Новости за 29.02.2024

Maybe it will be a quiet trade deadline day for the Calgary Flames. General manager Craig Conroy has shown repeatedly that when the right deal is available, he’s not going to wait to pull the trigger. After dealing away Tyler Toffoli in the off-season and then Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm over the past couple […]

Rural municipalities say they’re pleased with the new renewables rules announced earlier this week by the province which mandate the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to take an ” agriculture first” approach when evaluating the best use of land for proposed projects. With the province’s seven-month moratorium on final approval of large renewables projects, ending Thursday […]

SAIT is continuing to help revitalize the city’s core by opening a new facility downtown. The School for Advanced Digital Technology will be the pillar tenant of the space at 444 – 7th Ave. S.W., which is also the building where the Tastemarket by SAIT is located. “Industry support for our new space is strong,” […]

Chris Tanev left a major mark on the Calgary Flames’ organization. Years from now, former teammates and fans will still be talking about his selfless style, his fearless shot-blocking. While Tanev loved the city and admitted it was tough to say goodbye to some close friends, he reiterated after being traded Wednesday to the Dallas […]

A special avalanche warning was issued Thursday for most of the regions in Alberta and B.C. monitored by Avalanche Canada. Significant snow has fallen in many backcountry recreational areas and this new snow is sitting on weaker layers from early February, said Avalanche Canada. The natural avalanche activity has slowed, but events triggered by humans […]

On Wednesday evening, as Calgary Flames trade acquisition Artem Grushnikov chatted with a reporter from his new hockey home, you could occasionally hear a cheer or a whistle in the background. The 20-year-old blue-line prospect was still at the rink, watching what was suddenly his former team. He stuck around to say a proper farewell […]

Before 2019, author Tommy Orange was determined to stay away from writing historical novels. The American writer was perhaps a little early in his career to have made such a decision and, as it turns out, it didn’t take long for him to at least partially break that promise to himself while writing his sophomore […]

Daryl Cloran’s As You Like is a theatrical cocktail that combines Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy with the music of The Beatles, adds some John Fluevog shoes and sweetens it all by setting the story in British Columbia in the Swinging Sixties. That would be the 1960s, not the 1660s when Shakespeare wrote this story about the […]

EDMONTON – Albertans have been told to expect financial restraint in today’s provincial budget. Premier Danielle Smith signalled a turn to less spending and more saving in a televised address last week. Smith said she has told Finance Minister Nate Horner to keep spending increases beneath the rate of inflation and population growth. She said […]

The Diefenbaker government’s 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the evolving Cold War, says a new research paper based on previously secret information. Whether Canada was wise to scrap the Arrow will forever be debated, but […]

By Gary Mar On Feb. 16, the federal government released a new draft framework for its proposed Clean Electricity Regulations. This is the third iteration. Did the government finally get it right? It certainly seems as though they listened to many of the concerns brought forward by people in the electricity sector. The document acknowledges […]

The investment to generate economic growth in rural Alberta is the result of a partnership between CGC, Wheatland County, the Government of Alberta and Invest Alberta

After four decades an Alberta premier once again reiterates the need to save for a rainy day as province faces a net-zero emission future

There is anger. There is resentment. There is also the recent curse of an ugly inflation where some people are pocketing big money and many are falling behind

With 2024 being a leap year, the question has been raised a few times about how and why we have a February 29 on the calendar every four years. Looking back at leap year coverage over the decades in the Calgary Herald, we found the following artistic look at the origins of leap year. The […]

Artem Grushnikov is a guy the Calgary Flames wanted. The 20-year-old defenceman was a target for Flames general manager Craig Conroy. He wasn’t just the best piece the Flames got offered as they shopped Chris Tanev around the NHL. So while dealing away Tanev to the Dallas Stars is a big blow for a Flames […]

A residents' group argued the sprawling development was never reviewed under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and the most recent assessment is 32 years old

In return, the Flames receive prospect Artem Grushnikov, a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, and a conditional third-round pick

The case is back in court March 15

Oliver Tulk and Maxim Muranov both scored twice as the Calgary Hitmen returned to the win column with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the TELUS Be Brave #EndBullying Game at the Saddledome on Wednesday afternoon. The Hitmen hosted a crowd of 12,943 as students and teachers helped spread the message of […]

'I tried to tell him you can't treat him like that, he's an adult ... but then my husband would say he had to teach him, he had to teach him how to behave'

'Welcome to spring — we’ve got some cold, we’ll get some warm and, of course, we’ll get some rain and some snow in between there as well'

Media was given a glimpse into the cutting-edge technology at GFL's 70,000-square-foot recycling plant

'It becomes big-boy hockey now, and they understand that,' said Flames head coach Ryan Huska

On the latest episode of Burning Questions, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about the Flames’ four-game win streak, if it will impact what the team does at the trade deadline and how Jonathan Huberdeau has turned his season around.