Новости за 26.10.2016

Thousands of youth descend on the Saddledome Wednesday for the annual event that brings together world-renowned speakers and performers.

Seven firearms, including a MAC-11 submachine gun, were seized by police after a series of drug raids in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, the culmination of a three-month investigation that saw six people arrested. According to a release from Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), police searched three homes in Sylvan Lake and one home […]

Calls from phoney tax collectors have dropped dramatically in Canada since a bust in India earlier this month, say consumer advocates. Canadians were bilked of nearly $3 million last year after receiving calls from people posing as representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency — and those were just the incidents reported to authorities. Callers would […]

A trial date has been set for a central Alberta woman accused of sexually assaulting her four-year-old son. The woman, who is 43, was arrested in June at a licensed daycare in Red Deer where she worked. The boy was placed in the care of other family members. An investigation had been launched in May […]

Sure, your kids’ school might have banned Halloween in favour of some watered-down Orange and Black celebration, but we here at Postmedia keep the true spirit of the day close to our hearts.  And by “true spirit,” we mean the distribution and consumption of obscenely large amounts of candy.  Our Annual Halloween Kid Count is back. This will be the fifth year we […]

Victim impact statements are being heard today during a sentencing hearing for Ali Alejandro Montoya, 21, who pleaded guilty in May to two charges of criminal negligence causing death. The charges stem from a May 2, 2015, collision which took the lives of cabbie Amritpal Kharbanda and his passenger, Jillian Lavallee. Postmedia court reporter Kevin Martin […]

Canada features prominently in Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate-change documentary “Before The Flood” and director Fisher Stevens said he was “really horrified” by scenes of the oilsands in northeastern Alberta. “It does employ a lot of people,” said Stevens of the oil industry, during an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Before the Flood” […]

A former Mountie behind a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination and harassment within the RCMP says claims detailed in a recently released internal workplace review of the Calgary Police Service could be the “tip of the iceberg.”  “Fix it now,” said Linda Gillis Davidson. “Don’t let it fester and become something that’s huge. And I’d bet […]

The National Energy Board has revised down its long-term outlook for oil prices and Canadian production in the face of lower global industry costs and stricter environmental regulations. In an update released Wednesday, the regulator projects inflation-adjusted oil prices rising to US$68 a barrel by 2020 and US$90 by 2040, $12 and $17 a barrel […]

A developer with a 50 per cent stake in a proposed residential tower project that would occupy a full city block downtown says he remains bullish about the Beltline’s real-estate market, despite Alberta’s recession. Sam Gordon, principal at Wexford Developments LP, said he expects energy prices will improve over time, giving the economy a lift, and that demand […]

While Jason Kenney’s organization raised nearly $500,000 ahead of the formal start of the Progressive Conservative leadership race, the details of the “pre-writ” fundraising activity by the former Conservative MP and other leadership candidates won’t be known until the campaign is over. The PC party board of directors announced in August it would require all prospective leadership […]

Calgary’s top cop says he and his senior management are taking full responsibility for cleaning up a toxic culture that has drawn numerous complaints from female officers. Chief Roger Chaffin told the Calgary police commission that the biggest challenge in dealing with such issues as sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation, which were detailed in an internal […]

As Alberta moves ahead with its aggressive plan to shutter coal-fired power plants and ramp up renewable energy generation within 14 years, it faces some sobering — and expensive — choices. A new study by Calgary electricity consultancy EDC Associates finds the province’s climate plan will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta, but it “could be very […]

It was no surprise that the Conservatives won the byelection in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding on Monday. The party has had a lock on the constituency for decades, and it was most recently represented by Jim Hillyer, who died of a heart attack earlier this year. What was notable was the size of the Tories’ victory. […]

Preparing our students for success I’m gratified to know Albertans support our government’s efforts to develop new curriculum. The people I’ve spoken to over the past few days know it’s time our government stands up for education. Our curriculum is between eight and 30 years old. Parents, teachers and many others are keen to discuss how […]

According to a new public opinion poll, people really like Premier Rachel Notley. Unless those people happen to be Albertans. In that case, Notley is one of the most unpopular premiers in the country. Those are the seemingly contradictory findings of a Mainstreet/Postmedia poll released a few days ago. Among Canadians as a whole, Notley has […]

A major rock slide has closed the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park after contractors drilled holes to place explosives at a rock-scaling site and it came down, injuring two workers. Crews were drilling holes to place explosives at the site approximately 16 kilometres west of Field, B.C., late Monday when the incident occurred. Parks Canada officials said in a statement […]

Four female police officers were sitting in Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart’s Bayview home one day last spring, when a neighbour suddenly came through the screen door. He believed, mistakenly, that her alarm had gone off. But the women were shocked — they thought fellow officers had arrived. “There was just stunned silence when he came in,” recalls Colley-Urquhart. “It was kind […]

“Tell me all about yourself.” Most interviews begin with a variation on the above opener. It’s usually coming from the journalist, though, not the interview subject. Still, I’m not jolted Tuesday morning when those are the first words to come from Neveen Dominic, right after an introduction that comes with a hug, her standard heartfelt […]

ST. LOUIS — For most of a decade, Keith Tkachuk starred for the homeside at Scottrade Center. It was Matthew’s turn Tuesday, although the 18-year-old left-winger was sporting road whites in his first big-league outing in his hometown of St. Louis. And in between, father and son shared an oh-so-special moment in that same spotlight, […]

SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. wildlife officials say a grey wolf that left its pack in northeastern Washington trekked more than 1,100 kilometres across Idaho and Canada before being shot in central Montana last month. The Spokesman-Review reports the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department captured the male wolf in February and fitted it with a GPS tracking […]

ST. LOUIS — Those were not boos. After his first few saves Tuesday in his return to his old stomping grounds, Calgary Flames netminder Brian Elliott was greeted by fans at Scottrade Center with calls of ‘Moooooooose.’ “I don’t know if I was surprised, because I knew how much the fans loved that,” Elliott said […]

City council will continue meeting on Mondays for at least the first three months of 2017, while a “task force on scheduling” investigates future changes. On Monday, Calgary’s elected officials discussed moving next year’s council meetings to Tuesdays from Mondays because of “quality of life” concerns. Council voted to keep the status quo for the first […]

For perspective, ponder this. Home-grown charmer Andrew Buckley has produced eight touchdowns, equalling a 54-year-old record in the Canadian Football League for rushing majors by a domestic quarterback. (Russ Jackson, if you’re wondering.) Great debut, yes. But, tellingly, Buckley is not going to be the Calgary Stampeders’ nominee for most outstanding first-year player. In fact, […]

WOLSELEY, Sask. — Some people in a small Saskatchewan community say they are disgusted and disappointed after a beaver was beaten to death with a chair. Residents say surveillance video from a bakery in Wolseley showed four men leaving a bar on Friday and going after the rodent. Resident Joselyn Linnell says the beaver had been […]