Новости за 22.04.2016

The tragic killing of Calgarian Ryan Lane was all about time, a Crown prosecutor said Friday, noting his three killers will receive life sentences. “Ryan Lane was murdered, because he wanted time with (his daughter),” Crown prosecutor Shane Parker said. “Four minutes. “Sheena Cuthill took that time to give permission and in that time had to […]

City police are reiterating their plea for the public’s help in locating a man who fled house arrest while awaiting trial in a 2013 swarming death. Nathan Paul Gervais, 21, of Calgary was charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of 18-year-old Lukas Strasser-Hird the morning of Nov. 23, 2013. Gervais was placed under 24-hour house […]

A man is now facing a manslaughter charge in connection with a deadly altercation outside a southeast liquor store.

Unicorns can be tricky creatures, appearing when you least expect them and disappearing just as quickly. So when Bob Bradley says it took five years to move his Unicorn Pub half a block, it seems a touch glacial. But there are reasons for the pace. “Back in 2011 it looked like our lease in the basement of […]

Premier Rachel Notley heads to Washington, D.C. next week in her first official visit to the United States capital since becoming premier a year ago. The official itinerary and cost of the trip won’t be released until meetings are finalized next week but Notley will leave next Wednesday and return Friday, said her press secretary, Cheryl […]

Investigators are searching for a man in connection with a home invasion in northeast Calgary last month in which an elderly homeowner was robbed of money and jewelry.

The world's biggest oil companies, set to report their worst quarterly earnings in more than a decade, are finding their cost-cutting efforts haven't matched the decline in crude prices over the past two years.

The NDP government made two moves Thursday that won backing from the energy industry on the thorny — and divisive — issues of pipelines and royalties. But will détente between the two sides last? The day started with news the Notley government has moved off the NDP’s long-standing opposition to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline to the British Columbia coast. Several ministers and the premier […]

David Nolan built a successful business designing and building creations for theme parks and parade floats. It was during an annual visit to the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions in Orlando, Fla., in 2008, that Nolan decided he needed another outlet for his work. Attendance had slumped so much he reckoned only half the usual number […]

The children’s sobs, when they came, were deep and long. Our trusty Honda Civic had just died. Died—that’s a good word to describe the moment when a car goes kaput. Yes, it’s a machine, but it’s more than that. After 200,000 kilometres, you get emotionally attached. Our car didn’t just break down when the timing […]

Twelve months ago, Caitlin Quinn was happily working on a master’s degree in brewing and distilling at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh without even the slightest glimmer that her future lay over the ocean in small-town Alberta. Quinn had enrolled in the program—one of the world’s only post-grad booze-making degrees—after completing a degree in chemistry and […]

Amid the forest of tap handles at Craft Beer, the one for the Station Cold Brew Coffee Co. stands out. Sure, like many of the 100 or so beers on tap, the Station Cold Brew can be described using terms like “dark” and “effervescent.” But, although this smooth brew looks like a stout, it is […]

At a time when many small businesses are struggling and joblessness is on the rise, what does the NDP government recommend as a salve: a higher minimum wage that will add further pain to employers and hurt those the measure is intended to benefit. The commitment to lift the figure to $15 an hour by 2018 plays to the NDP’s […]

By Gary Lamphier “Prime ministers are not chosen to seek popularity. They are chosen to provide leadership. There are times when voters must be told not what they want to hear, but what they have to know … This is precisely such a time.” How refreshing: a political leader who actually believes in standing up for Canada’s most […]

Flames can build their own new facility Re: “Arena plan hits $1.8B hurdle,” April 21. The Saddledome is still in good shape and is very profitable. If the Flames and the NHL would like to have a better arena, they should build it and own it. The NHL got a $5-billion contract with Rogers just over two years ago, […]

It’s hard to be in the present when the past weighs so greatly on your mind. Even more so when the past weighs so heavily on the present. The present, as was the case for 9,000 or so Calgarians on Thursday night at the Saddledome, was the concert by pop princess Rihanna as part of her […]

A 12-year-old boy was seriously hurt Thursday evening after he was struck by a van in northeast Calgary.  Emergency crews responded to Castleridge Boulevard and Westwinds Drive N.E. just after 6:30 p.m. for reports of a collision between a motorist and cyclist.  The 12-year-old boy was transported to hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition with concerns […]

City councillors say it's time for the provincial government to enforce the polluter pay principle after a new analysis of the CalgaryNEXT proposal shows it would cost as much as $140 million to clean-up contaminated land in the West Village.

There’s nothing like a Game 7 win to galvanize a team. The Red Deer Rebels were feeling – deservedly so – pretty darn good about themselves when they arrived in Brandon this week following Tuesday’s thrilling 2-1 series-deciding victory over the Regina Pats. There wasn’t much time to sit back and enjoy the accomplishment, though. […]

A man charged with aggravated sexual assault in connection with an attack last December in a city parkade will stand trial.

The NDP government — which is plowing money into roads and schools — is also hoping to spur private-sector construction.  Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous announced more detail around a new $75-million capital investment tax credit for businesses. Expected to begin in 2017 and run for two years, the credit is designed to […]

A roller derby game pits two teams of up to 14 players against each another on an oval track. Five members from each team simultaneously skate counter-clockwise in “jams” that can last up to two minutes.  Each team designates a scoring player (the “jammer”); the other four members are “blockers.” The jammer scores points by lapping members of the opposing […]

Hweeeeeeeeeet, Hweeeeeeeeeet. “Black 4-2, low block.” Black 3-3-3, cutting the track.” White 4, insubordination.” The referees’ piercing whistles and accompanying fouls were coming fast and furious, and the penalty box timekeepers were having a hard time keeping up. It was only a practice, but with the roller derby season opener days away, the women were ramped up at the […]

Carla Walquist Derby name: Scarla Maim (from earning a pretty good scar on her shin when learning to skate behind the Kane’s Harley-Davidson shop in Inglewood.) Years skated: Ten, founding member of league; skates with All Stars, co-captain of Thrashin’ Lassies. Outfit: The Lassies wear black with a splash of red plaid. Why do it?: “It’s […]

The big, wood-chewing ants have become the talk of pest-averse Calgarians, say those at several extermination outfits contacted by Postmedia.