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Varcoe: Alberta's economy needs more than stimulus
When stuck in a rainstorm, people are always looking for the nearest umbrella. Sometimes, a newspaper over the head is the best you can do. Alberta’s economy is sputtering today. Unemployment is up,...
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A 'concerned Alberta mother' is being ridiculed for her rap video opposing...
An amateur hip-hop video about new guidelines to protect gay, lesbian and transgender students in Alberta is attracting ridicule online. The video titled ‘Gender Bender’ was posted to YouTube earlier...
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Canadian Caper hero Ken Taylor to have public school in Calgary named after him
A future public school in the city’s northwest has been named after former Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor, fondly remembered as a hero for his role in sheltering six U.S. citizens during the 1979 Iranian...
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Civic lobby group urges city hall to adopt 'giveaway weekends'
A local lobby group wants city council to adopt an environmentally-friendly policy known as “giveaway weekends” where homeowners are encouraged to offer unwanted items to their neighbours instead of...
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'My world ended:' Wife recounts how husband's sexual abuse of daughters...
The aftermath of crime can often be devastating. But some crimes go even beyond the pale. One such case was in court last week, when a man faced a sentencing hearing for sexually abusing his two...
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Four charged in credit card fraud, identity theft ring
Credit cards blanks, counterfeiting equipment, cash and heaps of marijuana were among the items seized by police after busting a credit card fraud and identity theft ring in Calgary. Officers have...
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Alberta parties ponder lessons from Calgary-Greenway byelection
Politicians on the losing end of the Calgary-Greenway byelection were left to chew over the results Wednesday, with deputy premier Sarah Hoffman acknowledging a message had been sent to the NDP and...
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Hit-and-run victim's family issues plea for fugitive to surrender
Police have issued Canada-wide warrants in their hunt for the man they say was the driver in a deadly hit and run collision last month, looking to bring closure to a grieving family. Derek Brian...
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Bus driver saves woman from sexual assault attempt in northwest Calgary
Calgary police are hunting a sexual predator after an attack was halted by a transit driver Tuesday night in the city’s northwest. The victim had just been dropped off by a bus near Sandstone Drive...
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Police investigating death of man in Red Deer
Police in Red Deer are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a trail Tuesday evening. Officers and paramedics were called around 6:45 p.m. to the walking trails east of Bower Place...
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Notley defends spending hike in upcoming budget
Premier Rachel Notley is defending plans to hike provincial spending by nearly three per cent in the upcoming budget as the NDP government pledges it will slowly decrease expenditures to eventually...
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Okotoks RCMP looking for suspect after teen grabbed and punched
Okotoks Mounties are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed and punched a teen Monday night. RCMP were called around 9:15 p.m. after receiving a complaint of a suspicious man who approached a...
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Canmore senior defrauded by man posing as bank investigator
The “bank investigator” scam appears to have made its way to Canmore. RCMP say a man contacted woman in her 70s on March 4th posing as a fraud investigator with a local financial institution. He had...
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Former basketball coach sentenced to an additional two years
The Calgary basketball coach who had sex with an underaged player and filmed one of their sexual trysts must serve an additional two years, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled. In a split decision...
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Man arrested on warrants at Casino Calgary
City police arrested a man wanted on warrants at Casino Calgary on Thursday afternoon. Const. Hung Pham said security noticed the man at the casino on Meridian Road N.E. was “acting suspicious” so they...
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Court hears text message exchanges between Ryan Lane murder suspects
Jurors heard cryptic text exchanges Thursday between murder suspects Sheena Cuthill and Timothy Rempel, which the Crown will argue proves their deadly plan. Crime analyst Trish Pace read for jurors...
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MRU president denies university seeking funding cut
Faculty concerns that Mount Royal University is seeking to cut $4.3 million in spending are overblown, its president said Thursday. MRU’s faculty association had raised the alarm over what they see as...
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Political opposition demands funding commitments for Syrian refugee students
It’s incumbent on Ottawa to ensure proper funding for Syrian refugee students, Alberta’s political opposition and immigrant advocates said Thursday. While the provincial government oversees education,...
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NDP moves to freeze non-union wages at AHS, other agencies
Alberta’s NDP government moved Thursday to freeze salaries for management and non-unionized employees at the province’s agencies, boards and commissions — including the mammoth Alberta Health Services....
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Alberta labour minister announces panel to review WCB
The NDP government has launched a comprehensive $2.3 million review of the Workers’ Compensation Board to address all aspects of its operations, Labour Minister Christina Gray said Thursday. A...
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