Новости за 01.03.2016

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BOSTON — For defenceman Dougie Hamilton, it’s a homecoming of sorts, his first appearance as the enemy in a rink where he was expecting to put down roots for a long, long time.  For the Calgary Flames’ latest blue-line acquisition, Jyrki Jokipakka, it’s an opportunity to make a positive first impression before even touching down […]

Another 120 employees have been laid off by Nexen Energy ULC, a Calgary-based subsidiary of Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd. “Given the current economic reality, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce,” said Nexen spokeswoman Brittney Price in an email. “These changes impact approximately 120 Canadian employees. We take these decisions seriously, […]

The average price of a home in Calgary rose in February, but core prices, sales and listings continued a trend of year-over-year declines, according to Calgary Real Estate Board data. In its monthly housing summary, CREB numbers show the average price for a home in the city rose 2.7 per cent, to $472,529. But the average appeared […]

Long considered an uncomfortable milestone for men over 40, a new study into prostate cancer screening led by a University of Calgary researcher suggests PSA screening is essentially unnecessary. Despite a growing clamour in recent years for men to get tested for prostate cancer, the study published Tuesday in the online edition of Canadian Medical Association Journal Open […]

“We’re taking something people perceive as boring and doing something completely unexpected with it,” says Chapman

A man is dead after a shooting in the northeast community of Whitehorn early Tuesday morning. Around 3 a.m. Monday morning, police were called to the area for reports of a shooting. When they responded, they found the victim dead. Officers continue to investigate the scene, in the 100 block of Whiteview Road N.E. Police […]

A pedestrian was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition Monday night after being struck by a car while crossing Macleod Trail. Around 10:30 p.m., police say a man in his 30s was crossing the road at 61st Avenue when he was hit by a northbound vehicle. Police say there is no crosswalk where the man was […]

When Bob Wiens was preparing to move to Colombia to work with a five-country consortium for 15 months he had the good fortune to attend Spanish classes provided by his employer, Trans Canada Pipelines. Wiens and his wife, Marlene, were offered Berlitz courses in Houston to prepare for their new experience — an adventure that resulted in […]

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Low oil prices, shrinking profits, falling investment and mounting job losses. There are, at first blush, many reasons why now is not the right time for Canada’s battered energy sector to take new action on tackling the climate change conundrum. That view, however, would be a mistake, says Pat Carlson, CEO of Calgary-based producer Seven Generations Energy […]

Don’t rely on party labels A significant minority of Alberta voters mistakenly equate the label with the content. They assume that Conservative indicates fiscal responsibility and that non-conservative parties are profligate. The passing of Don Getty and the review of the troubled times that were his misfortune to experience came at a period where world events beyond provincial and federal government […]

Getting more drunk drivers off the road has near-universal approval among Canadians, but a private member’s bill aimed at doing just that is overzealous in its effort to save lives. There’s a lot of good in Bill C-226, which was recently tabled in Parliament by Conservative MP Steven Blaney. The legislation calls for mandatory minimum sentences […]

After mixed results in Alberta at the municipal level, the provincial government entered the ride-sharing fray with new rules announced Monday. Given the overwhelming demand for ride-sharing services, and the lack of a coherent reason to stand in the way of this new technology, finding a solution should be simple and straightforward. That’s proving not […]

THREE STARS C Brayden Schenn, Flyers — He had a could-be counter waved off after video review, missed on a breakaway . . . and still notched a hat-trick. That’s quite a night. C Claude Giroux, Flyers — He was on ice for every Flyers’ goal, piling up four assists. A couple of the Flames’ […]

PHILADELPHIA — Off the ice, it was anything but an average day. Speculation. Then swaps. Then farewells to a couple of friends. On the ice, a few hours after Kris Russell and David Jones changed addresses prior to Monday’s trade deadline, it was more of the same old, same old for the remaining Calgary Flames. […]

As he approached the assembled media at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Brad Treliving was looking at his phone the entire time and he sent off one last text message. Which, of course, was pretty indicative of how the National Hockey League trade deadline went for the Calgary Flames general manager on Monday. At that point, he’d […]

Calgary Flames (26-32-4) at Boston Bruins (34-23-6) Tuesday, March 1, 5 p.m. MT, TD Garden TV: Sportsnet Flames Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan LAST FIVE GAMES Flames at Flyers L 5-3 vs. Senators L 6-4 vs. Islanders OTL 2-1 at Kings L 2-1 at Ducks L 5-2 Bruins vs. Lightning L 4-1 at Hurricanes W […]

Standing at the podium, in front of the press, with cameras rolling, Brad Treliving was still wearing his reading glasses. Was still pecking away at his phone. Because his work continued. On the day – with one deal clogged somewhere within the depths of the National Hockey League’s trade deadline queue. On the whole. This […]

Q: Do you know somewhere in Calgary I can get a facial with products that are odorless?  I have a very sensitive nose and skin and cannot tolerate any perfume or smells. In the past, the Pevonia products worked for me. – A.L. A: A cursory investigation uncovered a number of spas in Calgary that […]

This is shaping up as the ultimate rags to riches story. No one expected much from the Victoria Royals this season. Yet here they are … on top of the heap. It wasn’t always this way. Royals bench boss Dave Lowry gives kudos to his veteran players for taking his Cinderella squad to top spot […]

Jyrki Jokipakka sounded it out — Yeer-key Yo-key-Pack-a. Or if that’s too difficult to pronounce . . . “The guys call me Kevin,” he said with a chuckle. “Because they think it’s easier.” The rumour out of Dallas was that the 24-year-old defender was sick of the baristas at Starbucks not knowing how to spell his […]

As a child, Sandra Joyce always knew that she was of Scottish descent. “My dad told me he came to Canada as a teenager, working on farms at first,” she says. “He said his mother passed away, so that’s the reason why he left.” It would be years before Joyce learned the true story of how […]

As talk of uniting the provincial right continues to percolate, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean says his Tory counterpart is encouraging conservatives to purchase memberships in both of Alberta’s right-of-centre parties. Both Jean and interim Progressive Conservative Leader Ric McIver were in Ottawa last week for the Manning Conference on conservatism, where they attended a reception hosted by federal Conservative Leader […]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi accused critics of the city’s southwest transitway of using community email lists and running manipulative push polls to influence voters before next year’s civic election. But a representative from Ready to Engage fired back saying the loosely-knit group and many residents along the 22-kilometre bus rapid transit route just want city officials […]