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• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says federal Tories running to the ‘extremes’

  11-08-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former B.C. premier Christy Clark is endorsing Jean Charest to be the next leader of the federal Conservatives at a time when she says the party is running to the extremes.
  
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• NDP says Alberta government members should resign over prize for sexist, racist essay

  11-08-2022 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Opposition is calling for top legislature leaders on women's issues to quit for giving a prize for an essay that urges women to forgo careers and focus on baby-making.
  
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• Red Deer man charged after sexual assault incident involving youth - Calgary Herald

  11-08-2022 23:18 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Red Deer man charged after sexual assault incident involving youth  Calgary Herald
  
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• 5 reasons why you should visit Calgary’s iconic & most historic park - Curiocity

  11-08-2022 22:55 via curiocity.com
  
  5 reasons why you should visit Calgary’s iconic & most historic park  Curiocity
  
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• Avs' Cale Makar blown away by fan support in Calgary | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-08-2022 22:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Avs' Cale Makar blown away by fan support in Calgary | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary entrepreuneur creates meals for the backcountry | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-08-2022 22:46 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary entrepreuneur creates meals for the backcountry | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• $3M in drugs confiscated from Calgary homes, says enforcement agency - CBC.ca

  11-08-2022 22:19 via cbc.ca
  
  $3M in drugs confiscated from Calgary homes, says enforcement agency  CBC.caCalgary homes searched, drugs seized in ALERT investigations | CTV News  CTV News CalgaryTwo Calgary drug busts end in combined $3M seizure of meth, fentanyl  Calgary HeraldCalgary police seize $169,000 worth of guns and drugs, two people face 33 charges  CityNews CalgaryView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dobber's Offseason Fantasy Grades: Calgary Flames – DobberHockey - dobberhockey.com

  11-08-2022 22:02 via dobberhockey.com
  
  Dobber's Offseason Fantasy Grades: Calgary Flames – DobberHockey  dobberhockey.com
  
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• Canada to start testing some wastewater for polio 'as soon as possible'

  11-08-2022 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  After new reports of polio cases abroad, and virus samples in the wastewater of several other developed countries, Canada intends to start testing wastewater from a number of cities "as soon as possible," CBC News has learned.
  
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• After polio detected abroad, Canada will start testing wastewater from certain cities 'as soon as possible'

  11-08-2022 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  After new reports of polio cases abroad, and virus samples in the wastewater of several other developed countries, Canada intends to start testing wastewater from a number of cities "as soon as possible," CBC News has learned.
  
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• Cale Makar’s day with Stanley Cup a repeat of his own childhood experience

  11-08-2022 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarian Cale Makar brought the Stanley Cup he won with the Colorado Avalanche to the hockey rink he played at growing up.
  
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• Calgary police and bylaw receive dozens of calls regarding animals in hot cars - Global News

  11-08-2022 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police and bylaw receive dozens of calls regarding animals in hot cars  Global News
  
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• Gymnastics coach from Lethbridge, Alta., faces additional sexual assault charges

  11-08-2022 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A gymnastics coach from southern Alberta who was charged with sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl at his gym is facing additional charges involving three more girls.
  
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• Former Alberta NDP cabinet minister Deron Bilous will not seek re-election

  11-08-2022 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  First elected in 2012, Deron Bilous served as a cabinet minister in Rachel Notley's NDP government from 2015 to 2019, and was re-elected for a third term in 2019.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers remember young fan Ben Stelter: ‘So strong, so brave, such a fighter’

  11-08-2022 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Edmonton Oilers shared their grief and their memories of a special fan Thursday, after six-year-old Ben Stelter passed away following a battle with brain cancer.
  
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• $3M in drugs confiscated from Calgary homes, says enforcement agency

  11-08-2022 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has seized millions of dollars worth of drugs in two busts in Calgary. 
  
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• Across Canada, cities struggle to respond to growing homeless encampments

  11-08-2022 19:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Given the rise of tents in cities from Prince Edward Island to B.C., advocates say it's time to get serious about short- and long-term solutions.
  
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• Jamie Ellacott facing more sexual assault charges linked to Lethbridge gymnastics facility

  11-08-2022 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have laid additional charges of sexual assault against a gymnastics coach. They involve three more children who attended the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy.
  
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• Calgary police seize 40 kg of meth in multi-million dollar drug bust

  11-08-2022 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT said both the meth seizures — equivalent to more than 40,000 grams — rank among the largest in the organization's history.
  
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• Police say part of stolen Cool Runnings bobsled has been found, returned to owner

  11-08-2022 17:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police say they have located part of a stolen bobsled that appeared in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings and returned it to its rightful owner.
  
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• Bird sanctuary construction works around threatened birds' burrows

  11-08-2022 17:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Last spring, when the city began construction work at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, they temporarily put a tarp over empty bank swallow nest on the banks of the river. After the public spoke out, they changed their approach.
  
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• Alberta secures four more gold medals in swimming at Canada Games

  11-08-2022 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in Canada Summer Games history, women's rugby sevens medals were awarded, as British Columbia defeated Quebec for gold, while Ontario earned bronze.
  
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• Calgary Flames pay tribute to little Ben Stelter - DiscoverAirdrie.com

  11-08-2022 16:04 via discoverairdrie.com
  
  Calgary Flames pay tribute to little Ben Stelter  DiscoverAirdrie.com
  
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• Calgary weather for Aug. 11: Chance of showers | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-08-2022 15:49 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Aug. 11: Chance of showers | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Report says Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees

  11-08-2022 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle.
  
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• All the Calgary Restaurants Participating in Alberta on the Plate 2022 - Avenue Calgary

  11-08-2022 15:21 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  All the Calgary Restaurants Participating in Alberta on the Plate 2022  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Canada should ease visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees: report

  11-08-2022 14:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of June 22, there were approximately 190,000 Ukrainians with pending applications to come to Canada, up from 140,000 about one month earlier.
  
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• Your letters for Aug. 11, 2022 - Calgary Herald

  11-08-2022 14:06 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Your letters for Aug. 11, 2022  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Police Rodeo is back in Cochrane this Saturday - CochraneNow.com

  11-08-2022 13:02 via cochranenow.com
  
  Calgary Police Rodeo is back in Cochrane this Saturday  CochraneNow.com
  
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• Indigenous film workers in Alberta excited about industry's shift in representation

  11-08-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The success of Prey and other Indigenous-led films and TV shows are moving the needle in Indigenous representation.
  
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• Health companies shift focus as demand declines for COVID-19 testing

  11-08-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When the COVID-19 pandemic began, it didn’t take long for health companies to start offering tests for people who didn’t want to wait in long lines at public health facilities.
  
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• Lumber, wheat, and oil: Tumbling prices could mean the worst of inflation is over

  11-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Inflation has been out of control, but increasingly there are signs that prices are holding steady or falling.
  
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• Customers cry foul as Air Canada, WestJet continue to deny certain compensation claims despite new directive

  11-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Transportation Agency recently clarified that, in general, airlines can’t deny passengers compensation for flight disruptions caused by crew shortages. However, the clarification has only ignited fury for some passengers who have since been denied compensation — due to crew shortages.
  
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• Camrose MLA says she was only other member on controversial essay judging panel

  11-08-2022 08:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Jackie Lovely, the UCP MLA for Camrose, says she was the only other MLA on a panel which awarded a prize to an essay containing racist and sexist statements. 
  
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• Number of people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 increases

  11-08-2022 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province also announced 21 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded over seven days, bringing the total number of verified coronavirus deaths in Alberta to 4,694.
  
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• Bedard shines as Canada downs Latvia 5-2 at world junior hockey championship

  11-08-2022 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Canada opened its world junior hockey championship with a decisive 5-2 victory over Latvia on Wednesday.
  
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• Employees at Calgary business keeping an eye on the sky after hawk attack - Global News

  11-08-2022 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Employees at Calgary business keeping an eye on the sky after hawk attack  Global News
  
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• Employees at Calgary business keeping an eye on the sky after hawk attack

  11-08-2022 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Employees at a business in southeast Calgary are keeping their eyes to the sky after a co-worker was attacked by an aggressive hawk.
  
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• A Life of Adventure and Opportunity - Avenue Calgary

  11-08-2022 02:44 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  A Life of Adventure and Opportunity  Avenue Calgary
  
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• How to beat the heat: Calgary Zoo's animal care team works to keep everyone cool | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-08-2022 02:42 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  How to beat the heat: Calgary Zoo's animal care team works to keep everyone cool | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta teachers grill UCP leadership candidates about new curriculum, education plans

  11-08-2022 02:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Six of the seven candidates running for UCP leadership took questions submitted by teachers at the annual summer conference hosted by the Alberta Teachers' Association.
  
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• Nathan Rourke leads B.C. Lions into Calgary to face Stampeders in intriguing CFL matchup

  11-08-2022 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions will get to know the Calgary Stampeders very well over the next few weeks.
  
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• Calgary Flames Prospect Coronato Shows Skill at World Juniors - Calgary Hockey Now

  11-08-2022 02:15 via calgaryhockeynow.com
  
  Calgary Flames Prospect Coronato Shows Skill at World Juniors  Calgary Hockey Now
  
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• Remains of missing Calgary woman found, first-degree murder charge laid

  11-08-2022 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The remains of a woman who went missing five years ago were found east of Calgary.
  
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• CBC Calgary News at 6, August 10, 2022

  11-08-2022 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Current and comprehensive news stories from around Calgary and Southern Alberta
  
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• More than a restaurant: Golden Inn customers share what makes it special

  11-08-2022 01:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Golden Inn restaurant has been a popular spot for family dining by day and at night — the go-to spot that a younger generation in the city could count on to be open late. They close later this month.
  
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• Supporting Calgary's Recovery - Avenue Calgary

  11-08-2022 01:47 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  Supporting Calgary's Recovery  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Trans Mountain names Dawn Farrell new CEO and president - Calgary Herald

  11-08-2022 01:33 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Trans Mountain names Dawn Farrell new CEO and president  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta oil production set new record in first half of 2022

  11-08-2022 01:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta crude oil production hit a new record in the first half of 2022, according to a report by ATB Economics. 
  
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• Canadian women ready to kick off play at FIFA U-20 World Cup against South Korea

  11-08-2022 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The winner of Canada's group takes on the runner-up in Group D.
  
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