CALGARY
Alberta to review driver examination switch
If you’re hoping to license up and drive on two wheels instead of four this summer, you could be stuck in first gear with your driver exams. But the province says help is on the […]
Month: May 2019
CALGARY
Calgary business tax: Long term solution sought for complex city problem
Calgary small businesses are suffering. With the collapse of commercial real estate values in downtown Calgary, hundreds of millions in non-residential business taxes have been redistributed to the thousands of small businesses that can ill […]
CALGARY
Calgary councillors pitch business tax relief plan
After failing to find a solution to Calgary’s non-residential property tax earlier this week, Calgary city councillors delivered a plan late Thursday that received nearly unanimous support. While the proposal will come as an urgent […]
ALBERTA
Out-of-Alberta prosecutor sought to advise on UCP leadership investigation
EDMONTON — A prosecutor from outside Alberta is being sought to advise police investigating irregularities in the United Conservative Party leadership race. The RCMP is looking into whether voter fraud was committed in 2017 when the party picked its leader, now-Premier […]
CALGARY
Calgary park redevelopment unearths part of city’s history
Walking along 9 Avenue in Inglewood you might find heads popping out of the ground on construction sites, but these aren’t the heads of gophers. Instead they’re the archeologists who have been called in to […]
CALGARY
Deerfoot Trail upgrades uncertain as Alberta examines finances
The fate of cash pledged for Deerfoot Trail upgrades is up in the air as province awaits a report on Alberta’s economic health. One Calgary city councillor, however, said those upgrades are critical if the […]
CALGARY
Access to Calgary beer: One brewery’s path to inclusivity
When most people walk into a Calgary craft brew hotspot, they aren’t thinking of how accessible it is to others. Sean Crump is. Crump, Head Chair and CEO of Universal Access, a Calgary company that […]
ALBERTA
Alberta introduces bill to slash corporate income taxes
EDMONTON — Alberta has put the legal wheels in motion to cut corporate income taxes by one third. The changes are part of a bill introduced in the legislature by Finance Minister Travis Toews. Bill 3, […]
CALGARY
Calgary’s Rhubarb Fest kicks off summer in Southwood
Walking around the southwest Calgary community of Southwood in late May, you might find the community’s staple wild rhubarb plants are missing. That’s because the community harvests them and gives them to Calgary’s Village Brewery. […]
LiveWired in Calgary
Podcast: LiveWired in Calgary – Episode 10
In this month’s show, we cover off a recent string of Calgary homicides, the spring sitting of the Alberta legislature and reduced speed limits in Calgary’s residential areas. […]