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From ‘ho-hum’ to ‘cultural hub’, Calgary makes NY Times list of places to go...
The New York Times has a pretty good reputation for knowing what’s-what culturally. It is, after all, the newspaper of record for one of the world’s great cities. Both Jaume Plensa’s Wonderland...
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Top Chef Canada recap: And the winner is…
Through near-eliminations and immunity saves, challenges that saw chefs cooking with bizarre ingredients and putting out fires (literally) and more gimmicks than you can shake a wooden spoon at, it has...
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Top Chef Canada: an interview with the winner
Asked about the moment it was revealed, the winner of Top Chef Canada can replay it like it just happened. The ongoing deliberations over dishes by Chef Mark McEwan, the five minutes of silence, the...
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Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s Karyn Parsons rediscovers a role model in Janet...
In 1932, a young African-American ballerina named Janet Collins auditioned for and was accepted into Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo with one provision: that she dance in white face. Eight decades after...
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Calgary's surprising charms win over reluctant migrants | video
Go West, young man. It’s a call that’s been heeded in this country for more than a century, one that in recent times has accelerated to a frenzied pace. When Dan Clark was summoned 18 years ago,...
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Letters for Monday, Aug. 24
Help finish the Trans Canada Trail Re: “Stay off the beaten path,” Editorial, Aug. 21. What an excellent editorial about our Trans Canada Trail! It is my fervent hope that every hiking, outdoor,...
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'Bob from Calgary' wrote the New York Times' most popular comment ever
The most popular comment ever made on the New York Times website was penned by a Calgary man. Bob from Calgary, as he is identified on the site, received some 7,040 recommendations for his comment on a...
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Fortney: Summer camp season is officially upon us
The kids wear T-shirts of royal blue, turquoise and neon green, the colours signifying where, and with whom, they should be throughout the day. Some are at play on an outside jungle gym, while others...
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Fortney: Celebrity wiener dog Crusoe takes fame in short-legged stride
He’s a New York Times bestselling “author,” has more than 10,000 Twitter followers and one of his Facebook videos has been viewed more than 50 million times. Those close to him describe him as a small...
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Fortney: Calgary's Kelly Oxford on being Canada's 2016 Twitter star
She was one of the first stars of the social media era, her talents for self-deprecating humour and pop culture satire winning over such fans as TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, Oscar-winning...
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Eric Lipton talks Russia, Trump, and the New York Times expansion into Canada
With nearly all eyes on Russia’s role in the 2016 US election, Donald Trump is quietly eliminating environmental regulations and making it easier for oil and gas companies to make money. New York Times...
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The most popular comment ever made on the New York Times website was penned by a Calgary man. Bob from Calgary, as he is identified on the site, received some 7,040 recommendations for his comment on a...
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