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• Police take youth into custody, recover firearm at Bowness High School

  18-05-2022 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police were called to Bowness High School just before 10 a.m. for reports of a student in possession of a firearm.
  
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• Michael Stone steps in, steps up for Calgary Flames in the playoffs

  18-05-2022 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite being the No. 7 defenceman on the Calgary Flames depth chart, Michael Stone has been able to make an impact in the playoffs.
  
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• Conservative Party investigating racist email sent to Brown campaign

  18-05-2022 23:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Conservative Party of Canada says it's investigating a racist email sent to the Patrick Brown campaign — allegedly by a supporter of Pierre Poilievre, Brown's rival in the Conservative leadership race — which expressed support for Nazism and Hitler.
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Preparing a pudding fit for a queen

  18-05-2022 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Julie Van Rosendaal shares her thoughts on the winning recipe from the Platinum Pudding Competition — a contest launched in 2021 to come up with the ultimate dessert, dedicated to Her Majesty the Queen, as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. 
  
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• Upcycler shreds skateboards in and out of the workshop

  18-05-2022 23:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Skateboarding is synonymous with bowls – and this Calgarian is taking that literally. Martinus Pool uses recycled skateboards and turns them into houseware, furniture, art and jewellery.
  
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• Man wanted in Calgary woman’s death likely receiving assistance to evade police: CPS

  18-05-2022 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Talal Amer, 29, is wanted on seven warrants including attempted murder, manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm after a mother of five was killed in Calgary on May 10.
  
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• Crown trying to put Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich back in jail

  18-05-2022 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahead of her Thursday court appearance, Crown prosecutors are arguing Tamara Lich should be back in jail because she is violating her bail conditions by continuing to support the Freedom Convoy, which she helped organize. 
  
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• Michael Stone steps in, steps up for Calgary Flames in the playoffs - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2022 22:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Michael Stone steps in, steps up for Calgary Flames in the playoffs  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Accused killer Talal Amer may have been given ride: Calgary police - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2022 22:38 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Accused killer Talal Amer may have been given ride: Calgary police  CTV News Calgary
  
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• City of Calgary, police ready Red Mile plans for Battle of Alberta

  18-05-2022 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city and police hope to allow both a celebratory atmosphere and ensure public safety along the Red Mile on game days.
  
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• Student in custody, firearm recovered at Bowness High School

  18-05-2022 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  One youth was arrested at Bowness High School on Wednesday after reportedly bringing a gun to school. 
  
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• CPSA to sanction Calgary physician who ignored concerns about his practice | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2022 21:56 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  CPSA to sanction Calgary physician who ignored concerns about his practice | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Red Lot tickets sell out quickly, safety measures in place for Game 1 celebrations

  18-05-2022 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Tickets for the Red Lot viewing party outside the Scotiabank Saddledome sold out quickly for Wednesday night's game as the Calgary Flames enter Round 2 of the NHL playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers. 
  
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• Calgary's Repsol Centre gets new name: MNP Community & Sport Centre - Calgary Herald

  18-05-2022 21:31 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary's Repsol Centre gets new name: MNP Community & Sport Centre  Calgary Herald
  
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• Contemporary Calgary's extravagant fundraiser borrows 'look' from Warhol and Studio 54 - Calgary Herald

  18-05-2022 21:06 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Contemporary Calgary's extravagant fundraiser borrows 'look' from Warhol and Studio 54  Calgary Herald
  
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• JONES: Gretzky picks Calgary to win Battle of Alberta - Edmonton Sun

  18-05-2022 21:05 via edmontonsun.com
  
  JONES: Gretzky picks Calgary to win Battle of Alberta  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton Elks, Calgary Stampeders players will be in legal strike position Thursday - CBC.ca

  18-05-2022 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Elks, Calgary Stampeders players will be in legal strike position Thursday  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton Elks, Calgary Stampeders players will be in legal strike position Thursday

  18-05-2022 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders players will be in a legal strike position as of 12:25 p.m. MT on Thursday, the CFL said on social media Wednesday.
  
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• Man dies in southeast Calgary residential fire - CBC.ca

  18-05-2022 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Man dies in southeast Calgary residential fire  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary commuters cuddle with furry friends at Puppy Bus event - CBC.ca

  18-05-2022 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary commuters cuddle with furry friends at Puppy Bus event  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary commuters cuddle with furry friends at Puppy Bus event

  18-05-2022 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Transit partnered with the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society on Wednesday to offer transit riders an opportunity to snuggle with puppies on a bus parked at the Anderson LRT station.
  
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• Celebrate Calgary's Neighbour Day on June 18 - City of Calgary Newsroom

  18-05-2022 18:09 via newsroom.calgary.ca
  
  Celebrate Calgary's Neighbour Day on June 18  City of Calgary Newsroom
  
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• Varsity fire damages 2 homes in northwest Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2022 17:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Varsity fire damages 2 homes in northwest Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Russia to close Moscow bureau of CBC News in retaliation

  18-05-2022 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was closing the Moscow bureau of the CBC and withdrawing visas and accreditation from the public broadcaster's journalists after Canada banned Russian state TV station Russia Today.
  
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• Russia closing CBC's Moscow bureau in retaliation for Canada banning Russian state TV

  18-05-2022 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday it was closing the Moscow bureau of the CBC and withdrawing visas and accreditation from the public broadcaster's journalists after Canada banned Russian state TV station Russia Today.
  
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• Calgary police investigate after person stabbed on CTrain Wednesday morning

  18-05-2022 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in stable condition Wednesday morning after being stabbed on the CTrain, according to Calgary police.
  
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• Calgary Ghanaians building a community centre they call a dream come true - CBC.ca

  18-05-2022 16:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Ghanaians building a community centre they call a dream come true  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary fire arson unit called to Varsity Estates after suspicious fire

  18-05-2022 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A home in the 1100 block of Varsity Estates Drive in Calgary is considered a 'total write-off' after a suspicious fire early Wednesday.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, May 18

  18-05-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is in discussion about expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, but three doses continues to remain effective against severe outcomes for most people, says Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health.
  
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• 'A nightmare:' UCP government urges Ottawa to halt Wednesday's enactment of gun control bill - Calgary Herald

  18-05-2022 15:49 via calgaryherald.com
  
  'A nightmare:' UCP government urges Ottawa to halt Wednesday's enactment of gun control bill  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Experts on Bringing Plants Into Indoor Living Spaces - Avenue Calgary

  18-05-2022 15:15 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  Calgary Experts on Bringing Plants Into Indoor Living Spaces  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Man dead after fatal house fire Tuesday night in Deer Ridge

  18-05-2022 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Fire said the blaze in Deer Ridge was contained to the main unit of the complex, with heavy heat and smoke damage to that area, while damage to other units was minimal.
  
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• Man dies in southeast Calgary residential fire

  18-05-2022 14:24 via cbc.ca
  
  One person has died in a house fire in Deer Ridge in southeast Calgary.
  
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• The last Battle of Alberta was in 1991. Here's how Calgary is different — and how it remains the same

  18-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Flames will face off against the Edmonton Oilers in a renewed Battle of Alberta, the first time the two teams have met in a playoff series since 1991. Calgary looked a lot different back then, but other things have stayed the same.
  
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• Albertans to learn fate of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's leadership today

  18-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Kenney faces a judgment unlike any other in his 25-year political career. It could end his time as premier of Alberta, compromise the future of the party he co-founded in 2017, and set the province on 12 months of political chaos leading up to the May 2023 provincial election. 
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns as UCP leader after narrow win in leadership review

  18-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Jason Kenney resigned as United Conservative Party leader Wednesday after receiving 51.4 per cent approval of his leadership from United Conservative Party members.  
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns as UCP leader

  18-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Jason Kenney resigned as United Conservative Party leader Wednesday after receiving 51.4 per cent approval of his leadership from United Conservative Party members.  
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning as UCP leader after narrow win in leadership review

  18-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Jason Kenney announced his resignation as United Conservative Party leader Wednesday after receiving 51.4 per cent approval of his leadership from United Conservative Party members.  
  
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• Late May snow threat creeps closer towards the Calgary area - The Weather Network

  18-05-2022 13:40 via theweathernetwork.com
  Late May snow threat creeps closer towards the Calgary area  The Weather Network
  
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• Hockey Night in Canada: Oilers vs. Flames, Game 1

  18-05-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Watch live on television and online as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Calgary Flames in Game 1 of their 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series on Hockey Night in Canada.
  
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• Calgary Ghanaians building a community centre they call a dream come true

  18-05-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ghanaians who now call Calgary home are working to build a community centre that will bridge generations and celebrate everything about their culture.
  
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• The last Battle of Alberta was in 1991. Here's how Calgary is different — and how it remains the same - CBC.ca

  18-05-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The last Battle of Alberta was in 1991. Here's how Calgary is different — and how it remains the same  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Calgary releases plans for Round 2 Red Mile celebrations | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  18-05-2022 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary releases plans for Round 2 Red Mile celebrations | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• City of Calgary, police ready Red Mile plans for Battle of Alberta - Global News

  18-05-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary, police ready Red Mile plans for Battle of Alberta  Global News
  
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• ‘Random’ break-in in northeast Calgary leaves suspect with minor injuries from police canine bite - Global News

  18-05-2022 06:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Random’ break-in in northeast Calgary leaves suspect with minor injuries from police canine bite  Global News
  
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• ‘Random’ break-in in northeast Calgary leaves suspect with minor injuries from police canine bite

  18-05-2022 06:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirmed to Global News Tuesday evening that the break-in occurred at a home in the 100 block of 7 Street N.E., at around 8:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigning as UCP leader despite narrow win in leadership review

  18-05-2022 06:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Jason Kenney announced his resignation as United Conservative Party leader Wednesday after receiving 51.4 per cent approval of his leadership from United Conservative Party members.  
  
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• Divided households ready for Battle of Alberta playoff series

  18-05-2022 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends and family are preparing to be divided as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers rekindle their hockey rivalry in the NHL playoffs this week for the first time in 31 years.
  
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• Tribunal orders Town of Canmore to allow Three Sisters Mountain Village projects to move forward

  18-05-2022 05:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A provincial tribunal has ordered the town of Canmore to allow two major development projects from Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties Ltd. to proceed after council rejected them last year.
  
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• Calgary could incentivize homeowners to seek heritage designation with new tax break

  18-05-2022 05:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Residential Heritage Tax Incentive program, which was guided by feedback from city council last year, aims to offer a municipal property tax credit of up to 80 per cent to owners of residential properties with identified heritage value.
  
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