Calgary, Canada Travel News

Lots of fallout today from my file yesterday . A reminder, in case you missed it: Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy has been stripped of responsibility for administering a major tourism funding program after she signed off on a grant for Toronto's gay pride week.

An outbreak of H1N1 flu at Alberta Children's Hospital has forced health officials to isolate sick patients and initiate preventive therapy for several staff as they rush to contain the new virus' spread in the facility.

Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Saturday he's reviewing whether Canada should follow the United States and several European countries in offering consumers a substantial financial incentive to scrap their clunkers and buy new vehicles.

David Arkless, Manpower Inc.'s expert on labour market trends, predicts a slow recovery is on the way, likely within the first quarter of 2010.

Tarnjit Ghatorra and his daughter Jabjot wait in line en route to becoming Canadian citizens in a Calgary ceremony at Prince's Island Park.

The male Koala Mundooie meaning 'foot' in aboriginal language was introduced to the media by zookeeper Barb Campbell during the weighing in process at the Australia building at the Calgary Zoo Feb.11, 2009.

Pedestrians, runners and cyclists crowd a narrow point on the Bow River pathway along Memorial Drive in Calgary.

Herea s a good piece of economic news. Despite the economic malaise, there are thousands of jobs opening up this summer for those who want to work in a retail environment.

"Could you live here?" and "would you live here?" are two of the most common questions colleagues ask each other at the end of a business trip.

C-Suite Survey The return of optimism It wasn't long ago that executives saw only clouds on the horizon.

A group of 24 Colombian students are visiting Fort McMurray. The students, who are pursuing master's of science degrees in engineering at the Universidad de los Andes, arrived Wednesday evening as part of a three-week exchange between their university, located in Bogota, and the University of Alberta.

Dozens of suspected pedophiles and rapists are at large across Canada because there isn't the political will to do anything about it, warns an Alberta-based human trafficking expert.

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Tourist Steve Brown, left, took advantage of the weekend festivities to show off his Star Trek costumes.

Franklin County track coach Kevin Hall is getting a head start on his summer break today, but he's not skipping out to relax.

Edward Carl von Muehldorfer Brother, son, cousin, nephew, classmate, teacher, grandchild, beautiful and profound mystery.

Predictable choice ... the Austrian city of Vienna has been named the world's most liveable centre / AP Vienna ranks world's number-one city Aussie cities rate well Melbourne and Perth get top marks AUSTRALIAN cities occupy five of the top 20 places in a British survey ranking the liveability of 140 of the world's major centres.

Should it be finders-keepers for two Calgary brothers who found and fished a derelict Second-World-War-era bomber out of a remote Yukon lake? Yes No view past polls Released: 8/6/2009 Time: 0:57 Views: 14 Rating: - not rated - Description: Firefighters in St.

In terms of the swine flu's impact on excursions from Saskatchewan to Mexico, local travel agencies say it couldn't have come at a better time.

You've heard of glass ceilings? The Calgary Tower has a glass floor 525 feet above the city.