1 hour ago Review: Nathan Rateliff and the Night Sweats offer powerful set in Calgary that was both explosive, intimate

Nathaniel Rateliff’s ultimate message to Calgary at the Saddledome Thursday night was fairly blunt. It wasn’t angry, just direct. It was delivered with a well-earned weariness after he ended his concert with a sweaty run through the Motown-on-steroids gem Love Don’t. “Don’t let the mother******s divide us,” he said as a final farewell. While he […]

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18 h. ago Guilbeault expected to be shuffled out of post as Carney attempts break from Trudeau era

Carney and his cabinet will be sworn in on Friday morning, marking the end of Justin Trudeau’s nine-year run as prime minister

Politics

20 h. ago Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election. The swearing-in ceremony for Carney’s government is set for 11 a.m. at Rideau Hall. It is widely expected that the new cabinet table will have fewer seats than […]

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66 h. ago Blood moon to be visible over Calgary Thursday night into Friday morning

The lunar eclipse starts around 11:09 Thursday with totality visible — weather permitting — from 12:26 to 1:31 a.m. Friday

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66 h. ago Blood moon total lunar eclipse over Calgary Thursday night into Friday morning

The lunar eclipse starts around 11:09 Thursday with totality visible — weather permitting — from 12:26 to 1:31 a.m. Friday

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3 d. ago Ontario to witness rare total lunar eclipse and the moon will turn blood red

Toronto is about to be graced with an absolutely stunning and extremely special celestial show in the form of a total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon," this week.On the night of Thursday, March 13 and into the morning of Friday, March 14, residents of the city and across this side of the world will want to look to the skies, as the Sun, Moon and Earth will be in perfect alignment for the phenomenon.This will be the first blood moon — named as such because the Earth's shadow tinges the satellite completely red — visible from anywhere on the planet since 2022.The event will kick off with what is called the penumbral eclipse, the first stage in which the Moon starts creeping into the Earth's shadow, at 11:57 p.m Thursday in Toronto time, or 3:57 a.m Friday in UTC time.The partial eclipse will begin just more than an hour later, at 1:09 a.m. Friday local time (5:09 a.m. Friday UTC, for those outside our time zone), with the full eclipse commencing s...

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6 d. ago B.C. premier takes his ‘pissed off’ message to U.S. audience amid Trump threats

Eby appeared on ABC News Friday morning, where he was asked for his response to Trump's repeated statements about making Canada the 51st state. 

Events

6 d. ago Overnight deals set the table for NHL’s afternoon trade deadline

The NHL trade winds increased overnight and into the morning as Friday’s 3 p.m. EST deadline approached, with all eyes on Carolina’s Mikko Rantanen and Boston’s Brad Marchand. Centre Brock Nelson, who was on the radar of a few teams including the Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets, eventually was sent to the Colorado Avalanche, as […]

Economics

1 week ago Earthquake rattles parts of B.C. South Coast, Sunshine Coast Monday

Earthquakes Canada said the 4.1 magnitude quake on Monday morning was centred around 17 kilometres from Friday Harbour in Washington State.

Culture

1 week ago Weather: Cleanup continues after Capital weathers latest storm

City road crews continued to be hard at work Saturday dealing with the remains of yet another snow event in the capital. A total of up to 10 cm of snow fell on the region between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The city imposed a winter parking ban beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday to free […]

Economics

1 week ago Contemporary Calgary unveils new plan to transform planetarium by 2029 after $40

Contemporary Calgary unveiled its plans Friday morning to transform the Centennial Planetarium into an accessible community hub, with a new entrance pavilion, cafe, gift shop, a three-floor education and gallery wing that includes a roof-top event centre and park space with a sculpture garden. The existing building will also be renovated, specifically transforming the dome […]

Economics

1 week ago Maple Leafs place Max Pacioretty on IR, recall Marshall Rifai from Marlies

Max Pacioretty’s injury history continues to catch up with him. The Maple Leafs placed the veteran forward on injured reserve on Friday morning, the latest setback in the 2024-25 season for the 36-year-old forward. Pacioretty has been dealing with an undisclosed issue since last Wednesday when he tweaked something before practice. He hasn’t played since […]

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1 week ago CAKE, Los Lobos, Patrick Watson and Sierra Ferrell to play main stage at Calgary Folk Music Festival

Veteran California pop-rockers CAKE, Tex-Mex/Americana icons Los Lobos, Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson and multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sierra Ferrell will headline the 2025 Calgary Folk Music Festival. They were among the nine artists announced Friday morning as part of the festival’s “early artist leak.” Calgary Folk Fest runs from July 24 to 27 at Prince’s Island […]

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2 w. ago Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

NEW YORK — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice care. She died of natural causes. A […]

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3 w. ago Pope Francis treated for pneumonia in hospital as his health worsens

The 88-year old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome on Friday. He received the Eucharist on Tuesday morning and asked for continued prayers

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