Новости за 21.09.2016

Calgary’s long-awaited southwest ring road will be named after the First Nation whose land made the project possible. Roy Whitney, chief of the Tsuut’ina Nation, let the news out in a speech to the Canadian Club of Calgary Wednesday. “We are pleased to announce it will be called Tsuut’ina Trail,” he said to applause. The $2.2-billion ring […]

It’s not necessarily the Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari drivers that will have the edge when participants hit the highway Saturday for the Royal Rally. The now-twice annual event, which sees driving enthusiasts hit southern Alberta roads in an automotive scavenger hunt, rewards the keen and crafty more than the fast and furious. One of the […]

Western Feedlots Ltd., one of Canada’s largest cattle feeder operations, will suspend operations after marketing cattle it currently owns, the company announced Tuesday. The privately-held company — which has feedlot sites near Strathmore, High River, and Mossleigh, with standing capacity for 100,000 head — said in a news release that it will not be hiring […]

A five-year-old boy was uninjured when two people were shot in a northeast Calgary garage Tuesday night, in what police believe is a gang-related attack. Officers were called to the 0-100 block of Redstone Manor N.E. at about 8 p.m. Tuesday in response to reports of shots being fired. They found one man dead in the passenger seat of […]

A five-year-old boy was in a vehicle with two victims of a fatal shooting in northeast Calgary late Tuesday.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development slashed its growth estimate for Canada this year as it trimmed its outlook for the global economy. In its latest interim economic outlook, the OECD says weak trade growth and financial distortions are exacerbating slow global economic growth. The think-tank says it expects the Canadian economy to grow […]

TransCanada Corp. and Alberta natural gas producers agree they need a new pipeline deal to fend off rival U.S. supplies. The challenge is to agree on how long it should last.  The pipeline operator is striving to get commitments for decade-long contracts to ship fuel east to Central Canada in exchange for lower tolls. The […]

Alberta’s Balancing Pool is running out of money — and time — as it covers losses from the controversial return of unprofitable power purchase arrangements to its fold. And that leaves the government-created agency and Rachel Notley’s NDP facing some messy choices: add a surcharge to consumers’ monthly power bills, let the agency borrow money or provide some kind of cash […]

Calgary International Film Festival; Until Sunday, Oct. 2. Various venues CIFF is in full swing, and this weekend brings a few events that may be of interest to the younger set. First up is Youth By Youth Cinema. The show features shorts by budding filmmakers between the ages of eight and 18. It goes Saturday […]

It may be the most Canadian idea ever put to film. In Two Lovers and a Bear, Gordon Pinsent, one of our national cinema’s most renowned thespians, gives voice to an exceptionally weary and philosophical polar bear. Filmmaker Kim Nguyen doesn’t disagree about the character’s inherent Canadianness (“I think you’re right,” he says with a laugh, in an interview from his offices […]

Boiling corn is the quickest and easiest way to enjoy this late summer treat, but grilling takes it to the next level. The high heat of the barbecue helps to caramelize the natural sugars, bringing out the corn’s inherent sweetness. It’s delicious on its own (or with a squeeze of lime) but we’ve got more […]

You shouldn’t need registry reminder Re: “New vehicle registration policy irks Wildrose,” Sept. 20. For years now, at the same time every year, I go to the registry office and renew my vehicle registration. I was puzzled that the renewal notice had not come this year, but amazing as it sounds, I actually remembered all by […]

By Patrick Feng The relationship between science and the public has sometimes been a rocky one. While surveys show the public generally views scientists in high regard, there remains concern in some quarters about the public’s understanding of science. Worries about getting more students into science and engineering, and public controversies over topics such as […]

“Making life better for Albertans facing cancer is at the centre of everything we do,” says Sean Capri at the Alberta Cancer Foundation. “One of the most exciting ways we can do that is through the Cash and Cars Lottery.”

Following a panicked 911 call reporting shots fired, police and paramedics found one person dead and another barely clinging to life inside a car in a northeast Calgary garage late Tuesday. It’s believed both individuals were shot. Homicide detectives are investigating. About 8 p.m., a 911 call came from a residence on Redstone Manor N.E., from […]

On Sept. 20, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his first speech before the United Nations; the UN suspended aid convoys to Syria after a deadly bombing of humanitarian supply trucks; and it was revealed that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used more than a quarter of a million dollars from his charity to settle […]

A two-day expo aimed at clearing the air around marijuana use in Canada is expected to draw big crowds in Calgary. Following similar events in Toronto and Vancouver this year, the HempFest Expo will land in Calgary for the first time Oct. 15 and 16. The events across Canada have been primarily run in an […]

Calgarians will get a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of their favourite attractions, businesses, charities and public service venues as Doors Open YYC (DO YYC) celebrates its fifth anniversary on Saturday. “It’s the pinnacle of being a tourist in your own town, ” says Melanie Simmons, vice-president of the Doors Open Calgary Association. “You get […]

The first take, because of its authenticity, is tough to top. For AMC’s Hell on Wheels, the locally shot duster, the stuntman stands in for a chap who is going to get hanged from a gate cap. Yes, a classic cinematic neck-stretching. And straightforward enough. Sit on the saddle, hands tied, noose snugged. Brace for the slap, […]

With hundreds of fentanyl-addicted Albertans filling its wait lists, a network of non-profit addiction clinics is sounding the alarm for what it believes is a medical epidemic that will only get worse. CAMP Medical Clinics of Calgary said Alberta’s deadly fentanyl crisis has forced it to rethink how it will help its opioid-addicted clients, transforming from an agency that would connect addicts […]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the first principle surrounding the prospect of handing cities new tax powers is “do no harm.” The phrase is usually associated with medicine — a doctor’s requirement not to make a patient’s condition worse — but it can be applied to Calgary city council. Instead of crafting budgets that balance growing needs […]

Sure, Troy Brouwer is optimistic. It’s hard not to be a glass-half-full guy in September at the team’s annual charity golf tournament before the puck has dropped on the National Hockey League season. But coming from a guy that has played for three top notch organizations — the Chicago Blackhawks, the Washington Capitals, and the […]

Suncor Energy said Tuesday it will eliminate its in-house air service in favour of a deal with WestJet that will see the Calgary-based airline shuttle Suncor employees to and from the oilsands.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government house leader is accusing opposition members of deliberately derailing the work of a flagship committee on democratic reform. Brian Mason also left open the possibility the all-party legislature committee could be left on the scrap heap when its mandate expires next week. “I’m pretty disgusted,” Brian Mason told reporters Tuesday. “(The […]

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips issued a stark warning Tuesday about the impact of a changing climate and the consequences for environmental policy if the NDP government loses the next provincial election. In a speech opening the Pembina Institute’s climate summit, Phillips said policy-makers were working to avoid a future where the world was “ungovernable” because of an […]