News/Canada/Calgary (Page 39)

Calgary Now that Banff’s infamous grizzly “The Boss” has emerged from hibernation, Albertans are flocking to the mountains to catch a glimpse — and some action shots — of his adventures. Bear safety experts are cautioning people to keep their distance. Bear safety expert says people should stay at leastContinue Reading

Calgary The federal Liberal government plans a $600-million package of loans and funding to help make it easier and cheaper to build homes for owners and renters. $500m worth of low-cost loans aim to promote projects with ‘innovative’ construction techniques Alessia Passafiume · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 05,Continue Reading

Calgary Otto Gentile co-founded CanAm Wrestling to fill a void left behind by legendary venues like Stampede Wrestling. ‘We started CanAm Wrestling in order to have wrestling back in the city’ Boshika Gupta · CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2024 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 4 ProContinue Reading

Calgary A skier died in an avalanche on Cathedral Mountain just west of Lake Louise, Alta., on Friday, Avalanche Canada says. Victim not reported missing until late Monday, Avalanche Canada saysCBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2024 10:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago A skier died in anContinue Reading

Calgary Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, according to a new report by Deloitte. Water shortages could have devastating effect on oil and gas sector, saysContinue Reading

Calgary WestJet Encore pilots could go on strike as soon as April 17 after they approved a strike mandate Tuesday after aviators at the company’s regional carrier voted 97 per cent in favour of strike authorization, the Air Line Pilots Association said. Strike could begin as soon as April 17Continue Reading

Calgary·Analysis With Thursday’s budget, Danielle Smith joins the long history of governments in Alberta pledging to save the bounty of oil cash. But with a crash in oil prices seemingly always around the corner, every previous commitment to saving has inevitably failed. Why a pledge to save oilpatch wealth isContinue Reading

Calgary A curling team bearing a name other than Bottcher, Koe, Martin or Ferbey will represent Alberta at the Canadian men’s championship for the first time in 26 years. Aaron Sluchinski’s Airdrie Curling Club competing in the Montana’s Brier in Regina Donna Spencer · CBC News · Posted: Feb 29,Continue Reading

Chris Robertson kept his struggle with addiction private for a long time; in the end, it took him to a public place. His sister, Michelle Trombley, remembers the pit in her stomach when she saw the call come up on her phone as an unknown number. She knew, before answering, whoContinue Reading