CALGARY – Country music superstar Keith Urban, the 2019 Grey Cup halftime show performer, will return to Calgary next summer to headline the closing night of Country Thunder. Urban is the first leaked artist confirmation for the annual music festival…
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City hall to explore contracting out Calgary’s garbage collection
Calgary city council has decided to look at contracting out one-quarter of its black cart waste collection service. Council voted Tuesday night to set the wheels in motion for what might be a seven-year pilot project. Coun. Ward Sutherland says…
Keith Urban headlining Country Thunder Alberta 2020 in Calgary
Posted November 20, 2019 9:00 am Updated November 20, 2019 9:01 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Keith Urban will be one of the headliners performing at the Country Thunder Alberta…
OPINION | Alberta government suffers self-inflicted wound by firing election commissioner
Politics in Alberta is taking a turn from the bizarre to the surreal to the dangerous. On Monday, the UCP government announced its new Bill 22 would eliminate Lorne Gibson’s job as the province’s independent election commissioner. The news hit…
Nurses to rally outside legislature in protest of wage rollbacks, funding cuts
The United Nurses of Alberta is hosting a rally at the Alberta legislature building Wednesday morning. The union represents more than 30,000 registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and allied workers in Alberta. The UNA says the rally will show Albertans’…
CBE to cut 300 temporary teachers amid $32M shortfall in provincial funding
CALGARY – The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has announced it will be terminating the contracts of 300 temporary teachers as of Jan. 2, 2020. Christoph Usih, chief superintendent of schools at the CBE, made the announcement Tuesday amid a $32…
Lowe’s Canada stores deemed underperforming, 34 locations set to close
American home improvement giant Lowe’s announced the closure of 34 stores across Canada as well as the restructuring of its corporate support staff on Wednesday morning. Tony Cioffi, acting president of Lowe’s Canada, confirmed the stores are underperforming and that…
OPINION | The UCP’s anti-intellectual agenda is harming education — and the economy
This column is an opinion by Jennifer Garrison, associate professor of English at St. Mary’s University in Calgary and past president of its faculty association. For more information about our commentary section, please read this editor’s blog and our FAQ. At first, the United Conservative Party…
6 Alberta stores on chopping block as Lowe’s plans to close 34 locations across Canada
Hardware store chain Lowe’s announced Wednesday a major restructuring that will shutter 34 of its stores across the country. It is not known how many employees will be affected by the decision. Lowe’s currently owns 67 stores in Canada, as…
‘It is so critical to the economy’: Industry leaders urge Trudeau to end CN Rail strike
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to reconvene Parliament ahead of schedule and put a stop to the CN Rail strike, as industry groups tally up potential losses resulting from the work stoppage and raise concerns about the harm…