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Fortney: Laughter part of good medicine for cancer survivor
It should have been one of the worst times of her life — and in many ways it was. “I was in pain and always exhausted,” recalls Sonja Jovanovic of her cancer treatment three years ago. “There is really...
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Autopsy of body found on Red Deer trail offers no cause into man's death
Mounties are still trying to determine how a man whose lifeless body was found on a Red Deer trail had died. Police and paramedics were called around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to the walking trails east of...
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Quebec City offers to share 2026 Olympics with Calgary and Vancouver
Quebec City’s mayor says he has had discussions with his counterparts in Calgary, Vancouver and Lake Placid about sharing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But so far Calgary has little to say on the...
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'They’re not even trying:' Western premiers press Ottawa for broader EI benefits
As more workers in oil-producing areas of western Canada lose their jobs, the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are ramping up pressure on Ottawa to extend enhanced employment insurance benefits...
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Man accused of previous bank robberies wanted in Calgary heist
Police are hunting for a man wanted on warrants in connection with a recent bank robbery in southwest Calgary. Officers were called around 10:30 a.m. on March 18 after a man walked into the CIBC bank...
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Syria, refugees top of mind for many as thousands walk for Way of the Cross
Father Ephrem Kardouh was among the thousands of Calgarians who walked through the inner city streets on Good Friday for the Way of the Cross. But during the nearly three-hour procession, his home...
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Woman arrested downtown after SUV stolen from northwest Calgary
Police arrested a woman in downtown Calgary after an SUV was stolen from the city’s northwest Friday afternoon. Det. Travis Ibach said a gold Honda pilot was reported stolen around noon. Officers were...
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Young girl struck by driver in southeast Calgary
Calgary police say a young girl struck by a car in the city’s southeast Thursday night is recovering in hospital. Shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday, cops received reports of a pedestrian collision at...
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Suspect arrested in death of man who died while trying to stop the theft of...
Red Deer Mounties have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a man who lost his life while trying to stop the theft of his moving truck. Alexander Michael Talbot, 24, of Red Deer, was...
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Bill Brooks: Vehicles and Violins support charity
It simply does not get any better than pairing glorious music with beautiful new cars and trucks. Add in to the mix a substantial charitable component and you have the makings of a successful event....
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The orphans of fentanyl: Drug crisis brings heartache to children, youth on...
Inside a white bungalow in a remote corner of southern Alberta, a grandmother sits on a makeshift bed in her living room, her hands cupped on her lap, a pair of glasses resting on her nose. Her...
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Varcoe: Carr versus Wall a case of oilpatch irreconcilable differences
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the new federal budget does “quite a bit” for Canada’s ailing oilpatch. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says there are words of support, “but there’s not...
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Canadian rowers face off in Oxford-Cambridge women's Boat Race on the Thames
In her first year at the University of Cambridge, Calgarian Ashton Brown helped make history by rowing in the 70th Oxford-Cambridge women’s boat race in 2015 – the first in which the women tackled the...
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Chestermere delivers 5,400-name petition demanding council probe
Chestermere residents delivered a 5,400-name petition to the province Thursday, demanding an investigation into council operations in the city of 18,500 residents just east of Calgary. The petition is...
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Banff considers rebuilding pavilion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Gone for decades and long forgotten by most, a striking Alberta building created by a giant of architectural design could make a return to Banff National Park. A group of fans of Frank Lloyd Wright...
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Man charged in sexual assault foiled by bus driver
Police have laid charges after a suspect they were seeking in connection with a sexual assault in the city’s northwest this week turned himself in. Chase Daniel Adam Collier, 24, of Calgary, has been...
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Two people dead, two in serious condition following crash east of Calgary
Two people have been transported to hospital and two others have died following an early morning crash east of Calgary. The collision between a small car and a crossover style SUV happened just after...
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One person taken to hospital after Macleod Trail rollover
Fire fighters had to use extrication equipment to rescue a person when a vehicle rolled at the intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive on Friday. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. The...
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Councillors say 'no thanks' to Quebec City, but 'maybe' to Olympics
The idea of another Olympics in Calgary is a perennial debate, popping up once in a while to divide local citizens. This time, the subject has been raised by an unlikely figure. Quebec City Mayor Regis...
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Calgary West Rotary Club begins new fundraising effort for Nepal, plans treks...
Help in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake is still very much needed, local Rotarian Karl Herzog says. The money he and other “trekkers” are looking to raise over the next year, he said, will, basically,...
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