Новости за 19.03.2016

A man sustained serious slashes to the head after a domestic dispute in northwest Calgary early Saturday.

An amazing thing about live theatre is how we are often not just willing but eager to pay big bucks to spend a couple of hours with people we’d avoid at all costs in real life. I know I wouldn’t accept a dinner date with George and Martha from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,  either […]

For Nancy LaSalle, an upscale community just south of Calgary limits struck a meaningful balance. She works on the south end of Calgary and appreciates access to big city amenities. But an escape to natural beauty was also important. That’s where Artesia at Heritage Pointe tied it all together. Now she’s nestled in nature, but […]

Jenny Leighton is returning to an established Calgary neighbourhood that won her heart with amenities, convenience and park space.  After five years of living in Marda Loop, circumstances brought her to a condo in Discovery Ridge. But that inner-city stretch of southwest Calgary stuck with her. And when Brookfield Residential brought its new multi-family development […]

He knew it from the first moment he saw her. “I was outside repairing a pump, she came by and said, ‘Hi,’” recalls Gerry Anderson of that day when he was a young man working for an Edmonton oil and gas company. “I spent the next while trying to talk her into letting me give her […]

A man was killed after a pickup truck and tractor collided near High River early Saturday.

We can learn a lesson from tomatoes Re: “Loblaws hanging on to French’s ketchup,” March 16. In 2014, Heinz moved ketchup production to the U.S., shutting down its Leamington, Ont., plant and putting 750 employees and many local tomato growers out of work. So while Heinz ketchup is no longer made in Canada, our country’s rule that tomato […]

Calgarians Brian Cooley and Mary Ann Wilson hatched a plan to tour one of their creations across Europe like a grander version of the ubiquitous travelling gnome.

Sometimes the “local” in “local band” is viewed as a pejorative. Sometimes it’s owned with pride. You can put Calgary indie rock quartet Alright Gents firmly in the latter camp, as the city in which they live and make their music is as much a part of who they are as how they sound. “It […]

The financing window for the energy sector has blown wide open in recent weeks, as Canadian companies have raised $8.1 billion since the start of February, including two issues announced Thursday totalling $4.5 billion. The largest is the whopping $4.2-billion bought deal TransCanada Corp announced Thursday as part of its US$13-billion acquisition of the Columbia Pipeline Group. It stands […]

Fans can set sail on French cruise with chanteuse Jann Arden PARIS — Jann Arden, one of Calgary’s — and Canada’s — most beloved singer-songwriters, will be on board a special Paris-to-Normandy river cruise in April 2017. She’ll give a private concert on board and tour several historic destinations with guests. Arden will be on […]

Near midnight, the milky smear of clouds that guarded what lay beyond — an infinite jet-black sky salted with stars, planets, distant galaxies, and, most importantly, the celebrated aurora borealis — starts to break. Suddenly the people in our group of amateur astronomers, wannabe photographers, stargazers, and northern lights chasers (yes, those people exist) are […]

If Calgary city council wants suggestions on how to spend the just-announced $86-million budget surplus, here’s one: Begin a new park fund and later spend it on a well-designed green space with water fountains, benches and flower beds; add in an assortment of oak, maple, pine and larch trees; do so on city-owned land in […]

The NDP government’s new baby — a climate change plan aimed at powering Alberta with more environmentally friendly sources of electricity — won’t be delivered for another nine months, but already we’re starting to experience teething pains. The oldest commercial wind power facility in Canada is being demolished near Pincher Creek after converting stiff breezes into electricity […]

By Joe Ceci There is no doubt Alberta is facing a once-in-a-generation economic downturn that is rippling across our province, affecting families and businesses. Rather than sit back and witness our province suffer as folks lose their jobs and families struggle, our government has taken the proactive approach to spur on economic diversification and development. […]

My inner kid is beaming. It’s hard to describe that magical feeling powder snow provides skiers and snowboarders. You could make an amazing number of comparisons to the sensation: a million funny bones going off at once, the free slide of skateboarding or the floaty, euphoric feeling of dropping into a wave in Maui.    Powder. We […]

By Amber Ruddy This week, the provincial government gave the Alberta Advantage a much-needed transfusion when it hinted that tax relief might be on the way for small businesses, saving our coveted business-friendly status from certain death. This is a needed and welcome emergency measure, but the patient remains in critical condition, and won’t last […]

Two nights earlier, Freddie Hamilton played the co-star in a feel-good family story — siblings skating side-by-side at the NHL level. With all due respect to that warm-and-fuzzy angle, the Calgary Flames callup is now hellbent on being more than just ‘Dougie’s brother.’ His short-handed strike in Friday’s 4-3 shootout loss the Colorado Avalanche at […]

Those of us of a certain age will remember the Virginia Slims commercial pronouncing “You’ve come a long way, baby.” The politically incorrect message-by today’s standards-was par for the course all those years ago. It is heartening that Justin Trudeau’s “Because it’s 2015” statement indicates the 21st century is all about inclusion and collaboration. And […]

Serendipity is a wonderful thing. Witness the outcomes from the 2016 Brooks Prostate Cancer Benefit raffle. First prize of a 2016 Camaro from Shaganappi GM was won by Malcolm Albery-a long-time supporter of the Brooks Benefit. Albery chose to return the car and donate one third of the proceeds to the 19th annual Brooks Benefit […]

It simply doesn’t get any better than fashion supporting philanthropy. And when said pairings tie into the music buzz engulfing our fair city, two-thumbs up is the result. Hundreds of invitees gathered at Holt Renfrew Mar 9 for a charitable shopping night that saw 10% of total sales being donated by Holts to MusiCounts, Canada’s […]

After nearly 3,000 wrestling matches and hanging up his boots for retirement, Bret Hart took on the fight of his life against prostate cancer. Hart underwent Robotic prostatectomy on Feb 10 with renowned urologist Dr. Eric Hyndman at his side. And the legendary wrestler chose to pay it forward by sharing his experience with media-and […]

There aren’t many players in the NLL with 50-goal seasons on their resume. Dane Dobbie, however, is one of them. And it was pretty clear the Calgary Roughnecks missed their lefty sniper dearly, as Dobbie donned street clothes for a month due to a mysterious upper-body injury. It’s no coincidence that when Dobbie returned last […]

Bring on the Rebels. The Calgary Hitmen and the Red Deer Rebels appeared to be on a post-season collision course for the past couple months. It’s now a reality. The Lethbridge Hurricanes locked up the Central Division crown by pounding Medicine Hat 9-3 Friday night, moving the Tigers one step closer to extinction. The Hitmen […]

Two nights earlier, Freddie Hamilton played the co-star in a feel-good family story — siblings skating side-by-side at the NHL level. With all due respect to that warm-and-fuzzy angle, the Calgary Flames call-up is now hell-bent on being more than just ‘Dougie’s brother.’ His short-handed strike in Friday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche […]