Новости за 01.10.2016

With a new set of guidelines, Catholic Bishops are asking priests to convince their congregations that physician-assisted death is a “grievous act.” The guidelines issued on Sept. 14 by the Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories suggest priests’ talk members of their congregation out of physician-assisted death and refuse funerals for those who have undergone the process. According to Archbishop Richard […]

When Colt and Ariel Toombs were kids attending school in Oregon, teachers would occasionally pull them aside for a serious talk about their father.  They were convinced he was violent and abusive. Depending on how you look at it, this is either a testament to the frightening authenticity wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper brought to his in-ring persona or a damning indictment of an education system […]

There was a scare. And later, a celebration. Calgary Flames top prospect Matthew Tkachuk was pasted awkwardly into the boards during the second period of Friday’s exhibition date with the Vancouver Canucks, and you could almost hear the crunch of fingernails among the fan-base as the first-round prize beelined directly to the locker-room in obvious […]

The shift to cooler weather in autumn often marks a move to fuller-bodied, more robust wines. You want something with a bit more meat on the bones, so to speak.

The beauty of Mount Athabasca is that the approach is extremely easy. This large 11,000-footer (about 3,300 metres) looms over the Icefields Parkway like I did over my little brother in family photos when we were kids. It’s a gorgeous peak covered in ice year round, with the Silverhorn sub-peak its most spectacular feature when […]

Raw turkey. Dry turkey. Burned pie. Inappropriately drunken relatives. Bring up the subject of lousy Thanksgiving meals at your next dinner party, and you’ll find that everyone has at least one story to share, or at least some funny memories of major meals gone wrong. My gourmet meal-loving friend Kayla (not her real name, as […]

Japanese distillers such as Suntory make single malts with age statements — which is how they do things, for the most part, back in Scotland — but they're not afraid to blend together different styles and years, in an effort to create a whisky that's "better than the sum of its parts."

By Robert Hornung Polling numbers released Thursday by ThinkHQ suggested declining support for the Alberta government’s climate leadership plan. While some Albertans clearly have concerns about the transition to a lower carbon economy, the evidence shows that renewables like wind energy are a reliable and cost-effective means of generating power. In fact, wind energy has […]

I recently bumped into an acquaintance whose time in Alberta’s energy sector, including running a few companies in later years, has been measured in decades. I asked if he thought Alberta’s present downturn was “1986” — the last time the oil price plunged, or “2009” — i.e., the economic crisis, from which Alberta quickly bounced […]

It’s often observed that justice is blind, meaning that legal decisions are reached with neither favour nor malice. It’s seldom said, however, that politicians are blind, but that’s certainly the case with the federal Liberals, who refuse to see the crisis caused by Alberta’s desperate shortage of judges. Chief Justice Neil Wittmann has drawn attention to the […]

A handshake is an opportunity to teach Re: “No handshakes for refs, Hockey Calgary tells teams,” Sept. 22. October ushers in the start of amateur hockey season in our city.  Hockey Calgary has an admirable zero tolerance policy for bad behaviour in the rink. Strict adherence to these established guidelines can instil valuable lessons in […]

After two hours of fishing the tally wasn’t good. Thanks to my suspect fly-fishing skills, I snagged a boulder, my backpack, and a few bullrushes. But no bull trout. Enter Gandalf…the fly. And when it comes to enticing the big, bad, burly bull trout of the Columbia River, Gandalf – due to his flowing white […]

More than 2200 guests attended the recent Canadian Legacy Project presented Loverboy and April Wine concert in support of Forces@WORK. Forces@WORK helps veterans and transitioning Canadian Armed Forces personnel, including the ill and injured, find rewarding civilian careers. The Canadian Legacy Project is a 100% volunteer managed registered charity working throughout Canada and can boast […]

He is perhaps the best friend the arts community could hope to have. And he would be D’Arcy Levesque. Levesque held many executive positions with Enbridge-the most recent being vice-president of enterprise communications, brand & community partners, until moving to his new job as the Western chair, Hill & Knowlton Strategies in August. During his […]

Actress and artist Jane Seymour will be part of an event in Calgary’s reigning community of the year. Seymour will be in Legacy for the unveiling of a new sculpture in her Open Hearts collection of fine art on Oct. 1. On screen, Seymour is known for starring in six seasons of TV series Dr. […]

Family and friends had a few days to upgrade software, beef up browsers and sort out any other technical glitches. Tyler Parsons, puck-stopping prospect for the Calgary Flames, was once again prepping for his pre-season debut at hockey’s highest level. Back home in Michigan, the 19-year-old figured his personal fan club would be ready, too. […]

Beck Malenstyn learned a lot at his first National Hockey League training camp with the Washington Capitals. Now back with the Calgary Hitmen, the 18-year-old forward is hoping to pass along some of that knowledge to his teammates. “As a younger guy going into camp, it was a successful experience for me and it was […]

Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith are calling for action, alleging a University of Lethbridge professor is spreading anti-Semitism. Spokesperson and Western Canada Advocacy Coordinator, Ryan Bellerose, alleges Anthony Hall has been using his classroom and social media to promote an “honest, open debate on the Holocaust” and spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Hall runs a YouTube channel where he […]

He’s a New York Times bestselling “author,” has more than 10,000 Twitter followers and one of his Facebook videos has been viewed more than 50 million times. Those close to him describe him as a small guy with, to put it bluntly, an over-sized ego. When I meet Crusoe on Friday morning at a Calgary off-leash […]

A stagnant economy has forced a longtime ski trade show to cancel. A staple in Calgary for 28 years, the Calgary Snow Show is indefinitely postponing the Nov. 5-6 event citing concerns about attendance. “We just couldn’t look our exhibitors squarely in the eye knowing we weren’t confident in how the gate admission numbers were […]

Professional athletes are sometimes accused of studying basket-weaving at college. Not Mylan Hicks. The recently slain member of the Calgary Stampeders actually used his gridiron talents to do some actual studying at Michigan State. Hicks, who was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside a Calgary bar, was honoured by his alma mater on Friday […]

They say home is where the heart is. Sometimes, that’s the problem. Members of the Calgary Stampeders have spent the past week trying to find a way to somehow mend their broken hearts. Of course, that’s easier said than done when 50-plus men and women, including coaches and staff, are dealing with the murder of […]

Varun "Vinny" Aurora pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 in a scheme centering on Mexican real estate investments.

BANFF — Industry in the Canadian Prairies is a big source of the country’s carbon emissions, but the same landscape is also expected to be a rare beneficiary of climate change. As temperatures rise, the Prairie climate is becoming more favourable for farmers to replace their wheat fields with corn and soy crops, which draw […]

Performers are baring it all for Naked Girls Reading. The Calgary chapter of Naked Girls Reading is set to launch next week in efforts to bridge the gap between the sexual and the intellectual, all while promoting ideals of female empowerment. Started in Chicago in 2009, Naked Girls Reading was the brainchild of showgirl’s Michelle L’amour and Franky […]