News/Canada/Calgary (Page 43)

It’s been dubbed “hallway medicine” and, more recently, “duct tape medicine” in Alberta. Doctors and nurses say, whatever you call it, it’s a clear sign of a health-care system in distress. The practice of squeezing patients into non-traditional hospital treatment spaces, or rooms intended for fewer people, is not new butContinue Reading

Calgary·Analysis About $2.3 billion in federal carbon-tax rebates will be paid out to roughly 12 million Canadians today, even though many of them may not realize it. Lack of communication, vague bank statements, unfiled taxes contribute to confusion Robson Fletcher · CBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2024 4:00 AMContinue Reading

Calgary Alerts demonstrate why flexibility is needed in Ottawa’s Clean Energy Regulations to decarbonize the country’s electricity grids, according to energy and environmental economist Andrew Leach. Flexibility needed in regulations to decarbonize the country’s electricity grids, says energy economistJim Brown · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2024 4:52 PMContinue Reading

Calgary The airline says multiple days of frigid temperatures in the Prairies are having a “compounding” impact on operations. Frigid temperatures continue to challenge crews, create ‘compounding’ impactsCBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2024 2:26 PM EST | Last Updated: January 14 A de-icing station sprays a WestJet Airlines BoeingContinue Reading

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