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• See what a new bridge slated for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary will look like

  17-02-2022 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Plans for a new bridge in a southeast Calgary wildlife reserve were inspired by the migration patterns of the animals that live there.
  
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• Canada’s public safety minister draws direct tie between Coutts, Ottawa protests

  17-02-2022 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy prime minister says federal emergency powers have already begun freezing bank accounts of protest organizers as tensions remain high in Ottawa.
  
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• Calgary Zoo visitors must keep masking in Rainforest enclosure to protect gorillas - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 23:26 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Zoo visitors must keep masking in Rainforest enclosure to protect gorillas  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Things to do in Calgary over the Family Day long weekend - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 23:22 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Things to do in Calgary over the Family Day long weekend  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary police announce more charges after East Village encampment dismantled | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 22:31 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police announce more charges after East Village encampment dismantled | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary's Glenbow Museum becomes first major Canadian museum to offer free general admission permanently | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 22:29 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary's Glenbow Museum becomes first major Canadian museum to offer free general admission permanently | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary Corporate Challenge - 2022 Human Bonspiel - Sportsnet.ca

  17-02-2022 21:52 via sportsnet.ca
  
  Calgary Corporate Challenge - 2022 Human Bonspiel  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Calgary police, OHS investigating after commercial vehicle hits mom and child - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police, OHS investigating after commercial vehicle hits mom and child  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary police, OHS investigating after commercial vehicle hits mom and child

  17-02-2022 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said the a flatbed truck with a trailer attached to it was being loaded with heavy materials at a job site when it starting moving down the hill on Wednesday.
  
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• Canadian flag at truck protests: a collective symbol with individual meaning

  17-02-2022 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Images of the flag fluttering from trucks, flying upside down or worn as a cape have captured attention since the blockade began in Ottawa on Jan. 28.
  
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• Glenbow to offer free general admission permanently after Shaw family donates $35M

  17-02-2022 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's Glenbow Museum announced Thursday it will offer free general admission permanently, after a donation worth tens of millions of dollars.
  
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• Where milk costs the most in Canada – and why you might soon pay more for coffee and pizza

  17-02-2022 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  New data shows the effects of a record price hike for farmers implemented in Canada in February. Consumers are now paying, on average, 9.5 per cent more for milk than in 2022.
  
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• Massive donation means free admission when Glenbow Museum reopens in 2024

  17-02-2022 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Free admission for all. When the Glenbow Museum reopens in two years, admission will be free, thanks to a massive donation from the Shaw Family Foundation.
  
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• The City of Calgary Is Hiring & So Many Jobs Will Pay You Over $100k - Narcity Canada

  17-02-2022 19:14 via narcity.com
  
  The City of Calgary Is Hiring & So Many Jobs Will Pay You Over $100k  Narcity Canada
  
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• Calgary Humane Society hoping to find hoppily ever after for rabbit surplus - Global News

  17-02-2022 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Humane Society hoping to find hoppily ever after for rabbit surplus  Global News
  
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• Calgary Humane Society hoping to find hoppily ever after for rabbit surplus

  17-02-2022 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is holding an adoption event this month to find homes for its overrun rabbit population.
  
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• Visitors to Calgary’s zoo asked to keep masking to protect pregnant gorilla

  17-02-2022 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Visitors to the Wilder Institute-Calgary Zoo are being asked to continue masking up when visiting the rainforest building in order to keep its gorilla troop safe from COVID-19.
  
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• Misinformation megaphone: Does news coverage of unscientific, hateful rhetoric amplify it?

  17-02-2022 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Could journalists covering unscientific or hateful movements accidently disseminate those views to a wider audience?
  
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• Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames top line crucial as team extends win streak to 8 games - Flames Nation

  17-02-2022 16:00 via flamesnation.ca
  Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames top line crucial as team extends win streak to 8 games  Flames Nation
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Feb. 17

  17-02-2022 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 14 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province's total to 3,804 while the number of patients with COVID-19 in Alberta hospital continues to decline.
  
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• Security experts warn extremist elements in blockade ’emboldened’ by Alberta government’s response

  17-02-2022 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  “If the government of Alberta thinks that the protest is over and the threat is gone, then they're more naive than I even thought.”
  
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• Alberta canine adored for 'wonky face' to be united with his doppelgänger dog

  17-02-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Brodie, a German shepherd-border collie mix whose unique face has earned him social media fame, will soon have a new playmate at his home in Red Deer, Alta. — a rescue dog from Houston, Texas, with similar facial deformities.
  
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• The Coutts 13: New details on the men and women arrested at border blockade

  17-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Previous criminal convictions, a willingness to die for the cause and connections to a violent insurrectionist movement. CBC News has learned new details about some of the men and women arrested in connection with the Coutts, Alta. border blockades on Monday.
  
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• Prominent Calgarians remembered during Black History Month: ‘Understand the contributions’

  17-02-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's really important that we do this not just in February, but March through January as well, and so we can celebrate the diverse province that we have year-round."
  
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• Coutts arrests: new details on the men and women charged in border blockade

  17-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Previous criminal convictions, a willingness to die for the cause and connections to a violent insurrectionist movement. CBC News has learned new details about some of the men and women arrested in connection with the Coutts, Alta., border blockades on Monday.
  
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• Things to do and see in YYC - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 13:03 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Things to do and see in YYC  Calgary Herald
  
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• What happened to… the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team

  17-02-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On this episode of the Global News podcast What happened to…? Erica Vella finds out what happened to the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
  
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• 2 teens lead effort to bring happiness to Calgarians and others through card giving

  17-02-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In just over a year, Cards For A Cause has sent more than 5,500 cards to Calgary seniors, front-line workers, food banks and even to some front-line and essential workers internationally, including in the United States and the United Kingdom. 
  
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• Several provinces are dropping vaccine passports, but some businesses aren't on board

  17-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some provinces are dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for restaurants, gyms and other venues. Businesses in these areas are essentially being allowed to decide for themselves if they want to keep the requirements or open their doors to unvaccinated customers.
  
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• How Alberta can learn from some First Nations on how to save oil money

  17-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In Alberta, surging oil prices is generating billions of dollars in revenue for government coffers. In advance of next week’s provincial budget, there are calls to save some of the oil money — something four First Nations in Alberta already do, generating millions.
  
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• Varcoe: Downtown Calgary prepares for the return of office workers — but key questions loom - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 09:00 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Varcoe: Downtown Calgary prepares for the return of office workers — but key questions loom  Calgary Herald
  
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• Road rage turned attempted murder: Calgary police search for suspect in shooting | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Road rage turned attempted murder: Calgary police search for suspect in shooting | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Road rage led to shots fired at other driver, Calgary police say - CBC.ca

  17-02-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Road rage led to shots fired at other driver, Calgary police say  CBC.ca
  
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• Here's what's open and closed in Calgary on Family Day 2022 | Listed - Daily Hive

  17-02-2022 09:00 via dailyhive.com
  
  Here's what's open and closed in Calgary on Family Day 2022 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary police, OHS investigating after commercial vehicle hits mom and child - Global News

  17-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police, OHS investigating after commercial vehicle hits mom and child  Global News
  
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• SNAPSHOTS: Flames extend winning streak to eight straight - Calgary Sun

  17-02-2022 07:22 via calgarysun.com
  
  SNAPSHOTS: Flames extend winning streak to eight straight  Calgary Sun
  
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• Lindholm, Flames top Ducks for eighth straight win - TSN

  17-02-2022 06:32 via tsn.ca
  
  Lindholm, Flames top Ducks for eighth straight win  TSN
  
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• Calgary non-profit that diverts products from landfill says demand up, donations down - CBC.ca

  17-02-2022 05:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary non-profit that diverts products from landfill says demand up, donations down  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary non-profit that diverts products from landfill says demand up, donations down

  17-02-2022 05:55 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary organization that diverts unused toiletries away from the landfill and into the hands of those who need them says demand has increased exponentially during the pandemic.
  
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• Warriors come away with another win after battle with Calgary - moosejawtoday.com

  17-02-2022 05:47 via moosejawtoday.com
  
  Warriors come away with another win after battle with Calgary  moosejawtoday.com
  
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• Council votes unanimously in favour of establishing an Indigenous gathering place

  17-02-2022 04:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Last night, council voted 14-0 to approve a proposal to work alongside the Indigenous Gathering Place Society — a non-profit, grassroots, Indigenous-led group — on determining a location for a site of cultural exchange.
  
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• Inflation rates continue to jack up cost of living on Albertans - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 03:33 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Inflation rates continue to jack up cost of living on Albertans  Calgary Herald
  
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• Who's filling in for Alberta's chief medical officer of health? - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 03:24 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Who's filling in for Alberta's chief medical officer of health?  Calgary Herald
  
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• Hapgood, Ledgerwood join Cavalry as full-time coaches - Calgary Sun

  17-02-2022 03:05 via calgarysun.com
  
  Hapgood, Ledgerwood join Cavalry as full-time coaches  Calgary Sun
  
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• Village of Coutts readjusting as blockade ends: ‘We had literally been locked in’

  17-02-2022 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  After more than two weeks of being the focus of a border blockade and international news, the village of Coutts, Alta., is trying to get back to normal.
  
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• Alberta launching new programs to boost rural immigration - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 02:55 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Alberta launching new programs to boost rural immigration  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19 Update: Alberta reports 14 more deaths | Kenney calls on Canada and U.S. to drop trucker vaccine mandates | Health minister says Alberta on track to zero restrictions - Calgary Herald

  17-02-2022 02:41 via calgaryherald.com
  
  COVID-19 Update: Alberta reports 14 more deaths | Kenney calls on Canada and U.S. to drop trucker vaccine mandates | Health minister says Alberta on track to zero restrictions  Calgary Herald
  
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• Private care helps Calgary seniors stay out of facilities and in own homes longer - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Private care helps Calgary seniors stay out of facilities and in own homes longer  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Trucker protests: Calgary pastor tells crowd Canada needs a Christian government - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trucker protests: Calgary pastor tells crowd Canada needs a Christian government  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary police investigate morning road rage incident in Tuscany - Globalnews.ca

  17-02-2022 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police investigate morning road rage incident in Tuscany  Globalnews.ca
  
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