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Trio of recovering opioid addicts sound off on fear of fentanyl
Shooting heroin or morphine? Sure. Popping pills? Fine. But to hell with fentanyl — that’s the attitude of at least a few of Calgary’s seasoned (and currently recovering) drug users. They risked their...
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Calgary mom gets 'best worst news' that her missing son has been found near...
The remains of a missing Calgary hiker who fell into Twin Falls in Yoho National Park last year have been recovered about 500 metres from the base of the falls, according to his mom. Jeremy...
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Motorcyclist dies on scene after crashing into pickup truck
A 22-year-old Okotoks man was pronounced dead at the scene after his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck just north of Champion, Alta on Saturday. The RCMP and EMS were called to the incident at...
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High temperatures this week as Environment Canada considers heat warning
It’s been a hot weekend and the heat is on. Environment Canada expects to issue a heat warning for parts of southern Alberta in the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge areas Monday. Highs of 29 C are forecast...
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"Critical time" as Alberta Progressive Conservatives head towards leadership...
Alberta Tories will vote for a new leader by April 30, 2017, party president Katherine O’Neill says. She expects it’ll happen in March or April, and will bring forward seasoned candidates as well as...
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From flood to fire: AHS official from High River helps out in Fort McMurray...
Sam Primerano admits to feeling some extreme deja vu as he drove through the deserted streets of wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray. Just three years ago, the Alberta Health Services EMS fleet operations...
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All-women fundraiser dinner looks to start conversation for Calgary Women’s...
Our Table, which saw Calgary’s top female chefs put together an all-women dinner event for charity, is more about starting a conversation, host Andrea Brassart says. The $10,000 or so raised Sunday...
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Officer suffers minor injuries after his motorcycle gets rear-ended
A police officer riding a motorcycle in northeast Calgary was rear-ended Sunday afternoon, but he wasn’t seriously hurt. The officer was riding on McKnight Boulevard at 12 Street N.E. at about 5:30...
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Debate erupts over contracting out Calgary Transit work
Civic bureaucrats and labour groups want to put the brakes on a consultant’s suggestion the city contract out Calgary Transit work to save nearly $6 million. But it’s a recommendation that’s gained...
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City lawmakers get earful over tax notices
Homeowners furious over steep property tax hikes are burning up phone lines at city hall like never before, say some city councillors. With the arrival in the mail of tax notices earlier this week,...
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Food Bank to hit all-time high in client need
The Calgary Food Bank is expected to hit an all-time high in demand this summer, with estimates of up to 170,000 clients needing hampers over the past year as new data shows Calgarians feeling...
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The People Project: Maureen Kirby invites alley cats to Meow Hotel
The sight is one that can melt hearts — a miniature back alley ‘hotel,’ lovingly crafted for stray cats. An alley often becomes a temporary home for the things we’d like to ignore, where trash is left...
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More close encounters with wolves reported in Banff National Park
As teams continue working to collar three wolves in Banff National Park, there have been two more aggressive incidents — including one where a wolf followed a woman and her dog — since the warning was...
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Is Calgary ready for a deluge of seniors? The answers vary
The number of older adults in Calgary is rising rapidly and city staff are working to improve the ways seniors get around, stay active and live safely. The city is one year into its three-year Seniors...
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Calgary police officer charged with keeping seized marijuana
A Calgary police officer is facing drug possession, theft and breach of trust charges after an investigation found he failed to properly handle confiscated marijuana. The police service’s...
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B.C. doctors removed Radita from his home a decade ago
A decade before Alexandru Radita was found dead, doctors at B.C. Children’s Hospital took the boy from his parents for fear he would die in their care. Alexandru faced imminent death, in a state of...
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Calgary doctors develop new stem-cell transplant procedure to cure children...
When she was just six months old, Cardelia Fox had a stroke — the first of three she would experience as a child. At the time, doctors told her parents she wouldn’t live past five because she suffered...
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The time Muhammad Ali came to dinner to help Calgary get its first mosque
When Ibrahim Ferris first told Muhammad Ali at Calgary’s international airport he was from Lebanon, the champ blamed him for having to hang up his legendary gloves. “Because of you, I can’t fight...
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Property tax hikes pushing Calgary businesses to the brink
After two years of punishing property tax bills, a Calgary restaurateur says he’ll be closing his doors after 20 years, unable to keep up with a barrage of escalating costs bleeding his business dry....
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Cochrane teen charged for Snapchat post warning students to stay away from...
A Cochrane teen has been charged after posting a picture of himself with gun ammunition on Snapchat with a warning that students should stay away from Cochrane High School on Monday. Cochrane RCMP says...
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