Новости за 03.03.2016

Charges have been laid against four men following a lengthy and complex investigation into a series of violent incidents that police believe were motivated by drug activity in downtown Calgary.  Police believe the four individuals, all of no fixed address, are connected to violent incidents including a seemingly random slashing, a kidnapping that included a serious assault, and […]

In an effort to snap his squad out of a six-game winless skid, Flames coach Bob Hartley will split the dynamic duo of Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan for tonight's road date with the Buffalo Sabres.

A Calgary author is teaming up with the Great One to pay homage to the NHL on its 99th anniversary. Viking Canada announced Thursday that it will publish Wayne Gretzky’s reflections about hockey, which will be written with local author Kirstie McLellan Day. The as-yet untitled book is not a straight memoir, but a retelling of hockey’s greatest […]

Peeple, the social networking app that sparked a firestorm on social media over concerns it would let people negatively rate others without their consent, is set to launch next week, four months later than expected. Announced last year, the app — once described by its creators as “Yelp for people” — was roundly criticized in the press […]

Jazz gets twice the play, while local hip-hoppers say goodbye.

The fire department is crediting a working smoke alarm for getting residents out of a burning building in southeast Calgary quickly and safely early Thursday.

Sciatica and pain in our low backs is almost an epidemic in our society. For the most part we have lost the connection of walking in balance and our backs bear the brunt of our anatomical misalignments. Add to this held tensions and stress, and our poor bodies are overwhelmed with how to properly support […]

Calgary’s economy will shrink for a second straight year, although the decline won’t be as steep as 2015’s according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. The city’s GDP will decline by 1.2 per cent this year, the board predicts in its Winter 2016 outlook. Last year, the local economy shrank by 2.4 per […]

The experience of other provinces like Ontario show the NDP's policy of turning to alternative energy sources will mean the need for massive subsidies for consumers and energy generators, said Mark Milke, co-author of a report released Thursday by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).

Murder suspect Nick Chan never paid a star Crown witness cash for killing someone, the man told police in a 2013 interview. The claim runs contrary to evidence the witness gave Tuesday that he was paid $10,000 for carrying out one of the many slayings during the ongoing street war between the FOB and FK […]

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Three rather rundown buildings on the corner of 14th Street and 15th Avenue S.W. have been transformed for new uses that will attract more pedestrian and destination traffic. The properties were purchased by Certus Development and David Lam of Meiga Development. Lam, with architect Steven Ho, has redesigned them for use by a Japanese restaurant, chicken takeout and a […]

Calgary entrepreneurs reflect on their social strategies

Some of the most cutting-edge, experimental and creative public television will be screened in Calgary this May at a conference expected to draw hundreds of producers, directors and writers from around the world.  The International Public Television Conference (INPUT) 2016 Screening Conference will be held at the TELUS Convention Centre from May 8 to 12, inviting […]

KELOWNA, B.C. — An Alberta man who died after an avalanche near Golden, B.C., has been identified. The BC Coroners Service says 64-year-old Douglas Churchill was from Canmore, Alta. He was among 13 people who travelled to the Esplanade area about 50 kilometres northwest of Golden to go skiing in the backcountry. A large avalanche […]

Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair walked a fine line when pressed on Quebec’s legal action over the Energy East pipeline, praising Alberta’s New Democratic premier for avoiding fiery rhetoric while making no judgments about his home province’s provocative move. Mulcair told reporters in Calgary the Quebec government “was making sure its jurisdiction was respected” when it filed for […]

With only five months until the Rio Summer Games and a new movie on ski jumper Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards out in theatres, interest in all things Olympics is rising. American auction houses are cashing in on the trend, with Calgary Olympic torches one of the hottest items on the block.  A 1988 torch sold in Boston in January […]

City police are investigating after a number of pieces of jewelry and cash were stolen from a southwest Calgary home several weeks ago.

Alberta Health officials say they’re still working on how to deal with patients seeking physician-assisted deaths after a landmark ruling that allowed a terminally ill Calgary woman to end her life in B.C. The woman, who died in Vancouver on Monday, couldn’t find an Alberta doctor willing to go through with the procedure, forcing loved ones […]

The death of an individual found in downtown Calgary on Tuesday night has been ruled non-suspicious.

Frustrated by the growing size and complexity of their crowded classrooms, Alberta teachers will make working conditions a priority in the upcoming round of contract talks. Mark Ramsankar, president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, says chronic underfunding over the past six years has led to 56 out of 61 local school boards now exceeding provincial […]

The Calgary Zoo's animatronic dinosaurs will take over Prehistoric Park later this month.

Perhaps the one biggest complaints about the Junos, or any music award show for that matter, is that music often takes a backseat to the backslapping. That certainly won’t be the case in the lead-up to the Juno Awards taking place in Calgary on April 3, as the week prior to that Sunday night of […]

It was, Frank Turner says, a “nice way to start the year.” He spent much of the first month doing what it is he seemingly does incessantly, tirelessly, and that’s touring the world, building an audience and making his name. This time, it was northern Europe — Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Holland — where things […]