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• Alberta minister reportedly putting together first AI-generated legislation in Canada

  26-11-2025 12:45
  The Alberta government is about to take the next logical step in artificial intelligence — using it to draft a proposed law.
  
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• Canada's Sharpe, Fraser amp up Olympic halfpipe preparation after Calgary World Cup

  04-01-2026 01:04 via cbc.ca
  Cassie Sharpe wanted more. The Canadian freestyle ski star was frustrated after finishing off the podium Saturday in a halfpipe she considers her home.
  
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• Brown, Goepper victorious in World Cup freestyle halfpipe in Calgary

  04-01-2026 00:49 via cbc.ca
  Canadian freestyle skiers were held off the podium at the third World Cup stop in Calgary on Saturday.
  
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• City making "good progress" on fixing Calgary water main break, but still doesn't know why it happened

  03-01-2026 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Crews are making "good progress" in repairing Calgary's second catastrophic water main break in less than two years, despite the cold weather, according to the city's latest update Saturday. But what caused the pipe to burst remains a mystery.
  
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• Calgary city officials to give update on water main break

  03-01-2026 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas along with other city officials will give an update on this week's water main break at 1 p.m.
  
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• Calgary city officials give update on water main break

  03-01-2026 19:50 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas along with other city officials will give an update on this week's water main break at 1 p.m.
  
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• Canada stands by Venezuelan people's right to decide their future, says PM Carney

  03-01-2026 16:38 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands by the Venezuelan people's "right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society" after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American forces captured Venezuela's president early Saturday morning.
  
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• Small town and rural libraries feeling financial strain in Alberta

  03-01-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  As a renewed push is underway to update provincial funding, Alberta's libraries in small towns and rural counties are feeling the strain of filling in gaps for their community while a variety of costs are rising.
  
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• Kitten suffers major injuries after seeking shelter in engine compartment

  03-01-2026 02:47
  Kaedra, an eight month kitten, suffered major burn and frostbite injuries after seeking refuge from the cold by hiding inside a vehicle near the engine.
  
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• Alberta business thwarts attempt to buy snowmobile with forged I.D.

  03-01-2026 02:20
  Using stolen or fake identification to make big ticket purchases isn't a new scam, but it appears to work often enough to keep businesses on their toes and investigators busy.
  
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• Alberta premier says province might impose oversight of Calgary's water system after latest break

  03-01-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling Calgary's second catastrophic break of the same feeder main in less than two years a failure of oversight, and says it might be time for the province to step in and take some responsibility for supervising the city's water system.
  
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• Alberta Tory Party says preparation underway for possible spring election

  02-01-2026 23:45 via cbc.ca
  The leader of a rival party to Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives says they're scrambling to organize on the chance Smith tries to undercut them by calling a spring election.
  
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• Alberta separatist group gets green light to collect referendum signatures

  02-01-2026 23:32
  Elections Alberta says Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday, Jan. 3 until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify.
  
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• Calgary snowboard coach poised to make Olympic history

  02-01-2026 23:13
  For only the second time in history, there will be a female halfpipe coach in snowboarding at the Olympic Winter Games.
  
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• Danielle Smith blames former Calgary mayor Nenshi for city’s water woes

  02-01-2026 22:49
  Premier Danielle Smith is laying Calgary’s latest water problems squarely at the feet of her chief political rival: former mayor and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi.
  
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• Déjà vu for some Calgary business owners after 2nd catastrophic water main break

  02-01-2026 22:19 via cbc.ca
  For businesses in Calgary's broken pipe zone, this feels all too familiar to the frustrating situation they found themselves in 2024. 
  
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• Alberta Tory Party prepping for possible spring election against Smith’s UCP

  02-01-2026 21:55
  Peter Guthrie, the head of Alberta’s new Progressive Tory Party, said there's no time to lose in creating a centrist conservative alternative to the UCP and the NDP.
  
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• Calgary housing market closed out 2025 with 14% fewer home sales in December: board

  02-01-2026 20:08
  Home sales in the City of Calgary fell 14.2 per cent in December compared with a year earlier as prices decreased to close out the year.
  
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• Calgary community rink flooding put on hold amid water main break

  02-01-2026 18:42
  Weather conditions for outdoor skating may be ideal; however, skaters will have to watch their step amid flooding restrictions. The City of Calgary’s Stage 4 water restrictions remain in place following the major water main break near Sarcee Trail and the 16 Avenue Northwest/Trans-Canada Highway interchange. According to the city, around 3,000 homes have been...
  
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• Remote work option ending for thousands of workers in 2026

  02-01-2026 14:56
  The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta.
  
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• Parts of Alberta just saw some of the most snow they've ever seen in the month of December

  02-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  As of Dec 28, communities including Grande Prairie, Banff and Fort McMurray had seen one of their wettest Decembers on record.
  
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• Calgary developer giving new purpose to old homes in Marda Loop

  02-01-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  In contrast to higher-density redevelopments along Marda Loop's main street, construction company Leonard Development Group is repurposing single-family homes from the 1910s into boutique retail spaces for local businesses along 34th Avenue.
  
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• Will Alberta’s public-private health approach actually reduce wait times?

  02-01-2026 00:00
  Health experts are divided on whether allowing surgeons to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously will shorten wait-lists.
  
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• Officials stress Calgarians must save water after Bearspaw main break sees no drop in usage

  01-01-2026 21:57
  Repair work continues in Calgary, where Mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city is committed to fixing a problematic water main that has burst twice now in a year and a half.
  
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• Calgary ski jumper Abi Strate captures 1st career World Cup gold

  01-01-2026 21:50 via cbc.ca
  Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate started the new year with a bang by soaring to her first career World Cup victory on Thursday.
  
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• No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break

  01-01-2026 20:30 via cbc.ca
  A day after officials first asked Calgarians to reduce their water use in the wake of Tuesday’s catastrophic water main break, the city says it is not seeing any real reduction in usage. 
  
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• Calgary officials to give update on 'catastrophic' water main break

  01-01-2026 20:30 via cbc.ca
  City of Calgary officials are set to give a technical briefing about a major water main break that caused flooding and prompted a boil water advisory for parts of Calgary. Watch it LIVE here at 2 p.m.
  
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• Canadian grocery industry’s new code of conduct takes full effect

  01-01-2026 19:29
  The code is not intended to address retail food prices as it does not regulate pricing, control shelf placement or limit companies’ ability to negotiate commercial terms.
  
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• Dozens of flights in, out of Calgary delayed as dense fog blankets parts of city

  01-01-2026 18:42 via cbc.ca
  Dozens of flights in and out of the Calgary International Airport have been delayed as dense fog blankets areas of the city.
  
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