News/Canada/Calgary (Page 45)

Sure, they believed in housing. And sure, they agreed with adding denser development as an alternative to Calgary sprawling endlessly. With those sentiments out of the way, the concerned residents of Bayview, Pumphill and nearby neigbourhoods delved into the real points they wanted to make to city councillors this week aboutContinue Reading

With the COP28 climate summit now in the rearview mirror, some researchers say the moment is here when coal consumption in power plants around the world will finally peak before beginning a perpetual fall. For more than a century, coal has been used to produce electricity, and to this day remains theContinue Reading

Calgary·New Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for not only the city, but the entire province of Alberta, forecasting temperatures as low as -40 C over the weekend, with wind chills threatening temperatures of -50 C in some places.  Friday’s forecast high of –31 C would make itContinue Reading

Calgary Temperatures are expected to drop as low as -37 C on Friday, per Environment Canada forecasts, before the cold snap starts lifting.  Friday daytime high could be coldest in 20 years, says Environment Canada Brendan Coulter · CBC News · Posted: Jan 10, 2024 12:53 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Calgary Calgarian Michael Playfair said there was a moment during filming for The Last of Us when microphones were everywhere and he thought, “there’s no way this is going to work.” Michael Playfair’s win was 1 of 8 for the HBO series shot in AlbertaCBC News · Posted: Jan 09,Continue Reading

Calgary The analysis from Deloitte released Tuesday predicts an average WTI price — typically regarded as the benchmark for crude oil — of $72 US per barrel this year.  Factors include producer cuts, record U.S. production and slowing demand growthCBC News · Posted: Jan 09, 2024 6:00 AM EST |Continue Reading

Calgary When Jaelene Tweedle visited the hospital’s emergency department in late December, she was ushered into an area filled with makeshift treatment spaces divided by temporary tarps. UCP government first announced plans to expand the hospital in 2020CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2024 7:13 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Calgary A Calgary woman admitted to beating her sick, 77-year-old father and leaving him on the basement floor for two days in soiled adult diapers, a judge heard Monday.  Tara Picard, 52, pleaded guilty to assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life Meghan Grant · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Calgary Burke Dales, former Calgary Stampeders football player and Grey Cup champion, has passed away at the age of 46. ‘When you were standing next to Burke, you felt as big as he was,’ says former colleague and friend Lily Dupuis · CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2024 6:40Continue Reading