Source: CTV News, December 7, 2018 A Calgary couple will have one less gift under their tree this year after a package was stolen from their doorstep just moments after it was delivered. Hayley Ezra and Jamie Frost’s security camera caught the alleged thief in the act on Wednesday afternoon. The video shows the delivery… Continue reading ‘Such a violating feeling’: Thief grabs package moments after delivery
Tag: Calgary
Calgary’s Olympic spirit put out after decisive plebiscite
Source: Eric Francis, Sportsnet.ca, November 14, 2018 CALGARY – The Olympic flame was officially extinguished in Calgary on Feb. 28, 1988. The Olympic spirit this city has rallied around ever since may have died Tuesday. Unsuccessful organizers of a yes vote may beg to differ, insisting they simply ran out of time on a bid to… Continue reading Calgary’s Olympic spirit put out after decisive plebiscite
Plebiscite day: Calgarians head to polls for vote on 2026 Olympic bid
Source: Heide Pearson, Global News, November 13, 2018 Are you for or against the city hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games? That is the question being posed to Calgarians on Tuesday as citizens will head to the numerous polling stations dotted across the city to have their say. The polls for the Olympic plebiscite are open from… Continue reading Plebiscite day: Calgarians head to polls for vote on 2026 Olympic bid
Calgary suffers snowiest October day in more than a century
Source: CTV News, October 3, 2018 A snowstorm in southwestern Alberta brought traffic to a standstill, as dozens of motorists were stranded in their vehicles for hours. In what turned out to be Calgary’s snowiest October day in 104 years, southwest Alberta was hit with as much as 40 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, causing… Continue reading Calgary suffers snowiest October day in more than a century
How the 2026 Olympics could fix an Alberta town’s housing crisis
Source: CTV News, September 19, 2018 If Calgary wins a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the event could help solve one of Alberta’s most pressing housing problems. Canmore, a town nestled in the Rocky Mountains about 100 kilometres west of Calgary, is the most expensive place to live in Alberta. The average price… Continue reading How the 2026 Olympics could fix an Alberta town’s housing crisis
Suncor says Syncrude to ramp up to full production in early to mid-September
Source: The Canadian Press, July 9, 2018 CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says production at the Syncrude oilsands complex is expected to ramp up to full production in early to mid-September after a power disruption in June that shut down operations. The company, which holds a 58.7 per cent stake in the partnership, says a preliminary… Continue reading Suncor says Syncrude to ramp up to full production in early to mid-September
Morneau to give speech in Calgary ahead of Kinder Morgan deadline
Source: The Canadian Press, May 25, 2018 CALGARY — Finance Minister Bill Morneau is headed west next week with plans to give a speech to a Calgary business audience a day ahead of a deadline set by Kinder Morgan for its controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Calgary Chamber of Commerce, which announced the event… Continue reading Morneau to give speech in Calgary ahead of Kinder Morgan deadline
Brad Wall working as adviser, based in Calgary office, for business law firm
Source: CBC News, May 1, 2018 Wall tweeted he will continue to live in hometown of Swift Current Former Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has a new job in Calgary as a special adviser for law firm Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP. The firm announced the move on its website Tuesday. The news release says Wall will be based… Continue reading Brad Wall working as adviser, based in Calgary office, for business law firm
Body found inside wall of women’s washroom at Calgary mall
Source: Josh K. Elliot, CTV News, April 30, 2018 Calgary police are investigating after a body was found inside the wall of a shopping centre washroom. “Despite the circumstances of where the body was located, investigators do not suspect foul play and the death remains classified as undetermined,” the Calgary Police Service said in a statement… Continue reading Body found inside wall of women’s washroom at Calgary mall
Small plane carrying 6 people makes emergency landing on Calgary roadway
Source: The Canadian Press, April 25, 2018 A small aircraft carrying six people has made an emergency landing on a Calgary street. Police say the twin-engine plane was coming in this morning from the south, heading for a landing at the Calgary airport, when the pilot radioed in that the aircraft was running low on… Continue reading Small plane carrying 6 people makes emergency landing on Calgary roadway