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• Calgarians 'can't make ends meet' as national food bank use hits highest recorded level

  26-10-2023 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Food Bank said a new report which shows national food bank use has risen to the highest levels on record highlights an affordability issue in Calgary — and across the country. 
  
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• More hiccups during 2nd week of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Alberta

  26-10-2023 23:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta has yet to iron out all the wrinkles in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The provincial government said it would increase its ordering limit after cancelled appointments last week, but pharmacies say there are still problems.
  
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• 'Show 'Em What I've Got' - stampeders.com

  26-10-2023 23:41 via news.google.com
  
  'Show 'Em What I've Got'  stampeders.com
  
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• Calgary's mayor calls for shift of tax burden away from businesses ... - Global News

  26-10-2023 23:33 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary’s mayor calls for shift of tax burden away from businesses

  26-10-2023 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gondek said the tax mix in other cities is around 40 per cent business and 60 per cent residential. Calgary currently has a 48-52 mix.
  
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• Calgary artists showcase work at U.N. climate change conference in ... - Global News

  26-10-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Calgary artists showcase work at U.N. climate change conference in Dubai

  26-10-2023 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s a chance to get their voices heard on a crisis that’s having a big impact all over the world.
  
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• How this group of seniors is getting ready to make the most of the winter weather

  26-10-2023 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Winter is in the air this week, which for many means it's back to chapped lips and slippery streets and sidewalks. But not everyone in the city is wrestling with the winter blues. Rod Bantle is president of the Calgary Seniors Alpine Ski Club and his group is ramping up for the season.
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs will 3-peat as host of WCBL all-star game in 2024

  26-10-2023 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  For the third consecutive year, the southern Alberta baseball club will host the WCBL all-star game after welcoming teams from across Alberta and Saskatchewan in 2022 and 2023.
  
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• Major Calgary road to close for construction - CityNews Calgary

  26-10-2023 21:39 via news.google.com
  
  Major Calgary road to close for construction  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith questions credibility of International Energy Agency

  26-10-2023 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith says the International Energy Agency no longer does analysis, it points to outcomes it wants and outlines paths to get there.
  
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• The story of Marie-Joseph Angélique 'belies that myth of the milder, gentler Canadian treatment of slaves'

  26-10-2023 21:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Angélique was a young enslaved Black woman accused of starting a massive fire in Montreal in 1734. She was tortured until she confessed, and then sentenced to death.
  
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• How to win over rural Albertans to renewable energy? Show them the money, says reeve

  26-10-2023 21:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Rural Albertans are not inherently opposed to renewable energy, but many have legitimate questions and concerns — and others have already seen transformative financial benefits from wind and solar projects, says the president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
  
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• More than 115,000 Calgarians are at high risk of homelessness, study finds

  26-10-2023 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 115,000 Calgarians living in 40,000 households are at high risk of falling into homelessness, a new report published by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy suggests.
  
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• Dangerous drivers on Calgary highway sought by police - CTV News Calgary

  26-10-2023 20:24 via news.google.com
  
  Dangerous drivers on Calgary highway sought by police  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Federal government installs temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

  26-10-2023 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Guilbeault says the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will limit some of its work while the government develops new legislation to respond to a recent Supreme Court opinion.
  
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• ‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace

  26-10-2023 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.
  
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• Bank of Canada governor won't say when interest rates will drop, but insists it won't take a recession

  26-10-2023 20:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says he knows Canadians feel financially squeezed by aggressive interest rate hikes, but insists doing nothing to curb inflation would have been worse
  
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• Cochrane isolates water main break, asks residents to continue conserving water

  26-10-2023 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  A town west of Calgary says crews have isolated the pipe break that led to water restrictions in the community, but residents are to continue conserving water during the repairs.
  
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• McKenzie Lake home damaged in morning fire

  26-10-2023 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southeast home sustained extensive damage after a fire broke out Thursday morning along Mount Brewster Circle. No injuries have been reported.
  
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• McKenzie Lake home damaged by fire, displaced family reunited with missing dog

  26-10-2023 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southeast home sustained extensive damage after a fire broke out Thursday morning along Mount Brewster Circle. No injuries have been reported.
  
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• More than 40,000 Calgary households at risk of homelessness: report - Calgary Herald

  26-10-2023 19:43 via news.google.com
  More than 40,000 Calgary households at risk of homelessness: report  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary bar manager charged with sexual assault involving employee: police

  26-10-2023 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police have charged one man who officers say is responsible for the sexual assault of an employee in December 2022.
  
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• Calgary bar manager charged with sexual assault against employee - Calgary Herald

  26-10-2023 19:00 via news.google.com
  Calgary bar manager charged with sexual assault against employee  Calgary Herald
  
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• Liberals will amend Impact Assessment Act after Supreme Court found it unconstitutional

  26-10-2023 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite a ruling from the Supreme Court that concluded the law is largely unconstitutional, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is sticking by its controversial Impact Assessment Act (IAA).
  
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• Calgary police seek rightful owners of stolen jewelry - CTV News Calgary

  26-10-2023 18:25 via news.google.com
  Calgary police seek rightful owners of stolen jewelry  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Parent frosted by Calgary Board of Education's cold weather policy - LiveWire Calgary

  26-10-2023 17:17 via news.google.com
  
  Parent frosted by Calgary Board of Education's cold weather policy  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Calgary events for weekend of Oct. 27-29, 2023 - CTV News Calgary

  26-10-2023 17:16 via news.google.com
  Calgary events for weekend of Oct. 27-29, 2023  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Precision Drilling reports $19.8M Q3 profit, down from $30.7M a year ago

  26-10-2023 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Precision Drilling Corp. reported a third-quarter profit of $19.8 million, down from $30.7 million a year earlier, as its revenue edged higher.
  
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• THRIVE Canada and OCIF build agtech innovation scene in Calgary ... - Calgary Economic Development

  26-10-2023 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  THRIVE Canada and OCIF build agtech innovation scene in Calgary ...  Calgary Economic Development
  
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• Noteworthy American artist Maya Lin designing Glenbow rooftop terrace

  26-10-2023 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The designer of the U.S. Vietnam Veterans Memorial is planning a 13,000 square foot terrace on the rooftop at Calgary's Glenbow Museum, as part of the multi-million dollar renovations and upgrades to the decades-old downtown facility.
  
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• Acclaimed American artist Maya Lin designing Glenbow rooftop terrace

  26-10-2023 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The designer of the U.S. Vietnam Veterans Memorial is planning a 13,000-square-foot terrace on the rooftop at Calgary's Glenbow Museum, as part of the multimillion-dollar renovations and upgrades to the decades-old downtown facility.
  
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• Trudeau nominates Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court of Canada

  26-10-2023 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is nominating Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Calgary weather: Coolest temps behind us in current cold snap - CTV News Calgary

  26-10-2023 16:08 via news.google.com
  Calgary weather: Coolest temps behind us in current cold snap  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta francophone to be appointed next Supreme Court justice: sources

  26-10-2023 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's next Supreme Court justice will be Mary Moreau, a French-speaking judge from Alberta, sources told Radio-Canada.
  
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• Alberta francophone to be appointed next Supreme Court justice

  26-10-2023 15:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's next Supreme Court justice will be Mary Moreau, a French-speaking judge from Alberta, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday.
  
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• Calgary climate summit to dig up questions over provincial and ... - CTV News Calgary

  26-10-2023 15:14 via news.google.com
  Calgary climate summit to dig up questions over provincial and ...  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Missing sled dog spotted multiple times in Calgary but remains elusive - CBC.ca

  26-10-2023 14:29 via news.google.com
  
  Missing sled dog spotted multiple times in Calgary but remains elusive  CBC.ca
  
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• Missing sled dog spotted multiple times in Calgary but remains elusive

  26-10-2023 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The eight-year-old Alaskan Husky slipped out the door of his new home in Calgary’s northwest neighborhood of Brentwood last week, after retiring from his life-long work as a sled dog due to a bout of pneumonia and some sore hips. 
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Defence to press for more details on police emails

  26-10-2023 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial was stalled last week when the lawyers for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber asked for internal emails about the evidence that police disclosed in the case.
  
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• MARTIN: Calgary's mean streets in dire need of some attention - Calgary Sun

  26-10-2023 13:04 via news.google.com
  MARTIN: Calgary's mean streets in dire need of some attention  Calgary Sun
  
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• Sextortion: Campaign ads target youth as online sexual exploitation reports increase

  26-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new campaign from Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) rolled out on Tuesday, urging youth to practise online safety following an increase in sextortion reports across Alberta.
  
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• Sextortion: Ad campaign targets youth as reports of online sexual exploitation increase

  26-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new campaign from Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) rolled out on Tuesday, urging youth to practise online safety following an increase in sextortion reports across Alberta.
  
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• Political pen pals: A West of Centre podcast

  26-10-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What do retirement incomes and a tax on pollution have in common? They’re both at the heart of the current fight between Alberta and Ottawa. This week, host Kathleen Petty talks about pensions and the carbon tax exemption with Carrie Tait from the Globe and Mail, Max Fawcett from the National Observer and political strategist Erika Barootes.
  
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• AHS: Altering Health Structures

  26-10-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services is being dismantled. Instead, four new agencies will take over in a move that changes the structure and decision-making for the entire health system. Guest host Jim Brown explores these changes with James Talbot, Alberta’s former chief medical officer, Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association, and Kelly Cryderman of the Globe and Mail.
  
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• With El Niño expected to stretch into the winter, all eyes are on 2024

  26-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts say that so far, El Niño has played a small part in 2023’s soaring temperatures. Its bigger role is yet to come.
  
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• Ontario has concerns over Danielle Smith's CPP exit bid, but also a stark lesson for her

  26-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While other provinces and Ottawa dread Alberta breaking away with its own pension plan, Alberta leaders muse that CPP managers could still run their fund on the cheap. "Rubbish," says an official who's explored a similar scheme.
  
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• Cochrane water reservoir levels stabilized but 'not out of the woods yet,' say officials

  26-10-2023 03:52 via cbc.ca
  
  While Cochrane remains under a state of emergency, town officials announced water reservoir levels have been partially restored after a major pipeline break over the weekend.
  
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• Calgary's housing crisis: Those left behind share their stories ... - Global News

  26-10-2023 03:15 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary's housing crisis: Those left behind share their stories ...  Global News
  
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• Calgary’s housing crisis: Those left behind share their stories

  26-10-2023 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the Calgary Homeless Foundation, there are more than 1,900 people on the waitlist for placement in affordable housing in the city.
  
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