If recent news is anything to go by, the world is starting to look like a really scary place.
On July 14, a man drove a 19-tonne cargo truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, killing 84 … Read the rest
The University of Calgary is usually pretty quiet during the summer semester. Some students take classes, but most spend July and August away from campus. But if you take a walk through campus today, you’ll have no trouble spotting clusters … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 19 2016 —
Jason Kenney said uniting Alberta’s two right of centre parties would be a “walk in the park.” But two weeks in, Kenney’s bid to become Alberta’s next premier at the helm of a … Read the rest
Whether you like it or not, Carl’s Jr. is coming to MacHall.
After two months of deliberation and uncertainty, Students’ Union vice-president operations and finance Branden Cave announced at a July 5 Students’ Legislative Council that Carl’s Jr. will replace … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, July 12 2016 —
Calgary Transit ramps up their train service every year during the Calgary Stampede. For the length of Stampede, trains run at least every eight minutes from 6:00 a.m – 12:45 a.m., and once … Read the rest
It’s no secret that Alberta is in the midst of a deep recession. When the latest provincial budget revealed Alberta’s deficit could top $10.4-billion next year, finance minister Joe Ceci warned Albertans to prepare for once-in-a-generation economic challenges.
The provincial … Read the rest
After years of closed-door negotiations, three months of mediation and two injunction hearings, it feels like the MacHall ownership dispute has been going on forever. But in the grand scheme of things, this is just the beginning.
The University of … Read the rest
If you had $90,000, what would you spend it on? If you’re University of Calgary president Elizabeth Cannon, you might use it on legal fees for a media information request.
A previously misfiled CBC Freedom of Information and Privacy request … Read the rest
It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for the University of Calgary community.
Closing arguments in the trial for Matthew de Grood were heard May 24. De Grood was accused of five counts of first-degree murder in the April 2014 … Read the rest
The Canada Research Chair Program (CRCP) is dedicated to producing world-class researchers at facilities across the country. The University of Calgary — whose 2011 Eyes High initiative set the goal of becoming one of the top five research universities in … Read the rest
