Новости за 31.03.2016

Juno Week events are kicking off in Calgary as the city prepares to host the Juno Awards on Sunday.  Events taking place this evening are the Juno Fest Indigenous Showcase at Grey Eagle Event Centre at 7 p.m. and the Juno Cup Jam at Flames Central at 8 p.m.  Stay tuned to this live blog […]

Three people have been charged after Lethbridge police seized $105,000 in vehicles, bikes and other stolen property last week.

A fine hiked from to $120 this year will now be automatically imposed, community-wide on those who fail to remove their vehicles from streets in areas marked by green signs denoting the sweeping dates, said city transportation spokeswoman Brittany Kustra.

Frustrated by rising Islamophobia in the wake of the ISIL-linked attacks in Paris, a Muslim rapper from Calgary decided to speak out. A video that artist Bijaan Lalani posted online in November has picked up steam since last week’s bombings in Brussels—in seven days, the video racked up 2.6 million views, 51,000 shares and 28,000 likes […]

Alberta's small business confidence remains at record lows for the fourth straight month, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

WinSport is ending its ski season by enticing minor hockey players in Calgary to hit the slopes one last time. This weekend, minor hockey players, from Timbits to bantam, will receive a free lift ticket if they are wearing their hockey team jersey, or another sports jersey. That’s in addition to the ski hill’s ‘weather watch’ […]

You may not see evidence of it on your street or in your neighbourhood because hunger is often an invisible affliction.

The two men arrested in connection with a shooting death Tuesday that police believe may have been an act of revenge for a 2012 homicide will not face murder charges at this time. Police say one of the men was charged with breach of condition and released. The second man remains in custody and faces other unrelated charges. […]

A 4.3 per cent drop in average weekly earnings in Alberta for January is the biggest year-over-year decline in the province on record, versus comparable data dating back to 2001, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency reported average earnings dropped to $1,121 for the month — their lowest level since October 2013. On a monthly basis, earnings declined […]

Did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just indicate his government will approve Energy East if regulators give the pipeline the green light? Sure seems that way.  But, on further review, maybe not. While in Calgary on Tuesday, Trudeau was asked in a TV interview about employment insurance changes, as well as the regulatory review for proposed pipelines such as Energy […]

When Melanie Scrofano was in the early stages of preparing for the title role in Wynonna Earp, her fight trainer gave her some disconcerting news. She was told she had “heavy hands.” “I said ‘I don’t know what that means,’ says the actress, taking a break from shooting the sci-fi action series last month in Calgary. […]

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sells his budget in Alberta, a new poll finds provincial residents giving the Liberal government’s financial plan mixed reviews. A Mainstreet Research survey conducted for Postmedia found that 23 per cent of Albertans rated the government’s plan to deal with the economic downturn as excellent or good, 25 per cent described […]

By Janice Paskey There is a young man named Sam in my son’s math class and, Sam, I need you to know that your name has been invoked many times this term. I’ve heard things like, “I got 60 per cent but Sam got 11 per cent!” Or Sam’s just hoping for 50 per cent.” […]

While it officially began on Monday, it officially officially gets underway with the music. Juno Week celebrations taking place in Calgary get going in earnest beginning Thursday with a pair of concerts and, more fully, on Friday when the two-day Juno Fest takes over 15 venues around the city. It is the time when the […]

Calgary entrepreneurs discuss knowing when to leap in business

Not everyone made it into JunoFest, but that’s not going to keep a good act down this week.

Juno Fest Indigenous Showcase at the Grey Eagle Event Centre at 7 p.m. The legendary Juno nominee and Polaris Prize winner Buffy Sainte-Marie headlines this incredible collection of First Nations artists. Also onboard for the associated Juno Fest event are the rest of the nominees in the Aboriginal Artist of the Year category, including Armond […]

“I told our Mary not to marry him, he was always a skiver,” was how my mother succinctly put it.  The poor wretch in question was my Uncle Ernie, who’d had the sheer audacity to be captured at the fall of Singapore in 1941 and henceforth spent the next four years in a Japanese prisoner […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gone to great lengths to foster a warm relationship with aboriginals. He has promised to fulfil every recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including an inquiry into murdered and missing aboriginal women, which is expected to cost $40 million alone. More recently, aboriginals were among the big winners in the […]

Get on with being a leader Re: “Trudeau reaches out to jobless Calgarians,” March 30. Will someone please chain the PM’s ankle to his seat in Parliament!  It is time he stops swanning around the countryside enjoying his celebrity status and got to work on Canada’s economy and unemployment rate. The role of rock star […]

Asked (again) after Wednesday’s morning skate about the Calgary Flames’ feels-like-forever losing streak at Honda Center in Anaheim, their skipper insisted the math only matters to the media. “It’s a different situation for us, every game,” declared head coach Bob Hartley. “You guys keep counting.” On this night, it’s a stunner that the scoreboard operator […]

Squirming with delight, John Weisbrod awaits his turn. It doesn’t take long.

ANAHEIM — Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano has penned quite a comeback story — rebounding from a significant injury to post career-highs in both goals and points this season. It’s a terrific tale that — against all odds — almost started last spring. “We would have played a few more playoff games, and he would have been […]

Bones discovered amid ashes in a burn barrel at a gravel pit near Beiseker were confirmed to be human by a cadaver dog, court heard Wednesday. Const. Harvey Bankonin said he set his service dog, Gary, in the direction of the barrel shortly after it was found June 21, 2012, during a search for missing […]

An economic bust at least has one benefit — lower prices. Gassing up the car is a routine relief these days. Electricity should be the same. Prices for power on the Alberta grid are at historic lows. In a free-market system, like the one we’re supposed to have, that benefit should pass on to homes and […]