Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

(January 15, 2020) The City of Calgary announced plans to sell five City-owned sites to non-profit affordable housing providers, generating up to 200 new units for Calgarians in need. The City offered a similar land sale in 2017. Successful applicants automatically qualified to receive grant funding through The City’s Housing Incentive Program (HIP) and Canada…

Deadline is Jan. 20 at midnight to submit nominations for 2020 Sustainability Awards veryone should have access to clean and affordable energy.” These are the words of UCalgary civil engineering student Karthi Karunakaran. Graduating in April 2020, Karunakaran aspires to work in and help shape Alberta’s renewable energy sector. “Alberta has tremendous potential, not only in…

About Peace by Chocolate For nearly 30 years we created and shipped our specialty treats all over the Middle East and Europe. Like much of our homeland, in late 2012 the original Hadhad family chocolate factory in Damascus, Syria was destroyed in a bombing that forced our family to leave everything behind and flee to Lebanon.…

January 14, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement: “Canada strongly supports the diplomatic engagement of France, Germany and the United Kingdom in pressing Iran to respect its commitments under the agreement, including through activating the Dispute Resolution Mechanism. “Canada is…

(January 3, 2020) There are currently over 700 unidentified remains in the RCMP’s national database of missing persons and unidentified remains. Without knowing their identities, it’s impossible to return them home. With the help of a unique partnership, the RCMP is giving a face to some of these people, in the hopes of unlocking the mystery of…

By Richard Chartrand, Executive Director, Country Laboratory and Sustainability Leader for 3M Canada If you have felt a growing sense of distrust in science, you are not alone. This year, the 3M State of Science Index found that people’s skepticism of science is on the rise. In fact, 32% of Canadian adults feel skeptical about science this…

CBC Music’s Searchlight contest, the hunt for Canada’s undiscovered musical talent has returned. Anytime until January 28, Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast can enter an original song for a chance to win the title of Searchlight 2020, decided through a combination of public votes, a Canadian music industry panel and our celebrity judges. The winner will be announced on March 5, 2020.…

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement recently concluded a major investigation that has resulted in $63,590 in total fines and 31 years of combined recreational hunting licence suspensions against 13 individuals. The investigation started in early 2017 when Stettler fish and wildlife officers determined that numerous people were hunting with an Indigenous person, who has a…

The Calgary Drop-in Centre put out a call for donations when the cold weather depleted all their supplies. They are in need of gently used warm clothing, mitts, hats and boots as well as new underwear. They had a surprise visit from the Flames Foundation with a truckload of donations on Tuesday. The need is…

Study uncovers attitudes of Canadian health-care providers, employers and people living with obesity. By GILLIAN RUTHERFORD Bias, misinformation and a lack of understanding of how easy it is to relapse into obesity are preventing millions of Canadians from getting appropriate care, according to new research. A study published in the journal Clinical Obesity showed that while most health-care providers, employers…

January 14, 2020 – Participating in school/work co-op programs is linked to higher incomes and a higher likelihood of success in the labour market after graduation, but some get more benefits than others, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Work-Ready Graduates: The Role of Co-op Programs in Labour Market Success,” author…