Новости за 06.11.2016

Breaking down 23 consecutive losses in Anaheim, one of the most enduring losing streaks in pro sports

Calgary police are searching for a black Dodge Ram truck after a pedestrian was killed in a hit and run late Saturday night. Det. Travis Ibach sat at about 11 p.m., police were called to the 9200 block of 17th Avenue, S.E., and found a 54-year-old man dead at the scene. Ibach said the man […]

RED DEER — Four buses rolled up to the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, formerly the Capri, home to so many Progressive Conservative meetings that it should be an archaeological site. And the PC members — nearly 1,000 of them — were thrown into an uproar. “I’ve just seen democracy overturned,” said one party veteran, turning […]

“Back in my day I used to say, ‘Sherry is not what your grandma drank – it’s much more than that’,” says Richard Harvey as he prepares for the annual Sherry Fiesta at Metrovino, his wine store that has occupied the space behind the Cookbook Company on 11th Avenue SW for the past 20 years. […]

There were a few reasons to bet against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Between injuries to key players including goaltender Jonathan Quick, backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff, and winger Marian Gaborik, coupled with a recent scoring drought and the fact the Calgary Flames were trying to build off Thursday’s 3-2 win over the San […]

Give him an inch and he’ll take a couple hundred feet. Hitmen burner Jakob Stukel used his elite-level speed to help beat the Swift Current Broncos 3-2 at the Saddledome on Saturday night. It looked like the Broncos defenders were in the right position and had the right angle, but they didn’t have Stukel foot […]

RED DEER – The idea of merging the Progressive Conservatives with the Wildrose was derided as a recipe for a “Franken-party” and a mere “slogan” as Tory leadership candidates took aim at their rival Jason Kenney’s call for conservative unity at a Saturday forum. With the six PC leadership candidates on stage together for the […]

Scratch the Edmonton Eskimos off the list. The Calgary Stampeders won’t see the Eskies … unless it’s in the Grey Cup. But they will get a visit from either Winnipeg Blue Bombers or B.C. Lions in two weeks. The Leos nailed down home-field advantage with Saturday’s 41-18 blowout victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Lions […]

RED DEER – Tory leadership candidate Jason Kenney made a show of political force at the Progressive Conservative policy convention Saturday, with his opponents saying it’s a “wake-up call” for moderates in the party. Supporters of Kenney — the former MP running on a platform of merging the PCs with the Wildrose — helped defeat several proposed […]

Recent history suggested the Calgary Dinos were in for a nailbiter when they faced the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday. Sometimes, though, it’s best to ignore recent history. Facing off with the Huskies for the third time this season, the Dinos opened the playoffs by putting in, perhaps, their best performance of the year, thoroughly outclassing […]

Rick Jocson sat patiently at the Calgary International Airport waiting to meet the man that saved his life almost 40 years ago. Reg Reimer — a missionary from Abbotsford — helped smuggle Rick and his older brother Eddie out of Communist-run Laos when Rick was just three years old. Saturday in Calgary, some four decades […]

Mounties have charged an Airdrie woman with assault after she allegedly drunkenly got physical with a cabbie on Halloween. It’s alleged the woman was intoxicated and belligerent while inside the taxi at about 2 a.m. Oct. 31. Airdrie RCMP say the taxi driver asked the woman to get out of his vehicle but she refused […]

A Red Deer County senior is dead in the aftermath of a single-vehicle rollover Saturday morning. Mounties said the crash happened about 9:30 a.m. as the vehicle was headed north along Range Rd. 30 near Spruceview. The vehicle left the road and rolled, colliding with multiple trees before finally coming to a stop. The 80-year-old […]

Their message was clear: No Carbon Tax. That was one of the phrases stamped on signs by Calgary protesters participating in the Alberta-wide rally Saturday, led by opponents of the NDP government. At a rally held outside McDougall Centre downtown, around 250 people wore Alberta flags as capes, and pumped homemade signs sporting slogans like “Welcome […]

Twenty Calgary Transit buses went home “stuffed” on Saturday. Hundreds of shoppers, volunteers and even Mayor Naheed Nenshi were out for the 24th annual Stuff-a-Bus event, which raises food and funds for the Calgary Food Bank. Considered one of the biggest single-day fundraisers of the year, Shawna Ogston with the Calgary Food Bank said every […]

This Remembrance Day, there’s another way Calgarians can give back. With more than 1,000 open spots to donate blood in the city until the end of November, select Canadian Blood Services Calgary locations will be open Nov. 11 to accommodate donors. Judy Jones, associate director for donor relations in Alberta, said especially with changes to […]

LOS ANGELES – Bracing themselves for the Los Angeles Kings, the Calgary Flames wanted some brawn in their lineup. They also want some more firepower. So, looking at their roster and judging his body of work from the last time he played, head coach Glen Gulutzan penciled Nicklas Grossmann into Saturday’s game at Staples Center. […]