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• Kitten suffers major injuries after seeking shelter in engine compartment

  03-01-2026 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  Kaedra, an eight month kitten, suffered major burn and frostbite injuries after seeking refuge from the cold by hiding inside a vehicle near the engine.
  
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• Alberta business thwarts attempt to buy snowmobile with forged I.D.

  03-01-2026 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  Using stolen or fake identification to make big ticket purchases isn't a new scam, but it appears to work often enough to keep businesses on their toes and investigators busy.
  
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• Alberta premier says province might impose oversight of Calgary's water system after latest break

  03-01-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, and says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.
  
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• Alberta Tory Party says preparation underway for possible spring election

  02-01-2026 23:45 via cbc.ca
  The leader of a rival party to Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives says they're scrambling to organize on the chance Smith tries to undercut them by calling a spring election.
  
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• Alberta separatist group gets green light to collect referendum signatures

  02-01-2026 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Elections Alberta says Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday, Jan. 3 until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify.
  
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• Calgary snowboard coach poised to make Olympic history

  02-01-2026 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  For only the second time in history, there will be a female halfpipe coach in snowboarding at the Olympic Winter Games.
  
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• Danielle Smith blames former Calgary mayor Nenshi for city’s water woes

  02-01-2026 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith is laying Calgary’s latest water problems squarely at the feet of her chief political rival: former mayor and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi.
  
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• Déjà vu for some Calgary business owners after 2nd catastrophic water main break

  02-01-2026 22:19 via cbc.ca
  For businesses in Calgary's broken pipe zone, this feels all too familiar to the frustrating situation they found themselves in 2024. 
  
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• Alberta Tory Party prepping for possible spring election against Smith’s UCP

  02-01-2026 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  Peter Guthrie, the head of Alberta’s new Progressive Tory Party, said there's no time to lose in creating a centrist conservative alternative to the UCP and the NDP.
  
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• Calgary housing market closed out 2025 with 14% fewer home sales in December: board

  02-01-2026 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Home sales in the City of Calgary fell 14.2 per cent in December compared with a year earlier as prices decreased to close out the year.
  
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• Calgary community rink flooding put on hold amid water main break

  02-01-2026 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Weather conditions for outdoor skating may be ideal; however, skaters will have to watch their step amid flooding restrictions. The City of Calgary’s Stage 4 water restrictions remain in place following the major water main break near Sarcee Trail and the 16 Avenue Northwest/Trans-Canada Highway interchange. According to the city, around 3,000 homes have been...
  
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• Remote work option ending for thousands of workers in 2026

  02-01-2026 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta.
  
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• Parts of Alberta just saw some of the most snow they've ever seen in the month of December

  02-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  As of Dec 28, communities including Grande Prairie, Banff and Fort McMurray had seen one of their wettest Decembers on record.
  
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• Calgary developer giving new purpose to old homes in Marda Loop

  02-01-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In contrast to higher-density redevelopments along Marda Loop's main street, construction company Leonard Development Group is repurposing single-family homes from the 1910s into boutique retail spaces for local businesses along 34th Avenue.
  
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• Will Alberta’s public-private health approach actually reduce wait times?

  02-01-2026 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  Health experts are divided on whether allowing surgeons to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously will shorten wait-lists.
  
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• Officials stress Calgarians must save water after Bearspaw main break sees no drop in usage

  01-01-2026 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  Repair work continues in Calgary, where Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city is committed to fixing a problematic water main that has burst twice now in a year and a half.
  
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• Calgary ski jumper Abi Strate captures 1st career World Cup gold

  01-01-2026 21:50 via cbc.ca
  Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate started the new year with a bang by soaring to her first career World Cup victory on Thursday.
  
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• No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break

  01-01-2026 20:30 via cbc.ca
  A day after officials first asked Calgarians to reduce their water use in the wake of Tuesday’s catastrophic water main break, the city says it is not seeing any real reduction in usage. 
  
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• Calgary officials to give update on 'catastrophic' water main break

  01-01-2026 20:30 via cbc.ca
  City of Calgary officials are set to give a technical briefing about a major water main break that caused flooding and prompted a boil water advisory for parts of Calgary. Watch it LIVE here at 2 p.m.
  
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• Canadian grocery industry’s new code of conduct takes full effect

  01-01-2026 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  The code is not intended to address retail food prices as it does not regulate pricing, control shelf placement or limit companies’ ability to negotiate commercial terms.
  
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• Dozens of flights in, out of Calgary delayed as dense fog blankets parts of city

  01-01-2026 18:42 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of flights in and out of the Calgary International Airport have been delayed as dense fog blankets areas of the city.
  
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• Magpies rule the Prairies. Here's why they won't go national

  01-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Love them or hate them, it's hard to go a day in Calgary without seeing magpies or hearing their iconic screech. They've adapted to live in the Prairie provinces year-round, but they haven't been able to expand their range beyond Western Canada — or maybe they haven't wanted to.
  
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• Pirate trails are abundant in Canmore, but the province wants to shut many of them down

  01-01-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Many familiar Bow Valley trails could be closed under a new provincial plan aimed at protecting wildlife movement.
  
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• Calgary taxi driver hailed as hero after baby born in back seat

  31-12-2025 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  Hardeep Singh Toor answered a late-night call for an urgent hospital trip, only to find himself racing to deliver a couple’s baby instead of a routine fare.
  
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• What’s with the rise in popularity of pickled foods?

  31-12-2025 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  From recent pickle-themed feature items at McDonalds to Nashville hot chicken served with pickles, the preserved food is showing up more often on menus. 
  
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• Micro solar farms aim to repurpose Alberta's oil and gas well sites

  31-12-2025 22:46 via cbc.ca
  Through a pair of pilot projects just outside Taber, Alta., RenuWell is trialing micro solar grids as part of a reclamation process for inactive oil wells.
  
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• Connor McDavid says Olympics ‘finally feel real’ after Team Canada roster reveal

  31-12-2025 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  With the selection process complete, Connor McDavid said the focus now shifts to preparing his game to peak in February for the Olympics rather than April for the NHL playoffs.
  
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• Alberta, Quebec referendums likely would fail due to Canadians’ anxiety: pollster

  31-12-2025 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Abacus Data has been studying what it calls the 'precarity mindset' in Canada for the last year.
  
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• Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz quits cabinet, to leave soon as Alberta MLA

  31-12-2025 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Rebecca Schulz is also one of 26 members of the legislature — and one of 24 United Conservative members — facing citizen-led petition drives to recall them from their seats.
  
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• How Calgarians can ring in the new year

  31-12-2025 19:48 via cbc.ca
  From fireworks to concerts to science centre shenanigans, Calgary has plenty of opportunities to say goodbye to 2025 — and hello to 2026 — in style.
  
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• Another ‘catastrophic’ water main break prompts usage limits for Calgary region

  31-12-2025 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  The water main that ruptured saw a break a year ago, with city officials facing added concerns over why it broke again and what's being done to fix the issue.
  
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• UCP Minister Rebecca Schulz resigns from Alberta cabinet

  31-12-2025 19:10 via cbc.ca
  UCP Minister of Environment Rebecca Schulz announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down from her cabinet role but will continue to serve as MLA for Calgary-Shaw until May.
  
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• Rebecca Schulz resigns from UCP cabinet, will stay in legislature until May

  31-12-2025 19:10 via cbc.ca
  UCP Minister of Environment Rebecca Schulz announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down from her cabinet role but will continue to serve as MLA for Calgary-Shaw until May.
  
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• Attempted kidnapping near Banff Christmas Market prompts police investigation

  31-12-2025 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  Police are asking for the public’s help after a 44-year-old man was targeted in an attempted kidnapping near the Banff Christmas Market earlier this month.
  
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• ‘Just wanted him to get up’: Father mourns son killed in remote Sask. shooting

  31-12-2025 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  Police say one person was killed and three others were injured in the shooting. Investigators refused to confirm the identity of the deceased.
  
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• 'Ticking time bomb': Calgary suffers 2nd 'catastrophic' water main break in 2 years

  31-12-2025 17:19 via cbc.ca
  City of Calgary officials say they identified the location of what they are calling a second “catastrophic” water main break in northwest Calgary in less than two years, and shut off the water in the affected area — but they do not have a timeline as to when it might be fixed. 
  
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• Mayor says Calgary's water system safe, pledges accountability following another major water main break

  31-12-2025 17:19 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of a second significant water main break in northwest Calgary in less than two years, Mayor Jeromy Farkas tried to assure Calgarians that the water system is safe.
  
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• Mayor Farkas says Calgary's water system safe, pledges accountability following another major water main break

  31-12-2025 17:19 via cbc.ca
  In the wake of a second significant water main break in northwest Calgary in less than two years, Mayor Jeromy Farkas tried to assure Calgarians that the water system is safe.
  
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• Teen Celebrini joins Crosby, McDavid on Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team

  31-12-2025 14:42 via cbc.ca
  Nineteen-year-old Macklin Celebrini will join Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon on the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team, as NHLers return to the Winter Games for the first time in more than a decade.
  
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• 8 things to watch for in Alberta politics in 2026

  31-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Duelling citizen-led petitions related to separation, multiple uses of the notwithstanding clause, a slew of recall petitions, progress on a pipeline deal and municipal elections across the province — 2025 was rife with political news. And already, the year ahead is looking to be just as consequential.
  
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• Major water main break traps people in vehicles, affects 2K Calgary homes

  31-12-2025 10:49 via globalnews.ca
  Early details from City of Calgary indicate 2,000 homes and 100 businesses are impacted by the water main break, which left people trapped in vehicles on Highway 1 as it flooded.
  
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• Major water main break in traps people in vehicles, affects 2K Calgary homes

  31-12-2025 10:49 via globalnews.ca
  Early details from City of Calgary indicate 2,000 homes and 100 businesses are impacted by the water main break, which left people trapped in vehicles on Highway 1 as it flooded.
  
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• ‘He hunted them’: Family launches petition to keep B.C. mass murderer behind bars

  31-12-2025 10:11 via globalnews.ca
  In 1982 in central B.C., David Ennis shot grandparents George and Edith Bentley and parents Bob and Jackie Johnson, and raped their young daughters before killing them as well.
  
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• Transit fares are going up. Why do Canadian cities struggle to keep it affordable?

  31-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  With transit fares on the rise in a number of Canadian cities, some experts say it’s time to rethink how we fund public transportation so that lower-income riders — who rely on it the most — aren't priced out.
  
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• Possible water main break in northwest Calgary leads to significant flooding, stranded cars

  31-12-2025 05:56 via cbc.ca
  The city's fire department said it rescued 13 people from seven cars after a large volume of water caused significant flooding under a bridge near 69th Street N.W. in Bowness.
  
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• Major water main break in northwest Calgary leads to significant flooding, stranded cars

  31-12-2025 05:56 via cbc.ca
  The city's fire department said it rescued 13 people from seven cars after a large volume of water caused significant flooding under a bridge near 69th Street N.W. in Bowness.
  
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• Boil water advisory in effect for several areas of Calgary after major water main break

  31-12-2025 05:56 via cbc.ca
  Firefighters rescued 13 people from seven cars stuck in gushing water after a water main broke along 16th Avenue N.W. on Tuesday night, just west of where a similar break occurred in June 2024.
  
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• Edmonton’s Food Bank fundraising goals not yet met as demand soars, donations slow

  31-12-2025 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  Right now in Canada, one in four people is experiencing food insecurity — something Edmonton's Food Bank can attest as it struggles to keep up with demand and bring in donations.
  
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• Ned’s Wish helps retired police and military dogs across Canada

  31-12-2025 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  After wracking up $50,000 in bills for her retired police dog, Ned, a Mountie started Ned's Wish to help cover the costs for military and police dogs from coast-to-coast.
  
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