Новости за 21.08.2016

Where is Keanu Reeves when you need him? One man is in custody after stealing a Calgary Transit shuttle bus and leading police on a short chase.  Police said the bus-jacking happened shortly after 10:00 a.m. when the driver of the bus came to a stop on Shawville Gate S.E,. near the Someset-Bridlewood LRT station. Calgary […]

Emmanuel Guardado had always dreamed of starting his own food business, but it was only when he lost his job in the oil-and-gas industry that he decided to dive in. “I got laid off from my job and figured, what better time to do a food truck?” he said. Seeing almost no food options in […]

Haida Gwaii's beauty attracts visitors seeking solitude and natural beauty.

One man is dead and another was airlifted to hospital suffering serious injuries following a vehicle rollover near Black Diamond Saturday evening. Paramedics were called to Hwy. 543 near 64 St. in the M.D. of Foothills about 6:30 p.m., where a pickup truck headed westbound had rolled, crossing the opposing lanes of traffic and ending […]

We don’t often get the opportunity for do-overs in life. We are, however, given plenty of chances for make-betters or improve-upons or even apologize-fors. In the case of Calgary’s inaugural Country Thunder music festival there were two such opportunities remaining after Friday’s rocky start. In the paper, on social media and elsewhere, the event and […]

In a perfect world, a fair world, Eric Rogers would be on the football field making plays for the San Francisco 49ers. Instead, the 25-year-old receiver, who lit up the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders in his lone full season north of the border, is sitting in a Pensacola, Fla., hotel room, a […]

The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour said he is concerned with remarks by Immigration minister John McCallum regarding Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. During a closed-door consultation on immigration, Gil McGowan of the AFL said McCallum discussed changes to the TFW program, potentially easing regulations requiring a labour market impact assessment before […]

One man is dead after a pick-up truck struck a bridge abutment east of Chestermere. At 11:15am, EMS from Chestermere, Langdon Fire, and Strathmore RCMP responded to a call on westbound Trans Canada Highway and the Highway 797 underpass for a single motor vehicle collision. On arrival, paramedics found a west bound pick-up truck had left the highway and […]

For four days only, WinSport is turning Canada Olympic Park into a giant slip n’ slide. Riding on an inflatable tube, the “The Plunge” takes would-be dare devils on a 246-meter-long ride reaching speeds up to 30 km/h. Originally dubbed the “Pride Slide”, The Plunge was scheduled to open as part of Calgary’s Pride Week […]

A family of four are in need of a new home after fire ravaged their northeast Calgary house Saturday. “The house is a total loss,” said Battalion Chief John Cherweniuk of the Calgary Fire Department. “It’s gone. It’s done.”  Thick black smoke and fierce flames engulfed the home on Falton Rise, in Falconridge, at around […]

Calgary Vespa enthusiasts, and Vespa owners across Canada, took to the streets to share their love for the quirky scooter with a 70-km ride to commemorate the birth of a scooter legend.  Calgary organizer Darren WardWard said his love affair with scooters started when he was just a kid. He now owns ten scooters, eight of them […]

The Olympic Games were a roaring success for this country. Our athletes started the medal haul early (thanks, Penny!) and kept them coming for two weeks. With the world set to say good-bye to the Games for another four years, we decided to hand out a few medals of our own. While the actual medals […]

With the tragic death of 5-year-old Taliyah Marsman earlier this summer, the second annual Nathan O’Brien Superhero Sports Decathlon, in honour of the slain Calgary boy, seemed even more important. The similarities between the cases — the days-long Amber Alert, the frantic search leading to rural fields outside the city — made it all feel […]

Being the savvy businessman he is, Brad Treliving maintains a system of checks and balances. But the Calgary Flames general manager also knows a good investment when he sees one. Given Sean Monahan’s production rate over his first three National Hockey League seasons, his quickly established status in the professional hockey world, and his career […]

It was supposed to be the rubber match. A cling-to-the-edge-of-your-seat thrill ride between the CFL’s top heavyweights. A 60-minute (or more) battle for first place. But the Calgary Stampeders ended all of the intrigue early on Friday night. They sucked the life out of largely empty BC Place by scoring on the opening drive as […]