Новости за 01.09.2016

Hikers heading into Banff and Waterton Lakes national parks are being asked to follow some seasonal restrictions on several backcountry trails due to grizzly bear activity. Starting Thursday until further notice, there’s a group of four restriction for hikers on Larch Valley, Eiffel Lakes, Consolation Lakes and Paradise Valley trails in the Lake Louise area. “This is the […]

It had the potential to be a prickly subject. And then a proud subject. All before Calgary Flames centre Mikael Backlund, reconnecting over coffee earlier this week with a childhood chum, had drained his java. “We were catching up and he asked me about World Cup,” said Backlund, snubbed when Team Sweden named its initial […]

The Original Joe’s, State & Main and Elephant & Castle restaurant-bar chains will be acquired later this year by Cara Operations Ltd., which sees an opportunity to increase its presence in Western Canada. Under transactions announced Thursday, Cara will pay $93 million for a majority stake in Original Joe’s Franchise Group Inc., which will remain […]

Calgary police say the body of a man was found in an alley in southeast Calgary this morning. Police were called at about 8:15 a.m. about the body, which was located in the 2700 block of 41 A Ave. S.E., near Ogden Road. The homicide unit is investigating the death, which police say is being treated […]

The mornings are distinctly chilly. And it’s only a matter of time before the landscape is painted with Jack Frost’s black brush. Now before you reach for the gin, consider gardens can be almost as beautiful in the fall and winter as they are in spring and summer. Almost. Take a page from the studied […]

The German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) had an immeasurable influence on modern theatre. His practice of drawing the audience’s attention to the artificial nature of live performance via such elements as harsh lighting, minimal stage sets and spoken stage directions was designed to prevent spectators from getting too passive, too complacent and too comfortable. Lucky […]

It’s a week with two 10-year milestones: the return of Honens laureate Minsoo Sohn and the anniversary of Eve Hell and the Razors.

Alberta’s public school system has seen spending increase by more than 70 per cent in the last decade, even though enrolment has grown by only 11 per cent over the same period, says a study released by the Fraser Institute. But teachers are adamant much of that is due to infrastructure spending and population growth […]

Calgary police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man sought by investigators for allegedly harassing his former employer.  CPS say the man, known to use a number of different aliases, is wanted in connection with an ongoing criminal harassment and extortion investigation.  The man, who has a strong Irish accent, goes by […]

Everyone’s heard the tragic stories.  A young athlete collapses on the hockey ice or basketball court. “Sudden Cardiac Death,” the coroner rules, often caused by a congenital heart defect that went unnoticed. This same condition can happen at any age, though in later years, lifestyle factors may be the cause, rather than a birth defect. […]

There is power in our hands more than we realize. Inside of our palms and finger pads are swirling circles of energy, known as nerve ganglia, or in the Yoga world as ‘Chakras.’ We often hear about the seven main chakra centres which run up the length of our spines and up through the crown of […]

The German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) had an immeasurable influence on modern theatre. His practice of drawing the audience’s attention to the artificial nature of live performance via such elements as harsh lighting, minimal stage sets and spoken stage directions was designed to prevent spectators from getting too passive, too complacent and too comfortable. Lucky […]

The dreaded or eagerly anticipated (it depends on whom you ask) first day of school is almost here. But whatever your feelings on the matter, it’s important to approach the task with a sense of renewal. Scrub Ready Fit in with both the rugby players and the fashionistas with this Stussy pocket rugby shirt. The […]

The NDP is encountering opposition to its revamped tax on beer, but we hope the fuss will soon fizzle out. The latest challenge comes from a high-end Calgary beer importer that has filed a complaint under an interprovincial trade treaty. Consumers are having to pay a higher price for some of their suds under the new system, […]

The NDP’s wishful thinking Re: “Health, education must be protected,” Joe Ceci, Opinion, Aug. 31. So Premier Rachel Notley and Finance Minister Joe Ceci don’t want to inflict pain on Albertans by reducing government spending — a laudable goal, but wishful thinking.  Here’s how it works. Revenues are in the tank and are likely to be […]

He sat opposite, the prime minister of Canada, trying in vain to squeeze one more drop of water from a clearly empty bottle. It remains my abiding memory of Stephen Harper, for, in a strange way, it sums up the man and his approach to life, politics and power. He was back in the Calgary […]

The Calgary Hitmen unveiled new home and away jerseys for the 2016-17 Western Hockey League season on Wednesday.

Age is just a number.

The premise seems straightforward enough.

The number of overdose deaths in Alberta connected to fentanyl continues to climb, with this year's numbers looking to beat last year's, which was the dangerous street drug’s deadliest to date.

Not so far from where he grew up and where his love of cycling was fostered, Ryder Hesjedal will attempt to put another notch on his belt before time runs out.

In so many sports, the transition to life after competition can be a nightmare for athletes.

For the first time in who-knows-how-long, the Calgary Dinos aren’t the favourites heading into a Canada West football season.

A Calgary police officer was injured during the arrests of a woman being sought for bank robbery and her boyfriend in the city’s northeast on Monday. Both now face a long list of charged, including resisting arrest. Police allege the man picked up with Interman, Clayton McKay, broke a female officer’s ankle in the scuffle. Interman, […]

Grey’s Anatomy actress Sandra Oh and acclaimed Canadian director Kim Nguyen have been confirmed as guests for this year’s Calgary International Film Festival. Oh, a Golden Globe winner and five-time Emmy nominee, is scheduled to attend the screening of Canadian director Ann Marie Fleming’s animated film, Window Horses. Fleming is also scheduled to attend the Sept. 28 screening at […]