Новости за 24.08.2016

A severe storm that swept through southern Alberta and Saskatchewan last month caused almost $65 million in insured damages, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. The storm, which happened in the third week of July, caused heavy rainfall and large hail in Lethbridge, localized flash flooding in Calgary, and dumped more than 60 mm […]

Red Deer RCMP laid additional charges and seized a home and "significant property" Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing fraud investigation.

Sure, the parade is the most colourful and well-attended event of Calgary Pride, but there’s a lot to see in the week leading up to the march down 9th Avenue.

The lawyer of the man accused of slaying a city woman and her five-year-old daughter is seeking further disclosure of evidence.

Okotoks RCMP are investigating after they seized 10 marijuana plants being grown in flower pots on Crown land over the weekend.

A woman was assaulted by a large group of people Saturday night, say Okotoks RCMP, who are looking for suspects and working to determine a motive.

In the rolling country of central British Columbia, Michael LeBourdais’s Whispering Pines Indian Band is looking forward to a cash injection from a new pipeline proposed by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP. He’ll be seeking compensation for his band if it doesn’t go through. Meanwhile, 400 kilometers away near the pipeline’s terminus in Vancouver, the […]

Cnooc Ltd. posted its first-ever half-year loss as crude's plunge and writedowns on assets, including Canadian oil sands, destroyed profit at China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer.

A new study is raising doubts about the environmental benefits of Canada’s ambitions to export liquefied natural gas. The C.D. Howe Institute released a report Wednesday that concluded that Canada’s LNG exports could reduce carbon emissions in parts of Asia, but would likely increase emissions in the majority of other potential markets. The development of […]

An Alberta government spokesperson says a U.S. hunter who posted a video of himself baiting and then killing a bear with a spear will not face charges. The spokesperson with Alberta Justice said the investigation into the video, posted on YouTube in June by hunter Josh Bowmar, is done and there was no evidence to […]

There are still Pokémon on the go, so here are some fresh spots to catch them all.

Calgary Night Market; Friday, Aug. 26, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. At Central Memorial Park The penultimate market of the season goes Friday. As has been the case since June, the fun will include vendors, buskers and a whole lot of food. New to the event, now that summer is fading, will be the arrival […]

Peace Bridge is cause of another irritant Re: “Jaywalking spurs new crosswalk,” Aug. 23. So, one more irritant to add to the list of negative consequences already associated with the Peace Bridge, another traffic stop on busy Memorial Drive. The city has determined that there is a jaywalking problem as people try to access the […]

In the ancient tale of Narcissus, a handsome young man spurns a lady and leaves her heartbroken. This infuriates the gods, who decide to punish his carelessness. Soon after, Narcissus walks by a lake and is consumed by thirst. As he bends down to sip water, he spots his reflection and falls in love with […]

Canada has no shortage of purposeful provincial premiers, including Christy Clark in British Columbia. Her Liberal government’s handling of the climate change file deserves the attention of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley when it comes to balancing good intentions with economic realities. B.C. struck a blue-ribbon committee of environmentalists, academics and business leaders in May 2015 […]

Their careers have run parallel to one another, intersecting at different moments, and now Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas have hitched their wagons together for an extensive North American Tour. The Honda Civic Tour: Future Now, which touches down in Calgary for a Saturday night Saddledome show, pairs the former Disney stars for a night […]

Fall can sometimes feel like an exhausting whirlwind of back to school and back to the grind. Which makes it the best time to plan a long weekend getaway to Calgary — check out the great culinary scene, sip some artisanal cocktails, ride a bike along the Bow River, and do a little shopping at the biggest mall in the city.

After getting brutally beaten by four men — one wielding an aluminum baseball bat — Christopher Darryl is still physically hurt, and his small business is suffering, too.

Calgary’s first openly transgender city council candidate launched a historic campaign this week. Longtime human-rights advocate Amelia Marie Newbert registered Monday to run against incumbent Coun. Evan Woolley in his downtown ward. “Our city has an amazing breadth of diversity, and continues to blossom and expand on a yearly basis,” she said. “I think it’s […]

Job seekers at Tuesday’s career fair at the Saddledome may have been worried about freakishly large lines from previous fairs this, but the scene on the Stampede grounds was a fairly relaxed one. The annual job fair usually attracts hundreds of applicants every year to fill up to 300 permanent, part-time positions at the Saddledome. […]

The Calgary Zoo on Tuesday launched a project to save an endangered species of prairie owl, hoping to increase the birds’ chances of surviving the winter. Wild populations of the burrowing owl, native to Alberta, have declined 90 per cent since the 1990s. Fifteen owlets will spend nine months total at the zoo before being re-released […]

There are no winners in the death of Anthony Heffernan at the hands of a cop, Calgary’s police union boss says.

Suzann Pettersen chuckles when the notion of any advantage comes up. Just because she won this event, the Canadian Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club, back in 2009 doesn’t give her much of a leg up. “You still have to be on top of your game and do your preparations,” pointed out […]

Black gloves – the genuine articles, not some dainty golf versions – are thoughtfully offered. Without hesitation, standing greenside, she tugs them on. Then Brooke Henderson, somehow doing more smiling than shivering, admits that, yes, she is really uncomfortable. So is everyone else. This is a blustery mess of a morning at Priddis Greens Golf […]

Taylor Reed knows all about Zach Collaros. Tommie Campbell couldn’t pick him out of a two-man lineup. But both Calgary Stampeders defenders will have their hands full with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback this Sunday (5 p.m. at McMahon Stadium, TSN, News Talk 770). Reed, Collaros’ teammate in the Steel City for the past two seasons […]