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Ariam Wolde-Giorgis: Immigrant services
As a member of a family that came to Canada from the small African country of Eritrea more than 20 years ago, Ariam Wolde-Giorgis can relate to the challenges immigrants face. Her aim is to make the...
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Stefan Daniel: Paratriathlete
Just three years into the sport, Stefan Daniel has experienced the ultimate progression: bronze, silver and gold. “It came sooner than I expected,” said the 18-year-old Calgarian, who this past fall...
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Kurt Pedersen: Fundraiser, philanthropist
When Kurt Pedersen’s two sons, now aged 10 and 14, were diagnosed with Alport Syndrome — a rare disease affecting the kidneys — the investment broker’s fundraising prowess kicked into high gear. The $1...
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Kim Neutens: Director, U of C business centre
Kim Neutens’ earliest experience in business was as a lemonade stand proprietor. Today, the 46-year-old director of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is helping develop a new...
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Canmore physician lands in the middle of migrant-filled Mediterranean
Canmore physician Simon Bryant was having a day at the unlikeliest of offices. That’s because he wasn’t anywhere near Canmore, a mountain village that probably is home to more world-class athletes than...
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Compelling Calgarians 2016 — 20 people to watch
Compelling Calgarians: The Herald unveils its annual list of 20 individuals making their mark on our city, and who are worth keeping an eye on in the year to come and beyond. Read more about each...
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Q and A: Alberta's environment minister on climate change, grizzly bears and...
Shannon Phillips, elected as MLA for Lethbridge-West in early May, was later appointed that month as Alberta’s environment and parks minister under the new NDP government. Her first challenge was...
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Man dies after explosion on eastern Alberta farm
A man died on a farm southeast of Red Deer Sunday after reports of an explosion. STARS air ambulance began responding to the scene outside of Consort at 11:40 a.m. for reports a man sustained critical...
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Fire significantly damages northwest duplex
No one was injured when a fire broke out in the basement of a northwest duplex on Sunday evening. Crews were called to a home in Rosemont around 6:20 p.m. and arrived to find “grey smoke venting from...
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Original Stampeder, POW and model airplane expert dies at 93
He was a prisoner of war, as he described it a “guest of the Fuhrer” for 18 months during the height of the Second World War, an original Calgary Stampeder football player in 1945 and a life insurance...
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Concerns over homeless families lead to new projects
Two local agencies that help homeless people are training their sights in 2016 to one of the fastest-growing demographics in need: families that need affordable housing. The Mustard Seed, which...
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Finland's famous baby boxes are coming to Canada. First stop: Alberta
Hundreds of pregnant women across Alberta will receive a cardboard box full of newborn essentials this year as part of a University of Calgary research study funded by a $500,000 government grant the...
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Shopkeeper embraces community as family
For shopkeeper Nadir Bana, family isn’t determined solely by blood. The people that frequent his small Harvest Hills convenience store are a big part of his life — and he’s a big part of theirs. The...
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Love of music transforms teen
A love of music is literally transforming the life of 16-year-old Zach Shelley. In his personal music studio in a spare bedroom of his family’s home, the Central Memorial High School student becomes...
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Hair stylist reaches out to homeless
Armed with good intentions and her trusty scissors, Misty Wind Shingoose used to drive Calgary’s inner-city streets by herself, hoping to make a difference. “I would go out a couple times a month,”...
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Pianist inspires others to defy disability
Lorel Leal lets nothing stand in the way of her love for her music. “I’m a piano player-slash-piano teacher-slash-entertainer-slash-anything on the keys,” she laughs. But hearing her play — an...
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Suffield elk hunt expanded to more than 2,000 tags this season
A controversial elk hunt at Canadian Forces Base Suffield has expanded to 2,100 tags this season — up significantly from previous years — in an attempt to reduce the burgeoning population. The hunt on...
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Calgary and Edmonton face off in blood donation challenge
Calgary emergency responders donated blood this morning as part of the Sirens for Life campaign, an annual friendly competition that challenges emergency medical services, police and fire departments...
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Calgarians delighted by news of free national park passes for 2017
If you buy an annual pass for Canada’s national parks and historic sites this year, it won’t expire for two years. That’s because the federal government has made entry into the national parks free in...
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Calgary councillors say bylaw should ensure Uber passengers don't get...
Councillors say the city’s new livery bylaw now being drafted by bureaucrats must ensure passengers won’t get “burned” by so-called surge pricing — a fee scheme currently used by rideshare companies...
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