1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (556+ words) It’s a milestone most organizations only dream of achieving, but Easter Seals has been operating in Alberta for 75 years. Easter Seals opened their first Alberta location in 1951 as a community response to support the needs of children with polio. “Our…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (785+ words) Amanda Moppett-Beatch remembers the early mornings when her son, Easton, would wake up eager to ask where they would be going birdwatching that day. Now, the Calgary mother begins each morning with a cup of coffee and the sound of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (764+ words) The stoves were hot but the competition was hotter, as two local chefs competed in the final preliminary round of the Culinary Cup at the Stampede on Tuesday afternoon. Inside the BMO Centre at Taste of Stampede, for 10 days Calgarians…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (604+ words) The sound of drums roars from speakers at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Teams of Indigenous dancers and drummers from across North America file into the stadium, about to slip into their traditional regalia for this year’s Stampede Powwow — and an MC…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (763+ words) With more than 80 per cent of our 1,172 playgrounds at risk of closing by 2036, here are some ideas about how our parks have developed. Yes, another crisis in the making. The City of Calgary recently dropped a bombshell: More than 80 per…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (650+ words) We keep telling young people the same thing — start with an entry-level job, build experience, work your way up. It’s a reasonable ladder. Except, for too many youth in this city, the bottom rung is missing. “Entry-level” is no longer…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (206+ words) More than two dozen student projects from across Canada took centre stage this weekend as MindFuel hosted its Tech Futures Challenge Innovation Showcase. The Saturday event celebrated students from B.C. through to the Maritimes, as they presented projects on a range…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (498+ words) The period between May and September typically sees a higher volume of tenant turnover in major cities across Canada. It is also the season when many international students and immigrants arrive in Canada before the academic year in universities and…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (475+ words) 'Every child deserves a bike' When five-year-old Ace Sinclair-Larose found out he was getting a new bike, he talked about it for a week. On Thursday, when he was presented with the gleaming, green new ride, the boy exclaimed at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) 'Sitting together and having that time to read together really builds a reading habit in your child,' said Kate Schutz with the Calgary Public Library The Calgary Public Library is helping to support early literacy development this month by offering…...