Новости за 16.05.2016

Staff at the Calgary Zoo are mourning the death of a gorilla they say was a “gentle giant” and “diligent leader.”  Kakinga the gorilla died Saturday night after developing a large tear in his aorta, which caused his heart to stop, according to the zoo’s veterinary team. The gorilla was 37. “This is a sad […]

A man accused of stabbing five young people at an end-of-school house party is to go to trial Monday in what police have said is Calgary’s worst mass killing. Matthew de Grood, 24, faces five counts of first-degree murder. He’s been in custody since shortly after the attack on April 15, 2014. Lawrence Hong, 27, […]

The families of those slain in Calgary’s worst mass murder voiced their anguish minutes before their accused killer’s trial began Monday. Gregg Perras, father of Kaiti Perras, read a prepared statement in a sometimes quivering voice to express the ongoing pain they’ve endured since the five young people were stabbed to death at a Butler […]

A combination of 10 courses in close proximity, fabulous dining and famously fun nightlife are a short drive across the border in Northwest Montana. Golf Digest has called Northwest Montana one of the 50 top golf destinations in the world.

It is a date on the calendar he’d rather forget. “I tried to change my birthday to another day, but my family was having none of it,” says Tim Goddard, who turns 63 on Tuesday. “It’s never going to go away, that phone call, that moment.” On May 17, 2006, Tim’s annual celebration came to […]

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. says it could be in default of its lending agreements by the end of June if low commodity prices continue, but it’s taking steps to reduce that risk. The Calgary-based company says it was in compliance with all its debt covenants as of the end of the first quarter, but the […]

A man has died after an assault in northeast Calgary on Sunday night, say city police. The incident happened in the 5500 block of Maddock Drive N.E., where police were called around 9:15 for reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a man in his 20s who had been seriously assaulted. He was […]

In Vertigo Mystery Theatre’s Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Jersey Lily, Holmes meets Oscar Wilde. Swerve stacks the two literary figures together in our Tale of the Tape. Sherlock Holmes Born First appearance in A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 detective novel. Vertigo’s Man on the Job Haysam Kadri, who […]

It’s been almost 13 years to the day since Radiohead released Hail to the Thief, an album that took a not-so-thinly-veiled swipe at the dubious victory George W. Bush and the Republicans scored over Al Gore and the Democrats in the U.S. election that, if it were an episode of Friends, would be known as […]

It takes about 20 hours to fly from Toronto to Jakarta, but the distance between what passes for justice in those cities is immeasurable. Which is why we should consider the case involving former Calgary school teacher Neil Bantleman before rushing to the barricades demanding yet more changes in dealing with sex assault allegations following […]

It seems Trudeau can’t win Why is it that people criticize our prime minister for not showing up in Fort McMurray, and then criticize him every time his presence is reported outside Ottawa? Our prime minister is obligated to represent our country in many ways — one of them is to be seen in public. I would […]

TABER — Last year, a new bylaw catapulted a tiny farming town, previously best known for its famous sweet corn, into the international spotlight. Taber’s Community Standards Bylaw 4-2015 was signed into law on March 5, 2015, and it wasn’t long before its wide-ranging provisions made headlines well beyond town limits. The Town of Taber was publicly […]

There’s been a growing push on social media to get Wood Buffalo fire Chief Darby Allen chosen as the parade marshal at this year’s Calgary Stampede. As fire chief of the region since 2013, Allen has been a leading figure during the fight against the blaze in Fort McMurray that many now call the “Beast.” […]

Friday the 13th turned out to be Tyler LeBouthillier’s lucky day. A teaching professional at Lynx Ridge and a constant contender at PGA of Alberta showdowns, LeBouthillier notched his first career ace on No. 13 at Douglasdale, finding the target with a 50-degree wedge from 135 yards away. That wasn’t his only reason to celebrate. LeBouthillier […]

When Melissa Malejko decided to start a cycling school in Calgary in 2012, she expected only one or two people, if any, would sign up for her adult “learn to ride” course. Instead, it turned out to be her most popular class. Demand is soaring, driven largely by immigrant women and Canadian-born women from immigrant […]

Call it a brief respite from hell — Fort McMurray fire captain Matt Collins had his family back in his arms for a few sweet days. A week ago, he was on the frontline battling a wildfire raging its way into his city. A week ago his wife Shawna was evacuated out of a work site a ways north of the city, further north and further away from her husband, their 11-year-old son and their home. And a week ago their son Ethan had to rescue their dogs, leave his home behind and flee to the south with family friends as flames licked at their car tires.

It’s the time of year when female elk can get aggressive as they protect their newborns. From the middle of May to the end of June, elk calving season takes place across Alberta — including parks such as Kananaskis and Banff National Park. Officials with Parks Canada posted a warning on the weekend. “Protective mothers will aggressively […]

Transit users who leave their vehicles in park-and-ride stalls before taking trains and buses into the inner city may have trouble avoiding parking fees, if city council approves a new proposal by administration. The call for a new fee structure comes five years after city council scrapped a daily $3 levy at park-and-ride spaces. The politicians had also introduced a reservation system at […]

City council will be re-looking at amendments proposed to secondary suite bylaws on Monday to ease the regulations on secondary suites that are already legal. The proposed amendments won’t affect any land where secondary suites aren’t already legal. The most significant change is to increasing the allowed size for secondary and basement suites to 100 square metres, […]

Vacation always seems to end too soon. Unless, apparently, you’re in the birdie-making business. “It’s been two months since my last golf tournament,” said Airdrie’s Riley Fleming, a two-time Alberta Amateur champ and now a regular on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada. “I joke with my friends, ‘It’s time to go back to work. I’m […]

An up-and-down, back-and-forth season may come in handy. At least that’s how the Calgary Roughnecks are approaching the deep hole they dug themselves by dropping Game 1 of their best-of-almost-three West Division Finals series against the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday night at the Saddledome. Next weekend, facing the defending NLL champions inside a shrieking SaskTel […]