Новости за 15.09.2016

A preliminary inquiry has been set for next year in the slayings of five-year-old Taliyah Marsman and her mother Sara Baillie. Facing two counts of first-degree murder, Edward Downey appeared via CCTV in a Calgary courtroom on Thursday. The inquiry into the two counts of murder was set for August 14 – 25th, 2017. Defence counsel Gavin […]

A man who was charged with stealing a fossil from the Burgess Shale, a world-renowned fossil site in Yoho National Park, has been hit with a $4,000 fine in Golden Provincial Court. On July 11, a hiking guide for the restricted area reported seeing someone collecting the fossils near the renowned Walcott Quarry. “A Parks Canada […]

Beakerhead culminates in Beakernight while Alberta Theatre Projects opens Waiting for the Parade.

Solar power projects that could jolt Alberta’s electricity grid with the addition of hundreds of megawatts of renewable power are being lined up in anticipation of incentives from the provincial NDP government. According to the Alberta Electric System Operator, 21 proposed solar projects generating a total of 681 MW — about 60 times the existing […]

He talks about translating his football prowess into the art of improv for Dirty Laundry.

St. Mary’s University has experienced a remarkable 50-per-cent increase in student numbers during the past four years, making it one of the fastest-growing of Alberta’s 26 post-secondary institutions. With full-time enrolment surpassing 900 students, there is a need for additional instruction, performance, study and research space, which is why St. Mary’s president and vice-chancellor Gerry Turcotte […]

Leave your ocarina at home as the CPO plays Zelda, while Mavis Staples comes in on a high note.

Capital Ideas members were asked how they celebrate the successes that come along the way. Here’s what members of our community of Calgary business owners helping business owners had to say: “Being a small business, every sale, every new relationship, each step forward is a success, and each one is validation that I am achieving […]

Beakerhead; Until Sunday, Sept. 18. Various locations. The list of family-friendly events at this “smash-up of art, science and engineering” is too long to itemize here. But there are a few events that stand out. The Sandbox of Human Ingenuity and Saturnian are free to check out during the five days of the festival. The […]

If someone had asked two years ago how things would look today, the answer likely would have included a return to higher oil prices, the approval of at least one pipeline and marked progress on the construction of one, or even two, liquefied natural gas projects. Well, two years on, none of those boxes have […]

While they aren’t the most pleasant of muses, it seems physical pain, illness and stark reminders of mortality fire up the creativity of poet and filmmaker Shane Book. Currently settling into his role as the University of Calgary’s writer-in-residence for 2016/2017, Book comes with a backstory that suggests moments of duress provide epiphanies and clarity for him as an […]

It began 23 years ago with poet and author Roberta Rees. Now the writer will be among 14 returning to their old digs at the University of Calgary for a two-day reunion of the writers-in-residence program. “We’ve invited people that span across the history of the program and also across genres and gender and other […]

If, as Yves Saint Laurent once quipped, “fashion is a reflection of our time,” then we clearly have a collective desire not to grow up. Either that, or we’re just too tired to form a sentence. Whatever the cause, fall fashion is getting its emojis in motion and wearing its hearts on its sleeve. Words […]

No. He’s the most interesting man in the world. Or the music world. Spend 15 minutes chatting with Chip Taylor and it becomes more than apparent — the interesting facts about his life are disseminated with no effort, no attempt to make them more than parts of his life and who he is. Let’s touch […]

When the century-old Cecil Hotel was obliterated from the eastern fringe of the downtown skyline last December, Calgarians generally responded in one of two ways. There was relief—a collective “good riddance” to an eyesore that, as a National Post article put it, served as “an epicentre of prostitution, drugs, murder, and desperation.” The other feeling, […]

A task force struck to look into the financial state of Canada Post has delivered a first-class report. It concluded that Canadians are more likely to prefer community mailboxes and a move to every-other-day delivery, rather than paying an annual fee or having to use more costly postage stamps. The findings make good sense and […]

By Bruce McAllister When the legislature reconvenes in the fall, there will no doubt be a bevy of controversial legislation. The NDP government is moving ahead in rapid succession with its agenda, which evidence suggests is directly in line with a socialist ideology.  It’s remarkable, really, and quite troubling to those of us with a […]

It is well known and documented that physical activity leads to the fountain of youth. Increased strength, cardiovascular fitness and mobility are all important aspects of fighting age. But what about the aging brain? Training the brain through physical movement is a highly effective way to strengthen brain function. Because the brain controls the body, and […]

“First, the wow. Then, the why.” Jay Ingram is the first to admit he didn’t make up the above saying. He’s more than earned the right to frequently borrow it, though, having spent the past 40 or so years devoted to making the world of science accessible to all. On Thursday morning, the science broadcaster […]

True to its moniker, Handsome Alice Theatre’s production of Jill Connell’s absurdist drama The Tall Building is handsome. From design and direction to performance, a great deal of talent has been lavished on Connell’s play. The play is set on the 100th floor of a skyscraper in a not-too-distant apocalyptic city that is on fire. No […]

Another successful weekend, another stretch of well-deserved rest. Except this session of shuteye gets interrupted. Ja’Gared Davis’s roommate – who also happens to be his cousin, his close friend, his fellow defender, his former college teammate – is shattering the morning’s peace by banging on the bedroom door. “I’m like, ‘What’s up?’ And he goes, ‘They […]

During her closing arguments at Emil and Rodica Radita’s first degree murder trial, defence lawyer Andrea Serink said there was evidence the pair’s actions led to the death of their son, but there was not evidence of intent. Alexandru Radita’s death wasn’t murder, Serink said in court Wednesday. Serink said there was evidence to suggest culpable […]

Beck Malenstyn had to wait a little bit longer than he wanted to hear his name called at the 2016 National Hockey League Draft in Buffalo last June. When the Washington Capitals finally selected him in the fifth round, 145th overall, it was a bit of a weight off of the 18-year-old Calgary Hitmen forward’s […]

Surrounded by an impressive outdoor amphitheatre — steep, red-brick seating alongside bulldozers finishing final touches — educators basked in one of many innovative learning environments unveiled Wednesday at the newly-opened Our Lady of Grace School. Set in the city’s furthest northwest edge in the community of Evanston, the K-9 Catholic School has welcomed 715 students […]

June came and went and Aaron Hyman’s phone still hadn’t buzzed. So, when the call finally came in mid-July, the undrafted 18-year-old Calgary Hitmen defender was thrilled. But hearing it was the Calgary Flames — yes, THE Calgary Flames — that wanted Hyman to join them at the Young Stars Classic in Penticton, B.C., he […]