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• 40 km/h speed limit takes effect on most residential streets in Calgary

  31-05-2021 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s time to slow down to 40 kilometres per hour on most of the residential streets in Calgary.
  
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• Canadian mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing

  31-05-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some mayors pushed the finance minister to say when Ottawa wants to meet its goal of ending chronic homelessness, and when more housing help is coming for urban Indigenous people.
  
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• Trial of Calgary home renovator delayed again, so his lawyer can mount Charter challenge - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 23:13 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Trial of Calgary home renovator delayed again, so his lawyer can mount Charter challenge  Calgary Herald
  
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• Woman thrown from horse after being charged by grizzly - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 22:45 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Woman thrown from horse after being charged by grizzly  Calgary Herald
  
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• Nenshi joins call to rename Calgary schools named for residential school leaders

  31-05-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi has joined the call to Calgary school districts demanding they immediately change the names of schools named for architects and key leaders of residential schools. 
  
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• COVID-19 Update: Shelf-life of AstraZeneca extended | UCP gets failing grade for pandemic response | Calgary church defies closure order - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 22:15 via calgaryherald.com
  
  COVID-19 Update: Shelf-life of AstraZeneca extended | UCP gets failing grade for pandemic response | Calgary church defies closure order  Calgary Herald
  
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• Action plan coming for 42 recommendations after Alberta long-term care review

  31-05-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  By 2030, the province expects the demand for continuing care services in Alberta will increase by 62 per cent. 
  
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• Gaudreau named Flames' first Daryl 'Doc' Seaman Award winner as team scoring champ - CTV Toronto

  31-05-2021 21:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Gaudreau named Flames' first Daryl 'Doc' Seaman Award winner as team scoring champ  CTV Toronto
  
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• Mayor Nenshi calls on Calgary school boards to change names of Langevin, Bishop Grandin schools

  31-05-2021 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary's mayor is calling for two schools in the city, named for men instrumental in the establishing of residential schools, to be renamed.
  
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• 20 distanced things to do in Calgary this week: May 31 to June 6 | Listed - Daily Hive

  31-05-2021 21:17 via dailyhive.com
  
  20 distanced things to do in Calgary this week: May 31 to June 6 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• 2nd wave contact tracing problems larger than Alberta officials admitted to: FOIP documents

  31-05-2021 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  What really was happening during Alberta’s second wave? Documents from a Freedom of Information request quantify the scale of the problem, revealing just how big of a gap existed between the number of people who got COVID-19, and the number who had contact tracing done. Julia Wong joins the noon news with details from her...
  
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• Modern Group to open new location in South Calgary | Dished - Daily Hive

  31-05-2021 20:27 via dailyhive.com
  
  Modern Group to open new location in South Calgary | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• 'But it's not like we didn't know': Calgary mayor issues passionate speech about residential schools | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  31-05-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  'But it's not like we didn't know': Calgary mayor issues passionate speech about residential schools | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘But it’s not like we didn’t know’: Calgary mayor issues passionate speech about residential schools

  31-05-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi began Monday’s council meeting with a passionate speech about the history of residential schools after the remains of 215 children were discovered last week in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
  
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• Nenshi calls for renaming of two Calgary schools after discovery of residential school gravesite - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 20:03 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Nenshi calls for renaming of two Calgary schools after discovery of residential school gravesite  Calgary Herald
  
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• Father and son assaulted at Airdrie park over concerns about unleashed dog

  31-05-2021 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said the assault happened at Nose Creek Park on May 14 and was sparked by concern over an unleashed dog.
  
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• Father and son assaulted after asking for dog to be leashed in Airdrie park

  31-05-2021 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP are looking for the man who assaulted a boy and his father after they requested that the stranger put his dog on a leash at a public park in Airdrie, Alta.
  
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• First Notice: Calgary completes sailing school; Regina starts overpass project; Saskatchewan celebrates mining week - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

  31-05-2021 19:17 via canada.constructconnect.com
  
  First Notice: Calgary completes sailing school; Regina starts overpass project; Saskatchewan celebrates mining week - constructconnect.com  Daily Commercial News
  
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• Learn about the new mortgage stress test rules

  31-05-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Credit Canada CEO Bruce Sellery joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the new mortgage stress test rules that come into effect June 1, 2021.
  
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• Dispelling common myths about menopause

  31-05-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gynecologist and author Dr. Jen Gunter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss her new book The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism.
  
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• Calgarians pay tribute to 215 children found dead at former B.C. residential school

  31-05-2021 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians have been doing what they can to honour the 215 children whose remains were found buried in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
  
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• 2 dead following avalanche on Alberta mountain

  31-05-2021 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people are dead following an avalanche Sunday morning on an Alberta mountain. The slab avalanche occurred on Mount Andromeda in the Columbia Icefield near Jasper, Alta. Nicole Stillger is live with the details.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, May 31

  31-05-2021 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 391 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and five more deaths as the province prepares to move ahead on Tuesday with the first step in its reopening plan.
  
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• Calgarians honour children found dead at former B.C. residential school

  31-05-2021 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  People across Calgary are doing what they can to pay tribute to the hundreds of children found dead recently at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Bindu Suri has details.
  
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• Lower speed limit now in effect for Calgary's residential roads | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  31-05-2021 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lower speed limit now in effect for Calgary's residential roads | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lower speed limit now in effect for Calgary’s residential roads

  31-05-2021 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The speed limit on Calgary’s residential roads dropped to 40 km/h on Monday. Sarah Offin has details.
  
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• Calgary weather for Monday, May 31 - CTV Toronto

  31-05-2021 15:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Monday, May 31  CTV Toronto
  
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• Friends of late Evan Shaw create foundation to promote accessibility and advocate for Calgarians with disabilities - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 15:03 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Friends of late Evan Shaw create foundation to promote accessibility and advocate for Calgarians with disabilities  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary drops speed limit to 40 km/h on residential roads - CTV Toronto

  31-05-2021 14:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary drops speed limit to 40 km/h on residential roads  CTV Toronto
  
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• Your letters for May 31 - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 14:05 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Your letters for May 31  Calgary Herald
  
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• Drive-thru vaccination clinic for northeast Calgary could open this week - CBC.ca

  31-05-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Drive-thru vaccination clinic for northeast Calgary could open this week  CBC.ca
  
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• Drive-thru vaccination clinic for northeast Calgary could open this week

  31-05-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A drive-thru vaccination clinic could open in northeast Calgary as early as this week as the push to get more Albertans vaccinated continues.
  
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• Letters, May 31: 'Vaccinations on the midway? Really?' - Calgary Sun

  31-05-2021 13:07 via calgarysun.com
  
  Letters, May 31: 'Vaccinations on the midway? Really?'  Calgary Sun
  
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• Justice minister 'disappointed' in Lethbridge police action plan, orders significant changes

  31-05-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's justice minister says he is "disappointed" with the Lethbridge Police Service's action plan, aimed at shaping up the force after a number of recent scandals led to the provincial government threatening to dissolve the force.
  
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• 40 is the new 50: lower speed limit for Calgary’s residential roads now in effect

  31-05-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residential roads are the roads in front of most houses and typically have no centre line.
  
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• More than 800 residential school students died in Alberta — advocates say it's time to find their graves

  31-05-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  When Jackie Bromley, 70, heard that the remains of 215 children had been found in B.C., she had flashbacks to her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. 
  
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• After childrens' mass grave found, advocates say it's time to scan all residential school sites

  31-05-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca
  
  When Jackie Bromley, 70, heard the remains of 215 children had been found in B.C., she had flashbacks of her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. 
  
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• Thinking of buying a new couch? The price may have just quadrupled

  31-05-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government slapped tariffs on certain types of furniture made in Vietnam and China earlier this month, and the impact on consumers and retailers has been dramatic, with some items now costing almost four times what they did before.
  
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• Why Cranston's Riverstone is the Best Place to Call Home - Avenue Calgary

  31-05-2021 08:27 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  Why Cranston's Riverstone is the Best Place to Call Home  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Flags lowered to half-mast and Calgary Tower plunged into darkness - 660 News

  31-05-2021 07:25 via 660citynews.com
  
  Flags lowered to half-mast and Calgary Tower plunged into darkness  660 News
  
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• Superstar centre Poulin leads Team Bauer to tournament title at PWHPA showcase in Calgary - Calgary Sun

  31-05-2021 06:13 via calgarysun.com
  
  Superstar centre Poulin leads Team Bauer to tournament title at PWHPA showcase in Calgary  Calgary Sun
  
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• City council to debate offering financial aid to pools in Calgary - CTV Toronto

  31-05-2021 06:02 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  City council to debate offering financial aid to pools in Calgary  CTV Toronto
  
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• Another Palestinian protest draws hundreds to Calgary's core as leaders meet overseas - CTV Toronto

  31-05-2021 04:19 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Another Palestinian protest draws hundreds to Calgary's core as leaders meet overseas  CTV Toronto
  
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• Black 12-year-old says police takedown sowed fear of officers - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 04:12 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Black 12-year-old says police takedown sowed fear of officers  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19: Stage 1 of Alberta reopening begins June 1, with Stage 2 aimed for June 10

  31-05-2021 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stage 1 of the province’s reopening plan starts June 1, and now the province says Stage 2 might start June 10.
  
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• People displaced, pets rescued after Calgary house fires

  31-05-2021 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Fire Department extinguished two blazes — one in Saddle Ridge and the other in Sundance — on Sunday.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta’s Stage 1 reopening starts June 1; Stage 2 might start June 10

  31-05-2021 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stage 1 of Alberta’s reopening plan starts June 1, and now the province says Stage 2 might start June 10. Jackie Wilson has the details.
  
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• Two residential fires in Calgary neighbourhoods displace seven people, dog and fish rescued - Calgary Herald

  31-05-2021 02:19 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Two residential fires in Calgary neighbourhoods displace seven people, dog and fish rescued  Calgary Herald
  
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• Federal exemptions blamed for fueling AB oilsands COVID-19 outbreaks

  31-05-2021 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vaccinations are ramping up for workers in Alberta’s oilsands, after COVID-19 swept through dozens of work sites in recent months, infecting thousands of employees. Heather Yourex-West explains why the blame is being put on a federal government exemption.
  
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• Doctors in Calgary helping colleagues in India combat COVID-19 - The Globe and Mail

  31-05-2021 01:31 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Doctors in Calgary helping colleagues in India combat COVID-19  The Globe and Mail
  
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