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• Donated items getting a second, second chance at Goodwill grand opening

  16-04-2023 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new Goodwill bin store in Calgary opened Saturday. Hundreds of thrifters walked through the door to buy items by the pound.
  
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• Application portal opens for $100 affordability payments for Albertans

  01-07-2026 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans can start applying today for $100 that the provincial government says is intended to help deal with the high cost of living.
  
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• U.S. declines to extend CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

  01-07-2026 18:57 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration officially announced that it's opting not to extend its trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, triggering what are expected to be tough negotiations on amending the deal.
  
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• Ticats’ Bo Levi Mitchell on a nice roll of late

  01-07-2026 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bo Levi Mitchell has been on a nice roll of late.
  
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• Recipients of Alberta’s new disability assistance program worry it will be detrimental

  01-07-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans who receive benefits via the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped say they’re left with few options and mounting stress as many recipients are to be moved to the provincial program’s new iteration starting Wednesday.
  
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• Canada Day a moment of pride, patriotism and melanchony in Alberta

  01-07-2026 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Oct. 19, voters are to decide whether they want the province to remain in Canada or to start the process for holding a second, binding vote on quitting Confederation.
  
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• What does it really cost to live in Banff? These doctors want to find out

  01-07-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new advocacy group formed by Bow Valley doctors is working with the Alberta Living Wage Network to calculate what a worker would need to make per hour to be able to comfortably live and work in the town.
  
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• Bow Valley doctors launch campaign to calculate Banff's living wage

  01-07-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new advocacy group formed by Bow Valley doctors is working with the Alberta Living Wage Network to calculate what a worker would need to make per hour to be able to comfortably live and work in the town.
  
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• Blame it on the rain: Record downpour in Edmonton will bring monsoon of mosquitoes

  01-07-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Record rainfall in Edmonton in June means July will remain thick with mosquitoes as wet weather triggers population boom.
  
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• Fewer superstars, more local talent: Inside this year's Calgary Stampede concert lineup

  01-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With fewer international superstars and more local artists headlining shows, coupled with the aftermath of significant safety concerns raised at concerts last year, the 2026 Calgary Stampede music lineup marks a significant detour from years prior.
  
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• Canada will enter the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

  01-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union have announced Canada will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria.
  
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• What to do in and around Calgary on Canada Day

  01-07-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's no shortage of ways to celebrate Canada's 159th birthday in Calgary and the surrounding area on Wednesday. Canada Day events will be held across the city and beyond, including the iconic fireworks show.
  
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• Danielle Smith shrugs off UCP backbencher's condemnation of Alberta’s MOU with Ottawa

  01-07-2026 05:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is shrugging off a United Conservative backbencher’s public opposition to the provincial government's deal with Ottawa to get an oil pipeline built.
  
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• Stranded campers able to leave drenched Kananaskis Country

  01-07-2026 03:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government says crews have finished evacuating remaining campers who were tucked away at sites in Kananaskis Country. More than 100 kilometres of roads in provincial parks along Alberta's Rocky Mountains had been closed because of landslides and flooding.
  
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• Cleanup work underway in Kananaskis following heavy rainfall, flooding

  01-07-2026 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, the majority of 1,500 visitors stranded in the park because of washed out roads were able to get out with most of Highway 40 reopening.
  
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• Oilers invite 3 female hockey players to join NHL development camp roster

  01-07-2026 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Twenty-seven rising hockey stars took to the ice inside Rogers Place. For the first time ever, a trio of female players were invited to the NHL Development Camp..
  
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• Ottawa giving Jasper an additional $520 million for wildfire recovery

  01-07-2026 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal finance minister paid a visit to Jasper, Alta., on Tuesday and brought with him a huge funding announcement towards recovery efforts from the 2024 wildfire.
  
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• June rain soaks southern Alberta crops and pasture

  01-07-2026 01:06 via cbc.ca
  
  After years of drought-like conditions, farmers in southern Alberta are stalled after receiving an overwhelming amount of rain in June.
  
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• Carney says Trudeau-era climate plan was 'too expensive' and 'divisive'

  01-07-2026 00:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney echoed critics of the previous Liberal government's climate plan in a video posted on Tuesday, saying the plan he inherited was too expensive and divisive.
  
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• Alberta’s Smith is shrugging off UCP backbencher’s condemnation of MOU with Ottawa

  01-07-2026 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is shrugging off criticism from a UCP backbenchers over the government's deal with Ottawa to get an oil pipeline built.
  
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• Lawsuit filed over voter privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans

  01-07-2026 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A class action lawsuit has been filed over the leak of a voters list containing the names and other personal information of over 3 million Albertans.
  
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• Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over alleged Alberta voter privacy breach

  30-06-2026 23:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A retired Alberta lawyer has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging one of the largest privacy breaches in the province's history exposed the personal information of about 2.9 million voters.
  
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• Calgary father accused of hiding son overseas for 2 years released on bail

  30-06-2026 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Muhammad Rahman, accused of abducting his son and hiding him overseas in countries with no extradition treaty, has been released on bail.
  
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• Sylvan Lake drives back parking fees amid business, visitor backlash

  30-06-2026 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  After fielding complaints from both businesses and tourists, the popular summer destination Sylvan Lake has lowered waterfront parking fees that were hiked two months ago.
  
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• Killer of homeless man who refused to hand over backpack containing 'life’s belongings' guilty of manslaughter

  30-06-2026 21:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Robert Matthews killed Jordan Jacques-Vetten in Calgary nearly three years ago. Matthews was on trial for second-degree murder, admitting to shooting Jacques-Vetten. On Tuesday, he was convicted of manslaughter.
  
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• Extreme heat, flooding pose safety concerns for Canada Day celebrations

  30-06-2026 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  As communities across Canada prepare for Canada Day, extreme heat and flooding are proving logistically challenging for typical celebrations like fireworks.
  
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• Carney says energy plan will unify Canada but ’emissions will be higher’

  30-06-2026 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The comments in a pre-recorded video released Tuesday marked Carney's starkest criticisms yet of his predecessor Justin Trudeau's climate policies.
  
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• Calgary, Lethbridge supervised consumption sites close, province shifts to treatment

  30-06-2026 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is shutting down supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge, effective today, as it shifts focus to funding treatment centres instead.
  
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• Alberta expands accessible parking permit system to cover those with vision loss

  30-06-2026 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government of Alberta is expanding its accessible parking permit system to cover people with vision loss, but applicants will first need approval from a medical professional.
  
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• Calgary police investigate undetermined death after body found downtown

  30-06-2026 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are investigating the discovery of a body in downtown Calgary early Tuesday morning that so far they are calling an 'undetermined' death.
  
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