Новости за 20.05.2016

Potential duplex buyers have four affordable and stylish new reasons to consider an award-winning community in southeast Calgary. Creations by Shane Homes and Trico Homes have raised the curtain on two show homes in the duplex segment of Legacy. This marks a new phase of 58 lots slated for duplexes in the community. Theses homes […]

With cooling weather and the prospect for rain and snow, there’s finally signs of a turn for the better in the fight against the wildfire that ravaged Fort McMurray and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, planning continues for the return of evacuees planned for June 1. Alberta emergency management officials are providing an update on these efforts […]

There are many gadgets and techniques out there to improve your game. But sometimes a few simple things can make a big difference. Here are some tips that might help shave a few strokes off your round.

For most sports fans, being in the high-altitude “nosebleed” section stinks. However, for golfers, the higher the better.

The phone texts used by the Crown to convict Sheena Cuthill and Timothy Rempel of the murder of her ex-boyfriend were spousal privilege and should not have been shown to jurors, she says in appealing her conviction. In documents filed at the Alberta Court of Appeal, Cuthill says she should be entitled to a new […]

While the 2016 edition of Western Canada’s golf season seems to have started in March, let’s get serious: now’s the time to find hot, new, fun golf gear and gadgets to not only improve your game but make you look good.

With its beautiful river valleys and gently rolling topography, Calgary is home to some of the best golf courses in the country.

A time capsule will be buried at the site of a new multi-family development in Calgary’s historic Mission district.  Shovels turned for the start of construction at Duke at Mission, which is a W-shaped four-storey building on 110 18th Ave. S.W. The development by Avi Urban will contain 43 apartment-style condominiums and four townhomes. Prices […]

A man who died from an overdose in March was Alberta’s first reported death linked to the street drug W-18, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Police say they were called to a south Calgary hotel on March 7 for a medical collapse, believed to be drug-related. A 35-year-old man was confirmed dead at the […]

The first developer to bring a five or six-storey wood-frame building to Calgary under new building rules threw a party for its construction staff last week, celebrating its progress. Strategic Group will be the first to market with Centro, a purpose-built residential rental building of five storeys with 69 units, with a coffee shop and […]

The Big Dipper. Cassiopeia. Orion’s Belt. Laying on my back in a meadow far out in Banff’s Cascade Valley, I had an uninterrupted view of the clearest night sky I can remember. I was admiring the glow of the Milky Way — trying to recollect the names and forms of other constellations — wishing I’d […]

Spaghetti Cafe Prairie. Those are three words I would never have thought to see together, especially when combined with the sub-title “Japanese Spaghetti House.”  So I had to visit Takeshi Yamaura’s Montgomery cafe at 4708 16 Ave. N.W. (403-455-7187) and see what Japanese spaghetti on the Prairies is all about. Japan has a long love […]

For years, Alberta’s energy sector has been playing a long, scoreless baseball game when it comes to getting new oil pipelines built. Swing for the fences with proposed projects such as Keystone XL or Northern Gateway and hope a pipeline gets built that lets Alberta access new export markets for its crude. The outcome, too often, has been a big […]

The National Energy Board’s decision to recommend approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion project showed Canadians should have confidence in this country’s regulatory process. What’s clear from its 533-page document is that the process was thorough, considered, scientific and ultimately reflective of current challenges and realities. As a country endowed with a natural resource bounty skewed to […]

Are you a new gardener so crazy you think you can save money growing your own food? Yeah, right. Even without the big expense items like a greenhouse, the property to build it on, or the $12.95 tomato seeds, you are probably not going to save money. But you will make friends, find a fun […]

At GlobalFest, the fireworks naturally grab the headlines, but there’s more to the diversity festival than just inviting other countries to explode ordinance over the city. “The festival part, that’s fun and that’s family-friendly, and that’s the sizzle,” says program manager Bryan Francisco. “The urban arts program and the Human Rights forum, that’s the steak.” […]

The pressure is off Honens laureates this year: there’s no competition. Instead, the heat is on some amateur pianists. To celebrate the 150th birthday of composer Erik Satie, the 2016 Honens Festival is honouring his music, starting with an 18-hour marathon performance of “Vexations,” a short motif meant to be repeated. The festival’s feature pianists— […]

Festival season is here. So, too, is our annual blueprint for the good times heading your way. Have a look, then build a schedule to suit yourself. Ours was not a particularly harsh winter, but that doesn’t make the arrival of spring, with its buds, blooms and bees, any less sweet. The same is true […]

The Calgary Folk Music Festival has gone through its share of changes since taking root in Calgary’s musical community 37 years ago. What began as a small celebration of traditional folk music has become something more sprawling—a mid-summer oasis where 69 performers ranging from indie-rock and roots acts to funk bands, DJs, and indigenous music […]

When people think of spending the days of summer at Prince’s Island Park, they’re not usually thinking about murders, regicide and fog. Even the Shakespeare aficionados who come to the park for plays expect whimsical comedies like A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But after years of playing it safe, Theatre Calgary is looking to shake things […]

Enmax CEO Gianna Manes says the city-owned utility won’t proceed with future power generation decisions while it awaits clarity on the effects of the province’s climate strategy. Speaking at Thursday’s annual general meeting, Manes said Enmax needs to better understand how the NDP government plan — which includes the accelerated phase out of coal-fired electricity by 203o — will affect the […]

Dan Taylor has already experienced a pair of NLL championship runs. As a seven-year old, Taylor sat inside the Saddledome when the Calgary Roughnecks took to the floor in their inaugural season way back in 2001 and rode the wave of Champion’s Cup titles in 2004 and 2009, with many heartbreaking close calls sandwiched in […]

RED DEER – He doesn’t play for the host team. But Brendan Burke sure feels at home in Red Deer. And with good reason. The London Knights backup goaltender has spent plenty of time at the Centrium when he was kicking out pucks for the Calgary Hitmen and Portland Winterhawks. But his connections run even […]

Each spring, an influx of names with varying NFL pedigrees arrive north of the border in search of another chance. Some make it, many don’t. This year will be no different when CFL training camps open around the league May 29. Everyone loves a list, and, over the next 10 days, you’ll be getting a […]

The bio will still say “rookie,” but Quayshawne Buckley already has six weeks of invaluable experience. When the 6-foot-3, 305-pound defensive tackle officially signed his name on a Calgary Stampeders contract Thursday, it wasn’t the first time. Last September, Buckley spent a month and a half apprenticing on the practice squad under defensive-line-coach-turned-co-ordinator DeVone Claybrooks, […]