Новости за 29.03.2016

New research suggests that hydraulic fracking of oil and gas wells is behind earthquakes caused by humans in Western Canada. A study, published Tuesday by a group of top Canadian researchers, says problems in Alberta and British Columbia aren’t being caused by injecting waste water underground. It’s a major step in understanding seismic events that […]

A cat was rescued from a burning home in northeast Calgary late Monday.

It’s a stiff competition: Shakespeare versus Bob and Doug McKenzie’s best crack at Shakespeare.

A shortage of commercial real estate and retail space has existed in northwest Calgary for a long time. The planned redevelopment of the Northland Shopping Centre will no doubt be quickly leased to retailers and restaurants. Office space has also been at a premium, an issue Telsec Property Corp. is addressing with the Crowfoot 75 building that’s ready for […]

It really is true. You can take the man out of Manitoba but you can’t take Manitoba out of the man. It’s a realization that occurs quickly during a conversation with legendary musician Burton Cummings, to chat about his induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during Juno Week celebrations in Calgary this week […]

Albertans understand the Rachel Notley government has been dealt a tough hand with the precipitous drop in energy prices. Clearly, it’s not easy to meet the expectations the NDP created during last spring’s election when energy revenues have receded to such a degree. Still, it makes no sense for the government to declare that spending […]

Edwards supports the community Re: “Billionaire wears blinders,” Letter, March 28. Marty Schacht, referring to Murray Edwards, asks the following: “Are these people totally controlled in life by the almighty dollar? Do they ever think of the millions of Albertans who are just trying to make it day to day? And then states: “No one person should have […]

Murray Edwards is certainly free to live wherever he chooses, but his timing couldn’t be worse. Edwards, of course, is chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and is also chairman and part-owner of the Calgary Flames. He also happens to be chairman of Magellan Aerospace Corp., and that company’s recent tax filings show that Edwards has […]

Three stars C Sam Bennett, Flames — Bennett was oozing confidence after snapping out of goal drought. That showed when he scored again. C Sean Monahan, Flames — Sharpshooting centre scored the winner, added two assists and provided a calming influence between two call-ups.  RW Anthony Duclair, Coyotes — With a couple of man-advantage markers […]

With six dates remaining on the Flames’ regular-season slate, Bennett is certainly hoping this is the start of another spree.

Each summer, some of the Calgary Flames’ faithful followers flock to the rink in July, risking frozen toes in flip-flops to get a glimpse into the future of their favourite team during development camp. It wasn’t long ago that Hunter Shinkaruk was, quite literally, one of the faces in the crowd.

A top executive at Mount Royal University was no longer in the position Monday, as the institution faced a budget controversy that riled the faculty association, which had planned a non-confidence vote in senior administration. Kathryn Shailer, the university’s provost and vice-president of academic since 2013, has left the senior post, though the university would not confirm whether […]

Two motorists were served with traffic violations after a pair of pickup trucks appeared to be racing each other through Calgary Monday evening, at one point speeding at 160 kilometres per hour. Police received a call about two vehicles racing in the north end of the city shortly after 8 p.m. A police helicopter later spotted the […]

Snowboarders around the world are waiting in anticipation for the release of Travis Rice/BrainFarms new film titled “The Fourth Phase.” Watch this update from the 723rd day of production as Travis Rice talks about past projects like “That’s It That’s All and “The Art of Flight” and where the new project is headed. Looks awesome!!!

When Banff’s Rimrock Resort faced a shortage of about 30 workers last summer, its general manager, Trevor Long, stepped in to change bed linens and work in the dining room. Some of his staff worked seven days a week. Down the road at the Fairmont Banff Springs, the human resources team struggled to staff 100 or […]

Roger and Jayne Holmes were travelling to their pastor’s house for Easter dinner on Sunday when the Jeep they were driving in was struck head-on by a suspected drunk driver on Glenmore Trail. Roger, who was in his 60s, was declared dead at the scene and his wife Jayne, also in her 60s, was extricated […]

When Bilal Khan heard about Sunday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, his childhood home, he was stunned by the news. He has visited the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park, where women and children on an Easter egg hunt were killed by the blast, several times. But it was not until a few hours later, when he learned from his younger […]

"In a world of unintended consequences, this is a Godzilla."

Calgary Harry Potter fans: your hometown quidditch heroes are headed for the Canadian national championship this weekend. The University of Calgary Mudbloods will compete in Kingston, Ont., with 14 other teams from across the country. The two-day tournament will take place at the Kingston 1000 Islands Sportsplex, and will determine which team is tops in […]

Kevin Hare finds it flattering and ironic that audiences for Stage West’s farce Suite Surrender are comparing him to John Cleese. In Suite Surrender Hare plays Bernard, the manager of a luxury Palm Beach hotel that is hosting a pair of infamously feuding divas for a fundraising concert. Bernard’s world is falling down around him […]

The collapse of a local RV dealer has left one of its Calgary customers with a "ransacked" camper and thousands of dollars in missing camping gear.

For the second time in a month, a Calgary family has been cleaned out by grocery-hungry bandits — this time down to their laundry detergent. The burglary in the southeast community of Elgin, where a similar crime took place earlier in March, saw Jason and Sarah Connor’s new home ransacked for the usual valuables like jewelry and small electronics. […]

Calgary police defended criticisms that a 46.7 per cent spike in photo radar tickets is simply a cash grab, stating statistics show the program is working and citizens have told police they want increased enforcement.  In a Postmedia story published Monday, police attributed warm weather, more enforcement and a higher traffic volume to the jump […]

More evidence has emerged to suggest that Calgary billionaire Murray Edwards has changed his address to London, England — although the 56-year-old himself remains mum on the subject. In its annual information form, Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. lists the address of its executive chairman and director as “London, United Kingdom.” The same filing a year ago showed […]

Local musicians will deliver toe-tapping performances to transit-goers to promote Calgary talent and hype the upcoming Juno Awards show at the Scotiabank Saddledome this Sunday. Until Friday, 10 artists will compete with the ringing of bells, clattering of tracks and automated stop announcements for the ear of riders on the Red and Blue C-Train lines between […]