The Stollery Children's Hospital earned ChildKind International certification for pediatric pain care and uses a combined pharmacological, physical and psychological approach to reduce pain and distress for patients.
This weekend’s community calendar includes the rescheduled Lumberjack Jamboree Saturday morning and the first-ever evening Skate with the Giant Saturday night, with additional races, family activities and live shows across the weekend.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to speak in Calgary and a leadership review vote is set to take place immediately after his address; delegates are widely expected to confirm his leadership. The party’s national convention opened with calls for unity and messages contrasting the Conservatives with the Liberal government.
The Carney government says 16,000 positions in core public service departments have been identified for elimination, and more than 23,000 employees have been notified their jobs may be at risk.
Kelowna announced a citywide CCTV registry and a Security Enhancement Rebate for businesses; some owners say the proposals mirror earlier initiatives and want clearer details.
Fort Nelson First Nation is asking members to engage in a relaunch of its Reaching For Our Vision plan and a new Four Pillars Plan for using reparations funding; a community dinner and meeting are scheduled for Feb. 4 for residents.
Catherine O'Hara, 71, died at home on January 30 after an unspecified illness, and colleagues including Michael Keaton, Tim Burton and others have shared tributes.
DJI introduced the RS 5 gimbal with an RS Intelligent Tracking Module that lets users tap the touchscreen to track subjects up to 33 feet away. The unit also features a motor rated at about 50% higher torque than the previous generation and is compatible with cameras from Sony, Canon, Nikon and others.
A representative of the Alberta Prosperity Project met with U.S. State Department officials, which the department described as routine outreach. The group is collecting signatures to try to force a referendum that could be held as early as the fall.
NASA said an extreme cold snap at Kennedy Space Center removed Feb. 6–7 launch opportunities for Artemis II and pushed the earliest possible liftoff to Feb. 8, with a wet dress rehearsal moved to Monday.
