Новости за 08.08.2016

One of Canada’s oldest oilsands projects, shut down during the wildfires in Fort McMurray, will remain closed until benchmark oil prices rise above US$50 per barrel, its operator said Monday. The Hangingstone thermal oilsands project, operated by Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. since 1999, was shuttered in May as a precaution when staff were evacuated […]

A group of dissident bond investors fighting Twin Butte Energy Ltd.’s plan to sell itself vowed to oppose the deal in court if it’s approved in a stakeholder vote because the accord puts stock owners ahead of bondholders. The proposed sale to Reignwood Group Co. and Horizon Holding Group is “fundamentally unfair” because it doesn’t […]

November is usually when the hibernatin’ begins in earnest around these parts, but a pair of Calgary concert announcements will likely have people rethinking their plans. First up is American reggae, ska-pop act Dirty Heads, who will be hitting town Nov. 7 for an all-ages MacEwan Ballroom show. Tickets are $30 (plus service charges) and go […]

The Alberta Motor Association says it has fired one of its executives after an alleged fraud. The AMA says in a statement released today that the dismissal took place after what it calls an exhaustive internal investigation that revealed alleged irregular financial activity. The organization has not released the name of the executive or the […]

The National Energy Board is set to begin public hearings Monday into the Energy East Pipeline in New Brunswick, a province where the prospect of oil and gas development has led to fierce, and sometimes violent, protest in the past. A three-member panel tasked with deciding the fate of the controversial $15.7-billion development will start […]

Steven Ogg likes to play a joke on Walking Dead fans. The Calgary-born actor has only been seen in one episode of the AMC juggernaut so far, but it remains one of the most talked-about episodes in the history of modern television. As the right-hand man of a new villain named Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Ogg’s […]

Doggone it, canine dental work is pricy  Re: “Dental fees are a pain,” Editorial, July 12. There have been recent stories in the news about dental costs in Alberta. As bad as it is for people, it is worse for dogs. I have a 14-year-old dog that was in need of dental work — a cleaning and some teeth […]

You have to hand it to politicians, when it comes to sheer gall, they can’t be matched. Wise men say you always remember your first kiss, your first job and your first grey hair. Well, I’m adding a fourth line item — those relentless ads Stephen Harper’s merry lot foisted upon us each day from every […]

It has all the markings of a clash of the teenage titans. When Brooke Henderson, Canada’s 18-year-old golf sensation, and 19-year-old New Zealander Lydia Ko tee off at this year’s Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Calgary’s Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club, the two will be packing a lot of world-class hardware.

Tegan Carmichael was marking a milestone this weekend, taking part for the fifth year in a row in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. Her participation in the “golden helmet year” of the annual fundraising event came just a week after undergoing surgery to remove a small tumour at the base of her skull. Apart from […]

Since launching in Canada last month, Pokemon Go has become a nationwide phenomenon. But Pokemon trainers have drawn the outrage of politicians and members of Canada’s military for hunting “pocket monsters” at war memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada posted a tweet on Saturday asking those playing the popular game to “Please be respectful and refrain from playing Pokemon […]

Members of Canada’s Armed Forces came to Peacekeepers Park to pay tribute to fallen comrades on Sunday. The 14th annual Peacekeepers Day ceremony honours every Canadian peacekeeper killed in the line of duty. The event is held every year in Peacekeepers Park on the Sunday before Aug. 9 in remembrance of “The Buffalo Nine,” the […]

Jody Fischer does the exact opposite of what every pilot is trained to do. Every summer, he and his 11 fellow flyers at Weather Modification Inc. fly into major storm cells to prevent the largest, most destructive hail from falling to Earth. And the team has had a busy season, with Alberta seeing record-breaking rain […]

It was exactly what veteran Calgary cop Sgt. Katrina O’Reilly had wanted to see — new Ukrainian mountain bike patrol officers making an impact on the public. While Olympics-bound athletes were being announced on a stage in Kiev last month, people from the crowd kept stopping the officers to chat them up and get pictures taken with […]

Police are investigating a suspicious death in the northeast community of Crescent Heights after finding a body early Sunday morning.  Sgt. Kelly Todd said police were called at about 12:40 a.m. to check on the welfare of someone in the 300 block of 1st Avenue N.E. When police arrived, they found a person dead.  Building […]