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• King Charles ‘deeply concerned’ as Alberta wildfires rage

  11-05-2023 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The wildfires in Alberta have been burning for two weeks, with 89 listed as active as of Thursday morning and 23 marked as out of control, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Heart patients face another medication shortage. This time it's nitroglycerin tablets

  11-05-2023 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A nationwide shortage of a fast-acting heart medication is getting worse as tight supplies of one form of the drug have depleted stock of another.
  
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• Shots fired over Alberta-named Calgary Police Commission members

  11-05-2023 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith named the three provincially-appointed Calgary Police Commission members before their security clearances were completed.
  
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• Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat wave

  11-05-2023 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, overnight temperatures said to provide relief.
  
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• Greenpeace accuses Alberta oil companies of ‘greenwashing’ in commercials

  11-05-2023 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greenpeace says it is concerned about the "Let's Clear the Air" marketing campaign, which talks up oilsands firms' plan to get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
  
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• Man charged in Marlborough CTrain station stabbing, Calgary police say

  11-05-2023 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police responded to the Marlborough CTrain station on May 10 around 4 a.m. for reports of a stabbing. A suspect arrested soon after has now been charged.
  
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• Man charged in Marlborough CTrain station stabbing: Calgary police

  11-05-2023 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police responded to the Marlborough CTrain station on May 10 around 4 a.m. for reports of a stabbing. A suspect arrested soon after has now been charged.
  
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• Calgary Police Service warn downtown residents of dangerous dog

  11-05-2023 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A potentially dangerous dog running around downtown Calgary Thursday was described being a medium size, black and white, with a red collar. Police advise residents to call 9-1-1.
  
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• Calgary Police Service catch ‘dangerous dog’ on the loose - Global News

  11-05-2023 23:05
  
  Calgary Police Service catch ‘dangerous dog’ on the loose  Global News
  
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• Calgary Police Service catch ‘dangerous dog’ on the loose downtown

  11-05-2023 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A potentially dangerous dog running around downtown Calgary Thursday was described being a medium size, black and white, with a red collar. Police advise residents to call 9-1-1.
  
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• Calgary Police Service catch ‘dangerous dog’ on the loose

  11-05-2023 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A potentially dangerous dog running around downtown Calgary Thursday was described being a medium size, black and white, with a red collar. Police advise residents to call 9-1-1.
  
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• Five Things to Know: Calgary Stampeders - CFL.ca

  11-05-2023 23:01
  
  Five Things to Know: Calgary Stampeders  CFL.ca
  
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• 'Everyone loved the garden': Popular Fort Calgary garden taking ... - CTV News Calgary

  11-05-2023 22:58
  'Everyone loved the garden': Popular Fort Calgary garden taking ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta NDP promise $1.2B in funding for new Calgary schools, health center and transit - Global News

  11-05-2023 22:54
  
  Alberta NDP promise $1.2B in funding for new Calgary schools, health center and transit  Global News
  
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• Alberta NDP promise $1.2B in funding for new Calgary schools, health center and transit

  11-05-2023 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta NDP is promising to build more hospitals, schools and light-rail transit lines in Calgary if the party is elected on May 29.
  
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• Calgary Wranglers look for quick start in series with Coachella Valley Firebirds

  11-05-2023 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Wranglers will need to outlast their division rivals, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, in order to keep their Calder Cup hopes alive.  
  
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• Local receives $55 million in largest lottery win in Lethbridge history

  11-05-2023 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge, Alta., local Aaron Parsons won a “life-altering” amount of money in the Lotto Max — the largest lottery win in the city's history.
  
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• Recipients announced for 2023 University of Calgary Teaching and ... - University of Calgary

  11-05-2023 22:04
  
  Recipients announced for 2023 University of Calgary Teaching and ...  University of Calgary
  
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• Southbound Macleod Trail reopened after rollover near 73rd Avenue South

  11-05-2023 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A section of southbound Macleod Trail has reopened to traffic following an early afternoon crash south of Glenmore Trail in Calgary.
  
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• Rollover crash closes southbound Macleod Trail near 73rd Avenue South

  11-05-2023 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A section of southbound Macleod Trail has been closed to traffic following an early afternoon crash south of Glenmore Trail in Calgary.
  
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• Alberta UCP promises new 25% discount for seniors

  11-05-2023 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leader Danielle Smith says the help will include introducing a 25 per cent discount for seniors on personal registry services, camping fees and medical driving exams.
  
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• Protesters interrupt UCP press conference: ‘Hospitals should be public’

  11-05-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man stepped in front of the camera holding a sign that says, 'SHC, like new, modern appliances for sale.'
  
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• Protesters interrupt UCP news conference: ‘Hospitals should be public’

  11-05-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man stepped in front of the camera holding a sign that says, 'SHC, like new, modern appliances for sale.'
  
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• Calgary boxer and chow-chow rate notice at dog show - CTV News Calgary

  11-05-2023 20:41
  Calgary boxer and chow-chow rate notice at dog show  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Funnel cloud advisory issued for Calgary - Global News

  11-05-2023 20:37
  
  Funnel cloud advisory issued for Calgary  Global News
  
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• Funnel cloud advisory issued for Calgary

  11-05-2023 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to a 12:01 p.m. advisory, funnel clouds are generated by weak rotations under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms.
  
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• Girlfriend's craving for cake leads to $55M lottery win for Lethbridge man - Calgary Herald

  11-05-2023 20:31
  Girlfriend's craving for cake leads to $55M lottery win for Lethbridge man  Calgary Herald
  
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• Critically endangered lemur born at Calgary Zoo

  11-05-2023 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The black-and-white ruffed lemur is registered among the 25 most endangered primates in the world, due mostly to habitat loss and hunting.
  
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• New charges laid against man accused of drugging, raping Calgary sex trade workers - CBC.ca

  11-05-2023 19:35
  
  New charges laid against man accused of drugging, raping Calgary sex trade workers  CBC.ca
  
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• New charges laid against man accused of drugging, raping Calgary sex trade workers

  11-05-2023 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Richard Mantha, accused of drugging, confining and raping women on his rural property east of Chestermere, Alta., faces new charges alleging he victimized two more sex trade workers, court documents show.
  
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• New charges laid against man accused of drugging, raping Calgary ... - CBC.ca

  11-05-2023 19:35
  
  New charges laid against man accused of drugging, raping Calgary ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Homicide suspect sought after shelter-in-place alert for 2 central Alberta First Nations

  11-05-2023 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted on a charge of second-degree murder in a shooting death on an Alberta First Nation northwest of Red Deer.
  
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• Homicide suspect at-large following shelter-in-place alert for two central Alberta First Nations

  11-05-2023 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted on a charge of second-degree murder in a shooting death on an Alberta First Nation northwest of Red Deer.
  
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• Calgary’s construction industry kicks off year with $1.7B in projects

  11-05-2023 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Total construction value saw an increase of six per cent, year-over-year at $1.17 billion so far in 2023 in Calgary, according to the city.
  
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• Calgary forecast: Unseasonably hot, dry conditions | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-05-2023 19:03
  Calgary forecast: Unseasonably hot, dry conditions | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• What Danielle Smith's 2021 pitch to contract out hospital services is all about

  11-05-2023 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta NDP have raised concerns about a 2021 video of UCP Leader Danielle Smith speaking at a conference about potential reforms to the health system, with the NDP calling it a "shocking" revelation that Smith plans to sell public hospitals to private operators.
  
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• Calgary-area garden centre seeks help to find missing $500 house ... - CTV News Calgary

  11-05-2023 18:35
  Calgary-area garden centre seeks help to find missing $500 house ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Wildfire threat remains extreme in Alberta with hot, dry weather ahead

  11-05-2023 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Flames have begun to retreat from one of nine First Nations communities under threat from wildfires burning across Alberta. But the province is bracing as the return of hot, dry weather threatens to make conditions more volatile.
  
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• Military aid on the way as Alberta firefighters prepare for hot, dry weather ahead

  11-05-2023 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Soldiers are being deployed as Alberta prepares for another battle against wildfires burning across the province. Hot, dry weather starting this weekend threatens to make conditions more volatile.
  
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• 300 troops being deployed to fight Alberta wildfires, more than $2M paid out to evacuees

  11-05-2023 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Soldiers are being deployed as Alberta prepares for another battle against wildfires burning across the province. Hot, dry weather starting this weekend threatens to make conditions more volatile.
  
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• Calgary’s free menstrual product program a success: city - Global News

  11-05-2023 18:10
  Calgary’s free menstrual product program a success: city  Global News
  
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• Calgary’s free menstrual product program a success: city

  11-05-2023 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The goal is to alleviate period poverty, a term that refers to the inability to access menstrual products due to costs, especially for youth and vulnerable people.
  
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• Alberta wildfires show Canadians need to prepare for longer climate disruptions

  11-05-2023 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it comes to disaster preparation, the messaging has been to prepare to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours, but experts say that thinking has to change.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Where and how are Canadian Armed Forces deployed?

  11-05-2023 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Troops from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and 1 Combat Engineer Regiment are moving out to establish bases of operations in the province.
  
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• Calgary zoo's lemur mom gives birth | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-05-2023 16:58
  
  Calgary zoo's lemur mom gives birth | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• This decade will be key for taming Alberta's $80B debt

  11-05-2023 14:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta might be racking up budget surpluses due to burgeoning oil prices but the province's fiscal hangover from the past 20 years will last into the next century.
  
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• Alberta may be racking up budget surpluses but the province's fiscal hangover will linger on

  11-05-2023 14:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta might be racking up budget surpluses due to burgeoning oil prices but the province's fiscal hangover from the past 20 years will last into the next century.
  
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• China's been blocking Canadian beef for 17 months — and industry has no idea why

  11-05-2023 14:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, and industry representatives say they remain in the dark about the reasons.
  
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• China's ban on Canadian beef still in place year-and-a-half later; industry in dark

  11-05-2023 14:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, and industry representatives say they remain in the dark about the reasons.
  
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• 5 Cool Places to Check Out in Downtown Calgary - Avenue Calgary

  11-05-2023 14:17
  
  5 Cool Places to Check Out in Downtown Calgary  Avenue Calgary
  
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