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• Calgary-based Curbside Concerts is spreading across the country

  12-08-2021 23:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary-based company Curbside Concerts started from "panic mode" at the start of the pandemic, said president and co-founder Amanda Burgerner. Over a year later, the idea has taken off and spread almost nationwide.
  
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• Woman accused of fraud flees to U.K. after she is granted bail - Calgary Herald

  12-08-2021 23:35 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Woman accused of fraud flees to U.K. after she is granted bail  Calgary Herald
  
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• 30th Annual Motorcycle Awareness Ride, supported by Global Calgary

  12-08-2021 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 30th Annual Motorcycle Awareness Ride is Sunday, August 22 -8:00 am - 5:00 pm, starting at McMahon Stadium. Raise funds for The Magic of Christmas and Motorcyclist awareness.
  
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• 30th Annual Motorcycle Awareness Ride

  12-08-2021 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 30th Annual Motorcycle Awareness Ride is Sunday, August 22 -8:00 am - 5:00 pm, starting at McMahon Stadium. Raise funds for The Magic of Christmas and Motorcyclist awareness.
  
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• Arrest made in connection with December shooting in Cranston

  12-08-2021 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Investigators believe the man found on Cranston Drive was injured in the incident on Cranston Park, and that he tried to get himself to the hospital. 
  
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• Famed Calgary climber in hospital after fracturing skull while on vacation - Calgary Herald

  12-08-2021 21:27 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Famed Calgary climber in hospital after fracturing skull while on vacation  Calgary Herald
  
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• Hot weekend forecasted for Calgary, smoke expected to return - 660 News

  12-08-2021 21:17 via 660citynews.com
  
  Hot weekend forecasted for Calgary, smoke expected to return  660 News
  
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• Calgary man arrested in 2020 Cranston shooting - CBC.ca

  12-08-2021 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary man arrested in 2020 Cranston shooting  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary man arrested in 2020 Cranston shooting

  12-08-2021 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police have arrested a man in relation to a shooting last year in the city’s southeast that left a man critically injured.
  
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• Spike in COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat has AHS reminding citizens to practise prevention measures

  12-08-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services is reminding citizens in Medicine Hat, Alta., to continue to protect themselves against COVID-19 after a significant increase in cases in the past three weeks.
  
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• 'Just chaos' unfolds at northern Alberta cemetery after bear interrupts 2 funerals

  12-08-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Two groups were paying their last respects on either side of the cemetery, when in the midst of burying their loved ones, an uninvited bear appeared. The event "kind of took away from the, you know, sullen scene."
  
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• Calgary driver arrested after 'intentional' hit-and-run of cyclist - Calgary Herald

  12-08-2021 20:57 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary driver arrested after 'intentional' hit-and-run of cyclist  Calgary Herald
  
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• Canada to donate millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccines

  12-08-2021 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson to low- and middle-income countries.
  
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• ‘Ecological grief is very real’ and it can impact mental health of Canadian youth

  12-08-2021 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Nations report on climate change says humans are to blame. That dire warning is fueling eco-anxiety in youth.
  
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• Intentional hit and run sends cyclist to hospital in serious condition, police say

  12-08-2021 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A cyclist is in serious condition after what appears to have been an intentional hit and run in the city's southeast on Wednesday.
  
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• 3 Things vs. BC - stampeders.com

  12-08-2021 18:49 via stampeders.com
  
  3 Things vs. BC  stampeders.com
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association calls on province to implement 9 COVID-19 measures in schools

  12-08-2021 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Among its requested measures, the ATA is asking the government to continue with centralized testing and contact tracing, and if not, that ongoing rapid testing be done in schools. 
  
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• Canadians can expect a federal election on Sept. 20: sources

  12-08-2021 18:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning on kicking off the federal election this Sunday and voters can expect to head to the polls on Sept. 20, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Calgary police seeing increase in dating app scams - 660 News

  12-08-2021 17:58 via 660citynews.com
  
  Calgary police seeing increase in dating app scams  660 News
  
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• Suspect arrested, released without charge, in hit-and-run that left Calgary cyclist severely injured - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 17:52 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Suspect arrested, released without charge, in hit-and-run that left Calgary cyclist severely injured  CTV Toronto
  
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• Author Daryl Slade discusses his book ‘1948 Grey Cup … The Stampeder Special’

  12-08-2021 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampeders historian and author Daryl Slade joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the launch of his new book 1948 Grey Cup… The Stampede Special.
  
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• Shopping tips from Calgary’s top thrifters

  12-08-2021 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sarah Kirkpatrick from Unshelf Design joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how you can learn thrift shopping tips from local influencers.
  
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• Edmonton defence lawyer cited for contempt after refusing to wear mask in court

  12-08-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton defence lawyer Peter Royal has been cited for contempt by a provincial court judge for refusing her direction to put on a mask during a sexual assault trial.
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, Aug. 12 - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 15:42 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, Aug. 12  CTV Toronto
  
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• 19,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled in Calgary train derailment

  12-08-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary emergency crews were called to a train derailment on Wednesday evening that closed Ogden Road Southeast in both directions between 50 Avenue and Millican Road. As Sarah Offin reports, the derailment caused some 19,000 litres of diesel fuel to spill.
  
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• Some Alberta mayors concerned codes of conduct may become optional

  12-08-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government is considering walking back a law requiring all municipal councils to have a code of conduct.
  
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• Workers wanted: One-third of Wood Buffalo businesses struggling to recruit staff

  12-08-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New study says areas with the highest turnover were the petroleum and gas industries, as well as security guards, heavy equipment operators and truck drivers.
  
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• Bell: Schweitzer slams a lame-duck Nenshi, talks up Alberta turnaround - Calgary Sun

  12-08-2021 13:03 via calgarysun.com
  
  Bell: Schweitzer slams a lame-duck Nenshi, talks up Alberta turnaround  Calgary Sun
  
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• What's Alberta's long game on COVID-19?

  12-08-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The recent shifts in Alberta’s public health policy will put more and more people, especially kids, at risk, according to Dr. Christine Gibson. She says measures like masking, isolation and testing to be continued.
  
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• Good news: Some climate change impacts are 'reversible.' Here's what that means

  12-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest UN climate report this week raised the alarm over “irreversible,” long-term impacts of climate change that will continue for centuries even if we stop emitting CO2 now. The good news is some impacts are reversible if we remove CO2 from the atmosphere. What does this mean for the future?
  
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• Meet Calgary’s athletes going to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics - The Calgary Journal

  12-08-2021 07:08 via calgaryjournal.ca
  
  Meet Calgary’s athletes going to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics  The Calgary Journal
  
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• No injuries reported after train derails in southeast Calgary: police

  12-08-2021 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency crews were called to a train derailment in southeast Calgary on Wednesday night.
  
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• About 19,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled in southeast Calgary train derailment: fire department - Global News

  12-08-2021 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 19,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled in southeast Calgary train derailment: fire department  Global News
  
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• About 19,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled in southeast Calgary train derailment: fire department

  12-08-2021 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A cleanup operation was underway in southeast Calgary on Wednesday night after about 19,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled when at least one train derailed.
  
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• 'Creepy' drone hovers outside Calgary apartment windows - 660 News

  12-08-2021 06:00 via 660citynews.com
  
  'Creepy' drone hovers outside Calgary apartment windows  660 News
  
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• Train derails in southeast Calgary, diverts traffic

  12-08-2021 05:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A road in southeast Calgary is shut down in both directions after a train derailed on Wednesday evening.
  
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• 2 trains have head-on collision, derailing 7 cars in southeast Calgary

  12-08-2021 05:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Two trains collided head-on after mistakenly being on the same track, which derailed seven cars on Wednesday night in the city's southeast.
  
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• 2 trains collide head-on, derailing 7 cars in southeast Calgary

  12-08-2021 05:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Two trains collided head-on after mistakenly being on the same track, which derailed seven cars on Wednesday night in the city's southeast.
  
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• Train derails in southeast Calgary, disrupting traffic - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 05:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Train derails in southeast Calgary, disrupting traffic  CTV Toronto
  
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• 2 trains collide in southeast Calgary, derailing 7 cars - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 05:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  2 trains collide in southeast Calgary, derailing 7 cars  CTV Toronto
  
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• Writer shares Black Calgarian's story from 1914 in storytelling circuit

  12-08-2021 04:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Charles Daniels's story is one of many being told as part of a storytelling circuit at the Lougheed House this weekend.
  
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• Calgary mom concerned for back to school with special needs son - 660 News

  12-08-2021 03:44 via 660citynews.com
  
  Calgary mom concerned for back to school with special needs son  660 News
  
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• U of C won't mandate vaccinations and masks when classes resume this fall

  12-08-2021 03:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Calgary will not mandate vaccinations or masks when students and staff return to campus this fall, prompting concern from some faculty members.
  
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• Calgary Flames program to outfit Saskatchewan Indigenous minor hockey players with new equipment - Global News

  12-08-2021 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Flames program to outfit Saskatchewan Indigenous minor hockey players with new equipment  Global News
  
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• Calgary Flames program to outfit Saskatchewan Indigenous minor hockey players with new equipment

  12-08-2021 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The program has operated in Alberta, but this is the first time it has been brought to Saskatchewan and is using a camp geared towards Indigenous youth living on reserve.
  
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• Concerns raised over long COVID as Alberta winds down testing, isolating and tracing

  12-08-2021 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans are less than a week away from new COVID-19 protocols in the province. As Julia Wong reports, those who suffer from long COVID worry what the changes could mean for future patients.
  
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• 'Another way to manage COVID': Calgary Chamber of Commerce asks province for vaccine passports - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 02:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Another way to manage COVID': Calgary Chamber of Commerce asks province for vaccine passports  CTV Toronto
  
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• CBE schools on modified calendar will resume with mandatory masking

  12-08-2021 02:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Board of Education schools starting classes next week will do so with mandatory masking and various other health measures in place — but there's no indication as yet whether those same measures will remain this fall.
  
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• Alberta nurses protest government rollbacks during Day of Action in Calgary

  12-08-2021 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nurses across Alberta are sending a message to the provincial government. Information pickets went up at more than 25 work sites as they try to negotiate a new collective agreement. Lauren Pullen has reaction from Calgary.
  
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• Fishing closure announced for Okanagan; high water temperatures, low levels cited

  12-08-2021 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ministry says the closures will remain in effect until Sept. 15.
  
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