News/Canada/Calgary (Page 30)

An awkward topic came up during the final NDP leadership candidates’ debate this month in Edmonton, especially for a former three-term Calgary mayor. The Edmonton Oilers. Naheed Nenshi admitted that growing up in Calgary in the 1980s, he had a “grudging respect” for the Wayne Gretzky-era championship dynasty. “But here’sContinue Reading

Calgary·First Person Kerry Yang suffered years of stigma and isolation as a child with psoriasis, which his mother tried to treat with Chinese traditional medicine. As an adult and medical school student, he’s finally come to understand his mother’s motivation. I suffered because of my skin condition. Kids avoided gettingContinue Reading

Calgary A former youth worker with Alberta Child and Family Services has been handed a two-year sentence for sexual exploitation. Beverly Allard was the teen’s 31-year-old case worker when they began having sex Meghan Grant · CBC News · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 6:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hoursContinue Reading

Calgary Booze, favours and lawyers: Chestermere sues fired mayor, councillors alleging $650K in ‘improper’ spendingThe City of Chestermere is suing its fired mayor and councillors for more than $650,000, alleging “improper” spending by the four men on parties, alcohol, a private investigator, a personal piano move and surveillance equipment toContinue Reading

Calgary Organizers with the International Health Economics Association cancelled plans to have Calgary host their next global congress over worries Ottawa couldn’t process hundreds of attendees’ visas in time for the July 2025 event. That means Calgary businesses will miss out on potential economic spinoffs. Organizers moved 2025 event to IndonesiaContinue Reading

Calgary Alberta had the fastest rate of population growth in Canada over the first three months of the year, according to new data released Wednesday, and continues to be the most popular destination for people moving within the country. January to March marked 11th straight quarter of net gains fromContinue Reading

Calgary Thousands of WestJet customers are scrambling after the airline cancelled about 40 flights ahead of a possible strike by its plane mechanics this Thursday. 670 workers poised to walk off the job as early as Thursday night Christopher Reynolds · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 8:38Continue Reading

Calgary WestJet mechanics say they are poised to walk off the job early as Thursday night after serving the airline with a 72-hour strike notice yesterday. Carrier asked minister to refer negotiations to Canada Industrial Relations BoardThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 18, 2024 3:53 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Calgary Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says. Alberta government commissioned report to assess economic impact of Ottawa’s proposed cap Amanda Stephenson · TheContinue Reading