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• RCMP, Coastal GasLink deny conspiring to intimidate, harass Wet'suwet'en members

  11-01-2023 23:04 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP denies it conspired with a natural gas pipeline builder and a private security firm in a campaign designed to harass Wet'suwet'en people off their unceded territory in northern British Columbia, court filings say.
  
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• From stovetop to store shelves: how this Leduc facility helped a salsa get to market

  30-01-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What started simmering in a pot on a St. Albert stove is now a salsa business with hot sales in 80 stores across Alberta. It’s just the latest success story rolling off the assembly line at the Food Processing Development Centre and business incubator in Leduc, Alta.
  
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• A Calgary non-profit that supports pregnant Black women and families wants help to expand

  30-01-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A small, grassroots non-profit that helps pregnant women arriving in Calgary from mostly African countries says demand is growing for black-specific supports.
  
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• Hyundai bursts into flames after routine servicing

  30-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Ontario man's car burst into flames right after routine servicing, and there was seemingly no investigation by the dealership or insurance company. One safety expert says this highlights a gap in road safety regulations, but Transport Canada says new rules are on the way.
  
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• Canada's newspapers are being plundered by monopoly capitalism

  30-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What matters is the newspaper's purpose — providing accurate information to help an informed citizenry make decisions, hold power to account, know each other and ensure the wellbeing of their city. Frustratingly, this purpose is being steadily dismantled by the paper's own masters.
  
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• Sports charity comes to Calgary to help offset the cost of running shoes

  30-01-2023 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ReRun Shoe Project has kicked off in Calgary to help collect used and new shoes for youth who want to start running but might not be able to afford it.
  
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• Calgary woman creates fundraiser to encourage people to go sober throughout Dry February

  30-01-2023 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  A portion of each event ticket and proceeds from raffle tickets sold for the 28-day challenge will go to the Canadian Cancer Society.
  
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• Calgary woman creates fundraiser to encourage people to go alcohol-free for Dry February

  30-01-2023 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  A portion of each event ticket and proceeds from raffle tickets sold for the 28-day challenge will go to the Canadian Cancer Society.
  
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• This Calgary man is on a mission to walk every street in the city

  29-01-2023 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Negative temperatures in the double digits won’t stop Calgarian Mark Shupe from going for a walk — in fact not much will. 
  
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• Here's how Calgary students are reimagining downtown

  29-01-2023 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Students from the University of Calgary took part in an inititiave with the city of Calgary to reimagine what certain neighbourhoods in downtown could look like.
  
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• Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

  29-01-2023 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Landowners who experienced the first fast wave of renewable energy infrastructure in Alberta are still waiting for the cleanup.
  
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• Regular old rock? Think again. Here's your guide to erratic boulders in Alberta

  29-01-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Erratics are stones, boulders or big blocks picked up and moved by glaciers from one place to another during the last ice age. The province is littered with them — some more prominent, and much larger, than others.
  
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• Forget the Rockies, these Alberta rocks are erratic and bolder than most

  29-01-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Erratics are stones, boulders or big blocks picked up and moved by glaciers from one place to another during the last ice age. The province is littered with them — some more prominent, and much larger, than others.
  
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• Why the golden age of flying is never coming back — and it might not be a bad thing

  29-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians sometimes wax nostalgic about when we got free meals and boozy drinks on flights, but stripping the luxuries from air travel means more people can now afford to fly.
  
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• Why the golden age of flying is never coming back — and it might not a bad thing

  29-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians sometimes wax nostalgic about when we got free meals and boozy drinks on flights, but stripping the luxuries from air travel means more people can now afford to fly.
  
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• Like vinyl, but for photos: Why film cameras are back in focus

  29-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In an ever-increasing digital world where rarely an hour, let alone a day, goes by without gazing at a smartphone or tablet, some people are redeveloping their passion for a technology seemingly headed for extinction: the film camera.
  
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• 1 year after disrupting Alberta's border with the U.S., protesters return to Coutts — where wounds remain

  29-01-2023 03:44 via cbc.ca
  
  As vehicles pulled into a meeting spot on the side of the highway south of Lethbridge, Alta., it was clear that this year's convoy protest gathering would be different. As people gathered to mark its one-year anniversary, they were greeted by two RCMP vehicles at the side of the road.
  
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• City of Lethbridge launches organics bylaw to mixed reactions

  29-01-2023 03:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Next month, the city of Lethbridge will launch a mandatory organics and recycling program for businesses. While there is a lot of support for the initiative, some in the business community have concerns about how it is being carried out. 
  
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• Information session promoting diversity in policing held in Calgary

  29-01-2023 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  An information session encouraging immigrant communities to join law enforcement was held Saturday in hope of spurring more diversity in policing.
  
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• Calgary businesswoman to meet the Queen Consort as part of new military role

  28-01-2023 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary entrepreneur Manjit Minhas has been named the new honorary lieutenant-colonel for the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.
  
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• Calgary's Abigail Strate soars to World Cup ski jumping bronze in Germany

  28-01-2023 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Abigail Strate climbed her first World Cup ski jumping podium on Saturday, capturing bronze in Hinterzarten, Germany.
  
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• Calgarian Abigail Strate podiums at World Cup for ski jumping

  28-01-2023 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 21-year-old won bronze in ski jumping on Saturday.
  
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• Calgarians call for better security approach on Calgary Transit, say safety is getting worse

  28-01-2023 21:29 via cbc.ca
  
  As a regular Calgary Transit rider with a background in harm reduction for people experiencing homelessness, Indira Smith has never been concerned about her personal safety on transit — until last week.
  
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• Winter weather leads to hundreds of collisions in Calgary

  28-01-2023 20:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police say they are still recommending drivers stay home if they can help it following heavy snow in the city. 
  
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• AHS renews partnership with Alberta Native Friendship Centres

  28-01-2023 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The two organizations will partner for another three years to support the 21 friendship centres across the province.
  
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• Researchers discover 2 archaic primates who lived in Alberta around 60 million years ago

  28-01-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Around 60 million years ago, when southern Alberta was a humid subtropical wetland, two tiny primates lived in the Calgary area, perhaps climbing through the ancient trees and plucking fruit with their fingers.
  
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• The rise and long, depressing fall of Calgary's Eau Claire Market

  28-01-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Not quite a market, not quite a mall, but a struggling complex for most of its 30 years. Soon, Calgary's mistaken dream of a Granville Island on the Bow will meet its demise.
  
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• Afraid to check a bag? Canada's missing baggage woes explained

  28-01-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The post-pandemic return to travel has been turbulent, plagued by mass flight disruptions and missing baggage piling up at airports. That has led to calls for airlines to improve their baggage delivery systems.
  
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• Flames rebound with impressive win over Kraken

  28-01-2023 07:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Elias Lindholm and Blake Coleman each had a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames topped the Kraken 5-2 on Friday night in Seattle.
  
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• Self-proclaimed spiritual leader John de Ruiter, accused of sexual assault, granted bail in Edmonton

  28-01-2023 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  John de Ruiter, the self-proclaimed leader of Edmonton-based College of Integrated Philosophy or Oasis Group, was granted bail on Friday under strict conditions.
  
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