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• Calgary Stampeders bench QB Jake Maier, name Logan Bonner starter vs. Elks - 3downnation.com

  06-09-2024 16:13 via news.google.com
  Calgary Stampeders bench QB Jake Maier, name Logan Bonner starter vs. Elks  3downnation.com
  
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• Calgary expanding list of recyclable materials to include tubes, aerosols and foam packaging

  01-10-2026 00:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Beginning Thursday, Calgarians will be able to recycle more materials in their blue carts, including more types of household packaging and paper products.
  
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• Alberta aims to crack down on illegal garbage dumping with tougher legislation

  01-10-2026 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The proposed Alberta legislation would allow for up to $100,000 in fines for individuals, or $1 million for corporations — doubling the maximum penalties now on the books.
  
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• Alberta proposes fines of up to $1M for illegal garbage dumping

  30-09-2026 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will introduce legislation this fall to increase penalties for illegal dumping, with fines ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for individuals, and $100,000 to $1 million for corporations. The changes would also allow courts to impose jail sentences, ranging from a minimum of 30 days to six months.
  
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• ‘Separation will not solve problems’: Poilievre speaks in Alberta ahead of referendum

  30-09-2026 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who is from Alberta, said separatists have a problem with the federal Liberal government — not with Canada.
  
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• Young Canadians less hopeful about future of democracy: Statistics Canada

  30-09-2026 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prairie provinces, including Alberta, had the highest percentage of respondents who felt no hope at all about democracy while British Columbia led with those who felt very hopeful.
  
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• Calgary cyclotron to make radiopharmaceuticals for fighting cancer expected by 2029

  30-09-2026 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A cyclotron speeds up tiny charged particles and shoots them at a target to make radioactive materials for medical scans and treatments for diseases such as cancer.
  
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• Alberta extends deadline to apply for $100 energy rebate

  30-09-2026 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 3.4 million adult Albertans are eligible for the rebate, but Finance Minister Jason Nixon says so far only about 1.5 million people have applied.
  
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• Riders host Stamps in important division showdown

  30-09-2026 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's another important West Division contest for Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
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• Edmonton man accused of abducting his 2 kids wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  30-09-2026 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police issued a Canada-wide warrant on Sept. 23 for Scot MacDermid, 42, in relation to two counts of abduction in contravention of a custody order. 
  
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• Albertans now have another month to apply for $100 energy rebate

  30-09-2026 20:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The province is giving Albertans another month to apply for the $100 energy rebate, with a new deadline of Oct. 31.
  
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• Why preserving untranslatable Indigenous language matters

  30-09-2026 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations language speakers share how words and phrases carry so much identity and context that they are almost impossible to convey in English. CBC's Terri Trembath travelled to visit elders who explained what is lost in context, essence and even humour when translating long-held words for people, plants and locations.
  
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• 'There's no word for that': Why preserving untranslatable Indigenous language matters

  30-09-2026 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations language speakers share why preserving untranslatable words matters for cultural identity and future generations.
  
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• There's No Word for That

  30-09-2026 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations language speakers share why preserving untranslatable words matters for cultural identity and future generations.
  
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• Rourke leads CFL’s top players of September

  30-09-2026 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Toronto Argonauts linebacker Adarius Pickett and Montreal Alouettes linebacker Tyrice Beverette have been named the CFL's top players of September.
  
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• Canada-wide warrants issued for Edmonton father in alleged abduction of his children

  30-09-2026 16:18 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton father who was reported missing with his young son and daughter five weeks ago is now facing charges in relation to the alleged abduction of his children.
  
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• ‘We owe them action,’ Carney says on Truth and Reconciliation Day

  30-09-2026 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded in its landmark 2015 final report that the school system was a central element of a state-backed policy of cultural genocide.
  
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• Alberta independence campaigners go for soft sell, even if they want a hard exit

  30-09-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Pro-separation organizers argue referendum vote is just about 'leverage' with Ottawa. Are voters convinced by that pitch?
  
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• City taking steps soon to memorialize former Calgary residential school

  30-09-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A city-owned agency will soon place signs to mark the site of a former residential school in southeast Calgary, which operated from 1896 to 1907.
  
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• Now that you know the truth, what do you do about reconciliation?

  30-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fear of making a misstep can leave people unsure how to participate in reconciliation, but both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people say there are countless ways to contribute.
  
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• After 'doom and gloom' decade, Fort McMurray readies for a boom

  30-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta community synonymous with meteoric oil booms and crippling busts is now staring down another potential wave of economic fortune.
  
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• With less than 3 weeks before Alberta's referendum, Poilievre makes case for Canadian unity in Edmonton

  30-09-2026 07:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre says he supports a united Canada.
  
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• Calgarians could see 15% property tax hike next year, according to preliminary numbers

  30-09-2026 02:28 via cbc.ca
  
  City council voted unanimously on Tuesday to release a confidential city document outlining a recommended approach for the next four-year budget cycle, which proposes a 15-per-cent municipal property tax increase next year for a typical residential property.
  
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• Severely disabled 18-year-old denied AISH benefits — until media made aware

  30-09-2026 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite her son being unable to walk, talk and requiring 24/7 care, including an overnight nurse, Kristi Hall-Busque was dumbfounded when told by AISH that he was employable.
  
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• Edmonton condo owners accuse investment firms of ‘predatory’ takeovers

  30-09-2026 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Edmonton condo owners say investment firms are making individual offers on multiple units at the same time, in order to gain enough control to turn the property into rentals.
  
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• ‘Doing God’s will’: Accused in Edmonton Corn Maze stabbing claims victim was a Nazi

  30-09-2026 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael Ferzli is on trial for murder in the August 2024 corn maze stabbing of Joseph Farnsworth, but is seeking to be found not criminally responsible due to having schizophrenia.
  
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• Calgary getting its first cyclotron to expedite medical testing, cancer treatments

  30-09-2026 01:05 via cbc.ca
  
  A cyclotron speeds up tiny charged particles and shoots them at a target to make radioactive materials for medical scans and treatments.
  
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• Sherwood Park man charged with using AI to make child sexual abuse materials

  29-09-2026 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT said Christopher Kalbfleisch, 51, was arrested for a second time since June and is now charged with using AI to sexualize photos and videos of young victims he knows.
  
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• Events marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in and around Calgary

  29-09-2026 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Since 2021, Sept. 30 has been a day to recognize the children who attended residential schools and the impact this had on them, their families and communities.
  
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• Are there too many cormorants in Alberta? Group studying whether more bird population control needed

  29-09-2026 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Some anglers and conservationists have been concerned that double-crested cormorants are having a serious impact on recovering fish populations and stocked trout ponds, with the Alberta Wildlife Federation launching a citizen science initiative to better understand cormorant populations across the province and whether there needs to be more population control done.
  
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