5 Things You Didn’t Know About Canada and the Winter Olympic Games
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are well underway and Canada is doing great! With only a few days left of events, our nation currently places 5th for number of gold medal...
Calgary Named #17th Top Place to Visit by New York Times
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Calgary has started off 2014 with a bang – it has been named one of the top places to visit in the world this year by the New York Times.
The well-es...
Canada Named as a Top Entrepreneurial Country Among G20
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Post by Calgaryism.
It might be old news, but it’s definitely still worth boasting about. Canada has been named as one of the top 5 nations in the world for its entrepreneur...
Canada World’s Most Tolerant Country!
Out of 140 countries, Canada is the World’s most tolerant country - according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 2011 (highest tolerance of minority groups).
Calgary's Own...
Economist's Livability Survey Names Calgary 5th Most Livable City on Earth!
Calgary has done it again! Another year and another accolade from the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Livability Survey which has found Calgary to be the 5th most li...
Calgary Among the World’s Best
According to the University of Toronto’s Martin Prosperity Institute, Calgary is the ninth-best performing urban area in the world for economic development of 61 global cities, based on 4 criteria:
Te...
Calgary: Elements of a Successful City
What are elements? Well, it’s likely you know what these are from school. They form the basis of everything in our world; from the water we drink to the food we eat, everything is comprised of elements ...
History of Calgary – 1988 Olympics 25th Year Anniversary!!
February 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games. Who would have known how much of an impact this world event would have on our city in the future?!...
Alberta #1 for Economic Freedom on the Continent!
Alberta has the highest level of economic freedom in North America in 2012 according to the Economic Freedom of the World - 2012 Annual Report by the Fraser Institute. Alberta was also at t...
Atlanta Flames to Calgary Flames
Calgaryism Fact #22
The Calgary Flames originally played in the city of Atlanta from 1972 to 1980, when and where they were known as the Atlanta Flames.
From 1972 to 1980 the Atlanta Flames missed the pla...