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• Hospitalized Calgary woman’s sister denied entry into Canada: ‘She needs family’

  01-02-2025 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman fighting a debilitating heart disease is hoping her sister in Dominican Republic can come help her recover at home — but her visitor visa keeps getting denied.
  
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• Calgary man who killed friend with scissors during fight gets 6.5-year sentence, faces deportation

  10-09-2026 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man who fatally stabbed his friend with a pair of scissors was handed a sentence Thursday that will mean he’ll be automatically deported from Canada upon completion of his prison term.
  
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• Caufield, Habs ready for Atlantic Division battle

  10-09-2026 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cole Caufield and his teammates took a massive step last season.
  
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• Canada, Ukraine forge 100-year pact built on drones and defence

  10-09-2026 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada and Ukraine signed a sweeping 100-year partnership on Thursday that puts defence production at its core. Ottawa plans to build millions of drones, pairing Canadian firms with Ukraine's battle-tested industry, while expanding co-operation on counter-drone technology, munitions and AI. Canada also pledged new funding for air defence and energy security.
  
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• Investigators now believe father charged with murder killed kids between Calgary and Revelstoke

  10-09-2026 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Prosecutors and police now believe the Calgary father accused of murdering his two young children did so somewhere between Calgary and Revelstoke, B.C. On April 30, the accused drove to a Calgary Police Service office, where investigators say he called 911 and confessed to the killings.
  
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• Separatists dominating Alberta referendum conversation online: report

  10-09-2026 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
  
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• Online Alberta referendum conversation driven by separatists: study

  10-09-2026 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
  
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• Carney, Zelenskyy hold joint news conference in Calgary

  10-09-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a news conference in Calgary.
  
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• Carney, Zelenskyy hold joint news conference

  10-09-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a news conference in Calgary.
  
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• Health study begins examining potential oilsands impacts on Fort Chipewyan

  10-09-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Many people in a community located more than 200 kilometres north of Fort McMurray have long believed there are links between cancers in their region and the industrial developments upstream along the Athabasca River.
  
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• Trade war, Alberta referendum loom large as Carney charts cabinet's year forward

  10-09-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is huddling with his cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in Banff, Alta., over the next two days to plan a return to Parliament that’s expected to be anything but normal, as the trade war escalates with the U.S. and Alberta prepares for a fall referendum that includes a question that could trigger an eventual separation from the country.
  
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• Investigation needed into how Iranian VP’s son got government contracts, groups say

  10-09-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Global News investigation found an Edmonton resident won millions in federal contracts while under investigation for allegedly helping Iran's missile program.
  
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• Canadian citizenship certificate applications now facing nearly 3-year delays

  10-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Less than nine months after Parliament allowed those with Canadian ancestors to be recognized as Canadian citizens, the backlog of applications has soared to a new high.
  
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• Canada’s largest carbon capture project breaks ground in central Alberta

  10-09-2026 05:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Enhance Energy broke ground Wednesday on its Origins project hub near Clive, about 140 kilometres south of Edmonton.
  
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• Zelenskyy arrives in Calgary ahead of Carney meeting

  10-09-2026 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, are also set to visit Toronto and North Bay, Ont., before leaving Friday.
  
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• Calgary’s mayor says ‘fiscal discipline’ will guide council through tough budget decisions

  10-09-2026 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city's $50 billion infrastructure deficit "won't dissapear" in a single budget or council term, but noted council must chip away at it.
  
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• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Carney to visit Calgary

  10-09-2026 01:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Canada this week for his first visit to the country in nearly a year as his country copes with an onslaught of deadly airstrikes.
  
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• Ukrainian president, Carney to visit Calgary Thursday

  10-09-2026 01:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Canada this week for his first visit to the country in nearly a year as his country copes with an onslaught of deadly airstrikes.
  
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• Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven

  10-09-2026 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.
  
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• New artifacts unearthed at legendary Alberta cowboy’s ranch

  10-09-2026 01:44 via cbc.ca
  
  University of Calgary archaeologists are showing off a recent batch of discoveries made at John Ware’s former ranch. As CBC’s Terri Trembath reports, the team says it has found more of the structural remains of the Ware home along with other treasures.
  
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• Enbridge further expands stateside with $2.55B US pipeline and storage deal

  10-09-2026 00:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Enbridge Inc. is further expanding its reach into the U.S. market with a US$2.55-billion deal to buy the crude oil business of Tallgrass Energy LP.
  
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• Former Tsuut'ina minor chief pleads guilty to assault for unwanted attempted kiss

  10-09-2026 00:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Former Tsuut’ina council member Emmet Crowchild has pleaded guilty to assault after trying to hug and kiss a woman at a casino last year without her consent.
  
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• Central Alberta carbon capture hub on track to be largest in Canada

  10-09-2026 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Origins carbon capture and storage hub, located east of Lacombe, is to initially have capacity to permanently store up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
  
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• Enbridge makes US$2.55B acquisition of pipeline, storage systems in U.S. midwest

  09-09-2026 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge's acquisition of Tallgrass Energy includes a 75 per cent interest in the Pony Express Pipeline system that transports oil to a major storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma.
  
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• Stampede Park to host Grey Cup festival in November

  09-09-2026 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  For the first time since 2019 the Grey Cup returns to Calgary this fall. Beginning Nov. 11, a four-day festival takes place at Stampede Park and includes ticketed and free events, culminating in the 113th Grey Cup game at McMahon Stadium on Nov. 15.
  
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• Police say man threatened to shoot someone in Calgary grocery store in fight over U.S. tariffs

  09-09-2026 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  A man is facing charges following a grocery store dispute about tariffs in southwest Calgary, where police say he threatened to shoot a man in front of his family.
  
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• Liberals remove layer of review process for energy projects, backing off bypassing at-risk species protections

  09-09-2026 23:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is moving ahead with changes that will exempt a number of energy projects from a layer of its environmental assessment process. At the same time, a senior government source says the Liberals are preparing to back down on proposed changes that would have bypassed regulations meant to protect at-risk species.
  
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• Government exempts interprovincial pipelines from review by impact assessment agency

  09-09-2026 23:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is moving ahead with changes that will exempt a number of energy projects from a layer of its environmental assessment process.
  
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• Canadian pump prices creep higher as Middle East fighting escalates

  09-09-2026 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Fuel prices tend to ease off around this time of year, but one industry expert says drivers should expect no such relief this time.
  
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• On-duty security guard charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement

  09-09-2026 22:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police say they have charged a uniformed security guard with sexual assault after an alleged on-duty incident in a southeast neighbourhood on June 10.
  
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