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Vigilantes called 'Creep Catchers' emerge in Medicine Hat and police are...
Members of a loosely affiliated band of vigilantes who use covert social media accounts to expose and publicly shame alleged online predators have emerged in Medicine Hat. Police in the southern...
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Marijuana activist charged with trafficking after arrest in Calgary during...
A marijuana activist says his high-profile arrest in Calgary has only boosted the profile of his national seed giveaway campaign, which has attracted new seed orders and several offers from suppliers....
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Family of slain senior hoping public appeal can lead police to killer
Lisa Freihaut wept as she spoke of no longer being able to see her mother at family gatherings or sit in her beautiful garden. “My mom loved her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. They...
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Judge denies bail for man facing five separate drunk driving charges, 23 others
Unwilling to risk the safety of the public, a city judge on Thursday denied a bail bid by a suspected repeat drunk driver. “You’re a high risk to reoffend and because of that I would be endangering the...
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Police warn of high risk offender in Calgary
A man convicted of sexual interference with a minor has been released in Calgary after a two-year sentence in federal prison, police warn. Alexander Bathgate, 48, is considered a high risk offender who...
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Notley takes to the airwaves to reassure Albertans in 'scary' times
Premier Rachel Notley tried to reassure Albertans Thursday about both the state of the province and her NDP government’s plan to deal with the “scary time” caused by the massive drop in oil prices....
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Missing southern Alberta couple arrive home safely
A couple reported missing since Tuesday arrived home safe Thursday evening. Holli Asher, 74, and her partner, 64-year-old Thomas Bories, had been last seen after they picked up their vehicle from a...
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Braid: A homey political serving from Notley's kitchen
Premier Rachel Notley’s Kitchen Table Speech wasn’t meant to get her on a reality chef show. It was designed to be reassuring. She may have achieved that, if otherworldly calm is all it takes to keep...
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Councillor seek tax relief for struggling non-profit bingo facilities
It wasn’t that long ago when more than a dozen bingo halls, packed with enthusiastic players littered the city. But stricter smoking bylaws, the rise of online gambling and an inability to attract...
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Live: Sheena Cuthill admits discussing ways to frighten victim Ryan Lane, but...
Sheena Cuthill, her husband, Timothy Rempel, and his brother Wilhelm Rempel, are each charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with Ryan Lane’s Feb. 7, 2012, disappearance. It’s...
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Children honoured for making life-saving calls
Given his recent experience with STARS air ambulance, paramedics and even Fish and Wildlife workers, it’s a bit ironic Cole Domville is set on a career in policing. “His nickname is Constable Cole and...
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Two horses at Alberta's Bar U Ranch named after pioneering Pocaterra
PEKISKO, ALTA — George Pocaterra has made quite a name for himself in Alberta’s southern Kananaskis area. There’s a Pocaterra Creek, a Pocaterra Ridge and a Mount Pocaterra — all features named after...
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Police seeking witnesses, vehicle descriptions in southwest Calgary shooting
Investigators are looking for two witnesses and vehicle information in connection with a shooting late Monday in southwest Calgary. Police say an unknown number of offenders fired several shots in the...
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Union thinks NDP contemplating wage freeze proposal
With the Notley government preaching the need for spending restraint, Alberta’s biggest public sector union is expecting the NDP to propose a wage freeze in upcoming negotiations. In her televised...
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Sheena Cuthill admits discussing ways to frighten victim Ryan Lane, but not...
Sheena Cuthill told her husband and brother-in-law to approach Ryan Lane with the hope of frightening him off a custody dispute, court heard Friday. Taking the witness stand in her own defence, Cuthill...
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Government predicting lowest resource revenue since the 1970s
The Alberta government is poised to bring in its lowest return of revenue from oil and gas since bell-bottoms were all the rage in Peter Lougheed’s first term as premier four decades ago. In her...
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Fluoride helps but public dental insurance more vital in fighting childhood...
Unaffordable dental care and poor diet choices, not lack of fluoride, are the biggest causes of severe oral decay in children, says a University of Calgary study. A paper released by the School of...
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These phoney bills didn't fool Cochrane merchants: Three arrested
It may not be the big city, but retailers in Cochrane weren’t going to be fooled by substandard counterfeit bills. Mounties have charged three Calgarians in connection with the recent use of...
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Police identify man found dead in Harvest Hills as Harsimran Singh Birdi, 20,...
Now saying the young man found dead Thursday morning in a northwest Calgary suburb was the victim of a targeted homicide, police are trying to figure out who did it and why. Harsimran Singh Birdi, 20,...
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Varcoe: Welcome to a price war, Calgary taxi riders
Like some kind of prescribed five-year economic plan, the city traditionally kept a tight leash on the taxi industry. For decades, it controlled the number of taxi licences and vehicles on the street....
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