Новости за 30.01.2016

"I’m not even going to try mangling the Gaelic spellings of jigs, let alone cause cardiac arrest here for Auto-Correct."

From humble beginnings in 1950, the B’nai Brith Dinner has seen exponential growth and can boast more than 26,000 guests have attended and almost $4 million has been raised for local charities.  Organizations as varied as Calgary Akiva Academy and Alberta Children’s Hospital to Yom Hashoah and Youth Philanthropy Project have benefitted from the annual […]

Chevron suffered its first money-losing quarter since 2002 in the final three months of last year, as plunging crude prices chopped more than one-third from its revenue. Chevron is cutting spending, laying off workers, and looking to sell even more of its assets. The problem with that strategy: It’s a buyer’s market right now for […]

Investors are steering clear of Canadian energy bonds amid warnings of more credit downgrades as a rout in oil passes 19 months with no end in sight. Bonds of Canadian oil and natural gas companies are the worst performers among Group of Seven developed nations, with debt of investment-grade producers — including Encana Corp., Canadian […]

A water tanker flipped over in the 2800 block of Ogden Road S.E. Saturday morning when its driver lost control of vehicle due to black ice. The tanker landed on its side, and police have closed east- and west-bound 26 Ave S.E. at Ogden Road until the vehicle can be removed. The driver suffered minor […]

There are plenty of prestigious works that inspired Michael Palmer when writing his debut novel, The Leaf Cutter (384 pages, Borealis Press,$19.95). There was James Joyce’s Ulysses, Anthony Minghella’s film adaptation of the English Patient, the music of the Beatles, J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, George Orwell’s 1984 and the 1975 movie version of Ken Kesey’s classic, One Flew […]

Once again the Lotto Max jackpot is being carried over, going for an estimated $60 million in the Feb. 5 draw, with 33 Maxmillion prizes.  Nine people won $1 million Maxmillion prizes on last night’s draw, including a ticket sold in Calgary, and another somewhere else in Alberta.  The other seven were won in Quebec, […]

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to head to Wild Rose Country next week, the federal finance minister says the province could be entitled to nearly $250 million from a seldom-used program designed to help ease Alberta’s economic pain caused by falling oil prices. The Alberta government could be eligible for payments under the 50-year-old fiscal stabilization program, […]

“It is not the time to reach out and make a big money grab, because that is just not going to help Albertans.” — Premier Rachel Notley. “Our sense is that Albertans receive an appropriate share” of royalties. — Dave Mowat, chairman of the Alberta Royalty Review Advisory Panel. “We were right all along…The NDP proved themselves […]

A central-Alberta man has filed a $4-million lawsuit against the Catholic church claiming decades old sexual abuse at the hands of a Calgary priest has left him permanently scarred. The 52-year-old plaintiff, whom Postmedia is not naming as a result of the sexual nature of the lawsuit, says he was victimized by convicted child molester […]

Police are searching for a suspect following an armed home invasion last night that happened in the 100 block of Laguna Close N.E. The call came into police around 7:55 p.m. from one of the victims within the home.  One male suspect kicked in the front door, brandishing what appeared to be a gun. He […]

After creating months of uncertainty about the future of Alberta’s crucial energy sector, the provincial NDP government has resisted the temptation to add another burden on the industry. The royalty review report released Friday includes some tweaks, but largely leaves the regime much as it was before the New Democrats were swept to power last May. Premier Rachel […]

By Brian Jean Alberta has been shaken into a cold reality. Job losses continue to mount, with the latest figures from Statistics Canada showing 2015 was the worst year for job loss in Alberta since 1982. The price of oil now sits at around $30 per barrel, while Alberta faces either misguided or misinformed opposition to every […]

Call it a life lesson Re: “Student told to get off the bus,” Letter, Jan. 27. In response to Wasim Bhatti’s letter about his 16- or 17-year-old son being kicked off the bus for having insufficient funds to cover the bus fare, I’d like to point out that it is not Calgary Transit’s job to […]

Look out, the global financial meltdown is back — but only in Canada. Everywhere you look, there’s bad news about our country’s economy: our falling stocks, our diving loonie, our sinking oil wells. If it sinks any further, it may be at par with Canadian Tire dollars. The Bank of Canada warns we’re in for some hard […]

By Ian Bruce and Karel Mayrand  Albertans don’t need to be reminded that an economy built largely on oil extraction isn’t always smooth sailing. Amid 2009’s great recession, Alberta shed over 17,000 jobs, flatlining for most of 2010 before roaring back in 2011 with more than 100,000 new jobs. The job losses of 2015 — […]

Scottish philosopher David Hume said it best: reason is, and ought only to be, a slave to the passions. If you’ve ever tried to reason yourself into a feeling (“I really ought to love Mr. X, or Wagner operas, or pickled herring”), you’ll know that for the vast majority of humanity, it is a vain […]

Invermere is just a 90-minute drive past Banff, but it remains off the winter radar for Albertans. That's a shame — there are a trove of winter pursuits for the whole family, from snowmobiling and skating to skiing and hot springs soaking.

2016 is upon us and with that comes new design trends and of course Pantone’s forecast for colour of the year. This year, for the first time there have been two new colours introduced: Rose Quartz and Serenity. Both colours are light, pastel tones that have been on the fashion radar for some time and […]

Jesse Arnett nearly got caught. After dominating the first round of his bantamweight title bout against Darrick Minner, the Calgarian somehow found himself caught in knee-bar midway through Round 2. For a moment, it looked as if his dream of getting a call up to the UFC big leagues would be put on hold. Then, […]

Like any teenager will tell you between texts, adolescence is an interesting time. Trying to figure out where you came from, who you are, and where you’re going can be filled with bouts of anxiety, confusion and frustration. But it’s the stage the Calgary Roughnecks are currently at. Three games into the 2016 season, no […]

Residents of inner-city Elbow River neighbourhoods voiced their concerns about provincial plans to tear down flood-damaged homes at a public meeting Friday night. Provincial minister for municipal affairs Danielle Larivee took occasionally heated questions and complaints from residents of Elbow Park, Rideau Park and Roxboro, many of whom are not happy that 17 Calgary houses […]

The road to reality can be embarrassing in politics, as Premier Rachel Notley must have realized Friday when she admitted that Albertans are getting a proper share of oil and gas royalties. Progressive Conservative Leader Ric McIver enjoyed that. “It’s a great day for the PCs,” he said. “It was delightful to hear her have to say we were right […]

John Ircandia’s name is inconspicuously nestled in between a who’s who of Canadian baseball on Toronto Sun hall-of-famer scribe Bob Elliott’s list of the top 100 most influential Canucks in the sport. Considering the Okotoks Dawgs facilities are nestled almost as inconspicuously in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, it’s fitting he’s overshadowed by the […]

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