Новости за 03.08.2016

Trinidad Drilling Ltd. said a recent dip in oil prices has not slowed down an upswing in interest from customers seeking rigs in several resource plays in Alberta and Texas. The Calgary-based company said Wednesday the boost in customer inquiries is encouraging, but it doesn’t expect a significant jump in drilling activity until there is a sustained […]

The comedian considered responsible for Bill Cosby’s epic downfall is scheduled to perform Calgary. Hannibal Buress will be bringing The Hannibal Montanabal Experience to MacEwan Hall on Oct. 23. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Buress’s “rapist joke” about Cosby, which he told in Oct. of 2014 during a performance in Philadelphia, was captured on video […]

Officers are looking for a man in connection with an October bank robbery in southwest Calgary.

Trinidad Drilling Ltd. says it generated more revenue from standby fees for rigs not in use and cancelling client contracts than what it actually does: drilling.

A man has been charged in connection with a crash on Memorial Drive that claimed the life of a woman, and sent another to hospital with critical injuries last month.

An 18-year-old man has died in hospital after being rescued Monday from a near drowning in Park Lake provincial park just north of Lethbridge.

Enbridge Inc. and partner companies have struck a US$2-billion deal to buy about one-third ownership in a pipeline system that will carry crude oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Calgary-based Enbridge will provide US$1.5 billion to its affiliate Enbridge Energy Partners, which will acquire a 27.6 per cent […]

There’s no question that cheese is a crowd pleaser – make one of these three easy, cheesy recipes at your next gathering, and we guarantee that your friends and family will be eating it up! Fresh broccolini is paired with a rich Camembert custard in a flaky crust in our Broccolini and Camembert Tart. The […]

Jeremie Battaglia’s synchronized-swimming documentary Perfect is full of images of endurance and pain. There are segments involving nagging injuries, demanding coaches and bitter disappointment. It delves into the prickly politics of international adjudication and its inherent biases. All of which should be enough to convince even the most clueless of viewers that the young women on the Canadian synchronized swimming team […]

An NDP proposal to limit political parties’ election campaign spending might have a folksy air about it, but it would be a serious blow to democracy. Calgary-Shaw MLA Graham Sucha, who talks about “getting big money out of politics,” has forwarded a motion to a legislative committee stating that campaign costs should be capped at $1.6 million […]

Saying goodbye to the Tragically Hip Re: “Celebration and grief combine,” Eric Volmers, Opinion, Aug. 2. After seeing the Tragically Hip one last time, Eric Volmers put into words what I couldn’t, when reflecting that “we saw the past and present of the Hip, and maybe felt a pang of grief for a future lost.” For […]

Not since the early days of Social Credit have Albertans experienced an ideological government. Back then, William (Bible Bill) Aberhart was as surprised to win the 1935 election as was the NDP three generations later.  After settling into power, he got down to implementing Social Credit. He issued prosperity certificates, an illegal currency critics mocked […]

Madison Potts died in one of her favourite places  — her own backyard. The six-year-old who craved the outdoors, rain or shine, was found face down in a water-filled dugout on her family’s property in Lethbridge Monday. Despite the desperate efforts of her family and EMS, the little girl died at the Chinook Regional Hospital […]

Aaron Crawford is getting good at this part. For the third consecutive summer, the Calgary-raised golfer was one of the success stories in the last-chance qualifier for ATB Financial Classic.

Florence Diehl celebrated reaching 100 years old on Tuesday, while managing to hold on to a spirit and independence that has lasted her a century. Wearing a colourful dress, surrounded by a garden that she still tends to herself, and happily chatting away to her friends and family with seemingly perfect hearing, Diehl is still […]

It was another busy long weekend at Lake Louise, but thunderstorms and rain kept the crowds at bay — at least until it got warmer on Monday. The iconic destination in Banff National Park has been overflowing with visitors this summer. “It was another very busy weekend,” said Travis Wert, acting visitor experience manager for Parks […]

Alberta’s hail-fighting pilots prevented an average of three storms a day from delivering huge hail this summer — one of their busiest years ever.  The Alberta Severe Weather Management Society’s team of 11 pilots, aided by three meteorologists on the ground, flies directly into the fiercest storm cells to break up hail. Their efforts often […]

A grizzly bear that was relocated for damaging a chicken coop and eating two hens near Cochrane has been killed by the province after it returned to the same yard and ate more chickens. The male bear, which was one of two bears relocated at the end of June, returned to the area on July 10. “All of the chickens were missing and there was […]

It was a memorable day trip into the woods for Calgarian Steve Hyde — his motorhome got stuck, he had a heart attack, a search crew helping him drove off a cliff, he got a ride in a medical helicopter and the RCMP babysat his kids. Hyde recently headed to the Crowsnest Pass with his […]

It won't come cheap, but Calgary Police Service is ready to shop around for a new armoured rescue vehicle — the request for proposals to supply, deliver and maintain a new one is out there now.

Alberta farmers who have seen their fields pummeled by hailstones in 2016 are on track to break an all-time record for crop insurance claims.

A Lacombe man is facing a charge of counselling to commit murder. Red Deer RCMP say they received information on April 28 that led them to open an investigation into Robert John Bjorkman, 51, of Lacombe and eventually resulted in his arrest on the charge on July 28. Red Deer RCMP aren’t releasing further details because […]

Sunshine Village in Banff National Park is making it easier for visitors to enjoy one of the largest alpine flower meadows in the world.

Wildlife officials in Banff National Park are tracking a young female member of the troubled Bow Valley wolf pack after she has repeatedly shown aggressive behaviour toward campers. In the past few nights, the collared female wolf has been going into the Two Jack Main and Two Jack Lakeside campgrounds. Officials she has received a number of “food rewards” after getting into garbage left by campers. “She’s displaying some […]

The Crown has upped the charge against a city woman accused in the death of her disabled adult daughter. Defence lawyer Andre Ouellette appeared in provincial court Tuesday on behalf of Patricia Couture, where he was informed a new allegation of criminal negligence causing death has been laid against his client. Couture had been facing […]