Новости за 28.04.2016

KEVIN MARTIN Sun – The elderly city woman charged in the death of her handicapped adult daughter was “browbeaten” by police, her lawyer suggested Thursday. Herald – The lawyer for a Calgary senior charged in the death of her disabled adult daughter suggested Thursday the woman was mistreated by police. “If the reports that I […]

As the rooms begin to fill up at Studio Bell in preparation for its public opening this summer, so, too is the list of those who want their names to be associated with it. Added to that list on Thursday was design and consulting firm Stantec, who made an in-kind $340,000-donation to the National Music […]

Employees at Calfrac Well Services Ltd. are being forced to give up pay certainty as low commodity prices hammer the providers of well fracking services credited with creating the current North American oil and gas glut. In a news release Thursday, the company confirmed it has joined its rivals who have abandoned the previous industry […]

Arson investigators are looking for a person of interest in connection with a series of suspicious fires that recently took place at the same address in the northeast community of Marlborough.

A Calgary man is facing drug charges after police busted an alleged cocaine trafficking operation. Police executed search warrants Wednesday on two vehicles and at an apartment in the 1000 block of 6th Avenue S.W. Officers seized 22 bundles of cocaine weighing a total of nearly 17 grams, along with small amounts of oxycodone and marijuana. […]

The Alberta government will spend $10 million building new digs for a family of giant pandas heading to the Calgary Zoo in 2018. Da Mao and Er Shun, two giant pandas on loan from China, and their twin cubs will move into a renovated exhibit on the west side of St. George’s Island currently home […]

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo takes over the weekend, while Theatre Calgary goes musical with The Light in the Piazza.

Bernhard Langer has booked a return trip to Calgary. Shaw Charity Classic organizers added another big name to their field Thursday, announcing the 58-year-old from Germany has committed to the Sept. 2-4 senior shootout at Canyon Meadows.

Rare is the year that Keith Urban doesn’t pay Calgary at least one visit and 2016 will be no exception. The country music star will be headed to the city for a Sept. 15 show as part of his ripCORD World Tour according to a press release announcing his new string of Western Canadian dates. The […]

A day sponsored by the United Nations calls for outreach. JazzYYC is extending music to the often ignored suburbs for International Jazz Day. Glennis Houston (Southwood), Deanne Matley (Bowness), Evan Crib (Fish Creek) and Robin Huber (Westbrook) are among the musicians trading fours at libraries out in the ’burbs. Later, the fun becomes centralized as […]

The Calgary Philharmonic queues up the Berlioz, while Commonwealth’s basement gets whiskey-soaked.

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Brutal. That’s the word Cenovus chief executive Brian Ferguson chose several times Wednesday to describe his company’s first-quarter results. It came up during the morning earnings conference call, in an interview that followed and again at the company’s annual meeting hours later.  “Operating-wise, cost-wise, balance-sheet-wise, I am happy with our performance, but it’s kind of hard to overcome a […]

The team of dietitians at my practice often see clients that are either considering switching to a vegetarian diet or are currently vegetarian and having difficulties obtaining all the nutrients needed for good health. Here are three practical considerations when planning a healthy vegetarian diet. 1. rogress with an open mind 2. eplace, don’t remove 3. Focus on balanced meals not just nutrients Learn about which vegetarian foods that are good sources of protein and easy vegetarian meal planning ideas.

Spied on the T-shirt of a barista at a downtown coffeehouse: “Since When Did Granite Countertops Become the Boss of Us?” Customer: Yo, millennial barista. I’m the dude watching you like a hipster ghost, three feet from where you are, awaiting the double double-long shot you have so expertly drawn for me 20 times this […]

From the beginning, Connor Trinneer should have realized that entering the Star Trek universe would not be a casual affair. By the time the actor signed on to play chief engineer Charles (Trip) Tucker II in the 2001 prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise, the franchise had been deeply ingrained into our pop culture for decades. Trinneer, who up until that point had done most of […]

You exercise for a minimum of 150 minutes each week, right? You bike to work, you go for a jog when you get home, and then you finish up the day with some yoga, don’t you? While we all might aspire to these lifestyle goals, in reality Canadians are falling desperately short when it comes […]

Forget garden gnomes. If you really want to impress the neighbours, chain an armoured dinosaur to the tree in your front yard. This is Gertie. She lived at the Calgary Zoo until she and her fellow Cretaceous creature-friends were evicted back when the current prehistoric park was built, 20-odd years ago. Destined for the rubbish […]

Both teams jumped back on the bus Wednesday night. But it was the Brandon Wheat Kings sitting in the driver’s seat, as they gutted out a 4-2 win over the Rebels in Game 4 at the Red Deer Centrium. They can win the Eastern Conference crown in Brandon on Friday (6:30 p.m., Shaw TV, 106.7 […]

A face familiar to the CFL will be vying for a spot in the Calgary Stampeders’ depleted receiving corps when training camps open around the league next month. Facing the task of replacing the 223 targets and 134 receptions lost when Eric Rogers and Jeff Fuller both escaped to the NFL, the Stampeders have signed […]

City hall appears to have employed the services of at least one investigation firm as part of its undercover enforcement operation against Uber drivers last fall. As part of its injunction application filed last November with the Court of Queen’s Bench, the city included sworn affidavits of staff and three employees of Xpera in support […]

The Kinkonauts, Calgary’s longform improv troupe, loves a challenge. They tackled Shakespeare last season, and now they’re turning their sights on Broadway. On April 29 and 30, the Kinkonauts present Improv: The Musical at the Evergreen Community SPACES in Mayland Heights (1709 8th Ave. N.E.). Kinkonaut Owen Chan insists “there are no rehearsed lines, lyrics, […]

Several Calgary faith groups are worried a controversial American author critical of Islam will spread hate and splinter relationships when he speaks in Calgary on Thursday evening.  Author and blogger Robert Spencer, who has been labelled an anti-Muslim activist, is scheduled to speak at an event presented by the Jewish Defence League of Calgary. Calgary Imam […]

The weathered frame holds a now-familiar photo of a smiling toddler. Stuffed animals not yet ruined by the elements surround the plastic gravesite marker for Ezekiel Stephan; as well, the words “Zeke” and “miss you sunshine,” written in black marker, look brand new. The grave at the Town of Cardston cemetery isn’t found in the section […]

Engaging and enlightening young minds was the idea behind the University of Calgary, faculty of kinesiology opening its Human Performance Lab to high school students on Wednesday.