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• Canada election: Bow River

  15-08-2021 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The riding of Bow River is located in Alberta, just east of Calgary. It includes the communities of Taber, Strathmore and Vulcan.
  
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• Alberta family finds out new truck from dealership was stolen

  13-03-2026 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta family is out $40,000 with nothing to show for it after their new truck was seized by police. They had no idea it was stolen when they bought it.
  
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• Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death

  13-03-2026 02:03 via cbc.ca
  To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms, Alberta hospitals should not cap the number of patients who can be admitted to wards, says a review completed in the wake of a 44-year-old Edmonton man’s death in an ER.
  
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• Canmore's vacancy tax gets appeal court's approval

  13-03-2026 01:42 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s Court of Appeal dismissed an attempt by second homeowners to halt the vacancy tax introduced by the Town of Canmore.
  
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• Recommendations made following review into Edmonton emergency room death

  13-03-2026 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  The recommendations looked at vulnerabilities in the health-care system, such as prolonged wait times in the emergency department, overcrowding, and clinical decision support.
  
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• Companies can no longer charge for changing or cancelling internet, cellphone plans

  13-03-2026 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  'We are taking action to give Canadians more control over their Internet and cellphone services,' Vicky Eatrides, chairperson and chief executive officer of the CRTC, said.
  
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• ‘Then he ran over my leg’: Calgary boy hit in crosswalk recovering at home

  13-03-2026 00:09 via globalnews.ca
  For 12-year-old Calgary boy Bentley St. John, being stuck at home is a reminder of the scariest moment of his life.
  
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• Former Calgary Jazz Festival executive director defamed by 'cowardly' board members, judge rules

  12-03-2026 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Two former Calgary Jazz Association board members made “cowardly” and “defamatory” statements designed to deflect blame from themselves for the cancellation of the 2010 jazz festival when they falsely accused then-executive director Patrick Maiani of financial mismanagement, a Calgary judge ruled this week.
  
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• 2 new recall petitions launched against Alberta politicians, the first in 2026

  12-03-2026 23:08 via cbc.ca
  After a flurry of recall petitions against Alberta politicians filed late last year, Elections Alberta has approved the first of 2026: one to recall Airdrie-Cochrane MLA and Progressive Tory Party Leader Peter Guthrie, and another against NDP MLA for St. Albert Marie Renaud.
  
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• Canmore residents working to reduce wildfire risk across neighbourhoods

  12-03-2026 23:06 via cbc.ca
  After watching the 2024 Jasper wildfire, a Canmore resident helped launch a neighbourhood effort to reduce wildfire risk. The program is growing, but experts say the town remains vulnerable unless more homes take part.
  
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• Canmore’s Livability Tax Program one step closer to reality

  12-03-2026 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  The program creates residential property sub-classes with different tax rates based on occupancy, applying a higher rate to properties not used as a primary residence.
  
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• Spike in development applications as Calgary's blanket rezoning reversal looms large

  12-03-2026 21:41 via cbc.ca
  As the clock ticks towards Calgary city council's potential repeal of blanket rezoning, some developers may be trying to get their proposals in before that happens. New data from the city shows a jump in applications in the last quarter of 2025.
  
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• Carbon price would cost Alberta oilsands a Timbit per barrel: climate group

  12-03-2026 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  The analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute says oilsands producers will pay an average of about 50 cents per oil barrel, if the minimum carbon price rises to $130 per tonne.
  
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• India-based IT giant to establish AI centre in Calgary amid recent Canada-India deal

  12-03-2026 20:43 via cbc.ca
  India-based IT giant HCL Technologies is looking to establish an AI Collaboration Centre in Calgary amid a recent Canada-India deal that saw several commercial agreements made between the two nations.
  
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• Edmonton police chief faces backlash for 'educational' meeting with Israeli police

  12-03-2026 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton’s police chief is facing criticism for travelling to Israel in February to meet with state policing officials as part of a counterterrorism delegation.
  
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• City officials give update on Calgary water main shutdown

  12-03-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Jeromy Farkas and other city officials speak about work to reinforce the Bearspaw south feeder main, and the ongoing water restrictions.
  
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• Canmore residents raise concerns about potential hotel, Nordic spa

  12-03-2026 19:37 via cbc.ca
  A polarizing hotel and Nordic spa development on the edge of Canmore and Kananaskis Country is drawing concerns from area residents.
  
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• Calgary hit with mid-March snowfall

  12-03-2026 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  According to the Calgary Police Service, there were 12 crashes between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday, including three injury collisions.
  
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• Canadian horses exported to Japan for slaughter falling sick, dying: animal advocates

  12-03-2026 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  Horses flown from Canada to Japan for slaughter continue to get sick, get injured and even die, according to a new investigation by animal rights advocates.
  
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• Big snowfall, whipping winds expected to wallop Alberta today

  12-03-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Environment Canada issued a series of warnings Thursday cautioning that communities across central and southern Alberta are about to get walloped with heavy snow and whipping winds.
  
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• Social media users blame AI data centres for Calgary’s water restrictions. But is there really a link?

  12-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Calgary’s recent return to water restrictions has had several social media users placing the blame on AI data centres and their massive water consumption.
  
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• Hinton ER doctor shortage puts strain on region, local leaders say

  12-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The emergency room in Hinton, Alta., will be without a doctor for seven nights in a row this week.
  
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• Translating, restraining kids, teaching multiple grades at once: teachers describe complex classrooms

  12-03-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Data rarely tells the full story. So when CBC News emailed a questionnaire to tens of thousands of Alberta teachers this January, we invited them to share stories to illustrate what classroom complexity actually looks like for them. More than 4,000 teachers participated.
  
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• Enmax open to mayor's call for it to run Calgary's water system

  12-03-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The utility wasn't as warm to Jeromy Farkas's idea that it sell a U.S. power company to help cut Calgary rates.
  
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• Loitering outside Calgary pharmacy raises concerns over safety

  12-03-2026 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  Businesses and community members in Sunalta are growing more concerned over safety as the number of people seeking addiction treatment grows at a local pharmacy.
  
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• Calgary man, 23, charged with sexual assault, voyeurism after dating app meeting

  12-03-2026 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  A 23-year-old Calgary man is charged with sexual assault and voyeurism after police say a woman he met on a dating app was assaulted at his residence.
  
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• King Charles expressed concern over Alberta separatism in meeting with Indigenous leaders: grand chief

  12-03-2026 02:01 via cbc.ca
  The grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations says King Charles "expressed his concern" after hearing about a separatist push in Alberta during a face-to-face meeting with Indigenous leaders on Wednesday.
  
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• Calgary infrastructure needs are expected to cost $49B over next 10 years

  12-03-2026 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  $20 billion of the estimated required spending would address Calgary's growth, and another $17 billion would cover maintenance and replacement of existing infrastructure. 
  
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• Okotoks repeals youth curfew bylaw after nearly 30 years

  12-03-2026 00:40 via cbc.ca
  Under the old bylaw, youth 15 and under could not be in a public place between midnight and 5 a.m. without proper guardianship or a "legitimate excuse," such as travelling to and from work or activities.
  
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• On Calgary’s dangerous roads, ‘bystander behaviour’ is under the microscope

  11-03-2026 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  Neighbours and experts are reacting after a child was hit by a vehicle in Calgary's Taradale neighbourhood on Tuesday. The crash itself is just one alarming aspect of the story.
  
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