Russian plane crash prompts Calfrac review
In the wake of the Russian plane crash that killed 43 people, including members of the Lokomotiv hockey team, on Wednesday, Calgary-based Calfrac Well Services Ltd. ordered a review of its...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Photos – Day 1: Poland vs Greece, Russia vs Czech Republic
I’m a man of two passions – photography and soccer (or should I say ‘football’) So with a special interest, and a certain level of envy aimed at the photogs shooting from the sidelines, I’ll be...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Photos – Day 5: Greece vs Czech Republic, Poland vs Russia
Often, the second round of games in the opening stage of an international soccer championship provides a clearer picture of how things are going to play out – the footballing equivalent of a golf...
View ArticleEuro 2012 Photos – Day 9: Greece vs Russia, Czech Republic vs Poland
Greece and Czech Republic progressed to the second round, leaving Russia and Poland in Group A to ponder what might have been. Take Our Poll Follow on Twitter: @StuGradonPhoto . GREECE vs RUSSIA 1-0...
View ArticleWell-known bear expert to speak in Bragg Creek
For anyone who wants to hear Charlie Russell speak, there’s an opportunity close to Calgary. On Oct. 19, the internationally renowned bear expert will be speaking at 2 p.m. at the Bragg Creek Community...
View ArticleEffervescent Épernay
To me, there’s nothing more festival than fizz during the holiday season. Imagine my surprise when on our trip to France, the huz surprised me with a whirlwind tour of Épernay. Together we’ve drank...
View ArticleDaylight Saving Time: Details and Trivia
The hour approaches. It’s almost the second Sunday in March and that means daylight saving time is about to start. This Sunday, March 9, marks the date when you move clocks forward by one hour. The...
View ArticleRuth Myles: Eva Stachniak returns to the court of Catherine the Great with...
She’s considered one of the great leaders of Russia, but Catherine the Great wasn’t a born-and-bred Russian. That outsider status worked to the advantage of the woman born Sophie Friederike Auguste von...
View ArticleEditorial: Harper's Russian sanctions send the right signal
One hundred years ago this past summer, western countries, including Canada, ended up in conflict as a result of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the now-famous “shot...
View ArticleOn Campus: Crowchild Classic becoming fine Calgary tradition
By Justin McCaffrey For the Calgary Herald For the third straight season, the Crowchild Classic series between the Mount Royal Cougars and the Calgary Dinos will be decided on the ice at the Scotiabank...
View ArticleChikinda: If we're worried about oil prices, Putin must be in agony
While Alberta worries about the effects of historic lows in oil prices, Russia’s Vladimir Putin must be languishing in the throes of an abiding nightmare that threatens to thwart his plans for hegemony...
View ArticleDinos star Gavrilova leads Russia into women's worlds
Fresh off accepting the award as the top player in Canadian women’s university hockey, Iya Gavrilova now wants to continue the post-Sochi love in her homeland for the Russian women’s team. Russia and...
View ArticleTrican Well Service negotiating sale of Russian operations
In a surprise announcement, Calgary-based Trican Well Service Ltd. said it is negotiating the sale of its Russian and Kazakhstan well completion businesses following an unsolicited takeover bid from an...
View ArticleA former secret service war-time translator reflects on her need 'to do...
If ever there was a person who embodied the quip old habits die hard, Marion Booth is her. The 88-year-old Calgarian was sworn to secrecy for 25 years, and with her it seems that period is extended...
View ArticleProtesters 'insulted' by Russian pianist's performance
About 30 protesters gathered outside the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Friday evening as patrons made their way into the venue to witness a performance by guest pianist Valentina Lisitsa, along with the...
View ArticleIEA says oil prices likely to fall further before inventory growth slows
By Grant Smith Oil prices may fall further as the world remains “massively oversupplied,” before markets tighten in 2016 when output growth outside OPEC grinds to a halt, according to the International...
View ArticleRussian giant's fracking entry factored in Trican's decision to sell, says CEO
If Calgary-based Trican Well Service Ltd. hadn’t sold its Russian well-fracturing business to Rosneft Oil Co. for $182 million, it faced the prospect of having the mammoth Russian state-controlled oil...
View ArticleEwart: BRICs on the brink reflect changing fortunes at Global Business Forum
BANFF — For the 15 years that the Global Business Forum has brought business, academic and political leaders together, the BRIC countries have largely driven the world’s economic fortunes. This year,...
View ArticleSkepticism about Saudi, Russia price pledge stalls oil gains
By Grant Smith Oil erased gains on speculation that a pledge by Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze production at January levels won’t succeed in tackling the global oil surplus. Brent crude was little...
View ArticleYour letters for Thursday, April 14
We just need one school system Re: “Group calls on Alberta to axe funds to private schools,” April 13. It seems reasonable that Alberta should fund only one school board, with only one public...
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