Month: January 2021

So far, 2021 is shaping up to be a benchmark year for the Alberta film industry. Calgary-based film company Full Swing Productions is celebrating the long-awaited release of their independent revenge-thriller, In Plainview, which was

It’s the January edition of LiveWired in Calgary broadcast on CJSW 90.9 FM! This month, host Darren Krause, editor at LiveWire Calgary, talks with Matt Osborne of the Calgary Firefighter’s Association about racism accusations. He

Topline information: The Alberta government has outlined a plan for the easing of restrictions based on the number of people hospitalized by COVID-19. What you need to know: In the past 24 hours, 543 new

I think I have a solution to a recurring problem in both Calgary and Alberta lately. It fits right in with the push for a growing tech ecosystem in the city. In Monday’s Strategic Meeting

Topline information: Calgary city councillors will be presented with recommendations on Feb. 1 to approve a bylaw that would reduce the unposted speed limit in Calgary from 50 km/h to 40 km/h. What you should

It’s kind of like a scratch-and-win ticket, according to one Calgarian who got in on the David and Goliath battle between retail and institutional investors of GameStop, AMC and Nokia.   Another managed to double

When the program launched last summer, they thought the biggest challenge would be finding enough jobs to match to participants. After all, there’s a pandemic and the economy isn’t so hot. Turns out, the federally-funded

When a group of five University of Calgary mechanical engineering students got together in person last summer, they needed a capstone project. A capstone project is the culmination of your university education put into one