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• Global announces casting details for Big Brother Canada Season 10

  21-10-2021 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former contestant Breydon White joins Global News Morning Calgary to explain what it takes to become a house guest on Big Brother Canada Season 10 as a coast-to-coast search for cast members gets underway.
  
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• Stampeders sign WR Alford, DB Boykin

  22-07-2026 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Damien Alford is returning to the Calgary Stampeders.
  
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• Police warn of donation scam as search for missing Calgary boy continues

  22-07-2026 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said in a Facebook post Tuesday it’s become aware of an online fundraising campaign that claims to support the search for Parker, who went missing on July 16.
  
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• Proposed nuclear plant in northern Alberta worries organic farmer: ‘Will I be able to sell my oats?’

  22-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Herman Friesen owns more than 2,000 acres of farmland in northwestern Alberta, but the prospect of a nuclear power plant being built nearby has him worried about his farm’s future.
  
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• 'Skeeter syndrome’ showing up in Alberta as mosquito populations boom

  22-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's booming mosquito populations are triggering more than just itchiness and aggravation. It turns out the pesky swarms are leading to some emergency room visits in Alberta, particularly among children.
  
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• 'Skeeter syndrome’ showing up in Alberta as mosquito populations boom

  22-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's booming mosquito populations are triggering more than just itchiness and aggravation. It turns out the pesky swarms are leading to some emergency room visits in Alberta, particularly among children.
  
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• 'Skeeter syndrome' showing up in Alberta as mosquito populations boom

  22-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's booming mosquito populations are triggering more than just itchiness and aggravation. It turns out the pesky swarms are leading to some emergency room visits in Alberta, particularly among children.
  
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• Alberta girls head to Depot in Regina for RCMP dream experience

  22-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Maya, 12, from Spruce Grove, Alta., and Haley, 11, from Edmonton were named co-commanding officers (co-COs) for a day on Monday. Alberta RCMP and the RCMP Depot Division in Regina facilitated the experience in collaboration with the Kids with Cancer Society.
  
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• Convoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise

  22-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tamara Lich, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for nearly a month, is back in town Wednesday to ask a court for permission to travel internationally, including going on a Caribbean cruise and visiting the White House.
  
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• Chicken thighs are how much? Here's what's driving the latest grocery sticker shock

  22-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prices for fresh or frozen chicken thighs jumped 8.2 per cent from May to June — far above the monthly increases for the usual offenders like beef and coffee, according to inflation numbers.
  
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• Calgary city council debates proposed exemptions from citywide rezoning repeal

  22-07-2026 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to city administration, an additional 247 properties across Calgary could be exempt from the repeal of citywide rezoning and retain their higher density zoning.
  
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• Body recovered after man drowned in Ponoka pond: RCMP

  22-07-2026 04:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The body of a 62-year-old man who drowned in Ponoka, Alta., last week has been recovered, police announced in a news release issued Tuesday.
  
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• Calgary man accused of domestic murder heading for not criminally responsible assessment

  22-07-2026 03:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man accused of murdering his ex-wife is heading for a psychiatric assessment to determine his mental state at the time of the killing.
  
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• The number of wildfires in Alberta has dropped but air quality remains poor

  22-07-2026 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Wildfire says the 2026 fire season has been an improvement on previous years so far. But it hasn't stopped poor air quality in the province.
  
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• Alberta-based liquor businesses prepare to ‘start pivoting’ amid latest U.S. tariff threat

  22-07-2026 02:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta-based liquor businesses say they will be impacted if the United States follows through with a threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian alcohol products next month and some are calling for the province to retaliate.
  
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• Family of missing 11-year-old boy thanks Calgarians as desperate search continues

  22-07-2026 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  It is day six of the search for an 11-year-old boy missing in Calgary and police and family have provided an update on their search plans.
  
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• AI data centres have 4 in 5 Albertans concerned over environment, electricity costs: Poll

  22-07-2026 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta encourages more AI data centre investment and more projects are proposed in the province, a new poll shows most residents are concerned over the potential impacts.
  
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• Comedian pitches one more teen night to honour Thunder Run slide

  22-07-2026 00:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Andrew Phung says he's willing to drop everything and travel to Calgary to party at the Village Square Leisure Centre one last time before his childhood water slide, the Thunder Run, is decommissioned.
  
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• Medicine Hat mayor, city hall deny wrongdoing in manager's firing

  22-07-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Legal documents filed on behalf of the City of Medicine Hat and Mayor Linnsie Clark ask that court action brought by former top administrator Ann Mitchell be dismissed. The defendants in the combined $1.3-million lawsuits say that serious misconduct led to Mitchell's dismissal in the fall of 2025. The claims have not been tested in court.
  
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• New Ivor Strong Bridge to open as Deerfoot Trail upgrades continue

  21-07-2026 23:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A major milestone has been reached in Alberta’s $700-million Deerfoot Trail improvements project, with the new Ivor Strong Bridge scheduled to open to traffic on July 27.
  
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• How the Northern Tornadoes Project helps verify twisters as Alberta on track for record year

  21-07-2026 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The director of the Northern Tornadoes Project explains the work his research team does and what observations they've made about Alberta's 2026 summer storm season.
  
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• Mother calling for ‘indigo alerts’ amid search for Calgary boy with autism

  21-07-2026 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary mother has launched a campaign calling for faster public notification for missing vulnerable children, even when there's no evidence they have been abducted.
  
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• New Ivor Strong Bridge on Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail to open on July 27

  21-07-2026 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The daily commute along Deerfoot Trail in south Calgary is expected to take drivers a bit less time with the opening of a new bridge over the Bow River on July 27.
  
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• 9 premiers agree to lift interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol products

  21-07-2026 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under a new deal, the premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadians outside of their home provinces.
  
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• Provinces to introduce direct-to-consumer sales for Canadian alcohol

  21-07-2026 22:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Provinces across Canada will introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales — a step forward in breaking down interprovincial trade barriers that prevent the free movement of alcohol across Canada.
  
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• 9 premiers to allow wineries, distilleries, breweries to sell directly to consumers across provinces

  21-07-2026 22:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Provinces across Canada will introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales — a step forward in breaking down interprovincial trade barriers that prevent the free movement of alcohol across Canada.
  
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• Proposal for new reservoir in central Alberta met with questions, concerns at public consultation session

  21-07-2026 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  As the provincial government considers potential options for building a new reservoir near Ardley, Alta., a recent public consultation event had attendees stating they left without answers and feel that their concerns went unheard.
  
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• Alberta minister skirts questions about separation vote, says it's an important topic

  21-07-2026 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen skirted questions at a press conference on Tuesday about how he'll vote in the upcoming referendum on whether the province should remain in Canada.
  
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• Dreeshen skirts questions about Alberta separation vote but says it’s an important topic

  21-07-2026 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen was asked repeatedly whether he'd vote for Alberta to stay or vote to hold a second referendum on quitting Canada.
  
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• Canada’s first ‘dementia-inclusive’ park set to open in Calgary in fall 2026

  21-07-2026 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Martin Family Legacy Garden, designed to help people living with dementia "immerse themselves in the therapeutic benefits of nature," is expected to open in the fall of 2026.
  
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