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Remembering Oscar: NMC to celebrate 100th anniversary of Oscar Peterson’s birth with exhibit, concerts
When Andy Milne was a student studying jazz at York University, one of his teachers offered some seemingly obvious advice: “Learn the song.” Read More
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Third level in the Pierce 3 can be a teenage retreat
Adding a third level to a two-storey model is about more than just squeezing in extra space. This option can deliver flexibility, privacy and even a bit of luxury. Read More
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Arctic port eyed to ship energy, other commodities to Europe: federal energy minister
Canada’s federal government is looking hard at developing a remote northern port on Hudson Bay as a conduit for exporting natural gas, potash, canola and other commodities as the country tries to reduce its economic dependence on the U.S. Read More
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Kenneth Tam’s Silent Spikes offers a timely look at the cowboy at Contemporary Calgary
In American artist Kenneth Tam’s Contemporary Calgary exhibit Silent Spikes, Asian-Americans dressed as cowboys dance, mime rodeo moves and have loose conversations where they awkwardly compliment each other’s looks and personality. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing, overlapping narrative that covers Chinese migrant labourers toiling in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to build the transcontinental railroad, leading…
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Parker: Two Calgary leaders create aspiHer, a club to empower women in business
Two of Calgary’s most energetic business and community leaders, Milena Radakovic and Desiree Bombenon — both recognized as WXN’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women — have joined forces to create aspiHer Women’s Business Club. Read More
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Nelson: Homeowners pay heavy price for city hall’s arrogance
History irritates city hall. What happened in Calgary before the tenure of this current administration is dismissed as either irrelevant or repugnant. Read More
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Varcoe: Billion-dollar benefits of TMX help make case for pipelines on Ottawa’s major projects list
The payoff from new energy infrastructure in Canada comes with some big numbers — along with big costs — and it starts in the billions of dollars. Read More
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As Oahu home prices drop, experts advise to make a move before mortgage rates drop
HONOLULU (KHON2) — For the second consecutive month, home prices on Oahu have dropped — only by a few percentage points. Even though the housing prices are the most expensive in the country, experts say it’s still a good time to make a move. A home in Makiki Heights was just put up for sale.…
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Coast Guard, HFD extinguish boat fire near Ala Wai Harbor
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The U.S. Coast Guard, in collaboration with the Honolulu Fire Department, extinguished a boat fire near the Ala Wai Harbor on Aug. 6. The Coast Guard was first notified at 7 a.m. of the fire on the vessel. Promising reform, Noem tells US Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a ‘brand…
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Boy, 17, faces life sentence for Makaha shooting death
HONOLULU (KHON2) — An Oʻahu Grand Jury indicted a 17-year-old boy for murder and multiple attempted murder charges on Aug. 6, stemming from a Makaha shooting in May. Jasper Solberg is accused of participating in the shooting death of 19-year-old Marcus Araneta, as well as the attempted murders of Kaneala Afong-Pontes-Aliavanu, 21, Rose Taetuna, 39,…