Tag: Good News

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Colourful Cupcakes

    By Reena Nerbas Flat Pop Dear Reena, I always purchase 2-L pop bottles because they tend to be cheaper than buying small bottles. I only drink a little pop every few days; is there a way to keep the fizz in pop instead of pouring flat pop down the drain? Alex Dear Alex, After opening…

  • Canada Claimed 5th Place at the FIBA World Championship for Women

    Canada Claimed 5th Place at the FIBA World Championship for Women

    ISTANBUL, TURKEY –After an outstanding tournament performance at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, Canada claimed a fifth place finish after defeating China (October 3rd), 61-53. Head Coach Lisa Thomaidis was proud of her team following their win, and praised Canada’s great chemistry for their success throughout the tournament. “This is quite a significant day…

  • Condominium Sector Boosts Calgary Resale Housing Activity

    Condominium Sector Boosts Calgary Resale Housing Activity

    Citywide year-over-year sales growth reaches double digits Calgary – Calgary’s condo sectors continue to set the pace for the city’s residential resale housing market, which recorded 2,148 sales in September, nearly 12 per cent higher than the same period last year. “September’s sales growth was stronger than expected, due largely to a surge in condominium…

  • Calgary Police Foundation Surpasses Fundraising Goal

    Calgary Police Foundation Surpasses Fundraising Goal

    Two years after it first launched, the Calgary Police Foundation is celebrating surpassing the goal to raise $10-million with the unveiling of a new donor wall at police headquarters. Launched in October 2012, CPF focused on community partnerships in support of the Calgary Police Service to deliver education, early intervention and prevention programs that fall…

  • Thanksgiving Day in Canada

    Thanksgiving Day in Canada

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  • Travel Alberta Wins Gold and Silver at Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards

    Travel Alberta Wins Gold and Silver at Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards

    Travel Weekly has selected Travel Alberta’s promotional video 241 Moments in Alberta as a 2014 Gold Magellan Award winner in the destinations promotional video category. In addition, the province of Alberta was selected as a 2014 Silver Magellan Award winner in the ski destination category. All winners will be highlighted in an upcoming issue of Travel…

  • Veterans Affairs Canada Offers Mobile Apps for Your Smart Phone

    Veterans Affairs Canada Offers Mobile Apps for Your Smart Phone

    PTSD Coach Canada The PTSD Coach Canada app can help you learn about and manage symptoms that can occur after trauma. Features include:  Reliable information on PTSD and treatments that work  Tools for screening and tracking your symptoms  Convenient, easy-to-use tools to help you handle stress symptoms  Direct links to support and help  Always with…

  • Calgary Tower Sporting New Exterior LED Lighting

    Calgary Tower Sporting New Exterior LED Lighting

    The Tower is showing off some beautiful new dancing lights. The Calgary Tower features daily shows each morning from 5am to sunrise and nightly light shows from dusk to 1am. This new lighting system allows the Calgary Tower to celebrate national holidays such as Canada Day and Remembrance Day, cheer on our sports teams, support…

  • Creative Logic ~ October 11th, 2014 – Week 221

    Creative Logic ~ October 11th, 2014 – Week 221

    Keep your mind fit with our Creative Logic puzzles provided by Mr Larry Berg of High River, Alberta

  • PM Announces Winners of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teachers

    PM Announces Winners of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teachers

    Ottawa, Ontario – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence and for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. This year’s awards were presented to 54 teachers from across Canada. Of these, 17 national-level winners received their awards from the Prime Minister at a special event (on Tuesday)…

  • Bar U Ranch NHS on Google Earth

    Bar U Ranch NHS on Google Earth

    You can now visit even more of Canada’s national historic sites and national parks from coast to coast on Google Maps or Google Earth. Earlier this summer, Google visited Bar U Ranch National Historic Site. The data collected is now online for you to virtual visit. To try it out, visit Google Maps or Google…

  • Thanksgiving Colouring Sheets for Kids

    Thanksgiving Colouring Sheets for Kids

    Print off and colour these pictures. For more fun stuff go to www.crayola.com.

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscopes for Oct 10 – 17, 2014

    By Eric Francis ARIES A little desire goes a long way. The stuff is more powerful than you may know, which means that right now you must direct it with precision. Use focus, and proceed gently, aware of the law of unintended consequences. Said another way, you must do something that is rather un-Aries-like, and…

  • Unconventional Industry Awards Innovative Thinking

    Unconventional Industry Awards Innovative Thinking

    Each year, at the Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources’ Fall Conference, the Sproule Innovation and Achievement Award is presented to an industry representative who has made significant contributions and accomplishments towards advancing the development of unconventional resources in Canada. Cameron Six, Vice President, Unconventional, for Sproule Associates (sponsor of the Award), is pleased to announce…

  • John McCrae to be Inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

    John McCrae to be Inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

    By Robin Morden, Community Relations Coordinator, Guelph Museums GUELPH, ON – Guelph’s John McCrae is one of six “medical heroes” being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2015 for contributions to the field of medicine and health sciences. An event to honour the late McCrae and five other inductees will be held…