Новости за 27.06.2016

While ascending the Coquihalla Hwy. on their way from Vancouver to Calgary, a quintet of activists were nearly washed out in their efforts to raise awareness and funds for those struggling for a safe water supply.

RCMP are investigating a fatal, two-vehicle collision that closed Glenmore Trail east of the city this morning. Mounties say a male driver was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision between his pick-up truck and a mini van at about 6 a.m. Monday. “Although ongoing, a preliminary investigation shows that a north bound minivan […]

Start the week with a cocktail, finish it with music.

The team behind a plan to construct a hybrid sports complex in the West Village told councillors Monday the city’s estimate of how much the megaproject would cost are wrong, to the tune of half-a-billion dollars. Officials with Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp., the company that owns the Calgary Flames and Stampeders, appeared before council Monday morning […]

X-Fest  has announced the daily lineup for its music festival in Calgary this September. The Lumineers, a Grammy-nominated Denver-based roots-rock act, will headline Saturday, Sept. 3, while Twenty One Pilots will head up the lineup on Sunday, Sept. 4. The event, which will be held Sept. 3 and 4 at Fort Calgary, will also feature performances […]

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., backed by Texas-based NGP Energy Capital Management LLC, is set to be shopped around through a receivership that began in late April, while Endurance Energy Ltd., majority owned by […]

Eager to lend their outlooks on leadership, business, the arts, sports, science and other realms are noeables like entrepreneur and philanthropist W. Brett Wilson, Mayor Naheed Nenshi, country music star Paul Brandt and women's hockey great Hayley Wickenheiser.

Calgary police say a man and a woman are in life-threatening condition after a home invasion in Beddington Heights Sunday night.    At about 11:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a suspicious person and a break-and-enter in the 100 block of Beddington Drive N.E.    When they arrived, a male suspect had fled the […]

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. has extended the bid deadlines for the sale of its oilsands leases and extraction plants by two weeks, at the request of interested parties. The Calgary-based company is operating under court protection from creditors as it deals with depressed prices for oil and its limited ability to raise capital. Prospective […]

It’s been a while since she’s been Supreme, but Diana Ross still belts out classics. The Happening Ross rose to stardom as a member of The Supremes, the air-wave-dominating Motown Records all-girl group that hit number one 12 times between 1964 and 1970. The group went through several lineups, but started as The Primettes featuring […]

South Pole rescue makes Calgarian proud Re: “Emergency rescue plane returning from Antarctica,” June 23. Kudos, respect and thanks to the management and staff of Kenn Borek Air for facilitating the rescue flight to the South Pole. It leaves one proud to be able to say these folks fly out of our airport. In particular, the achievements […]

If indeed Jason Kenney believes he can resurrect the fortunes of the once-invincible provincial Tories, can he please get on with it and toss his hat in the ring. Maybe Kenney — an effective, if sometimes divisive minister on the federal stage under then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper — could then actually buck the ludicrous “slow, […]

With Alberta's economy dropping faster than a roller-coaster, Calgary hotels are hoping Stampede provides a smoother ride.

Gerry Cheevers had his stitches, Ed Belfour his eagle and Jorja Fisher her distinctive pink-and-black wrap. Or rather, Jorja Fisher did, until some callous thief swiped the distinctive helmet, depriving the 11-year-old Calgary girl of a career’s worth of hockey memories and memorabilia, as well as robbing the young goaltender of her trademark symbol on the ice. “It was my identity, […]

After Calgary’s LGBTQ community was hit with the news that the country’s largest gay rodeo had been cancelled, the community is bouncing back with a camp out instead. Deb Boniface, one of the event organizers, immediately started looking for ways to replace Strathmore’s Canadian Rockies International Rodeo and Music Festival after news that it was cancelled. “It […]

It’s standard stuff — at the conclusion of a golf tournament, the winner is handed a microphone to thank organizers, thank volunteers, thank spectators and course staff and so on. After a one-hop chip-in to seal a victory at the Alberta Open Championship, Calgary’s Brett Hogan first figured he should say sorry. Thanks to his […]

Monogram Coffee, a cafe based in Calgary, can once again boast having one of the top three baristas in the entire world, after one of their baristas placed third in the World Barista Championships Saturday night. Ben Put, Monogram Coffee barista and Canada’s contestant in the event, was in Dublin on the weekend to compete. He is definitely […]

City councillors will hear from the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. on Monday as the group responds to a report from city administration that detailed the potential costs of the CalgaryNEXT project. The April report pegged the cost of the project at about $1.8 billion. Staff also proposed a “Plan B” for the project that would include a […]

Councillors are considering their options as they prepare to meet Monday on potential property tax relief for Calgarians amid a slumping economy. And while a staff report before council recommends against a 2017 property tax freeze, several local politicians say they support the idea of reducing the rate increase to zero. Coun. Shane Keating says he doesn’t […]

In May, Calgary city council directed staff to report back on potential service cuts and risks if the city reduces the 2017 property tax rate to between zero and 3.2 per cent. Here is what staff are recommending, in a report set to go before council Monday. A zero per cent property tax increase is not being advised. “The risks associated […]

Calgary’s Wild Rose Motocross Park hosted the Red Bull Rocks and Logs event over the weekend, see some of the action from Sunday’s finals.

A Saskatoon pharmacy manager told a Calgary conference on Sunday that while the benefits of medical marijuana are clear, many unknowns still exist with how the drug should be used. Amy Wiebe, a pharmacy manager at the Saskatoon City Hospital, admitted she had her own biases about medical marijuana in the past. “There’s so much stigma attached to […]

If you’re keeping score, the new Highwood Golf Club is 1-up.  Prior to the historic flooding in June 2013, High River’s hangout was a 27-holer.  The rebuild will be complete on Canada Day with the unveiling of their new Spitzee Six, a short n’ sweet addition that will be one-of-a-kind on Alberta’s golf scene.  You read […]

It only seems like Brad Treliving works one day a week. From the outside, it must appear that the gentleman is bent on reviving his squad. One Friday at a time. For instance, a couple of Fridays ago – after cutting ties with reigning NHL coach of the year Bob Hartley; constructing a master list, […]

In the 18-game grind that is the CFL schedule, peaking at the right time is the key. That time is not June. But that doesn’t make the Calgary Stampeders failing to hold onto an 11-point lead in the second half of Saturday’s 20-18 loss to the B.C. Lions in Dave Dickenson’s sideline debut any easier […]