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• Northern Alberta students walk out to protest teacher's post about residential schools

  21-10-2026 22:59 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Dozens of students walked out of a Grande Prairie high school in mid-October to protest a social media post shared by a teacher in the northern Alberta city.
  
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• Carney won’t rule out giving Alberta a Quebec-style immigration deal

  21-10-2026 22:46 via : Calgary
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday the Liberals have lost control of immigration and provinces should have more control over their intake numbers.
  
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• Bombers need victory to punch their playoff ticket

  21-10-2026 20:59 via : Calgary
  
  Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders will be B.C. Lions fans this weekend.
  
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• Wainwright residents pay their respects as soldiers leave town following deadly training exercise

  21-10-2026 19:15 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  People from across the community of Wainwright, Alta., lined the highway that cuts through town Wednesday morningto pay their respects to some of the soldiers at the centre of a weekend tragedy that left four dead and dozens more injured.
  
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• Alberta premier to speak to media Wednesday after strong support for 'remain' in referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will speak to the media Wednesday morning in Calgary. This follows her televised address Tuesday evening, where she spoke about the results of the Alberta referendum.
  
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• Alberta premier speaks to media Wednesday after strong support for 'remain' in referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will speak to the media Wednesday morning in Calgary. Her remarks come on the heels of a video sent to United Conservative Party members in which the premier said she is well aware of divisions on the question of holding another referendum on independence but that, going forward, the UCP will be pro-Canada.
  
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• Alberta premier says UCP must be pro-Canada, separatists can 'join a different party'

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says separatist UCP members should support the will of Albertans who voted to remain in Canada or leave the party.
  That desire was clear in the results of Monday’s referendum, she told reporters at a news conference in Calgary Wednesday. She echoed the sentiment from her video message sent to UCP members earlier in the day.
  
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• Alberta premier says separatist UCP members can 'join a different party,' following referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says separatist UCP members should support the will of Albertans who voted to remain in Canada or leave the party.
  That desire was clear in the results of Monday’s referendum, she told reporters at a news conference in Calgary Wednesday. She echoed the sentiment from her video message sent to UCP members earlier in the day.
  
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• Angine de Poitrine announce 2027 world tour

  21-10-2026 18:14 via : Calgary
  
  Among the eight Canadian dates are stops in Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as a performance at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre — their largest headlining show in the city so far.
  
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• First Nations say Elections Alberta unprepared for referendum turnout

  21-10-2026 17:57 via : Calgary
  
  First Nations in Alberta are celebrating the win for the pro-Canada side in Monday's referendum but also raising concerns about a shortage of ballots in their communities.
  
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• Calgary fire crews battle blaze outside southeast Calgary business

  21-10-2026 17:44 via : Calgary
  
  Investigators have determined a blaze outside of a liquidation centre in the city's southeast started amid some furniture behind the building before making its way inside.
  
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• Record $90M Lotto Max jackpot won in Alberta, OLG says

  21-10-2026 15:11 via : Calgary
  
  The record-setting $90 million Lotto Max jackpot was won in Alberta following Tuesday night’s draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says.
  
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• ‘Hurting’: Vigil in Wainwright, Alta., for soldiers caught in deadly fire

  21-10-2026 14:29 via : Calgary
  
  Ryan Wood, pastor of the town's Church of the Nazarene, said it's important those in the Armed Forces know they're not alone after the deadly fire.
  
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• Danielle Smith calls UCP a ‘federalist party’ after Alberta rejects separation

  21-10-2026 14:23 via : Calgary
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the governing United Conservative Party remains federalist as separatists organize against her following Monday’s referendum defeat.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to take questions for first time since separation vote

  21-10-2026 14:23 via : Calgary
  
  Premier Danielle Smith will take questions Wednesday for the first time since Albertans overwhelmingly rejected separation in Monday's referendum.
  
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• Alberta separatists lost the vote. They'll continue their fight inside Danielle Smith's party

  21-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  After the referendum, the UCP leader hardened her support for a united Canada. Much of her base has other ideas.
  
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• Prolonged, fragile recovery ahead for soldiers severely burned at CFB Wainwright

  21-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Soldiers badly burned when a fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline.
  
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• More than 1.5 million Canadian Crime Stoppers tips leaked, CBC exclusive finds

  21-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  An exclusive CBC investigation has found more than 1.5 million tips sent to Canadian Crime Stoppers chapters were captured in a massive hack announced last March. A CBC analysis identified that at least half of these tips included personal information.
  
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• Oilers continue strong start to NHL season

  21-10-2026 07:33 via : Calgary
  
  It was a battle of the NHL's big guns, and the Edmonton Oilers' hotshots ended up making the most noise at the end.
  
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• Hurricanes hand slumping Canucks 6-3 loss

  21-10-2026 06:55 via : Calgary
  
  Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday. 
  
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• Bouchard scores OT winner, Oilers beat Wild 4-3

  21-10-2026 06:10 via : Calgary
  
  Evan Bouchard scored in overtime for the Edmonton Oilers who continued their strong start to the season with a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
  
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• What do the preliminary counts in Alberta's referendum show so far?

  21-10-2026 04:13 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A strong desire for Alberta to stay in Canada, pockets of independence supporters and regional views on immigration policy are among the trends coming through from early referendum results so far.
  
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• Poll suggests PQ referendum pledge cost party majority as Alberta vote fuels sovereignty debate

  21-10-2026 04:07 via : Calgary
  
  A post-election poll suggests the Parti Québécois could have won a majority government if it had not pledged to hold a sovereignty referendum in its first mandate.
  
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• Person killed while changing tire on Deerfoot Trail, police say

  21-10-2026 03:49 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  One person is dead after being hit by a truck and trailer on Deerfoot Trail on Tuesday afternoon, Calgary police said.
  
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• Man killed while changing tire on Deerfoot Trail, police say

  21-10-2026 03:49 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A 70-year-old man is dead after being hit by a truck and trailer on Deerfoot Trail on Tuesday afternoon, Calgary police said.
  
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• Danielle Smith calls for unity after separatism rejected in Alberta referendum

  21-10-2026 02:58 via : Calgary
  
  A day after Alberta voters rejected the idea of further pursuing separating from Canada, the Premier Danielle Smith delivered a message on where the province goes from here.
  
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• In televised address, Alberta premier says referendum provides ‘clear mandate’

  21-10-2026 02:45 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  As part of a televised address aired Tuesday night, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is committed to pursuing reforms as part of a mandate delivered by Albertans on referendum night.
  
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• First Nation chief seeks formal explanation after ballot shortages in Alberta referendum

  21-10-2026 00:32 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Chief Samuel Crowfoot said he was proud of the high voter turnout on his First Nation, but expressed concern over ballot shortages and voting delays in Indigenous communities throughout the province, saying it could have impacted people’s ability to have their voices heard.
  
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• CFB Wainwright fire victim ‘always there’ for anyone who needed him: family

  21-10-2026 00:31 via : Calgary
  
  Tributes have poured in from across Canada from politicians, community leaders and the everyday Canadians, who Wong's family recognized in their statement.
  
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