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• Outdated Alberta headlight regulations ‘need to be changed’: prof

  24-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  If you find yourself being blinded by headlights these days, you're not alone. A University of Calgary engineering professor says if modern standards for headlights were created with halogen bulbs in mind, they need to be updated to reflect the much-brighter LED bulbs being used today.
  
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• Do grizzly bears really hibernate? The answer's complicated

  25-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  It's common knowledge that bears enter a deep sleep during winter, but what's the proper terminology for that? Calgary naturalist Brian Keating says it's more complicated than you might think.
  
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• 5th person hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops

  24-12-2025 20:15 via cbc.ca
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury
  brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people in seven provinces got sick with the bacterial illness after eating or handling
  certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November.
  
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• Hospitals warned about rare infection emerging in Calgary

  24-12-2025 18:58 via cbc.ca
  Health officials are warning emergency wards about the circulation of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) among homeless adults living in Calgary.
  
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• It's 'been a battle' for Canada's hemp industry, Alberta processor says

  24-12-2025 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Industrial hemp has been commercially cultivated in Canada since 1998 — two decades before the legalization of recreational cannabis use — but data suggests recent years haven't been too kind to the industry. That includes hemp processing in Alberta, where more than half of Canada's hemp crop is cultivated.
  
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• Alberta looks to protect bridges from big trucks with fines, 'naughty list' for truckers

  24-12-2025 17:59 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's transportation minister could hear the horns blaring from inside his office. It wasn't from a rally or protest on the Edmonton legislature grounds but, as Devin Dreeshen went outside to discover, the sound of confused and angry drivers.
  
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• Medicine Hat mayor, new council seek path forward after years of conflict

  24-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Voters in Medicine Hat returned Linnsie Clark as mayor following years of high-profile infighting with council members and staff. She says her push for more open government will help restore public confidence in city hall.
  
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• Calgary emergency wards coping with 'extreme overcapacity' in flu season: AHS memo

  24-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Hospitals are tightening policies to prevent patient bottlenecks, even if beds aren't available, according to a memo obtained by CBC News.
  
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• The Calgary communities seeing effects of citywide rezoning the most and least

  24-12-2025 02:38
  After Calgary city council voted to kickstart the process, a public hearing on whether or not to repeal citywide rezoning is expected in the spring.
  
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• Tsuut’ina Nation family loses house to fire just days before Christmas

  24-12-2025 01:46
  Just days before Christmas, a fire destroyed a family home on the Tsuut'ina Nation, west of Calgary. But now even complete strangers are stepping up to help.
  
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• Calgary Transit takes 19 shuttle buses out of service following fire

  24-12-2025 01:43
  The shuttle buses were removed as part of an investigation into a Calgary Transit shuttle bus that caught fire on Nose Hill Drive N.W. earlier this month.
  
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• ‘Project Gaslight’ guilty plea sends Edmonton man to prison

  24-12-2025 00:37
  A judge in Edmonton has sentenced a man to 7.5 years in prison for his role in 'Project Gaslight,' an extortion scheme targeting homebuilders in the city's South Asian community.
  
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• Three more Alberta recall petitions issued against politicians, bringing total to 26

  23-12-2025 20:50
  There are now 26 recall petitions for Alberta MLAs.On Tuesday, Elections Alberta issued three more recall petitions - two for UCP backbenchers and one for an NDP member.
  
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• Man charged with defrauding more than 20 Calgary seniors out of thousands of dollars

  23-12-2025 20:37 via cbc.ca
  Calgary police have charged a man with defrauding numerous seniors out of about $186,000 in a string of incidents over a five-week period.
  
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• Calgary police chief, Katie McLellan’s year-end interview with Global’s Blake Lough

  23-12-2025 20:30
  Calgary's new police chief, Katie McLellan, sits down with anchor Blake Lough to talk about some of the challenges of her new role as the city's chief constable.
  
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• 3 more Alberta recall petitions issued against MLAs, bringing total to 26

  23-12-2025 19:33 via cbc.ca
  Elections Alberta has issued three more recall petitions for legislature members — two United Conservative backbenchers and one Opposition New Democrat.
  
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• Yukon power grid under ‘significant’ strain as deep freeze grips Western Canada

  23-12-2025 18:23
  With the territory's power grid stretched by wind chills near -50 C, the government of the Yukon is urging residents to conserve electricity.
  
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• Calgary homeless outreach team searches for new HQ as building faces closure

  23-12-2025 15:54
  The BeTheChangeYYC street outreach group says its current building is being closed by the City of Calgary, forcing the organization to search for a new headquarters.
  
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• White, freezing Christmas in store for Alberta as winter storm moves in

  23-12-2025 15:35 via cbc.ca
  Just as Alberta begins to dig out from its last winter storm, most of the province is preparing for another blast of snow and brutal cold, just in time for the holidays. As stubborn cold continues to cloak the province, another icy snowstorm is bound for Alberta and expected to hit Christmas Eve.
  
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• Can Jasper’s new breeding centre save caribou from local extinction?

  23-12-2025 14:30 via cbc.ca
  For decades, caribou in Jasper National Park have been declining, and experts warned that without intervention, they would become locally extinct. In response, Parks Canada invested $40 million in the Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre, the first facility of its kind in North America.
  
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• What gifts given to Calgary's mayor say about the city's growth on the global stage

  23-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Calgary mayors have received a wide range of gifts over the years, marking everything from visits by travelling dignitaries to commemorations of major events, but the tradition of gift-giving has changed over the years.
  
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• Meet the 'head elf' running emailsanta.com for 3 decades

  23-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The website emailsanta.com receives millions of letters from children (and adults) from across the world, all addressed to Santa Claus. While many take the opportunity to ask Santa for gifts, lots of children also write looking for comfort.
  
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• This year's flu is packing a punch. How hospitals are trying to deal with surging cases

  23-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Flu cases across Canada are on the rise and may push hospitals to their limits over the holidays and into the new year, leading health officials in regions across the country to warn people not to visit emergency rooms unless it's absolutely necessary.
  
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• Edmonton paramedics exhausted amid long response times, fewer staff: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  23-12-2025 01:55
  With the busy shifts, patients are seeing massive delays after they call 911. The wait times are also having a big impact on the paramedics treating them.
  
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• Calgary’s new event centre project on time, budget heading into busy 2026

  23-12-2025 01:26
  Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation said it's planning to open an experience centre in the new year for fans to get a behind-the-scenes look at Scotia Place.
  
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• Skiier taken to hospital after falling off chairlift at Banff Sunshine Village

  23-12-2025 01:03
  A skiier was taken to hospital in stable condition on Sunday after she fell off a chair lift at Sunshine Village Resort, near Banff.
  
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• Proposed referendum question on separation from Canada approved by Elections Alberta

  23-12-2025 00:55 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
  
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• Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approved

  23-12-2025 00:11
  Elections Alberta has approved the proposed referendum question, 'Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?'
  
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• Calgary brewery to focus on making historic beers

  22-12-2025 23:33
  Good Cheer Brewing’s owner Nathan Vadeboncoeur says he hopes showcasing beer recipes from centuries past will help beer lovers better appreciate the long history.
  
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• Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas reflects on first months in office

  22-12-2025 23:29
  Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas sat down with Global News for a year-end interview to reflect on his first few months in office.
  
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