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• Calgary sets record for home sales in May

  01-06-2021 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary saw nearly 3,000 homes sold in May — a new record — as price gains encouraged more owners to list their homes, the city's real estate board said Tuesday.
  
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• Calgary man charged with break and enter days after being released from jail - Global News

  01-06-2021 23:30
  
  Calgary man charged with break and enter days after being released from jail  Global News
  
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• Calgary man charged with break and enter days after being released from jail

  01-06-2021 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Days after being released from jail, a Calgary man was arrested and found to have more than 100 outstanding warrants for his arrest.
  
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• 'We are in a mental health crisis': Calgary doctors witness surge in kids in distress - CBC.ca

  01-06-2021 23:26
  
  'We are in a mental health crisis': Calgary doctors witness surge in kids in distress  CBC.ca
  
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• Some Albertans face pricey premiums as insurers ‘correct’ rate gaps

  01-06-2021 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Auto and home insurance rates are on the rise in Alberta but there are ways to put the brakes on some of them.
  
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• Albertans fume over pricey insurance rate hikes amid pandemic

  01-06-2021 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta drivers and homeowners are facing pricey premiums as their insurance comes up for renewal. Tomasia DaSilva takes a look at what’s driving the hikes.
  
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• Music Cities Convention coming to Edmonton and Calgary in September - Edmonton Journal

  01-06-2021 21:56
  
  Music Cities Convention coming to Edmonton and Calgary in September  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'We are in a mental health crisis': Calgary doctors witness surge in kids in distress

  01-06-2021 21:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Calgary doctors say they're watching a mental health crisis unfold as the pandemic drags on and hospitals, medical clinics and support programs are flooded with struggling children and families searching for help.
  
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• Cyberattack closes JBS meat-packing facilities in Canada, U.S. and Australia

  01-06-2021 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A ransomware attack against Brazilian meat-packing giant JBS has disrupted production in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Cooking with cast iron

  01-06-2021 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  One-pan meals are all the rage these days, and while sheet pans are fantastic, cast iron skillets can be used for everything from cooking blistered flatbreads to baking fruit crisps and roasting chickens.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney to provide update on COVID-19, vaccines as Alberta begins reopening

  01-06-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A social media post from Kenney stated an "important announcement" on second doses will be coming today.
  
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• Alberta moves up timeline to give 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Kenney says

  01-06-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans with their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be able to book a second shot by the end of June, with appointments opening up for some starting Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced.
  
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• Ontario’s three-step reopening plan threatens future of movie and drive-ins theatres

  01-06-2021 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 20 per cent of Ontario’s movie theatres may be forced to close, and it’s being blamed on the Ford government’s three-stage re-opening plan. “I would venture to say we’re one of the hardest-hit industries because we have had to shut obviously in most regions, and our revenue is down 96 per cent so we...
  
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• Calgary homes are now even less affordable thanks to new stress test | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  01-06-2021 21:19
  
  Calgary homes are now even less affordable thanks to new stress test | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Shaw Charity Classic: Text KIDS to donate to Alberta children’s charities

  01-06-2021 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a successful run last summer, organizers of the Shaw Charity Classic announced on Tuesday the Chip in for Kids campaign had returned.
  
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• Albertans to get COVID-19 vaccine rollout update Tuesday afternoon

  01-06-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 2.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered as of Monday, with 62.8 per cent of those eligible having received at least one shot. 
  
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• Alberta releases plan for booking 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines

  01-06-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Tuesday, more than 2.8 million doses of vaccine had been given out in Alberta, with 63.4 per cent of those eligible having received at least one dose.
  
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• K-Days cancelled for a second year in Edmonton, hopes to return in 2022

  01-06-2021 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second year in a row, Northlands says the K-Days summer carnival and exhibition will not go ahead, despite Premier Jason Kenney announcing Alberta is "Open for Summer."
  
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• Calgary man arrested with more than 100 outstanding warrants - CTV Toronto

  01-06-2021 20:25
  
  Calgary man arrested with more than 100 outstanding warrants  CTV Toronto
  
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• Will Canadians ditch the office? Many want to keep working at home after the pandemic

  01-06-2021 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  As health restrictions ease, many Canadians say they the don't want to return to the office full-time. Instead, they want to split their hours between the worksite and home.
  
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• Here's where you can now legally drink alcohol in Calgary parks | Dished - Daily Hive

  01-06-2021 19:56
  
  Here's where you can now legally drink alcohol in Calgary parks | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Habitat for Humanity: Ride through the Rockies, supported by Global Calgary & 770 CHQR

  01-06-2021 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ride Through the Rockies is a 3-day cycling event that challenges 30 experienced cyclists to ride over 300 km through the Rockies and raise funds for Habitat for Humanity.
  
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• Airdrie man charged with assault of 20-month-old toddler

  01-06-2021 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP have charged an Airdrie man with aggravated assault after an investigation into the severe injuries suffered by a toddler.
  
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• Get ready for a heat wave across much of Alberta

  01-06-2021 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada is forecasting a heat wave across most of Alberta beginning on Wednesday and lasting until Friday.
  
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• Airdrie man accused of causing 'severe injury' to toddler, charged with aggravated assault

  01-06-2021 18:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A man from Airdrie, Alta., is accused of causing a "severe injury" to a toddler and has been charged with aggravated assault. 
  
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• Calgary man wanted on 100 warrants arrested and charged with 3 years' worth of crimes

  01-06-2021 18:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man wanted on more than 100 warrants has been arrested and charged with crimes dating back three years. 
  
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• Calgary Board of Education reverts Langevin School name back to Riverside School following outcry

  01-06-2021 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  CBE is reverting the name of Langevin School to Riverside School, a name previously used up to 1936, following renewed calls for the change as part of reconciliation.
  
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• 25 Calgary communities will have photo radar this June | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  01-06-2021 17:58
  
  25 Calgary communities will have photo radar this June | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary brewery supports Trevor Hofbauer with running-inspired beer - Canadian Running Magazine

  01-06-2021 17:50
  
  Calgary brewery supports Trevor Hofbauer with running-inspired beer  Canadian Running Magazine
  
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• Calgary's Langevin School renamed following outcry over namesake's link to residential schools

  01-06-2021 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has passed a motion to rename Langevin School to Riverside School.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, June 1

  01-06-2021 17:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans can book appointments at barber shops, hair salons and other personal wellness services starting today as some COVID-19 rules are lifted.
  
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• Calgary Board of Education renames Langevin School as Riverside School effective immediately - CTV Toronto

  01-06-2021 17:26
  
  Calgary Board of Education renames Langevin School as Riverside School effective immediately  CTV Toronto
  
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• The Travel Lady: The cost of travel after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

  01-06-2021 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss whether travel will be inexpensive or pricey when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
  
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• Children’s book author launches ‘Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite!’

  01-06-2021 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Author Ashley Spires joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the launch of her newest children’s book Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite!
  
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• Learn how to deal with COVID-19 reopening anxiety

  01-06-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Psychologist Dr. Brent Macdonald joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how to cope if you are feeling anxious about the easing of Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions this spring and summer.
  
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• Vigil held at Calgary city hall for 215 children found in graves at former B.C. residential school

  01-06-2021 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians gathered outside city hall on Monday evening for a vigil paying tribute to the 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Bindu Suri has details.
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, June 1 - CTV Toronto

  01-06-2021 16:05
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, June 1  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary weather: heat wave in the forecast this week - Global News

  01-06-2021 15:56
  
  Calgary weather: heat wave in the forecast this week  Global News
  
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• Calgary weather: heat wave in the forecast this week

  01-06-2021 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Calgary that warned a heatwave is forecast from Wednesday until Friday.
  
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• Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Monahan, Mangiapane, Gaudreau & More - The Hockey Writers

  01-06-2021 15:47
  
  Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Monahan, Mangiapane, Gaudreau & More  The Hockey Writers
  
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• All the Sidewalk's a Stage: 4th Street SW Underpass Enhancement, Calgary, Alberta - Canadian Architect

  01-06-2021 15:00
  
  All the Sidewalk's a Stage: 4th Street SW Underpass Enhancement, Calgary, Alberta  Canadian Architect
  
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• Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline signs deal to buy Inter Pipeline for $8.3B - Global News

  01-06-2021 14:56
  
  Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline signs deal to buy Inter Pipeline for $8.3B  Global News
  
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• Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline signs deal to buy Inter Pipeline for $8.3B

  01-06-2021 14:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pembina Pipeline Corp. has signed a deal to buy Inter Pipeline Ltd. for $8.3 billion in stock.
  
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• Pembina offers to buy Inter Pipeline in friendly $8.3B takeover

  01-06-2021 14:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Pembina Pipeline Corp. said on Tuesday it would buy rival Inter Pipeline Ltd. in an all-stock deal, valuing it at about $8.3 billion to create one of Canada's top energy infrastructure companies.
  
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• Alberta's Stage 1 reopening offers a tiny taste of the summer ahead

  01-06-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Stage 1 measures in effect as of June 1 look a lot like the ones in place prior to May 9 when the province enacted a swath of public health restrictions to stave off a surge of third-wave COVID-19 cases.
  
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• TRC requested $1.5M to find mass graves at residential schools. The feds denied the money in 2009

  01-06-2021 13:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2009, the TRC asked the federal government to help fund investigating the location of gravesites where residential students are believed to be buried. The request was denied.
  
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• Bell: Calgary drug site closing, now you'll know the rest of the story - Calgary Sun

  01-06-2021 13:02
  
  Bell: Calgary drug site closing, now you'll know the rest of the story  Calgary Sun
  
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• The search for a summer job: 'The competition is fierce'

  01-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Griffin Matheson, 19, has never had trouble landing a summer job. But that was before COVID-19 made so many employment opportunities disappear — not just for him, but for tens of thousands of young people in Alberta.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta moves into Stage 1 of reopening — Here’s what you can and can’t do

  01-06-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuesday, June 1 marks the start of the first step of Alberta's "Open for Summer" plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions. Here's what you can and can't do in Stage 1.
  
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• ‘Co-working is the future’: How shared office spaces could transform the post-COVID workplace

  01-06-2021 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of co-working providers who spoke to Global News say they’re preparing for a flood of demand in the fall when more people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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