Новости за 11.05.2016

City police have charged a man in connection with multiple indecent acts in the south side of Calgary.

The old adage that liquor is recession proof appears to be holding true in Alberta, judging by the latest sales figures for beer, wine, and spirits in the province.

Alberta is making a life-saving drug available without a prescription starting on Friday to curb fentanyl overdose deaths. The government says it is making naloxone easier to get as an antidote to the powerful synthetic opioid, which has been linked to 69 deaths in the province this year and 270 in 2015. Earlier this year […]

The home for Canada’s music will opens its doors to the Canadian people on … Canada Day. The National Music Centre announced on Thursday that its new East Village hub Studio Bell will begin welcoming the public on July 1, an incredibly fitting date says president and CEO Andrew Mosker. “It’s Canada’s birthday, right? … […]

James Taylor has committed to donating all proceeds from shows in Edmonton and Calgary on June 7 and 8 to the Alberta Fires Appeal.   Concert promoter Live Nation will be following suit. Edmonton Northlands, Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome and Ticketmaster will also make a contribution.  The proceeds from these concerts will go to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta […]

The Trudeau government is creating a long-awaited special parliamentary committee on electoral reform and proposing to hold town halls in every riding to discuss the issue. But Opposition parties say the special committee gives the Liberals too much power. Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says a voter referendum is the only fair way to approach the issue.

John McDermott’s newest album, Raised on Songs and Stories, is non-stop music; there are no silent parts between the tracks. The same seems to be true of the man himself. The Canadian tenor of Irish heritage has released least one album per year over the past 22 years, and sometimes a great deal more; he released […]

Well over 2,300 evacuees who've arrived in the city over the past week can pick up cards worth $1,250 for adults and $500 for those aged under 18.

The Red Cross is providing an immediate payment of $50 million to evacuees of the Fort McMurray forest fire. CEO Conrad Sauve says each adult is to receive $600 and each child will get $300. The money is to be electronically transferred to evacuees within the next two days. “This is the most important cash […]

The Fairmont Palliser hotel and three other Calgary properties will change hands in a $2.1-billion deal that will see BlueSky Hotels & Resorts Inc. —  a closely held company backed by capital from Hong Kong — buy InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust for $2.1 billion. Bluesky will pay $7.25 a share, the companies said in a statement […]

Alberta’s energy sector, emergency personnel and the province scrambled in just a few hours last week to get more than 80,000 people out of harm’s way, escaping a dangerous wildfire racing toward Fort McMurray. It was a stunning logistical challenge. Now, the question for Canada’s oil industry in the days ahead is whether all sides can pull off […]

Uber says it’s unworkable. So does Lyft.  But several companies are ready to jump into Calgary’s nascent ride-share market as fully licensed operators just months after council passed a new livery transportation bylaw — and just in time for the Stampede when demand for cabs often spikes. Postmedia confirmed city hall recently approved transportation network […]

The perils of choice in education Re: “Pinch in bus funding hits families,” March 10. The CBE has performed an expensive experiment. They converted regular schools to a multitude of alternative programs, with an ideal of accessibility for all, which has been popular. Children are eligible to be bused from anywhere in the city to […]

Sweet, plump, juicy and red, strawberries are synonymous with summer. While we can get strawberries at the grocery store year round, nothing compares to fresh, ripe local berries in the summer. We can easily devour pints by themselves (sometimes with a little bit of whipped cream), but they are excellent to cook with as […]

By Brian Jean The people of Fort McMurray are hurting right now, but there is hope. After touring our city, meeting with first responders and evacuees, I know we will rebuild together and make Fort McMurray better than it has ever been. Words are not enough to express how nobly first responders acted in the […]

The decision by Earls restaurants to source its beef from Kansas was the last thing Albertans needed to learn of in April. Grappling with job losses and lower government revenues caused by plummeting oil prices, the company’s move away from our beef was properly perceived as an attack on an important symbol of our province. There’s more […]

It’s become something of a mantra of late when it comes to opportunities to take in legendary performers: You’d better, because, well, you never know if you’ll ever get the chance again. Morbid? Sure. But with the year music has had, the lights that have been sadly extinguished, it’s something fans are thinking long and […]

Keeping your quarterback happy is pretty important for every football team. Heading into the 2016 CFL Draft on Tuesday, the Calgary Stampeders could’ve added depth to the offensive line with one of their two top 15 picks in order to help keep their gunslinger upright. While they didn’t do that, they did the next best […]

If he wants to, Mercer Timmis can follow in the footsteps of so many graduates before him and move back in with his parents while he finds his feet in the post-university world. But that’s just about the only thing that the former University of Calgary Dinos running back will have in common with his […]

Zuri, one of the Calgary Zoo's female western lowland gorillas, is no longer in critical condition and showing improvements after being hit by a severe abdominal infection in late April.

On the eve of a federal review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program by a House of Commons committee that begins Wednesday, the committee chair has indicated the controversial program could be changed significantly or scrapped — a move that would be welcomed by many Alberta businesses.  “I believe, having spoken to so many different groups, there may […]

They’ve taken walks in the park and enjoyed lunches at a nearby sandwich shop. The highlight of Kathlyn Tionsay’s week so far, though, is going to a shopping mall with her nine-year-old daughter, Rhine. “It was the most normal thing we’ve done all week,” she says with a chuckle. “Plus, we needed to buy some […]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi racked up nearly $300,000 in legal fees fighting a $6-million defamation lawsuit filed by home builder Cal Wenzel, according to his office.  In a statement released Tuesday, city solicitor Glenda Cole confirmed the city has now paid the $299,728.59 invoice, an amount the mayor will now have to pay back through fundraising efforts.  […]

The Calgary Stampeders got one of the guys they wanted. It just wasn’t at the position many expected it to be. The Stamps selected Montana State linebacker Alex Singleton with their first round selection (sixth overall) in Tuesday’s 2016 CFL Draft. Singleton is an interesting case, as he was granted national status for this year’s […]

Legendary basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal has given a shout out to Fort McMurray firefighters. On his Facebook page, the 7-ft- 1-in. behemoth writes: “Thank you to the incredible first responders in Fort McMurray. You guys are true heroes.” And at the end of a video tribute, Shaq even manages a few bars of O Canada, albeit slightly out of tune. […]