The City of Calgary is celebrating the 2025 Support Local campaign with a year-end visit by Mayor Jeromy Farkas to International Avenue, one of Calgary’s most diverse and vibrant business districts. Now in its seventh year, the campaign encourages Calgarians to explore neighbourhoods across the city, discover locally owned shops and restaurants and help small...
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Handle with care: Moving centuries-old Hudson’s Bay charter a delicate operation
TORONTO — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the royal charter that created Canada’s oldest company was loaded onto a private plane in Toronto. Protected by a durable case that was not too hot, not too cold and sheltered from bright light, the 350-year-old document that birthed the Hudson’s Bay Co. made its way...
Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged. The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this...
Claims period closes Friday in $500-million bread price-fixing settlement
TORONTO — Today is the last day to get a slice of the $500 million settlement in the class-action suit related to Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd., of alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread. Canadian shoppers who bought packaged bread between January 2001 and December 2021 can file a claim...
Flooding in Fraser Valley could peak today, as B.C. prepares for second system
Flooding in the Fraser Valley, caused by overflow from the Nooksack River in Washington state, is expected to peak Friday, as residents wait to see the severity of the inundation. David Campbell with the B.C. River Forecast Centre says water levels across the border were already receding, but floodwaters the river is pouring north into...
Economists expect annual inflation ticked up to 2.3 per cent in November
Economists are expecting the annual inflation rate moved slightly higher in November. As of late-morning Friday, a Reuters poll of economists predicts headline inflation to come in at 2.3 per cent for the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. CIBC senior economist Andrew Grantham says he expects gasoline prices to be the main factor...
Honeymoon Suite gets set for New Year’s Eve show in Calgary
Canadian classic rock legends Honeymoon Suite will be ringing in the new year right here in Calgary. The band will join fellow Canadian icons Prism for an epic double-bill at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino on Dec. 31. 660’s Todd Kaufman caught up with Honeymoon Suite guitarist Derry Grehan ahead of the show… Interview with...
Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing
The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a transnational drug smuggling ring told his bail hearing Thursday she never saw her husband receive luxurious gifts or suspicious amounts of cash from clients in their decades together. Federal prosecutors asked Mandy Paradkar about the couple’s finances, assets and work as she continued her testimony...
Calgary set to ring in the New Year with downtown celebration
Calgarians looking for a way to ring in the new year can head downtown New Year’s Eve as the city prepares to welcome 2026 with music, skating and a midnight fireworks show. New Year’s Eve at Eau Claire Plaza and Prince’s Island Park will begin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and will feature live...
Police identify man killed in SE Calgary shooting; one suspect remains at large
Calgary police have identified the victim of the city’s 14th homicide of the year and are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect still at large. Emergency crews responded to reports of gunshots around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 69 Avenue SE and 20 Street SE. Officers arrived to find a...