Skylar Peters

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Skylar Peters

A look around the floor of Mount Royal University's convocation on Friday would have yielded many bright-eyed students eager to begin their career journey with history degrees in hand. But David Jackson has a different story. "I'm just a kid. I'm just a kid learning."At 76 years old, Jackson walked the stage with his peers - some of them young enough to be his grandchildren. It fulfilled an 18-year journey that started with a single math class in 2007. "I sat in for one class ...

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Skylar Peters

Over the past six years, Laura Gaucher has turned her lifestyle into her career as owner of vintage western wear store Good Gals Vintage. "I tried to commit to the bit, I guess," Gaucher laughed. "I knew if I wanted to do this full-time I had to commit my full-time hours. Starting her business just before the pandemic, Gaucher's already seen highs and lows. Earlier this week, she was dealt one of the latter.

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Skylar Peters

It's an exciting time to be a Calgarian, as world leaders and a small army of delegates will touch down in Alberta over the coming days for the G7 summit in Kananaskis. The annual Group of Seven (G7) summit brings together the leaders of seven of the world's advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the European Union.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Skylar Peters

It was just six months ago when an excited Hilda Reimer signed the papers for a condo unit at Chinook Manor. "I thought, 'This will be my last home'... I actually lived here 40 years ago when they were rentals."Unfortunately, Reimer broke her pelvis during the winter move. Since then, she's been recovering and waiting for warmer weather to finally enjoy her new home to the fullest. "I have a scooter to go longer distances, I was looking forward to all that.

1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Skylar Peters

Julie Taillefer has been experiencing one of the unfortunate realities of air travel, after arriving back at Calgary International Airport early Monday morning — but her bag never joined her. “The baggage started coming down, I waited… and it never showed up,” Taillefer said. Thankfully, Taillefer says, this is the first time she’s had to deal with a situation like this. After filing a claim with Air Canada, she was promised they’d keep in touch — so she drove 90 minutes home to Drumheller, Alta.