Новости за 29.01.2016

This morning, the province will unveil the results of its royalty review. Watch the video here (it starts at 11 a.m.) along with updates from the announcement.

Calgary gets its fair share of world premiers. Heck, let’s admit it.  We get more than our share which makes us the envy of other cities across Canada. At the moment we’ve got the musical version of The Little Prince over at Theatre Calgary while Lunchbox Theatre is putting the finishing touches on Meredith Taylor-Parry’s […]

Questions whether taxpayers are getting their “fair” share of the province’s oil and gas wealth has been a matter of intense debate for years in Alberta and NDP Premier Rachel Notley becomes the latest politician to overhaul the system with the release of a much-anticipated review of the province’s royalty regime Friday. Non-renewable resource royalties mirror the often unpredictable fluctuations […]

If the end of the ’70s marked the close of the Calgary music scene’s early days, the ’80s could be described as its awkward teen years and the ’90s something of a coming-of-age tale. It sought, explored and found itself and its many identities — rock, pop, country, folk, blues, jazz, dance and, perhaps most […]

Planning a new development is no easy task, and too often one of the biggest problems is convincing existing neighbourhoods there will be little or no negative impacts. Increased traffic, noise, invasion of privacy and architecture that doesn’t mix with existing styles are a few common concerns. Brookfield Residential gets it. It will begin construction this […]

Local galleries will run photography-based shows throughout February in conjunction with Exposure. Here are a few to keep your eyes on. Newzones Perception This group show proves that there is more than one way to take a photograph. The artists represented—Dianne Bos, Franco DeFrancesca, John Folsom, James Holroyd, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Virginia Mak and Stuart McCall—represent […]

So much—good and bad—starts with whisky. For Wendy Peters, the results of a few shots with friends at a whisky tasting six years ago were definitely good. It was fun. It was maybe even a little rowdy (she’s not telling), but by the time the event was over she had a business name, a web […]

Winter is peak season for lost and found on Calgary Transit. Riders bundle up to catch a ride, then gradually disrobe to avoid sweltering. Transit keeps these items for 30 days then donates them to organizations like the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Lions Club. Here is the entirety (excluding big-ticket items like jewelry, computers […]

Growing up in Chestermere before Calgary all but swallowed it, Jeremy Fokkens was like a city mouse whose bus had broken down en route to a much-anticipated weekend in the country. “I wasn’t quite an urban kid but I definitely wasn’t a farm kid,” Fokkens says. “I was kind of in between, surrounded by farmland […]

Waiting for sunny days Re: “Pipeline reviews to get more time,” Jan. 28. Please accept this advice in the constructive way it is intended, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We, in Alberta and Saskatchewan, are suffering very real economic pain. Thousands of us, who until recently had good jobs, have lost our livelihoods, now seek shelter, depend […]

Jenna Bazzana has always wanted an all-purpose Italian deli-cafe-restaurant where people can have a quick espresso, pick up ingredients for dinner, slip in for a quick lunch or indulge in a lengthy dinner. Now, with Sauce Italian Kitchen & Market up and running at 3326 17th Ave. S.W. (403-727-7627), she has it all in one shiny […]

Calgarian Jesse Arnett is ready for his title fight Friday night at Hard Knocks 48 at Markin MacPhail Centre.

For the legion of Toronto Blue Jays fans – and the bandwagon is buckling – Gregg Zaun offers news.

Apparently, Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano declined his first all-star invitation. The reason? The talented youngster preferred to spend his time on skates. “He was chosen for all-Ontario, for the baseball team, which he was really good at,” recalled Giordano’s proud father, Paul. “But he chose to go with hockey at that time. Which, I […]

As the Notley government prepares to release its new royalty review — the first the province has conducted since 2007 — Postmedia News talked to two people involved in the last examination on what they’ll be watching for Friday. Here’s what 2007 royalty panellists Evan Chrapko and Judith Dwarkin had to say. 1. What will you be looking for in the panel’s […]