Новости за 24.02.2016

Oil declined Wednesday after a government report showed U.S. crude inventories advanced to an 86-year high. Crude stockpiles rose 3.5 million barrels to 507.6 million last week, according to the Energy Information Administration. Supplies of gasoline and distillate fuel, a category that includes diesel and heating oil, slipped. Prices have been declining since oil ministers […]

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says it has shrunk its workforce significantly in Canada and the United States since the end 2014, when the worst oilpatch downturn in decades began to take hold. The Calgary-based oilfield services firm says it has reduced its headcount by 40 per cent in Canada and by 60 per cent in […]

Encana Corp. says it’s planning a further 20 per cent reduction in its workforce as it works to achieve up to $250 million in additional cost savings this year, beyond what had previously been announced. Details on how many jobs will be affected and when they’ll happen weren’t immediately available. The Calgary-based oil and gas […]

Every day, the king penguins at the Calgary Zoo go for a royal waddle through their habitat. The zoo says the daily stroll provides enrichment for the birds. Take a look at what’s involved in orchestrating these daily penguin perambulations.

Several vehicles were damaged this morning and traffic was delayed after metal debris from the 11th Street bridge wound up on Glenmore Trail S.E. Police closed the two right lanes of eastbound Glenmore Trail on the approach to Deerfoot Trail. The exit ramp to Deerfoot Trail was also currently closed. All lanes were reopened just before […]

HOUSTON — Saudi Arabia oil minister Ali al-Naimi delivered an unwelcome message Tuesday, bluntly telling an IHS CERAWeek audience an oil production cut is not on the horizon. The 81-year-old government official did pepper his address with some humour, remarking at the outset how he only seems to be invited to the annual conference in times of […]

Smaller class sizes, help with developing particular talents among motivations

By Karen Orser Today is Pink Shirt Day, and as Canadians across the country give their time, money and voices to help combat bullying, one simple fact is clear: bullying is an issue we must come at from two directions. Pink Shirt Day began in Nova Scotia, when Charles McNeill, then in Grade 9, was […]

Bombardier is bad for the environment Re: “Quiet diplomacy isn’t working,” Letter, Feb. 22. As a concerned citizen, I have recently become quite worried about the environmental impact that the products Bombardier manufactures will have on the environment. David Suzuki claims that airline travel creates four to nine per cent of all CO2 emissions created by […]

By Amber Ruddy, Paige MacPherson and Stephanie Kusie When faced with a slumping economy, residents and businesses pore over their expenses with a fine tooth comb to ensure value for the services paid for. People often complain about their property tax bill, but is there any merit to the grumbling? A recent report released by […]

Six months ago, Jamie Serafi decided on a new start in a new city and new country. The musician was based in London, where he was struggling to get noticed as a film composer. He decided to move to Calgary, attracted by the mountains and wide-open spaces but, more specifically, the notion that he might stand out in […]

Uber has enjoyed a lot of public sympathy during its protracted dealings with the City of Calgary, which was slow to anticipate the arrival of the ride-sharing company. The city seemed to take a heavy-handed approach, even going to court to keep the company off the road until bureaucrats could draft regulations to reflect the modern realities of […]

Most of us would be shrieking with excitement at the thought of serving their pasta to some of the planet’s most famous people. But Margot Micallef — whose pasta will be served at the Academy Awards and the Vatican this spring — seems rather calm about it all. “We just want to change the […]

Often, soups seem like they have to be an all-day, slow-simmering affair, but in reality, you are less than an hour away from some weeknight comfort. Make a trip to the Asian grocery store for the ingredients in our quick Pork Dumpling Soup, which is a snap when you buy pre-made pork dumplings (or […]

If one Sanheim is scoring and the other is taking penalties, it’s usually Travis lighting the lamp and Taylor sitting in the sin bin. It was role-reversal night for the Sanheim twins on Tuesday night. Taylor Sanheim skated by the penalty box — where Travis was serving a two-minute sentence — picked up a puck […]

“We’re looking for wins, so hopefully he has a great game.” That’s all Calgary Flames head coach Bob Hartley was asking of masked man Joni Ortio in his first big-league start in nearly four months. And? Ortio was great. But even a 35-save performance wasn’t enough to earn a win in Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat to […]

For two decades, Lisa Dixon-Wells has been a leading voice in the anti-bullying movement. So it’s fitting that Wednesday morning the founder of Dare to Care will join thousands of fellow Calgarians in wearing a pink shirt at one of the many city events marking Pink Shirt Day. “It started out as a day for […]

Moving rapidly from the schoolyard into the dark depths of the Internet, bullying is taking on a larger, uglier and more prevalent form online, particularly in the lives of children and youth who spend time on social media.  Students say social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram often deliver a daily assault of cruel posts, […]

LOS ANGELES — It was Bob Hartley’s contention a few years back that TJ Brodie didn’t yet realize how good he could be. Well …. the smooth-skating blue-line seems to get it now. And the secret is also out around the rest of the hockey world. “Brods hasn’t always gotten the recognition we’ve known in […]

After promising “total renewal” of Ottawa’s relationship with indigenous people, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will receive a ceremonial honour at Tsuut’ina Nation southwest of Calgary next month. Trudeau, who has set an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women this spring, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde will receive headdresses from Tsuut’ina in early March, […]

Uber may have taken their ball and threatened to go home, but local taxi and ride-service companies say the city’s new bylaw legalizing ride-sharing in Calgary has a lot of potential.  On Monday, city council voted overwhelmingly (14-1) in favour of a new transportation livery bylaw that opens the door to ride-hailing services, or transportation […]

Staff at the Police Dog Service Training Centre or PDSTC in Innisfail are holding a contest to find names for their future police dogs – 13 German Shepherd puppies – that will be born at the centre later this year.

The spokeswoman for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) said the report's proposals on navigating and accessing the mental health-care system are key.

Joni Ortio has been waiting nearly four months for another opportunity to prove he’s an NHL-calibre puck-stopper. This is it.

Low oil prices have stalled yet another nascent northern Alberta thermal oilsands project. On Tuesday, private Calgary junior Andora Energy Corp. confirmed it would suspend its Sawn Lake demonstration project in the Peace River oilsands region, laying off 10 staff, until oil prices rebound to economically viable levels. In the meantime, it will proceed to […]