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ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS Calgary Highland Games – Sept. 3: Enjoy a day filled with the sights/sounds of Scotland (piping, dancing, heavy events etc.). Venue: Springbank Park For All Seasons. Tickets on line at www.aspd.
Arts scene kicks into high gear in the fall

Arts scene kicks into high gear in the fall

After wrapping up a warm and sometimes wet summer of outdoor festivals, the indoors beckon with arts of every variety-classical music, dance, theatre and galleries.
At 70, Red Green still keeps his stick on the ice

At 70, Red Green still keeps his stick on the ice

After two seasons, the doors of Red Green's Possum Lodge were set to close forever. The quirky Canadian comedy series about a plaid-clad handyman and his lodge brothers had officially been axed. But that all changed when Steve Smith - a.k.a.
Arts scene kicks into gear for fall season

Arts scene kicks into gear for fall season

The festivals and fairs of summer are behind us, so as the weather turns colder, it's time to venture indoors to the vast array of music concerts, theatrical offerings and exhibits set to entertain us through the 2016/17 season.
Muttart Conservatory took root 40 years ago

Muttart Conservatory took root 40 years ago

Take a glimpse back four decades in time. It is 1976. Edmonton's mayor was Terry Cavanagh. The city's population was just under 462,000.
Dueling strokes can't stop the Yardley-Jones boys

Dueling strokes can't stop the Yardley-Jones boys

Ask John Yardley-Jones about his stroke and he'll give you his signature smile and say, "Which one?" The celebrated Edmonton-based artist and former Edmonton Journal editorial cartoonist, 86, has had three brain attacks since 1992, the first when he
At 70, Red Green still keeps his stick on the ice

At 70, Red Green still keeps his stick on the ice

After two seasons, the doors of Red Green's Possum Lodge were set to close forever. The quirky Canadian comedy series about a plaid-clad handyman and his lodge brothers had officially been axed. But that all changed when Steve Smith — a.k.a.
Canadian music finally gets its due

Canadian music finally gets its due

Sometimes, it's the little things that provide the best feedback. Take Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, which recently opened in Calgary's revived East Village neighbourhood.
All hail romaine, the king of lettuces

All hail romaine, the king of lettuces

Crispy romaine lettuce is the cool royal in the lettuce family; it makes an everyday salad into an extremely healthy one. Lettuce is often not seen as being a food worth eating but it is full of nutrition.
Grieving mother reaches out to others

Grieving mother reaches out to others

Chantal Dubois was a bright, lively 18-year-old who was happily planning her graduation party from Glenmary School in Peace River with friends, just like any other teenage girl.