Naheed Nenshi hints Manning Centre may be breaking charity laws The Manning Centre came under fire Thursday by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Ald. Diane Colley-Urquhart who both called the conservative think-tank’s integrity into question, suggesting the group is intimidating current councillors and may have broken financial donation laws. Colley-Urquhart says she was intimidated by Dimitri Pantazopolous, [...]
Secret video of Calgary homebuilders discussing Council members not released in full An edited video that alleges bribes were paid to some city councillors by Calgary homebuilders groups to support their developments and money spent on defeating others has many at city hall calling for the full release of the video. The video, obtained by [...]
Polina Kazanceva body by taxi driver March 21 The family of Polina Kazanceva remembers the 19-year old woman from Toronto who was found deceased in Calgary as kind, generous and thoughtful. Here is a message her family released to the media on Sunday: “Our pain is inexplicable. This tragedy will forever remain in our hearts, [...]
Men’s Alternative Safe House only shelter for male victims of domestic violence After years of sounding the alarm bell to deaf ears, men’s rights advocate Earl Silverman has been forced to close the only men’s shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Alberta. The Men’s Alternative Safe House will be shuttered this spring, leaving male victims [...]
Court martial found Maj. Darryl Watts “negligent performance of military duty” By Bill Graveland A Canadian Forces reservist has avoided jail for his role in a deadly training accident in Afghanistan and is being allowed to stay in the military. But Maj. Darryl Watts is being demoted by two ranks to lieutenant and is [...]
FastCab app allows customers to hail cab from smartphone By Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald Crying “unfair competition,” the city’s top taxi companies are suing a local entrepreneur for $1 million over a smart-phone application allowing passengers to bypass dispatch to hail cabs faster. According to the statement of claim, filed in Court of Queen’s [...]
Micro loans up to $7,500 help small businesses expand in Calgary Michael Sisson, owner and sole employee of Bike Mike the Bicycle Repair Man, recently received a micro loan from Calgary-based non-profit Momentum. Working out of his garage, during the summer months Michael Sisson offers tune-ups, overhauls and bike builds for Calgarians. In the winter [...]
Late-night taxi stands being removed from downtown Calgary By Jason Markusoff, Calgary Herald City officials had to retool their late-night taxi stands after discovering that authorities were nabbing more than a dozen illegally parked cars every night at the 12 stands. A big reason for the 2,000 ticketed and 950 towed cars in the [...]
Idle No More uses First Nations dance and song to protest Harper Government’s omnibus bill By Markham Hislop An Idle No More flash mob broke out in downtown Calgary Saturday afternoon as Canada’s First Nations brought their protest against the Harper Government to the Prime Minister’s backyard. As luck would have it, Beacon News [...]
The Amazing Race Canada set to air summer of 2013 Producers of the The Amazing Race Canada are looking for teams from across Canada to race for 28 days and compete for an as yet to be announced grand prize. Based on the Emmy-winning The Amazing Race, with its grand prize of $1 million, Canadians teams [...]