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• Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers say home heating oil carbon tax exemption unfair to rest of country

  27-10-2023 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Scott Moe and Danielle Smith say the exemption should also be applied to natural gas, as the majority of people in their provinces use it to heat their homes.
  
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• Lakes in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks closed after suspected whirling disease

  27-10-2023 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  All bodies of water in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks have been closed for the next five months after a suspected case of whirling disease was reported in British Columbia's southeast Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Alberta police watchdog clears RCMP officers of negligence after child killed

  27-10-2023 23:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's police watchdog says two RCMP officers were not negligent when investigating a case where an infant was killed by her father in 2021.
  
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• Dog who was in vehicle while it was stolen dies of injuries

  27-10-2023 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police have been investigating an incident involving a truck that was stolen with a dog inside it since Wednesday.
  
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• Dog dies of injuries after truck he was in stolen

  27-10-2023 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police have been investigating an incident involving a truck that was stolen with a dog inside it since Wednesday.
  
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• Targeted shooting near northeast Calgary school sends bystander to hospital in serious condition

  27-10-2023 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  An early Friday afternoon shooting in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Pineridge sent one person to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
  
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• Targeted shooting near northeast Calgary school sends bystander ... - Global News

  27-10-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  
  Targeted shooting near northeast Calgary school sends bystander ...  Global News
  
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• Shooting near northeast Calgary junior high school sends 1 to hospital in serious condition

  27-10-2023 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  An early Friday afternoon shooting in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Pineridge sent one person to hospital in serious but non-life threatening condition.
  
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• ‘Had to be done’: Travis Dermott on using Pride Tape, forcing NHL’s hand

  27-10-2023 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Travis Dermott had a lot on his mind as he carefully wrapped the shaft of his hockey stick with rainbow-coloured tape.
  
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• 'Easy prey': Pet owners on high alert after cougar kills dogs near Bragg Creek - Calgary Herald

  27-10-2023 22:48 via news.google.com
  'Easy prey': Pet owners on high alert after cougar kills dogs near Bragg Creek  Calgary Herald
  
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• Imperial’s fleet of heavy haul trucks at Kearl oilsands site now fully autonomous

  27-10-2023 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil expects its transition to self-driving trucks at its Kearl oilsands mine will help boost bitumen production from that site in the coming years.
  
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• Braid: UCP pension drive misleads Albertans to make a point across the country - Calgary Herald

  27-10-2023 22:33 via news.google.com
  Braid: UCP pension drive misleads Albertans to make a point across the country  Calgary Herald
  
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• Palestinian-Calgarian loses family members after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

  27-10-2023 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Tamer Jarada was told by a relative that 11 of his family members were confirmed dead, while five others are still buried under rubble following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip this week.
  
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• Forge FC seeking 4th playoff title in final against Cavalry FC

  27-10-2023 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hamilton's pro soccer team will play in its fifth Canadian Premier League final Saturday night Calgary's Cavalry FC.
  
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• Premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta ask for extension of carbon tax exemption

  27-10-2023 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Scott Moe and Danielle Smith say the exemption should also be applied to natural gas, as the majority of people in their provinces use it to heat their homes.
  
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• Vancouver escort charged with allegedly drugging, robbing Calgary man

  27-10-2023 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit alleges that the 31-year-old Jessica Kane committed these offences while on bail for similar charges in B.C.
  
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• Vancouver escort charged with allegedly drugging, robbing Calgary ... - Global News

  27-10-2023 21:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Edmonton Oilers look to reset their NHL season in Heritage Classic showdown with Calgary Flames

  27-10-2023 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers say that the spectacle of Sunday's game gives the team a chance to refocus -- and begin the season anew. Throw out the first seven games, and start from scratch.
  
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• RCMP officers found non-negligent after child killed on Stoney Nakoda First Nation

  27-10-2023 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's police watchdog says two RCMP officers were not negligent when investigating a case where an infant was killed by her father in 2021.
  
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• Alberta lawyers agree to plea bargain for having Manitoba judge followed’

  27-10-2023 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two lawyers will not be able to practise anywhere in Canada for three years after admitting to having a private investigator spy on a Manitoba judge.
  
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• Entire board at Banff Centre dismissed by Alberta government

  27-10-2023 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has dismissed the entire board of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and replaced it with a temporary administrator.
  
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• Children’s entertainer holds Halloween fundraiser to help feed struggling Calgarians

  27-10-2023 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Veteran children’s entertainer Sylvia Chave is holding two Halloween fundraising shows at Robert McClure United Church in the Pineridge neighbourhood of northeast Calgary.
  
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• Alberta government ousts Banff Centre board, taps administrator to review arts facility

  27-10-2023 19:54 via cbc.ca
  
  An oil executive who is also the Alberta Foundation of the Arts chair becomes a one-man board for a Banff institution. Province doesn't explain why it fired the board but expressed hope to bring a "refreshed future."
  
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• Jelly-fish sculpture stolen from Millennium Park sought by Calgary police

  27-10-2023 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are seeking information from the public about a jellyfish-shaped sculpture that was stolen in September during the Beakerhead event.
  
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• Jelly-fish sculpture stolen from Millennium Park sought by Calgary ... - Global News

  27-10-2023 19:50 via news.google.com
  
  Jelly-fish sculpture stolen from Millennium Park sought by Calgary ...  Global News
  
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• Alberta Legion marks start of 2023 Poppy Campaign

  27-10-2023 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Legions across Canada marked the official launch of the 2023 Poppy Campaign on Friday. This year's fundraiser is highlighting the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping missions.
  
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• Missing Calgary dog, lost when thieves stole owner's truck, dies after ... - Global News

  27-10-2023 19:18 via news.google.com
  
  Missing Calgary dog, lost when thieves stole owner's truck, dies after ...  Global News
  
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• Missing Calgary dog, lost when thieves stole owner’s truck, dies after being hit by car - Global News

  27-10-2023 19:18 via news.google.com
  Missing Calgary dog, lost when thieves stole owner’s truck, dies after being hit by car  Global News
  
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• Missing Calgary dog, lost when thieves stole owner’s truck, dies after being hit by car

  27-10-2023 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A dog who was missing after a truck was stolen from Lakeview was found Thursday night but unfortunately he had been hit by a car and died a short time later.
  
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• Province fires Banff Centre board, appoints temporary administrator until replacements found - Calgary Herald

  27-10-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  Province fires Banff Centre board, appoints temporary administrator until replacements found  Calgary Herald
  
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• Lawyers barred from practising law in Canada for 3 years after Manitoba judge followed in 2021

  27-10-2023 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Alberta lawyers charged with attempting to obstruct justice have been prohibited from practising law anywhere in Canada for three years as part of a deal with Manitoba prosecutors that saw their charges stayed.
  
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• Lawyers barred from practising law in Canada for 3 years after having Manitoba judge followed in 2021

  27-10-2023 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Alberta lawyers charged with attempting to obstruct justice have been banned from practising law anywhere in Canada for three years as part of a plea deal with Manitoba prosecutors that saw their charges stayed.
  
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• Good news for Calgary's retail CRE: Demand outstrips supply - Real Estate News EXchange - RENX

  27-10-2023 17:43 via news.google.com
  
  Good news for Calgary's retail CRE: Demand outstrips supply  Real Estate News EXchange - RENX
  
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• Danielle Smith says Alberta's CPP exit campaign will continue despite questions over numbers

  27-10-2023 17:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Smith says her government stands by its assertion that Alberta deserves $334 billion if it leaves the Canada Pension Plan — a figure that represents more than half of all CPP assets. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board pegs Alberta's share of the CPP at 16 per cent.
  
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• Joel Hofer earns first career shutout as Blues blank slumping Flames 3-0

  27-10-2023 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  “I just want to apologize to our fans,” said Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov. “We’re playing (poorly) right now. It’s tough to watch."
  
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• Canadian ranchers brace for long, lean winter after droughts, soaring feed costs

  27-10-2023 16:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Jocelyn Wasko and her husband Travis have spent much of the summer and fall preparing and worked hard to grow their own forage crops, even taking a few thousand acres of durum wheat that didn't grow well enough to sell and cutting and baling it for feed instead.
  
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• 2023 Halloween Kid Count: How many ghouls haunted your doorstep? - Calgary Herald

  27-10-2023 14:34 via news.google.com
  2023 Halloween Kid Count: How many ghouls haunted your doorstep?  Calgary Herald
  
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• Cattle farmers brace for the cold after drought, high feed costs

  27-10-2023 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  It could be a long, lean winter in cattle country as drought-ravaged western Canadian ranchers struggle to secure feed to get their livestock through the cold months.
  
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• Gas leak in the town of Crossfield, Alta.

  27-10-2023 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crossfield, Alta., warned residents of a gas leak at the intersection of Limit Avenue and Murdoch Street on Thursday night. The intersection was still closed as of Friday morning.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Defence continues fight internal police documents

  27-10-2023 13:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The lawyers for two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their legal fight for access to internal Ottawa Police Service documents Friday.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Defence continues fight for internal police documents

  27-10-2023 13:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The lawyers for two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their legal fight for access to internal Ottawa Police Service documents Friday.
  
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• Service dogs in training attend special live music rehearsal

  27-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra welcomed over a dozen puppies and young dogs to a live music performance on Thursday as part of a service dog training initiative.
  
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• Record year for bear encounters in Jasper prompts renewed warnings

  27-10-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With the number of black bear encounters on the rise in Jasper, conservation officials caution that the problem will not be solved by relocating the animals out of town and that grizzlies could soon become part of the problem.
  
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• It's no trick — the cost of Halloween treats is creeping over inflation. But not enough to scare shoppers

  27-10-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Comparing store flyers between October 2022 and October 2023 shows that the price of Nestle's popular 50-piece box of fun-size chocolate bars has outpaced inflation by as much as 17.5% at some of Canada's major grocery chains. Many handing out candy say they won't let costs creeping up affect trick-or-treaters.
  
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• Perfect Weston Davidson Wins Ty Pozzobon Legacy PBR in Calgary ... - PBR Canada

  27-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Perfect Weston Davidson Wins Ty Pozzobon Legacy PBR in Calgary ...  PBR Canada
  
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• Falling table from 9th floor Calgary apartment narrowly misses pedestrian below - Global News

  27-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Falling table from 9th floor Calgary apartment narrowly misses pedestrian below  Global News
  
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• 17 members of Calgary man’s family killed in Gaza airstrike: ‘It was a massacre’ - Global News

  27-10-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  17 members of Calgary man’s family killed in Gaza airstrike: ‘It was a massacre’  Global News
  
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• Calgary weather: We can expect another cold one, Friday | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  27-10-2023 04:21 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary weather: We can expect another cold one, Friday | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta premier tells climate conference renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

  27-10-2023 03:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Danielle Smith says achieving a grid powered by renewable energy in 12 years could lead to power blackouts because Alberta wouldn't have a reliable source of baseload power, but critics say she is misrepresenting the reality — with her main political opponent saying the premier has her own "fantasy thinking."
  
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• Alberta premier says renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

  27-10-2023 03:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Danielle Smith says achieving a grid powered by renewable energy in 12 years could lead to power blackouts because Alberta wouldn't have a reliable source of baseload power, but critics say she is misrepresenting the reality — with her main political opponent saying the premier has her own "fantasy thinking."
  
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