Новости за 27.04.2016

The staycation for Calgary summer music festivals is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s a positive, as the current economic climate means that travel options for many in the upcoming hot months are limited to the very local, which, hopefully then translates into increased attendance. On the other, well, there’s a fear that because […]

Latin Grammy winner Fonseca will bring the sounds of Colombia to Flames Central in May. The Billboard Latin-chart regular has been described as one of the easiest artists to enjoy and one of the hardest to categorize. His rock roots have evolved over the years to include elements of Colombian Tropipop, as well as a variety […]

What started as a road rage dispute in southeast Alberta escalated into a kidnapping and assault, according to police, who have laid charges against two people.

POW! Parade of Wonders!; Friday, April 29, 10 a.m. Eau Claire Market to Olympic Plaza Any weekend that kicks off with a parade can’t be all bad. The annual POW! Parade of Wonders! gives some 1,800 cosplayers the chance to walk in the sunshine (weather permitting) after countless hours spent creating costumes inspired by comic […]

A Calgary woman is accused of not providing the necessary medical attention for her adult daughter, who died Tuesday in southwest Calgary while in her mother's care.

A woman was taken to hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition after crashing into a tree off Glenmore Trail early Wednesday.

It’s still six months out but the Calgary Herald Christmas Fund is already gearing up for the onslaught of applications. Each year, the Herald gets close to 100 applications from worthwhile social agencies, and the window is open to apply for the 2016 campaign. The deadline to submit a proposal is May 24, 2016, before midnight. Last […]

Theatre Calgary turns on the light at Arts Commons, while Calgary’s piazza prepares for a costumed invasion.

The titular man sets off to capture life in a city in this innovative and experimental silent film from 1929 which screens as part of the Calgary New Music Festival.

Springtime has arrived in Calgary early. So has a sudden lift in crude oil prices. But if there’s one early message to take from Canadian energy companies that have already released their first-quarter results, it’s simple: Don’t believe the hope. At least, not yet.  At Tuesday’s annual meeting of Husky Energy, chief executive Asim Ghosh made a point […]

Cenovus Energy Inc. reported a first-quarter loss of $118 million as it said its cost-cutting plan was on track. The company (TSX:CVE) said Tuesday the loss amounted to 14 cents per diluted share for the three months that ended March 31 compared with a loss of $668 million or 86 cents per share a year […]

Lindsay Thomas has a secret wish list of guests for Calgary Expo, a set of standing invitations extended each year for dream attendees.  Thomas is the VP of communications and guest acquisitions and, as alter ego Emily Expo, the face of Calgary Expo. She doesn’t want to give specifics about who is on the list, but will say that they tend to have one thing in […]

Finance Minister Joe Ceci was on his way to Toronto on Monday to talk up the state of Alberta’s finances, but it was too late. Moody’s Investment Services had downgraded the province’s credit from AAA to AA1 — a decision that will increase the cost of borrowing, draining valuable tax dollars from the services the NDP says it is determined […]

By Chief Gordon T. Auger Re: “Monitoring is missing,” Editorial, March 31. Your editorial paints all First Nations with the same brush. I can only speak for the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, where I am the chief, but still, I do want to comment. Why should I be held responsible for what others […]

Ceci needs a math lesson Re: “Finance minister to woo financiers in Toronto, New York,” April 26. Perhaps Finance Minister Joe Ceci didn’t get the memo, but when you are grossly spending more than you have, the way out of the problem is to actually reduce your spending, not limit how much more additional spending […]

A six pack can result in a headache. The six-pack the Red Deer Rebels found on Tuesday night certainly left the Brandon Wheat Kings feeling a bit wobbly. The Rebels got goals from a half-dozen different lamp lighters to beat the Wheaties 6-2 in a crucial Game 3 victory at the Centrium. Haydn Fleury and […]

Calgary city hall scrambled this week to quell the uproar triggered after Mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested bureaucrats used sex offenders and violent criminals during an enforcement operation to evaluate Uber’s background screening process.  Nenshi says he misspoke when he made the remark during a ride-share trip in Boston last week that was caught on camera. While […]

Karen Young will take on the role of CEO and president of United Way of Calgary and Area, replacing Lucy Miller, who announced Tuesday she is retiring at the end of the year.

Fort McKay First Nation sues Alberta over Moose Lake oilsands development.

The province’s top court on Tuesday denied a bid by accused killer Scott Monroe Ferguson for bail pending trial. A three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel rejected a request by defence lawyer Balfour Der to overturn a lower-court decision detaining Ferguson. At Der’s request, the judges ordered a publication ban on the proceedings. Justice Marina […]

From the fur trade and Stampede to urban chickens and coyotes, Calgary has a long history with animals. On Friday, a community forum entitled Calgary: City of Animals and hosted by the Calgary Institute for the Humanities will explore that history. “It’s about urban animals,” said Caroline Loewen, co-ordinator of the institute within the University of Calgary’s […]

“They definitely, definitely, loved their son … Unfortunately, sometimes love just isn’t enough.” Standing outside the Lethbridge courthouse on a cold, overcast Tuesday, Lisa Weich speaks softly and slowly, as a crowd of reporters and videographers captures her every word. With co-counsel Clayton Giles, she’s just won the longest-lasting case of her career as a […]

It’s not exactly a secret handshake. But for two men, the greeting hints at the story. A nod at history, a lesson in fate. “To this day when I see him,” says Brian Burke, “I hold my index finger and my thumb about a half-inch apart – ‘Sid, you were this close to playing for me.’ ” […]

It’s always gold-or-bust for Canadian hockey teams. Which makes it difficult to play for a bronze. No one in this country will celebrate a bronze. Not in hockey. Which at least partially explains how Team Canada’s U-18 squad crashed out of the worlds on the weekend. Calgary Hitmen forward Beck Malenstyn said Sunday’s 10-3 thrashing […]

The Calgary cab driver who ran over a drunken teen prone on a busy city thoroughfare, would likely not have "easily recognized" the peril ahead, an expert testified Tuesday.