At the end of our street, there is a small plaza that is part of a narrow pathway that runs along the 4.5-metre-high sound wall next to Crowchild Trail. Since moving to the neighbourhood 30-plus years ago, I have watched this plaza deteriorate. First, the bench’s wooden seat rotted out, so the City removed the bench and it, or a replacement, was never returned. Then the struggling sapling in the middle of the plaza died and it, too, wasn’t replaced. The trees along the sound wall gradually became more scraggly, while the ground beneath them became weed-infested (with noxious weeds I might add ..read more

As with many things, timing is everything in the world of blockbuster superhero films. Read More ..read more

Calgary Expo is back, with events and activities planned throughout the weekend. Here is more information on that, and what else is going on in Calgary. Read More ..read more

As the eyes of the world turn to Paris and the approaching Summer Olympics, it’s a perfect time to remember there’s more to France than its famous capital city. Read More ..read more

When the mother grizzly began charging at him, Peter Graham thought the animal was bluffing. Read More ..read more

One person is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a truck was involved in a single-vehicle rollover collision in south Calgary Tuesday afternoon. Read More ..read more

OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations kicked off in Ottawa. Read More ..read more

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