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• Calgary Co-op launches petition to save compostable bags - Calgary Herald

  09-08-2023 23:27
  Calgary Co-op launches petition to save compostable bags  Calgary Herald
  
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• Stamps know winning in the trenches vital against the B.C. Lions - Calgary Sun

  09-08-2023 23:12
  Stamps know winning in the trenches vital against the B.C. Lions  Calgary Sun
  
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• Tsuut’ina Nation police investigate ‘undetermined death’ - CityNews Calgary

  09-08-2023 22:53
  Tsuut’ina Nation police investigate ‘undetermined death’  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Rocky View County near Cochrane

  09-08-2023 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to an alert at 2:33 p.m., meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong winds, heavy rain and nickel size hail. 
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning ended for Rocky View County near Cochrane

  09-08-2023 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to an alert at 2:33 p.m., meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong winds, heavy rain and nickel size hail. 
  
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• ‘Be a Budd’: Calgary goalie steps up for adaptive hockey program - Global News

  09-08-2023 22:28
  ‘Be a Budd’: Calgary goalie steps up for adaptive hockey program  Global News
  
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• ‘Be a Budd’: Calgary goalie steps up for adaptive hockey program

  09-08-2023 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last season, Budd raised $5,000 to help send young people with physical and cognitive challenges to a SuperHEROS hockey tournament in Ontario. Now, he's upping the ante.
  
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• Climate change motivates young people to look for sustainable careers

  09-08-2023 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  As employment in the energy sector diversifies, young people are trying to keep up with a changing job market. And some are focusing on sustainability, not only to help the environment, but as a safer bet for their careers.
  
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• Shockers Stay Perfect in Greece with 84-73 Win over Calgary - GoShockers.com

  09-08-2023 22:13
  
  Shockers Stay Perfect in Greece with 84-73 Win over Calgary  GoShockers.com
  
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• Suspect in hours-long car chase will remain in custody for at least another month - Calgary Herald

  09-08-2023 22:04
  Suspect in hours-long car chase will remain in custody for at least another month  Calgary Herald
  
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• ‘Slept in my wedding dress’: Couple spends wedding night on mountain after Banff gondola breakdown

  09-08-2023 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A photographer who was taking wedding pictures at the top of Sulphur Mountain earlier this week says there didn't appear to be a contingency plan when the Banff Gondola broke down.
  
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• Banff visitor says company didn’t appear to have a plan when gondola broke down

  09-08-2023 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A photographer who was taking wedding pictures at the top of Sulphur Mountain earlier this week says there didn't appear to be a contingency plan when the Banff Gondola broke down.
  
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• Jobs will be wiped out with Alberta’s pause on renewable energy: industry group

  09-08-2023 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group that assists fossil fuel employees transition to the renewables industry, says the United Conservative Party government's move will wipe out an entire season of work.
  
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• ‘People are in dire situations’: Calgary mayor eyes energy bill fees

  09-08-2023 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jyoti Gondek wants to hear from experts at the city on what a change to the local access fees could mean for the budgets of Calgarians and the city.
  
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• Mysterious death leads to investigation by Tsuut’ina police

  09-08-2023 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tsuut'ina police are investigating an undetermined death after a man died after being transported by AHS to Foothills Medical Centre.
  
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• Federal government plans to sell stake in Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to Indigenous groups

  09-08-2023 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has taken the next step in its commitment to offering Indigenous groups an opportunity to buy into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. 
  
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• Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society now boasts one of the largest flight pens in Alberta - CBC.ca

  09-08-2023 20:12
  
  Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society now boasts one of the largest flight pens in Alberta  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society now boasts one of the largest flight pens in Alberta

  09-08-2023 20:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A recently-upgraded outbuilding in the Calgary area will soon help recovering eagles, owls and other hunting birds to test their wings before returning to the wild lands of southern Alberta. 
  
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• Dentists, hygienists urge more families to tap into federal dental benefit

  09-08-2023 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Denise Kokaram says as a dental hygienist, she still mourns the loss of every tooth that her patients go through.
  
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• Calgary dentists, hygienists urge more families to tap into federal dental benefit

  09-08-2023 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Denise Kokaram says as a dental hygienist, she still mourns the loss of every tooth that her patients go through.
  
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• Conservatives launch massive ad campaign amid surge in polls

  09-08-2023 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The Conservative Party of Canada is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that depicts its leader, Pierre Poilievre, as a family man who wants to fix the country — all while his party is soaring in the polls and his main rival is going through a public split with his spouse.
  
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• Star Building Supplies expansion to untangle supply chain snarls for building industry - Calgary Herald

  09-08-2023 19:24
  Star Building Supplies expansion to untangle supply chain snarls for building industry  Calgary Herald
  
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• Seven charged in Calgary organized crime bust - Calgary Herald

  09-08-2023 19:24
  Seven charged in Calgary organized crime bust  Calgary Herald
  
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• 7 people charged in Project Carlos drug trafficking investigation

  09-08-2023 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven people have now been charged in relation to a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking investigation that took place in Calgary, according to ALERT.
  
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• 7 Calgary suspects face drug charges - CTV News Calgary

  09-08-2023 19:06
  
  7 Calgary suspects face drug charges  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary Transit launches 'Ride Ready Stations' to enhance bike and ... - City of Calgary Newsroom

  09-08-2023 19:05
  
  Calgary Transit launches 'Ride Ready Stations' to enhance bike and ...  City of Calgary Newsroom
  
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• Women dead in CTrain incident

  09-08-2023 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Police and EMS are at the scene of a CTrain incident that left one woman dead.
  
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• Woman dead in CTrain incident

  09-08-2023 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Police and EMS are at the scene of a CTrain incident that left one woman dead.
  
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• Tempering expectations for Oliver Kylington's return to the Calgary ... - The Win Column

  09-08-2023 16:30
  
  Tempering expectations for Oliver Kylington's return to the Calgary ...  The Win Column
  
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• The Calgary Flames have added several new faces to their staff - Flames Nation

  09-08-2023 16:01
  The Calgary Flames have added several new faces to their staff  Flames Nation
  
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• Calgary, Canada to host World Geothermal Congress 2026 - ThinkGeoEnergy

  09-08-2023 14:20
  Calgary, Canada to host World Geothermal Congress 2026  ThinkGeoEnergy
  
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• Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary on waitlists for on-campus housing

  09-08-2023 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Calgary students' union is asking Calgarians to consider renting to students, whether it be a spare room, basement suite, apartment, or laneway house. 
  
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• Canadian care-home provider Revera to 'transition out' of managing retirement homes

  09-08-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Information distributed to unions suggests more than 80 seniors' residences are part of the proposed transfer, with more than half of that number in Ontario. The rest are in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.
  
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• Exclusive: The feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?

  09-08-2023 10:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  How a pipeline project, purchased by the Trudeau government, went from an initial estimate of $5.4 billion to $30.9 billion, potentially leaving Canadian taxpayers on the hook.
  
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• What to know about EG.5, the latest Omicron subvariant in Canada

  09-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new coronavirus subvariant on the rise in some parts of the world is an example of how the virus will continue to evolve, some experts say. But while this latest coronavirus strain, EG.5, appears to be more infectious and able to sneak past our immune defences, experts aren't seeing evidence that it causes more severe illness.
  
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• ‘Canadians are fantastic’: Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai excited for Calgary stop - CityNews Calgary

  09-08-2023 06:20
  
  ‘Canadians are fantastic’: Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai excited for Calgary stop  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Calgary post-secondary students struggle to find housing - CTV News Calgary

  09-08-2023 03:21
  Calgary post-secondary students struggle to find housing  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Some Calgarians’ wallets take a hit as they try to stay fit

  09-08-2023 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vivo For Healthier Generations in northeast Calgary has been undergoing a massive makeover for the past three years.
  
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• 2023 World Ringette Championships come to Calgary - CTV News Calgary

  09-08-2023 02:51
  2023 World Ringette Championships come to Calgary  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Dry conditions entering ‘heat season’ trigger concerns for Calgary gardeners - Global News

  09-08-2023 02:28
  Dry conditions entering ‘heat season’ trigger concerns for Calgary gardeners  Global News
  
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• Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary on wait lists for on-campus housing - Global News

  09-08-2023 02:26
  Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary on wait lists for on-campus housing  Global News
  
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• Hundreds line up to see Vegas Golden Knights duo in southeast Calgary - Global News

  09-08-2023 02:06
  Hundreds line up to see Vegas Golden Knights duo in southeast Calgary  Global News
  
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• Hundreds line up to see Vegas Golden Knights duo in southeast Calgary

  09-08-2023 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Adin Hill and Logan Thompson are both goaltenders of the Vegas Golden Knights, the team that won this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
  
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• Stanley Cup comes to Calgary with Vegas goaltending duo - CTV News Calgary

  09-08-2023 02:02
  Stanley Cup comes to Calgary with Vegas goaltending duo  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Federal housing advocate visits Calgary to discuss homelessness among women, gender-diverse people - CBC.ca

  09-08-2023 01:50
  
  Federal housing advocate visits Calgary to discuss homelessness among women, gender-diverse people  CBC.ca
  
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• Federal housing advocate visits Calgary to discuss homelessness among women, gender-diverse people

  09-08-2023 01:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal housing advocate was in Calgary to speak with dozens of women and gender-diverse people about their experiences navigating housing precarity and homelessness — and to hear their recommended solutions to tackle the issue.
  
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• Good Samaritans ‘instrumental’ to stopping alleged sexual assault: Calgary police - Global News

  09-08-2023 01:46
  Good Samaritans ‘instrumental’ to stopping alleged sexual assault: Calgary police  Global News
  
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• Good Samaritans ‘instrumental’ to stopping alleged sexual assault: Calgary police

  09-08-2023 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Good Samaritans are being credited with helping a woman during an alleged sexual assault in Calgary early Monday morning.
  
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• Alberta to cover large portion of newly-approved ALS treatment drug

  09-08-2023 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province will cover $18,500 a month for ALS treatment drugs that were approved by the Alberta government last week.
  
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• Helicopters called in after power outage at Banff Gondola strands more than 300 tourists - Calgary Herald

  09-08-2023 01:25
  Helicopters called in after power outage at Banff Gondola strands more than 300 tourists  Calgary Herald
  
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