Новости за 27.01.2016

A plea for six bikes for the children of a Syrian refugee family in Calgary has turned into an outpouring of donations that may see hundreds of bikes doled out to refugee kids throughout Calgary. On Sunday, Calgarian Lori Beattie, who has been working with a group of friends and neighbours to sponsor a Syrian family’s relocation […]

During the next eight days, independent U.S. oil explorers are expected to report 2015 losses totalling almost $14 billion, the result of the steepest price collapse in a generation. Hess Corp. kicked off earnings season for the companies on Wednesday, reporting a net loss of $1.82 billion for the quarter and $3.06 billion for the […]

Daniel MacIvor performs Who Killed Spalding Gray? at the High Performance Rodeo Jan. 27 through 30 at Big Secret Theatre. Info: hprodeo.ca Daniel MacIvor, Canada’s premier monologist, never has to be asked twice to come to Calgary or particularly to One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo. “For me, the Rodeo is where my work lands when […]

Niru Bhati thrives on challenges. As founder and director of Calgary’s Hidden Gems festival of Indian films, Bhati is always looking for films that qualify as gems be they new films from aspiring filmmakers or films from acclaimed Indian directors or simply films about India. In November, Bhati presented a mini festival of early Merchant […]

For 36 years, Sue Jones rode out the ups and downs of Alberta’s oilpatch. But after she was laid off last March, she knew her days in the oil and gas industry were over. “I’m done,” said Jones, 56, who worked in data management and document control before she was let go. “I’m older. I’ve […]

The “Harper era” for the National Energy Board — with so much focus on speeding up the regulatory review process for new oil pipelines — is quickly coming to an end in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Canada. The idea of “one project, one review” conducted by the NEB within a two-year window was a key element of the omnibus Bill C-38 unveiled […]

Get those pipelines built If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has any real concerns about the welfare of Canada, he will emulate Sir John A. Macdonald, who enacted a national railway act. If our Parliament has any really cares about the welfare of Canadians and their employment, it will enact a national pipeline act, which will mandate the […]

When was the last time you sent a gift to your city councillor — perhaps an extra pair of tickets to a Calgary Flames game you had on hand, or passes to the latest theatrical performance to roll through town?  Some people must be in a giving mood, because a Herald review of the city-mandated disclosures shows councillors enjoyed a total […]

By Steve Lafleur and Kenneth P. Green Ever since oil prices began declining from historic highs, it’s become fashionable to claim that Alberta — and Canada — bet it all on oil and lost. It’s an “I told you so” narrative for those who view natural resources as a curse, rather than a blessing. But while […]

According to the calendar, spring is only a few short months away, but when you are living it, winter seems like an eternity. Cosy up to these simple comfort food recipes to get you through these cold days and dark nights. Our Chicken Pot Pie with Harvest Vegetables is filled with root vegetables like butternut […]

Chelsea Carey had only been Alberta champion for a few minutes and her head was still spinning at the thought of what her victory meant.

The National Hockey League’s schedule is filled with official dates.

By Jennifer Vanderlaan If you are one of the 66,000 people in Alberta recently out of work, the newly forecasted 2016 unemployment stats may have you wondering how you will ever find a job. According to government data, the unemployment rate reached seven per cent at the end of 2015 — a level not seen since […]

The Griswolds' road record wasn't much worse.

Every so often, Rob Cote will flash a smile with a missing tooth.

Calgary police are working internally to encourage — and when necessary enforce — better driving behaviour among officers. At a Calgary police commission meeting Tuesday afternoon, acting Supt. Mike Worden and Chief Roger Chaffin spoke of a driver safety and compliance program. Not so long ago, there was a problem — and police concede it […]

The mayor of Medicine Hat is blasting the federal government over what he says is a lack of funding as municipalities work to meet the Liberals’ pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February. Less than four weeks into 2016, medium-sized cities in Alberta, including Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, have already welcomed […]

Sir John A. Macdonald of beloved schoolroom memory was all for the national railroad, but it didn’t prove much easier to build than a modern pipeline, even though things were simpler in the days when a prime minister just handed the first contract to a guy who gave $350,000 to his election campaign. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s world […]

Fear of volunteer Mounties being put in the line of fire has prompted Canada’s national police force to impose sweeping changes to its auxiliary constable program, effectively taking more boots off the street. Some 1,600 members of the nation’s volunteer force received a memo Monday from RCMP Deputy Commissioner Janice Armstrong outlining changes to the program, […]

Passenger traffic at Calgary International Airport reached new heights in 2015 despite concerns that economic headwinds in Alberta would weaken travel demand. The Calgary Airport Authority said Tuesday that a record 15.48 million passengers accessed YYC last year, a modest but welcome 1.4 per cent increase over 2014 as the oil price rout deepened. Airport Authority president […]

Every day after school, eight-year-old Justin McQueen and his little brother would take the bus downtown, meet their father, and sell flowers out of the cart he towed from his wheelchair. It wasn’t a lucrative business, but produced many fond memories with a single father who, despite having suffered a life-altering injury, did everything he […]

Alberta’s big city mayors said Tuesday that municipal politicians must take a national view in the divisive debate around pipelines, while an Ontario-based analyst says local concerns around energy projects present a vexing problem for governments to crack.   A war of words erupted in the past week after Montreal-area municipalities, led by Mayor Denis Coderre, strongly opposed the Energy East pipeline […]

Tom Jackson is ready to do battle. It’s one, says the actor/activist, best fought using his voice as the weapon. “We need to talk about this, in a language that is a common vocabulary for everybody,” he says. Jackson is at the Canadian Red Cross on Tuesday to help announce a new program, in conjunction […]

With 16 new public schools and seven continued modernizations set for the 2016-17 academic year, parents say the investments are a mere “drop in the bucket” amid a $1-billion deferred maintenance bill that is hurting the education and well-being of kids stuck in aging buildings. Officials with the Calgary Board of Education announced the principals for 16 new […]