Retiring Conservative MP Len Webber makes good on promise to late wife
Len Webber announced last month his retirement from politics, after 10 years as an Alberta legislature member and 11 years as the MP for Calgary Confederation.
#politics #retirement #Alberta #Calgary #Canada #Feature
https://globalnews.ca/news/11140638/len-webber-mp-retiring-wife/
Electoral battle for Calgary McKnight marked by affordability concerns, low voter turnout
In a part of the city where voters delivered Calgary's only non-Conservative seat in 2019, candidates will need to make their case to voters concerned about the rising cost of living, affordability and the threat of economic p...
#election #politics #economy #affordability #Calgary #UnitedStates
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mcknight-skyview-calgary-northeast-chahal-gill-santiago-1.7509952?cmp=rss
#HelpTheHub! Your recyclables can make a big impact on your environment and here at the Hub! Donate your bottles and cans using #SkipTheDepot & all refunds will go towards supporting grassroots climate action here in #Calgary. https://app.skipthedepot.com/calgaryclimatehub #yyc #Climate
WestJet backs down from TFW hiring plan
Under pressure from a pilots’ union, WestJet says it no longer plans to use the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program to hire captains for its regional Encore airline.
#business #labor #immigration #News #Canada #Calgary
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-backs-down-tfw-hiring-plan-1.7513722?cmp=rss
Ct-scanner at Hallgrímsson lab in University of Calgary
The lab studies genetics and development of morphology
In mice and humans and chickens and fishes
The big riddles of genetics - penetrance and expressivity
Visited earlier this month
#ct-scan #University #Calgary #penetrance #expressivity #genetics #evolution #diversity #ucalgary
Surprise, Gen X! History didn't end, your RRSP is tanking and the nihilism isn't fun anymore
Being of this particular age, with their particular set of life experiences, at this particular moment in history (which didn't end, as it turns out), means the generation once notorious for its cynical and detached attitude ha...
#economics #history #generation #News #Canada #Calgary
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/generation-x-experience-liberation-day-tariffs-global-recession-1.7505252?cmp=rss
Calgary Stampede received $90M land deal as part of Scotia Place agreements
The figures behind the land deal between the City of Calgary and Calgary Stampede were largely kept confidential when the agreements were first signed.
#business #land #money #agreement #Calgary #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11130333/calgary-stampede-90m-land-deal-scotia-place/
Calgary-Centre candidates participate in local debate
Candidates for the riding Calgary-Centre participated in a debate on Sunday, which was hosted at a local brewery in Calgary on Sunday.
#election #politics #debate #Calgary #CalgaryCentre #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11129669/calgary-centre-debate/
Calgary-Centre candidates participate in local debate
Candidates for the riding Calgary-Centre participated in a debate on Sunday, which was hosted at a local brewery in Calgary on Sunday.
#election #politics #debate #Calgary #CalgaryCentre #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11129669/calgary-centre-debate/
The election lawn signs of the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network have finally arrived. You can pick one up from me by calling 905-383-7693. Suggested donation $15 or pay what you can.
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#StopAIPAC #WAR #DismantleZionism
@palestine
@blackmastodon
@yemen
@lebanon #edmonton
April 19 – Proven Winners
Proven Winners, Talk to the Experts at 12 pm on QR Calgary. Bring vibrant, flowering annuals, perennials, and shrubs to your garden with Proven Winners. Proven Winners is a worldwide plant company and a brand that gardeners trust. When you grow Proven Winners, you’re growing a garden trialled and tested by experienced growers worldwide to...
#plants #gardening #business #Calgary #Advertisement #ProvenWinners
https://globalnews.ca/news/11127166/april-19-proven-winners/
Former Toronto Maple Leafs GM, scout, goalie Gerry McNamara dead at 90
Among his biggest contributions to the Maple Leafs, McNamara scouted Börje Salming and drafted Wendel Clark. He also played seven games for the Leafs as a goalie and won a Stanley Cup as a scout for the Calgary Flames.
#sports #hockey #death #Toronto #Calgary #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gerry-mcnamara-leafs-gm-scout-goalie-dead-at-90-1.7509114?cmp=rss
Billionaires and skyrocketing housing costs big drivers of wealth inequality
#inequality #poverty #impoverishment #economy #canada #toronto #montreal #quebec #calgary #edmonton #homelessness #housing #winnipeg #cdnpoli #tiktok #politics @blackvoices @blackmastodon
Calgary event centre dodges tariff bullet for now — but can't avoid U.S. purchases forever
City council’s event centre committee has officially been dissolved, leaving city administration with the substantial task of keeping the $926-million project on time and on budget — in the face of tariff whiplash.
#politics #business #construction #economics #Calgary #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/event-centre-tariffs-1.7508571?cmp=rss
Calgary police seek ‘person of interest’ after 2 Tesla vehicles set on fire
Calgary are asking for the public's help identifying "a person of interest" who may have information on two recent fires involving Tesla vehicles.
#crime #police #fire #vehicle #Calgary #Calgaryarson
https://globalnews.ca/news/11125368/calgary-police-person-of-interest-2-tesla-vehicles-set-on-fire/
