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• Alberta mom charged in 13-year-old son’s suspected overdose death

  05-02-2025 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police allege the mom and son were doing drugs together at Christmas when he overdosed, and she hid him from paramedics before they ended up outdoors, where he died.
  
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• Municipal district scraps Grassy Mountain appeal after provincial coal rule changes

  05-02-2025 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The reeve of a southwestern ranching community says the municipal district has cancelled its appeal of exploration applications tied to the Grassy Mountain site in southwestern Alberta.
  
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• Suspected impaired driver crashes into SW Calgary home - CityNews Calgary

  05-02-2025 23:42 via news.google.com
  Suspected impaired driver crashes into SW Calgary home  CityNews Calgary
  
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• ‘Nothing new:’ Police say fentanyl crackdown existed before tariff threats

  05-02-2025 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian investigators were effectively cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and production well before Donald Trump threatened devastating tariffs if Canada didn't do more.
  
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• The heartwarming story of Ilya Solovyov’s latest NHL call-up - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 23:00 via news.google.com
  The heartwarming story of Ilya Solovyov’s latest NHL call-up  Calgary Herald
  
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• Police are cracking down on fentanyl in Canada but say it has nothing to do with Trump

  05-02-2025 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Efforts to break up crime syndicates precede threats from the U.S. president, investigators taking down drug labs in Western Canada say.
  
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• Iconic mall in downtown Calgary being torn down - Global News Toronto

  05-02-2025 22:33 via news.google.com
  Iconic mall in downtown Calgary being torn down  Global News Toronto
  
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• Iconic mall in downtown Calgary being torn down - Global News

  05-02-2025 22:33 via news.google.com
  Iconic mall in downtown Calgary being torn down  Global News
  
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• Iconic mall in downtown Calgary being torn down

  05-02-2025 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  While demolition work has started on Calgary's iconic Eau Claire mall, the future of the land the mall sits on and the surrounding area remains uncertain.
  
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• Security will shut down wilderness area near G7 summit in Kananaskis in June

  05-02-2025 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Security will be extremely tight as a huge area of Alberta's Kananaskis country, west of Calgary, will be closed to the general public in June 2025 for the G7 Summit.
  
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• 'Like to prove them wrong': Green thumb grows tropical fruit in Calgary home - CBC.ca

  05-02-2025 22:02 via news.google.com
  'Like to prove them wrong': Green thumb grows tropical fruit in Calgary home  CBC.ca
  
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• 'Like to prove them wrong': Green thumb grows tropical fruit in Calgary home

  05-02-2025 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Nobody puts Lindsay Struthers in a corner, especially if it comes with the most unwelcome advice of what she can or cannot grow. “People say you can’t grow it, so I just like to prove them wrong,” Struthers told the Calgary Eyeopener in a Wednesday interview.
  
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• Alberta woman fined $15,000 for possessing illegal exotic cat

  05-02-2025 21:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services says it seized one serval cat from an Alberta woman’s home on Nov. 30, 2023, following the execution of a warrant. 
  
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• Quebec government open to rekindled LNG project to ship energy from Alberta overseas

  05-02-2025 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec refused to authorize GNL Québec Inc.'s proposed liquefaction facility and export terminal in 2021 and Ottawa followed suit in 2022, citing environmental concerns.
  
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• Alberta election rules changed to account for displaced Jasper residents

  05-02-2025 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Municipal Affairs minister said those looking to vote will have had to have been eligible to vote immediately before the fire and plan on returning to Jasper at some point.
  
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• Alberta government sues non-profit that moved clients into hotel rooms

  05-02-2025 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A registered non-profit housing provider that moved vulnerable clients into hotel rooms last year is being sued by the Alberta government.
  
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• ‘These situations are dynamic’: 1 dead, 9 detained in separate border incursions in Alberta

  05-02-2025 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP noted officers responded to the events 'as part of ongoing efforts to secure the shared Canada-U.S. border.'
  
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• Driver charged in Gaudreau deaths says brothers were more impaired than him

  05-02-2025 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sean M. Higgins' lawyers are claiming that the Gaudreaus' blood alcohol was higher than his in an attempt to get his charges dropped.
  
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• ‘Border-related events’ on the Prairies prompt RCMP to hold news conference Wednesday

  05-02-2025 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP noted officers responded to the events 'as part of ongoing efforts to secure the shared Canada-U.S. border.'
  
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• 'A long time coming': Change in recycling regulations could bring blue bin fees in Calgary down to $2.17 per month - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 20:30 via news.google.com
  'A long time coming': Change in recycling regulations could bring blue bin fees in Calgary down to $2.17 per month  Calgary Herald
  
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• In Calgary courts: Video of Mountie pelting vehicle which fled checkstop with bullets shown in court - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 20:07 via news.google.com
  In Calgary courts: Video of Mountie pelting vehicle which fled checkstop with bullets shown in court  Calgary Herald
  
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• Quebec willing to rethink natural gas pipeline project from Western Canada

  05-02-2025 19:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The threat of tariffs and lingering economic volatility has prompted the Quebec government to reconsider a pipeline project bringing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from western Canada to the province before shipping it overseas. 
  
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• Anand suggests Canada's interprovincial barriers could crumble within a month

  05-02-2025 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand told reporters in Halifax on Wednesday that long-standing internal trade barriers could be eliminated within 30 days.
  
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• After a pandemic boom, Canada's video game industry is taking a hit

  05-02-2025 17:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of video game companies operating in Canada dropped nine per cent in the wake of a pandemic-fuelled gaming boom, most of them smaller independent shops with fewer than 25 employees, according to an economic report on the industry.
  
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• Nylander: Hat trick in Calgary 'super special' - theScore

  05-02-2025 15:59 via news.google.com
  Nylander: Hat trick in Calgary 'super special'  theScore
  
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• Winter storm sparks major disruptions in Calgary - MSN

  05-02-2025 15:57 via news.google.com
  Winter storm sparks major disruptions in Calgary  MSN
  
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• Calgary's Eau Claire Market coming down - CTV News

  05-02-2025 15:57 via news.google.com
  Calgary's Eau Claire Market coming down  CTV News
  
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• The final goodbye: Demolition to begin at Calgary’s Eau Claire Market - CityNews Calgary

  05-02-2025 15:32 via news.google.com
  The final goodbye: Demolition to begin at Calgary’s Eau Claire Market  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Winnipeg MP named ministerial lead for rebuilding Alberta town

  05-02-2025 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal cabinet minister Terry Duguid has been named the new ministerial lead for the town of Jasper, Alta., as it continues to rebuild from a wildfire last year.
  
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• Calgary man arrested after ‘violent’ Mississauga theft - Mississauga News

  05-02-2025 14:42 via news.google.com
  Calgary man arrested after ‘violent’ Mississauga theft  Mississauga News
  
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• Calgary home sales fall, but market activity remains above average: CREB - Mortgage Professional

  05-02-2025 14:42 via news.google.com
  Calgary home sales fall, but market activity remains above average: CREB  Mortgage Professional
  
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• Calgary’s GamePLAN: Council to debate $250M recreation overhaul - CityNews Calgary

  05-02-2025 14:32 via news.google.com
  Calgary’s GamePLAN: Council to debate $250M recreation overhaul  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Three takeaways as Flames get away from what works against Leafs - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 14:28 via news.google.com
  Three takeaways as Flames get away from what works against Leafs  Calgary Herald
  
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• Sport Calgary, organizations team up to provide free sessions for public - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 14:08 via news.google.com
  Sport Calgary, organizations team up to provide free sessions for public  Calgary Herald
  
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• Councillors considering charging Calgarians less in monthly waste and recycling

  05-02-2025 14:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is introducing an Extended Producer Responsibility program in April that puts the onus on companies to pay for recycling their products, and as a result, councillors are looking to reduce its monthly Blue Cart Program charge.
  
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• U.S. tariff threat shows need for Alberta to find more trade opportunities, industry leaders say

  05-02-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Now that Albertans have a brief reprieve from the threat of incoming U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, politicians, industry leaders and consultants say now’s the time to find more buyers for Alberta goods.
  
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• Calgary Stampede Showriders Celebrate 40th Anniversary - Horse Canada

  05-02-2025 13:56 via news.google.com
  Calgary Stampede Showriders Celebrate 40th Anniversary  Horse Canada
  
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• TAKEAWAYS: On Nylander, McMann and Knies following Maple Leafs' win in Calgary - Toronto Sun

  05-02-2025 13:26 via news.google.com
  TAKEAWAYS: On Nylander, McMann and Knies following Maple Leafs' win in Calgary  Toronto Sun
  
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• Varcoe: Alberta businesses using 'reprieve to fill up the sandbags’ and prepare for further tariff storm - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 13:04 via news.google.com
  Varcoe: Alberta businesses using 'reprieve to fill up the sandbags’ and prepare for further tariff storm  Calgary Herald
  
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• Varcoe: Alberta businesses prepare for further Trump tariff storm, use 'reprieve to fill up the sandbags’ - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2025 13:04 via news.google.com
  Varcoe: Alberta businesses prepare for further Trump tariff storm, use 'reprieve to fill up the sandbags’  Calgary Herald
  
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• Flames’ Lomberg on Leafs Nation in Calgary: ‘You want to shut them up, for sure’ - The Leafs Nation

  05-02-2025 12:01 via news.google.com
  Flames’ Lomberg on Leafs Nation in Calgary: ‘You want to shut them up, for sure’  The Leafs Nation
  
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• What's driving up the price of specialty coffee in Calgary? The weak loonie is one factor - CBC.ca

  05-02-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  What's driving up the price of specialty coffee in Calgary? The weak loonie is one factor  CBC.ca
  
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• What's driving up the price of specialty coffee in Calgary? The weak loonie is one factor

  05-02-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Adjust your budgets, Calgarians — local coffee roasters are cautioning that the price of your favourite bag or cup of coffee could increase in the coming months, for reasons beyond their control.
  
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• Calgary mayor invites Premier Smith, transportation minister on Green Line walking tour - CityNews Calgary

  05-02-2025 11:19 via news.google.com
  Calgary mayor invites Premier Smith, transportation minister on Green Line walking tour  CityNews Calgary
  
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• Calgary home sales dip 12% in January, still 30% above seasonal average - REM | Real Estate Magazine

  05-02-2025 11:15 via news.google.com
  Calgary home sales dip 12% in January, still 30% above seasonal average  REM | Real Estate Magazine
  
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• How Jasper's chief planner is re-imagining housing in the rocky mountain town

  05-02-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Just how to rebuild Jasper — whether it through density or expanding town boundaries — has been a core debate between the municipality, province and Ottawa in the rehabilitation process.
  
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• Climate disasters lead to billions in insurance losses. Could they trigger a financial crisis?

  05-02-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In addition to causing widespread destruction, climate disasters are battering insurance companies. As premiums rise and some regions become uninsurable, it could have a cascading effect that could lead to a financial crisis, says one U.S. economist.
  
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• Leafs’ Nylander says his hat trick in 6-3 win over Calgary is ‘super special’ - Fraser Valley Today

  05-02-2025 08:28 via news.google.com
  Leafs’ Nylander says his hat trick in 6-3 win over Calgary is ‘super special’  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Nylander says hat trick ‘super special’ in Calgary

  05-02-2025 08:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight years to the day of his first career NHL hat trick, William Nylander notched his second on Tuesday and it came in the same building in which his dad used to play.
  
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• Say What - 'Their Skill Took Over' - NHL.com

  05-02-2025 06:42 via news.google.com
  Say What - 'Their Skill Took Over'  NHL.com
  
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