Новости за 27.12.2016

Calgary’s police chief says the Alberta government has to take more aggressive action on fentanyl if it wants to help addicts and families who are being destroyed. “It is a crisis,” said Calgary Police Chief Roger Chaffin in an interview with The Canadian Press. “Look at the numbers of deaths. Numbers of homicides and traffic […]

A new Calgary-based investment firm, Founders Advantage Capital, is making waves in the private equity world with unique partnerships it is forming with entrepreneurs. It is led by president and CEO Stephen Reid, who previously served as president and CEO of Group West Corporation and as senior vice-president of Alaris Realty. A serial entrepreneur, he […]

Here’s everything you need to know about the hardcore punk frontman/spoken word artist to seem like you’re truly in the know.

Cyclists should have to buy a licence  Re: “Cycling advocates cheer as bike lanes get approval,” Dec. 21.   Now that the brain trust at city hall has approved another expensive pet project that the majority of taxpayers did not want, I think that the users of the bike routes and streets should help to pay for this […]

The law consolidating most of Canada’s crimes, penalties and procedures into a single statute is called the Criminal Code. But the name is grimly appropriate for another reason – it’s as cryptic and confounding as any cipher.  It’s full of confusing and inconsistent language that often leaves even police officers, lawyers and judges – let alone ordinary citizens – guessing […]

Almost a year and a half after CalgaryNEXT was proposed, it now appears as though the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. has been the first to blink. It’s unclear whether the company, which owns the NHL’s Flames and CFL’s Stampeders, actually thought city council would accept their proposed West Village arena-stadium hybrid – and the accompanying […]

Calgary Flames (18-16-2) at Colorado Avalanche (12-20-1) 7 p.m, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet 960 The Fan Last Five Games Flames vs. Canucks W 4-1 @ Sharks L 4-1 @ Coyotes W 4-2 vs. Blue Jackets L 4-1 vs. Lightning L 6-3 Avalanche @ Blackhawks W 2-1 (OT) vs. Maple Leafs L 6-0 @ Wild L 2-0 […]

It was on Matthew Tkachuk’s career checklist — to score an opportunity to skate for Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Just once, though. Been there. (A year ago, in Helsinki, Finland.) Done that. (Finished fourth on the tournament scoring charts, too, with four tallies and 11 points.) Got the T-Shirt. (OK, […]

Laptops, TVs and video games were high on people’s wish lists for Canada’s annual post-Christmas shopping frenzy. Eager consumers lined up for 6 a.m. door-crasher deals at Best Buy in Sunridge on Monday morning. Hours later, lineups and tills were still bustling with the sounds of Calgarians picking up hot-ticket tech toys and appliances. Satwane […]

Emergency crews rushed to Nakiska Ski Resort Monday where a teen suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after an accident on the hill. About 4 p.m., AHS said ski patrollers found a 17-year-old male suffering from a possible head injury after a mishap on the ski hill west of Calgary. Kananaskis EMS called STARS Air Ambulance to the scene, where […]

If you were picking a favourite to win the Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament before action got underway on Boxing Day, you could do a whole lot worse than the Sherwood Park J. Ennis Kings. The Kings have been strolling through the AMHL season and are holding a healthy 14-point lead at the top of […]

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, where do I dispose of thee? New this year, the City of Calgary is asking those preparing to take down their holiday trees to recycle through its Christmas Tree Recycling Program. Previously, the city would pick up trees with garbage pickup, but this year they decided to make their program drop-off only, […]

Girls in a remote Afghan school will no longer have to play volleyball on a rubble-strewn court if a Cochrane charity run reaches its fundraising goal on New Year’s Eve. The event – the seventh annual run organized by Canada’s “Marathon Man” Martin Parnell – hopes to raise $5,000 in order to haul away debris, […]

Since he lost his job in the oilpatch two years ago, Gary Fraser has had time for home renovations he put off all those years he got up for work before the sun rose. He had windows and doors replaced, and added another layer of paint to the two-storey home where he and his wife raised two kids, one of them […]

Members of Calgary’s Egyptian community are mourning the loss of a mother and father killed in a collision near Pincher Creek over the weekend.  Mohamed Elkady and Hana Hussein, both of Calgary, were killed Christmas Eve as they were driving to B.C. for the holidays. Their three daughters, ranging from late teens to early 20s, are […]

The city spent some extra green cleaning up from a white Christmas. Coun. Ward Sutherland said it cost the city $2 million to keep crews working during the holiday storm, including $500,000 on snow removal. “We normally don’t do snow removal, but it was so bad they had to spend a half a million,” Sutherland said. “I did my […]