Новости за 04.05.2016

Here are some ways Calgarians can help those who have been affected by the wildfire situation in Fort McMurray. Canadian Red Cross Jenn McManus, the vice-president of the Canadian Red Cross in Alberta and the Northwest Territories, said the best way for Calgarians wishing to help is through financial donations as in-kind donations are “very […]

At least 11 trumpeter swans and a snowy owl have been found dead under a power transmission line at Frank Lake near High River, raising concerns from a local wildlife biologist. Greg Wagner said he’s been the caretaker of Frank Lake, which is an important bird habitat, for almost five years. He first noticed three dead swans in March 2015 and has […]

First off, here’s a freebie: Sunday is Mother’s Day. I’ll hit return while you make brunch reservations. Okay, here we go. Bring the Baby Art Tour; Friday, May 6, noon to 12:30 p.m. At Esker Foundation The first Friday of the month means its time to take a baby-friendly tour of the current exhibitions at […]

One of the greatest novelties of the Calgary Stampede is the food, and this year’s lineup will feature 34 new additions to the Midway fare. Deep fried, sweet and meaty seem to be the trends this year. Calgary dietitian Andrea Hardy estimates how many calories each of these items will pack, and how long you’ll […]

Calgary’s River Café is celebrating this week with two highly-esteemed awards: The Laurey Masterton Golden Amulet Award from the Women Who Inspire Awards and the 2015 Earth Day Hometown Hero Small Business Award for River Cafe. River Café was the proud recipient of the Hometown Heroes Small Business Award in Toronto on Earth Day. The award recognizes Canadian businesses […]

With Fort McMurray remaining under evacuation, Premier Rachel Notley offered an update on the situation earlier this morning. View it here:

The tunnel. It’ll immediately bring back all the excitement of when you were a kid (and if you have kids, you’ll see their excitement), entering that dark tunnel knowing a world alive with lions, gorillas and giraffes awaits on the other side! The zoo is home to over 900 animals from all over the world! […]

Slide the City returns to Calgary on July 30, this year with vendors, music and other entertainment to create a massive block party around their 330-metre water slide. Last August, 8,000 sliders took the plunge on inner tubes down the slippery vinyl slope into Hillhurst, according to organizers. The slippery vinyl waterslide is about the […]

City police are investigating after a man was stabbed while trying to intervene in an armed robbery at a northwest sports bar early Wednesday.

By Rebecca Penty, Robert Tuttle and Jeremy van Loon Suncor Energy Inc. has reduced output in Canada’s main oilsands region as Alberta’s largest-ever wildfire evacuation forced thousands of people from Fort McMurray. Oil and gas companies at the heart of the region’s economy including Suncor, Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Royal Dutch Shell are putting up […]

The event celebrates the legendary urbanist Jane Jacobs; we mark the occasion with a self-guided tour of fun events.

Antibiotics in animals more concerning than buying local Re: Alberta beef industry ‘disappointed’ with Earls decision, April 28 Earl’s restaurants has made a controversial decision not to use Alberta beef because it cannot source enough to meet the demand in its restaurants. As much as this angers Albertans who love our beef, it is the correct […]

The CalgaryNEXT proposal that was discussed by City Council last Monday will be revised and revisited over the coming months. Regardless of how you feel about a new pro sport arena and entertainment centre, or even the location in which it is ultimately built, one thing all Calgarians ought to take away from this process is the […]

Hope for the best, plan for the worst — and keep on whittling down costs, regardless of gyrating commodity prices. That should be the mantra for the Canadian oilpatch coming out of a brutal first quarter, as petroleum producers continue to pile up red ink even as commodity prices have come off the floor. At […]

The Canadian Red Cross placed personnel across Alberta on standby Tuesday evening to respond to the wind-driven wildfire devastating Fort McMurray. “We have trained staff and volunteers that are ready to be deployed to support evacuees, and we have emergency resources that we can move — cots, blankets, personal-hygiene kits,” said Jenn McManus, the vice-president of the […]

Thanks to Flora, Fawna and Fleurette, the NaturElle girls running their Fairy Ring registration sessions at Lunchbox Theatre until May 21, I now have an inferiority complex. It all started when Flora (Trevor Schmidt) asked us to open the goody bags we received on our way into the theatre. I sensed something was amiss because, […]

Emergency declaration won't aid Alberta fight against fentanyl, says premier.

Osagie Odiase has the type of CFL knowledge that can't be gained by watching film or reading the rulebook. Adarius Bowman's rangy skillset won't be a surprise, and he'll barely raise an eyebrow when S.J. Green is hitting top gear in front of him before the ball is even snapped. Despite never having played a down north of the border, Odiase, who, along with fellow defensive back Tommie Campbell, signed with the Calgary Stampeders on Tuesday, has already been through enough one-on-one battles with an elite CFL receiver to know what's coming.

Hockey in May is far from a guarantee. No one needs to tell Cale Makar, a defenceman with the Brooks Bandits, Alberta’s final competitive hockey club still playing this spring. “I saw that the other day in one of the articles in one of the Calgary papers – that we were one of the last […]

This year’s Hidden Gems Film Festival will present eight films over two weekends with the festival kicking off May 6 to 8 at the amphitheatre of the Alberta College of Art and Design adjacent to the Jubilee Auditorium. The festival’s executive producer Niru Bhatia says this year’s festival celebrates women of India. “We’re not saying […]

While council recently called its integrity commissioner to review Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s controversial remarks on Uber and the city’s enforcement tactics, details on the scope and limitations of the watchdog’s investigation remain fuzzy.  Nenshi was caught on camera late last month during his trip to Boston suggesting the city sent sex offenders and violent criminals to […]

When the staff at Foothills FC decided they were going to make a video to promote the work their club does to help develop future professionals, the choice of which athlete to highlight couldn’t have been much easier. There’s no shortage of talent at the Calgary club, but Darius Ramsey stands out. As a 17-year-old […]

Reporters from The Fort McMurray Today caught this video footage of a wildfire burning in the municipality.  All Fort McMurray residents are now under a mandatory evacuation order.

Plans for a Springbank flood reservoir drew sharp rebukes about its price tag and timeline among members of Rocky View County council Tuesday. They echoed skeptical landowners living in the path of the provincially approved project just west of the city meant to curtail the kind of flooding from the Elbow River that ravaged Calgary in […]