Новости за 08.11.2016

BANFF — As some federal officials work to determine how widespread whirling disease is across Alberta, others are considering whether they need to remove all of the fish or even drain Johnson Lake in Banff National Park. The first-ever case of the contagious fish disease in Canada was confirmed in the small, shallow lake in mid-August. During an […]

* Caution: This story contains graphic content that may offend some readers The lawyer for a man being retried after a judge’s controversial remarks in a sexual assault case has suggested his client’s accuser was a willing participant. Alexander Scott Wagar’s lawyer Pat Flynn asked the woman during cross-examination Tuesday if she was attracted to […]

The Liberal government has named a five-person panel to make recommendations on overhauling the national energy regulator. The group appointed Tuesday by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr will examine the structure, role and mandate of the National Energy Board, which has become embroiled in controversy over its reviews of contested oil pipeline proposals. The panel […]

A 59-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a house in Lethbridge, Alta., and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in her bedroom. Police are calling the Monday morning attack a random crime. In a news release, police say they got a 911 call at about 5:14 a.m. and multiple officers responded and cordoned off […]

An overwhelming number of Albertans would back Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump if they could vote in the U.S. election, according to a Mainstreet/Postmedia poll released Tuesday. The poll also found that if Trump wins, Albertans do not want the Canadian government to make it easier for Americans who don’t like the election results to […]

CALGARY — Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. is increasing its cost estimate for the Hangingstone oilsands expansion project in Alberta by about 20 per cent. The project is a joint venture between JACOS, which is owned by a consortium of Japanese companies, and Calgary-based Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXN). The parent company of JACOS says its portion […]

There is a governance crisis in Alberta. With the NDP government changing how it appoints individuals to the province’s agencies, boards and committees, vacant positions are not being filled, leaving budget approvals and committee work stuck in limbo. The government needs to recognize several key issues about what constitutes best practices when it comes to governance. First, is that most board […]

Calgary-based Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. is a publicly traded company focused on the development of natural gas and natural gas liquids in the Montney formation of northeast British Columbia. President and CEO Patrick Ward says he’s been blessed to build a business in a country rich with resources and home to a stable government. And, like many Calgary companies, Painted Pony […]

That headline literally wrote itself. Seriously. The second the document was named and a couple of pertinent facts were placed upon it, there it was. Must be the new software: Hacktel. Anyhoo. Before we get to the filler, let’s get to those quick, pertinent facts, which are that Calgary duo Beach Season have just released their […]

Naheed Nenshi recently announced he’ll seek a third term as mayor next fall, and as he did so, he voiced some frank and legitimate concerns about the Notley government’s new carbon tax. The mayor opposes the imposition of the tax on city operations, especially Calgary Transit, pointing out the levy is at odds with the […]

Public is blind to the price of debt Re: “It’s no longer called debt — it’s called stimulus,” Chris Nelson, Opinion, Nov. 7. Unfortunately, the populace doesn’t like to hear the truth, or the cold, ugly facts about the tsunami of debt that’ll wash over the world, leaving in its wake broken, crippled and hobbled economies. Politicians […]

The bureaucratic mess will make you mad. The human harm could make you weep. Alberta’s auditor general has found what thousands of Alberta’s disabled people, and their families, have known for years. The system called Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is so cold and distant that it makes handicapped people wait an average of more than 200 […]

The occasion fairly demands displays of affection. After all, Canadian men have just grabbed their first relay medal – ever – at the world biathlon championships. To boot, this is Oslo, Norway, the thumping heart of the sport. So it figures that emotions are going to run high on this historic day in March. That there […]

At the start of a second-degree murder trial, Crown Prosecutor Meagan Blake said a fight at a house party on March 8, 2014 escalated with Crawford Vieira, 17 and friend Orest Tako badly outnumbered.

There’s two versions of reality going on in Alberta today. In one reality, jobs are being created, the unemployment rate is falling in cities like Edmonton and the economy is slowly getting better — or has stopped getting worse. That was the picture painted by Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous on Monday when he updated the provincial government’s job creation […]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi raised eyebrows during his 2013 campaign bid when he publicly endorsed all 12 incumbents running for re-election that year.  At the time, the tactic drew fire from several council hopefuls concerned the popular mayor’s public support could harm their chances. Now just under a year out from the October 2017 election, two […]

Following a year of wacky weather, Calgary may be in store for another round of against-the-grain temperatures in the coming days. While daytime averages usually clock in around five degrees at this time of year, Calgarians can expect temperatures of 18, 17 and 12 C beginning Tuesday through Thursday — summer-like temperatures in a time […]

An officer-involved shooting in Dover last week has led to two separate investigations by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.  The first investigation was launched on Nov. 3 after a man was shot in the 3800 block of 30 Ave. S.E.  Calgary police Chief Roger Chaffin told reporters after the incident that officers pulled into […]

The re-trial of a sexual assault case that cost a judge his job because of comments he made about the alleged victim began Monday. But this time it wasn’t the judge’s conduct that raised eyebrows but the behaviour of accused Alexander Scott Wagar, whose defiant outbursts earned the judge’s repeated censure. While the unidentified alleged […]

Alberta’s NDP government laid out its case Monday that it’s helping to create jobs, but Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous acknowledged there are tough times in Calgary as the province continues to struggle with low oil prices. While the province has seen job growth in each of the last three months — about 25,000 position in total […]

On Monday morning, Mare Donly sent an email to a Calgary bar that contained recipes for two new cocktails. “One is the Nasty Woman, the other the Bad Hombre,” says Donly with a laugh, of the drinks created by one of her fellow Americans. “They’re going to make them for customers while we watch the […]

An early morning phone call sent Yves Gaudet into a panic. Around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Gaudet was told that the house belonging to his parents Ivan Gaudet and Diane Morais was on fire. His family was in the hospital, and his best friend Justin Long was missing. “It wasn’t real, I thought it was […]

The Calgary Pro Musica chamber music series continued Sunday and Monday with a pair of concerts featuring the Israeli Chamber Project. This group, giving its first Calgary performances, is in some ways similar to the Lincoln Centre Chamber Players, a fixture of this series.             Like the Lincoln Centre group, the Israeli Chamber Project features […]

Fearing they’ve been left out of the loop on  efforts to reform a Calgary police force plagued by allegations of sexism and harassment has one city councillor demanding an update. A week after Mayor Naheed Nenshi, police chief Roger Chaffin, and Calgary Police Commission chair Howie Shikaze vowed to clean up the service after a workplace review […]

Calgary police say charges have been laid after a man was spotted pointing what looked like a rifle underneath a Deerfoot Trail overpass.  Just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, police say they received a call from a member of the public who was “deeply concerned” after seeing a man under the 34 Ave. S.E. overpass […]