Calgary News

Renee Mackillop doesn't just eat food like the rest of us. She lives and breathes it, and now she's applying that passion for food to a unique project in Calgary.

Just as she did 53 years ago, Sister Laura Prokop is once again packing up and preparing to serve God. This time, however she's not just closing a suitcase, or even a chapter of her own life.

A succulent bundle of ripe, red tomatoes is quite the reward for any committed grower. When it comes to cultivating a successful tomato harvest, there are few best practices to keep in mind.

By Gary Gee They don't think of themselves as do-gooders or martyrs for a cause, but two retired city seniors felt they had to step up to assist and bring a Syrian refugee family to Calgary.

16th Annual Funnyfest Calgary Comedy Festival – June 2 to 12: Featuring 70+ stand-up comics and variety performers at a variety of venues. Phone: 403-228-7888 or see www.funnyfest.com City of Calgary P.U.P.P.

Freed from the tyranny of the paycheque, Canadian seniors are in a unique position to lead on vital issues like climate change, a conference was told recently.

Each June, Seniors' Week acknowledges Alberta's seniors and all they contribute to our lives and to our communities. Organizations, associations and major attractions in cities, towns and rural areas sponsor a variety events and activities.

Judy and Gordon Lee lived in their Fort McMurray home for 39 years.

As an income tax preparer, I started sensing that things were different this tax season when I had to order more T7DR (A) forms from Canada Revenue Agency, the forms that taxpayers owing money take to the bank to make payment or mail with a cheque.

It took the Fort McMurray wildfire to prompt Dorothy Reid to try something she's never done before. For the first time in her 83 years, she is volunteering. "I needed something specific to get me going and this was specific.