Новости за 02.01.2024

Dube has spent much of the year on the fourth line

Chad Bobrosky had appealed his February 2022 sexual assault conviction by contending the trial judge erred by refusing to allow cross-examination of the alleged victim.

Subsidiary of local grocery co-operative to hold majority stake in Canada's largest chain of independent Canadian retail pharmacies controlled by licensed pharmacists

Cavalry FC has entered the new year with a bang. That’s because Calgary’s professional footie crew has signed yet another Canadian star for 2024 and beyond. Just in time for Concacaf Champions Cup action, to boot. The Canadian Premier League club has signed dynamic midfielder Diego Gutierrez on a two-year deal with a one-year option. […]

Today, we recognize the accomplishments of these remarkable individuals

Liza Choi came to Calgary from Hong Kong 30 years ago for nursing school and knows first-hand the challenges facing immigrants. So when one of her nursing students nominated her for the Alberta Newcomers Recognition Award in the area of career and academics last year, there was a caveat. “The reason I agreed to be […]

She’s known as Sister Fortune Baby to hundreds of senior Chinese immigrants fighting loneliness and isolation while navigating new lives in Calgary. “Just like the fortune cookie after a Chinese dinner brings joy, Zhishu Guo spreads the sun, the happiness to other people,” says Xun Zhang (interview interpreter), one of three health-care workers who founded […]

Atsushi Ono went to Seattle to study English and business, and ended up catching the magic bug. “I met a magicians’ group and at that time I didn’t know anything about magic,” Ono said. “I fell in love with the sleight-of-hand magic. “After I went back to Japan, I started working in sales in Tokyo. […]

Deborah Willis’ literary career began at age nine with a series of poems from the perspective of a shoe, observing the world as it walked around. It was an auspicious start for the now 41-year-old, whose debut novel, Girlfriend on Mars, last year made the prestigious Giller Prize long list and whose first short-story collection […]

What began as a get-together of peers at the Petroleum Club five years ago morphed into the Calgary Black Chambers — a non-profit organization that looks to increase Black leadership and uplift the BIPOC culture throughout Calgary. One of those who spearheaded the organization is Chi Iliya-Ndule. “One of the co-founders, (former Calgary Stampeder) Jon […]

Salima Shivji is a citizen of the world. Born in Edmonton, brought up in Kenya, educated in London and Toronto, she practised law in Kenya, India and the U.K. “For me, living in different places globally, I’ve always been involved in the community and one that is pretty accepting of others,” she said. “That’s the […]

With generations of his family hailing from Calgary, Josh Traptow learned about the city early on. “Both my grandfathers were born (here), so I listened to stories of Calgary in the ‘30s and ‘40s,” he said. “I think I’ve always had an appreciation and love for heritage and history and old things. “As I grew […]

Vincent Ircandia learned early on what a big business sports fan engagement could be. He won a Stanley Cup ring in 2012 with the Los Angeles Kings and was with the MLS-winning Los Angeles Galaxy when David Beckham was on board. “That was a pretty great early experience for me in the industry,” Ircandia said. […]

The last chapter of 64-year-old Andy Genereux’s memoir is tentatively titled No Place for Old Men, named for the new nine-pitch sport route on Yamnuska mountain’s Kahl Wall the climbing pioneer mapped and named in 2022. It’s a fitting title for the retired Calgary fire department captain who’s been climbing since high school. At age […]

'Hogwarts of Hockey' school shuts down Phoenix Jr. Coyotes in all-American finale

Do they rebuild or stay the course? Who do they re-sign and who do they move on from? Are they still looking to make the playoffs or is draft position more important?