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• City wants to freeze Calgary taxes next year, but that would require more cuts

  18-05-2021 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  City administration wants to give Calgarians another property tax freeze next year, but said it will require an additional $9 million in cuts.
  
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• A third zero property tax increase could threaten City of Calgary services: CFO

  18-05-2021 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trying for a third year of zero property tax increases in a row could lead to cuts to City of Calgary services that are in higher demand, a committee heard Tuesday.
  
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• 12 Local Ready-to-Drink Products to Try in Calgary - Avenue Calgary

  18-05-2021 23:47 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  12 Local Ready-to-Drink Products to Try in Calgary  Avenue Calgary
  
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• How do you spot an adverse reaction following a COVID-19 vaccine? Experts explain

  18-05-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Should you be alarmed if you develop a fever? What about unexplained bruises? Experts break it down.
  
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• Fight at Calgary dog park escalates to man being stabbed - CTV Toronto

  18-05-2021 23:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Fight at Calgary dog park escalates to man being stabbed  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary IT sector benefits from Momentum training program - CTV Toronto

  18-05-2021 23:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary IT sector benefits from Momentum training program  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary father who left daughter in Iraq 3 years ago guilty of abduction - CBC.ca

  18-05-2021 23:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary father who left daughter in Iraq 3 years ago guilty of abduction  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary father who left daughter in Iraq 3 years ago guilty of abduction

  18-05-2021 23:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary father who left his daughter in Iraq nearly three years ago has been convicted of child abduction but acquitted of international kidnapping.
  
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• Controversial Calgary Mayoral Candidate to Stand Trial in Dawson Creek - TheTyee.ca

  18-05-2021 23:30 via thetyee.ca
  
  Controversial Calgary Mayoral Candidate to Stand Trial in Dawson Creek  TheTyee.ca
  
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• Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations: ‘It feels great’

  18-05-2021 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Toronto man, a car full of 18-year-olds and Calgary residents getting their second shot are among those the Blackfeet Tribe says have shown up at the border vaccination clinic.
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Fabulous fava

  18-05-2021 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Fava and dill dip is a delicious spring snack, and cacio e pepe is a simple, traditional Roman pasta dish.
  
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• Former city councillor will try to regain spot on council this fall

  18-05-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Richard Pootmans, who served two terms as the councillor for Ward 6 from 2010 to 2017, is the latest former councillor to say he wants his old job back.
  
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• Former Calgary councillor Richard Pootmans will try to regain spot on council this fall

  18-05-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Richard Pootmans, who served two terms as the councillor for Calgary's Ward 6 from 2010 to 2017, is the latest former councillor to say he wants his old job back.
  
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• Amid flak, province abruptly cancels plan to monitor campers with drones - Calgary Herald

  18-05-2021 22:17 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Amid flak, province abruptly cancels plan to monitor campers with drones  Calgary Herald
  
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• What it's like on the ground in Calgary's COVID-stretched ICUs

  18-05-2021 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services announced the province's intensive care units are treating more patients than at any time in history. Hear what that's been like for one intensive care specialist in Calgary.
  
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• Alberta reports 877 new COVID-19 cases, reaches vaccine milestone

  18-05-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the province reached another milestone, with more than half of those aged 12 and over now vaccinated with at least their first dose.
  
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• 1 vaccine dose given to more than half Alberta's eligible population

  18-05-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the province reached another milestone, with more than half of those aged 12 and over now vaccinated with at least their first dose.
  
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• Energy watchdog calls on investors to stop funding future oil, gas and coal projects

  18-05-2021 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Richard Masson, an executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, joins Global Calgary to talk about the impact of a new report from the International Energy Agency calling for investors to stop funding new oil, gas and coal projects.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Alberta on Tuesday

  18-05-2021 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, officials said the third wave of the pandemic was bringing in more ICU patients than the Alberta health-care system had ever seen.
  
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• Alberta abruptly cancels request for drone surveillance to watch campers on public land

  18-05-2021 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government on Tuesday abruptly cancelled a request for proposals seeking a contractor to provide long-range drones to help with enforcement of camping on public lands this summer.
  
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• Global Calgary, Global Edmonton win 5 regional RTDNA Canada awards

  18-05-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Calgary and Global Edmonton won five Radio Television Digital News Association -- Canada Prairie Region awards this year.
  
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• How can parents keep their daughters interested in STEM? Encourage curiosity

  18-05-2021 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Youth Science Canada and Engineers Canada are pushing to get more girls interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and keep them interested past high school.
  
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• NHL Playoff Preview: Oilers, Jets clash in all-Canadian first round series

  18-05-2021 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL’s 2021 playoffs are here and with this year’s division re-alignment due to COVID-19, the NHL’s Canadian teams that qualified for the playoffs will face each other in the first round…including a battle between the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets.
  
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• Calgary Zoo celebrates first fisher kit sighting after species reintroduced to Washington State - CTV Toronto

  18-05-2021 19:15 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Zoo celebrates first fisher kit sighting after species reintroduced to Washington State  CTV Toronto
  
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• International Energy Agency report states fossil fuel investment must end to reach climate goals

  18-05-2021 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report, released Tuesday morning, says there is a narrow but viable pathway to build a global energy sector with net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
  
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• Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over Rocky Mountain coal mining

  18-05-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ninety per cent of the respondents say there are some areas of the province where surface coal mining should be off-limits.
  
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• Calgary Stampede plans underway but it won't be your typical event | News - Daily Hive

  18-05-2021 18:59 via dailyhive.com
  
  Calgary Stampede plans underway but it won't be your typical event | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Employee rights around vaccines and the workplace

  18-05-2021 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laura Williams with HR Law explains how a workplace vaccine policy might work, and what rights employees have in that situation.
  
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• Interactive map breaks down COVID-19 vaccination rate by Alberta community

  18-05-2021 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has launched an interactive online map that showcases COVID-19 vaccination rates by neighbourhood and age group.
  
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• Make-A-Wish Canada: Rope for Hope, supported by Global Calgary and 770 CHQR

  18-05-2021 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A unique challenge that calls on participants to fundraise in support of local wish-granting efforts, in exchange for an exhilarating experience to rappel down an iconic building. 
  
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• Make-A-Wish Canada: Rope for Hope, supported by Global Calgary & 770 CHQR

  18-05-2021 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A unique challenge that calls on participants to fundraise in support of local wish-granting efforts, in exchange for an exhilarating experience to rappel down an iconic building. 
  
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• Global Calgary’s Paul Dunphy receives lifetime achievement award from RTNDA Canada

  18-05-2021 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weather anchor Paul Dunphy has been honoured with an RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award.
  
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• Investing in new coal, oil and gas projects must stop to hit climate goals, global energy agency says

  18-05-2021 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A report by the International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells.
  
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• The Travel Lady: A closer look at vaccination passports

  18-05-2021 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss what vaccination passports could look like if they become necessary for travel.
  
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• What does cheugy mean?

  18-05-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  John ‘The Fashion Guy’ Chwyl joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to explain the meaning of the trendy new word cheugy.
  
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• Here’s a look at Calgary’s May long weekend weather forecast - Global News

  18-05-2021 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s a look at Calgary’s May long weekend weather forecast  Global News
  
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• Here’s a look at Calgary’s May long weekend weather forecast

  18-05-2021 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Snow is in the forecast this week, but will it continue into the weekend?
  
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• Not on the sidelines: Lana Bentley vies for Calgary's Ward 6 city council seat - LiveWire Calgary

  18-05-2021 16:29 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Not on the sidelines: Lana Bentley vies for Calgary's Ward 6 city council seat  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, May 18

  18-05-2021 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary mayoralty candidate and a pastor arrested for allegedly violating COVID-19 laws over the weekend have been released from custody, and the province says the number of COVID-19 patients in ICU beds has more than doubled over the past month.
  
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• Bragg Creek's congested 4-way stop gets traffic lights

  18-05-2021 15:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The province says new traffic lights at a key intersection in Bragg Creek will be operational before the Victoria Day weekend.
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, May 18 - CTV Toronto

  18-05-2021 15:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, May 18  CTV Toronto
  
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• Kenney says a summer reopening plan for Alberta is in the works

  18-05-2021 14:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney says his government will be discussing plans for Alberta’s reopening this week and next. Sarah Offin has details on what a potential summer reopening would depend on.
  
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• ‘Great Alberta summer’: Kenney says reopening plan for Alberta in the works

  18-05-2021 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney said the government is working on a summer reopening plan which will be discussed at a meeting of the emergency management cabinet committee.
  
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• Calgary mayoral candidate, pastor both released after alleged COVID-19 violations - CTV Toronto

  18-05-2021 14:11 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary mayoral candidate, pastor both released after alleged COVID-19 violations  CTV Toronto
  
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• Alberta's immunization plan needs to bring vaccines to communities facing barriers, doctors say

  18-05-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors and nurses in the province say pop-up or mobile vaccine clinics and other strategies are needed to breakdown vaccine barriers for communities with a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.
  
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• Leong: Work to revitalize Calgary downtown must be co-operative effort - Calgary Sun

  18-05-2021 13:07 via calgarysun.com
  
  Leong: Work to revitalize Calgary downtown must be co-operative effort  Calgary Sun
  
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• Varcoe: Under new CEO, TransAlta approves new $195M wind farm, eyes carbon capture project - Calgary Herald

  18-05-2021 13:05 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Varcoe: Under new CEO, TransAlta approves new $195M wind farm, eyes carbon capture project  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta woman pleads with others to get COVID-19 vaccine after nearly dying

  18-05-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Janine Fisher was two weeks shy of becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine when she tested positive. When a ventilator wasn't enough, doctors placed her on the most extreme form of life support, a treatment reserved for people facing certain death
  
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• No word yet on Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede as Calgary's annual show is a go - Medicine Hat News

  18-05-2021 12:20 via medicinehatnews.com
  No word yet on Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede as Calgary's annual show is a go  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Scarred but not broken, part 2

  18-05-2021 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the shocking story of a police officer wrongfully accused of sexual assault, in the conclusion of, ‘Scarred but not broken.’ 
  
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