Новости за 08.02.2016

Monday morning, as students returned to school with the knowledge the familiar faces of Jordan and Evan Caldwell wouldn't be there, school officials say the priority was to give them support and the chance to grieve.

Yeezy season in Calgary, Theatre Junction raises the roof with Isolde and more fun things to do.

Suncor Energy Inc. appointed new executives and directors for Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. on Monday after announcing Friday night it had won a $6.8-billion takeover battle for its partner in Syncrude. Two dozen or so Calgary-based employees of Canadian Oil Sands are to learn by the end of February if they will become Suncor staff or be laid […]

Wildlife experts investigated the grain spotted along the railway lines in Banff National Park, determining it had accumulated over the winter rather than spilled in one weekend. Early last week, former Banff park superintendent Kevin Van Tighem posted a photo on Facebook of the “veritable smorgasbord of wheat, peas, lentils and small black seeds” and suggested the […]

Following a sweeping two-month drug sting, Calgary police have charged 29 people with 128 charges that saw illicit deals at the main downtown library and other public venues.

Money managers may not agree where oil prices are headed, but they are increasingly eager to place their bets. Total wagers on the price of crude climbed to the highest since the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began tracking the data in 2006. Speculators’ combined short and long positions in West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, […]

It is unlikely the operator of a high-performance training facility in Calgary would be held legally responsible for the deaths of two teenage brothers who took an after-hours toboggan run down an Olympic luge-bobsled track, says a liability lawyer. Peter Collins said the fact that twins Jordan and Evan Caldwell, 17, were former employees at […]

As city administration works on a new bylaw that could pave the way for Uber to legally operate in Calgary, a study from a Montreal think-tank reveals it’s possible for the taxi industry and ride-sharing applications to coexist.  The study, published by research organization the Montreal Economic Institute, looks at recent reforms in Australia, where […]

As the collapse of oil prices continues and the province’s economic crisis deepens, Albertans are losing their fervour for balancing the books. A new Mainstreet Research/Postmedia poll suggests 62 per cent of Albertans no longer think balancing the books is a priority — up from 52 per cent last October. But nearly 70 per cent of […]

It’s based on a classic myth, but there’s more than a legend underpinning experimental director-playwright Richard Maxwell’s work. Off-Broadway Star Theatre Junction’s artistic director Mark Lawes describes Maxwell as “one of the leading contemporary theatre creators in the world.” He’s a former Guggenheim fellow and a two-time Off-Broadway (or OBIE) award-winner. Despite Maxwell being commonly […]

“We can confirm there’s been an incident,” the police spokesman announced, using that language common to all official mouthpieces forced to say something when they really want to say nothing at all. And, yes indeed, there had been “an incident” that day 30 years ago inside the northwest Edmonton duplex. That’s if you can stretch the word […]

Scott not worthy of Stamede honour  Re: “Campaign underway to make Scott the 2016 Stampede parade marshal,” Feb. 3.  If this article had appeared on April 1, your readers would have taken it for an April Fool’s joke. However, those on Twitter proposing the idea are apparently serious. Surely decisions on the parade marshal would not be […]

These are not easy times and we are all affected by our falling economy. Sometimes we just need a place of refuge even if it’s only for an hour. Yoga practice will guide us to get out of our heads and move into our hearts, reminding us that there is always more. The reality is […]

“Good morning, Westmount!” Over the past year, Mariana Castrillon has become accustomed to starting and ending her school day accompanied by the upbeat voice of Jordan Caldwell over her school’s PA system. “Everyone would smile when they heard him,” says the 13-year-old Grade 8 student of the high school senior’s frequent announcements. “When you saw him in the […]

No word yet on NDP changes to electricity policy. Opposition questions delay.

City police officers conducting a Checkstop in an industrial area in southeast Calgary late Thursday thought they were dealing with an impaired driver as his vehicle barrelled toward a police cruiser with no indications of stopping. Despite officers frantically waving in an attempt to stop the motorist, his car continued along in the area of 130th […]

Dozens of Calgarians angry over a lack of consultation concerning two proposed amendments they believe could forever change the face of Chinatown are planning a march to City Hall on Monday. Chinatown Community Stakeholders’ Committee expects more than 200 supporters will spend Chinese New Year’s walking from Far East Mall in Chinatown to Historic City Hall, […]