Новости за 13.02.2016

Special teams depth was an obvious need for the Calgary Stampeders. They began to address that Saturday, signing 32-year-old linebacker James Green, who spent the past two seasons with the Ottawa RedBlacks, to a contract. A well-travelled third-round pick of the Toronto Argonauts in the 2009 CFL Draft, the Stamps are Green’s fifth CFL team, […]

Nowhere is Valentine’s Day celebrated with more enthusiasm than in North America. And thus it is something of a paradox that when it comes to the musical celebration of this most romantic day of the year that orchestras instinctively reach for their Russian repertoire.             Following this long-established pattern, the CPO honoured Valentine’s Day this […]

For the first few months following his hip surgery, Jon Gillies would turn on his television and watch football. Or basketball. Or tennis. Heck, sometimes the Calgary Flames goaltending prospect wouldn’t even watch sports at all — hey, how about that Netflix series Making a Murderer? But the idea of watching hockey from while rehabbing […]

Before there was Chuck Lorre’s The Big Bang Theory there was Stephen Massicotte’s The Boy’s Own Jedi Handbook. In its praise of all things dorky, Jedi Handbook actually proceeded Big Bang by a decade and its timelessness is never more evident than in Ground Zero’s new production of this ode to the eternal child lurking […]

It is the province that, for much of this current century, has been the main driver of the national economy, in the process sharing billions of dollars, along with jobs, with less prosperous regions. So why, asks Rex Murphy, have so few Canadians come to the defence of Alberta? In an opinion piece posted Wednesday on CBC.ca, the […]

Appreciation and heartfelt thanks were the order of the day Feb 3 as 14 not-for-profit organization shared equally in the phenomenal $1,388,648.64 raised through the 2015 Herald Christmas Fund. The 25th anniversary of the fund was launched this past November and ran for six weeks. More than 80 organizations applied to share in the Fund […]

Calgary Flames players, alumni and  management joined forces with local celebrities at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino recently to take part in the annual Flames Ambassadors Celebrity Poker Tournament. What made the night particularly memorable-other than the $410,000 raised for the Calgary Flames Foundation-was Sam Bennett’s historic 4 goal performance the night before. The must […]

They say great cities are built by great men. But the visionaries responsible for much of Calgary’s formation also included great women. Strong characters — such as trick rider Flores La Due, who was every bit an equal to husband Guy Weadick — left their own mark on city history over the years. Together, their legacies live on. Here […]

Even before she lovingly wrote and designed a book on the subject, Calgary’s Janine Vangool was known locally as “the typewriter lady.” Over the years, the graphic designer and editor of the award-winning UPPERCASE magazine has given talks about her obsession with what she affectionately calls “the machine.” It has been mentioned once or twice in articles about her. So it’s not […]

Alberta environmental monitoring scientist says creating the agency is like building a plane while flying it.

Next week is spring training,  his first. Which leads into a full professional season, his first. During which he’ll celebrate his birthday, his 19th. For Mike Soroka, brimming with potential, the future fairly radiates. The years ahead promise a captivating story. Monday, though, was cause for reflection. Because how often does a teenager see his […]

The NDP government’s plan to let energy companies claim part of the new carbon tax as an expense against their provincial royalties shifts the burden of paying for greenhouse gas emissions onto the backs of taxpayers, critics say. Opposition politicians, union leaders and advocacy groups say the concept — buried in the pages of last month’s royalty review report […]

Yes, Virginia. There is good news out there. Great news in fact if you are in the tourism industry. Our low Canadian dollar will see droves of tourists from the States and other countries beat a path to our foothills door to enjoy all the trappings one can in Calgary and surrounding areas. The recent […]

There is only one word appropriate for Sharon Butala’s latest book:  Beautiful.  Wild Rose is simply beautiful.             No words of mine can do it justice because reading Wild Rose is a lock on your heart, a catch in your throat and best of all, a glimpse into the lives of our great-grandparents and […]

Bishop Fred Henry is right to condemn the NDP government’s new guidelines for transgender policies as “totalitarian,” but the bishop did not go far enough when he described these policies as “anti-catholic.” They are more than that. They are anti freedom, and contrary to the principles that have helped to make Canada and the other […]

Put divisions behind us Re: “Cheek turned to B.C. attack,” Feb. 11. What is happening to Canada? I thought that the divisions between East and West 35 years ago during Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s National Energy Program were over. But it appears they are alive and well. Canada has millions of barrels of oil in Western […]

Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. Merena Johnson wears hers on her head — in the form of a halo. The stylish headband is not a halo, per se, but Johnson can feel good knowing the accessory she created on maternity leave is helping women at home and abroad. She employs local women […]

It’s not surprising that Calgary MP Kent Hehr would downplay the prospect of a growth in western alienation. It wouldn’t do to have one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet ministers musing about his constituents feeling neglected by the Liberal government and other central Canadian politicians. Instead, Hehr said he understands the frustration on the ground. “My […]

Feminism is surely a versatile and wholly subjective notion, but the trial of now-disgraced radio personality Jian Ghomeshi has to have a good bunch of us thinking: Geez, Louise, throw us a bone. Day after day of testimony brought more cringe-worthy and seemingly indefensible manipulations and embarrassing breaches of common sense that make the effort […]

Micro-brewery tours right in our own backyard          CALGARY — Plenty of us have travelled to cities like Portland, San Diego and Seattle for a behind-the-scenes look and taste of the local micro-brewery scene. But now Calgary’s emerging craft brewing landscape has a tour, too. Calgary Brewery Tours recently launched two tours for the beer […]

Juggling a busy family and work schedule, you might wonder if a yoga session or two could be the only place for you to catch your breath. Lululemon say’s it best. “That which matters the most should never give way to that which matters the least.” Winter can be a challenging time to get outside, but […]

In the National Hockey League, there is usually no room for excuses. But, in the defence of the Calgary Flames, there was only one way to sum up what happened in a 4-1 loss on Friday at Gila River Arena. After surviving the roller coaster of Thursday’s 6-5 shootout-victory over the San Jose Sharks at […]

Empty-net goals rarely make the highlight reel. Carsen Twarynski’s did. The Calgary Hitmen winger’s diving, one-handed effort capped off his first WHL hat-trick and put the finishing touches on a 4-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels. “(Jackson Houck) made a great area pass,” said Twarynski, who piled into the end boards after scoring into […]

A woman injured in a collision at Kicking Horse ski resort earlier this week died at Foothills Hospital Thursday. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR), which owns the resort, confirmed the collision, which happened on Tuesday. STARS air ambulance transported the woman to Foothills the same day. The British Columbia coroner’s office confirmed the death […]

The Carnegie brothers’ worth isn’t defined by statistics. The flashiest thing about Mike, who works in urban planning at Stantec Consulting Ltd., is the ‘C’ stitched onto the chest of his black and red Calgary Roughnecks threads. The flashiest thing about Scott are the fires he deals with while he juggles his full-time career at […]