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Alberta Court of Appeal upholds convictions of Calgary man in sexual assault of woman in a downtown hotel room

The trial strategy of convicted sex offender Vaslios (Bill) Georgopoulos didn’t result in a miscarriage of justice, the province’s top court ruled Monday.

Experts urge extra caution as Omicron cases rise in Alberta

Events are starting to be postponed or cancelled in Calgary and forecasters are calling for caution as active COVID-19 cases and Omicron cases appear to be on the rise in Alberta.

Canada's vaccine mandate for foreign crews a headache for European airlines

'Carriers will need to find workarounds in order to comply with the Canadian entry requirement'

Some rural Albertans say they were left behind during rapid test rollout

Albertans living outside of the province’s major urban centres are saying they were left behind by the government’s rollout of take-home rapid test kits.

Concerns persist as warming shelter opens near homeless camp in central Alberta city

About 25 people currently live at the camp in Wetaskiwin, southeast of Edmonton

New Hong Kong business association head eager to strengthen local ties with Asia

For many years, the Chinese New Year Gala organized by the Calgary section of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA) has been a sellout of some 500 members and guests. A COVID-19 casualty for the past couple of years, new chapter president Ben Leung and his board have confidently booked the Regency Palace again, although realizing that under today’s restrictions that number will have to be reduced to 300 to 400 to welcome the Year of the Tiger.

Business is up heading into 2022, but so too are worries about paying off COVID debt

WestJet hires Austrian Airlines boss as its new CEO

Calgary-based WestJet Group has announced Alexis von Hoensbroech will be the company’s new CEO starting sometime next year.

Atypical case of BSE discovered in Alberta cow; no risk to humans, says province

The province has identified a positive case of atypical BSE in an Alberta cow, the first case in Canada in six years.

Varcoe: 'It's good to be back' in stock index, energy firms say, amid higher hopes for 2022

For an industry that has endured a truckload of uncertainty in the past 24 months, it’s a welcome adjustment

John Ivison: François-Philippe Champagne, the last blue Liberal standing, is a man on a mission

'My phone is buzzing with CEOs from around the world, who see Canada as an attractive place to invest and grow,' Champagne says

Matt Gurney: Is reality breaking through in Ottawa?

Are our politicians noticing the huge challenges we face at home and abroad? Probably not much, but it has to start somewhere

Your letters for Dec. 18

Editor’s note: Don’t spend our tax money on others’ fight Re: Gondek wants the city to fund challenge of Quebec law banning religious garb, Dec. 16

Braid: Tax cut idea hints at UCP return to election politics as usual

Premier Jason Kenney says the government is considering a return to a flat provincial income tax rate for everyone, most likely at 10 per cent

Your letters for Dec. 17

Weigh the risks against benefits Re: Calgary airport-downtown-Banff passenger rail link step closer to reality, Dec. 8

'Spider-Man' ignites pandemic box office with historic opening

Calgary's Matt Blais offers hope and comfort with charity single, Christmas Without You

During a low period in December 2017, Calgary singer-songwriter Matt Blais stared at his Christmas decorations and began thinking about spending Christmas without a loved one.

Immersive multimedia show opens at summit of Banff Gondola

As you embark and glide past lighted trees, soft, somnolent words welcome you to Sulphur Mountain and Nightrise .

Calgary musician hopes to shake up the world of classical music with debut album

When musician Daniel Pelton was a teenager, his aunt surprised him by giving him a solid gold coin. She told him to keep it safe, promising it would go up in value.

Josh Ritter, Basia Bulat, Witch Prophet to play Calgary Folk Music Festival's Block Heater

American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, Ethiopian/Eritrean artist Witch Prophet and Irish singer Susan O’Neill are among the artists who will be playing Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater in February.

Flames reopen facility after third consecutive day with no further positives

Hitmen hope Christmas brings them deserved surge above .500

NHL announces cross-border postponements due to COVID

Other teams join idle Flames as NHL halts cross-border games

Okotoks' Knox sets national mark at swim worlds

Penner: Take a trek to the charming inns in Alberta's backyard

Sitting there, just the two of us, in those Adirondack chairs – along the chattering creek, bronze light glazing the snow-splattered peaks – was a moment to savour. Red wine. Crackling fire. Creaking pines. Call it stress relief. A short little getaway to recharge the batteries. A mental break from the bizarre, dirty-punch, bar-fight they call “life during a pandemic.” Call it whatever you want. But, for my wife and I, our one-night getaway to the small-and-charming Baker Creek Mountain Resort was pure gold.

Last: Delicious pairings of wine and music

I’ve spent a considerable amount of time over the last four decades honing my passion for wine and food but there’s a third element that has inextricably woven itself through these pleasures for me and that’s music. It’s not simply a matter of the sensory gifts all getting on with each other, in fact, in many cases they don’t. Some of you may recall an ill-fated local cigar and Champagne bar, for example – come on in and taste how one of these things will murder the other with a blunt instrument. All the Beatles and Mozart records in the world would not have saved that place but there is now solid scientific research linking our sense of taste to the love of music. I read a fairly exhaustive article by Charles Spence and Qian Wang (check it out at https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13411-015-0043-z) published back in 2015 that studied how frequencies and melodies affect our sense of taste, specifically with wine. That confirmed what my brain and palate has suspected all along; they were meant for each other. As such for Xmas this year, I’m recommending not only some delicious wines but some delicious recordings to go with them.

Chorney-Booth: Calgary's best new restaurants of 2021

This time last year when I sat down to rank the best restaurants of 2020, it was all about praising the few restaurateurs who were either brave or stubborn enough to open a new business when none of us knew if they would even be able to serve customers from one week to the next. In some ways, 2021 was no different: COVID-19 is still unpredictable and with food costs rising and staffing shortages, opening a new restaurant continues to be a risky endeavour.

Rancho San Lucas: Ranch life at its finest in Los Cabos

Golf, active lifestyles and outdoor coastal living themes prevail at wide-ranging development in Mexico

Three times a charm: Family returns to build with Aquilla Homes

Small-volume Strathmore builder focuses on excellent service, generating repeat business

DONATE NOW: Click here to donate and make a life-changing difference to a Calgarian in need

Because of the pandemic and economic hardships that have hit Calgary, the need to help our most vulnerable citizens is greater than ever

31 Days, 31 Ways to Make a Difference: All kids need a lunch

Hunger is a reality in Calgary, the folks at Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids remind us. More than 160,000 Alberta kids lived in households under the poverty threshold in 2018, they note. And, 21 per cent of Calgarians have reported they were struggling to buy food and groceries for themselves and their families.

31 Days, 31 Ways to Make a Difference: Hope and healing from addictions

While the coronavirus pandemic may have led to the cancellation of myriad events, the folks at Fresh Start Recovery Centre note that recovery from addiction is never cancelled. They navigated another year of pandemic-related challenges while providing 887,674 hours of direct service to clients last year. Fresh Start was able to accept 149 clients for treatment, but 163 were on the wait list for help as that year’s annual report was written. Perseverance and collaboration are key to whittling down that wait list, as is support from the community.

31 Days, 31 Ways to Make a Difference: Ending Child Abuse With Help From Support Animals

Luna Child and Youth Advocacy Centre has one main goal: ending child abuse.

Three agencies with one goal: Battling abuse of the vulnerable, young or old

It’s called “deconditioning,” a regressing of physical function, mental health and emotional health in seniors, caused by a combination of social isolation, malnutrition and inactivity. Before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted daily life in spring of 2020, though, it was a term mostly only known in medical and academic circles.

67 big rigs take part in Alberta Christmas Convoy open in new tab

Edmonton-area parade attracted trucks from nearby locales

Northern Ontario drivers warned to watch for roaming bison open in new tab

Nipissing OPP warn of bison on Highway 64

La Chrysler Airflow renaîtra en 2024 après 90 ans d’absence open in new tab

La Chrysler Airflow, promise pour 2024, permettrait à Stellantis de rivaliser avec les Mach-E, ID.4 Solterra et autres électriques modernes.

Snakebit: The Shelby Mustang GT500KR returns with 900 hp open in new tab

Shelby America is celebrating the company's 60th anniversary with this aggressively styled serpent

Operator of self-driving bus in Ontario critically injured in crash open in new tab

Autonomous shuttle, limited to 20 km/hm apparently hits tree in Whitby in evening incident

As Told To: 'HIV is everyone's business as long as it exists' open in new tab

Jade Elektra (a.k.a. Alphonso King, Jr.) is a Toronto-based drag queen, musician, DJ, actor, writer and HIV+ activist, and has long been an advocate for people living with and affected by HIV.

Breakthrough infection could mean 'end game' for COVID open in new tab

Study finds found that the antibodies following infection were 1,000 per cent more effective at neutralizing the Delta variant than those produced two weeks after a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Digital therapeutics and the social determinants of health are on divergent pathways. Can they be reconciled? open in new tab

The best deterrent isn’t an emphasis on individual behaviour, but a change to public policy.

'Hope is like oxygen': How do we embrace the holidays in a time of loss and anxiety? open in new tab

From a virulent variant, renewed restrictions and empty seats around tables, many of us are struggling to find joy and positivity in the season.

Will Omicron cancel Christmas? Three experts advise how to stay safe this holiday open in new tab

'This is not the time to be attributing any kind of a runny nose to a cold,' says Dr. Susy Hota. 'It's COVID until proven otherwise'