Новости за 20.07.2016

Four men have been charged following a police investigation into two homicides, Calgary police announced Wednesday. Police have been investigating the deaths of Jason Antonio, 39, who was found dead outside his home on Manora Crescent N.E. in 2014, and Taylor Zanoni, 23, who died from gunshot wounds after an incident in the 10300 block […]

Police-reported crime in Calgary rose by 29 per cent last year, marking the largest increase in crime severity across the country, according to information released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday.  The Crime Severity Index, or CSI, in Calgary is now at its highest level since 2009. Crime in the city had dropped for 11 consecutive […]

Stop the presses! All those pickpocketing London street urchins from the British musical Oliver! have crossed the Atlantic and are now selling newspapers in Disney’s Newsies running at the Jubilee Auditorium until July 24. They’re still dreaming of food glorious food and still wreaking havoc on the wealthy and privileged. Newsies is based on the […]

A huge crowd is in place, most opposed, for a Calgary City Council committee meeting about a proposed  22-kilometre southwest transitway and BRT (bus rapid transit) project. The contentious plan would see two bus-only travel lanes installed on the west side of 14th Street S.W. to ferry passengers from downtown to areas of the southwest including […]

Police have charged two men after a liquor store robbery in which a clerk was shot and one of the culprits was hit in the head with a bat. According to police, it all started when one of the robbers hid a bottle of booze in his pants. One of the employees at the store […]

The Calgary International Film Festival wants to give an Alberta filmmaking team $50,000 to make a new short film. The festival will be partnering with BravoFACT for a pitch competition, which will have five teams from Alberta pitching their short film on Oct. 1 in front of a live audience and jury as part of the festival’s attempts to […]

Canada's cattle industry has received a $6.4 million injection from the federal government to help it market its beef brand around the globe.

More people left Calgary than moved to the city, according to 2016 census data released Wednesday. Calgary saw its population increase by 4,256 this year, bringing the population to 1.235 million, an increase of 0.36 per cent. But while Calgary saw a natural increase of 10,783 (the difference between births and deaths), net migration was […]

Despite widespread publicity and rampant rumours, the case of double-murder suspect Edward Downey should only be tried in a courtroom, his lawyer said Wednesday. Defence counsel Gavin Wolch, who along with his father, high-profile criminal lawyer Hersh Wolch, will be handling Downey’s case, made the comments following a brief first appearance by the accused before […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to set a national carbon price to cut emissions, a key message sent as Canada's provincial premiers meet to discuss how to proceed.

Canadian Pacific Railway announced Wednesday that president and chief operating officer Keith Creel will succeed Hunter Harrison as CEO, beginning July 1, 2017. The Calgary-based railway also said it has reached a three-year agreement with Harrison to stay on in a consulting role. “I’ve demonstrated my trouble with retiring in the past, so being available […]

Alberta’s government favours pipelines heading in all directions, but will it ever be in favour of the Keystone XL project? That question is more relevant today as the NDP’s efforts to increase market access for Alberta oil received some unexpected support from two corners Tuesday: the Republican Party and the Fraser Institute. In Cleveland, the Republicans adopted a […]

Analysts predict oil prices driven higher by production stoppages during the Fort McMurray wildfires in May will bolster the bottom lines of Canadian oil and gas companies as they report financial results starting this week. Western Canada Select, the benchmark price for blended oilsands bitumen, rose by 58 per cent in the three months ended […]

The man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is scheduled to appear in court today. Edward Delten Downey had not retained a lawyer when he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder last Thursday; none of the charges has been proven in court. It’s not clear how Downey knew Sara […]

A 28-year-old man was rushed to hospital in serious condition after he was shot in the abdomen in southeast Calgary Tuesday night. Sgt. Duane Lepchuk said around 11:45 p.m., police received reports of gunshots at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 44th Street S.E. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and […]

In a newly released study, we reviewed the economic consequences of insufficient pipeline capacity to ship western Canadian crude oil to refiners in the U.S. Gulf Coast and to ocean ports with access to markets overseas. Greater capacity to reach U.S. refiners via pipeline transportation would increase the profitability of producers by reducing dependence on higher-cost […]

City composting survey deemed a waste I was contacted recently by e-mail asking me if I would like to participate in a City of Calgary sponsored survey to determine the amount of “kitchen waste” that we generate. We received a complementary electronic scale and stainless steel bowl from a Vancouver-based market survey firm (like we don’t have […]

A city councillor believes relabelling single-stall washrooms across city buildings and facilities is a simple step that could make a big difference to Calgary’s LGBTQ community. Ward 11 Coun. Brian Pincott has put forward a notice of motion regarding gender-neutral washrooms that is scheduled to be discussed next week, at council’s last meeting before the […]

It was in October of 2009 that golf was reinstated as an Olympic sport. But the seed began germinating well before then for Brooke Henderson. “To be an Olympian was always a dream, since I was a little girl, but I didn’t know what sport or how I was going to do it,” said Henderson, […]

As property taxes continue to increase, Calgary’s rainy day fund has ballooned to $544 million — nearly seven times the size it was a decade ago. The fiscal stability reserve, which covers emergencies, one-time expenses and significant revenue drops, has grown from just $80 million in 2006 to more than half a billion dollars at […]

Dave Dickenson knew there would be some tough decisions to make when Calgary Stampeders training camp came to a close about a month ago. One of the toughest — thanks to a bulging receiver depth chart and needs elsewhere on the roster — ending up being sending 25-year-old pass-catcher Greg Wilson to the practice roster […]

If it takes a maniac to hurdle fire, crawl through mud and slide down a 15-metre waterslide, Calgary has more than its fair share. The Rugged Maniac race, which last year drew some 4,000 adventurous competitors to the obstacle-laden five-kilometre course, is returning to Calgary on July 30, transforming Spruce Meadows into a maze of tunnels, trampolines, […]

Ty Pozzobon schools angry 725-kilogram bulls for a living. But he remains a sentimental guy at heart. So when he discovered his professional bull riding gear was stolen from his parents’ vehicle as they stopped for dinner in Calgary during the Stampede last week, his first thought was for the boot ties that his father had […]

Quarterback controversies are for the fans and the media. For a football team, it’s not a fun situation. While the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-3) don’t quite have one on their hands just yet — the fanbase would love it if there was one — the Calgary Stampeders (1-1-1) are hoping Drew Willy doesn’t quiet the […]

Calgary police took several people into custody Tuesday who they believe to be responsible for at least two homicides, Postmedia has learned. While details are scarce, sources say at least one man is expected to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder. It’s believed the killings took place during a fight over the city’s lucrative […]