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• Alberta Referendum: Live results and how to vote

  19-10-2026 14:00 via : Calgary
  
  The Alberta referendum polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., after which Global News will have in-depth results coverage and analysis online and on air.
  
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• Alberta city pushing for provincewide ride-hailing regulations

  31-10-2026 16:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The City of Cold Lake is looking to advocate for provincial regulations that would make it easier for services like Uber and Lyft to operate in different jurisdictions.
  
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• Alberta’s clocks won’t fall back this weekend. Here’s how that might impact your daily life

  31-10-2026 14:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  After years of grumbling about the biannual time change, Albertans will get their first taste this weekend of what it’s like to keep clocks the same year-round. Here’s a look at what will change and what won’t.
  
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• Parks Canada set to slash warden detachments, officers across national parks

  31-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Detachments will be closing in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Yukon and Northwest Territories. The number of wardens impacted by the decision is unknown, but CBC News has learned at least a dozen positions will be cut.
  
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• New information challenges military’s account of deadly Wainwright fire

  31-10-2026 11:00 via : Calgary
  
  Weather records, satellite observations and expert analysis suggest the deadly CFB Wainwright fire was growing for hours before it overran soldiers.
  
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• New evidence challenges military’s account of deadly Wainwright fire

  31-10-2026 11:00 via : Calgary
  
  Weather records, satellite observations and expert analysis suggest the deadly CFB Wainwright fire was growing for hours before it overran soldiers.
  
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• As a Nigerian, I thought Canadians had free health care. Then I became a pharmacist here

  31-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  When Atai Okokon moved to Calgary from Nigeria, she was surprised to see that Canadians struggle to pay for medications in much the same way as Nigerians.
  
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• The horror and hard work behind some of Alberta’s Halloween haunts

  31-10-2026 00:32 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Each year, haunted house creators dedicate endless hours to building elaborate Halloween displays. CBC’s Colleen Underwood takes a look at some of these passion projects and the blood, sweat, and tears — mostly blood — invested in them.
  
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• Decision clearing path for Russia to join world juniors in Alberta is 'very unwelcome,' minister says

  31-10-2026 00:30 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Canada's foreign affairs minister says the decision to let Russia back into the ice hockey world championships came as a "great disappointment" on Friday, as the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine stretches toward its fifth year.
  
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• Alberta football coach faces sentence for making AI sex images

  31-10-2026 00:29 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A southern Alberta girls' football coach is facing a sentencing hearing for creating artificially generated sexualized images of some of his players.
  
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• Father who participated in years of 'torture' of child gets 10-year sentence

  31-10-2026 00:18 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  In handing down the sentence in Calgary, the judge reviewed the horrific abuses suffered by the child between the ages of six and eight and noted that it is “remarkable he survived.”
  
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• Alberta offering relief and 3-year freeze on property taxes in bid for urban voters

  31-10-2026 00:04 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Alberta plans to collect less from property taxes in next year’s budget, and to temporarily freeze a province-wide rate in place.
  
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• Alberta reducing education property taxes in 2027 after previous hikes

  30-10-2026 23:32 via : Calgary
  
  It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year, while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less.
  
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• Alberta separatist leader Jeff Rath’s UCP membership revoked

  30-10-2026 23:06 via : Calgary
  
  Premier Danielle Smith said the UCP's executive director made the decision to revoke Jeffrey Rath's membership over code of conduct issues, and it's a decision she supports.
  
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• Chemical incident at Canmore hotel pool likely caused by equipment error, review says

  30-10-2026 23:05 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A recent review has identified an equipment error as the likely cause of a chemical incident at a hotel in Canmore, Alta., which sent 11 children to hospital earlier this year.
  
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• Plans for Bow Valley College's downtown Calgary campus expansion move forward

  30-10-2026 22:35 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Bow Valley College says it is working with the City of Calgary to acquire Block 40 — the former home of the central library branch and the Calgary Police Service arrest processing unit — to provide a downtown space for its Health Care Centre of Excellence expansion.
  
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• Leafs’ Tanev eyes return against Canucks

  30-10-2026 22:07 via : Calgary
  
  Chris Tanev appears poised to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a boost against his former team.
  
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• Alberta separatist Jeff Rath kicked out of governing United Conservative Party

  30-10-2026 22:07 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  In an email, the party's executive director said Rath had "made clear" he did "not support" the party.
  
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• Body parts found in storage containers, documents show as Calgary couple appears in court

  30-10-2026 21:18 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A Calgary couple facing a charge of committing indignity to a body is accused of placing human remains in storage containers, according to court records, and there are serious concerns about the husband’s mental health.
  
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• Federal government lists Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion in Delta, B.C., as 'project of national interest'

  30-10-2026 20:57 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The federal government has listed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Delta, B.C., as a "project of national interest" to expand and diversify Canada's trade capacity.
  
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• A spacewalk to remember: Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk says seeing Earth 'changed' him

  30-10-2026 19:27 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk said he was overwhelmed with emotion looking at the Earth during a seven-hour spacewalk on Thursday.
  
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• Flames goalie Cooley placed on injured reserve

  30-10-2026 17:50 via : Calgary
  
  Calgary Flames goalie Devin Cooley has been placed on injured reserve and is considered week-to-week, head coach Ryan Huska told reporters Friday.
  
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• This century-old general store could be haunted but still attracts Albertans

  30-10-2026 17:38 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  This century-old general store in the southern Alberta hamlet of Bottrel is one of the province’s oldest. Its rich history, local lore and even ghost stories continue to bring regulars and newcomers together. Owner Beverley Guthrie, who bought the Bottrel General Store two years ago, is now uncovering its secrets, and finding ways to draw more people in to keep the store alive.
  
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• Some Alberta pharmacists say they’re having trouble getting enough stock of COVID-19 vaccines

  30-10-2026 17:37 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  This fall, unlike last year, the province is allowing pharmacists to give out COVID-19 shots. But some pharmacists say they are not getting full shipments of the doses they have ordered.
  
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• Elks sign GM Ed Hervey to contract extension

  30-10-2026 17:29 via : Calgary
  
  The Edmonton Elks have signed vice-president of football operations and general manager Ed Hervey to a contract extension.
  
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• Argonauts’ Kahmann named CFL’s outstanding rookie

  30-10-2026 17:29 via : Calgary
  
  Toronto Argonauts wide receiver Tyler Kahmann is the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie.
  
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• ‘Hungry’ Lions set for playoff matchup vs. Riders

  30-10-2026 16:14 via : Calgary
  
  Darnell Sankey has felt the rush of hoisting the Grey Cup above his head. 
  
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• Harris, Riders eager to face Lions in CFL playoffs

  30-10-2026 16:14 via : Calgary
  
  Big games are where Trevor Harris believes he shines.
  
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• Will Russia be allowed at the World Juniors? Mixed messages after court ruling

  30-10-2026 16:11 via : Calgary
  
  Hockey Canada is seeking clarity on Russia's potential return to the world junior hockey championship, which begins in less than two months in Edmonton and Red Deer.
  
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• Text reminds Argos QB Kelly importance of patience

  30-10-2026 16:04 via : Calgary
  
  Chad Kelly understands how important game management will be in the East Division semifinal but a message from home emphasized that point.
  
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