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• S&P/TSX composite closes down nearly 200 points, crude oil plummets

  05-07-2022 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's main stock index closed down almost 200 points Tuesday as the price of crude oil plunged and losses mounted in the energy and base metal sectors.
  
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• Alberta government took in hundreds of millions in additional tax dollars, new report says

  05-07-2022 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  From 2020 to 2022, the UCP government accrued $646 million in additional taxes as some Albertans experienced tax bracket "creep."
  
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• Alberta government pocketed hundreds of millions in additional tax dollars, new report says

  05-07-2022 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  From 2020 to 2022, the UCP government accrued $646 million in additional taxes as some Albertans experienced tax bracket "creep."
  
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• Alberta Health Services says 9 new ambulances now operating in Calgary, Edmonton

  05-07-2022 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Nine new ambulances are now on the streets of Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta Health Services says, with the hope that they can relieve some of the pressures on emergency service calls across the province.
  
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• AHS adds 9 more ambulances to Calgary and Edmonton

  05-07-2022 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four of the new ambulances are in Calgary and five are in Edmonton, all of which are fully operational.
  
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• Rotating thunderstorm watches lifted for central Alberta

  05-07-2022 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Alberta Emergency Alert, a tornado was spotted near Alliance moving northeast at 15 km/h at around 2:42 p.m.
  
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• Critical tornado alerts and rotating thunderstorm watches issued for central Alberta

  05-07-2022 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Alberta Emergency Alert, a tornado was spotted near Alliance moving northeast at 15 km/h at around 2:42 p.m.
  
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• Critical tornado alert issued for Flagstaff County

  05-07-2022 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Alberta Emergency Alert, a tornado was spotted near Alliance moving northeast at 15 km/h at around 2:42 p.m.
  
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• Another interest rate hike would impact mortgage market, experts say

  05-07-2022 22:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Interest rates will be likely heading for another sharp increase later this month and that can be more bad news for people looking to get a mortgage or refinance an existing one.
  
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• Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek tells council to no longer use 'your worship' title - CBC.ca

  05-07-2022 22:29
  
  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek tells council to no longer use 'your worship' title  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek tells council to no longer use 'your worship' title

  05-07-2022 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek told a city council meeting on Tuesday that she'd prefer it if people stopped calling her "your worship."
  
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• Calgary mayor asks people not to call her ‘your worship’ - Global News

  05-07-2022 22:11
  
  Calgary mayor asks people not to call her ‘your worship’  Global News
  
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• Calgary mayor asks people not to call her ‘your worship’

  05-07-2022 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  While it's traditional to refer to the mayor as "your worship," Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the term is clunky and colonial.
  
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• Family of man accused of luring 13-year-old Edmonton girl releases statement

  05-07-2022 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family of a 40-year-old man charged with child luring involving an Edmonton teenager released a statement Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta to intervene in proceedings on Rogers, Shaw merger

  05-07-2022 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The notice of intervention states that the ``successes and failures'' of the deal will have an impact on Alberta consumers and the province's economy.
  
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• Man charged with 1st-degree murder in death of 19-year-old Sundre man

  05-07-2022 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  On July 4, shortly after midnight, Sundre RCMP got a call about a death at a local business. Global News has confirmed from a source it was at the town's McDonalds.
  
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• Monkeypox vaccination underway as Alberta cases spread slowly

  05-07-2022 19:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta has identified three more cases of monkeypox since last week, and a vaccination program is underway for people who've been exposed, in an effort to contain transmission.
  
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• Heartland Petrochemical Complex outside Edmonton produces first plastic pellets

  05-07-2022 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The $4.3-billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex, which has been under construction northeast of Edmonton since 2018, has produced its first plastic pellets.
  
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• Murder charges laid after Sundre man found dead at McDonald's restaurant

  05-07-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  First-degree murder charges have been laid after a 19-year-old Sundre resident was found dead outside a local fast-food restaurant.
  
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• Murder charge laid after Sundre man found dead at McDonald's restaurant

  05-07-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A first-degree murder charge has been laid after a 19-year-old Sundre resident was found dead inside a local fast-food restaurant.
  
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• McDonald's worker found dead in Sundre restaurant, colleague charged in death

  05-07-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a McDonald's employee after the body of a 19-year-old colleague was found inside the business in Sundre, Alta.
  
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• McDonald's employee found dead in Sundre restaurant, coworker charged in death

  05-07-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a McDonald's employee after the body of a 19-year-old coworker was found inside the business in Sundre, Alta.
  
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• Calgary Flames’ Andrew Mangiapane recalls NHL draft roller coaster

  05-07-2022 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL's first in-person draft since 2019 will see teenagers hear their names announced inside the cavernous Bell Centre before donning the hat and jersey of a new team.
  
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• Heartland Petrochemical Complex northeast of Edmonton produces first plastic pellets

  05-07-2022 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Owner and operator Inter Pipeline Ltd. said Tuesday the newly commissioned facility has been producing test pellets steadily since late June.
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, July 5 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  05-07-2022 15:20
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, July 5 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Could record RV production and spiking fuel prices create a bubble ready to burst?

  05-07-2022 15:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The North American RV industry produced 600,000 campers and trailers in 2021 — an all-time record — fuelled in part by the pandemic that had people craving wide open spaces. But it's become an expensive way to travel.
  
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• Provincial income tax policy costs Albertans more: University of Calgary study - Global News

  05-07-2022 14:00
  
  Provincial income tax policy costs Albertans more: University of Calgary study  Global News
  
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• Provincial income tax policy costs Albertans more: University of Calgary study

  05-07-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The study found Albertans paid $118.6 million more in taxes in 2020 because of the province's de-indexation policy.
  
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• Breakenridge: Dare to dream that Alberta will handle the latest revenue windfall responsibly - Calgary Herald

  05-07-2022 13:05
  
  Breakenridge: Dare to dream that Alberta will handle the latest revenue windfall responsibly  Calgary Herald
  
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• Cassels Expands in Calgary, Solidifies Top-Tier Lending & Finance Team - Canada NewsWire

  05-07-2022 12:33
  Cassels Expands in Calgary, Solidifies Top-Tier Lending & Finance Team  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Tamara Lich breached conditions by appearing with fellow convoy leader: Crown

  05-07-2022 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamara Lich, from the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich expected to have bail hearing Tuesday

  05-07-2022 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamara Lich, from the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.
  
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• Crown seeks to revoke bail for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich

  05-07-2022 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamara Lich, from the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.
  
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• Her political career died with Alberta floor-crossing. Meet Danielle Smith, resurrected

  05-07-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Believe it or not, the conservatives that hated Danielle Smith the most for crossing from Wildrose to Tories in 2014 are the very people who now love her the most.
  
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• From good job to no job, life in Canada taught me to go with the flow

  05-07-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since adopting Canada as her home 13 years ago, Filipino immigrant Erlinda Tan is grateful for the opportunities she’s had to work hard and get ahead — and for the support she received when times were tough.
  
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• Ambulance shortage forces mother of Alberta ER patient to drive her to urgent surgery

  05-07-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Patient volumes in hospitals are returning to pre-pandemic levels, but there are shortages of health-care workers, while those who are working face burnout. As a result, services and procedures have been disrupted.
  
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• Calgary's proposed $87B climate strategy to be debated | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  05-07-2022 09:00
  
  Calgary's proposed $87B climate strategy to be debated | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary Transit launching Karaoke Bus - City of Calgary Newsroom

  05-07-2022 09:00
  
  Calgary Transit launching Karaoke Bus  City of Calgary Newsroom
  
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• Calgary buzzing with Stampede kickoff just days away: ‘It’s so exciting’ - Global News

  05-07-2022 09:00
  
  Calgary buzzing with Stampede kickoff just days away: ‘It’s so exciting’  Global News
  
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• Canadian women look to get offence firing at CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico

  05-07-2022 07:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women's soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship.
  
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• Canada Soccer makes new compensation offer to men’s and women’s national teams

  05-07-2022 06:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada Soccer says it has made a new compensation offer to its men's and women's national teams.
  
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• Talks ongoing, but no negotiations yet with CSEC on Calgary event centre project: city committee

  05-07-2022 05:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sonya Sharp, the event centre committee chair, said she is optimistic of "where we're at and where we're going" with regard to behind-the-scenes work on reviving the project.
  
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• Calgary's rainy summer weather gets mixed reviews | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  05-07-2022 04:16
  
  Calgary's rainy summer weather gets mixed reviews | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• ELKS NOTES: Back in the win column, Edmonton Elks focused on Calgary - Edmonton Sun

  05-07-2022 03:29
  
  ELKS NOTES: Back in the win column, Edmonton Elks focused on Calgary  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Arena work 'progressing' but negotiations between City, Flames have yet to resume

  05-07-2022 02:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The team of three business executives named by the City of Calgary to come up with a plan for a new event centre reports that its work is "progressing well."
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: July 4.

  05-07-2022 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Hour at 6 on Global Calgary for July 4, 2022. Hosted by Joel Senick.
  
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• After Calgarian's efforts, Nazi collaborator's name removed from Alberta-B.C. peak - Calgary Herald

  05-07-2022 02:17
  After Calgarian's efforts, Nazi collaborator's name removed from Alberta-B.C. peak  Calgary Herald
  
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• CBC Calgary News at 6, July 04, 2022

  05-07-2022 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Current and comprehensive news stories from around Calgary and Southern Alberta
  
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• More showers expected this week in Calgary after above-average precipitation recorded in June - Calgary Herald

  05-07-2022 01:51
  
  More showers expected this week in Calgary after above-average precipitation recorded in June  Calgary Herald
  
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• November timeline ideal for Calgary Event Centre framework, says Coun. Sharp - LiveWire Calgary

  05-07-2022 01:42
  
  November timeline ideal for Calgary Event Centre framework, says Coun. Sharp  LiveWire Calgary
  
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