Новости за 21.06.2016

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck in a collision in northwest Calgary on Tuesday morning. Police say a 24-year-old woman was walking her dog and crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk at Sherwood Boulevard N.W. and Sherwood Point N.W. when she was struck around 6:30 a.m. EMS said the woman suffered life-threatening internal injuries and […]

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. dropped to the lowest level in four months after it provided a second-quarter profit outlook that fell short of estimates amid a plunge in sales. Revenue for the period ending June 30 will probably drop 12 per cent, resulting in adjusted per-share profit of about $2 and an operating ratio of about […]

Over the past few years, Trevor Greene has started up two charitable foundations, been an environmental advocate, published his memoirs and, with his wife Debbie, welcomed a second child into their family. Still, the 51-year-old Canadian Forces veteran isn’t satisfied. “I’m searching for a path,” he says as we sit together on a recent day […]

The first natural gas producers to go broke are being put up for sale in Canada during the worst start for prices in two decades. Mosaic Energy Ltd., which is backed by Irving, Texas-based NGP Energy Capital Management LLC, is set to be shopped around by Royal Bank of Canada through a receivership that began in […]

City police are searching for three male suspects believed to be involved in the recent attempted abduction of a man in southwest Calgary.

Bucking the trend of sagging office occupancy in downtown Calgary, the new Calgary City Centre tower — which is 92 per cent — celebrated the grand opening of its first phase on Monday. Postmedia’s Lyle Aspinall was there to take a look and speak with representatives of developer Cadillac Fairview.

The troubled Bow Valley wolf pack has suffered another loss after one of this year’s pups was killed on the railway tracks near the den site. On Saturday, officials with Banff National Park received a call from CP Rail that an animal was hit by a train. “A little grey wolf pup was killed,” said Bill […]

The life of a musician is a nomadic one. When Swerve’s Going Out editor Jon Roe called up talented singer Royal Wood to talk about his upcoming show in Calgary and his latest album, Ghost Light, he was in England at a recording studio working on his next album, fresh off a castle-bound stint in […]

Alberta will soon introduce a cap on emissions from one of the country’s fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases: the oilsands. But will it make a difference? The oilsands sector may never even hit the limit — or approach it for several decades — depending on future production, commodity prices and the industry’s push to become more efficient through innovation […]

This week the fabulous Sled Island will take over the city’s downtown core and outlying areas with music, comedy, film and much, much more. Prior to Wednesday’s kickoff, here are 5 Things about Sled Island. 1. Sled turns 10: This year marks a decade of the Calgary alternative arts festival, which began in 2007, festival […]

It’s a challenge for any style-conscious young woman just starting out on her career to build a wardrobe for work when perhaps all they really want to purchase are stylish, fun clothes for the weekend. Allie Miller, a busy video journalist, has her wardrobe figured out and down to an art. “It is important to separate (physically) […]

If the Rachel Notley government wishes to assure Albertans that they aren’t recklessly pursuing an ideological agenda, then they should avoid any appearance of being indifferent to the negative impacts of their policies. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case.  We saw this with regard to the minimum wage and the government’s intransigence on raising the […]

Notley golf target was all in fun Re: “Person behind Notley golf target says he’s sorry,” June 20. No apology is necessary. A Rachel Notley golf target was harmless and it was funny. I can’t pinpoint an exact time, but we have all witnessed a quick decent into political correctness and opportunism and I wish […]

Twenty-eight years after Olympic fever gripped the city, councillors agreed to spend up to $5 million to explore a bid to bring the Winter Games back to Calgary in 2026. On Monday, Calgary city council accepted a recommendation from the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority to form a bid exploration committee that will examine the costs, benefits […]

Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann is adding his voice to the chorus of those demanding changes for the provincial body that governs dentists, saying the existing combative environment is leaving far too many in the province without access to critical dental care. The medical doctor hosted a town hall in Calgary Monday night, highlighting concerns about the […]

Flames boss Ken King has two words for Calgary — “second place.” That’s where we’ll be, he says, without new sports and entertainment facilities. In an interview, King says that when Edmonton’s new arena opens this fall, “you should check the exit visas from Calgary going to Edmonton, because that’s where Calgarians are going to go to watch […]

The sun is blazing in a cloudless sky on the first official day of summer, as participants gather on vacant land in the heart of the city. As he surveys the cowboy-hatted crowd with a satisfied smile, Warren Connell admits that the events of three years ago aren’t far from his mind. “It was a […]

Payday lenders in Calgary who don't display signage on money management and debt counselling will now face a $1,000 fine.

Good teams inevitably cut good players. Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson knows he put some high-calibre players on the unemployment line. But they probably won’t remain there for long. “They were all fairly tough,” Dickenson said of his final cuts, announced Sunday morning. “But our linebacker play, we let go a couple guys there […]

An unmanned aerial drone narrowly missed an Air Canada Jazz aircraft by less than 60 metres during its approach to land at Calgary International Airport on Monday. “It was close enough to the plane that HAWCS (police aircraft) went in for look,” said Calgary police Sgt. Paul Cuthill, who said that their helicopter was dispatched […]

Kevin Rubletz, the father of Jessica Rae Newman's son, was arrested last year in connection to her death. After a week-long preliminary hearing ended Monday it was determined Rubletz will stand trial for the slaying of the young mother.

Delusional ranting by an accused double killer Monday helped convince a Calgary judge to order a psychiatric assessment.

Children in Calgary will soon be able to legally skateboard on ramps in their own backyards— as long as it’s before 10 p.m.— after council modified a decades-old bylaw on Monday. But not all councillors were in favour of welcoming the approximately 60-decibel clang of skateboards into local backyards, for fear it’s just too much noise.  […]

For the first time, an appeal being heard by the province’s Municipal Government Board is based on wildlife — particularly how animals such as grizzly bears, cougars, and elk get around the Bow Valley. The independent quasi-judicial board started hearing the Town of Canmore’s appeal against an industrial development in Dead Man’s Flats on Monday. It would see 29 hectares of land […]

Two planes from Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air have touched down in Antarctica and are readying for a 2,400 km flight to the southernmost tip of the planet for a perilous rescue mission. The Twin Otter planes that left Calgary last week arrived Monday at Rothera, a British survey station on the Antarctic Peninsula. Crews are fitting the aircraft with skis for […]