clubbers won two in a row in enemy territory, advancing with a 4-3 victory in Game 2 in […]