Новости за 15.09.2016

Roy Finch: Not just a kick returner anymore. Not if you saw what he did on offence in Edmonton last weekend. Sure, it was just the one play. But what a play. With the Stamps trailing by seven points in the fourth quarter, the speedster took a short dump pass from Bo Levi Mitchell on […]

New taxing powers for Calgary and Edmonton aren’t on the agenda for new consultations on city charters but the province isn’t ruling out the idea and Mayor Naheed Nenshi says it’s a conversation that needs to happen. Nenshi and NDP Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee announced Wednesday that public consultations on areas such as environmental stewardship and […]

More than 100,000 people are expected to take in Beakerhead this year, as the unique arts, science and engineering mash-up returns to Calgary with large-scale installations, interactive workshops, musical and theatrical shows, memorable meals and a free street party. Mary Anne Moser, the president and co-founder of Beakerhead, said Calgarians can take in the series […]

CALGARY — Alberta’s Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on a request for a new trial for a central Alberta man convicted in the bombing death of a young woman. Brian Malley was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in February, 2015 in the death of Victoria Shachtay at her home in […]

CALGARY — Soon, people living in Airdrie won’t need to travel to Calgary to get around-the-clock care. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says residents of the city north of Calgary will have 24/7 care at their own health centre starting early next year. The centre is currently open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., and patients […]

After rejecting a pitch to receive free information from researchers about water fluoridation, Calgary’s city council agreed to instead send a letter to Alberta Health Services. On Wednesday, council voted in favour of asking Mayor Naheed Nenshi to write to the province’s health authority asking AHS to examine the systemic causes of increased rates of […]

Alberta’s NDP government says it’s committed to having 30 per cent of the province’s electricity supply come from renewables by 2030, but details still need to be worked out on how to get there. The NDP’s climate change strategy, released last fall, set a target of 30 per cent from sources such as wind and solar to accompany the […]