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• Here's where you can celebrate the Lunar New Year in Calgary - Curiocity

  10-01-2023 23:44
  Here's where you can celebrate the Lunar New Year in Calgary  Curiocity
  
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• Rookie goalie Jaxson Stauber helps Blackhawks win 5-1 over Flames

  27-01-2023 13:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rookie goalie Jaxson Stauber made 34 stops for his second-straight win as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Thursday.
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada set to rule on mandatory firearm sentences

  27-01-2023 13:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada plans to rule Friday on the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences in cases involving armed robbery and recklessly firing a gun.
  
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• New pilot project coming to Calgary will reduce food from businesses going to landfill

  27-01-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new pilot project to reduce the amount of food businesses send to landfill is coming to Calgary.
  
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• Aritzia is having a moment in the U.S. — but can it live up to the hype?

  27-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Vancouver-based clothing chain Aritzia has recently exploded in popularity in the United States, with Bloomberg News recently crowning it the country's "hottest fashion chain." As it expands its footprint in the U.S., can the brand live up to the hype?
  
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• Polar vortex sweeping across Alberta to trigger plummeting temperatures

  27-01-2023 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A polar vortex is expanding from the Arctic and will bring a much colder air mass south, starting overnight Thursday into Friday and continuing into the weekend.
  
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• Stauber shines in 2nd career start, backstops Chicago to commanding win over Flames

  27-01-2023 05:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Rookie goaltender Jaxson Stauber made it two wins in as many career starts by making 34 stops on Thursday to help the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  
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• Tyler Shandro law society hearing to continue after minister faces hours of questioning

  27-01-2023 02:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro answered questions for hours Thursday, during a hearing punctuated by several interruptions for in-camera hearings.
  
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• Here's how Calgarians can spot the rare green comet

  27-01-2023 02:43 via cbc.ca
  
  There's a comet orbiting the sun that hasn't been this close to Earth since the Stone Age — and some Calgary stargazers are making sure they don't miss it.
  
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• ‘Obviously I had emotions’: Shandro recounts driveway confrontation during law society conduct hearing

  27-01-2023 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyler Shandro resumed his testimony at a tribunal hearing Thursday, offering a vastly different account of an interaction than from the doctor he confronted two years ago.
  
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• Family from France desperate to stay in Calgary, fears for lives if deported

  27-01-2023 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of a family living in Calgary are in a desperate race against time to find a skilled job. They are facing deportation unless their temporary work permit can be renewed.
  
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• Calgary's rental vacancy rate dropped to 2.7% in 2022 — the lowest since 2014

  27-01-2023 01:19 via cbc.ca
  
  In 2022, the rental vacancy rate in Calgary dropped to 2.7 per cent — the lowest level the city has seen since 2014, according to a new annual report by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
  
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• Man who participated in fatal group attack on Uber driver handed 8-year sentence

  27-01-2023 00:49 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the people who participated in what a judge has described as a “cruel and merciless” killing of a Calgary Uber driver has been handed an eight-year sentence. 
  
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• NDP says Alberta premier’s prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation

  27-01-2023 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith has given multiple versions in recent weeks of what she has said to justice officials about COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Alberta premier wants meeting with Trudeau before 'just transition' bill tabled

  27-01-2023 00:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s premier has asked to meet the prime minister in advance of anticipated federal legislation guiding a transition away from high-pollution jobs.
  
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• Alberta considers training doctors for rural practice in smaller cities

  26-01-2023 23:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is looking for ways to train doctors in smaller cities in hopes they will be more likely to help relieve a shortage of physicians in rural areas.
  
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• Alberta premier outlines her wishes for ‘just transition’ legislation in open letter to Trudeau

  26-01-2023 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Canadians are tired of seeing the two governments operate as adversaries on this issue.
  
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• Edson, Alta. teacher facing more charges as 3 sexual assault victims identified: RCMP

  26-01-2023 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A teacher in Edson who was previously charged with child luring and sexual interference is facing additional charges after three more victims were identified, RCMP said. 
  
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• Calgary man charged after allegedly running over victim

  26-01-2023 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The victim was found at around 8 a.m. and was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening condition.
  
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• Alberta freezes auto insurance rates for the rest of 2023

  26-01-2023 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will not approve auto insurance rate increases for the remainder of 2023.
  
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• Canada’s public transit systems facing ‘crisis’ of violence. What can be done?

  26-01-2023 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transit leaders say more under-housed people have been using the transit system as a shelter post-pandemic, fuelling violent incidents. More support is needed to keep systems safe.
  
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• Applications for 2023 Calgary Stampede parade now open

  26-01-2023 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stampede, dubbed the 'greatest outdoor show on earth,' will return this July with a grand parade that is estimated to draw in thousands.
  
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• Redesign of Canmore's Railway Avenue could change how cars travel into town

  26-01-2023 19:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Canmore's major artery, Railway Avenue, is due for an overhaul, but changes proposed by administrators aren't going over well with some residents. 
  
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• First Nations say Alberta’s oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems

  26-01-2023 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government did not address concerns raised by the First Nations in response to queries from The Canadian Press.
  
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• Imperial Oil gives OK to $720M renewable diesel project near Edmonton

  26-01-2023 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company says a significant portion of the production will be sent to British Columbia to support the province's plan to lower carbon emissions.
  
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• Alberta freezes rate increases for private vehicle insurance in 2023

  26-01-2023 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province said it is also looking at short- and long-term solutions to lower insurance rates.
  
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• SNC-Lavalin says City of Calgary has chosen firm to work on Phase 1 of Green Line LRT project

  26-01-2023 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin Inc. has announced it has been selected by the City of Calgary as its delivery partner for Phase 1 of the Green Line LRT project.
  
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• Proposed changes to Alberta's oilsands mine cleanup fund are risky and rushed, critics caution

  26-01-2023 16:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes.
  
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• Wind warnings issued for parts of eastern Alberta on Thursday

  26-01-2023 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  People living in parts of eastern Alberta were advised to expect powerful winds to sweep through parts of that province on Thursday.
  
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• Alberta health minister to update government’s response to rural doctor shortage Thursday

  26-01-2023 15:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping will provide Albertans with an update Thursday on what the provincial government is doing to address a shortage of physicians in rural areas.
  
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