Новости за 05.04.2016

Alberta NDP government takes over environmental monitoring.

The man guilty of shooting to death Adam Cavanagh in 2007 has been given a maximum youth sentence of seven years in prison. He wasn’t given credit for six years already served but could be paroled in November, 2019. Cavanagh, 18, was shot in the head by a bullet fired through the basement window of […]

Tourism Golden is kicking up a storm over CP Rail’s decision to deny access to the Lower Canyon over its land, leaving six rafting companies out in the cold. After 40 years of rafting companies accessing part of the Kicking Horse River by walking across the train tracks, CP Rail is cracking down.  The company said it had never given […]

The federal government is planning to twin a stretch of Highway 1 through Yoho National Park, but they won’t provide any details about how many kilometres or when the project will be completed. In last month’s federal budget, there’s a reference to $85.9 million to “twin part of the Trans-Canada Highway” through the national park in interior British Columbia. “We […]

Chief executive Garth Atkinson has announced his departure from the Calgary Airport Authority later this year. Atkinson said Tuesday that he’ll retire at the end of 2016 after 40 years in the airport business. He moved to Calgary from Toronto’s Pearson Airport in 1981 and was named president and CEO at YYC in 2001 after two years […]

From “walking carpet” to the red carpet, Chewbacca sure has come a long, long way. Barring any unforeseen problems with the hyperdrive motivator, the most celebrated Wookiee in Star Wars will appear at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. The organization confirmed Peter Mayhew’s attendance Tuesday, the latest to-do item on what must be a […]

A Tory MLA says conservative activist Craig Chandler should not be a member of the Progressive Conservative board, calling it a “litmus test” for the party. Postmedia reported Monday that Chandler was recently acclaimed to one of the Calgary regional director positions on the PC party board, which prompted some Tories to take to social media to […]

Los Angeles Kings (46-28-5) at Calgary Flames (33-40-6) 7 p.m., Scotiabank Saddledome TV: CBC. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan As a fellow Calgarian, Joe Colborne understands the pressure Hunter Shinkaruk will be under tonight. And that’s just for ticket requests. “It’s something he’s going to have to learn,” Colborne said at the Scotiabank Saddledome following Tuesday’s morning skate. […]

Today SAIT unveiled its new logo and branding, the product of a year of research that led the school to drop “polytechnic” from its name and devise a colourful emblem. “More than 4,000 voices united to contribute to SAIT’s new brand,” said Carol Rogalski, marketing director at SAIT, in a news release. “One piece of overwhelming feedback was the […]

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. and Tourmaline Oil Corp. are coming out on top in a battle for market share in Canada’s natural gas industry as prices wallow near an 18-year low and drilling is forecast to reach a virtual standstill this summer. The Calgary-based companies, along with Arc Resources Ltd. and Peyto Exploration & Development Corp., are […]

Viewed through contemporary eyes, the smallish painting hanging on the second floor of the Glenbow Museum seems a rather unassuming piece of art.

One person is dead after a small car collided with a school bus early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred in the 5200 block of 126th Avenue S.E. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found a “smaller vehicle embedded under the rear bumper of a parked school bus,” EMS spokesman Stuart Brideaux said in a […]

A man in southeast Calgary was taken to hospital Tuesday morning after an apparent shooting in the southeast community of Dover. Around 1:20 a.m., EMS were called to the 3000 block of Dover Ridge Drive S.E. for reports of a man with gunshot wounds and called in police. When police arrived, they found a man in […]

Gusty winds overnight are forecast to continue through this morning in southern Alberta resulting in continued weather warnings for areas east of Calgary. Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for a region ranging from Drumheller to the north, east to Brooks and Strathmore and as far south as Lethbridge. The agency says there’s a possibility that roofs […]

Paula Worthington left the comfort of five-plus years at Brookline Public Relations — one of Canada’s top boutique public relations agencies — to join the Calgary office of North Strategic last year. She was persuaded to move to a national company that is recognized as one of the country’s fastest-growing PR and social media agencies. One reason for the change […]

If you’re a fan of losing sports squads — hello Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Cubs or Cleveland Browns — you might be compelled in some dark moments to compare just how bad things are today with the past. It might be masochistic, but looking back on a losing streak is often the only way to see […]

It was a trial by fire watched by 50,000 people. In September of 2014,  British actor Tom Hiddleston had just arrived in the U.S. to begin some intense musical training with singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell to prepare for his lead role in the Hank Williams’ biopic I Saw the Light. But a few days after the actor’s arrival, Crowell had to […]

Action on climate change is overdue Re: “Climate change policy definitely cause for concern,” Robin Campbell, Opinion, April 2. Our human species is not well adapted to handle or accept change. A classical and prescient example of this, and one that has great potential to harm our planet and all its inhabitants forever, is illustrated […]

There’s not yet even an application to open a pay-for-plasma clinic in Alberta, but the issue already appears to be reaching crisis levels. Never mind the fact that this practice has been ongoing for decades in Manitoba and for several years in other countries, Alberta’s health minister is being urged to take swift action to […]

Question: My husband has a couple of good quality suits that I do not want to donate to a thrift shop. I know there are programs in Calgary where you can donate clothes for women who are trying to get back into the workforce — do you know if there are similar programs for men? […]

One of the Calgary’s trendiest areas for shoppers and foodies will undergo a seven-month facelift over the coming months.  Public realm improvement work in Kensington, a vibrant inner-city business zone known for its unique local shops, bars and restaurants, will start this week with crews replacing crumbling sidewalks, sick and dying trees and installing LED streetlights and […]

Uber may refuse to operate in Calgary, but new rules for the taxi industry have triggered an unprecedented fare war among cab companies now scrambling to lower rates. Associated Cab and Delta Cab were the first to announce lower fares after bylaw changes came into effect Monday. The rules allow Calgary operators to charge their own rates — rather than those set […]

Sitting down and sinking into the couch with her own beloved dogs, coming down from the adrenaline of getting a pair of rescues shot by arrows through hours of surgery, that's when it finally hit Kelly Cerato. Sunday night at home with her own six dogs cuddled close, that was when the president and founder of Tails of the Misunderstood Canine Rescue Society started to break down, wondering, "How could anyone ever look you in the eye and shoot you?" "It's a neanderthal that does this," Cerato told Postmedia Monday. Читать дальше...

Harmsworth was one of three overagers who saw their junior careers end with the first-round loss to the Red Deer Rebels.