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Two men wanted in 2014 Airdrie armed robbery
Airdrie Mounties are looking for two men wanted in connection with an armed bank robbery nearly two years ago. RCMP say a man entered the Alberta Treasury Branch on Main Street around 4:51 p.m. on Aug....
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Lethbridge police investigating apparent homicide of woman
Lethbridge police are investigating an apparent homicide after a woman died in hospital following an assault at a north side home Thursday evening. Officers were called around 9:40 p.m. to respond to a...
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Calgary Zoo gorilla in critical condition following surgery
One of the Calgary Zoo’s western lowland gorillas is fighting for its life. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our 19 year-old female western lowland gorilla Zuri is in very poor...
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Judge angrily chastises admitted killer during sentencing
A Calgary judge on Friday had harsh words for an admitted killer who claimed he couldn’t control his actions when he shot into a crowd of people. “You tell the family, you tell me, sir, you couldn’t...
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Suspect in fatal hit and run faces judgment
The bad driving pattern exhibited by taxi driver Stanislaw Maguder after he ran over a city teen lying in a roadway shows he wasn’t fleeing responsibility, his lawyer told court Friday. Defence counsel...
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Red Deer event to focus on ways to unite the right
A group of Albertans on the political right will meet in Red Deer Saturday to hash over ways of bringing together the province’s conservatives. But two of the province’s most prominent conservatives —...
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City councillor says no convicts hired by city to test Uber hiring practices
Calgary city hall never sent convicted sex offenders or other violent convicts to test ride-share company Uber’s vetting of drivers, Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart said Friday in an effort to clear the...
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Amid talk of uniting the right, party mergers in Alberta aren't so easy
Even if the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties want to merge — and that’s a massive if — there is no straightforward path to do so under provincial law, says the head of Elections Alberta....
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Notley defends Alberta beef, urges quick introduction of certification
Premier Rachel Notley says nobody has more tasty beef than Alberta, but she urged a national roundtable to “move quickly” on a certification process in light of a controversy stirred up by a Canadian...
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University gets $17 million to plan building upgrades
The University of Calgary will get $17 million over two years to look at redeveloping two of its oldest buildings. Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt was on hand at the university Friday, its...
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Despite career year, Calgary Roughnecks' Curtis Dickson conceding MVP race
Curtis Dickson simply picked the wrong season. Normally, a 57-goal campaign (and counting) would put you in the thick of the National Lacrosse League MVP race and create a fascinating debate with the...
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Varcoe: Big contrast in meetings as oil giants grapple with price rollercoaster
Suncor Energy Inc.’s annual meeting this week was so action-packed, they should have sold popcorn outside the Telus Convention Centre. In contrast, Friday’s annual meeting at Imperial Oil Ltd. was more...
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One man dead, another in custody in crash east of Sundre
One man is dead and another in custody after a collision between a car and motorcycle east of Sundre Friday night. Mounties suspect alcohol was a factor in the crash. At around 11:40 p.m. emergency...
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Ninety-year-old Calgarian climbs Texas's highest peak
At age 87, Vic Jircik was hailed by American newspapers as the oldest man to summit Texas’s highest natural point. Three years later, at 90, the Second World War veteran decided to do it all over...
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Woman shares story of surviving crash while texting and driving
When Melody Battle was 19, she was a self-described “social butterfly” with a loving boyfriend and hundreds of friends. Then on May 4, 2013, while driving into work near Rocky Mountain House, she...
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Gathering of Alberta conservatives backs call for new provincial party
RED DEER — A group of Alberta conservatives are calling for the formation of a new party to patch up the fractured political right in the province. At the “Alberta Can’t Wait” meeting held Saturday at...
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Comic Expo in full stride
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo is in full swing, and cosplayers are out in full force. They’re showing off costumes on which they’ve spent tons of time and effort, and some are getting in on the...
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Calgary police investigating after man shot in southeast home invasion
A man in his 40s is in hospital in stable condition after a home invasion in the city’s southeast Saturday night. Police say a man armed with a handgun entered a home in the 0-100 block of Fonda Mews...
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The People Project: Fancy dancing honours Kaitlyn Menard's First Nations...
Kaitlyn Menard hasn’t been dancing long, but she’s found a deep connection to the art form. Wearing moccasins and a beaded ankle bracelet, she stands in a flat, open area in Nose Hill Park, where she’s...
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Three charged after drugs, weapons seized in Cochrane traffic stop
Three people were slapped with a series of charges after Mounties seized weapons, along with illicit drugs “seen in plain view” from a vehicle during a traffic stop near Cochrane early Sunday. RCMP...
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