News - Calgary

image

Calgary International Fireworks Festival Offering 50% Off Admission to Frontline Workers

The International Fireworks Festival is offering 50 per cent off on admission to August 26th’s fireworks show to frontline workers. Tomorrow’s show by Team Philippines is designed… Read more »

Disney Stores in Scarborough, Toronto and Vaughan Will Close in September

Disney Stores in Scarborough, Toronto and Vaughan Will Close in September

Disney will be closing all stores in Canada by September end. As per Disney’s website, Disney stores Scarborough, Toronto, and Vaughan will close in September. Disney earlier… Read more »

image

VaxiCode: What You Need to Know About Quebec’s Vaccine Passport Effective September 1st

Quebec will require visitors and residents to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination starting September 1st to access non-essential facilities and activities like restaurants, theatres, group sports and… Read more »

image

Starbucks Canada Adds Delicious Apple Crisp Macchiato Drink to Its Fall Menu, Available August 24th

Starbucks Canada has unveiled a new delicious drink as part of its 2021 Fall season menu in addition to drinks like Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Cream… Read more »

image

BC Vaccine Card: List of Places & Events Where COVID-19 Vaccination Proof is Required in British Columbia Starting Sept 13th

British Columbia has announced that proof of vaccination will be required for people to attend select events and businesses starting September 13th. The province says people aged… Read more »

image

Temporary Wage Increase For Ontario PSWs Extended Until October 31st

Ontario government has announced another extension of the temporary wage increase for personal support workers and direct support workers for the third time. The temporary wage enhancement… Read more »

image

U.S. Extending Land Border Travel Restrictions With Canada Until Sept. 21

  Department of Homeland Security announced the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel across American land and ferry crossings with Canada until Sept. 21. The… Read more »

image

A Rare Sturgeon Blue Moon to Illuminate Skies This Weekend

August’s full moon will rise on the night of August 21 and will reach peak illumination the next day on Sunday, August 22nd. The full moon in… Read more »

image

Alberta Reports 817 New COVID-19 Cases

Alberta reported 817 new COVID-19 cases on August 19th, the highest daily case count recorded since May 19, 2021 Currently, there are 6,367 active cases across Alberta,… Read more »

image

Calgary’s International Fireworks Festival Kicks Off Tonight

The International Fireworks Festival returns tonight and will illuminate the Calgary skies with presentations produced by world-class pyro musical artists representing China, India, Japan and the Philippines…. Read more »

image

Toronto Makes COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory For City Employees

Toronto announced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for its employees today. The City says that all members of the Toronto Public Service will be required to disclose and provide… Read more »

image

Alberta Reports 678 New COVID-19 Cases, Highest Since May 2021

Alberta reported 678 new COVID-19 cases on August 18th, the highest daily case count recorded since May 20, 2021 Currently, there are 5933 active cases across Alberta,… Read more »

image

BODEQUALITY: Old Navy to Price Sizes 0-30 Same

Old Navy Canada has announced starting August 20, Old Navy will offer every one of its women’s styles, in every size, with no price difference. Old Navy… Read more »

image

Walmart Canada Now Offering Walk-in Appointments For COVID-19 Vaccine

Walmart Canada has announced that it is now offering walk-in vaccine appointments, for first or second shots at participating pharmacies. In addition, Walmart is hosting its first-ever… Read more »

image

Every Child Matters: Saskatoon Tribal Council to Host Concert on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation at SaskTel Centre

Saskatoon Tribal Council and SaskTel Centre will be hosting a concert on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The concert featuring Gord Bamford, Charlie Major and… Read more »

image

Ontario to Give a Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Those in High Risk Settings

Ontario has announced that the province is planning to offer a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at the highest risk for this respiratory disease,… Read more »

image

Ontario Makes COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory For Health, Education Workers

Ontario government has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for those working in high-risk settings like hospitals, home and community care and schools. For Those In… Read more »

image

Visit Calgary’s Glenbow Museum For Free Before It Closes For Multi-Year Renovation

Visit Glenbow Museum during the last two weekends in August before the museum closes for renovations in September 2021. The Glenbow Museum closed third and fourth-floor last… Read more »

image

Canada’s Olympic Medalists Stephanie Labbé and Georgia Simmerling Announce Engagement

Olympic medalists Georgia Simmerling and Stephanie Labbé have announced their engagement through social media yesterday. Simmerling and Labbé got engaged in Jasper during a camping trip after… Read more »

image

Do a Digital Scavenger Hunt For a Chance to Win One Year of Free Ice Cream From Ben & Jerry’s

To celebrate the successful launch of Ben & Jerry’s Cores in Canada, the ice cream company is hosting a digital scavenger hunt, To the Core challenge –… Read more »

image

2021 Federal Election: Dates Announced For Federal Party Leaders’ Debates

The Debate Broadcast Group has announced the dates for the leaders’ debates during the federal election campaign. A partnership of 10 news organizations, the Debate Broadcast Group,… Read more »

image

Federal Elections 2021: Deadline to Apply For Mail-in Ballots is September 14th

Justin Trudeau officially set the stage for the 44th federal general election on September 20, 2021, when he dissolved the parliament on August 15th. Elections Canada has… Read more »

image

This is the Number of Fully Vaccinated People in Ontario Hospitals Due to COVID-19

Ontario has started reporting the vaccination status of those with COVID-19. Ontario says the cases by vaccination status may not match the daily COVID-19 case count because… Read more »

image

Canadians Pay More in Taxes Than Housing, Food, and Clothing Combined

Fraser Institute, an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization in a new study says an average Canadian family spent over 36% of its income on… Read more »