Новости за 16.04.2016

Call if a gift from the gods of non-fiction film. Near the end of Josh Bishop’s documentary, The Dwarvenaut, we see our endearing hero Stefan Pokorny make his way through the streets of Indianapolis on his way to Gen Con, a renowned geek-fest where he is scheduled to sell his Dungeons & Dragons-themed miniature sculptures.  Possibly […]

Two people are facing charges after a vehicle sped toward and nearly struck officers at a checkstop south of Calgary early Saturday Mounties in High River tried to stop the vehicle around 12:30 a.m., but it accelerated through the checkstop toward two officers, who had to jump out of the way to avoid injury. Members […]

After three months of mediation, the University of Calgary and the Students' Union are nowhere near a resolution over the ownership and management of MacEwan Hall.

The top performances from the residential home building industry in the Calgary area last year will be recognized during an awards gala tonight.  Builder of the Year, Multi-Family Builder of the Year and other industry honours will be handed out during an event celebrating the 29th Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Urban Development Institute Calgary Region Association SAM (Sales and Marketing) […]

While construction starts on single-family homes across the Calgary area were down from the same time a year earlier, it’s been a busier start to 2016 for one quadrant in the city. Shovels turned for 660 single-family homes in the Calgary census metropolitan area over the first three months of 2016, which is a 44 per cent […]

After pacing the city in demand for single-family homes last year, Mahogany is back at it in early 2016.  Three months into this year, the southeast lake community had a clear lead on all parts of Calgary with applications for permits to build single-family homes, says the city’s planning and development department. Mahogany ended the […]

For Jaclyn and John Chambers, it was time for a change of scenery and larger square footage. They’re currently in a starter home located in a bustling community on the southeast corner of the city. But having grown up in Creston, B.C., a town in the Kootenays region, the couple missed living in a smaller centre. “We wanted to go […]

On-going research by Altus Group reveals some interesting tidbits about the housing market, both in Calgary and in other major centres across Canada. Here are five points from recent surveys conducted by the Altus Data Solutions team. 1. Not all millennials want to trade space for a more central location. When asked if they would […]

Truth may occasionally be stranger than fiction, but it rarely plays by the same rules. So Craig Davidson, an author known for imaginative flights of fiction, admits he was cautious when writing the chapter in his memoir, Precious Cargo: My Year Driving The Kids on School Bus 3077 (Knopf Canada, 297 pages, $24.95) where he seems to find the neatly symbolic nature of […]

Three months into 2016, the resale housing markets in Alberta’s two big cities travelled similar paths. Both Calgary and Edmonton have seen a slowdown in sales, prices pull back and listing time increase compared to the same period in 2015. Here are four comparisons of resale activity between Calgary and Edmonton from Jan. 1 to […]

Chestermere city officials are considering adding more smaller building lots to its residential mix. The possible move to smaller lots is part of a process undertaken by Chestermere, located about 15 minutes east of Calgary off the TransCanada Highway, to update its Municipal Development Plan (MDP) that received first reading in March. A public hearing is planned for […]

When the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers held its annual investment symposium in Toronto a year ago, things were bad and growing worse in the oilpatch.   Oil prices had fallen, capital spending was being slashed and the big question on the minds of companies and analysts was ‘how much worse will it get?’  Or, […]

Until quite recently, autism was generally regarded as a rare medical condition of childhood, in which affected individuals were severely handicapped and usually had to be institutionalized and cared for for lengthy periods of time — sometimes for life.  In only the past few years we have come to realize that this viewpoint was far […]

A new festival of dance in Calgary will celebrate the many diverse styles that contribute to the art form. The 2016 Soul Step Festival, presented by Soulocentric Performing Arts Society, is a chance for Calgarians to experience a range of styles from tap, jazz, contemporary, Afro-Cuban and contemporary pow-wow.  “Soulocentric is thrilled to launch its […]

When I evaluate a new wine, the most important consideration for me — once it is determined that the wine is balanced and soundly made – is what food it would best be suited to. If the wine is not really food-friendly, i.e. too alcoholic or extracted – I generally lose interest. Wine was, first […]

We adapted to the carefree Cuban attitude in our off-the-resort adventure “No problem,” our taxi driver Rodolfo says cheerfully and as he pulls the 1981 Lada we’re riding in to the side of the road. The sputtering and clanging is just another unholy sound coming from the belching rattletrap of a car — seemingly held […]

The humble cauliflower this winter enjoyed a rare moment in the limelight as consumers reported having to pay as much as $8 per head in grocery stores across Canada. Discerning shoppers will notice that’s not the only item on their list that’s driving up their weekly food bill. A struggling loonie and drought in California, where […]

Most people are not company presidents, nor chief financial officers. But imagine for a moment that you are. Then ask if, after company sales plunge by double digits, it is wise to A: Continue spending as previously planned, and B: Tell shareholders this is the best course of action. If we need yet another object lesson […]

Alberta has a long and rich tradition of providing education choice, so it’s worrisome that there are persistent calls to stop government funding for private and charter schools. Parents have the right to select schools that align with their priorities and their students’ needs. If parents and students want to choose a classroom that dovetails with their skills and […]

Don’t fret, the price of oil will rebound Re: “Stumbling in the dark,” Editorial, April 15. I grew up in Alberta and remember many a controversial budget from the prior PC regime. Unbalanced and divisive as they often were, Alberta chugged along and everybody still made lots of money and people migrated here by the tens […]

It’s actually the perfect contrast. When Nico Brennan answers her cellphone, she’s at work, between classes at St. Stephen School in the city’s southwest where she teaches. It is, by all measures, your typical Canadian, big-city school, with all of the amenities one would come to expect. The reason for the conversation is to discuss […]

Your faithful social scribe has a confession to make. I am far from technologically savvy. Whenever my iPhone or laptop act up, the first call I make is to my 8-year old great niece. And Siri? What’s that? Imagine then how impressed this technological cave man was at the MakeFashion 4.0 Gala held Apr 2 […]

Domestic troubles ended in criminal charges for a Calgary police officer who allegedly broke into his estranged wife's home and tried to leave with a truck full of stuff.

Rylan Toth looked like he’d never left. Making his first start since Feb. 13, the Red Deer Rebels goaltender stood tall Friday night as he backstopped the hosts to a 5-1 win over the Regina Pats at the Centrium. Toth missed 25 games with a high-ankle sprain but showed no ill effects against the Pats. […]

There's no point in trying to coat the situation in sugar. No matter how you look at it, there's been a staggering amount of change within the walls of McMahon Stadium in the past six months.