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• Accomplice in daytime fatal shooting fails to show for sentencing hearing - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  Accomplice in daytime fatal shooting fails to show for sentencing hearing  Calgary Herald
  
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• Chestermere mayor believed staff 'could not be trusted': investigation report - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 22:56 via news.google.com
  Chestermere mayor believed staff 'could not be trusted': investigation report  Calgary Herald
  
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• Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton police officers killed on duty remembered

  16-03-2023 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a "snow angel" for going beyond the call of duty to help people.
  
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• Looking to free up surplus land for affordable housing, Calgary runs into a roadblock - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 22:39 via news.google.com
  Looking to free up surplus land for affordable housing, Calgary runs into a roadblock  Calgary Herald
  
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• 'Profound grief': Calgary and its police community joins in mourning over slain Edmonton officers - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  'Profound grief': Calgary and its police community joins in mourning over slain Edmonton officers  Calgary Herald
  
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• Controversial Alberta coal mine could soon get green energy makeover

  16-03-2023 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy producers are hoping turn Tent Mountain's historic mining operation -- and its water-filled mining pits -- into a new stream of renewable energy.
  
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• Searching for spuds: Potato farmers near Coaldale prepare for french fry facility expansion

  16-03-2023 21:34 via cbc.ca
  
  McCain Foods, a frozen food and french fry giant, announced Monday its largest investment in company history as it plans to double capacity at its potato processing plant in southern Alberta. Now spud farmers are looking at expanding their operations.
  
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• Alberta NDP alleges corruption, conflict of interest in Premier Danielle Smith’s office

  16-03-2023 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NDP say there's a conflict of interest in the premier's office as it hired Kris Kinnear, who like Smith lobbied for the Liability Management Incentive Program (formerly RStar).
  
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• 8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months

  16-03-2023 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Edmonton police officers were killed while responding to a domestic violence call Thursday morning, and six other officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022.
  
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• Condolences pour in following shooting deaths of Edmonton police officers

  16-03-2023 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The outpourings of consolation and sympathy following the shooting of two Edmonton Police Service officers was quick and came from across the nation on Thursday.
  
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• Lockdown at Calgary's Father Lacombe High School | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 20:14 via news.google.com
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• Emergency crews respond to incident at Father Lacombe High School in Calgary

  16-03-2023 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A boy in his mid-teens was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with soft tissue injuries.
  
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• 1 person in custody after stabbing at Father Lacombe High School in Calgary

  16-03-2023 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A boy in his mid-teens was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with soft tissue injuries.
  
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• Mortgage affordability guideline needs to be reworked, University of ... - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 19:37 via news.google.com
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• All Elite Wrestling to debut House Rules live event at Calgary Stampede - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 19:02 via news.google.com
  All Elite Wrestling to debut House Rules live event at Calgary Stampede  Calgary Herald
  
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• Woman in life-threatening condition after alleged hit and run in southeast Calgary

  16-03-2023 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The woman, who is in her early 40s, was struck by a truck while crossing the street at a marked crosswalk.
  
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• Chestermere managed in 'irregular' and 'improper' manner, says municipal affairs minister

  16-03-2023 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Following a months-long investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct by Chestermere city council, Alberta’s municipal affairs minister says the city is managed in an “irregular, improper and improvident manner” and its leaders must now comply with a set of 12 binding directives.
  
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• Calgary hit-and-run: Woman seriously injured | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 18:12 via news.google.com
  Calgary hit-and-run: Woman seriously injured | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Western Canada rumbled by earthquakes Thursday morning

  16-03-2023 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The earthquakes were felt as far away as the Edmonton region, according to reports on social media.
  
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• Edmonton police devastated by shooting deaths of 2 officers, chief says

  16-03-2023 15:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The officers were responding to a family dispute call in the city's northwest. Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30, were shot by a male subject when they arrived at an apartment. A male subject is dead and a female is in hospital.
  
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• 2 Edmonton police officers killed while responding to domestic call

  16-03-2023 15:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police say the officers were killed while responding to a call early Thursday. CBC News has confirmed the officers were fatally shot.
  
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• Calgary warming to seasonal for the weekend - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 14:58 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary warming to seasonal for the weekend  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 2 Edmonton police officers shot and killed: ‘Unthinkable and horrific tragedy’

  16-03-2023 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30, were killed while responding to a family dispute at an Edmonton apartment.
  
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• 2 Edmonton police officers shot and killed Thursday morning

  16-03-2023 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Police Service confirmed that two police officers were killed while responding to a call early Thursday morning.
  
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• 2 Edmonton police officers shot and killed in Inglewood neighbourhood

  16-03-2023 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple sources have confirmed to Global News that two Edmonton police officers were shot and killed early Thursday morning. 
  
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• Journey towards reconciliation includes access to traditional ceremony

  16-03-2023 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  In order to heal from the trauma endured in residential schools, many Indigenous people have turned to traditional healing ceremonies.
  
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• Advocates push for gender surgery funding within Alberta amid years-long backlog in Montreal

  16-03-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans getting surgery within the province or internationally have to pay out of pocket for costs upwards of $20,000. Advocates say in-province surgery should be funded by the provincial government to increase accessibility.
  
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• A Calgary home for the tech lover - The Globe and Mail

  16-03-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  A Calgary home for the tech lover  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Nelson: Commonwealth Games push an uphill task for mayor - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 13:03 via news.google.com
  Nelson: Commonwealth Games push an uphill task for mayor  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta increases film industry support but video game developers still waiting on tax credit

  16-03-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s latest budget offers more support to the province’s growing film industry but leaves video game development still waiting for long-awaited support.
  
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• International student life in Calgary compared to the rest of Canada - Canada Immigration News

  16-03-2023 12:00 via news.google.com
  International student life in Calgary compared to the rest of Canada  Canada Immigration News
  
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• Why Canada likely won't need any more big new oil pipelines after Trans Mountain

  16-03-2023 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Construction of the Trans Mountain expansion project between Alberta and B.C. is set to wrap up later this year, but with slowing oil production growth, developers would likely be hesitant to pitch another big oil export pipeline in this country.
  
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• Record-breaking number of immigration cases went through Federal Court in 2022

  16-03-2023 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Federal Court saw more new immigration proceedings in 2022 than any of the past 30 years, which some lawyers say is a sign of an overburdened system.
  
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• Female fans know sports, so give us the respect we deserve

  16-03-2023 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When men accept women into sports dialogue, they often place us into one of two distinct categories: the cheerleader or the tomboy, writes Amelia Mola-Schmidt.
  
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• Establishment vs 'Take Back' insurgent: UCP's civil war spills into Alberta's election

  16-03-2023 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A rancher who was disqualified from challenging a Jason Kenney cabinet minister as UCP candidate will run as a Danielle Smith-loving independent.
  
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• Canada is sitting on 12 'carbon bombs.' Here's where they are

  16-03-2023 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers have identified 12 fossil fuel reserves in Canada – called “carbon bombs” – that would each release a billion tonnes or more of carbon into the atmosphere if their resources were extracted and burned. This would be catastrophic for the world’s efforts to slow rising global temperatures, the authors argue.
  
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• Calgary pastor arrested outside library | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary pastor arrested outside library | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• STARS Air Ambulance saves the life of a former lottery grand prize winner

  16-03-2023 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta man Neil Lund said he hasn't missed buying STARS Air Ambulance lottery tickets in 15 years, because some day he 'might need' help — a day which arrived six weeks ago.
  
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• Former Make-a-Wish recipient now granting wishes for other sick kids

  16-03-2023 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  For Katrina Secord, life hasn't always been a walk in the park. Born with cystic fibrosis and told she would have a life expectancy until 18 years old.
  
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• 'Irregular, improper, improvident': Province leaves Chestermere council long to-do list after municipal inspection - Calgary Herald

  16-03-2023 04:47 via news.google.com
  'Irregular, improper, improvident': Province leaves Chestermere council long to-do list after municipal inspection  Calgary Herald
  
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• B.C. man dies from freak snowmobile accident, donated organs help 13 people

  16-03-2023 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Trevor touched 13 different people when he left this world. And that is an amazing thing.”
  
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• Calgary Zoo's giraffe acts in 'The Last of Us' | CityNews Calgary - CityNews Calgary

  16-03-2023 02:35 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary Zoo's giraffe acts in 'The Last of Us' | CityNews Calgary  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Calgary rental market boosted with downtown office renovation ... - CTV News Calgary

  16-03-2023 02:22 via news.google.com
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• Calgary hot yoga studio facing some heated criticism following closure - Global News

  16-03-2023 01:48 via news.google.com
  Calgary hot yoga studio facing some heated criticism following closure  Global News
  
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• Calgary hot yoga studio facing some heated criticism following closure

  16-03-2023 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary hot yoga studio is in some hot water with former clients after it shut down unexpectedly just days after taking large payments from some users.
  
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• New detours in place near Calgary’s Stampede Park - Global News

  16-03-2023 01:27 via news.google.com
  New detours in place near Calgary’s Stampede Park  Global News
  
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• Southern Albertans asking, again, for critical heart treatment close to home

  16-03-2023 01:26 via cbc.ca
  
  There are renewed calls for the province to fund a life-saving heart treatment in southern Alberta. Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge doesn't have a cardiac catheterization lab, leaving the south zone's more than 300,000 residents without access to the gold standard heart treatment close to home.
  
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• Two protesters arrested at Calgary ‘Reading with Royalty’ event

  16-03-2023 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man and a woman could be facing Criminal Code charges after being arrested at a 'Reading with Royalty' event at a Calgary library.
  
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• Derek Reimer arrested near drag storytime event at Calgary library - CBC.ca

  16-03-2023 00:57 via news.google.com
  
  Derek Reimer arrested near drag storytime event at Calgary library  CBC.ca
  
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• Derek Reimer arrested near drag storytime event at Calgary library

  16-03-2023 00:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police arrested a man outside a drag storytime event at a library in the city's southwest Wednesday afternoon.
  
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