4 d. ago PetFest, Bermuda Shorts Day, Holi and Aggie Days: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from PetFest and Aggie Days to the festival of Holi

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6 d. ago Shumka fest, Canadian Film Day and more in Edmonton this weekend

Shumka Dance Festival: Dazzlingly visual and full of jaw-dropping skill leaping back centuries, Shumka’s inaugural dance fest has schools across Canada presenting their finest ensemble work. With performances running all day Friday and Saturday, dancers will get professional feedback, all leading up to a separate competition show 7 p.m. Saturday. The costumes, the makeup, the […]

Culture

8 d. ago Toronto’s Blue Rodeo to play Prince Edward County’s Base31 over Canada Day weekend

Toronto alt-country vets Blue Rodeo will headline Canada Day celebrations at Base31 in Prince Edward County. Planned for June 28, the show will take place about two hours east of Toronto at the 1,500-seat capacity Drill Hall RBC Stage. In addition, Base31 will host long-weekend events, including a Canada Day-themed food attraction and the June […]

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1 week ago Sledge hockey, model trains and the Green Shirt Day parade: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from sports to model trains to Green Shirt Day

Sport

2 w. ago Henderson wins in another rout, Korda hangs on at LPGA Match Play

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Brooke Henderson needed only 27 holes to win two matches. The Canadian needs to win one more to be assured of reaching the weekend at the T-Mobile Match Play. One day after a 6-and-5 win in the opening round, Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., pulled away late by winning five […]

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2 w. ago Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman lands on injured list following fall in his shower at home

LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman’s fall landed him on the injured list. The Los Angeles Dodgers placed their star slugger on the 10-day IL on Thursday after the World Series MVP sprained his surgically repaired right ankle in a slip in the shower at home last weekend. The incident happened Sunday, an off day for […]

Events

2 w. ago Ontario residents will get payments from the government next week

Good news for people living in Ontario: your monthly Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payment will arrive soon.Many residents will see an OTB deposit in their accounts in just over a week, on April 10.This benefit is usually paid out on the 10th of each month unless there's a bank holiday or weekend, in which case, payments are issued on the last working day before the 10th.Ontario Trillium Benefit: Are you eligible?The OTB is a tax-free mix of three payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.You should be eligible for at least one of the three of the aforementioned credits to receive money.For the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, you could get a maximum of $1,248 if you are between 18 and 64 years old, $1,421 if you are 65 or older, $277 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $25 for the time you lived in a designated college, university, or private school residence in 202...

Politics

2 w. ago World of Wheels, July Talk, pickleball and Transgender Day of Visibility: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from World of Wheels to Transgender Day of Visibility

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3 w. ago ‘Snow White’ Remake, Battling Controversy, Delivers $43 Million

Snow White, Walt Disney Co.’s modern-day remake of the 1937 animated classic, opened to weekend sales that missed box-office forecasts, amid mixed reviews and a blizzard of negative publicity.

Economics