Tag: Good News

  • Alberta RCMP, Edmonton Police Service and Corps of Commissionaires – Observed National Peacekeepers’ Day: August 9

    Alberta RCMP, Edmonton Police Service and Corps of Commissionaires – Observed National Peacekeepers’ Day: August 9

    Edmonton, Alberta – Yesterday, at 11:00 a.m., the United Nations’ flag was raised at the Alberta RCMP’s K Division Headquarters in Edmonton to mark August 9th as National Peacekeepers’ Day.  On hand for raising the flag were representatives from the Edmonton Police Service, the Corps of Commissionaires (working at RCMP K Division HQ) and the RCMP. …

  • Learn to Shoot Photos of Meteors

    Learn to Shoot Photos of Meteors

    Want to try to capture a meteor on film? The first step is planning. The next step is to gather your equipment. Then on to the capture process itself.. By Henry Shaw of SummersMagic Photography in Baltimore, Maryland. [Editor’s Note: Meteor showers are going on now and will last through mid-August! We’ve already been getting…

  • Rio 2016 Day 5: Results

    Rio 2016 Day 5: Results

    Day 5 of the Rio2016 Olympic Games means Penny Oleksiak is back. Fans and athletes have taken to social media to support #TeamCanada After a fantastic bronze medal win in synchronized diving, Canada looks ahead to see what successes day five will bring. Fencing Eleanor Harvey has moved into the quarter finals after beating Italy in a huge…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Battling Mosquitoes

    By Reena Nerbas Stains on Fans’ Football Jersey Dear Reena, I would be forever indebted to you if you could advise on getting stains out of a green Roughrider jersey! I always wash jerseys in cold water and hang to dry. The stains are worse on the first one I bought (it has made the…

  • The City of Calgary Announces Shortlist Authors for W.O. Mitchell Book Prize

    The City of Calgary Announces Shortlist Authors for W.O. Mitchell Book Prize

    The City of Calgary, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta and the 17th Ave Retail & Entertainment District are pleased to announce the shortlist authors for The City of Calgary 2015 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. It is one of 16 awards presented as part of the Calgary Awards. The three finalists are Sharon Butala for Wild…

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope: August 8 – 15, 2016

    Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope: August 8 – 15, 2016

    ARIES — Focus on the quality of the work you do, and devote yourself to the service you offer, and you cannot go wrong. You might think that this is the approach you take when you’ve figured out what you want to do with the rest of your life. Yet it’s the devotion to whatever…

  • Bowness Park Mini-Train Back on Track

    Bowness Park Mini-Train Back on Track

    The miniature train so fondly remembered by generations of Calgarians has returned to Bowness Park thanks to a group of restoration experts determined to see the legacy live on. “I had so much fun riding the train as a kid – and just as much fun again today as an adult,” says Mayor Nenshi, who…

  • Second Annual Ride to Horizon Raises $10,500

    Second Annual Ride to Horizon Raises $10,500

    High River, AB- On July 29-30 MP John Barlow and his team rode 200km from Crowsnest Pass to the Bar U Ranch and finally to Camp Horizon raising $10,500 for Camp Horizon’s $10 million rejuvenation initiative to replace aging infrastructure and dormitories at the camp. Started in 1965 by the Kinsmen Club of Calgary, Easter…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Walking for Fitness

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Walking for Fitness

    Warm summer days and evenings make getting outside for a walk an easy and enjoyable way to add exercise to your day. Health Canada recommends healthy adults under the age of 65 get at least 2.5 hours a week of moderate physical activity. Simply adding a brisk walk to your daily routine can improve overall…

  • Olympic Medal Standings: Rio 2016

    Olympic Medal Standings: Rio 2016

    Rank by Gold As of August 7, 2016 TOTAL 1 USA UNITED STATES 3 5 4 12 2 CHN CHINA 3 2 3 8 3 AUS AUSTRALIA 3 0 3 6 4 ITA ITALY 2 3 2 7 5 KOR REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2 2 1 5 6 HUN HUNGARY 2 0 0 2 7…

  • Oleksiak Wins Second Olympic Medal at Rio 2016

    Oleksiak Wins Second Olympic Medal at Rio 2016

    Penny Oleksiak has captured her second medal of the Olympic Games in as many days at Rio 2016, this time an individual silver in the 100 metre butterfly. On Sunday evening at the Olympic Aquatics Park, Oleksiak made her mark after anchoring Canada to a 4x100m freestyle relay bronze medal a night earlier. The 16-year-old had…

  • From My Bookshelf: Michael Crummey

    From My Bookshelf: Michael Crummey

    By Lynn Willoughby The Wreckage ~ Michael Crummey In 1929 a tsunami struck Newfoundland and instantly wiped out several outport communities. Aloysius Fuery’s parents are gone and his life is forever changed. However, the novel actually opens during WWII in the South Pacific, seen through the eyes of Nishino, a Japanese soldier. So we have…

  • Faith Forum ~ The Incredible God Journey

    Faith Forum ~ The Incredible God Journey

    By Gloria Wessner You may know what it feels like to look at the wonderful sights, sounds and shops in Italy. You may know what it feels like to dig your toes into the wonderful white sand of a beach in the Caribbean or experience the richness of wildlife in the Arctic. It takes good…

  • Rowan House Says Thank You

    Rowan House Says Thank You

    Sharing Our Gratitude Rowan House Society is blessed to have such amazing community support. We cannot thank you enough for standing behind the work that we do. The need for domestic violence services remains high and we’ve been fortunate the last few years to be able to grow and expand our services to meet those…

  • Canadian Angus Foundation Announces Junior Stockman Award Winner

    Canadian Angus Foundation Announces Junior Stockman Award Winner

    Rocky View County, AB – From the time Maguire Blair could walk he has been involved in the feeding, preparation and marketing of his family’s Angus and Simmental cattle. That involvement has earned him the 2016 Junior Angus Stockman Award. In addition to involvement with Blair’s West Land & Cattle, his family’s operation near Drake,…