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• 30,000 for 30: Calgary Hitmen set record Teddy Bear Toss goal for milestone game - Calgary Herald

  06-12-2025 22:56 via news.google.com
  30,000 for 30: Calgary Hitmen set record Teddy Bear Toss goal for milestone game  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta teachers’ union files labour complaint, alleges province engaged in ‘bad-faith bargaining’

  13-12-2025 03:03 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Teachers’ Association is accusing the province’s negotiating body of “bad-faith bargaining” regarding its commitment to hiring more teachers.
  
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• Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

  13-12-2025 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.
  
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• As Canadian families spend at the holidays, seniors offer perspective on what matters most

  13-12-2025 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  A holiday spending survey finds a third of Canadian grandparents will spend more on their grandchildren than their own mother and father plan to.
  
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• Police say no charges pending after man killed in 2023 Calgary trench collapse

  13-12-2025 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police say there will be no criminal charges laid against the employer of a 27-year-old man, killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on top of him in June 2023.
  
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• Legislative committee agrees to give Elections Alberta extra $6.7M to handle recall petitions

  12-12-2025 23:21 via cbc.ca
  Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.
  
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• Alberta signs extension on child-care deal with Ottawa, but only for one year

  12-12-2025 23:21 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. Alberta is the last province to sign on to an extension.
  
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• Alberta signs extension on child-care deal with Ottawa, but only for a year

  12-12-2025 23:21 via cbc.ca
  Ottawa will provide an additional $1.17 billion to Alberta in order to extend the federal-provincial subsidized child-care program for another year. The previous agreement was set to expire in April. Alberta is the last province to sign on to an extension.
  
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• Calgary Drop-In Centre releases new short film capturing the daily reality for the unhoused - LiveWire Calgary

  12-12-2025 23:10 via news.google.com
  Calgary Drop-In Centre releases new short film capturing the daily reality for the unhoused  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• THOMAS: Calgary city council to debate repeal of blanket upzoning on Monday - Western Standard

  12-12-2025 22:30 via news.google.com
  THOMAS: Calgary city council to debate repeal of blanket upzoning on Monday  Western Standard
  
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• In Calgary courts: Plea deal reached for second suspect in deadly Calgary love triangle, court told - Calgary Herald

  12-12-2025 22:28 via news.google.com
  In Calgary courts: Plea deal reached for second suspect in deadly Calgary love triangle, court told  Calgary Herald
  
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• First Street Market allowed to reopen after 'cockroach infestation': AHS

  12-12-2025 22:24 via cbc.ca
  The closure of Calgary food hall First Street Market has been lifted by Alberta Health Services nearly two weeks after all vendors were shut down due to a cockroach infestation, but the food hall remains closed.
  
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• First Street Market to reopen after AHS closure order over cockroach infestation - Calgary Herald

  12-12-2025 21:55 via news.google.com
  First Street Market to reopen after AHS closure order over cockroach infestation  Calgary Herald
  
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• WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now

  12-12-2025 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  WestJet VP Robert Antoniuk told staff in a memo the new configuration will only go ahead on 22 planes "for the time being," with 21 of those already sporting the tighter interior.
  
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• Ottawa’s Indigenous advisers weren’t told of pipeline deal with Alberta: Chief

  12-12-2025 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  The indigenous advisory council in Ottawa's major projects office says they were not given advance notice of the pipeline MOU signed between the federal and Alberta governments.
  
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• WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback

  12-12-2025 21:37 via cbc.ca
  The airline announced in September it would reconfigure the seating on 43 Boeing 737 jets to install an extra row and divide the cabin into several tiers, some with more space — and pricier tickets — than others. WestJet has faced pushback from passengers and employers, and has paused the reconfiguration.
  
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• Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle onslaught of recall petitions

  12-12-2025 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  Elections Alberta chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active recall petition campaigns.
  
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• Auditor general inquiry into flood mitigation ‘incomplete’ as Alberta ministry denies request

  12-12-2025 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s auditor general says he was denied information he requested from the province’s municipal affairs ministry while attempting to assess flood mitigation plans.
  
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• Calgary Transit shuttle bus bursts into flames on busy road - CBC

  12-12-2025 21:02 via news.google.com
  Calgary Transit shuttle bus bursts into flames on busy road  CBC
  
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• Chinook Blast is relaunching at a new winter home in Calgary - curiocity.com

  12-12-2025 20:54 via news.google.com
  Chinook Blast is relaunching at a new winter home in Calgary  curiocity.com
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association accuses provincial government of bad-faith bargaining

  12-12-2025 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  ATA President Jason Schilling claims, 'The government now says the 3,000 teachers promised during contract negotiations were already included in the 2025 budget.'
  
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• Calgary specialty coffee roaster and cafe is opening a new location this weekend - Daily Hive Vancouver

  12-12-2025 20:44 via news.google.com
  Calgary specialty coffee roaster and cafe is opening a new location this weekend  Daily Hive Vancouver
  
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• Bus carrying youth hockey team crashes north of Edmonton, 2 in hospital

  12-12-2025 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Athabasca Rivermen Junior A hockey team's bus lost control on an icy highway north of Edmonton and crashed into trees in the ditch, leaving all on board with various injuries.
  
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• Vancouver Unites Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and More Canadian Cities Setting to Blow Your Mind in This Year End, New Events Waiting for All Visitors - Travel And Tour World

  12-12-2025 20:33 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Unites Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and More Canadian Cities Setting to Blow Your Mind in This Year End, New Events Waiting for All Visitors  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Hot Topics: Flames rookie defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz looks NHL-ready - Calgary Herald

  12-12-2025 20:28 via news.google.com
  Hot Topics: Flames rookie defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz looks NHL-ready  Calgary Herald
  
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• Notwithstanding clause should have been used to save mandatory punishment for child pornography possession, say Alberta Tory MPs - Calgary Herald

  12-12-2025 20:26 via news.google.com
  Notwithstanding clause should have been used to save mandatory punishment for child pornography possession, say Alberta Tory MPs  Calgary Herald
  
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• Beck Malenstyn | Calgary Catch Up - NHL.com

  12-12-2025 20:15 via news.google.com
  Beck Malenstyn | Calgary Catch Up  NHL.com
  
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• 12 cheap roundtrip flights from Calgary to warm places this winter | News - Daily Hive Vancouver

  12-12-2025 20:11 via news.google.com
  12 cheap roundtrip flights from Calgary to warm places this winter | News  Daily Hive Vancouver
  
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• This secret cathedral rave in Calgary is the first in Western Canada - curiocity.com

  12-12-2025 19:57 via news.google.com
  This secret cathedral rave in Calgary is the first in Western Canada  curiocity.com
  
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• Calgary transit union wants ‘epidemic’ of abuse stopped - Calgary Journal

  12-12-2025 19:54 via news.google.com
  Calgary transit union wants ‘epidemic’ of abuse stopped  Calgary Journal
  
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