Новости за 06.08.2016

Following an unseasonably rainy July, Albertans are in for another wetter than usual month. “Nature seems stuck in a pattern that she just wont give up,” said David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada. Alberta has already had 26 mm of rain since the start of the month, with an average of 57 mm of […]

When Dom and Steph Kazmierczak set out to buy a new home, part of the criteria was they wanted to move to a community that was mature. An area where the elements making it convenient and enjoyable were either already in place or a short wait away. That meant staying put in Auburn Bay, where […]

It’s no secret many Calgarians are suffering due to the economic downturn, so anything that can bring a little cheer to their lives is to be celebrated. That’s certainly the case with the Arts and Culture Pass program, which has been expanded to allow more people of limited means to enjoy performances and other events. The […]

Lana Bulger’s barley and hay farm in southern Alberta is a sprawling expanse of green fields scarred by a dirt road that leads to a swath of cleared land where a natural gas well is surrounded by a steel fence. Like any other private landowner sitting on top of oil and gas fields in the province, Bulger had no choice but […]

A man is dead after the car he was driving crashed into a tree in Airdrie Friday evening. Police and paramedics were called to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Lake Boulevard and Yankee Valley Boulevard shortly after 8 p.m. A black corvette was travelling eastbound on Yankee Valley Boulevard when it turned […]

Hal Borland wrote that to know trees is to understand the meaning of patience and to know grass is to understand persistence, but in Iceland to know a tree is to understand both patience and persistence. On our first evening in Iceland, a friendly waiter in the tiny Icelandic town of Stykkishólmur asked where my […]

The news took Canada’s investment community by surprise Thursday night. Calgary’s FirstEnergy Capital Corp. — the firm founded by Jim Davidson, Murray Edwards, Brett Wilson and Rick Grafton — is being sold to another independent dealer, GMP Capital Inc. of Toronto, for $98.6 million. The announced structure of the deal — $58.9 million in GMP shares […]

There’s nothing like a cold beer on a hot day — except maybe a cold beer made close to home, from people who are seriously passionate about what they do. It’s no secret to Calgary beer aficionados that the province’s craft beer scene is booming. With that in mind, here’s the lowdown on a few […]

Sauvignon Blanc is like an exuberant friend — it brings life to the party and makes a lasting impression. The zippy white grape’s lineage tracks back to Bordeaux in France, where it’s a key component of white Bordeaux — yep, they make whites there, too. Sauvignon Blanc is often paired with the more neutral, fuller-bodied Semillon. Sauvignon […]

I work my way southeast, down rut-riddled back roads, past umpteen canola fields exploding in yellow blooms, beside abandoned homesteads beaten and broken by a thousand prairie storms, and, eventually, four hours later, roll into the gravel parking lot at the Etzikom Museum and Historic Windmill Centre. Like most of the roads I’ve travelled down […]

It is by far Eugene Brave Rock’s biggest role to date. Unfortunately, he can’t talk about it. The actor and stuntman, who grew up in the Kainai First Nation in Alberta, spent five months in London on the secretive set of DC’s upcoming mega-budgeted superhero flick Wonder Woman. The Internet Movie Database generically identifies his character as “Chief” […]

The German chancellor Otto von Bismarck once unfavourably compared the making of laws with sausage making. His quip was that it was better not to see the ingredients that go into either.    That caveat should be applied to other aspects of governance, such as how our tax dollars are spent in ways that are […]

Our leaders are missing in action Re: “Alberta jobless rate at highest level in 22 years, Calgary’s unemployment highest among cities,” Herald online, Aug 5. I cannot imagine how unemployed Canadians must be feeling today after release of the dismal jobs and trade figures. Over 70,000 full-time jobs lost, exports down significantly in spite of […]

By Graham Sucha Re: “A blow to democracy,” Editorial, Aug. 3. I am privileged to be a member of a committee of MLAs from all political parties who are working together to modernize Alberta election laws to improve our democracy and to take big money out of politics. Last year, our government met one of […]

A Calgary man remains behind bars in Turkey after being arrested in July. Davud Hanci was detained by officials who accuse him of being involved in the July 15 failed coup attempt. He is being held until trial, according to friends who base their information on Turkish media accounts. “The court decided he will be held until […]

It was an unmitigated catastrophe. Legions of troops flooded towards the enemy dugouts, expecting an easy rout of the Germans they had just bombarded. Instead, they were met by rounds of machine-gun, rifle and artillery fire. The first day of the Battle of Somme ended with 60,000 casualties. No Canadian troops were involved in the […]

Lawyers will have to determine the facts jurors found to convict three men in the swarming death of Calgary man Lukas Strasser-Hird before their sentencing can take place. Crown and defence lawyers appeared in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench Friday for what was supposed to be the scheduling of a sentencing hearing for the trio. […]

The gloomy clouds that have been hanging over the city could be a metaphor for all that’s wrong in Calgary these days. The unemployment rate, at 8.6 per cent, is the highest among cities listed by Statistics Canada. Real estate has gone the other way, with home sales dropping for the 20th consecutive month. We’ve had so much rain lately we’re […]

The person found floating on the Bow River Friday appeared to have drowned after a rafting accident, Calgary police said. The body was found 110 metres west of the Peace Bridge around 2 p.m. by a passerby who was attending a family picnic. Fire crews helped pull the person out of the water. Police said the […]

Minor soccer associations in Calgary and Edmonton representing tens of thousands of players and officials say the lapsing of a contract to cover the $15 per-person screening could cut deeply into their bottom lines.

“I play the same numbers every week. I come to the same store to buy my tickets. I stick with what I know.” On Friday morning, Jesus Ajoste has already made his regular stop at a 7-Eleven store in the city’s southwest, well aware that the Lotto Max jackpot for later in the day is $60 […]

As Alberta’s economy continues to falter, demand at the Calgary Food Bank is skyrocketing towards levels that are “worse than Christmas.” The number of clients who have used the service in one way or another is at a staggering 157,000 in the span from September 2015 to July 2016, up from 130,361 just a year […]

Convicted serial rapist James Alexander Parent has been released in Calgary, police said Friday, despite being at high risk to offend again.  Parent’s convictions include the 1987 sexual assault of a woman inside her Calgary home. He stormed into the house wearing a mask and gloves, holding a knife to the victim’s throat and threatening […]

If he can gut out a victory at the 2016 ATB Financial Classic at Country Hills, it wouldn’t be the first time that an injured Tyler McCumber mugged for the cameras after a trophy presentation. This time, of course, would be a little different. McCumber’s father, Mark, was a longtime fixture and 10-time winner on […]

When you’ve been defying the odds for as long as Foothills FC, there’s not much that’s going to faze you. Not even a championship game against one of the Premier Development League’s longtime powerhouses is going to cause the Calgary squad to lose much sleep. They know that what they’re doing works. Of course they […]