Новости за 29.12.2016

Fires, recession, pink slips and deficits. At times, 2016 delivered so much negative news, it felt like Alberta’s economy was a punching bag, swinging back wildly from one blow only to be pummelled by another. The fire that ravaged the community of Fort McMurray in May caused thousands of people to flee and the entire oilsands […]

Fire crews from across the Bow Valley were still battling a blaze at the historic Mount Royal Hotel in Banff as day broke on Thursday. RCMP reported the fire at 2:32 a.m. after seeing a glow on the Mount Royal Hotel roof during their patrols.

The new year is ringing in on a more positive note for small businesses across the country, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Two Calgary residents are dead after a collision near Innisfail, including a Good Samaritan who stopped to help, Mounties said Thursday.   Innisfail RCMP said they were called to the west side of the QEII Highway at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of two semi trucks and trailers that were in the ditch. […]

Calgary police seized more than 35,000 fentanyl tablets in a record seizure last week.  Officers found the pills, worth an estimated $706,000 on the street, during a search of a home in the 2300 block of Richmond Road S.W. on Friday, Dec. 23.  Members of the Calgary police strategic enforcement unit, with support from tactical […]

I get many good business tips about what’s happening in this city from people I meet for the first time throughout the year. But the majority come from an amazingly reliable group of contacts I have amassed during the past 50 years within the business community and the 20 years I have been writing Around Town columns for the […]

When January arrives—as it does every year—the High Performance Rodeo rides into town to save the day for those looking to stave off weather-related blues.

Using brain science, CUPS programs try to help clients become more resilient and able to deal with the stresses of their life.

An empty-nester and a mother of three young adults, Meredith should be thrilled during the holidays. Unfortunately, things are not as merry as they could be as Meredith suffers from nearly constant muscle pain, preventing her from enjoying some of life’s simplest pleasures. Meredith has fibromyalgia and has been living with the disease for ten years; […]

I’ve been seeing stars for the past four months and it has nothing to do with a bump on the head. While we highlighted the best of the first months of 2016 with coverage of the Critter Awards (Theatre Calgary’s The Light in the Piazza was a big winner), the new theatre season has featured an onslaught […]

Calgarians will glow in the dark brighter than ever on Saturday as our country parties hearty to celebrate the 150th anniversary year of this strange, politically patched-together lump of land we call Canada. Yep, in a suitably Canuck way of showcasing national pride, the federal government has doled out $110,000 to help our city ring in […]

Temple visit increased respect for Sikh religion Re: “Hate crime officer probing vandalism at Sikh gurdwara,” Dec. 24.   I was saddened to read about the vandalism at the Sikh gurdwara in southwest Calgary.   Several years ago, my daughter had an assignment for a university-level religion course which necessitated her visiting this temple. I accompanied her […]

Premier Rachel Notley has been purposeful since winning the May 2015 provincial election.  The premier has put her stamp on Alberta in many ways, including refusing to look for tangible savings in the civil service. Public-sector unions wield tremendous clout, so perhaps it’s not surprising that Notley would want to keep the leaders and their members on […]

The Calgary Hitmen have yet to beat the Medicine Hat Tigers this season. According to forward Carsen Twarynski, they’re finding ways to lose instead. “We’re beating ourselves honestly,” said Twarynski following Calgary’s 3-2 loss to Medicine Hat Tigers in front of 9,048 fans at the Saddedome on Wednesday. “There’s no excuses. The first period wasn’t […]

What does a 41-year-old wood-framed home with a large tropical garden have in common with a 107-year-old red-brick fire hall? City council believes both properties tell important stories of Calgary’s past. Elected officials voted to protect both buildings in perpetuity, amid a total of seven properties designated municipal historic resources in 2016 — a title that […]

Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving delivered the update on Wednesday morning. And, when the boss comes out, you know it’s bad news. Sure enough, Treliving confirmed what many suspected after watching Flames right winger Kris Versteeg accidentally hit Troy Brouwer in the hand with a slap shot on Dec. 23. Brouwer had indeed broke […]

Alberta Health Services wants a major new piece of medical equipment for Calgary as it moves forward with plans for a new cancer hospital in the city.  AHS’s most recent capital submission list to the provincial government includes a request for a $36.3-million cyclotron in Calgary to create radiopharmaceuticals used with PET-CT scans, which are […]

LOS ANGELES — Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain,” has died. She was 84. Her son, Todd Fisher, said Reynolds died Wednesday, a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who was 60. “She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken,” Fisher said from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where his […]

Anaheim Ducks (17-12-7) at Calgary Flames (19-16-2) 7 p.m, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet 960 The Fan Last Five Games Flames @ Avalanche W 6-3 vs. Canucks W 4-1 @ Sharks L 4-1 @ Coyotes W 4-2 vs. Blue Jackets L 4-1 Ducks vs. Sharks L 3-2 (OT) @ Senators L 2-1 (OT) @ Canadiens L 5-1 […]

When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, Calgarians will pay more to swim at city pools, ride Calgary transit and have their recycling picked up. A host of user fees and rates for city services are set to rise in the new year, following a freeze that kept many fees at 2015 amounts in 2016. […]

As Alberta’s oil-based economy continues to slump, many Calgarians will be glad to see the end of 2016. With, hopefully, a more prosperous year ahead, there are a number of fitting ways to spend the last night of a tumultuous year. Here are five of the best: Children always seem to get overlooked on New Year’s […]

Just as Chinatown bridges the divide between young and old, East and West, a new art project is bringing together different communities. More than 200 people have painted tiles that will be assembled into a mural. The complete mural will be unveiled as part of Calgary’s Chinese New Year celebrations on Jan. 21 and later mounted in […]

Police also say the Calgary man who died Christmas Day following a disturbance at a rooming house in the 100 block of Fonda Rd. S.E. was fatally stabbed in the torso and that alcohol was likely involved.

It will likely make all other court cases pale in comparison. The triple-murder trial of Douglas Garland will highlight a busy 2017 in Calgary courtrooms. But while other cases will capture headlines throughout the year, the Garland trial is expected to keep everyone watching riveted to their seats. Garland is charged with first-degree murder in […]

The right to die with dignity, the quintuple slaying of five young Calgarians, and continuing fallout from a judge’s misunderstanding of Canada’s sexual-assault law. Those were just three of the stories that dominated the headlines in legal circles in Calgary in 2016. From Hanne Schafer, the ALS sufferer who needed court permission for a doctor-assisted […]