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• 'We will remember': Tributes pour in for soldiers killed during deadly fire at Alberta military base

  19-10-2026 03:22 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Tributes are pouring in from across the country for the four soldiers killed in a fiery incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright after they were identified Sunday.
  
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• Ironman kicker René Paredes bids farewell to CFL

  05-11-2026 21:00 via : Calgary
  
  René Paredes took deep breaths to get through it.
  
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• Calgary staff acted 'improperly' after water recommendations didn't reach council: report

  05-11-2026 20:48 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A new report commissioned by the provincial government into Calgary's water system in the wake of two catastrophic water main breaks concludes that there was a "significant governance failure" related to recommendations made in a 2015 report that never reached council for consideration.
  
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• Two people flee explosion, fire at house south of Calgary

  05-11-2026 20:11 via : Calgary
  
  The Foothills Fire Department said it began receiving calls around 7 a.m. for an explosion on North Coulee Trail, northeast of Okotoks, Alta.
  
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• Court defends Russian reinstatement ahead of World Juniors, says IIHF failed to justify ban

  05-11-2026 19:15 via : Calgary
  
  The Court of Arbitration for Sport acknowledged the divisive reaction to its ruling but said the IIHF failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify maintain the Russia ban.
  
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• Calgary son and mother admit they engaged in insider trading for years, ordered to pay $330,000

  05-11-2026 18:26 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A Calgary man who was working at his investment bank has admitted he used insider information to either purchase securities or recommend his mother buy them, according to the Alberta Securities Commission.
  
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• Telus outage disrupting phone, wireless services across parts of Ontario, Alberta and B.C.

  05-11-2026 17:10 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A network outage affecting Telus customers is disrupting phone and wireless services in multiple areas across Ontario, Alberta and B.C., with some unable to call 911 on mobile, the company says.
  
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• U.S. midterms are a 'vindication' of Alberta's approach to tariffs, says Premier Smith

  05-11-2026 16:46 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections prove her province was on the right path in the cross-border trade war.
  
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• CBC Money to launch next year with slate of original content dedicated to personal finance

  05-11-2026 16:27 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  CBC is announcing the launch of CBC Money, a new slate of original content coming next year that will focus on the daily cost-of-living news that matters to Canadians.
  
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• House fire and explosion rocks community southeast of Calgary

  05-11-2026 16:09 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Fire crew are on scene responding to an explosion and fire in a community southeast of Calgary Thursday morning.
  
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• Two more soldiers injured in CFB Wainwright fire out of hospital

  05-11-2026 15:33 via : Calgary
  
  The Department of National Defence also says four of the 25 soldiers who remain hospitalized have been relocated to centres in British Columbia and Ontario.
  
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• What is the cost to leave an abusive relationship in Alberta? A new report works to find out

  05-11-2026 14:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A new report from Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters found family violence shelters in Alberta are seeing fewer people reaching out for help and fewer people coming into shelter because the financial burden of fleeing abuse is too much for some survivors to bear.
  
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• Family of injured Wainwright soldier holds bedside vigil in burn unit

  05-11-2026 12:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Pte. Liam Ramage, 27, of Red Deer, Alta., was one of dozens of service members hurt in an out-of-control grass fire at CFB Wainwright on Oct. 17.
  
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• Alberta's new riding map skews Lethbridge, Banff, Calgary seats toward UCP, voter data suggests

  05-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Danielle Smith's MLAs approved a panel's controversial boundary plan over NDP protests.
  
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• UCP endorses proposed riding map NDP says is rigged

  05-11-2026 04:24 via : Calgary
  
  Justice Minister Mickey Amery has said he expects legislation to pass by the end of the year ahead of the scheduled election in October of 2027.
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith says U.S. midterms ‘vindication’ of her approach to tariffs

  05-11-2026 04:16 via : Calgary
  
  The Democrats on Tuesday took control of both houses of Congress and flipped long-held Republican Senate seats and state-level positions.
  
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• Alberta's governing UCP endorses proposed riding boundary changes as NDP reiterates concerns

  05-11-2026 03:19 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Alberta's governing United Conservatives have officially endorsed changes to provincial riding boundaries that the Opposition NDP says it believes are “rigged” to help the UCP win the next election.
  
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• Judge rejects grandparent scammer's bid to back out of guilty plea, sends her to jail instead

  05-11-2026 02:37 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  A Calgary woman who admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from elderly victims was handed a 12-month jail sentence plus a year of probation after the judge refused to allow her to back out of her guilty plea.
  
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• Man who fatally stabbed stranger in 'unprovoked' attack sentenced to 8.5 years

  05-11-2026 01:18 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Originally charged with second-degree murder, Theran Dixon pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2023 death of Tristan Anderson in Calgary.
  
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• 5 men charged in Alberta auto theft, fraud ring involving old RCMP vehicles

  05-11-2026 01:00 via : Calgary
  
  Several cases grew out of the initial investigation, including one involving decommissioned RCMP vehicles slated to be destroyed that instead were resold within Canada or exported.
  
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• B.C. soldier’s remains return home after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

  05-11-2026 00:24 via : Calgary
  
  Dozens lined the streets to pay their respects to the 23-year-oldAidan Goulding, who served with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton.
  
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• Too broke to leave: Alberta domestic abuse victims trapped by rising cost of living

  04-11-2026 23:41 via : Calgary
  
  The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters said since 2019, the cost of housing, groceries and gas have all grown more than 30 per cent while food bank visits are up by 134 per cent.
  
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• Many Alberta domestic abuse victims trapped by rising cost of living, shelter report finds

  04-11-2026 23:41 via : Calgary
  
  The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters said since 2019, the cost of housing, groceries and gas have all grown more than 30 per cent while food bank visits are up by 134 per cent.
  
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• Student groups happy to see Alberta reverse course on parental requirements for financial aid

  04-11-2026 22:30 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  Post-secondary students say they're happy to see the province backtrack on a policy they say made it more difficult for some students to receive financial aid.But they also argue the changes do not go far enough.
  
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• Alberta bill seeks to prevent public payment for privately ordered lab tests

  04-11-2026 22:23 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The Alberta public has been paying for some laboratory tests ordered by private health providers for the last 15 years, the province revealed on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta government hosts remembrance ceremony as country mourns CFB Wainwright victims

  04-11-2026 22:22 via CBC | Calgary News
  
  The province held an early ceremony to mark Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day Wednesday as family, friends and fellow soldiers honoured one of the victims of the deadly Wainwright fire at a military service in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Bombers expected to wait before naming starter

  04-11-2026 21:28 via : Calgary
  
  Head coach Mike O'Shea knows the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be in Montreal on Saturday playing in the East Division final.
  
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• Canada’s focus ‘hasn’t changed’ despite U.S. midterm blue wave, minister says

  04-11-2026 21:21 via : Calgary
  
  Canadian leaders say it would be “dangerous” to assume relations with the U.S. will change immediately following a major sweep of the House and the Senate by the Democrats Tuesday.
  
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• Canada, China agree to extend deal on canola and steel access to late 2028

  04-11-2026 21:18 via : Calgary
  
  On Wednesday, Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said the deal on canola and access for Chinese steel is being extended by two years, to the end of 2028.
  
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• Bombers’ Broxton named CFL’s top offensive lineman

  04-11-2026 20:20 via : Calgary
  
  Jarell Broxton of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL's top offensive lineman Wednesday.
  
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