Новости за 29.08.2016

Crude markets will continue to be plagued by volatility in the short and medium term after suffering the biggest downturn in a generation over the past two years, according to oil company executives gathering for one of the industry’s biggest conferences in Norway. “The volatility is here to stay,” ConocoPhillips chief executive Ryan Lance said on […]

A Tory MLA says Jason Kenney doesn’t meet the standards laid out by the Progressive Conservative party for leadership candidates and could face disqualification from the race. On the weekend, the PC party board approved the rules for the leadership campaign, which officially begins on Oct. 1 and will culminate in a delegated convention next March. Among […]

Rescue crews recovered the body of a man who apparently tried to perform a BASE jump from Grotto Mountain in Kananaskis on Sunday.  Canmore RCMP says the man’s body was found early Sunday afternoon. It is the second known death in K-Country from BASE jumping in the area.

Oil investors are turning the car around. For a second week, money managers slashed bets on falling prices by a record and boosted wagers on a rally. Futures have climbed 23 per cent in less than three weeks as some OPEC members raised the possibility of an output freeze amid signs the global glut is easing. […]

Ritchie talks about bringing Shakespeare outside of the theatre and into the Lougheed House.

“Do you want to know why I hate Pokemon?” Amanda Abarca asks. “It’s because our world is already so full of distractions and this is just another way for people to escape from the real world. I feel like people are forgetting how to think bigger than themselves – like, there is a whole world […]

LGBTQ rights are human rights As a person born in this city and who has watched the changes that have taken place, no shift has been more positive or profound than our attitude toward LGBTQ people, as well as the pride movement. Established in 1990, this parade often evoked backlash and barking from those citizens […]

Don’t you just love the way government mangles the language when it wants to gloss over reality. Take Finance Minister Joe Ceci – hey, and you don’t have to bring him back — and his steadfast vow not to impose “deep cuts” or “austerity” on the public service, despite Alberta being on track to record a gigantic […]

Darryl James is shooting to qualify for the Shaw Charity Classic. That is, if he can swing. James has already teed it up twice against the PGA Tour Champions stars and is hoping to experience it all over again as the senior birdie-machines return to Canyon Meadows, but the 55-year-old has been bothered by a […]

The stats aren’t going to be there every week. At least not the ones that show up in the box score the next day. But even though the balls weren’t spinning in his direction, Marquay McDaniel still had himself a productive game. The Calgary Stampeders leading receiver made 26 catches for 300 yards even over […]

It was billed as a heavyweight showdown between the CFL’s most dominant defensive and offensive lines. When the final scorecards were delivered, the Calgary Stampeders O-line walked off the McMahon Stadium field having handed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats dD-linemen a thorough beatdown. The Ticats entered Week 10 with the most sacks of any team in the […]

DaVaris Daniels got to the sideline and started to kick himself. The Calgary Stampeders rookie receiver had just scored his first professional touchdown – a big 76-yard scamper – and what did he do with his precious souvenir football? “I lost all composure,” Daniels said after he played a big role in helping the Stamps […]

Researchers, professionals and politicians from 42 countries are gathering in Calgary this week for an international conference focused on protecting children from abuse. Members of the Calgary chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse helped organizers mark the official launch of the Congress of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect on […]

It’s the finest finish of her LPGA Tour career. And for Hamilton’s Alena Sharp, who sizzled to a fourth-place showing this week at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, it’s especially meaningful to achieve that feat on home soil. “I can’t really describe how great it feels to play this well in Canada because I have […]

Two men are in hospital after an incident at a rural house party near Okotoks early Sunday morning. Mounties out of Okotoks were called out about 3 a.m. and found the injured men outside the residence — one in critical condition and the other in serious condition. Both were rushed to hospital. Several individuals have […]

Globalfest sent its crowds off right with a fireworks and festival series finale they can be proud of, but wet weather and the economic downturn took its toll. Producer Ken Goosen said Globalfest is looking to the public for some help with a crowdfunding campaign. “To help us to continue to do the community development […]

A growing number of questionable incidents involving Calgary police threatens to erode public confidence in its sworn protectors, says a local justice expert. “It’s death by several tiny cuts,” said Doug King — a justice professor at Mount Royal University and also a former CPS research and planning analyst. With cellphones in hand and a […]

Greenside bleachers are packed, all eyes trained on one person. Who paces. Who surveys. Who, expertly, raps in the body-length putt. Brooke Henderson, It Girl of Canadian golf, is finished at the CP Women’s Open at Priddis Greens. Admirers roar – like, really roar – their approval. They dig the shot. They adore the player. […]

After three-quarters of a century, a former Calgary-based air cadet finally got to take to the skies in a glider. After navigating two wars, a 75-year career in aviation and adding a helping hand to one of Western Canada’s biggest aviation innovations, WestJet, 93-year-old Herb Spear finally got to pilot one plane he’s been waiting […]