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• Stephen Ames wins Champions Tour event, Mike Weir comes 2nd

  06-06-2021 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's Stephen Ames has won the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic. Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., finished second.
  
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• 'How many funerals is it going to take?': Stoney Nakoda members call to ban drug dealers on reserve land

  06-06-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Summer Twoyoungmen says there was a point when she was in the throes of methamphetamine addiction that she no longer saw a point in living.
  
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• Violent crime dropped in 2020, but shootings spiked: Calgary police - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 22:13
  
  Violent crime dropped in 2020, but shootings spiked: Calgary police  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary-based solar company facing uphill legal battle in Ukraine - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 21:48
  
  Calgary-based solar company facing uphill legal battle in Ukraine  Calgary Herald
  
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• Similkameen tourist destination turns away Alberta visitors amid COVID-19 travel directive

  06-06-2021 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta tourists were "mildly displeased" by being refused service but complied and left the premises, the general manager said.
  
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• Papal apology for church's role in residential schools may not be 'way forward': archbishop

  06-06-2021 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The archbishop of Toronto suggested that the Catholic Church should work "quietly, gently" with Indigenous people and downplayed the idea that the Vatican has any additional records.
  
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• Avenue Magazine’s Innovation Event

  06-06-2021 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Avenue Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Kathe Lemon, joins Global News Calgary to discuss Calgary’s free Innovation Event happening June 16.
  
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• Alberta 2021 wildfire forecast

  06-06-2021 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, joins Global News Calgary to discuss Alberta’s wildfire outlook.
  
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• Investigation ongoing into northeast Calgary stabbing - CTV Toronto

  06-06-2021 17:19
  
  Investigation ongoing into northeast Calgary stabbing  CTV Toronto
  
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• Tech gift ideas for dads and grads

  06-06-2021 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  From gaming tech to speedy wifi, smart TVs to home security, there is something for all the dads and grads you need to celebrate. Tech expert Marc Saltzman joins Global News Calgary with details.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, June 6

  06-06-2021 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta has now administered more than three million doses of vaccine.
  
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• ‘We didn’t have Gavin anymore’: The aftermath of a workplace injury

  06-06-2021 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every year, Albertans die in workplace accidents. Thousands more are injured, but those stories rarely get told.
  
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• Calgary police investigating early morning stabbing in northeast - Global News

  06-06-2021 14:48
  
  Calgary police investigating early morning stabbing in northeast  Global News
  
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• Calgary Police investigating early morning stabbing in northeast

  06-06-2021 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Police were called to the 1200 block of Falconridge Drive N.E. around 5 a.m. Sunday after reports a person had been stabbed.
  
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• Letters, June 6: 'So many people to cancel, but should we?' - Calgary Sun

  06-06-2021 13:06
  
  Letters, June 6: 'So many people to cancel, but should we?'  Calgary Sun
  
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• Indigenous tourism operators hopeful as they look to post-pandemic future

  06-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Dion Red Gun looks out over a valley on Siksika reserve land, southeast of Calgary, he paints a picture of his First Nation's long-standing connection to the land.
  
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• The number of misconduct investigations of border officers soared last year

  06-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of misconduct investigations of the officers who control Canada's border and entry points grew last year, despite a dramatic reduction in international travel during the pandemic.
  
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• How the Junos' TikTok stars found a way to fame during the pandemic

  06-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tate McRae, Powfu and Curtis Waters are three of this year's Junos breakthrough artist nominees. They managed to make it big during a pandemic, highlighting a new way into the industry for young musicians.
  
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• Airlines offer cheap domestic flights to entice Canadians to take to the skies again

  06-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and interprovincial travel restrictions still in place in several provinces, some of Canada’s airlines are advertising discounted domestic flights as a way to entice Canadians to start travelling again.
  
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• Hundreds of Calgary children receive bikes donated to charity - CTV Toronto

  06-06-2021 06:08
  
  Hundreds of Calgary children receive bikes donated to charity  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary church closed for allegedly breaking COVID-19 health rules - 660 News

  06-06-2021 05:42
  
  Calgary church closed for allegedly breaking COVID-19 health rules  660 News
  
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• Rural councillors say Kenney needs to start listening to Albertans

  06-06-2021 04:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Rural Alberta politicians say the Premier Jason Kenney and his governing United Conservative Party has stopped listening to and caring about the issues faced by ordinary Albertans. 
  
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• Canadian Premier League to kick off season with a month's worth of games in Winnipeg

  06-06-2021 03:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Manitoba capital will host the first 32 games of the campaign with each of the eight teams playing eight games in a stretch that will run through July 24.
  
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• 'Our leadership should sincerely apologize': Two cabinet ministers criticize Kenney for Sky Palace dinner - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 03:22
  
  'Our leadership should sincerely apologize': Two cabinet ministers criticize Kenney for Sky Palace dinner  Calgary Herald
  
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• Kind gesture following string of racist incidents pleasant surprise for Calgary teenager - 660 News

  06-06-2021 02:55
  
  Kind gesture following string of racist incidents pleasant surprise for Calgary teenager  660 News
  
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• Dr. Kisha Supernant details the extensive work involved in investigating burial sites at residential schools

  06-06-2021 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders in Edmonton are pushing for more to be done in Alberta following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Kamloops residential school. Kim Smith spoke with Dr. Kisha Supernant, director of the University of Alberta’s Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, for insight on how big of a job...
  
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• Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  06-06-2021 01:39
  
  Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak

  06-06-2021 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman says the quick actions of a group of strangers helped in avoiding a tragedy on the Bow River this week. Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports.
  
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• COVID-19 Update: 293 cases, three deaths reported Saturday | AHS physically closes church for defying health orders | Docs call on province to cancel Stampede - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 01:37
  
  COVID-19 Update: 293 cases, three deaths reported Saturday | AHS physically closes church for defying health orders | Docs call on province to cancel Stampede  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak: ‘The last we saw was his hand go down’ - Global News

  06-06-2021 01:03
  
  Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak: ‘The last we saw was his hand go down’  Global News
  
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• Calgary mom helps rescue men from Bow River in her kayak: ‘The last we saw was his hand go down’

  06-06-2021 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman says the quick actions of a group of strangers all helped in avoiding a tragedy on the Bow River this week
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister says premier should apologize for Sky Palace dinner, cancel culture remarks

  06-06-2021 00:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet minister Leela Aheer says Premier Jason Kenney should apologize to Albertans after photos circulated of a dinner he held with three ministers on the patio of a government building. 
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister says premier should apologize for Sky Palace dinner

  06-06-2021 00:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet minister Leela Aheer says Premier Jason Kenney should apologize to Albertans after photos circulated of a dinner he held with three ministers on the patio of a government building. 
  
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• 2 Alberta cabinet ministers push back against Sky Palace dinner

  06-06-2021 00:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet minister Leela Aheer says Premier Jason Kenney should apologize to Albertans after photos circulated of a dinner he held with three ministers on the patio of a government building. 
  
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• Emergency alert ended after tornado spotted east of High River - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 00:52
  
  Emergency alert ended after tornado spotted east of High River  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta reports 293 new cases, 3 deaths on Saturday as province surpasses 3M vaccinations

  06-06-2021 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has 5,071 active cases, 221,644 recoveries and 2,246 deaths.
  
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• Lightning strikes Calgary school, setting fire on roof - Global News

  06-06-2021 00:22
  
  Lightning strikes Calgary school, setting fire on roof  Global News
  
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• Lightning strikes Calgary school, setting fire on roof

  06-06-2021 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Fire Department responded to the school, located at 4004 4 St. N.W., at 1:30 p.m. and "quickly extinguished the fire."
  
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• Tornado touches down in southern Alberta

  06-06-2021 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tornado warning was issued after a twister touched down in Vulcan County near the community of Blackie on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 'It's a relief': $1 million from police to Alpha House’s DOAP teams will benefit the most vulnerable - Calgary Herald

  06-06-2021 00:20
  
  'It's a relief': $1 million from police to Alpha House’s DOAP teams will benefit the most vulnerable  Calgary Herald
  
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• Free weekend entertainment hopes to boost business in Calgary's Kensington shopping district - CTV Toronto

  06-06-2021 00:19
  
  Free weekend entertainment hopes to boost business in Calgary's Kensington shopping district  CTV Toronto
  
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