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Five Minutes With: Calgary R&B Musician Peter Cormier

Peter Cormier is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist from Calgary, Alberta. Since the creation of his band, Peter & the Wolves, at the age of 18, he has been inspired by the sounds of 1950s [...]
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Calgary Comedian Johnny Pogo

Johnny Pogo is a Calgary-based comedian who first stepped onto the stage with a mix of nerves and reckless confidence, quickly realizing that stand-up was his true calling. With a chaotic, edgy, and self-deprecating style, [...]
Events

CUFF helps Calgary rise to the top

For the fifth consecutive year, Calgary has been recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in North America”. A contributing factor to Calgary’s rise from [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Visual Artist Veronica Funk

Growing up in the Canadian Northern boreal forest shaped Veronica Funk into a contemporary hippie, embracing a love for the environment, nature, and advocating for women’s rights. A celebrated painter who favours watercolours, Funk thrives [...]
Lifestyle

Wild Jobs: Glacier Guide

“A new world was spread at our feet: to the westward stretched a vast ice-field probably never before seen by the human eye, and surrounded by entirely unknown, unnamed and unclimbed peaks.” [...]

“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Visual Artist Veronica Funk

April 16, 2025

Growing up in the Canadian Northern boreal forest shaped Veronica Funk into a contemporary hippie, embracing a love for the environment, nature, and advocating for women’s rights. A celebrated painter who favours watercolours, Funk thrives [...]
Toscana on 10th Avenue: “A Night In Coastal Italy” Arrives to Calgary

April 11, 2025
“A Day in the Life” with: Calgary Abstract Artist Lynda Black

April 9, 2025

April 17-27, 2025 CUFF helps Calgary rise to the top

April 16, 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, Calgary has been recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in North America”. A contributing factor to Calgary’s rise from [...]
Charitable Choices: Zeeshan Chawdhry of Run For Little Ones

April 15, 2025
Homegrown Business: Jonathan Barembruch of Santé

April 14, 2025

Vintage Photos of Mountain Climbing from Alberta

by Tyler Dixon in History

Mountain climbing, often referred to as mountaineering, arrived in Canada from Europe in the late 19th century. With the majority of Europe’s lofty summits already conquered, mountaineers were looking for new challenges. After the completion [...]