Новости за 19.07.2016

Reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada has become an official policy of the Republican party in the 2016 election, with its inclusion in the platform that's just been approved at the national convention.

Kinder Morgan Inc. is “a lot closer” to meeting British Columbia’s conditions for the company’s Trans Mountain crude oil pipeline expansion, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said. “They’re working very hard,” Bennett said in an interview in Calgary. “And frankly, they’re going to get there.” Kinder Morgan in May won approval from Canada’s National Energy Board […]

About a dozen environmental groups from across the country are urging the Alberta government to abandon a draft plan for the recovery of woodland caribou. The groups say a proposal to fence in 100 square kilometres of forest for pregnant females would lead to predators and other animals such as deer, elk and moose being […]

WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s new overseas route to London will be profitable in its first year of operation in spite of recent problems with reliability and on-time performance, CEO Gregg Saretsky said Tuesday.

An animal rescue in Calgary is saddened that a pair of culprits stole up to $200 worth of donations of empty bottles during a time when charities are in desperate need of funds, and even went to great lengths to avoid detection.

Charges have been laid against a Calgary man in the aftermath of a 67-year-old woman being struck and killed by a vehicle in a crosswalk. The incident happened March 17, about 10:15 p.m., at the intersection of 8 Ave. and 47 St. S.E. While the woman was crossing 8 Ave. she was hit by the […]

Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd said the NDP government remains confident that oil prices will continue to rise despite a recent slump that has sparked worries about a new downward trend for energy. In June, the price of benchmark West Texas Intermediate topped US$50 a barrel for the first time in a year, but the price has fallen […]

Jose Gonzalez and four other artists to check out at this weekend's festival.

Almost nine out of 10 Canadians would like to see legislation enacted that could lead to severe fines or jail time for scalpers caught using “bots” to buy concert tickets online then resell them at a higher price.  Those are the findings of a new survey released by Insights West Tuesday. The online survey of a […]

As the U.S. presidential election shifts into a new phase with Donald Trump becoming the official Republican candidate — and Hillary Clinton set to do the same for the Democrats later this summer — angst is growing about what it will mean for free trade and Canada. A wave of protectionism is spreading around the world, as was seen in last […]

It’s one of the soggiest Stampedes on record, with both rain and the economy keeping people at home. Attendance was down dramatically over the 10-day event, with 1,088,039 coming through the turnstiles. That’s the lowest number of visitors in 22 years. It would have been worse if not for the $5 entry and half-price rodeo […]

Given that the Notley government is in many ways banking on a recovery in natural resource revenue, it’s highly unlikely that they’re simultaneously hatching a scheme to sabotage the oil and gas industry.  It may prove to be the case that their policies are detrimental to the industry and ultimately make Alberta less competitive. By […]

There is an unmistakable edginess in Calgary these days when it comes to the Alberta government’s climate policy because there is a lack of confidence that the government understands the key factors businesses need to make investment decisions. This unease was not helped by the oilsands advisory panel that was named last week, which included some good choices but […]

Oh. Hey. Look. The sun has come out to play. Finally. Knocking on every wooden object within reach, we’ll hope that it sticks around for the rest of the week and blesses the city’s second greatest (in calendar only) outdoor show on Earth with the wetless weather that it requires. Yes, it’s time for the […]

Mounties say a man who fell out of a canoe on Moraine Lake has died. Lake Louise first responders were called to the scene around 4 p.m. Monday, where they found an unresponsive male, RCMP said in a written statement. The man was taken to shore, where crews tried to revive him. He was flown […]

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The kids wear T-shirts of royal blue, turquoise and neon green, the colours signifying where, and with whom, they should be throughout the day. Some are at play on an outside jungle gym, while others gather inside classrooms to peer under microscopes and build cars out of cardboard. For Erin Dumenko, it’s both a familiar […]

CJAY 92 radio host Gerry Forbes has raised $27,000 to cover the funeral costs for five-year-old Taliyah Marsman and her mother Sara Baillie, surpassing his original goal of $15,000. Marsman was found dead last Thursday after a three-day-long Amber Alert search. Her mother had been found dead in her apartment on Monday that week. Edward […]

Your therapist will tell you communication is the key to life. Your football coach will tell you it’s the key to cutting through defences like a knife. Quietly, the CFL took steps to improve the communication between play-caller and quarterback this off-season, kiboshing the radio cut-off that used to kick in with 10 seconds remaining […]

Police have charged two Medicine Hat men in connection with credit card fraud after they allegedly fled officers attempting to stop their vehicle. Police said the men used bank cards with no financial labelling and manually entered credit card numbers into point of sale terminals at multiple local businesses. James Robert Stuart, 27, was charged with breach […]

The Great Divide Trail, an informal hiking route high in the Rockies through Alberta and British Columbia, is taking a major step forward as a volunteer group keeps working to get it recognized as an official trail. On Wednesday, 27 volunteers will head down to the Dutch Creek area in southern Alberta for a week to start building a new section of the trail. “We have […]

A Calgary pilot who died Sunday when his airplane crashed during the Cold Lake Air Show is being remembered by his peers in the aviation community as a selfless person and a “true friend” who loved flying and would go out of his way to help others. Bruce Evans, a geologist who kept his T-28 […]

Call it the Bomber bug. And it has Micah Johnson feeling blue. Or maybe it’s green. Either way, the month of July has not been kind to 6-foot-2, 277-pound Calgary Stampeders defensive tackle. After falling ill just prior to the Week 2 game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Canada Day and spending much of […]

Calgary Stampede attendance drops, but they're happy with the turnout they got given the weather

Father of murder victim speaks out as police announce second-degree murder charge laid in his son's case