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• Who you gonna call? University of Calgary prof explains earthquakes to Ghostbusters: Afterlife producer Jason Reitman | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 23:52 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Who you gonna call? University of Calgary prof explains earthquakes to Ghostbusters: Afterlife producer Jason Reitman | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Convoy organizer Tamara Lich wants out of jail, appeals bail denial

  02-03-2022 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A convoy organizer says her bail was denied by a judge who was a former Liberal candidate — one reason to overturn that judge's ruling.
  
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• CAMPUS PREVIEW: Huge hoops tourney on tap in Calgary to help decide Canada West - Calgary Sun

  02-03-2022 23:26 via calgarysun.com
  
  CAMPUS PREVIEW: Huge hoops tourney on tap in Calgary to help decide Canada West  Calgary Sun
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Cooking with cabbage

  02-03-2022 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Cabbage is far more versatile than many of us give it credit for — and of course it's a staple of Ukrainian cuisine, deeply rooted in culinary traditions across the prairies.
  
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• Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani charged with assault; alleged victim speaks out - Global News

  02-03-2022 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani charged with assault; alleged victim speaks out  Global News
  
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• Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani charged with assault; alleged victim speaks out

  02-03-2022 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The former partner of a Calgary real estate mogul  is speaking out about the assault charge that the man is facing.
  
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• Convoy organizer Tamara Lich to remain in jail at least 5 more days

  02-03-2022 22:37 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the main organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy continued to fight for her release during a bail review Wednesday, but the decision was adjourned to next week.
  
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• Calgary city council’s provincial budget requests mostly go unfulfilled, says city staff - Global News

  02-03-2022 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary city council’s provincial budget requests mostly go unfulfilled, says city staff  Global News
  
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• Strategic Group concludes restructuring, says it has reduced debt by $1.02B

  02-03-2022 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary-based Strategic Group says it has resolved a restructuring that began in late 2019, reducing its exposure to Alberta’s office real estate market by 92 per cent. 
  
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• Convictions upheld for two Calgary men in 2015 beating death - Calgary Herald

  02-03-2022 22:01 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Convictions upheld for two Calgary men in 2015 beating death  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta to spend $300M on new critical care beds

  02-03-2022 21:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's health minister says the government will spend $300 million over the next three years to add more intensive care beds in hospitals.
  
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• Alberta talking with Calgary, Edmonton agencies to open overdose prevention sites | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 21:47 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Alberta talking with Calgary, Edmonton agencies to open overdose prevention sites | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta talking with Calgary, Edmonton agencies to open overdose prevention sites - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 21:47 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Alberta talking with Calgary, Edmonton agencies to open overdose prevention sites  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary truck driver honoured for roadside rescue of B.C. couple - Driving

  02-03-2022 21:43 via driving.ca
  
  Calgary truck driver honoured for roadside rescue of B.C. couple  Driving
  
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• How Albertans can help support Ukraine

  02-03-2022 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are many businesses and organizations in Alberta supporting humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Here are a few ways Albertans can show their support.
  
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• War in Ukraine proof Canada must grow oil exports: industry

  02-03-2022 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy companies say the war in Ukraine is reason to increase fossil fuel production, but environmentalists say that's the reason to invest in renewables and get off oil and gas
  
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• Carbon utilization revolutionizes the way we build our cities - The Calgary Journal

  02-03-2022 21:08 via calgaryjournal.ca
  
  Carbon utilization revolutionizes the way we build our cities  The Calgary Journal
  
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• A tropical new popup bar just opened in Calgary & it’s a ‘spirited’ winter escape - Curiocity

  02-03-2022 20:53 via curiocity.com
  
  A tropical new popup bar just opened in Calgary & it’s a ‘spirited’ winter escape  Curiocity
  
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• Photos: Fog obscures Calgary night - LiveWire Calgary

  02-03-2022 20:25 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Photos: Fog obscures Calgary night  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Alberta talking with social agencies about opening overdose prevention sites

  02-03-2022 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overdose prevention sites tend to be more bare-boned than supervised consumption sites and can operate on a temporary instead of permanent basis.
  
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• Temporary walk-in pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics open in Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 20:04 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Temporary walk-in pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics open in Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta in talks to open overdose prevention sites

  02-03-2022 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta says it is in talks with social agencies in the province's two major cities to open new drug overdose prevention sites.
  
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• Alberta adding up to 50 ICU beds to health system this year

  02-03-2022 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Through the 2022 budget, Alberta is adding "up to 50 permanent, fully staffed intensive care unit beds this year" to increase health capacity.
  
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• Bank of Canada rate hike won't cool Calgary's hot housing market: ATB Financial - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 19:25 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Bank of Canada rate hike won't cool Calgary's hot housing market: ATB Financial  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary police charge 4 people in armed carjackings of Amazon delivery vehicles

  02-03-2022 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three Amazon vehicles were carjacked by men with either a gun or bear spray in December 2021 and January of this year, the Calgary Police Service said in a news release Wednesday.
  
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• WestJet Airlines to acquire Sunwing

  02-03-2022 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is acquiring Sunwing Airlines Inc., as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up.
  
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• Man charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Coutts border blockade denied bail

  02-03-2022 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christopher Lysak, 48, appeared by video Wednesday from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre to hear Justice Vaughan Hartigan deliver his decision.
  
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• Model Milk celebrates 10-year anniversary in Calgary - Eat North

  02-03-2022 18:58 via eatnorth.com
  
  Model Milk celebrates 10-year anniversary in Calgary  Eat North
  
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• No bail for man accused of plotting to murder RCMP at Coutts border blockade

  02-03-2022 18:49 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the four men accused of conspiring to murder RCMP officers who were policing the border blockade and protests at Coutts, Alta., has been denied bail.
  
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• Flames keep rolling after near-perfect February - TSN

  02-03-2022 18:34 via tsn.ca
  
  Flames keep rolling after near-perfect February  TSN
  
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• Calgary police lay charges in armed carjacking of Amazon vehicles | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  02-03-2022 18:21 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police lay charges in armed carjacking of Amazon vehicles | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• WestJet Airlines to buy Sunwing

  02-03-2022 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned today in Calgary, where WestJet is based.
  
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• WestJet Airlines announces deal to buy Sunwing

  02-03-2022 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned Wednesday in Calgary, where WestJet is based.
  
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• Calgary Flames prospect update: Matthew Phillips leads the youngsters into March - Flames Nation

  02-03-2022 18:00 via flamesnation.ca
  Calgary Flames prospect update: Matthew Phillips leads the youngsters into March  Flames Nation
  
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• 12 must-hit festivals coming to Calgary this sunny season - Curiocity

  02-03-2022 17:47 via curiocity.com
  
  12 must-hit festivals coming to Calgary this sunny season  Curiocity
  
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• Missing Calgary man may be in area of Medicine Hat - CHAT News Today

  02-03-2022 17:12 via chatnewstoday.ca
  
  Missing Calgary man may be in area of Medicine Hat  CHAT News Today
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, March 2

  02-03-2022 16:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly all pandemic public health measures were lifted in the province as of March 1, as the Alberta government launched Step 2 of its reopening plan. 
  
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• Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5%

  02-03-2022 16:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.5 per cent on Wednesday, a move that's expected to be the first of a series of small rate hikes this year in an attempt to tame inflation that has risen to its highest point in decades.
  
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• Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 0.5%

  02-03-2022 16:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.5 per cent.
  
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• ‘Overwhelming’ amount of donations collected for Ukraine at Calgary church - Global News

  02-03-2022 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Overwhelming’ amount of donations collected for Ukraine at Calgary church  Global News
  
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• ‘Overwhelming’ amount of donations collected for Ukraine at Calgary church

  02-03-2022 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of kilometres away from loves ones, a group of volunteers pack boxes of medical supplies bound of Ukraine.
  
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• Calgary Flames take down Minnesota Wild 5-1 for 12th win in 13 - Global News

  02-03-2022 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Flames take down Minnesota Wild 5-1 for 12th win in 13  Global News
  
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• Calgary Flames take down Minnesota Wild 5-1 for 12th win in 13

  02-03-2022 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for the win. He was also in net when Calgary routed the Wild 7-3 at home on Saturday.
  
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• War in Ukraine has been painful, say Russian community members in Calgary - CBC.ca

  02-03-2022 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  War in Ukraine has been painful, say Russian community members in Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• Brian Jean’s ‘Great Reset,’ ‘globalist’ tweet an appeal to the far right: expert

  02-03-2022 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The terms globalist, Great Reset and the idea of “own nothing, rent everything” are thinly-veiled and well-worn far-right political dog whistles.
  
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• War in Ukraine has been painful, say Russian community members in Calgary

  02-03-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Russian community members in Calgary say the last week has been filled with pain as Russia continues to invade Ukraine under President Vladimir Putin’s rule.
  
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• End of Alberta's mask mandate draws mixed reaction from Calgarians

  02-03-2022 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Mandatory masking requirements were lifted for the first time in months Tuesday, prompting mixed responses from some Calgarians. 
  
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• United Conservative members organize against Jason Kenney ahead of leadership vote

  02-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Five weeks before United Conservative Party members vote on Premier Jason Kenney’s fate as leader, grassroots organizers and MLAs are working to tip the balance.
  
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• Shandro's appointment as justice minister puts law society in awkward position, law professors say

  02-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary MLA Tyler Shandro should not have accepted the role of justice minister while he’s under investigation by the Law Society of Alberta, a group of University of Calgary law professors say.
  
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• Letters, March 2: 'Madu should have been shown the door' - Calgary Sun

  02-03-2022 13:07 via calgarysun.com
  
  Letters, March 2: 'Madu should have been shown the door'  Calgary Sun
  
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