Новости за 29.05.2016

The Calgary Marathon’s more-than-10,000 participants had a ton of great stories among them, like a man with no arms and legs finishing the 42.2-km distance and a firefighter in full uniform doing the same. Sunny skies washed over the throng of runners as they competed in 50-km, 42.2-km, 21.1-km, 10-km and 5-km distances.

It was meant to be a window into the world of Arctic life, showcasing all the colour, adventure, humour and myth of the Canadian north for a global audience at Expo 92 in Seville, Spain. But the deadline couldn’t be met. So Arctic Comics, a hardcover collection of stories told mostly by Inuit storytellers and artists, was shelved […]

It’s here. With Canadian Football League training camps opening across the country Sunday, the smell of football is in the air. Over the past few days, it’s the players that have been in the air, flying in from their various destinations in hopes of earning a CFL job. Many of them are returning with Grey […]

A reminder to Calgarians looking to drive about the city Sunday morning — priority will be given to those on foot. Multiple roadways will be closed to traffic to make way for this year’s Scotiabank Calgary Marathon.

Plans to reintroduce plains bison in Banff National Park have been adjusted, starting with a smaller herd of 12 to 15 bison early next year and building up to the proposed 30 animals in the spring of 2018. The $6.4-million reintroduction plan is still on track to bring bison to a paddock in the backcountry from Elk Island […]

Each year, there are numerous storylines worth keeping an eye on heading into training camp. This year, it seems like there’s a million. Every aspect of the Calgary Stampeders organization has undergone change since the last time the team took to the field in the disappointing West Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth […]

The pace car decals you’ll see in northwest Calgary are meant to make folks consider road safety, and if you're the person who speeds on by, well, advocates of a new pilot program figure maybe you're part of the problem. But they also figure you don't have to be. Launched Saturday in the Calgary communities of Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak, the pace car pilot program will see locals sign pledges and stick decals on their vehicles as they strive to follow speed limits, watch out for pedestrians and all around just be more thoughtful drivers. Читать дальше...

Alberta fire chiefs are seeking exemptions from Alberta Health Services on EMS fees and are also looking for municipal and provincial recognition for volunteer firefighters.

This ain’t your daddy’s defence. Hat tilted to the side, shorts in 20-below weather, the DeVone Claybrooks-led Calgary Stampeders defence plans to be more aggressive. It’ll have more swag. They’ll make more plays. Or at least they hope to. That bend-but-don’t-break mantra under Rich Stubler the past two seasons? Changing, like almost every other area […]

(Former) Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt may be the ideal candidate for an Alberta revival of Mad Men. He’s also the handy scapegoat for an opposition that insulted a visiting premier, Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne, and then found itself in danger of endorsing homophobic slurs. Wynne said in Winnipeg Saturday that she was treated that way, in part, because she’s female. “There’s […]

As former soccer player, Katelyn Slessor made the switch to track and field in Grade 9 and began sprinting. Running hurdles, it seemed, wasn’t her thing. “I was not good at hurdles, at all when I started,” said the Central Memorial high school senior with a chuckle. “I sucked. I was just not good. My […]

RED DEER – There’s no crying in baseball! Tom Hanks made that perfectly clear. But what if a team is clearly playing … in a league of their own? Well, then those tears might be acceptable. The London Knights have been operating on their own planet this week. They’ve thumped everyone at the Memorial Cup […]