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• Feds won't fund Calgary housing strategy unless city agrees to axe certain zoning rules - CBC.ca

  14-09-2023 23:49
  
  Feds won't fund Calgary housing strategy unless city agrees to axe certain zoning rules  CBC.ca
  
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• Feds won't fund Calgary housing strategy unless city agrees to axe certain zoning rules

  14-09-2023 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  More than a hundred Calgarians are making their opinions on the city’s housing strategy known Thursday — as a proposed plan to create more housing and improve affordability hangs in the balance. 
  
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• Fraudster pleads guilty to embezzling $1M while taking 13 first-class cruises in 4 years

  14-09-2023 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man admitted to defrauding a business out of $1,000,000 over four years in order to help support his first-class cruising habit, a judge was told on Thursday. 
  
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• Calgary fraudster pleads guilty to embezzling $1M from business to help fund cruising habit

  14-09-2023 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man admitted to defrauding a business out of $1,000,000 over four years in order to help support his first-class cruising habit, a judge was told on Thursday. 
  
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• Calgary is welcoming the world's energy industry and leaders Sept ... - City of Calgary Newsroom

  14-09-2023 23:09
  
  Calgary is welcoming the world's energy industry and leaders Sept ...  City of Calgary Newsroom
  
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• Rental builds GST removal is a significant move forward: Calgary ... - BNN Bloomberg

  14-09-2023 23:07
  
  Rental builds GST removal is a significant move forward: Calgary ...  BNN Bloomberg
  
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• Woman, 21, dies after being struck by car near University of Calgary - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 22:41
  Woman, 21, dies after being struck by car near University of Calgary  Calgary Herald
  
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• Vehicle destroyed, garage damaged in suspicious fire in Red Deer

  14-09-2023 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The owner of the house heard a loud bang and came outside to find his vehicle on fire, according to Red Deer RCMP.
  
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• After difficult beginnings, Calgary greets its newest regional park - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 21:29
  After difficult beginnings, Calgary greets its newest regional park  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary accountant pleads guilty to embezzling $1 million from employer - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 21:27
  Calgary accountant pleads guilty to embezzling $1 million from employer  Calgary Herald
  
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• Poilievre releases housing plan he says would 'build homes, not bureaucracy'

  14-09-2023 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released Thursday a housing plan he said would fast-track the construction of new homes in Canada as the country grapples with an acute shortage of affordable places to live.
  
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• Calgary ice cream shop in West Hillhurst closed temporarily - CTV News Calgary

  14-09-2023 21:02
  Calgary ice cream shop in West Hillhurst closed temporarily  CTV News Calgary
  
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• E. coli outbreak parents to Alberta premier: ‘What are you going to do?’

  14-09-2023 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an open letter sent to the premier’s office Thursday morning, the parents questioned why they haven’t heard public comments from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
  
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• The captain conundrum: Who should wear the ‘C’ for the Calgary Flames? - Calgary Sun

  14-09-2023 20:51
  The captain conundrum: Who should wear the ‘C’ for the Calgary Flames?  Calgary Sun
  
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• Poilievre fires back at WestJet union after speaking on flight's PA system

  14-09-2023 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Pierre Poilievre is accusing a union representing WestJet employees of "trying to silence freedom of speech" by demanding an apology from the company after the Conservative leader spoke on the PA system on a recent flight.
  
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• Pierre Poilievre says WestJet union should apologize for trying to ‘silence’ free speech

  14-09-2023 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking in Vancouver Thursday, Pierre Poilievre claimed he was asked multiple times by the WestJet cabin crew to speak and the union should be the one apologizing.
  
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• Slim majority of Albertans support national oil and gas emissions cap, polls suggest

  14-09-2023 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Twin polls suggest a slim majority of Albertans support a national cap on carbon emissions from the oil and gas sector.
  
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• Calgary woman who tortured and killed cats receives 6.5 years, Canada’s largest animal abuse sentence

  14-09-2023 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman who brutally tortured nine cats, killing seven of them, has received a six-and-a-half year sentence.
  
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• Calgary woman who tortured and killed cats receives 6.5 year sentence

  14-09-2023 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman who brutally tortured nine cats, killing seven of them, has received a six-and-a-half year sentence.
  
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• Calgary woman who tortured and killed cats awaits sentencing

  14-09-2023 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sentence is expected to be handed down Thursday afternoon for a Calgary woman who admitted to brutally torturing nine cats, killing seven of them.
  
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• Canada-wide warrant issued after man shot to death in Edmonton alley

  14-09-2023 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sept. 12, a Canada-wide warrant was issued for 22-year-old Joseph Chlala for second-degree murder in connection with the death of Osama Ali.
  
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• Defence shows peaceful side of 'Freedom Convoy' during trial

  14-09-2023 19:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Chris Barber’s lawyers showed social media videos of the “Freedom Convoy” organizer promoting peace and respect for police during the eighth day of a criminal trial for two leaders of the protest that blockaded large swaths of downtown Ottawa during the winter of 2022. 
  
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• Conservation group suggests lights-out bylaw would protect migrating birds - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 18:46
  Conservation group suggests lights-out bylaw would protect migrating birds  Calgary Herald
  
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• Nikita Zadorov continues to be one of the Calgary Flames ... - The Win Column

  14-09-2023 18:40
  
  Nikita Zadorov continues to be one of the Calgary Flames ...  The Win Column
  
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• Home sales in Calgary reach new high-water mark - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 18:34
  Home sales in Calgary reach new high-water mark  Calgary Herald
  
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• Home sales in Calgary achieve new high watermark - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 18:34
  
  Home sales in Calgary achieve new high watermark  Calgary Herald
  
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• Vehicle strikes pedestrian in northwest Calgary - CTV News Calgary

  14-09-2023 18:04
  Vehicle strikes pedestrian in northwest Calgary  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Trudeau announces new measures to deal with housing, grocery prices

  14-09-2023 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.
  
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• Federal government to remove GST from construction of new rental apartments

  14-09-2023 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government said Thursday it will eliminate the GST on the construction of new rental apartments in an effort to make housing more affordable.
  
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• Woman severely injured after being hit by vehicle near University of Calgary

  14-09-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 9:30 a.m., the intersection of 24th Avenue and Upper Place Northwest was closed as police investigated the collision.
  
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• Woman dies in hospital after being hit by vehicle near University of Calgary

  14-09-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 9:30 a.m., the intersection of 24th Avenue and Upper Place Northwest was closed as police investigated the collision.
  
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• Pedestrian seriously injured after hit by vehicle near University of Calgary

  14-09-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 9:30 a.m., 24th Avenue and Upper Place N.W. was closed as police investigated the collision.
  
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• Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle near University of Calgary

  14-09-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 9:30 a.m., the intersection of 24th Avenue and Upper Place Northwest was closed as police investigated the collision.
  
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• Slim majority of Albertans support oil and gas emissions cap, new polls suggest

  14-09-2023 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The polls come after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith warned Ottawa last month not to test the ``resolve'' of Albertans to oppose such measures.
  
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• Sask. premier ready to use notwithstanding clause to protect new school pronoun and name rule

  14-09-2023 16:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and non-binary students under 16 to use different names or pronouns at school. He says it is one of the tools the province is considering to protect the policy.
  
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• A call to action: UNESCO reaffirms environmental threats to Wood Buffalo National Park

  14-09-2023 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger.
  
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• Letters: Sept. 14: Speed trap a poor way to welcome visitors - Calgary Herald

  14-09-2023 14:04
  Letters: Sept. 14: Speed trap a poor way to welcome visitors  Calgary Herald
  
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• How a traditional farming practice is cropping up across Alberta

  14-09-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Farmers in Alberta are taking advantage of a traditional technique to slow erosion, improve soil health and extend the growing season of their yearly crops.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 8: Defence to show the ‘other side’ of social media content

  14-09-2023 13:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earlier in the trial, Lich's lawyer said if the Crown shows evidence of the negative side of the protest, the defence is entitled to show "the other side."
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 8: Defence argues ‘Hold the line’ has different meanings

  14-09-2023 13:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Hold the line'' was frequently heard in Ottawa in February 2022, and was played in court over and over as the Crown showed social media videos from the protest this week.
  
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• Quarantine hotel co-owner misappropriated almost $16M of public funds, lawsuit alleges

  14-09-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sukhminder Rai denies claims, calling them 'sensational and false accusations' stemming from a business dispute
  
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• Is that $5 coffee actually free? How TikTok's 'girl math' trend is changing the online money conversation

  14-09-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Money talk is becoming more popular on TikTok — including "girl math" videos that explain the logic behind financial decisions ranging from daily coffee purchases to dropping thousands on Taylor Swift tickets. Financial advisors say the videos can actually encourage people to be transparent about how they make spending decisions.
  
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• How E. coli infections wreak havoc on the body, causing dangerous disease — particularly in kids

  14-09-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Certain strains of E. coli are capable of causing severe disease, by rapidly spreading through the human digestive system, wreaking havoc throughout the bloodstream, and eventually damaging the delicate kidneys. That's the situation right now during a large outbreak in Alberta, with hundreds of children now affected.
  
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• Calgary councillors to debate new strategy to tackle 'housing crisis' - CBC.ca

  14-09-2023 05:38
  
  Calgary councillors to debate new strategy to tackle 'housing crisis'  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary councillors to debate new strategy to tackle 'housing crisis'

  14-09-2023 05:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Council will spend next two days discussing the proposed new housing strategy, in a public hearing where Calgarians will also be able to weigh in.
  
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• Lawyer for youth worker on trial for sexual interference of 14-year-old boy says victim is his client

  14-09-2023 05:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Sex between a 31-year-old youth case worker and a 14-year-old boy she was tasked with caring for was a sexual assault committed by the teen, the woman’s lawyer argued Wednesday, asking the judge to acquit his client.
  
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• 310 confirmed E. coli cases in Calgary outbreak; all affected ... - CTV News Calgary

  14-09-2023 04:55
  310 confirmed E. coli cases in Calgary outbreak; all affected ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Affordability top of mind ahead of Calgary’s housing strategy debate

  14-09-2023 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary's proposed housing strategy sets an annual target to build 3,000 new affordable housing units in the city, nearly the same amount built since 2016.
  
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• Fundraiser helps Calgary parents stay by hospitalized children’s side amid E. coli outbreak

  14-09-2023 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services reported that there were now 310 lab-confirmed cases as well as 21 children who were still in hospital. Meanwhile, 14 patients have been discharged.
  
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• Calgary daycares reopen as number of E. coli cases crosses 300 - The Globe and Mail

  14-09-2023 03:38
  
  Calgary daycares reopen as number of E. coli cases crosses 300  The Globe and Mail
  
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