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What began as a robust group of potential host cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been reduced to three remaining candidates. On Thursday, the IOC approved Calgary, Stockholm and a combined Italian bid involving Milan and the northern alpine region of Cortina d'Ampezzo to move forward with bids for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The bidding process […]
A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games is one of three that will be proposed as an official candidate for approval, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Stockholm and the combined Italian bid of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will also be proposed for approval by the IOC's full membership next week, […]
A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games is one of three that will be proposed as an official candidate for approval, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Thursday. Stockholm and the combined Italian bid of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo will also be proposed for approval by the IOC's full membership next week, […]
Clay Riddell, the billionaire oil baron and co-owner of the Calgary Flames, has died at age 81. Riddell founded multiple oil and gas companies during his career, including Paramount Resources in 1974. He was the president and CEO until his son Jim took over the business in 2015. His daughter is also an oil titan in her own […]
Harold Lovell spent a week in an isolated room at a Calgary hospital emergency department — without a toothbrush or a change of clothes — waiting for a bed to receive mental health treatment. He didn’t get it.
Hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Calgary will cost about $ 5.23 billion, according to the organization tasked with exploring a possible bid. The new estimate, part of a draft plan prepared by Calgary 2026, is nearly $ 1 billion more than that of the Calgary Bid Exploration Committee, which pegged the price at $ 4.6 […]
Rockyview is the first hospital in Canada to use virtual reality technology to help wound care patients alleviate the pain and stress of treatment.
Mary Moran has been announced as the CEO of the organization tasked with investigating a potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Moran will take a leave from her job as the president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development, where she has worked since 2010, in order to take on the new role. She […]
Former Flames star forward Jarome Iginla will announce his retirement from the NHL on Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET at the Saddledome in Calgary. The 41-year-old native of St. Albert, Alta., played 16 of his 20 seasons with the Flames, scoring 525 goals and 1,095 points in 1,219 regular-season games. Overall, Iginla posted 625 goals and […]
Local business leaders posed some tough questions to the IOC and Calgary's bid committee Tuesday morning at a Q&A event hosted by the Calgary Chamber. The panel was moderated by Calgary Chamber CEO Sandip Lalli. Lalli said the IOC is hoping to communicate that they want these Games to be more modern and sustainable than previous […]
