Новости за 30.04.2016

One man is dead and another in custody after a collision between a car and motorcycle east of Sundre Friday night. Mounties suspect alcohol was a factor.

There’s a reason investors look to the midstream segment of the energy sector when times are difficult — periods of slow economic growth don’t stop the world from using energy sources every day. It’s one reason TransCanada Corp.’s first-quarter numbers didn’t disappoint Friday as it reported earnings that beat consensus estimates for both earnings and cash flow. […]

Suncor Energy Inc.’s annual meeting this week was so action-packed, they should have sold popcorn outside the Telus Convention Centre. In contrast, Friday’s annual meeting at Imperial Oil Ltd. was more sedate; informative, but distinctly to the point. Regardless of style points, both gatherings captured the impact of big Canadian oil companies caught on a commodity […]

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza running at Theatre Calgary until May 22 is as ethereal and delicate as its heroine Clara Johnson. Clara is a young woman whose mental and emotional development were stalled on her 12th birthday when she was kicked in the head by a pony. Physically, she […]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a new home that doesn’t have an open-concept or an island in the kitchen, so it comes as no surprise that bar stools are now an important part of decorating. This simply used to be the stool you bellied up to at the bar on to enjoy a smart cocktail. But today’s […]

Let Nenshi speak his mind Re: “Mayor urged to ‘clear up’ issue over Uber security screening,” April 27. I voted for a mayor who has a mind of his own and is not a mouthpiece for any clandestine organization. I voted for a mayor who is not afraid to say what he thinks in camera, […]

By Elizabeth Cannon We began a year’s worth of celebrations around the University of Calgary’s 50th anniversary on Friday. We will be honouring our past, while priming ourselves for the future, but really, we’ll be celebrating you. Friday, April 29, marked the day 50 years ago that this university was created. And this university is your university. It exists because […]

By Mark Milke Five centuries ago, the Renaissance Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote of how advisers were of “no small importance.” In The Prince, a how-to guide for rulers who wished to keep their thrones, Machiavelli mused that such advice givers — secretaries as they were then called — mattered: Lousy or disloyal advisers could cost a ruler not only […]

Just over an hour into my gruelling, grunting ascent of Prairie Mountain, I took off my pack and collapsed in the never-ending river of root and rock that led to the summit. I grabbed my water bottle, took a healthy hit, and glanced up at a wind-stunted pine where a lone whiskey jack fluttered. “Does […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet recently held a three-day retreat in beautiful Kananaskis. It was puzzling to hear the PM remark that he brought his ministers to Alberta so they could better understand the economic challenges the province is facing after the collapse of oil prices. There was a meeting with Premier Rachel Notley, and a few of […]

By Christina Gray Re: “Meddling with wages,” Editorial, April 22. No one who works a full-time job in Alberta should have to go to a food bank to feed themselves and their families. However, many of the roughly 300,000 Albertans who earn less than $15 per hour are forced to do just that, denying them […]

Art and the law may-at first blush-seem to be rather disparate. But thanks to the foresight of Robert Calvert, Q.C., partner at DLA Piper, and Peter Deacon, professor of art at the University of Calgary, more than 600 original works of art by students graduating from the Department of Art at the U of C […]

In a stunning ‘pay it forward’ move, Katie Ohe and Harry Kiyooka – two nationally and internationally renowned Calgary-based artists, art educators, and founders of KOAC/Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre + Sculpture Park- and two of the most delightful people you will ever have the pleasure of meeting,  transferred their incredible acreage and assets to KO […]

This was never meant to be a showcase. Good thing. Because the final tally – 76-0 – reeks of mismatch over every square inch of turf. The friendly probably seemed like a grand idea. After all, the Peace River Pioneers had a bye in their 2013 high-school football schedule, so why not test themselves against a provincial powerhouse? Calgary’s […]

More than ever, fans and CFL front offices are paying close attention to the potential for Canadians to land south of the border every spring, even if the influx of Canuck talent has yet to manifest itself in a huge number of drafted players. When it comes to Day 3 of this year's NFL Draft on Saturday, let's start with this caveat: Other than David Onyemata, the hulking yet athletic defensive lineman out of the University of Manitoba, each and every name on this list could be considered a longshot to hear their name called by an NFL team. Читать дальше...

Curtis Dickson simply picked the wrong season.   Normally, a 57-goal campaign (and counting) would put you in the thick of the National Lacrosse League MVP race and create a fascinating debate with the playoffs on the horizon.   Dhane Smith, who’s dazzled all season as a 23-year-old in Buffalo Bandits colours, ruined all that […]

Nolan Patrick wanted nothing to do with another bus trip to Red Deer. Except for, perhaps, the one in a couple of weeks. The Brandon Wheat Kings superstar single-handedly took apart the Rebels in Game 5, scoring a hat-trick as part of a five-point night in a series-clinching 5-2 win. John Quenneville and Kale Clague […]

When the Calgary Dinos emerge onto the football field for their first game of the 2016 season, it will mark the beginning of a very new era for the program. Many of the young men who helped the Dinos go all the way to the Vanier Cup final in 2013 are gone, replaced by a […]

"There's no place is the world where you can get more tasty beef than Alberta."

Even if the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties want to merge — and that’s a massive if — there is no straightforward path to do so under provincial law, says the head of Elections Alberta. Talk of uniting the political right in Alberta has been in the air since the NDP’s victory in last spring’s provincial election. […]

Among major cities, consumers in a Calgary struggling with slumping oil prices were the hardest-hit, with a 19.2% hike in bankruptcy and those renegotiating their debts, says Statistics Canada.

The 2016 edition of the annual Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo is off to a spectacular start. Excelsior!

An announcement expected soon will likely reveal new tenants have been found for two more vacated Target locations in Calgary. That would still leave two former Target stores sitting empty more than a year after the U.S.-based retailer pulled out — and one analyst says Alberta’s current economic woes are making filling those spaces a challenge. […]

When Jaclyn Olsen was 27, she came across a Pinterest post that transformed how she celebrated her birthdays. Whenever she can, she does the same number of random acts of kindness as the age she is turning. “Birthdays can be a weird mix of emotions. This one is a way I get to give back,” […]

Colley-Urquhart said after exhaustive consultations with bylaw services and those regulating the city's taxi industry, it's clear no such policy was employed by the city.