Новости за 20.10.2016

Bylaw changes that could pave the way for Uber and other ride-share companies to operate in Calgary are being considered by a City Council committee Thursday during a special meeting at a Calgary hotel. If the full council approves the amendments, which propose an alternative licence fee system for so-called Transportation Network Companies, it is […]

The Fifth Reel presents Batman, while it's a chocolate opening for Alberta Theatre Projects.

AltaGas Ltd. has decided to go ahead with construction of a propane extraction plant in northeastern British Columbia that will supply the proposed Ridley Island export terminal near Prince Rupert, B.C. The Calgary-based company says the North Pine processing facility, 40 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, B.C., is designed to have two phases with […]

Some 800 people stuffed into Cowboys on Wednesday night to witness a bit of history and help raise money for Kidsport and You Can Play. For the first time in 14 years, the annual Eric Francis Pizza Pig Out pizza-eating contest had co-winners, retired Team Canada rugby player Maria Samson, and Stamps legend Jon Cornish.  […]

The downtown smokehouse combines its "cowboy brunch" and a record sale.

The return of a Honens laureate and the resurgence of a sleeping genre are the highlights of live music in Calgary this week.

Ross Roy is enjoying his new role after joining Stantec earlier this year as a principal of its architectural practice in Calgary. The Calgary office already had more than 80 architects and interior designers, who work on major projects across Western Canada. Roy was hired to head up a new department that focused on commercial, retail and mixed-use developments. […]

Entrepreneurs are known for their creativity and boundless energy. But sometimes it pays to have a helping hand to free up time and mental resources.

Alligator Pie; Friday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Oct. 23. At Vertigo Theatre Centre, 161, 115 9th Ave. S.E. The Y Stage season opens with a jam-packed hour of fun courtesy of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre and Dennis Lee. Soulpepper’s adaptation of Lee’s classic poems uses music, inspired goofiness and creativity to entertain kids aged three and […]

Step aside, muffin. The cherry-stuffed doughnut at Little Henry, the takeout offshoot of Ten Foot Henry, is the size of a small pillow, and arrives nestled in a pool of crème anglaise. A bit more refined than others of its ilk, but a knife and fork isn’t necessary. (It does help, however.) It’s just one […]

Granted, no eraser of any size will rub out aggravating mistakes of the fender-bender variety that take place from time to time at the entrance to an underground parking garage. Still, these HB-pencil-inspired bollards that lead into the parkade at Arts Commons might, perhaps, add a modicum of levity to such events (some might argue […]

Maybe it’s the cooler days and longer nights, but something about apple season makes me want to bake. For those not inclined to be pie makers, there’s always cake—a faster, humbler, less finicky alternative that requires no crimping or pressure to extract a structurally sound slice. This particular cake is as straightforward as they come, […]

Killer shouldn’t be allowed home  Re: “‘I’m ready to come home,’ Albertan on death row says,” Oct. 17. So, Ronald Smith, who murdered two men in Montana, wants to come home. Why should we let him come back home? Do we really need another murderer here? Another mouth to feed in prison is not where […]

It’s perhaps too early to call it the Jason Kenney Effect, but support for the Alberta Progressive Conservatives has swelled since the Calgary MP resigned his seat to focus on his bid to become the party’s next leader, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted Oct. 1 to 8 by the Citizen Society Research Lab […]

Any first-time, eight-month pregnant mom-to-be who pulls on cowboy boots and sits perched uneasily on a stool to greet Stampede crowds mooching for free pancakes gets my vote. Well, actually that’s a figure of speech, as I didn’t vote for Brandy Payne in the last provincial election. Still, my wife did, so I suppose as […]

Moments before Premier Rachel Notley hit the stage Wednesday in downtown Calgary to deliver her “state of the province” address came news about the state of the economy. Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. said it will cut more than 500 jobs, including 370 in Canada, eliminating about five per cent of its workforce. The timing […]

A grim fact sheet about the dangers of fentanyl is being provided to parents of Calgary schoolchildren.  The four-page Alberta Health Services information sheet provides advice for parents and teachers on everything from how to talk to kids about the deadly drug to how to recognize and react to an overdose.  The information is stark and to the point. “If you […]

The new terminal at the Calgary International Airport, set to open Oct. 31, features a number of new technologies and procedures designed to make the passenger experience faster and more enjoyable. Here are five state-of-the-art features at YYC that will make the new terminal stand out among Canadian airports. Baggage Handling The energy-efficient Crisbag baggage […]

A Calgary police officer has been charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and contravention of storage regulations after allegedly buying a shotgun that did not have the proper permits. Police say they received a tip in August that the 26-year-old, two-year veteran had purchased the weapon from a person who didn’t have the required Possession and Acquisition Licence. It was further […]

They will still be the Men in Black. But there will be a change. The Calgary Stampeders announced on Wednesday that they will alter their black jerseys for the final two games – this Friday against the Toronto Argonauts (7 p.m. at McMahon Stadium) and the West Final on Nov. 20. The shoulder patch, which […]

Premier Rachel Notley still insists she wasn’t insulted last October, when Calgary business people were as silent as a morgue at midnight during her state of the province speech. That wasn’t just a Calgary cold shoulder. It was more like banishment to an ice floe. The major lights of Calgary business could not have made their disdain […]

Say one thing for the man, he can stump. To boost the moonlighting fortunes of teammate Quinn Smith, he pulled out all social-media stops. By circulating news of the Monday night’s appearance at the Ironwood Stage, by kickstarting buzz a week earlier with his teaser to Twitter followers – “Which Calgary Stampeder is the headliner? Come […]

Hoping to help ordinary people with neurological disorders, University of Calgary researchers will study astronauts in space and how changes in gravity affect the brain and its navigation systems. In a unique experiment with the Canadian Space Agency and the International Space Station, astronauts will undergo a series of neurological tests — including MRIs — before […]

Premier Rachel Notley on Wednesday promised a revived economy and a fairer Alberta as she took aim at what she called “socialism for the rich.”  Delivering her state of the province address to an invited crowd of about 600 people at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Notley said her NDP government is committed to ensuring no one is left […]