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• Calgary company takes cosplay world by storm - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 23:49 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary company takes cosplay world by storm  CTV Toronto
  
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• Teen charged in Calgary police officer’s death to stay in jail until trial: judge

  14-07-2021 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is alleged to have been driving when Sgt. Andrew Harnett pulled over an SUV on Dec. 31.
  
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• Your poop could be used to track COVID-19 outbreaks, says U of C researchers

  14-07-2021 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers at the University of Calgary say a pilot project testing the city's water is providing a valuable tool in the fight against COVID-19.
  
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• CRA should audit Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms after judge controversy: Manitoba prof

  14-07-2021 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  A University of Manitoba professor who studies the non-profit sector says the Canada Revenue Agency should investigate the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, after it was revealed that its president and founder hired a private investigator to follow Manitoba’s chief justice. 
  
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• New CEO named for Calgary's Green Line LRT project - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 22:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  New CEO named for Calgary's Green Line LRT project  CTV Toronto
  
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• Alberta businesses see glimmer of hope as oil price rises and sun shines on Stampede

  14-07-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Like everywhere else in Canada, Alberta's business community has spent the past 16 months grappling with COVID-19 public health restrictions and mandatory closure orders, as well as the collapsed price of oil.
  
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• U of C says ‘genetic fingerprint’ from wastewater crucial for tracking COVID-19 outbreaks

  14-07-2021 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Researchers from the University of Calgary say the key to tracing COVID-19 outbreaks can be found in the city's wastewater.
  
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• Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say

  14-07-2021 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  U of A assoc. prof. Jeffrey Kavanaugh estimated the ice melt during June's so-called heat dome on the Wapta icefield was three times what was normal over the past dozen years.
  
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• Calgary Folk Festival close to selling out of limited-entry tickets - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 22:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Folk Festival close to selling out of limited-entry tickets  CTV Toronto
  
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• Here are 10 of the best places to cry in Calgary | Curated - Daily Hive

  14-07-2021 22:05 via dailyhive.com
  
  Here are 10 of the best places to cry in Calgary | Curated  Daily Hive
  
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• Lethbridge officers not guilty of misconduct for Stormtrooper arrest

  14-07-2021 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  On May 4, 2020, several 911 calls were received about a Stormtrooper carrying what appeared to be a real gun in Lethbridge.
  
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• Booted Alberta MLA Pat Rehn welcomed back into United Conservative Caucus

  14-07-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  MLA Pat Rehn has been welcomed back into the United Conservative Caucus after being removed earlier this year. 
  
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• Peace Region riders take part in Calgary Stampede and make it out with some hard earned cash - Energeticcity.ca

  14-07-2021 21:53 via energeticcity.ca
  
  Peace Region riders take part in Calgary Stampede and make it out with some hard earned cash  Energeticcity.ca
  
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• Rising oil prices and Stampede’s return offer hope to Alberta businesses

  14-07-2021 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Alberta, the pandemic's effects on business and jobs have been amplified by the collapse in oil prices last year.
  
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• Lethbridge police officers who arrested teen dressed as stormtrooper cleared of misconduct

  14-07-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The three Lethbridge police officers who took down and handcuffed a 19-year-old woman wearing a stormtrooper costume outside a Star Wars-themed business have been cleared of professional misconduct under Alberta's Police Act.
  
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• Lethbridge, Alta., police officers who arrested teen dressed as stormtrooper cleared of misconduct

  14-07-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Three Lethbridge, Alta., police officers who took down and handcuffed a 19-year-old woman wearing a stormtrooper costume outside a Star Wars-themed business have been cleared of professional misconduct under Alberta's Police Act.
  
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• Rare whooping cranes raised for the wild as COVID-19 rules relax

  14-07-2021 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fourteen long-legged, fuzzy brown whooping crane chicks — one more than in 2019 — are following their parents or costumed surrogates in facilities from New Orleans to Calgary.
  
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• Hunting licences, ski passes up for grabs in Alberta's latest vaccine lottery

  14-07-2021 20:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is hoping the lure of a lifetime fishing licence or big game hunting will boost vaccine numbers in the province.
  
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• Stolen licence plate leads to series of charges against Calgary man - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 20:44 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Stolen licence plate leads to series of charges against Calgary man  CTV Toronto
  
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• Canadian Forces Snowbirds take flight over Calgary | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  14-07-2021 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Forces Snowbirds take flight over Calgary | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Canadian Forces Snowbirds take flight over Calgary

  14-07-2021 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Forces Snowbirds flew over Calgary Wednesday as part of Operation Inspiration. Global’s Bindu Suri and Leslie Horton were able to watch them a bit on Global News at Noon.
  
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• Alberta unveils outdoor adventure prizes in new COVID-19 vaccination lottery

  14-07-2021 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, the province announced a new Outdoor Adventure Vaccine Lottery for those who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Man shot by Calgary police was carrying replica handgun: ASIRT - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 20:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man shot by Calgary police was carrying replica handgun: ASIRT  CTV Toronto
  
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• Snowbirds return to soar over Calgary in salute to pandemic's health-care heroes

  14-07-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Snowbirds return to fly over Calgary and parts of southern Alberta on Wednesday afternoon, as part of Operation Inspiration, meant to salute the COVID-19 pandemic’s front-line health-care workers.
  
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• Canadian Snowbirds to fly over Calgary for Operation Inspiration

  14-07-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Snowbirds return to fly over Calgary and parts of southern Alberta on Wednesday afternoon, as part of Operation Inspiration, meant to salute the pandemic’s front-line health-care workers.
  
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• Canadian Snowbirds fly over Calgary for Operation Inspiration

  14-07-2021 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Snowbirds return to fly over Calgary and parts of southern Alberta on Wednesday afternoon, as part of Operation Inspiration, meant to salute the COVID-19 pandemic’s front-line health-care workers.
  
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• Former Calgary reporter announces run for Ward 8 councillor in Oct. election - 660 News

  14-07-2021 19:16 via 660citynews.com
  
  Former Calgary reporter announces run for Ward 8 councillor in Oct. election  660 News
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, July 14

  14-07-2021 18:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and three more deaths as the province-wide R-value — the rate at which the virus spreads from one person to the next — is once again on the rise.
  
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• Edmonton man identified as one of 5 men killed in B.C. crane collapse

  14-07-2021 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Jared Zook has been identified by friends as one of five men killed in a crane collapse at a construction site in Kelowna, B.C., on Monday.
  
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• Edmonton man identified as one of 5 men killed at Kelowna crane collapse

  14-07-2021 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Jared Zook has been identified by friends as one of five men killed in a crane collapse at a construction site in Kelowna, B.C. on Monday.
  
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• Saudi Arabia, UAE reach compromise oil output deal, OPEC+ source says

  14-07-2021 17:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reached a compromise over OPEC+policy, an OPEC+ source said on Wednesday, in a move that should unlock a deal to supply more crude to a tight oil market and cool soaring prices.
  
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• Longtime Calgary Stampede food vendors happy to be back despite smaller crowds - CBC.ca

  14-07-2021 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Longtime Calgary Stampede food vendors happy to be back despite smaller crowds  CBC.ca
  
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• Longtime Calgary Stampede food vendors happy to be back despite smaller crowds

  14-07-2021 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Big summer events like the Calgary Stampede are the bread and butter for many food service businesses, but with fewer visitors on the grounds this year it’s a bit of a gamble for the vendors who came to set up shop.
  
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• Snowbirds take to the sky over Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 16:35 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Snowbirds take to the sky over Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks  CTV Toronto
  
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• What it’s like to compete in bull riding during the COVID-19 pandemic

  14-07-2021 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Baun Investment Group at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth joins Global News Morning Calgary to offer insight into the day’s biggest market stories.
  
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• Judge to determine if teen charged in Calgary officer's death will be released into care ahead of trial - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 15:33 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Judge to determine if teen charged in Calgary officer's death will be released into care ahead of trial  CTV Toronto
  
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• COVID's R-value (or ability to spread) is once again rising in Alberta

  14-07-2021 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The rate at which COVID-19 cases spread from one person to the next is once again rising in Alberta.
  
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• Child injured falling from 2nd-storey window in northeast Calgary - Global News

  14-07-2021 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Child injured falling from 2nd-storey window in northeast Calgary  Global News
  
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• Child injured falling from 2nd-storey window in northeast Calgary

  14-07-2021 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A young girl was injured on Tuesday evening after falling out of a second-storey window in northeast Calgary.
  
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• ASIRT investigates death of man after arrest by Calgary police

  14-07-2021 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was forcibly arrested by Calgary police. As Bindu Suri reports, it happened after the man was taken into custody from the community of Abbeydale on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
  
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• Heat warning in effect for Calgary, much of Alberta - CTV Toronto

  14-07-2021 14:15 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Heat warning in effect for Calgary, much of Alberta  CTV Toronto
  
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• Reversing Calgary’s downtown death spiral – and its future tax nightmare – will require unpopular measures - The Globe and Mail

  14-07-2021 13:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Reversing Calgary’s downtown death spiral – and its future tax nightmare – will require unpopular measures  The Globe and Mail
  
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• WestJet admits it was wrong to refuse customer refunds for rebooked flights

  14-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  WestJet says it made an error when the airline rebooked thousands of customers on alternate flights and offered no refunds — only credit — to those who wanted to cancel.
  
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• Victim of alleged child sex assault says interview with Lethbridge officer 'like a slap in the face'

  14-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Lethbridge, Alta., woman who says she was molested as a child by her mother’s former boyfriend was left feeling embarrassed and hopeless after the officer who took her statement chuckled during the interview and told her he’d never seen a conviction in a historic sexual assault case.
  
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• How electric vehicles could transform the power grid

  14-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some electric cars, trucks and buses can now store energy not only for driving, but also for powering our buildings and the grid, thanks to a technology known as bidirectional charging. That could help play an important role during power outages and help make the grid greener.
  
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• Canadian ranchers keeping close watch as U.S. launches meat labelling review

  14-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  President Joe Biden this month issued an executive order instructing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to consider issuing new rules defining when meat can have a "Product of USA" label on it.
  
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• A future without blackouts? How electric vehicles could supercharge the power grid

  14-07-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some electric vehicles can now store energy not only for driving, but also for powering our buildings and the grid, thanks to a technology known as bidirectional charging. That could help play an important role during power outages and other emergencies.
  
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• Woman, man charged in series of robberies at Calgary gas stations, convenience stores

  14-07-2021 04:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said Tuesday they charged a woman and a man in connection with a dozen commercial robberies targeting gas stations and convenience stores over the last month.
  
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• A decade apart: Alberta families of kids killed by drunk drivers demand harsher sentences

  14-07-2021 04:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demands for stricter sentences grew this week after the sentencing of a Saskatchewan man who killed two teens and seriously injured a third last year near Edmonton.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to push oil and gas industry to boost spending

  14-07-2021 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants to see more investments like the proposed new carbon capture and storage project at Scotford Complex coming from the energy sector and plans to push for projects when he sits down with energy executives later this week. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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