One. Lethbridge, AB – A grade 8 student at Master’s Academy & College in Calgary Nick Rodrigues is the winner of the “2009 Calgary Junior Idol” Competition. (Category of the age 13-17). Nick, 13 years old, has been singing since he was able to talk, and now acts and models professionally as well. Two. Holt,…
One. Zoolights is the most popular and largest light show in Calgary. The interactive display boasts more than 1.5 million individual light bulbs arranged into the shape of animals, birds and Christmas figures. It runs from November 27 to January 3, 2010. Entrance fee is $ 8 for adults and $ 5- for children. Two….
One. Uglovka, Russia. A powerful homemade bomb sent a high-speed Moscow-to- St.Petersburg train careening off the tracks, killing at least 26 people in what’s being considered an act of terrorism, Russian officials said. Two. Calgary, Alberta. November 19 is a world toilet day- and what the world needs now is more of them. Toilets save…
One. Jewish group calls to rally against hate crimes which is taking place at 5:30 p.m. on November 26, 2009 at the Boyce Theatre on the Stampede grounds. Two. Calgarians are now facing a 4,79% property tax increase following council’s trim or increase the city budget. Three. Hugang, China. Relatives of miners killed by a…
One. Patty Randall, a professional speaker for elderly people’s care years, was interviewing senior Aliya in Cappadocia, Turkey, in 2005, one of the last persons still living in cave dwelling. She received government assistance in order to stay in the home her husband brought her to as a young bride. Two. Alexander Medvedev, deputy chief…
One. Geisy Arruda, 20, a Brazilian student, expelled from university for wearing a miniskirt that sparkled national soul searching, in this staunchly Catholic but bikini-clad nation, was readmitted Monday. Geisy, backed by lawyers, said the expulsion violated her rights. Two. The Canada’s first prime minister John A. Macdonald’s undocumented letters to his longtime Conservative ally…
One. Winnipeg, Canada. One hundred years after the birth of celebrated novelist Gabrielle Roy at 375 Deschambault Street in southeast Winnipeg, the 2and a half storey wood-frame house has been named a national historic site. She wrote in French “Street of Riches” under the title ” Rue Deschambault”. Two. “The Rick Mercer Report” took best-comedy…
One. On Nov. 11th, 2009 is celebrated in Canada the Remembrance Day. 3,000 crosses honor Calgarians who gave lives in war. The crosses are destined for Memorial Drive. Two. Running to November 12, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies hosts a multi-media exhibition of work of Canmore artist Jan Kabatoff, “Jan Kabatoff Glacier: A…
One. On Nov. 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall was opened, it was a great event of the fall of the Iron Curtain, the 20-th anniversary of which will be celebrated. The “Iron Curtain” of concrete walls, fortified fences and heavily armed borders marked a physical and ideological divide in Europe from the end of the…
One. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is now catering to its shoppers’ needs from cradle to grave. The world’s largest retailer has introduced online sales of caskets, expanding a merchandise selection that spans engagement rings and baby gear to a new major milestone in its shoppers’ life. The funeral service industry generates $11 billion in revenue a…