CALGARY A local restaurant that had vowed to stay open despite public health restrictions is closing after all. Current COVID-19 restrictions prohibit indoor dining as the province reverted back to Step One of restrictions. Bennys Breakfast Bar in southeast Calgary announced Wednesday it would stay open for indoor dining despite the restrictions. Only patio dining that is properly distanced is permitted. On Saturday, customers could be heard calling the health official a “Nazi” at one point and asking if his children would be proud of him. A Calgary Police Service officer appeared to escort the official as unmasked customers continued to scream at them both.
CALGARY Niklas Edin s fifth world men s curling title was memorable not only because of the history the Swede made. That he and his teammates were able to play in a final Sunday for a third straight crown - another men s curling record - made achieving both milestones feel even sweeter. Sweden doubled Scotland s Bruce Mouat 10-5 in the championship game in Calgary. The 2021 BKT Tires and OK Tire World Men s Curling Championship reached the finish line late Sunday night despite four participants, including an athlete on a playoff team, testing positive for COVID-19. None showed symptoms of the coronavirus. No games were played Saturday while mass testing was carried out. Alberta Health approved the resumption of Sunday s playoffs.
The Calgary man who was found not criminally responsible for the deaths of five people at a house party in northwest Calgary in 2014 may make unsupervised outings in Edmonton at the discretion of his medical team.
In another sign of ongoing Canadian oilpatch consolidation, Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. says it has agreed to buy private Anegada Oil Corp. for a net $494 million.
CALGARY A Calgary councillor wants the city to explore the idea of allowing people to drink alcohol in city parks this summer. Ward 9 Coun., Gian-Carlo Carra is proposing the idea as part of the city s COVID-19 response plan. On Twitter, Carra said the pilot would permit people to book a picnic table to enjoy a beer or glass of wine in designated city parks, similar to the city s bookable fire pit program this past winter. I actually have a Notice of Motion coming forward to pilot open consumption in parks as a Covid response. If #yyccc approves we’ll treat picnic tables like this winter’s bookable fire pits as a start for this season. https://t.co/RMiIfSJcOG