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Calgary Folk Music Festival drops the needle despite exchange-rate sour note
Picture it. Late summer 2025. You are strolling along Memorial Drive and as you get closer to Prince’s Island Park, you can hear music. Lots and lots of folk music.
One person killed in fiery Crowchild Trail crash
A vehicle struck a sign pole on northbound Crowchild Trail Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead, first responders confirm to CBC News.
Calgary man charged in fatal Glenmore Trail collision
A Calgary man is facing charges after a collision on Glenmore Trail in December led to the death of an 18-year-old passenger, police said Wednesday.
Shania Twain to lead 2025 Calgary Stampede Parade
Canadian country music star Shania Twain will lead the 2025 Stampede Parade, the Calgary Stampede said Wednesday.
'Etched in history': Terri Clark celebrates 100 years of Grand Ole Opry as proud, proud Canadian
"When we got to the border, the customs officer said, ‘Where are you ladies going?’ and we said, ‘the Grand Ole Opry.’” That’s country music superstar Terri Clark describing her move to Nashville in the mid 1990s.
32-degree temperature change could be nightmare for Calgary migraine sufferers
Environment and Climate Change Canada recorded –27 C in Calgary early Wednesday. Thursday has a forecasted high of 5 C. That 32-degree change in a day can be a nightmare for people who are sensitive.
'Like to prove them wrong': Green thumb grows tropical fruit in Calgary home
Nobody puts Lindsay Struthers in a corner, especially if it comes with the most unwelcome advice of what she can or cannot grow. “People say you can’t grow it, so I just like to prove them wrong,” Struthers told the Calgary Eyeopener in a Wednesday interview.
'I am pretty pumped': Olympic plaza brick return program on solid ground
More than 5,000 bricks have been removed from Olympic Plaza to be returned to thousands of Calgarians to clear the way for expansion of Arts Commons, as a piece of the city’s Olympic memories begins to fade.
Get one of those $36.29 direct deposits from Facebook? Here's what you should know
Did you recently get a direct deposit of $36.29 from Meta and are wondering if you can keep it? The company Facebook hired to manage the process, says, yes you can, but with conditions.
Double homicide suspect found dead near Calgary
The body of the suspect in the weekend deaths of two people — a woman in her 30s and a man in his 70s — at separate locations in Calgary was found northwest of the city after police issued a dangerous person alert on Monday.