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Catching up with Kickstarter in Calgary: $46,000 in two months
Back in February, I wrote a feature looking at Calgary’s first successes on Kickstarter. At the time, more than $170,000 of local business ventures and artistic projects had been funded. Since 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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Startup of the Week – RetirementPlan.io
Brandon Parsons, Founder of Retirementplan.io There is a rapidly growing market of people who are tired of paying a portion of their assets annually to someone to manage their retirement planning....
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Booth evicted from Calgary Expo
An exhibitor booth was asked to leave the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo Friday. “We believe in a safe and positive event for everyone,” @Calgaryexpo tweeted. “The exhibitor in question was asked...
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AWIRE handles calls without interruption
Mobile phones are not ideal for every communication need. When skiing down a mountain, for example, the last thing you want to do is carve to a stop and dig around inside your triple-layer winterwear...
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New Central Library gets $1 million donation from Mike and Linda Shaikh
Mike Shaikh has always lived by three words of wisdom that his father imparted to him long ago: learn, earn and return. On Saturday, Shaikh and his wife, Linda, demonstrated that spirit of giving with...
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Kickstarting a FULL MOON
Do you love ski and snowboard films? What if someone asked you for $20 to make one a reality? Well that’s exactly what the women creating the FULL MOON snowboard film are doing. Except that they are...
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Startup of the Week: Lightspeed Bag
Current punching bags on the market are not built for home use. In most cases, they are too big, too hard to install and rattle the whole house when you use them. Lightspeed Bag removes these...
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Parker: Bowley brothers build a better lock
Locks have a fascinating history dating back thousands of years. While many variations of locks and keys were used in the Middle Ages — and are much sought after by collectors today — it wasn’t until...
View ArticleParker: Airdrie kayaks travel world's waterways
Alberta is a long way from the sea, so it might raise an eyebrow to learn the head office and design operations for a company that produces portable ocean kayaks sold in 40 countries is based in...
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