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• Growing season off to a rocky start as Prairie farmers contend with rain, snow, flooding

  03-06-2022 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Seeding delays across much of the Prairies are raising concerns about potentially lower crop yields in a year when Canadian farmers are under pressure to deliver a strong harvest.
  
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• School evacuated Friday as huge fire rages in northwest Calgary - Global News

  03-06-2022 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  School evacuated Friday as huge fire rages in northwest Calgary  Global NewsFire appears to have spread beyond single house in northwest Calgary | CTV News  CTV News CalgaryFire hits multiple houses in Evanston  Calgary HeraldPhotos: Fires destroy homes in Evanston, school evacuated  LiveWire CalgaryView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• School evacuated Friday as huge fire rages in northwest Calgary

  03-06-2022 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary EMS told Global News that crews are at the scene but have received no reports of injuries. 
  
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• Police block streets Friday as huge fire rages in northwest Calgary

  03-06-2022 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary EMS told Global News that crews are at the scene but have received no reports of injuries. 
  
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• Alberta’s opioid-related overdoses still at record highs compared to pre-pandemic

  03-06-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Data from the province's substance shows opioid-related overdoses are still at record highs compared to pre-pandemic years in Alberta.
  
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• Why Calgary celebrates pride in September when June is 'Pride Month'

  03-06-2022 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Pride in Calgary doesn't officially happen until three months from now, but there are still a ton of LGBT2SI+ events to take part in.
  
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• Calgary now allows alcohol in 6 parks instead of just designated picnic tables | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  03-06-2022 22:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary now allows alcohol in 6 parks instead of just designated picnic tables | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Braid: The rise and fall of Jason Kenney's leadership - Calgary Herald

  03-06-2022 21:50 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Braid: The rise and fall of Jason Kenney's leadership  Calgary Herald
  
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• New structure in southeast Calgary promotes Canadian tennis | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  03-06-2022 21:49 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  New structure in southeast Calgary promotes Canadian tennis | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'We love you, Liz' — The Queen's Jubilees: Pages from the Calgary Herald archives - Calgary Herald

  03-06-2022 21:41 via calgaryherald.com
  
  'We love you, Liz' — The Queen's Jubilees: Pages from the Calgary Herald archives  Calgary Herald
  
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• AGLC to allow earlier liquor sales during Calgary Stampede - Global News

  03-06-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  AGLC to allow earlier liquor sales during Calgary Stampede  Global News
  
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• AGLC to allow earlier liquor sales during Calgary Stampede

  03-06-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the day of the Calgary Stampede parade, businesses along the route will be able to start liquor service at 7 a.m.
  
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• Crown drops domestic assault charges against Calgary real estate mogul Riaz Mamdani - CBC.ca

  03-06-2022 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Crown drops domestic assault charges against Calgary real estate mogul Riaz Mamdani  CBC.ca
  
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• STARS airlifts victim from serious crash near Caroline, Alta.

  03-06-2022 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Highway 54 at Range Road 55 east of Caroline, Alta., was closed Friday as the RCMP investigated a single-vehicle rollover.
  
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• Where to Buy Real Estate in Canada 2022: Calgary - MoneySense

  03-06-2022 20:14 via moneysense.ca
  
  Where to Buy Real Estate in Canada 2022: Calgary  MoneySense
  
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• This Calgary chef took to Instagram to post the sad news her restaurant was closing — then everything changed - CBC.ca

  03-06-2022 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  This Calgary chef took to Instagram to post the sad news her restaurant was closing — then everything changed  CBC.ca
  
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• Assault charges against Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani dropped

  03-06-2022 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani was charged last fall, following an argument with his girlfriend Kate Abbott at his Mount Royal home. 
  
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• RCMP, STARS on scene of serious crash near Okotoks

  03-06-2022 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police expect Highway 2A between 434 Avenue east and 466 Avenue east will be closed for several hours.
  
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• 'A national shame,' say advocates about lack of progress on MMIWG action plan

  03-06-2022 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A year into a national action plan to end violence against Indigenous women, advocates say little has been done and more accountability is needed from the federal government.
  
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• Woman injured in 2 vehicle crash south of Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  03-06-2022 19:38 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Woman injured in 2 vehicle crash south of Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Fix o'clock: City looking into why its historic timepiece has stopped working ... again

  03-06-2022 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The 111-year-old clock in Calgary's Historic City Hall has stopped keeping accurate time following a recent fix.
  
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• Crown drops domestic assault charges against Calgary real estate mogul Riaz Mamdani

  03-06-2022 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Prosecutors have dropped domestic assault charges against well-known Calgary real estate mogul Riaz Mamdani, who was once the victim of a near fatal shooting.
  
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• Canada reports 77 confirmed cases of monkeypox

  03-06-2022 18:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada now has 77 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to figures supplied Friday by Canada's chief public health officer and Santé Québec, the provincial health ministry.
  
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• Calgary police seek witnesses after pedestrian hit on Macleod Trail - Global News

  03-06-2022 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police seek witnesses after pedestrian hit on Macleod Trail  Global News
  
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• Calgary police seek witnesses after pedestrian hit on MacLeod Trail

  03-06-2022 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said neither speed nor alcohol played a role in a pedestrian and truck collision on Macleod Trail on June 2,
  
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• Calgary police seek witnesses after pedestrian hit on Macledod Trail

  03-06-2022 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said neither speed nor alcohol played a role in a pedestrian and truck collision on Macleod Trail on June 2, 2022,
  
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• Conservatives say they're about to set another new membership record

  03-06-2022 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Conservatives are predicting it will turn out to be the largest number of Canadians ever to join a political party at any one time in Canadian history.
  
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• Online gun threat forces closure of 2 Leduc schools

  03-06-2022 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leduc RCMP confirm they were notified of an online threat of gun violence made to both ELJHS and LCHS around 5:40 p.m. on Thursday.
  
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• $100K plan to help boost Calgary downtown scrapped - CBC.ca

  03-06-2022 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  $100K plan to help boost Calgary downtown scrapped  CBC.ca
  
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• Grading the Calgary Flames’ Surprising 2021-2022 Season - Puck Prose

  03-06-2022 17:00 via puckprose.com
  
  Grading the Calgary Flames’ Surprising 2021-2022 Season  Puck Prose
  
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• Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre tables bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates

  03-06-2022 16:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre has tabled a bill in the House of Commons that, if passed, would prohibit the federal government from imposing vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public.
  
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• Stampede’s Big Four music lineup features T-Pain, Aqua and Kevin Costner & Modern West

  03-06-2022 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  All shows aside from the five-artist music lineup on Sunday, July 10 will be free with admission to the park.
  
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• Calgary Film Centre booked solid as film and TV productions flock to city - CBC.ca

  03-06-2022 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Film Centre booked solid as film and TV productions flock to city  CBC.ca
  
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• VIDEO: Take my word for it: Airport Taxi Service - Calgary Herald

  03-06-2022 14:47 via calgaryherald.com
  
  VIDEO: Take my word for it: Airport Taxi Service  Calgary Herald
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, June 3

  03-06-2022 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  51 new COVID deaths were reported between May 23 and May 30. As of end of day on May 30, there were 931 Albertans in hospital with COVID.
  
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• Your letters for June 3, 2022 - Calgary Herald

  03-06-2022 14:40 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Your letters for June 3, 2022  Calgary Herald
  
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• Why more homebuyers in Calgary are choosing townhouses - The Globe and Mail

  03-06-2022 14:30 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Why more homebuyers in Calgary are choosing townhouses  The Globe and Mail
  
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• $100K plan to help boost Calgary downtown scrapped

  03-06-2022 14:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Downtown Association returned the money to the city, but is hopeful it can get funding again for a new plan to try and activate key streets in the city's core.
  
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• Letters, June 3: 'City's climate change ideas are totally unaffordable' - Calgary Sun

  03-06-2022 13:08 via calgarysun.com
  
  Letters, June 3: 'City's climate change ideas are totally unaffordable'  Calgary Sun
  
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• This Calgary chef took to Instagram to post the sad news her restaurant was closing — then everything changed

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After the owner and chef at the Calgary restaurant Daydream told her staff they were likely going to be let go in June, she took to Instagram to share the sad news — and then everything changed.
  
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• Founder of 'I Belong Bags' wants Calgary youth in crisis to stop packing belongings in garbage bags - CBC.ca

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Founder of 'I Belong Bags' wants Calgary youth in crisis to stop packing belongings in garbage bags  CBC.ca
  
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• Founder of 'I Belong Bags' wants Calgary youth in crisis to stop packing belongings in garbage bags

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In 2018, Tanya Forbes created I Belong Bags, a non-profit providing backpacks stuffed with comfort and personal care items — like blankets, books and toothbrushes — for children in crisis.
  
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• Celebrity influencer helps save Calgary restaurant from closing

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After the owner and chef at Daydream told her staff they were likely going to be let go in June, she took to Instagram to share the sad news — and then everything changed.
  
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• Calgary Film Centre booked solid as film and TV productions flock to city

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's film and television industry is experiencing a massive boom — and those at the forefront say that means big money and opportunity for the city as it becomes a go-to destination for productions in the years ahead. 
  
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• Calgary Film Centre booked solid as film and television productions flock to Calgary

  03-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's film and television industry experiencing a big boom — and those at the forefront say that means big money and opportunity for the city as it becomes a go-to destination for film and television productions in the years ahead. 
  
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• Ottawa to stop distributing rapid tests to provinces, territories at end of 2022: PHAC

  03-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa is moving toward ending distribution of COVID-19 rapid tests to the provinces and territories by the end of the year, but it will maintain a strategic reserve of the tests.
  
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• Fighting 'denialists' for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling

  03-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Denialists seek to downplay or distort basic facts about residential schools to shake public confidence and undermine truth and reconciliation efforts, write Kisha Supernant and Sean Carleton.
  
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• Fire appears to have spread beyond single house in northwest Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  03-06-2022 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Fire appears to have spread beyond single house in northwest Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Flames’ Darryl Sutter wins Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year

  03-06-2022 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year.
  
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• Frustration for Calgary family after online flight change confusion - Global News

  03-06-2022 03:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Frustration for Calgary family after online flight change confusion  Global News
  
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