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• Canada tourism struggling as wildfires rage: ‘The whole country is not on fire’

  16-05-2024 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's tourism industry is trying to put on its Sunday best this week as one of its biggest challenges plays out in technicolour just a few hundred kilometres away: wildfires.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes near the top of the eastern conference a month into the season

  01-11-2024 00:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A three goal outburst in the first period of Wednesday night’s game against the Swift Current Broncos was all the Hurricanes need on their way to 3-1 win at home against the Swift Current Broncos. So far this year the Hurricanes have won seven games at home and have yet to lose in regulation. “Really liked our start to the game," said Hurricanes assistant coach, Ryan Aasman after the game. "We were very energetic off the hop. We like playing at home. We played good. Our fans are awes
  
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• ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

  01-11-2024 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted former "Dances with Wolves" star Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades.
  
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• Alberta unveils 3 sweeping bills affecting trans and gender-diverse youth

  31-10-2024 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Smith said the measures will preserve choice for Alberta youth, however the bills limits access to health care, education and sports for some gender-diverse people.
  
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• Calgary man who owned dogs involved in fatal mauling is back in trouble with the law

  31-10-2024 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary man whose dogs were involved in the fatal mauling of an 87-year-old woman has been charged with disobeying a court order against owning animals again.
  
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• Calgary homes turn haunted this Halloween

  31-10-2024 22:18 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  If you’re looking for a scare this Halloween, you don’t have to look far in Calgary with several homes across the city transformed into haunted houses. Jordan Wheatley has been creating a huge display at home along Evansdale Way in the northeast neighborhood of Evanston since 2010, complete with spooky decorations and an interactive maze. “Halloween is my birthday, so it’s always been a special time of year for me,” he said. Wheatley is dressing up as a scary clown
  
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• Calgary homicide unit appeals to public for help in shooting investigation

  31-10-2024 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Police homicide unit is asking for the public's help locating a vehicle and its owner, of interest in a fatal shooting in northeast Calgary earlier this month.
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition following e-bike crash near Diamond Valley, Alta.

  31-10-2024 22:07 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A man in his 60s was airlifted to hospital in Calgary in life-threatening condition following an e-bike crash near Diamond Valley, Alta. First responders were called to the area of Highway 546 and 208 Street West, west of Diamond Valley, around 12:15 p.m. A caller reported a cyclist on an e-bike was travelling at a high rate of speed and lost control, Diamond Valley Fire Rescue told CTV News.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppEMS confirmed paramedics
  
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• Calgary city councillors riled over minister's comments on Supervised Consumption Site

  31-10-2024 21:59 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Some Calgary city council members are taking issue with comments made by Alberta's addiction minister and are reiterating any decision to close a Supervised Consumption Site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre is a provincial responsibility. "The Government of Alberta has failed to take meaningful action on a more comprehensive approach for harm reduction, detox, treatment and recovery," Mayor Jyoti Gondek said in a statement to CTV News. "Meanwhile, city council has invested an additional $1
  
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• Calgary Quest School teams up with Inside Out Theatre costume designers

  31-10-2024 21:55 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  All the students at Calgary Quest School drew their favorite Halloween costume on a piece of paper, then three were chosen to be made by costume designers with Inside Out Theatre. For the second year in a row, the two groups are teaming up while the students of the Quest School come up with some pretty interesting ideas. "At first we thought it was a robot," said costume designer Krista Willott, about ne drawing. "But then it kind of morphed into an alien fish, which is way more fun!" The alien
  
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• SeaRose floating oilfield vessel en route back to Canada after refurbishment: Cenovus

  31-10-2024 21:16 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc.'s West White Rose project off the coast of Newfoundland has reached a major milestone with the completed refurbishment of the massive vessel that will operate in the expanded offshore oilfield. The Calgary-based Cenovus provided an update Thursday on the progress of its West White Rose project, which it said is on schedule and about 85 per cent complete. West White Rose is a multi-billion-dollar extension of the existing White Rose offshore oilfield, of which Cenovus is the o
  
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• New reports show cost of renting down in Calgary but up in Edmonton

  31-10-2024 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest reports on the cost of renting in Alberta show a drop in Calgary while the price of rentals in Edmonton continues to increase.
  
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• Police seek public assistance locating vehicle in connection with fatal October shooting

  31-10-2024 20:43 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a vehicle believed to be connected to a fatal shooting that took place in northeast Calgary on Oct. 18. That day, at around 7:20 p.m., John Noon Ochelo was discovered dead in vehicle parked behind his home on the 200 block of Homestead Drive N.E. Police have viewed CCTV video footage of a vehicle of interest that was in the area around the time of the shooting and ws was later seen fleeing east of Calgary. It’s described
  
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• 'One more year': Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes confirms he'll be back for another season

  31-10-2024 20:22 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes usually takes time in the off-season to decide whether he wants to come back for another season – a but not this time around. Paredes has made up his mind, he’s coming back for another year. For Stampeders fans, that’s a great thing because Paredes has been the model of consistency throughout his career. The 39 year old was just over 93 per cent in field goals made this season. He hit 41 of 44 and says he still feels great.The information
  
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• Calgary snow ducks land at the U of C bookstore

  31-10-2024 20:15 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Snow ducks, the frosty phenomenon that took over the University of Calgary campus earlier this year, are back in a big way. Following a heavy snowstorm in January, a group of students banded together to create hundreds of ducks of all sizes, sculpted out of the sticky snow. The students said it started out as simple fun but grew into something more. "There was snow all over the place, there was seasonal depression, my friends were kind of sad and so I bought some of these simple clapping devices
  
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• Hitmen fall 4-3 in shootout to Tigers at Saddledome

  31-10-2024 20:08 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  The Saddledome turned out to be home-not-so-sweet-home Wednesday night, as the Calgary Hitmen dropped a 4-3 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers in a shootout. Gavin McKenna scored the only goal of the shootout to provide the margin of victory for the Tigers, after an early third-period goal from Hunter St. Martin tied the score at three apiece. In the first period, the Hitmen fell behind 1-0 on a goal from Carter Cunningham. However, a two-man advantage provided the Hitmen with an opportunity an
  
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• Lethbridge security guard charged with aggravated assault after bar patron critically injured

  31-10-2024 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A security guard in Lethbridge has been charged with aggravated assault after a bar patron was punched and airlifted to Calgary in critical condition with a head injury.
  
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• Cornerstone crash sends woman to hospital in serious condition

  31-10-2024 20:02 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in the northeast community of Cornerstone on Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:40 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Cornerstone Avenue and Cornerstone Street N.E. for reports of a crash, according to a Thursday news release. Police believe a sedan, driven by a woman in her 30s with a small child passenger, stopped at a stop sign while travelling southbound on Cornerstone Street. After stopping, the car entered the intersection and dr
  
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• Alberta parents very concerned about their children's financial future: poll

  31-10-2024 19:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Alberta parents concerned about the economy are even more anxious about its impact on their children's lives, a new poll suggests. A recent survey by the TD Bank Group found that nearly half (46 per cent) of Alberta parents are expected to continue to support their children as they continue into adulthood. However, despite this decision, the survey also suggested 77 per cent of respondents in Alberta didn't think they had the financial means to accomplish this. "In looking to the future, seven i
  
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• Lethbridge bar patron sustains life-threatening injuries after guard allegedly punches him in the face

  31-10-2024 19:25 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A 27-year-old security guard has been charged after an incident where a bar patron sustained life-threatening injuries. On Oct. 26, police responded to a report that a 19-year-old man was knocked out by a security guard working at an event at a bar on the 3500 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South. The injured man was identified, but left the bar before police arrived. He went to Chinook Regional Hospital for treatment of a head injury was subsequently airlifted to Calgary in critical condition. Af
  
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• Whistle Stop Cafe owner launches class action lawsuit against Alberta government over COVID-19 restrictions

  31-10-2024 19:06 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  The owners of the Whistle Stop Cafe are suing the Alberta government for imposing mandates on businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A class action lawsuit on behalf of the business was certified by the Alberta Court of King's Bench on Wednesday.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe lawsuit is open to all businesses in Alberta that were impacted by pandemic closures. "All individuals who owned, in whole or in part, a business or businesses in Albe
  
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• Kerri Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling team

  31-10-2024 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Einarson was eliminated in her first game of September's single knockout PointsBet Invitational.
  
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• Olds resident planning birthday surprise for his wife after winning $1M Western Max prize

  31-10-2024 18:39 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  When Olds resident Brett Durand scanned his Western Max ticket and discovered it was a winner, there was one thing he couldn’t see. “I scanned it and thought, ‘There’s no decimal!’” Durand said.”I kept looking for the decimal place and gradually realized it was actually a million (dollar prize)!” Durand’s big million-dollar prize came after buying a Western Max ticket at the Circle K store at 5622 46 Street in Olds that produced the winning c
  
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• Here's how many wildfires were recorded in the Calgary Forest Area this season

  31-10-2024 18:08 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Wildfire season in Alberta is coming to a close on Thursday, with nearly 90 fires recorded in the Calgary Forest Area (CFA). Throughout this season, the CFA experienced 89 wildfires that burned 64.62 hectares. There is currently one active wildfire classified as under control in the CFA, as of Thursday morning. Alberta Wildfire warns that despite the change of seasons, wildfire danger in the CFA is still moderate. “As the days are getting cooler, cooking and warming fires are helping to ke
  
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• Fate of Calgary’s supervised consumption site now up to provincial government

  31-10-2024 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary city council has defeated a motion asking the provincial government to shut down the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Centre.
  
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• Canadian Natural Resources reports $2.27B Q3 profit, down slightly from a year ago

  31-10-2024 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Product sales totalled $10.40 billion, down from $11.76 billion in the same quarter last year.
  
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• Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. further reduces natural gas drilling due to price slump

  31-10-2024 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's largest oil and gas producer indicated earlier this year it would reallocate investment from its natural gas development program in favour of heavy crude oil wells.
  
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• Cenovus Energy reports $820M Q3 profit, down from $1.86B last year

  31-10-2024 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Total upstream production in the quarter amounted to 771,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day, down from 797,000 a year earlier.
  
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• Global refinery market weakness hits Parkland Corp.'s Burnaby refinery

  31-10-2024 17:23 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has lowered its full-year earnings forecast as sluggish market conditions continue to take a bite out of margins at the company's Burnaby, B.C. refinery. The Calgary-headquartered company is experiencing similar challenges to refiners worldwide, as the industry deals with a glut of fuel supply and weak global economic conditions that have reduced demand. On a conference call to discuss the company's third-quarter financial results Thursday, CEO Bob Espey said adjuste
  
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• 'Doctors aren't always right': Alberta goes ahead with controversial transgender policies in 3 new bills

  31-10-2024 17:06 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has tabled three bills that will change, among other things, how transgender youth and athletes are treated in the province.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Premier Danielle Smith first introduced various policies aimed at transgender youth in January, saying they are designed to "protect the rights of kids" to make medical decisions as adults. Those policies sparked backlash from advocates, academics and legal experts.
  
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