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• Alberta bill seeks to prevent public payment for privately ordered lab tests

  04-11-2026 22:23 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Alberta public has been paying for some laboratory tests ordered by private health providers for the last 15 years, the province revealed on Wednesday.
  
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• Ottawa consulting on future of Arctic offshore oil and gas drilling ban, Carney says

  10-11-2026 18:52 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The federal government says it is building up the "capacity" for northern communities to consult on the future of Canada's moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic.
  
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• Calgary budget proposes 15% property tax increase in 2027

  10-11-2026 18:15 via : Calgary
  
  If approved as proposed, Calgary's budget could result in a 37 per cent increase to city property taxes over the next four years.
  
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• Calgary's 4-year budget proposes 15% property tax hike, rising water rates

  10-11-2026 17:01 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  City hall released its 2027-2030 budget to the public on Tuesday, and it presents a double-digit property tax increase to catch up with a growing population and aging infrastructure.
  
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• Meet Taffy, the horse set to trot through a Calgary hotel in Grey Cup tradition

  10-11-2026 16:42 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  For nearly 80 years, there's been a recreation of the iconic moment when a Stampeders fan rode a horse into the lobby of the Royal York Hotel, one of the fanciest hotels in downtown Toronto, in 1948.
  
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• Cat dies after fire breaks out in basement of Calgary home

  10-11-2026 15:58 via : Calgary
  
  The Calgary Fire Department said its crews were called to the 100 block of Doverthorn Close SE around 4 a.m. Tuesday for reports of a fire.
  
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• Calgary house fire leaves 2 people in critical condition

  10-11-2026 15:17 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Two people are in critical condition after a house fire in Dover in southeast Calgary early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Northern Alberta residents question safety of proposed carbon capture and pipeline project

  10-11-2026 15:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Northern Alberta residents question proposed carbon capture and pipeline project, while Pathways proponent says it will bring economic benefits.
  
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• ‘Things will never be the same’: Wainwright prepares for Remembrance Day after fire

  10-11-2026 14:10 via : Calgary
  
  The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh.
  
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• Specialized burn treatments deployed for soldiers injured in Alberta military base fire

  10-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  In Alberta, 21 soldiers remain in hospital, with nine in critical condition, according to a provincial health agency. Fifteen of those patients are on ventilators to help them breathe.
  
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• From fan parties to game-day tailgates, a guide to Calgary’s Grey Cup festivities

  10-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Elks will face off at McMahon Stadium on Sunday at 5 p.m. MT, but before that, in typical Calgary fashion, pancake breakfasts, concerts and a rodeo will bring fans from across the country together to celebrate.
  
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• Teams arrive in Calgary ahead of Grey Cup final

  10-11-2026 11:01 via : Calgary
  
  The Edmonton Elks and the Montreal Alouettes arrive in Calgary today ahead of Sunday's 113th Grey Cup showdown.
  
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• Why Danielle Smith wants to give a subsidy to the oilpatch despite near-record profits

  10-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Alberta government is preparing to unveil new subsidies later this month for oil companies to ramp up production to help fill the province’s proposed Pacific Link pipeline to the West Coast.
  
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• Frustration level high for beleaguered Canucks

  10-11-2026 07:48 via : Calgary
  
  Manny Malhotra knew this wouldn't be any easy season. 
  
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• Flyers outlast Canucks for 3-1 victory

  10-11-2026 06:26 via : Calgary
  
  The Philadelphia Flyers withstood a late rally to down the struggling Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Monday. 
  
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• Levi gives Oilers confidence in the crease

  10-11-2026 06:05 via : Calgary
  
  The Edmonton Oilers are hoping they finally have the so-called goalie of the future in Devon Levi.
  
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• Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Rangers 3-1

  10-11-2026 04:59 via : Calgary
  
  Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers swept their season series with New York, holding on to defeat the Rangers 3-1 on Monday.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces sending nurses to Alberta to help treat CFB Wainwright survivors

  10-11-2026 02:41 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces are sending 15 registered nurses to Alberta to help support the treatment of patients after last month’s fire at CFB Wainwright.
  
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• After months of delays, premier says Alberta's triage liaison physician program now in place at some ERs

  10-11-2026 01:44 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says six emergency rooms across Alberta now have physicians triaging patients.
  
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• City council considering where to cut ahead of Tuesday's budget release

  10-11-2026 01:04 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The City of Calgary will release its four-year budget to the public on Tuesday, and it could include steep hikes to residential property tax and water bills. Councillors are already suggesting municipal projects that could be scrapped to soften those increases.
  
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• Calgary water use remains in ‘green zone’ as Bearspaw feeder main work progresses

  10-11-2026 00:58 via : Calgary
  
  Calgary and neighbouring communities have now recorded five consecutive days in the 'green zone' with water use remaining below the city’s target of 500 million litres a day.
  
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• Alberta plans to spend $39M to more than double the number of urgent care centres in province

  10-11-2026 00:31 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Alberta government is putting $39 million over three years toward planning nine new urgent care centres, which it says will ease pressure on crowded emergency rooms and reduce travel times for many patients.
  
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• Passenger killed in two-vehicle collision in Calgary

  09-11-2026 23:13 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Police are investigating a fatal traffic collision in southeast Calgary. The collision involving two vehicles comes a week after a toddler was struck and killed in the city's northeast.
  
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• Man who used fraudulent passport to get in and out of Canada 16 times handed 2-year sentence

  09-11-2026 22:26 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A Ghanaian man who used a fraudulent Canadian passport to leave and re-enter the country 16 times has been sentenced to two years in prison for citizenship fraud.
  
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• What’s going on with the Russia IIHF World Juniors controversy?

  09-11-2026 22:18 via : Calgary
  
  The decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation to allow Russia back into the World Juniors Hockey Championship next month is continuing to stir backlash.
  
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• 15 soldiers on ventilators, 9 critical after deadly CFB Wainwright fire

  09-11-2026 22:02 via : Calgary
  
  A senior Alberta government official provided Global News with a confidential briefing after nearly a week of unanswered questions to the Department of National Defence.
  
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• Record 1.8M vehicles drove into Banff townsite this summer

  09-11-2026 22:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A record 1.8 million vehicles entered Banff in July and August, and the town’s free train station parking lot filled up about 45 minutes earlier than the year before. Banff’s mayor wants Parks Canada to release its plan for managing traffic and parking across the national park.
  
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• How Medicine Hat hopes batteries can boost its power grid

  09-11-2026 21:06 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  As huge battery facilities are added to the Alberta power system, tech firms and developers are studying how smaller units could help utility companies manage flow and contain costs. Private sector research is underway in Medicine Hat, Alta., where the city owns the system.
  
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• Alberta advancing plans to open 9 new urgent care centres

  09-11-2026 20:50 via : Calgary
  
  The centres are planned for west and south Edmonton, the Stony Plain-Spruce Grove area, east Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray and Sylvan Lake.
  
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• Montreal-Edmonton Grey Cup filled with history

  09-11-2026 20:10 via : Calgary
  
  Jason Maas knows all about the Alouettes' history against Edmonton.
  
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