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• Calgary issues boating advisory for the Bow River - Calgary Herald

  04-06-2021 23:32
  
  Calgary issues boating advisory for the Bow River  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary judge issues court injunction against weekend rodeo protesting health restrictions - Global News

  04-06-2021 23:29
  
  Calgary judge issues court injunction against weekend rodeo protesting health restrictions  Global News
  
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• Calgary judge issues court injunction against weekend rodeo protesting health restrictions

  04-06-2021 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawyer Jay Cameron says the centre argued that the rodeo was to be a peaceful protest, but the justice considered it a sporting event because there would be horses in a corral.
  
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• Calgarians advised to stay off Bow River due to high flow rates

  04-06-2021 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians are being asked to stay off the Bow River, as higher than normal flow rates are expected. 
  
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• Prairie push: Ottawa's Fully Managed acquires second Calgary-based IT firm - Ottawa Business Journal

  04-06-2021 22:48
  
  Prairie push: Ottawa's Fully Managed acquires second Calgary-based IT firm  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Affordable housing complex opens in Calgary's Beltline district - CBC.ca

  04-06-2021 22:39
  
  Affordable housing complex opens in Calgary's Beltline district  CBC.ca
  
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• Affordable housing complex opens in Calgary's Beltline district

  04-06-2021 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A new 51-unit affordable housing complex officially opened in Calgary’s Beltline district on Friday.
  
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• Charges dropped against Calgary man injured by police dog, refused hospital trip and mocked by officers - CBC.ca

  04-06-2021 22:20
  
  Charges dropped against Calgary man injured by police dog, refused hospital trip and mocked by officers  CBC.ca
  
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• Charges dropped against Calgary man injured by police dog, refused hospital trip and mocked by officers

  04-06-2021 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  In a scathing ruling which described police actions as "unprofessional in the extreme," a Calgary judge has dropped the charges against a man who suffered serious injuries during his arrest but was refused a trip to hospital and instead mocked by officers.
  
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• Rising rivers prompt flood watch near Banff, but serious flooding 'highly unlikely' elsewhere, expert says

  04-06-2021 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Flood-watch advisories were put into effect on Friday morning for the Bow River upstream of Banff including Lake Louise and the Pipestone River, but an expert says it isn't the time to worry about serious flooding in Alberta unless heavy rain occurs.
  
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• Calgary issues boating advisory for the Bow River, parts of Banff under flood watch

  04-06-2021 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Calgary is issuing a boating advisory for the Bow River, and flood-watch advisories have gone into effect upstream of Banff including Lake Louise and the Pipestone River, but serious flooding 'highly unlikely' elsewhere, expert says.
  
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• Baby boy, young girl found dead after house fire near Buck Lake in western Alberta

  04-06-2021 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A baby boy and young girl were found dead after a house went up in flames on a rural property in western Alberta on Wednesday morning, RCMP confirmed Friday.
  
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• Calgary police lay charges in one of a series of attacks being investigated for hate motivation

  04-06-2021 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Calgary say they have laid charges in one of a series of alleged hate-motivated attacks in the city in recent weeks.
  
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• Lights, cameras, transaction? City puts 'for sale' sign on profitable Calgary Film Centre - CTV Toronto

  04-06-2021 21:38
  
  Lights, cameras, transaction? City puts 'for sale' sign on profitable Calgary Film Centre  CTV Toronto
  
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• Legislature member says Alberta premier’s patio dinner clearly broke COVID 19 rules

  04-06-2021 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Angela Pitt says it's clear to her that Kenney and members of his inner circle were breaking restrictions when they had drinks and dinner on a rooftop patio.
  
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• Now locked in at centre, Lindholm selected as Flames’ MVP for 2021 - Calgary Sun

  04-06-2021 21:24
  
  Now locked in at centre, Lindholm selected as Flames’ MVP for 2021  Calgary Sun
  
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• Severe thunderstorms set to hit Edmonton, central Alberta on Friday afternoon

  04-06-2021 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  While heat warnings remain in place across the south, central Alberta and the Edmonton region is expected to see severe thunderstorms roll in Friday afternoon.
  
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• Cineplex theatres to reopen across Alberta June 10

  04-06-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Alberta enters Stage 2 of the Open for Summer plan on June 10, Cineplex movie theatres across the province will reopen with COVID-19 safety measures in place.
  
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• Frozen water bottle thrown a woman’s head, police investigate as hate-motivated

  04-06-2021 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said a group of five teens rode past the woman on bikes, at which time one of the youth allegedly threw a frozen water bottle, hitting the victim in the head.
  
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• Southeast Calgary home damaged in Friday morning fire - Global News

  04-06-2021 20:42
  
  Southeast Calgary home damaged in Friday morning fire  Global News
  
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• Southeast Calgary home damaged in Friday morning fire

  04-06-2021 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters were called to a house fire in New Brighton shortly after 11 a.m. after getting reports of the blaze.
  
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• 10K surgeries delayed during Alberta’s 3rd COVID-19 wave

  04-06-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  An additional 10,000 surgeries have been delayed in the third COVID-19 wave, according to Alberta Health Services.
  
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• Man charged with assault of woman, son on CTrain platform in alleged hate-motivated attack

  04-06-2021 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The victims were assaulted by a stranger while at the Centre Street LRT Station on Sunday, May 30.
  
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• $16M in Calgary crisis response cash doled out to dozens of community support groups - LiveWire Calgary

  04-06-2021 18:38
  
  $16M in Calgary crisis response cash doled out to dozens of community support groups  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Here's how Calgarians beat the heat this week

  04-06-2021 18:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The heat wave hasn’t stopped Calgarians from having some fun in the sun.
  
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• Check out these photos of Albertans beating the heat and having fun in the sun

  04-06-2021 18:35 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Calgary asked people to share photos showing how they're cooling off and enjoying Alberta's heat wave, and, boy, did we get some great pics, from river floating to sprinkler running to icy treats.
  
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• Summer job prospects looking up for Calgary students - Global News

  04-06-2021 18:06
  
  Summer job prospects looking up for Calgary students  Global News
  
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• Summer job prospects looking up for Calgary students

  04-06-2021 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s aggressive reopening plan could be good news for summer job seekers.
  
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• Injunction granted against 2nd rodeo protesting Alberta's COVID-19 restrictions

  04-06-2021 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge in Calgary has granted an injunction for Alberta Health Services to block a weekend rodeo that was planned in protest of COVID-19-related public health restrictions, dismissing the organizers' argument that it would be a political rally. 
  
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• Alberta Health Services granted injunction against 2nd rodeo to protest COVID-19 restrictions

  04-06-2021 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge in Calgary has granted an injunction for Alberta Health Services to block a weekend rodeo that was planned in protest of COVID-19-related public health restrictions, dismissing the organizers' argument that it would be a political rally. 
  
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• Alberta Health Services granted injunction against 2nd rodeo protest of COVID-19 restrictions

  04-06-2021 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge in Calgary has granted an injunction for Alberta Health Services to block a weekend rodeo that was planned in protest of COVID-19-related public health restrictions, dismissing the organizers' argument that it would be a political rally. 
  
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• Major Calgary Stampede sponsor will support financially but not take part in events - CTV Toronto

  04-06-2021 17:17
  
  Major Calgary Stampede sponsor will support financially but not take part in events  CTV Toronto
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 8.7% in May

  04-06-2021 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s unemployment rate dipped slightly last month as businesses continued to struggle through the province's third wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Summer 2021 job opportunities in Calgary

  04-06-2021 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Students in Calgary have reason to be optimistic about summer employment opportunities. Sarah Offin has the details on who is hiring.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, June 4

  04-06-2021 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta released new provincial COVID-19 vaccine data Thursday showing only a minuscule percentage of people with their first dose got infected or needed hospitalization.
  
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• Lack of GHG reduction targets in Saskatchewan makes progress hard to measure

  04-06-2021 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan released a new report gauging progress on the provincial climate change strategy. But as Roberta Bell reports, advocates say the province needs clearer emission reduction targets to measure progress on combatting climate change.
  
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• Does Canada need another pipeline, feds ask days after Biden cancels Keystone XL

  04-06-2021 16:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal officials were asking themselves how many pipelines does Canada really need in the days after U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled Keystone XL.
  
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• Learn more about the plans for a new Children’s Cottage facility

  04-06-2021 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Patty Kilgallon from the Children’s Cottage Society joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the Caring Together campaign to raise funds for a new facility in Montgomery.
  
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• Global Calgary wins 2 national RTDNA Canada awards

  04-06-2021 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded Global Calgary with two national awards.
  
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• Missing 9-year-old girl found safe, Calgary police say

  04-06-2021 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A nine-year-old girl who had been reported missing and was the subject of an extensive search has been found safe, Calgary police said Friday afternoon.
  
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• Calgary police search for missing 9-year-old girl

  04-06-2021 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police are asking for help from the public as they search for a nine-year-old girl who was last seen in the southwest neighbourhood of Braeside on Thursday evening.
  
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• Calgary police continue search for missing 9-year-old girl

  04-06-2021 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Officers from multiple units are continuing to search for a nine-year-old girl who was last seen in the southwest neighbourhood of Braeside on Thursday evening as police ask for area residents to check their CCTV camera footage.
  
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• Calgary weather for Friday, June 4 - CTV Toronto

  04-06-2021 15:37
  
  Calgary weather for Friday, June 4  CTV Toronto
  
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• Kenney's once-upon-a-time allies lying in wait for him to fail

  04-06-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  It is the Alberta legislature’s island of misfit toys.
  
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• Calgary police search for missing nine-year-old girl

  04-06-2021 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the girl was last seen walking home from a friend’s house on Brackenridge Road S.W. around 9 p.m. but never made it home.
  
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• Long search for missing Calgary girl comes to an end - CTV Toronto

  04-06-2021 14:09
  
  Long search for missing Calgary girl comes to an end  CTV Toronto
  
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• Planting vegetables, killing weeds and finding hardy perennials — your Alberta gardening questions answered

  04-06-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  From finding hardy perennials, setting up a vegetable garden to controlling over-enthusiastic raspberry bushes, horticulturalist Joanna Tschudy tackles Alberta gardening challenges.
  
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• Okotoks eyes regional pathway to Calgary - CBC.ca

  04-06-2021 14:00
  
  Okotoks eyes regional pathway to Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• Okotoks eyes regional pathway to Calgary

  04-06-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Getting from Okotoks to Calgary can be a hairy ride for those on two wheels — but with momentum in the region, the town is hoping to speed up conversations to make those trips safer.
  
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• Alberta study shows hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses plummeted early in pandemic

  04-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new Alberta study that shows a drop in hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses during the early part of the pandemic is sparking questions about the future role that public health measures such as masking could play in keeping viruses at bay.
  
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