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Luxury heli-hiking trip launched

Rivalling anything you’d find in the Alps, a Canadian travel outfit is upping the ante for hiking holidays. CMH, a longtime heli-adventure company based in Banff, is launching a new trip that pairs...

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Scaling Fortress: ATV-assisted hike opens up mountain for all users

Way down below, the blue water sparkles in the sun. Indian paintbrushes, purple fleabane and other assorted alpine wildflowers waft in the wind. The scene is intoxicating but as pretty as it is, it's...

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Skateboarding pros take sport, along with message of hope, to Indigenous youth

Believing it saved them from taking the wrong path, a group of avid skateboarders is touring Alberta reserves to share their sport with Indigenous youth. Read More

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Alberta Theatre Projects joins local companies postponing seasons

After much thought and surveying of patrons and stakeholders, Alberta Theatre Projects has postponed its upcoming fall season to 2021-22 instead. Read More

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Relaunch: COVID's curtain call keeps performing arts off the stage

Even Shakespeare is no match for a global pandemic. Rather than on bended knee in the grass on Prince’s Island Park, Romeo will profess his undying love to Juliet online this summer. A longtime outdoor...

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A quieter Banff regaining local tourism

Long a draw for tourists, Alberta's national parks have been decidedly quieter this summer. With borders closed and no decision on when they will reopen, the only travellers taking in the sights are...

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Calgary's Louder We Get cast raises a voice for change

A made-in-Calgary musical that told the story of a gay student's fight to take his boyfriend to prom has now spun off into a celebratory music video. Read More

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Calgary's big three arts groups grounded for the season

It’s official — Calgary’s three preeminent performing arts organizations will not sing, dance or play their seasons this fall. This morning, both the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Calgary Opera...

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Pursuit expands Icelandic experience with geothermal lagoon

This is the second tourist experience in Iceland for Pursuit. In 2019, it opened FlyOver Iceland, an addition to the multidimensional ride experience in Vancouver, and those coming to Las Vegas in 2021...

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Best of local theatre's short season will still be lauded

Although the season was cut short, Calgary theatre critics didn't want to let all the good productions go unnoticed. Read More

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Documentary hopes to put tiny theatre town back on the map, and in the black

It’s a blip on the map with only 87 residents, but Rosebud, Alta., attracts an estimated 35,000 visitors a year. It’s not the bucolic prairie landscape that draws these people to the hamlet 100...

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Classical musicians introduce neighbours to Bach yard music

As the weather has warmed up, so are Calgary's local musicians. Curbside, garden and lawn concerts are a growing trend as artists find a way to bring their music to the community and pocket some badly...

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Relaunch: COVID's curtain call keeps performing arts off the stage

Even Shakespeare is no match for a global pandemic. Rather than on bended knee in the grass on Prince’s Island Park, Romeo will profess his undying love to Juliet online this summer. A longtime outdoor...

View Article


A quieter Banff regaining local tourism

Long a draw for tourists, Alberta's national parks have been decidedly quieter this summer. With borders closed and no decision on when they will reopen, the only travellers taking in the sights are...

View Article

Calgary's Louder We Get cast raises a voice for change

A made-in-Calgary musical that told the story of a gay student's fight to take his boyfriend to prom has now spun off into a celebratory music video. Read More

View Article


Calgary's big three arts groups grounded for the season

It’s official — Calgary’s three preeminent performing arts organizations will not sing, dance or play their seasons this fall. This morning, both the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Calgary Opera...

View Article

Pursuit expands Icelandic experience with geothermal lagoon

This is the second tourist experience in Iceland for Pursuit. In 2019, it opened FlyOver Iceland, an addition to the multidimensional ride experience in Vancouver, and those coming to Las Vegas in 2021...

View Article


Best of local theatre's short season will still be lauded

Although the season was cut short, Calgary theatre critics didn't want to let all the good productions go unnoticed. Read More

View Article

Documentary hopes to put tiny theatre town back on the map, and in the black

It’s a blip on the map with only 87 residents, but Rosebud, Alta., attracts an estimated 35,000 visitors a year. It’s not the bucolic prairie landscape that draws these people to the hamlet 100...

View Article

Classical musicians introduce neighbours to Bach yard music

As the weather has warmed up, so are Calgary's local musicians. Curbside, garden and lawn concerts are a growing trend as artists find a way to bring their music to the community and pocket some badly...

View Article
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