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- Organized chaos: Cochrane-based stuntman choreographed fights for latest Hunger Games film
- Mötley Crüe bringing their show to Stampede this summer
- Hesson: Children's book reviews for Christmas 2023
- Review: Lunchbox's With Bells On provides hilarious, meaningful message
- From young star to 'cagey old veteran', Jason Priestley marks 30 years as director
- Review: Stage West's boy band show steps back in time and delivers the goods
- Locally shot Netflix drama is a G-rated Dawson's Creek meets Friday Night Lights
- Folk fest's Block Heater to include Inuk singer Tanya Tagaq, Daniel Romano's Outfit
- Glenbow exhibit shines a light on treasure trove of Inuit textile art from Nunavut
- Review: Funny yet menacing, Vertigo's Sleuth mostly excels
- Hobson's Choice: Musicals make the rounds for Christmas theatre
- Calgary's popstar twins have different thoughts on 25-year career in Audible podcast
- Terrifying obsession: Cochrane gallery launches largest exhibit of Toller Cranston's artwork
- Chaos theory: Calgary's Terez stares down the chaos with new EP
- Herald Winter Arts Guide: frosty fun and festivities
- 'Big slippers to fill': Veteran Christmas Carol actor lands dream role of Scrooge
- Review: Love story is secondary to mesmerizing musical talent on display in Hadestown
- Hobson's Choice: Lunchbox, StoryBook spread holiday cheer with With Bells On, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
- Review: Gryphon Trio makes provides triumphant overview of 30-year career with Calgary concert
- CUFF.Docs: Calgary expat David Curtis's film is part character study, part environmental alarm
- New Studio Bell exhibit showcases even more country music hall of famers
- The girls in the band: JazzCamp for Girls makes North American debut in Calgary
- Minnesota-nice and nasty: Your guide to the actors and characters of Fargo Year 5
- Jann Arden's debut novel a dark but funny rural tale about friendship, loss and kidnapping
- Preview: Plenty of life and mystery left in 53-year-old Sleuth
- Wanna feel like a rock star? Partnership pitches money-can't-buy experiences
- 'It's rubbish, just rubbish': Eight times Fargo stars commented on Calgary's complicated weather
- Hobson's Choice: Busy holiday season for local theatres
- Alberta-shot Fargo creator returned to Coen brothers' film that inspired the series . . . but with a twist
- 'It's just wonderful to return here': Calgary film workers a 'family' that has been with Fargo since Day 1
- Calgary film workers a 'family' that has been with Fargo since 2013
- From summit to sea, photographer goes to extremes to showcase 'magnificent' marine life
- Country star Brett Kissel to fulfill long-held dream of performing with orchestra
- Review: Kiss offer a flashy and fiery last waltz down memory lane as End of the Road tour hits the Saddledome
- 'Deeply moving' Mahler performance by combined Calgary and Edmonton orchestras
- Preview: Broadway's Hadestown the result of 13 years of rewrites and reincarnations
- Under the spell: Improv genius Colin Mochrie teams with hypnotist for unpredictable show
- Photograph "borrowed" all over the world comes home in multi-media show
- Review: Wartime Christmas truce a simple but powerful tale of shared humanity
- 'Conquer bias': Oscar winner Geena Davis talks empowerment, gender representation in media
- Tegan and Sara to receive Humanitarian Award for work with LGBTQ+ community
- Calgary's Tate McRae to appear on Saturday Night Live Nov. 18, release new album on Dec. 8
- Hesson: November 2023 children's book reviews
- Hesson: Children's book reviews November 2023
- Second season of Alberta-shot Billy the Kid delves into real-life Lincoln Country War
- What it means to be Canadian: Rick Mercer revisits cross-country TV reports in new memoir, The Road Years
- On their catchy fifth album, Nobody Cares, Calgary's Julius Sumner Miller invites you to join their 'hilariously fun' cult
- Want to read something really scary? Calgary's Most Haunted Places
- Review: Pianist Roman Rabinovich delivers spellbinding concert with CPO
- War of the Worlds: The Martian 'invasion' 85 years ago
- Province appoints administrator to run Banff Centre, will replace board of governors
- Province to replace chair, board of governors and appoints new administrator to Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
- Triplets of Belleville composer reflects on film's iconic score 20 years later
- Comedian David Spade returns to Calgary for Owen Hart Foundation fundraiser
- Renowned artist Maya Lin chosen to design terrace at Glenbow Museum
- Review: Best of Italian culture showcased in extraordinary solo performance
- New heights: Pioneering climber and route builder Andy Genereux to receive Summit of Excellence Award in Banff
- Cree musician embraces culture for classical music album, Prairie Dusk
- Hobson's Choice: Two new plays to help close out October
- 'Write where I live': Lori Hahnel's new novel takes an unexpected turn to time travel and the supernatural, but stays rooted in Calgary
- 'Long live Indian Cowboys': APTN series, Amplify, shines light on country music and horse culture on Siksika Nation
- Altered states: Contemporary Calgary exhibit asks deep questions about how we process art, time, space and reality
- Dreamy classic The Sleeping Beauty keeps dancers on their toes
- Review: The Dark Lady a bright light for Lunchbox Theatre and The Shakespeare Company
- 'Building those bridges where I am': New doc explores what it's like to be an Arab woman in Canada
- Review: Calgary Opera in fine form as it opens season with classic
- Bruce Springsteen announces new concert date in 2024
- Preview: Made in Italy peels back the layers of 1970s Jasper for immigrant family
- Hobson's Choice for October
- Peter Lougheed's Metis roots explored in new book, The Premier and his Grandmother
- The last laugh: Victoria Banner explores the darker side of comedy with debut album
- The art of the drawn word: Calgary-raised illustrator and cousin rising stars of graphic novels
- Calgary artist wins inaugural Won Lee Prize
- Review: Vertigo's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a tale of personal good vs evil
- Classic animated film leads off Arts Commons events this fall
- Hesson: Children's book reviews for October 2023
- Vivek Shraya leans into 'failure' with CBC Gem series about not becoming a pop star
- Wordfest: American comedian chronicles obsession with hockey in new memoir, The Awesome Game
- Mary L. Trump says America has 'gargantuan task' ahead after years of division
- Arts events upcoming in Calgary
- Michael Crummey's grim but compelling historical novel The Adversary a 'mirror image' of 2019's The Innocents
- Bestselling author deWitt reflects on creating relatable characters
- Young artist to 'ask questions and challenge perceptions' while directing The Marriage of Figaro for Calgary Opera
- Glenbow reborn: Will reimagined museum and gallery be an example for other cities to follow?
- Calgary's Kue Varo finds her 'authentic self' on Cowboy Witchcraft
- At a glance: Some Wordfest recommendations
- Preview: Playwright so inspired by Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady,' she takes on the role
- Preview: Vertigo Theatre aims for gothic production of the dark tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Voices carry: Calgary teen Finn Lee-Epp nabs lead role in animated PAW Patrol movie
- Review: After 40 years of shows, performer embodies legendary comedian Groucho
- Family dynamics: Happiness and trauma will be a part of Heartland's 17th season
- Business
- What is a cap-and-trade system? Here's what's behind Canada's emissions cap
- City will lease two pieces of land for temporary, modular housing for vulnerable families
- Parker: Outdoor lifestyle company Kailani riding wave of success
- Varcoe: 'Nothing short of the NEP' — Oilpatch girds for Ottawa's new cap-and-trade emissions plan for sector
- Calgary Co-op pulling compostable bags from checkouts despite court ruling
- Parker: Cochrane's Spray Lake Sawmills being acquired by B.C. lumber giant West Fraser Timber
- Calgary, Edmonton recognized for cleantech industry in global rankings
- M Lethbridge convention facility struggling only months after opening
- Alberta most open to trade between provinces and territories, ranking suggests
- Parker: B.C.-based OK Frozen Dough expanding to southern Alberta
- Canmore housing prices buck trend, average .7M for detached home
- Hundreds of Alberta delegates heading to COP28 expect heavy focus on fossil fuel industry
- Varcoe: Dow to invest .8 billion in Alberta net-zero petrochemical project
- Varcoe: Set to travel to Middle East, Smith to unleash plans to attract up to B in carbon capture projects
- Albertans responding to inflation by isolating, becoming increasingly lonely: report
- Tightening wallets bring droves of Calgary shoppers to take advantage of Black Friday sales
- Parker: Stoney Industrial Park lots brought to market
- B.C. family builds dream home in Wedderburn
- David Parker: Minto to develop former Viscount Bennett lands
- Parker: Executive search firm Pekarsky & Co. celebrates small business of the year award
- Varcoe: Despite eroding oil price, Alberta's fiscal fortunes remain 'on track'
- Taxis could see lower ridership, more disputes with new airport drop-off fees as YYC grapples with recovering pandemic losses
- Digital media hub at Bow Valley College receives .5M investment from city fund
- Moxy Hotels adding Banff to list of properties in 24 countries
- New Calgary airport drop-off fee for arriving taxis starting in January 2024
- Business group says Alberta Sheriffs had little impact on downtown disorder: report
- Ambyint, AI company focused on oil and gas, returning its headquarters to Calgary
- Sabre CEO comes a long way to build company into a leader
- Installing solar panels doesn't mean soil health has to suffer, say Alberta industry players
- Varcoe: Enmax to stay in Maine, as voters reject state-ownership of Calgary company's U.S. utility
- Expanded BMO Centre to propel tourism economy, help compete against rivals, says retiring Calgary Tourism CEO
- Global professional services firm Arup opens office in Calgary
- Varcoe: Decision time — will council kick the can down the road on shifting taxes to homeowners from businesses?
- From email to AI, AdFarm president says ag marketing company has to keep up with fast adopters
- Parker: Calgary firm begins construction on facility to repurpose asphalt shingles
- Calgary firm begins construction on facility to repurpose asphalt shingles
- Varcoe: 'Outrageous' — Calgary hotels face 40% jump in city taxes next year as property values recover
- Why Swoop failed to take off in Canada — and what it could mean for ultra low-cost flying
- Five years since Canada made pot legal, retail stores in small markets are holding their own but would welcome regulatory changes
- Critics slam proposed coal mining on eastern slopes at NDP town hall meeting
- Calgary Dream Centre founder retires, but commitment to vulnerable will continue
- Calgary likely to experience slight economic downturn in 2024, new projections show
- Brookline PR adds to roster of clients, reflecting health of Calgary business community
- Calgary's office conversion program is on pause. What's next?
- 'Unacceptable': Alberta UCP, NDP oppose federal government's carbon pricing reversal on home heating oil
- Varcoe: Stop 'ragging the puck' on a federal-provincial deal to kick-start carbon capture projects in Alberta
- Smith, Wilkinson furthering discussions on energy regulations; feds open to flexibility on CER
- 'Do the right thing': Gondek, Yedlin say property tax ratio needs to change to help business community
- Calgary-based Litus meeting growing global need for lithium amid race to energy transition
- Varcoe: Smith defends Alberta's pause on renewable projects to clean energy leaders
- Arthroto bringing factory built housing to office conversion projects
- In southeast Calgary, a vertical farm prepares to bring rapid-growing leafy greens to shelves
- Alberta livestock producers to receive 5M lifeline from feds, province amid brutal drought
- Architectural firm Studio North quickly makes mark in Calgary and beyond with unique approach to design
- Southern Alberta municipalities receive substantial revenue from renewable energy projects, says new analysis
- Calgary pauses applications for office-to-residential conversions due to 'tremendous' demand
- Labour shortages one of many factors limiting residential construction in Calgary: experts
- Haskayne School of Business welcomes Gina Grandy as new dean
- Varcoe: 'Stay in your lane' — After victory against Bill C-69, Alberta emboldened in feud with feds
- 'We're still around': Five years after legalization, cannabis industry in Calgary hopes for brighter days
- Varcoe: Calgary businesses see tax share soar, setting table for key council decisions next month
- Varcoe: 'Still plenty of room for Canada to be a serious player' in global LNG race, says Enbridge head
- Calgary Liberal MP calls premier's claims on clean electricity plan 'false' and 'baseless'
- Parker: True North welcomes new director amid expansion project to aid victims of domestic abuse
- O'Neill returns to lead Market Mall, guiding resurgence of northwest shopping centre
- Varcoe: Trans Mountain CEO expects opening of pipeline expansion by end of March, potential sale within two years
- Varcoe: 'Let's get going' — All eyes on Calgary event centre to keep making progress
- Global CEO advisory firm Teneo launches new office in Calgary
- Varcoe: Alberta business leaders urge Ottawa for 'regional' approach to net-zero power grid
- David Parker: Around Town with the Talent Exchange Program
- Guilbeault says no exceptions for net-zero grid; Alberta counterpart calls remarks 'infuriating'
- Varcoe: AESO warns of blackouts with feds' plan for a net-zero power grid by 2035
- Southern Alberta crops hurt by lack of moisture this year, but there's hope for 2024
- David Parker: LOLA Architecture enjoys steady growth in first five years
- Varcoe: A record population gain comes with growing pressure — and a rising infrastructure tab
- Varcoe: 'Small price to pay' — Premier says CCUS incentives under development, could be worth nearly B for oilsands
- City's Chinese community celebrating historical shift from Exclusion to Inclusion
- Varcoe: Smith stands firm on big ask for CPP payout in face of fierce criticism
- Varcoe: 'Oil is not in its sunset phase': Analyst rejects speedy energy transition
- Aspiring energy workers looking at evolving labour needs as sector works toward net-zero goals
- Lifestyle
- Opinion
- Varcoe: 'They have to back down' — Alberta, oilpatch gear up for clash over Ottawa's emissions cap
- Braid: Gondek's shocking snub of Hanukkah turns a great party into magnet for antisemitism
- Opinion: This is a pandemic of attrition
- Braid: Smith's ideas about alternative medicine and pensions just keep coming back
- Breakenridge: No clear reason for federal emissions cap
- Opinion: Political affiliation has no place in municipal elections
- Varcoe: Alberta vows to fight new federal methane target, while oilpatch says 75 per cent cut is 'achievable'
- Braid: Twin Alberta goals in Dubai — doing deals and showing up Ottawa
- Opinion: Changing NDP name makes good business sense
- Letters, Dec. 2: Consider fair trade when Christmas shopping
- Opinion: It’s time to unleash Canada’s energy advantage
- Varcoe: A 'nastier fight' — Here comes the emissions cap and a high-stakes federal-provincial donnybrook
- Braid: Refusal to grant carbon tax relief leaves Trudeau isolated and vulnerable
- Opinion: Banff park plan for train from Calgary is transformative
- Brookman: City's rush to build housing carries risk of unintended consequences
- Nelson: City administration leads council by the nose
- Opinion: As the world heads to COP, how can Canada and the U.K. work together?
- Braid: Liberals are in crisis because of vast gap between their policies and real life
- Breakenridge: Fed's economic statement nudges CPP toward more investments in Canada
- Braid: Smith's sovereignty act finally lands, just as Saskatchewan defies Ottawa on carbon tax
- Opinion: Will Alberta’s proposed health-care changes work?
- Why Canada should get carbon credits for LNG exports
- Letter: Taxes, taxes and taxes
- Finding new paths: Glenbow Ranch honours the past and builds to the future
- Navigating the risks of rapid net zero energy production
- Braid: From city hall to Ottawa, politicians are in a fantasy zone of tax hikes and perks for themselves
- Opinion: Calgary’s affordability crisis is a perfect storm for our social sector
- Braid: Liberals energize themselves with big battery bucks for favoured provinces
- Nelson: Health care's survival depends on younger newcomers
- Opinion: The real existential threat to Alberta
- Letters: Alberta has bigger issues than pension plan
- Opinion: Wake up, council: Tax hikes don’t support affordability
- Braid: Manning's email blooper shows growing use of public money for partisan gain
- Opinion: Keep it away from the kids — legal cannabis is only a negative for youth
- Breakenridge: Predictable conclusions in expensive and unnecessary COVID report
- Varcoe: Alberta businesses anticipate new federal details to spur billions in carbon capture projects
- Braid: The pro-Hamas letter that got head of U of A Sexual Assault Centre fired
- Opinion: Why taxes paid by Calgary businesses need to change
- Opinion: Small business owners hoping for a different ending to the same old story from city hall
- Letters, Nov. 18: Albertans kept in the dark on health shakeup
- Opinion: Where have all the teachers gone?
- Opinion: On health care, local decisions lead to better outcomes
- Opinion: Money management crucial as cost of living rises
- Braid: The lessons Justin Trudeau didn't learn from his father, including how to quit
- Brookman: All levels of government ignoring wishes of the people
- Letters, Nov. 17: Story of support for veterans was inspiring
- Varcoe: Alberta chasing more unicorns, as tech investment bucks trend
- Nelson: Carbon taxes doomed after Trudeau flip-flop
- Letters, Nov. 16: Include public service in bill to ban replacement workers
- Braid: Manning COVID-19 study urges major change to prevent future pandemic shutdowns
- Varcoe: 'Indisputable': Head of CPP Investments tells Calgary audience that national pension is safe, secure
- A plea for understanding and civil discourse
- Braid: Liberals face another carbon tax crisis in Senate vote on farm exemptions
- Breakenridge: Toeing the party line takes precedence over local concerns
- Opinion: UCP policy proposals on MAID worth a second look
- Varcoe: More M&A action expected in oilpatch, but not by Crescent Point after B makeover
- Varcoe: More M&A action expected in oilpatch, but not by Crescent Point after B makeover
- Opinion: Government’s bureaucratic shuffle bears little resemblance to necessary health reforms
- Opinion: The Banff Centre can become an arts organization once again
- Letters, Nov. 11: Conservative are cleaning up their own mess
- Opinion: Media watchdog takes issue with call for "diplomatic solution"
- Opinion: Remembrance is about adding to the historical record, not cancelling it
- Opinion: Growing tech sector 'disrupts' industry to gain equal footing
- Braid: Smith's health care plan just one sign of major change in store for Alberta
- Opinion: Driving change though sustainable partnerships in Banff National Park
- Braid: AHS gets major surgery from an unhappy premier bent on massive reform
- Braid: Premier Smith said to greet Carlson 'invasion' with plea for energy understanding
- Breakenridge: If Alberta wants to go it alone, a carbon tax is the place to start
- Varcoe: Alberta sides with tech sector, lets it use term 'software engineer' despite opposition
- Braid: After huge meeting, social conservatives completely control Danielle Smith's party
- Opinion: Small care homes — an idea whose time has come
- Letters, Nov. 4: Injecting politics into health care puts Albertans at risk
- Opinion: Calgary’s housing crisis is a public safety issue
- Opinion: Chamber should stop pushing for residential tax increase
- Yedlin: Clean Energy Regulations would carry huge consequences for Alberta
- Braid: Smith's government worked furiously all week to please UCP delegates
- Opinion: Never again is now — The need to denounce antisemitism and hatred
- Varcoe: TransAlta buys Heartland Generation for 8M, boosts gas-fired power footprint in Alberta
- Nelson: Renewable pause won't stop another Alberta boom
- Braid: With carbon tax in deep trouble, federal ministers are stuck with Alberta's red herring
- Ford: Government blew our Heritage Savings fund; why should we trust them with pensions?
- Varcoe: More consolidation, high prices forecast to carry 'healthy' Canadian oilpatch into 2024
- Breakenridge: Ottawa undermines credibility on carbon tax, to Alberta's advantage
- Letters, Oct. 28: Canmore development ruling a win for proper process
- Opinion: Strengthening families: The heart of family violence prevention
- Varcoe: Alberta says power prices are too high, vows overhaul of electricity system
- Braid: A Liberal minister blows Ottawa's cover on regional carbon tax unfairness
- Letters, Oct. 28: Canada can have low-cost air travel, despite challenges
- Opinion: Politics has no place in patients' end-of-life decisions
- Opinion: Debunking some Canadian airfare myths
- Opinion: Alberta needs to stop false advertising and support real solutions
- Varcoe: 'Watershed moment' — After a long wait, new pipelines are coming for Canada's oil and gas sector
- Braid: UCP pension drive misleads Albertans to make a point across the country
- Opinion: Good faith discussion, not blowing fuses, will help us all connect to a cleaner electricity grid
- Nelson: City council's a world apart from many Calgarians
- Varcoe: Interest rates stay put, but sagging Canadian economy and volatile oil price are wild cards
- Braid: UCP pension drive is turning Alberta into a national pariah, even among conservatives
- Letters, Oct. 24: Alberta Pension Plan has many readers talking, questioning
- Breakenridge: Supreme Court ruling gives renewed purpose to UCP's fight against feds
- Braid: UCP dangles a gas-tax carrot, as more Albertans worry about cost of living
- Opinion: Building mental wellness in young people through the power of performing arts
- Opinion: Why Canadians can’t have ultra-low-cost air travel
- Milke: We’re overdue for facts on auto insurance in Canada
- Varcoe: 'It's heading the right way' — A .4B takeover and LNG progress improve outlook for Canada's biggest gas producer
- Braid: Poilievre rejects Alberta pension drive while blasting Trudeau for its creation
- Opinion: Co-operative federalism is not unilateral federalism
- Varcoe: Feuding still trumps fixing in energy turf war, even after pivotal top court ruling
- Nelson: Trudeau's flippant attitude ends with mortgage mayhem
- Braid: Hard-pressed family doctors get UCP promises of support, new pay system
- Ford: War gives rise to fear for local Jewish community
- Oilpatch survey finds 88% of Canadian producers see higher output in 2024, expect improved outlook
- Varcoe: Oilpatch survey finds 88% of producers see higher output in 2024, expect improved outlook
- Braid: The UCP has made up its mind on pension. Now it wants to make up yours
- Opinion: Glenmore Landing isn't suited for redevelopment plan
- Breakenridge: Government hides behind phone-in consultation on pension plan
- Varcoe: Suncor CEO defends climate commitments on hot seat in Ottawa
- A picture is worth a thousand words: A week's worth of editorial cartoons
- Opinion: Public policy must be grounded in facts, not fantasy
- Letters, Oct. 14: Glenmore Landing development plan is flawed
- Opinion: Searching for Sandy from Seat 4F
- Opinion: Youth voices making sense of Canada's criminal justice system
- Opinion: Alberta’s gap between population growth and new homes has never been wider
- Braid: Smith is ecstatic as a horrible federal law finally gets the trashing it deserves
- Opinion: Supreme Court gets it right on federal Impact Assessment Act
- Letters, Oct. 13: Calgary Transit's failing grade
- Opinion: Dismantling AHS should be a significant concern for all Albertans
- Nelson: Council should fix transit, not expand it
- Letters, Oct. 12: Canmore development ruling a black eye for Bow Valley
- Braid: Premier Smith's recounting of her first year omits a few little things
- Opinion: Economically efficient pathways for a clean electricity transition
- Letters, Oct. 11: Premier failing to keep her big promises
- Braid: Canada's political world unites with rare fury against Hamas and its sympathizers
- Letters, Oct. 10: UCP decisions are out of touch with Albertans
- Breakenridge: Non-political mechanism needed for minimum wage increases
- Turkey talk: Editorial cartoons of the week
- Opinion: Tiny homes can help Canada’s affordable housing crisis
- Letters, Oct. 7: Consultation on city housing plans is a sham
- Opinion: Involve teachers in rewriting Social Studies curriculum
- Brookman: Defence spending cuts show us up on world stage
- Letters, Oct. 6: Downtown safety strategy fails to inspire
- Braid: Environment Minister Guilbeault's insulting claim that he doesn't favour some provinces over others
- Nelson: City council takes Trudeau's housing bait
- Opinion: Everything’s bigger in Texas — even its herd of Canadian health workers
- Letters, Oct. 5: Alberta on wrong side of net-zero grid debate
- Braid: The rise of Manitoba's Wab Kinew is a warning that division means defeat
- Ford: We should be thankful for what this country gives us
- Breakenridge: Alberta’s political leaders living in a dream world of their own making
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