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• Cover Zero - stampeders.com

  08-06-2022 23:21
  
  Cover Zero  stampeders.com
  
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• Chickadee recognized as Calgary's official bird by city council - Calgary Herald

  08-06-2022 22:30
  
  Chickadee recognized as Calgary's official bird by city council  Calgary Herald
  
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• Oilpatch faces uphill battle recruiting skilled and unskilled workers

  08-06-2022 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Companies say they're struggling to find skilled and unskilled workers as oil and gas activity rebounds, while workers remain worried about the sector's cyclical nature.
  
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• Calgary councillor raises concerns over illegal signs along Métis Trail | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 22:14
  
  Calgary councillor raises concerns over illegal signs along Métis Trail | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• ‘Anyone can get monkeypox’: experts emphasize science-first messaging

  08-06-2022 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta identifies its second case of monkeypox, experts are weighing in on a continued push to ensure the messaging does not stigmatize any particular group.
  
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• This Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers jersey just sold for a record $1.45M US

  08-06-2022 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  No. 99 wore the jersey during the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals, three months before he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in a move that shook Edmonton and the hockey world. 
  
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• Transformation of Kicking Horse Canyon portion of Trans-Canada Highway ‘remarkable’

  08-06-2022 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Progress to date includes the construction of Bighorn Bridge, the project’s longest bridge at 160 metres, where girders have recently been installed.
  
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• Group behind Calgary’s Orchard & Shelter to open stunning new restaurant in the East Village - Curiocity

  08-06-2022 21:36
  
  Group behind Calgary’s Orchard & Shelter to open stunning new restaurant in the East Village  Curiocity
  
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• New Ukraine ambassador calls European energy crisis an opportunity for Canada

  08-06-2022 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ukraine's new ambassador to Canada says Canadian oil and gas companies can help in the fight against Russia by entering and expanding into the European market.
  
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• Calgary’s technology industry one of the fastest growing in North America - The Calgary Journal

  08-06-2022 20:59
  
  Calgary’s technology industry one of the fastest growing in North America  The Calgary Journal
  
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• Local fundraiser helping feed Calgary communities one fridge at a time - The Calgary Journal

  08-06-2022 20:54
  
  Local fundraiser helping feed Calgary communities one fridge at a time  The Calgary Journal
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watches, warnings hits much of Alberta Wednesday afternoon

  08-06-2022 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  'There is a chance isolated thunderstorms could develop and potentially become severe with the main concerns being strong 90 km/h hour gusts, nickel-size hail.'
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch, warning hits much of Alberta Wednesday afternoon

  08-06-2022 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  'There is a chance isolated thunderstorms could develop and potentially become severe with the main concerns being strong 90 km/h hour gusts, nickel-size hail.'
  
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• U.K. style ‘windfall tax’ an unacceptable idea: Alberta energy minister

  08-06-2022 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U.K. recently imposed additional taxes on oil and gas firms, who are reaping record profits in 2022 due to sky-high commodity prices.
  
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• Andrew Garfield shares his favourite Calgary places after filming 'Under the Bridge of Heaven' | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 20:29
  
  Andrew Garfield shares his favourite Calgary places after filming 'Under the Bridge of Heaven' | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Andrew Garfield shares his favourite Calgary places after filming 'Under the Banner of Heaven' | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 20:29
  
  Andrew Garfield shares his favourite Calgary places after filming 'Under the Banner of Heaven' | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Industrial Tenants Flee Vancouver for Calgary Due to Tight Inventory - Storeys

  08-06-2022 20:16
  
  Industrial Tenants Flee Vancouver for Calgary Due to Tight Inventory  Storeys
  
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• Alberta First Nations want consultation, benefits from oilsands carbon storage plans

  08-06-2022 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The six largest oilsands producers are looking at reducing emissions through carbon capture and storage, and several Alberta First Nations want to be part of the process.
  
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• Festival Celebrating Arab Food, Culture Returns to Downtown Calgary This Weekend - To Do Canada

  08-06-2022 20:09
  Festival Celebrating Arab Food, Culture Returns to Downtown Calgary This Weekend  To Do Canada
  
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• Calgary conference aims to raise awareness on medical overdiagnosis - Calgary Herald

  08-06-2022 19:57
  
  Calgary conference aims to raise awareness on medical overdiagnosis  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary's Path to Economic Vibrancy - Avenue Calgary

  08-06-2022 19:45
  
  Calgary's Path to Economic Vibrancy  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Watch the 2022 FINA Diving Grand Prix Canada Cup from Calgary - CBC Sports

  08-06-2022 19:32
  
  Watch the 2022 FINA Diving Grand Prix Canada Cup from Calgary  CBC Sports
  
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• Calgary and area no longer under a severe thunderstorm watch | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 19:26
  
  Calgary and area no longer under a severe thunderstorm watch | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• First graduate of Lethbridge Drug Treatment Court demonstrates effectiveness for addicts

  08-06-2022 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The first graduate of the Lethbridge Drug Treatment Court has finished the program after 16 months of rehabilitation, an alternative to jail time that advocates say is key to providing long-term solutions for addicts committing non-violent offences.
  
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• Bo Levi Mitchell optimistic about Calgary Stampeders this season - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 17:48
  
  Bo Levi Mitchell optimistic about Calgary Stampeders this season  CTV News Calgary
  
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• ‘Shrinkflation’: No, you’re not imagining it. Package sizes are shrinking

  08-06-2022 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some customers who have noticed the downsizing are sharing examples on social media. Others say shrinkflation is causing them to change their shopping habits.
  
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• Alberta Health Services investigates EMS response time in fatal Calgary dog attack – Terrace Standard - Terrace Standard

  08-06-2022 17:30
  
  Alberta Health Services investigates EMS response time in fatal Calgary dog attack – Terrace Standard  Terrace Standard
  
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• Avian flu outbreaks confirmed on B.C., Alberta farms after brief pause in cases

  08-06-2022 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFIA says all affected flocks in both provinces have been placed under quarantine and producers within a 10-kilometre radius have been notified.
  
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• Injured man dies after being found on road in southeast Calgary

  08-06-2022 16:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Police are investigating after a man was found in medical distress on a road in southeast Calgary and later died in hospital.
  
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• Calgary police investigate ‘undetermined death’ in Southview

  08-06-2022 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  At around 5:10 a.m., Calgary police were called to the 1700 block of 35 Street S.E. for reports of a man in medical distress.
  
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• Calgary's great June flood of 1929 - Calgary Herald

  08-06-2022 16:02
  
  Calgary's great June flood of 1929  Calgary Herald
  
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• Meet the only Canadian going for gold at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

  08-06-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's Dean Edge to compete with the best auctioneers in the world this week in Shipshewana, Ind.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, June 8

  08-06-2022 15:19 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-19.
  
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• Calgary weather for Wednesday, June 8 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  08-06-2022 15:16
  
  Calgary weather for Wednesday, June 8 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Bell: Calgary city council — cops, crime, climate and chickadees - Calgary Sun

  08-06-2022 13:03
  
  Bell: Calgary city council — cops, crime, climate and chickadees  Calgary Sun
  
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• Horrific mutants vacate Alberta streets as HBO's The Last of Us set to wrap production

  08-06-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It's been nearly a year since production on HBO's big-budget adaptation of The Last of Us descended on Alberta, shutting down major roads and flyovers and drawing leagues of curious fans to peer at the production from afar, sometimes with binoculars.
  
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• Being Two-Spirit and trans in Canada: How colonization shaped the way we view gender diversity

  08-06-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two-Spiritedness, a relatively new term to describe an historic concept in Indigenous communities, acknowledges the fluidity and spectrum of gender identity and expression.
  
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• Using natural gas as a climate solution will become a climate problem

  08-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What is clear is that planned LNG growth is not compatible with a Paris target climate solution for the electricity sector.
  
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• Oil prices are rising, but Canada is getting comparatively less for every barrel — here's why

  08-06-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices around the world have risen to their highest levels in years, but Canadian oilsands producers are seeing comparatively less for every barrel because of imbalances in supply and demand.
  
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• Injured man dies after being found on road in southeast Calgary - CBC.ca

  08-06-2022 09:00
  
  Injured man dies after being found on road in southeast Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• "Affordability remains good": Calgary housing market facing strong demand | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  08-06-2022 09:00
  
  "Affordability remains good": Calgary housing market facing strong demand | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• City councillors strike down ban on smoking and vaping in Calgary parks - Global News

  08-06-2022 06:34
  
  City councillors strike down ban on smoking and vaping in Calgary parks  Global News
  
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• City councillors strike down ban on smoking and vaping in Calgary parks

  08-06-2022 06:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary city council has struck down a potential ban on smoking and vaping in Calgary parks and on pathways after several councillors raised concerns with the change.
  
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• CFL to launch new interactive events for football fans

  08-06-2022 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the 2022 CFL season set to begin Thursday, fans will have a host of interactive experiences to participate in.
  
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• Charges laid after vehicle with baby inside stolen in Strathmore

  08-06-2022 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with the theft of a vehicle that had a five-month-old baby in it in Strathmore, Alta., over the weekend.
  
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• AHS says 911 call about fatal dog attack was initially classified as 'non-life-threatening'

  08-06-2022 04:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says it has completed an investigation into why it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to respond after dogs fatally attacked an 86-year-old woman in Calgary's Capitol Hill neighbourhood on Sunday. 
  
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• Alberta mountain town will try to appeal development order by provincial tribunal

  08-06-2022 04:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A popular Alberta mountain community will try to appeal a decision by a provincial tribunal ordering it to allow two major developments that would almost double the town's population in the coming decades.
  
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• Debate over $87B City of Calgary climate strategy postponed until July

  08-06-2022 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 'Pathways to 2050' climate strategy won't be voted on by Calgary city council until July, despite concerns from the mayor that a delay sends the wrong message.
  
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• After 2-year hiatus, Calgary's Global Energy Show kicks off with a focus on 'transition' - CBC.ca

  08-06-2022 03:26
  
  After 2-year hiatus, Calgary's Global Energy Show kicks off with a focus on 'transition'  CBC.ca
  
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• After 2-year hiatus, Calgary's Global Energy Show kicks off with a focus on 'transition'

  08-06-2022 03:26 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 30,000 people from around the world are expected to attend the three-day Global Energy Show this week, which previously was dubbed the Global Petroleum Show.
  
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