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• Three takeaways as Nazem Kadri makes Flames franchise history in OT triumph - Calgary Herald

  26-03-2025 07:48 via news.google.com
  Three takeaways as Nazem Kadri makes Flames franchise history in OT triumph  Calgary Herald
  
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• Densification, population growth remain major challenges for Calgary Fire Department

  15-04-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Though it saw a slight decrease in emergency calls last year, the Calgary Fire Department continues to feel the pressures of working in a growing city, as densification creates new challenges for firefighters.
  
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• Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn't relevant

  15-04-2025 13:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by cycling while impaired.
  
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• Jobs. Taxes. Access to women's health care. South Calgary residents share what matters this election

  15-04-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What matters to Canadians this election? CBC Calgary's The Homestretch was at the Calgary Public Library in Seton to find out.
  
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• Surprise, Gen X! History didn't end, your RRSP is tanking and the nihilism isn't fun anymore

  15-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Being of this particular age, with their particular set of life experiences, at this particular moment in history (which didn't end, as it turns out), means the generation once notorious for its cynical and detached attitude has a particular way of experiencing all that's going on.
  
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• Carney and Poilievre are fighting an election that's about both change and stability

  15-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  According to survey data released last week by Pollara, Canadians are evenly split on whether they want this federal election to result in "change" or "stability." The next two weeks might be about what mix of change and stability Canadians want — and who they believe can deliver it.
  
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• Calgary Stampede received $90M land deal as part of Scotia Place agreements

  15-04-2025 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The figures behind the land deal between the City of Calgary and Calgary Stampede were largely kept confidential when the agreements were first signed.
  
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• Post-secondary polling stations to encourage Canadian students to vote

  15-04-2025 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vote on Campus polling stations are open April 13th through 16th. Election day is April 28th.
  
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• Alberta premier resists calls from Opposition to pull lawyers from health probe process

  15-04-2025 01:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts - it's about helping get to the truth.
  
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• Alberta reports 16 more cases of measles, bringing total to 74

  15-04-2025 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are now 74 confirmed cases of measels in Alberta according to the provincial government's measels tracker website with the majority of them in the central health zone.
  
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• Canada’s first tornado of the year confirmed Saturday near Brooks, Alta.

  15-04-2025 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has confirmed Canada's first tornado of the year was spotted on Saturday near Rolling Hills, Alta., about 200 km east of Calgary.
  
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• Political frustration likely the reason for vandalized signs, says Alberta candidate

  15-04-2025 01:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Avni Soma, a federal NDP candidate in the central Alberta riding of Yellowhead who had her signs vandalized with slurs, believes the focus was not on her but on what she calls "greater political issues."
  
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• Canada's first tornado of 2025 touches down in southern Alberta

  14-04-2025 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada said it was a landspout tornado, which are usually weaker than supercell tornadoes and can be whipped up by relatively benign conditions.
  
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• Calgary Wild FC and Vancouver Rise FC kick off inaugural Northern Super League season

  14-04-2025 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's professional women's soccer league -- the Northern Super League -- kicks off it's inaugural season on Wednesday in a game between Calgary Wild FC and Vancouver Rise FC.
  
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• 16 races set in southern Alberta as election day approaches

  14-04-2025 20:44 via cbc.ca
  
  There are 91 candidates running in 16 ridings across Calgary and southern Alberta. Some of those ridings, such as Calgary McKnight and Airdrie-Cochrane, are brand new, and the electoral map looks different this election because of a redistribution of federal districts based on the 2021 Canadian census.
  
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• Alberta’s top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

  14-04-2025 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health said the number of confirmed cases of measels in the province doesn't reflect the number of people who may have been exposed to the virus.
  
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• Keystone pipeline could resume pumping oil by Tuesday

  14-04-2025 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based South Bow is hoping to resume pumping oil through the Keystone pipeline by Tuesday, following a spill last week in North Dakota.
  
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• Calgary-Centre candidates participate in local debate

  14-04-2025 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Candidates for the riding Calgary-Centre participated in a debate on Sunday, which was hosted at a local brewery in Calgary on Sunday.
  
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• Poilievre says he'll use notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in prison

  14-04-2025 15:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’ll ensure multiple-murderers die in jail by becoming the first Canadian prime minister to override charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause. 
  
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• How the Alberta government is tightening the leash on career colleges

  14-04-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new searchable database lists hundreds of programs being offered by 214 private career colleges across Alberta. The registry indicates whether the institution's program licence is active or suspended or if enrolment is halted. It lists the cost of tuition, books and supplies for each program.
  
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• Calgary Confederation could be bellwether for Liberal fortunes in 2025 election

  14-04-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With the Conservative and Liberal parties introducing new candidates to the riding in the last few weeks, a lot of uncertainty has been added into an area that has typically gone blue in the past.
  
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• Flames beat the Sharks 5-2, to bolster late playoff push

  14-04-2025 06:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Yegor Sharangovich broke a tie at 1:30 of the third period with the first of his two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Sunday night to bolster their late playoff push. Calgary won for the third time in four games to pull within two points of St. Louis for the second wild-card spot...
  
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• As Poilievre targets tax havens, Conservatives rack up big business endorsements

  14-04-2025 06:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A political scientist says Pierre Poilievre's open resentment toward offshore tax havens and corporate jets likely isn't enough to sever his Conservative Party's relationship with business leaders.
  
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• Daughter of late Conservative MP running for Liberals in Calgary East

  13-04-2025 20:01 via cbc.ca
  
  After growing up running campaigns for the Tory blue and seeing her father serve as a longtime Conservative MP, Priti Obhrai-Martin is representing the Liberals in Calgary East for the upcoming federal election.
  
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• Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

  13-04-2025 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative Party.
  
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• Aggie Days marks 40 years of showcasing Canadian agriculture

  13-04-2025 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the past 40 years, Aggie Days has been inviting Albertans to learn more about agriculture in the province.
  
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• Calgary security guard remembered as hard-working father figure - CBC

  13-04-2025 15:00 via news.google.com
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• Calgary security guard remembered as hard-working father figure

  13-04-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fernandez, a 73-year-old security guard, died trying to stop a Calgary woman from allegedly stealing packages in an office lobby in March.
  
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• GAME DAY: After rough night of scoreboard-watching, Calgary Flames must beat San Jose Sharks - Calgary Herald

  13-04-2025 13:03 via news.google.com
  GAME DAY: After rough night of scoreboard-watching, Calgary Flames must beat San Jose Sharks  Calgary Herald
  
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• GAME DAY: After rough night of scoreboard-watching, Calgary Flames must beat San Jose Sharks - Yahoo News Canada

  13-04-2025 13:00 via news.google.com
  GAME DAY: After rough night of scoreboard-watching, Calgary Flames must beat San Jose Sharks  Yahoo News Canada
  
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