Work has begun to convert a vacant office building in downtown Calgary into a new hotel.
The Canadian Centre, located at 833 Fourth Ave. S.W., is going to be transformed into a 226-suite Element Hotel by Westin, the PBA Group of Companies announced Tuesday.
“We’re honoured to help take one of the first steps in transforming our downtown into a differentiated residential and recreational district that serves as a symbol of progressive inner city planning with this conversion,” said James Scott, the senior vice president of planning and development with PBA.aim to revitalize the downtown core by helping convert vacant office space into homes, post-secondary academic spaces and student housing; hotels and other uses.
A Vancouver Island man is facing multiple child-exploitation charges following a months-long investigation involving authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.Hundreds of frustrated fans have signed a petition calling for tickets to be refunded after Lionel Messi didn't play the Vancouver Whitecaps over the weekend.Two people are dead after a semi-truck rolled over and collided with another semi on Highway 1 near Sorrento, B.C., late Monday night.
The B.C. Securities Commission says registered financial advisors are in a unique position to notice signs of financial exploitation, vulnerability or diminished mental capacity through their relationship with clients – and there is a tool designed to help those in need.The executive director of St. Paul's Hospital is calling on the city to build a staffed washroom facility to address the escalating burden of the homelessness crisis on the emergency department.
A Nova Scotia man is in hospital following a crash between a motorcycle and pickup truck in Lakeville, N.S., on Sunday.The RCMP in Nova Scotia is warning the public of an increase in sextortion scams targeting young males in the province.Manitoba premier says he wants stability, increases in federal transfer paymentsThe Winnipeg Police Service has made an arrest after a machete was used to rob a man at a hotel earlier in the month.Emergency crews responded to a call just after 10 a.m.
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