Новости за 12.07.2016

FX has confirmed that the Emmy-winning series Fargo will return to Alberta to shoot its third season. A spokeswoman from the network confirmed Tuesday that production of the third season, which will star Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon, will again be based in Calgary. Cameras are expected to start rolling in November. Fargo is produced by FX, MGM […]

Information being presented at a hearing to determine mass killer Matthew de Grood’s future treatment will be subject to a publication ban, a judge has ruled. Provincial court Judge Allan Lefever, who is chairing five-member Alberta Review Board panel, said Tuesday information put before the hearing can’t be published until a publication ban application is […]

Communities bordering the sprawling First Nation say they're eager to work with the Tsuut'ina to ensure a three-hub, multi-billion dollar economic development scheme to be hooked into the coming southwest ring road benefits all.

Premier Rachel Notley says oil and gas companies operating in Alberta can choose to immediately start operating under the province’s revamped royalty scheme. The modernized royalty framework — the product of the NDP government’s royalty review released earlier this year — is supposed to come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017. But Notley told an investors […]

Nexen Energy is laying off about 350 employees after shelving plans to restart part of its Alberta oilsands operations damaged by a blast in January that left two workers dead. Ron Bailey, head of Canadian operations at Nexen, says that after an extensive investigation it found that the explosion at the Long Lake facility was […]

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is telling Ottawa to stop “dithering” on pipeline approvals, but an internal federal analysis may indicate why the Liberals are content to consult widely before making a decision. A memo to the deputy minister of finance says low oil prices mean there is enough transport capacity in Canada without any new […]

An Air Canada aircraft took a hard landing at the Calgary International Airport on Tuesday morning.

As the rain drizzled down on Premier Rachel Notley’s annual Stampede breakfast on Monday, the power file continued to sizzle in the province. Earlier this spring, the premier spoke out about the province reviewing a number of unprofitable coal-fired power contracts being terminated by buyers and tossed back to the Balancing Pool, a government-created agency. If this […]

Construction on the Trans-Canada Highway through Yoho National Park will start this fall, widening six kilometres of road from the Alberta/British Columbia boundary to the top of the hill before Kicking Horse Canyon. In its March budget, the federal government set aside $85.9 million to twin Highway 1 through the national park in interior B.C. — although it hadn’t provided any details. Officials with Parks Canada […]

A painting of a white horse, framed in reclaimed wood from an antique stable door. A portrait of a cowboy, framed in a piece of old fence. A depiction of the city skyline with the Calgary Tower in the foreground, mounted on an original piece of crown molding from the Palliser Hotel. With Airdrie artist […]

How do you fittingly sum up a classic rock sound made for today? Future Nostalgia. It’s the name of the fifth and latest album by Saskatchewan’s shaggy Sheepdogs, one of this area’s most beloved bands. They and their raggedy rock have been around for a decade now, forming in Saskatoon in 2006, but they shot up […]

The man behind the return of the traditional deli in Toronto is now setting his sights on Calgary. Zane Caplansky, the Food Network Canada personality and record five-time Dragon’s Den participant, is looking to bring Caplansky’s smoked meat sandwiches, knishes and matzoh ball soup to Cowtown. “I think Calgary is ready for the deli. There’s […]

Filled with injuries and long, lonely nights on the road, rodeoing is a tough way to make a living. Yet thousands do, and couldn’t imagine life any other way. We talked with a veteran competitor and a relative rookie to get their perspectives on the sport. Mary Burger, 67, of Pauls Valley, Okla., is a barrel […]

On the grounds: Check out the new location of bigger, better Indian Village at the Stampede, now located in Enmax Park across the Elbow River from the Saddledome. Throughout the day there are a number of events and activities that will offer a great deal of insight in the culture of Canada’s First Nation people, including a hand […]

Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a five-year-old girl abducted from a northwest Calgary neighbourhood. The alert for the missing youngster, identified as Taliyah Leigh Marsman, was issued just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after she was reported missing from the 1000 block of Panamount Blvd. N.W. Marsman is described as mixed race with a slim […]

As the father of two students in the Alberta public school system, the notion that the government might be engaged in some “social engineering” of my children sounds vaguely menacing. However, it’s not unreasonable to ask any politicians raising such a threat to elaborate in more detail about it.  Which brings us to Jason Kenney, the soon-to-be former […]

We all have a duty to maintain green spaces Re: “Park could use some attention,” Letter, July 7, and “Yes, Valour Park is being neglected, Letter, July 11.  Pearson James and Debi Millard have mentioned that Valour Park is being neglected and could use some attention.   As citizens of Calgary, we are all responsible for our […]

The NDP government has acted with alacrity on a number of fronts. One area it has demonstrated a lackadaisical attitude toward, however, is oral health, which is one of the cornerstones of Albertans’ well-being. The government launched a review of the province’s dental costs soon after coming to power in May 2015, and yet it has done nothing to […]

A mortgage is the biggest debt most people will have in their lives, and it can be scary to even consider taking it on. But unless you happen to have an awful lot of cash on hand, it’s what you’ve got to do to buy your own home. “If it’s a necessary evil, it’s also […]

Whoever is in charge of the laundry probably wasn’t a big fan of Monday’s rainfall. But Vern Nolin’s horses had all kinds of fun sprinting through the mud and pulling the Dewberry driver to his second day-money run of the week. Nolin zipped around Barrel 4 and then sloshed his Dentons Canada LLP rig around […]

To say Curtis Cassidy has ran into some bad luck at the Calgary Stampede would be a bit of an understatement. After a couple rounds of dud steer draws including one particularly slow animal on Day 1 — “The wrong steer at the wrong time” — the Donalda native finally cashed in and picked up […]

First, the video went wild. Then the police, politicians and officials went ballistic. The takedown and punching of that fellow by police last Friday — videoed and posted on Instagram — is now the subject of a full Calgary Police Service inquiry, which will afterward be fact-checked by the Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team, also […]

The Alberta government’s new financial incentives to attract more oil and gas drilling drew support from industry Monday, but there were fears the royalty changes may not offset dismal economic conditions and higher taxes to improve production. As part of its review of oil and gas royalties, the NDP government on Monday introduced two new programs that aim […]

But that's not stopping Pokemon Go's local fans from getting into the hunt, joining a smartphone mania that's sweeping the globe.

The first indication for a southwest Calgary home owner that anything was wrong was the man with the gun barging into her bedroom. She was in bed watching television about 12:30 a.m. Saturday when she heard someone downstairs. Thinking it was family, she called out. “This fellow opens the door with the gun pointed at […]