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• Jasper wildfire could cost insurance industry an estimated $700M

  26-07-2024 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the extent of the damage in Jasper is not yet fully understood, it's estimated about 30 per cent of the townsite may have been destroyed in this week's blaze.
  
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• What does an extra $292 million buy? A bigger, better arena, Scotia Place developers say - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 23:41 via news.google.com
  
  What does an extra $292 million buy? A bigger, better arena, Scotia Place developers say  Calgary Herald
  
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• ‘Not good news’: Farmers stunned as BC Tree Fruits announces surprise closure

  26-07-2024 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  BC Tree Fruits Collective announced its sudden closure on Friday, sending its member farmers scrambling to find new ways to get their produce to market.
  
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• Police seek dashboard camera footage linked to fatal shooting - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  
  Police seek dashboard camera footage linked to fatal shooting  Calgary Herald
  
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• Crown may seek adult sentence notice to Calgary youth charged with murder in June stabbing - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 21:42 via news.google.com
  
  Crown may seek adult sentence notice to Calgary youth charged with murder in June stabbing  Calgary Herald
  
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• 'Primed to burn:' Former Parks Canada forestry scientist fears the worst for Banff - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 21:28 via news.google.com
  
  'Primed to burn:' Former Parks Canada forestry scientist fears the worst for Banff  Calgary Herald
  
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• Jasper wildfire: Before-and-after photos show destruction of town

  26-07-2024 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fierce wildfire has ravaged the town of Jasper, Alta., potentially destroying up to 50 per cent of its buildings despite first responders working to save as many as possible.
  
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• ‘All the ash falling’: Jasper evacuees share stories of escaping wildfire

  26-07-2024 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jasper residents have described the shock and horror of fleeing their homes on little notice as a raging wildfire ripped through the national park and townsite in western Alberta.
  
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• Fire outside Shawnessy Value Village sends smoke billowing into store - CTV News Calgary

  26-07-2024 18:39 via news.google.com
  
  Fire outside Shawnessy Value Village sends smoke billowing into store  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Jasper wildfire: Rail service disrupted, delays expected at Port of Vancouver

  26-07-2024 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Port of Vancouver spokesman Alex Munro says the port expects to see delays in the movement of goods in the coming days due to the situation in Jasper.
  
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• Jasper wildfire: CN Rail resumes shipments through Alberta mountain town

  26-07-2024 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's largest railroad operator suspended operations in the Jasper area Wednesday afternoon as wildfires raged through the Alberta park.
  
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• Workers returning to northern Alberta oilsands site after wildfire evacuation

  26-07-2024 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cooler temperatures and rain forecast for the next few days are expected to assist firefighters.
  
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• B.C. fire officials welcome cooler weather, remain wary of winds

  26-07-2024 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid growth of an out-of-control fire near Golden, but rain and cooler temperatures arriving for most of the province are expected to help reduce fire activity.
  
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• B.C. crews wary of cold-front winds after Golden wildfire grows

  26-07-2024 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as rain and cooler temperatures arrive for most of the province.
  
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• Jasper wildfire: Rain, cooler weather limiting spread of wildfires in national park

  26-07-2024 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The park says due to the rainfall, fire behaviour is likely to calm over the next 72 hours.
  
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• 30% of Jasper structures destroyed by wildfire, critical infrastructure saved: Parks Canada

  26-07-2024 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials noted that all critical infrastructure in the townsite was successfully protected.
  
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• One-third of structures in Jasper damaged by massive wildfire

  26-07-2024 13:39 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 300 buildings in Jasper, Alta., were damaged by a massive wildfire that reached the mountain townsite Wednesday evening, Jasper National Park said on social media Friday.
  
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• Cooler temperatures, rain expected to help subdue massive Jasper wildfire

  26-07-2024 13:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rain and cooler temperatures have helped subdue the spread of a massive wildfire that consumed homes in the heart of Jasper National Park.
  
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• A first look at damage caused by massive wildfire that ripped through Jasper

  26-07-2024 13:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A few members of the media were allowed into Jasper Friday afternoon, offering the first glimpse of the damage wrought by a massive wildfire that ripped through the historic townsite Wednesday night.
  
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• Ontario firefighters sent to help battle out-of-control Alberta forest blazes

  26-07-2024 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario government said almost 200 firefighters, along with two helicopters, have been sent to Alberta as it struggles with a brutal forest fire season.
  
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• Woman dead, two firefighters hurt in SE Calgary townhouse fire - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 10:58 via news.google.com
  
  Woman dead, two firefighters hurt in SE Calgary townhouse fire  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Helplessness and the Jasper inferno

  26-07-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  They was so little anyone could do — firefighters, residents or decision-makers — on the day a wall of flames approached the Rocky Mountain park town.
  
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• Blaze that damaged Jasper, Alta., townsite was too powerful to stop, fire experts say

  26-07-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A wildfire that destroyed buildings in Jasper less than 48 hours after it began at least 12 kilometres away became a “monster” that firefighters were helpless to stop, says Parks Canada.
  
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• Calgary police seeking witnesses in fatal drive-by shooting - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 07:25 via news.google.com
  Calgary police seeking witnesses in fatal drive-by shooting  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Neighbours left in shock after fatal fire in SE Calgary - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 07:16 via news.google.com
  Neighbours left in shock after fatal fire in SE Calgary  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Jasper evacuees face closed doors at Calgary evacuation centre - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 07:16 via news.google.com
  Jasper evacuees face closed doors at Calgary evacuation centre  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Wildfire updates, July 25: Rain expected to help | Scope of Jasper wildfire damage starts to emerge | Homes reported destroyed in Golden - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 07:03 via news.google.com
  Wildfire updates, July 25: Rain expected to help | Scope of Jasper wildfire damage starts to emerge | Homes reported destroyed in Golden  Calgary Herald
  
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• Police seek dashcam footage in fatal NE Calgary drive-by shooting - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 06:40 via news.google.com
  Police seek dashcam footage in fatal NE Calgary drive-by shooting  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Lauren Coughlin leads LPGA Tour's CPKC Women’s Open in chilly Calgary - ABC News

  26-07-2024 05:00 via news.google.com
  Lauren Coughlin leads LPGA Tour's CPKC Women’s Open in chilly Calgary  ABC News
  
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• CPKC Women’s Open: Coughlin leads, Jutanugarn back in groove - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 04:47 via news.google.com
  CPKC Women’s Open: Coughlin leads, Jutanugarn back in groove  Calgary Herald
  
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• Legacy community fire leaves one dead, two firefighters injured - LiveWire Calgary

  26-07-2024 04:42 via news.google.com
  Legacy community fire leaves one dead, two firefighters injured  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• 1 woman dead after 2-alarm fire in southeast Calgary - CBC.ca

  26-07-2024 04:40 via news.google.com
  1 woman dead after 2-alarm fire in southeast Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• 1 woman dead after 2-alarm fire in southeast Calgary

  26-07-2024 04:40 via cbc.ca
  
  One woman was killed in a fire at a townhouse in the southeast community of Legacy, the Calgary Fire Department says.
  
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• 'All of your memories ... gone': Jasper evacuees settle in Calgary as wildfire rages in their community - CTV News Calgary

  26-07-2024 03:45 via news.google.com
  'All of your memories ... gone': Jasper evacuees settle in Calgary as wildfire rages in their community  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Police seek dash-cam footage in investigation of shooting death of 19-year-old - CTV News Calgary

  26-07-2024 03:03 via news.google.com
  
  Police seek dash-cam footage in investigation of shooting death of 19-year-old  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary’s Folk Fest kicks off under cloud of wildfire smoke - CityNews Calgary

  26-07-2024 02:49 via news.google.com
  Calgary’s Folk Fest kicks off under cloud of wildfire smoke  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Police looking to speak with possible witnesses of fatal drive-by shooting

  26-07-2024 02:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police are looking to speak with the drivers of three vehicles who were near the vehicle of 19-year-old Jordan Leinen when she was killed in a drive-by shooting on a Deerfoot Trail overpass Saturday.
  
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• Hundreds of evacuees from Jasper reach Calgary - CTV News Calgary

  26-07-2024 02:37 via news.google.com
  Hundreds of evacuees from Jasper reach Calgary  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Jasper volunteer firefighter watches as home burns to the ground: ‘That fire was rolling’

  26-07-2024 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  A volunteer firefighter in Jasper is choosing to focus on the positives, after watching her family home burn to the ground amid a devastating wildfire in the mountain town.
  
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• Calgarians band together to help Jasper residents seeking refuge from wildfire

  26-07-2024 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary organizations are working day and night to help Jasper residents who have been displaced by a fast-moving wildfire that is threatening their homes.
  
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• Calgary mayor apologizes after Jasper evacuees find reception centre closed - Global News Toronto

  26-07-2024 02:06 via news.google.com
  Calgary mayor apologizes after Jasper evacuees find reception centre closed  Global News Toronto
  
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• Rail, phone, power services affected by Jasper wildfire

  26-07-2024 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Rail, phone and power services are among the critical infrastructure that has been affected by the wildfires that have raged through Jasper National Park, Alta., and into the picturesque townsite itself.
  
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• Calgary camp for young entrepreneurs helps ‘empower the youth’ - Global News Toronto

  26-07-2024 01:46 via news.google.com
  Calgary camp for young entrepreneurs helps ‘empower the youth’  Global News Toronto
  
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• Calgary camp for young entrepreneurs helps ‘empower the youth’

  26-07-2024 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Young entrepreneurs aged seven to 15 are learning the basics of business at the Mini Titans camp at the Cedarbrae Community Centre in southwest Calgary.
  
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• Calgary event organizers keep close eye on wildfire smoke conditions - Global News Toronto

  26-07-2024 01:42 via news.google.com
  Calgary event organizers keep close eye on wildfire smoke conditions  Global News Toronto
  
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• Calgary event organizers keep close eye on wildfire smoke conditions

  26-07-2024 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Festival and event organizers in Calgary are keeping a watchful eye on the air quality while wildfire smoke continues to blanket the city. 
  
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• Varcoe: 'It was devastating': Business owners vow to build back after destruction in Jasper - Calgary Herald

  26-07-2024 01:38 via news.google.com
  Varcoe: 'It was devastating': Business owners vow to build back after destruction in Jasper  Calgary Herald
  
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• The Buckleys added to Calgary Folk Festival lineup - CTV News Calgary

  26-07-2024 01:24 via news.google.com
  The Buckleys added to Calgary Folk Festival lineup  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary’s construction and manufacturing industries get boost with OCIF investment - LiveWire Calgary

  26-07-2024 01:19 via news.google.com
  Calgary’s construction and manufacturing industries get boost with OCIF investment  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Canadians mourn Jasper as beloved mountain town devastated by wildfires

  26-07-2024 00:46 via cbc.ca
  
  To scroll social media this week is to be swept into a collective grief for Jasper, Alta., after a wildfire roared into the historic resort town in the Rocky Mountains Wednesday, leaving vast stretches of it burned to the ground.
  
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