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• First-year University of Calgary students feel the squeeze of student housing shortage

  25-08-2024 23:56
  
  Sunday was a move-in day with a twist for some University of Calgary students, namely that there wasn’t anywhere for them to move in to. A record-high number of first-year students, more than 1,300, are moving into residences, causing such a housing squeeze that the university is renting 51 rooms at the Aloft Hotel while it works to expand its student housing supply. Shane Royal, the senior director of ancillary services at the U of C, said there’s nothing that quite matches the ener
  
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• Downpour in Jasper National Park slows fires, but comes with warning

  25-08-2024 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada says a weekend drenching of rain on parts of Jasper National Park is doing a lot to quell fire activity, but the wet weather also comes with a warning.
  
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• Downpour in Jasper National Park slows fires, but comes with warning - Lethbridge News Now

  25-08-2024 21:58 via news.google.com
  Downpour in Jasper National Park slows fires, but comes with warning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Definitely dissuasive’: Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers

  25-08-2024 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Farmland prices across the Prairies have grown for the past 20 years, but they took a marked jump in Saskatchewan in 2011 and have continued to see huge increases since then.
  
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• 1 dead in motorcycle collision on Macleod Trail

  25-08-2024 21:13
  
  One person is dead after a motorcycle crash Saturday night, police confirmed Sunday. The single vehicle collision took place just after 9 p.m. at Macleod Trail and 194 Avenue S.W. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• 1 dead in fatal motorcycle collision on Macleod Trail

  25-08-2024 21:13
  
  One person is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday night, police confirmed Sunday. The single vehicle collision took place just after 9 p.m. at Macleod Trail and 194 Avenue S.W. This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
  
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• ‘Community kindness’: Wings of Hope for Africa distributes 100 backpacks to children in need

  25-08-2024 21:01
  
  A Calgary-based foundation handed out a hundred backpacks stuffed with school supplies Saturday. Wings of Hope for Africa Foundation founder Aline Gahiza said there was plenty of demand for the initiative, which started in Burundi and Rwanda in 2012 before it was launched in Canada in 2023. Community partners help identify children in need, who each receive a backpack filled with pencils, notebooks, rulers, calculators and other supplies that set them up to succeed at school, says Gahiza. &ldquo
  
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• Serious motor vehicle collision north of Airdrie Sunday morning

  25-08-2024 19:38
  
  Airdrie RCMP are investigating following a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 2, about two kilometres north of Veterans Boulevard. Earlier Sunday, a police media release said northbound traffic on Highway 2 has been reduced to one lane. Motorists are advised to stay left and reduce speed to 50 km/h.Update: NB QEII near Twp Rd 274, 2km N. of Airdrie - MVC, stay left to avoid & reduced speed to 50km/h. (8:03am) #ABRoads #yyctraffic https://t.co/igj8AfS6qV — 511 Alberta (@511Alber
  
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• 2-vehicle collision north of Airdrie leaves 1 dead

  25-08-2024 19:38
  
  An Edmonton man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2, about two kilometres north of Veterans Boulevard, early Sunday morning. At around 6:15 a.m., Aidrie RCMP officers responded to a reports of a fatal collision. Early investigation suggests that a southbound car rolled off the road, and in the process, caused a southbound van to drive into a ditch. The car's driver, a 25-year-old Calgary man, was transported with non-life threatening injuries to the Foothills hospital. The van
  
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• Vendors, drag performances, food and fun at Pride pop-up market in Bridgeland

  25-08-2024 18:53
  
  The Pride pop-up market is underway in Bridgeland. The event, hosted by the Alberta LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, features more than 30 vendors, community organizations, drag performers, face painting, food, and fun for visitors at Bridgeland Riverside Community Association at 917 Centre Avenue N.E. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with live performances taking place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. All Calgarians are welcome to join the pop-up market and celebrate Pride. The Calgary Pride
  
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• Ukrainian Calgarians celebrate 33rd anniversary of Ukrainian Independence Day

  25-08-2024 18:33
  
  Hundreds of members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community enjoyed dancing, music and food as they celebrated Ukrainian Day. All the events took place Saturday in Ukrainian Pioneers Park (Bridgeland Park) at 704 6th Street NE. While the day has always been celebrated, it has taken on special meaning for many community members since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. It now also serves as a reminder of Ukraine's resilience and determination to maintain its sovereignty. It&rsquo
  
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• Alberta premier, cabinet ministers issue joint statement supporting binding arbitration in rail worker strike

  25-08-2024 17:55
  
  Alberta’s premier and several cabinet ministers issued a statement Sunday morning in support of a move to implement binding arbitration to help resolve the rail workers’ strike, while the Teamsters union said on social media that they would comply with the order. Premier Danielle Smith, Transportation and Economic Corridors minister Devin Dreeshen, Agricultre and Irrigation minister RJ Sigurdson and Jobs, Economy and Trade mininister Matt Jones released the statement following the de
  
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• Calgary community raising funds to assist victims of flooding in Bangladesh

  25-08-2024 16:48
  
  A fundraiser to help the victims of the floods in Bangladesh is being held Sunday in Calgary. According to one of the event’s organizers, more than 4.5 million people have been directly impacted by the floods, and things are worsening. “We need funds to send back home to help rescue people and provide them shelter, food, and medicine,” said Topaz Ahmed, in an email to CTV News. “With the help of all different community organizations, we are spreading our reach to gather m
  
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• League-leading Alouettes host surging Elks

  25-08-2024 16:24
  
  The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal’s starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Led by Davis Alexander, who rose from third-string QB to starter, the Alouettes (9-1) have won four straight since Fajardo left in the first quarter of a 37-18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 11. “It just goes to show how talented this
  
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• Cody Fajardo starts at QB as league-leading Alouettes host surging Elks

  25-08-2024 16:24
  
  The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal’s starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium after missing four games with a hamstring injury. Led by Davis Alexander, who rose from third-string QB to starter, the Alouettes (9-1) have won four straight since Fajardo left in the first quarter of a 37-18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 11. “It just goes to show how talented this
  
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• 'Perfect is good enough': Husband and wife sculptors reflect on 54 years of work

  25-08-2024 15:58
  
  It's been a relationship forged in bronze. Don Begg and his wife Shirley have worked side-by-side for 54 years at Studio West Bronze Foundry & Art Gallery, their vast space in Cochrane, Alta., northwest of Calgary. Their combined works include 160 statues on display throughout Canada, the United States, Germany and France. Hundreds of other smaller pieces have been created for private collectors. "She'll get in there and do anything that is possible. She'll work on one leg on one side a
  
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• Harris campaign says it's raised US$540 million and saw a surge of donations during the convention

  25-08-2024 15:37
  
  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign says it has now raised US$540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump. The campaign has had no problems getting supporters to open their wallets since President Joe Biden announced on July 21 he was ending his campaign and quickly endorsed Harris. The campaign said it saw a surge of donations during last week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Harris and her vice presidential running
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back

  25-08-2024 13:39
  
  Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war, as both sides signaled their most intense exchange of fire in months was over. The cross-border attack came as high-level talks resumed in Egypt aimed at a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the war in Gaza that also would ease regional tensions.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesHezbollah claimed to hit an I
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah trade heavy fire before pulling back, jolting a region braced for war

  25-08-2024 13:39
  
  Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a preemptive strike on Hezbollah. The militant group responded that it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month. The heavy exchange of fire does not appear to have ignited a long-feared war, but the situation remains tense. Meanwhile, Egypt on Sunday is hosting high-level talks aimed at brokering a cease-fire in the 10-month-old Israel-Ham
  
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• The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say

  25-08-2024 13:23
  
  A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ordered 26-year-old Issa Al H. held pending further investigation and a possible indictment after federal prosecutors said that he shared the radical ideology of the Islamic State extremist group &md
  
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• German police say a man has turned himself in over Solingen knife attack that killed 3

  25-08-2024 13:23
  
  A 26-year-old man has turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced early Sunday. Duesseldorf police said in a joint statement with the prosecutor’s office that the man “stated that he was responsible for the attack.”Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top stories“This person
  
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• How a new, digital wall is changing the way independent films are produced

  25-08-2024 13:00
  
  A state-of-the-art LED wall is the backdrop to a new horror thriller film being produced in Saskatchewan. "#Vanlife" is billed as the first Indigenous-Canadian independent film to be shot entirely on a virtual set.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top stories“It speeds up production,” said #Vanlife writer and director Trevor Cameron, who originally wrote the film with the idea of shooting it on Saskatchewan’s back roads. “If I want ni
  
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• Redblacks outlast Lions 34-27 to remain unbeaten at home - Lethbridge News Now

  25-08-2024 04:27 via news.google.com
  Redblacks outlast Lions 34-27 to remain unbeaten at home  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Wood scores twice, visiting Revolution crush CF Montreal 5-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-08-2024 03:58 via news.google.com
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• Mayor Jyoti Gondek wants Calgary at forefront of worldwide energy transition

  25-08-2024 03:01
  
  Mayor Jyoti Gondek has been named vice president of the World Energy Cities Partnership; a role she believes will encourage global companies to explore ways Calgary can be part of their energy plans. "It's an honour to be named vice president of the World Energy Cities Partnership, and to put Calgary at the forefront during a pivotal time in worldwide energy transition," Gondek said. "With this role, I'll be able to help lend Calgary's expertise to the world, and help accelerate the transfer of
  
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• Tropical Storm Hone steadily approaches Hawaii, threatening floods and fires - Lethbridge News Now

  25-08-2024 02:37 via news.google.com
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• Bradley takes one-shot lead over Scott at BMW Championship - Lethbridge News Now

  25-08-2024 01:52 via news.google.com
  Bradley takes one-shot lead over Scott at BMW Championship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Western Canadian pin collectors gather in Calgary to trade, buy and sell

  25-08-2024 01:42
  
  Pin collecting, like any hobby, starts off with just one; but often leads to hundreds as interest and enthusiasm to find something unique grows. “I've been told that I can't have any more pins in my office because the walls are getting filled up,” says John Yamniuk President of the Calgary International Pin Club. This year, the club’s 34th annual festival recognizes the RCAF 100th anniversary in Canada and members can submit their favourite RCAF pin as part of the favourite pin
  
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• Labour board orders thousands of rail employees back to work

  25-08-2024 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways.
  
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• ‘Dangerous precedent’: Union reacts to board ordering rail employees back to work

  25-08-2024 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways.
  
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• Calgary police chief gets dunked to help undpriviledged children enjoy the day of their lifetimes

  25-08-2024 00:03
  
  Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld took one for the team Saturday at a fundraising event that gives underprivileged children a day at a California theme park. Neufeld stared down a 4-year-old from his seat in the dunk tank at one point, and when the child’s throw hit the target, Neufeld took the plunge – and accidentally kicked the wall out of the dunk tank, spilling a bunch of water onto the pavement. “It was his fourth birthday,” Neufeld said, laughing it off. “And
  
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• Calgary police chief gets dunked to help underpriviledged children enjoy the day of their lifetimes

  25-08-2024 00:03
  
  Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld took one for the team Saturday at a fundraising event that gives underprivileged children a day at a California theme park. Neufeld stared down a 4-year-old from his seat in the dunk tank at one point, and when the child’s throw hit the target, Neufeld took the plunge – and accidentally kicked the wall out of the dunk tank, spilling a bunch of water onto the pavement. “It was his fourth birthday,” Neufeld said, laughing it off. “And
  
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