Новости за 10.06.2016

Two-a-days are over. Those words brought a smile to the face of nearly every player as the Calgary Stampeders settled into their normal once-a-day workouts starting Thursday morning. And not a moment too soon it seems. Defensive back hopefuls Tommie Campbell and Osagie Odiase got into a bit of a tussle in Wednesday afternoon’s practice. […]

Eric Lamaze knows that his plans to prepare for the Olympics go against conventional wisdom, but he’s not going to change what works. The Canadian is planning on bringing Fine Lady to Brazil and riding her when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics get underway in August, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be bringing her into the […]

A pedestrian was rushed to hospital after she was struck by a CTrain downtown Calgary Thursday night. Emergency crews responded to the LRT station at 4th Street and 7th Avenue S.W. around 7:30 p.m. where a woman had been hit by an oncoming CTrain. She was rushed to hospital in what police believed to be serious condition.  The […]

It’s a tawdry end to the uplifting story of 300 South African firefighters coming to Alberta to pitch in with the Fort McMurray disaster. They sang and danced at Edmonton’s airport, video flashed around the world, and the yellow-shirted young men became a wider symbol of the international support for fire victims and the community. Now, it turns […]

With success comes confidence, and in soccer, confidence can also lead to considerable more success. That’s the feeling around the locker-room at Foothills FC these days, at least, as a blistering hot start to the PDL season has left the Calgary team sitting atop the league’s Northwest Division standings. With a double-header lined up for […]

As the list of amenities at Seton grows, the company behind the mixed-use development is looking for improved access to it and other major investments in the quadrant. The 212th Avenue S.E. and Deerfoot Trail interchange should be a priority, said Brookfield Residential president and CEO Alan Norris. “There has been a significant amount of […]

Changes made to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program by the Harper government since 2014 increase the risk that low-wage migrant workers who come to Canada will be abused, according to a report released Wednesday afternoon by the Metcalf Foundation, a charitable organization in Ontario.  “We’ve seen a rise in concern about the widespread exploitation of […]

Police are searching for a Calgary man who went missing Wednesday afternoon, saying they’re concerned for his welfare. Peter Dougherty, 52, suffers from a medical condition that requires daily medication, putting him at a higher risk, police said. Dougherty was last seen at his house on the 2200 block of Second Street S.W. at about […]

Senator Buchanan Elementary School in Lethbridge, south of Calgary, was locked down Thursday after reports of a firearm at a house nearby, RCMP said. It was lifted just before 3 p.m., after police took several suspects into custody for the incident.  Police were originally on scene at a home on the 600 block of 11 […]

Jon Garner, Spruce Meadows' competition manager, had ordered a halt to the FEI Meter 50 competition after an abrupt blast of wind toppled half a dozen course obstacles amid the threat of lightning.

Police remained tight-lipped Thursday about their investigation into a suspicious death in the inner-city community of Crescent Heights. Officers discovered the body in a forested area near Centre Street by Samis Road N.E. at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Homicide investigators were called to the scene, which had been cordoned off. Police said Thursday afternoon an autopsy […]

The Crown has dropped criminal charges against Teddy Hart, a member of Canada’s legendary Hart wrestling family and known for his daredevil antics both inside and outside the ring as well as for his breeding of Persian cats. Hart, whose legal name is Edward Annis, was charged with assault, unlawful confinement and sexual assault against […]