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• Alberta sees lowest average increase in farmland value: Farm Credit Canada

  17-03-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Farm Credit Canada, the average value of Canadian farmland was up by an average of 8.3 per cent in 2021. In Alberta, the increase was modest at 3.6 per cent.
  
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• Calgary’s technology and innovation sector gets big funding boost from Ottawa

  17-03-2022 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary businesses that are meeting global demand in the tech sector are getting a big boost from Ottawa.
  
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• Alberta reports 6 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations dip

  17-03-2022 23:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 967 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, including 67 in intensive care.
  
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• 10 most popular hiking trails in Canada based on Google, Instagram trends

  17-03-2022 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the analysis, the 10 most popular hiking routes in Canada include five routes in British Columbia and two in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization, ICU numbers drop again Thursday

  17-03-2022 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 continued to drop on Thursday while the province also confirmed an additional six deaths.
  
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• Police officer's careless driving conviction tossed out - Calgary Herald

  17-03-2022 22:56 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Police officer's careless driving conviction tossed out  Calgary Herald
  
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• Economics of Calgary-Banff passenger train proposal being looked at by the Province - Airdrie Today

  17-03-2022 22:45 via airdrietoday.com
  
  Economics of Calgary-Banff passenger train proposal being looked at by the Province  Airdrie Today
  
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• Union issues strike notice to CP Rail as groups ask Ottawa to prevent work stoppage

  17-03-2022 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The move is the latest escalation in a labour dispute at the Calgary-based railway that could result in a potential nation-wide work stoppage as early as Sunday.
  
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• Rising demand for passport services producing long delays in Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 22:27 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Rising demand for passport services producing long delays in Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Caretakers at University of Calgary rally against budget cuts | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 22:08 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Caretakers at University of Calgary rally against budget cuts | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Members say update to Calgary’s anti-racism action committee only a first step - Global News

  17-03-2022 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members say update to Calgary’s anti-racism action committee only a first step  Global News
  
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• Members say update to Calgary’s anti-racism action committee only a first step

  17-03-2022 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The proposed changes aim to strengthen the anti-racism action committee's capacity to address systemic racism in the city more in-depth.
  
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• 'Overdiagnosis' of disease presents harm to patients: Calgary ER doc - Calgary Herald

  17-03-2022 21:41 via calgaryherald.com
  
  'Overdiagnosis' of disease presents harm to patients: Calgary ER doc  Calgary Herald
  
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• Stormy, cloudy conditions the day of fatal plane crash near Slave Lake, Alta.: TSB report

  17-03-2022 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Pilots need to plan ahead and consider strategies to avoid adverse weather, as well as have alternate plans should such weather be encountered,' the TSB said.
  
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• ‘Hypocritical and shameful’: AUPE says U of C unfairly targeting ‘vulnerable workers’

  17-03-2022 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Calgary support workers held a rally and information picket Thursday to bring light to changes to working conditions and wages.
  
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• Calgary's tech and innovation industry gets $22.3 million federal funding boost - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 20:23 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary's tech and innovation industry gets $22.3 million federal funding boost  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Industry groups asking feds to prevent potential CP Rail work stoppage

  17-03-2022 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roughly 45 industry groups said Thursday that any disruption would further hinder Canada's freight capacity and hurt the broader economy.
  
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• Albertans celebrate 1st ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day in years

  17-03-2022 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in years, Irish pubs across Alberta are celebrating St. Patrick's Day without COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Alberta ski resorts feeling effects of dramatic winter weather changes

  17-03-2022 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Alberta ski resorts had a difficult time this winter due to extreme weather, with some shutting down operations for the first time during peak season times. 
  
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• 'The most excitement in years': Calgary bars gear up for restriction-free St. Patrick's Day - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 19:09 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'The most excitement in years': Calgary bars gear up for restriction-free St. Patrick's Day  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames have the Blasty Bros demonize the Devils - Flames Nation

  17-03-2022 17:00 via flamesnation.ca
  Beyond the Boxscore: Calgary Flames have the Blasty Bros demonize the Devils  Flames Nation
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, March 17

  17-03-2022 15:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The province reported 989 Albertans in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, which was 12 fewer than on Tuesday.
  
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• A Look at the Newest Calgary Flame: Calle Jarnkrok - Flame for Thought

  17-03-2022 14:38 via flameforthought.com
  
  A Look at the Newest Calgary Flame: Calle Jarnkrok  Flame for Thought
  
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• MRU's students association pushes back against lifting mask mandates

  17-03-2022 14:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Students' Association of Mount Royal University believes the Alberta government’s recent directive for the school to lift its masking mandate isn't in line with student expectations, and 'has once again created undue stress and uncertainty for many students.'
  
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• MRU's student association pushes back against lifting mask mandates

  17-03-2022 14:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Student's Association of Mount Royal University believes the Alberta government’s recent directive for the school to lift its masking mandate isn't in line with student expectations, and 'has once again created undue stress and uncertainty for many students.'
  
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• Witness worried about giving evidence against men accused of killing Calgary chef

  17-03-2022 14:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The young woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, was visibly nervous as she continued her testimony at the jury trial of Anthony Dodgson and Tommie Holloway.
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, March 17 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 14:19 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, March 17 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets

  17-03-2022 14:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A father's hope turned to pain in less than 24 hours after his son entered a residential drug treatment facility and fatally overdosed.
  
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• Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada

  17-03-2022 14:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.
  
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• Why catalytic converters are stolen from cars

  17-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It takes only a few seconds to remove a catalytic converter from a vehicle, but the cost to owners to replace one can be considerable.
  
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• Police uniform, equipment stolen from unsecured RCMP vehicle in northern Alberta

  17-03-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Grande Prairie RCMP are searching for a suspect and stolen police equipment after a theft in northern Alberta Wednesday night. 
  
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• Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off Alberta streets

  17-03-2022 13:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ray Corbiere's son Joshua was 25 years old when he entered a residential drug treatment facility east of Edmonton. Joshua died within 24 hours of checking in.
  
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• Bear Grease offers Indigenous twist on classic musical - Calgary Herald

  17-03-2022 13:20 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Bear Grease offers Indigenous twist on classic musical  Calgary Herald
  
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• Dube scores go-ahead goal as Calgary Flames beat New Jersey Devils 6-3

  17-03-2022 13:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  After Calgary's acquisition of Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle earlier on Wednesday intensified the competition for playing time, the Flames' depth players stepped up with a big night.
  
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• Northstar Selects Calgary, Alberta as the Location for Expanded-Capacity Asphalt Shingle Reprocessing Scale Up Facility - Yahoo Finance

  17-03-2022 13:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  Northstar Selects Calgary, Alberta as the Location for Expanded-Capacity Asphalt Shingle Reprocessing Scale Up Facility  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Hitchhiking rats don't pose a risk to Alberta's famous rat-free status. Here's why

  17-03-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A black rat hitched a ride from B.C. to Alberta inside a ’68 Chevy pickup before the beast was discovered chewing its way through a Red Deer garage.
  
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• Letters, March 17: 'Put your people power to some good cause' - Calgary Sun

  17-03-2022 12:05 via calgarysun.com
  
  Letters, March 17: 'Put your people power to some good cause'  Calgary Sun
  
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• SNOW SCENE: Springtime at Nakiska is the place to be - Calgary Sun

  17-03-2022 12:03 via calgarysun.com
  
  SNOW SCENE: Springtime at Nakiska is the place to be  Calgary Sun
  
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• SNOW SCENE: Notes, March 17, 2022 - Calgary Sun

  17-03-2022 12:03 via calgarysun.com
  
  SNOW SCENE: Notes, March 17, 2022  Calgary Sun
  
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• Council to question Enmax on utility bills at closed-door meeting Thursday

  17-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  City council gets the chance to question Enmax on Thursday about sky-high utility bills seen by Calgarians in recent month. But the biggest topic on the agenda is the dividend the corporation is paying to city budget.
  
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• Calgary relocating Wishing Well due to burn risks - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

  17-03-2022 10:15 via canada.constructconnect.com
  
  Calgary relocating Wishing Well due to burn risks - constructconnect.com  Daily Commercial News
  
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• For Jason Kenney, there are plenty of political potholes on the road to Red Deer

  17-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s political future is obscured, yet again, by egos and a conservative party that can’t quite find reasons to unite, writes Blaise Boehmer.
  
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• Edmonton Stingers win 2nd straight in Calgary, but fail to advance in Basketball Champions League Americas - CBC Sports

  17-03-2022 09:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Stingers win 2nd straight in Calgary, but fail to advance in Basketball Champions League Americas  CBC Sports
  
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• Let's review Kim Kardashian's business advice to women

  17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  To even begin to “get your ass up and work” you need the confidence to know that the world is interested in consuming your image, writes Ado Nkemka.
  
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• Witness worried about giving evidence against men accused of killing Calgary chef - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 08:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Witness worried about giving evidence against men accused of killing Calgary chef  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary Flames Post-Game: Locals exorcise the Devils - Flames Nation

  17-03-2022 05:36 via flamesnation.ca
  Calgary Flames Post-Game: Locals exorcise the Devils  Flames Nation
  
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• Farmers taking to the skies with drone technology

  17-03-2022 04:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the Ag Drone School, participants learn about drones, their potential uses on the farm, Canadian aviation regulations and also get some air time.
  
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• A look at how some NHL coaches navigate the looming trade deadline

  17-03-2022 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  General managers are working the phones with the league's trade deadline set for Monday at 3 p.m. ET, but coaches also have a job to do navigating emotions.
  
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• Jarnkrok to be reunited with Lindholm, Markstrom in Calgary - Calgary Sun

  17-03-2022 04:17 via calgarysun.com
  
  Jarnkrok to be reunited with Lindholm, Markstrom in Calgary  Calgary Sun
  
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• Calgary police ask protesters to 'stay away' from Beltline this weekend - CBC.ca

  17-03-2022 04:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police ask protesters to 'stay away' from Beltline this weekend  CBC.caCalgary police chief addresses response to weekend protests in Beltline neighbourhood  Global NewsCalgary police implores protesters to 'stay away' from the Beltline on Saturday  CTV News CalgaryBell: Calgary city council's Beltline protest nothingburger  Calgary SunPolice commission to meet Friday on Beltline protests  Calgary HeraldView Full coverage on Google News
  
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