Family-Friendly Activities to Try in Calgary
Calgary is one of the most interesting towns in all of Canada. It somehow bridges the gap between a bustling urban area…
Calgary is one of the most interesting towns in all of Canada. It somehow bridges the gap between a bustling urban area…
The geese are welcome visitors for Coco and Jamie Cran, who provide them with some snacks, and some conversation, when they return every spring.A couple in Elbow Park says this goose has chosen their planter three years running as its preferred spot to lay its eggs. (Elizabeth Withey/CBC)Many people wouldn’t consider geese to be the…
The Calgary Flames organization is suing its insurers for $125 million for “massive losses” the company says it suffered over two hockey seasons because of the pandemic.The Vancouver Canucks play the Calgary Flames as the first period begins in an empty arena in Calgary, January 2021. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)The Calgary Flames organization is suing its…
Kevin J. Johnston has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars for publicly branding Toronto restaurateur and philanthropist Mohamad Fakih a “terrorist” and a “baby killer” after being ordered to stop defaming the Paramount Fine Foods owner in 2019.Kevin J. Johnston was not being sentenced for his political views but for six separate acts of contempt against court,…
An investigation has been launched into an incident involving Liberal MP-elect George Chahal, Calgary police confirm. The former city councillor was captured on camera removing his opponent’s campaign material from a porch and replacing it with a flyer of his own. Newly elected Calgary-Skyview MP George Chahal was caught on a security camera removing a campaign flyer…
Calgary’s EMS system had 470 per cent more red alerts — or periods when no ambulances were available — than Edmonton did last year. Calgary’s EMS system had thousands of instances when no ambulances were available during the past year. (CBC)Calgary’s EMS system had 470 per cent more red alerts — or periods when no ambulances…
Workers at an inn in Lunenburg, N.S., used social media to track down the owner of a photo album left there in 2012.A photo album found at an inn in Lunenburg, N.S., contained photographs of family celebrations going back as far as 1988. (Submitted by Stephanie Tanner)Two weeks ago, Stephanie Tanner’s co-worker at the Mariner…
Thirteen more cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Calgary Stampede and doctors say the full repercussions of the event likely won’t be known for weeks.A visitor to Nashville North has a rapid COVID test at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary on July 9. At least 84 cases of COVID-19 have been directly linked to…
Two horse-racing events were cancelled in southern Alberta on Sunday to protect the animals from severe wildfire smoke that had pushed the region’s air quality off the charts, but the Calgary Stampede said its rodeo will go ahead.A roper competes at the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday in the left photo. By Sunday, wildfire smoke had…
Alice Lam says Good Neighbour Community Market Calgary will offer pay-what-you-can items from household goods, to clothes to non-perishable food. Final details, like the painting the store’s entrance, are underway in advance of the store’s grand opening on July 24. (Helen Pike/CBC)A new second-hand market is opening in downtown Calgary with no price tags. Good…