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Braid: A visionary arena project, wrapped in mystery
The Calgary Flames’ arena proposal for the west end is brilliant. It’s also a dream wrapped in a mystery shrouded in fog. At this stage, the Flames can answer virtually no questions about the biggest...
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Will Flames' CalgaryNEXT plan win over city council?
The owners of Calgary’s professional hockey and football teams billed its proposed $890-million sports complex as an attraction that could vault the city to new heights as an international player. But...
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Dog abandoned near Morley in custody of Alberta SPCA
The puli dog found abandoned by the side of the road in Morley on August 9 with its front legs in casts is in protective custody of the Alberta SPCA. SPCA communications manager Roland Lines confirmed...
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McMahon Stadium site seen as ideal for transit-oriented development
The McMahon Stadium site would be coveted for future transit-oriented development should the facility be demolished as part of the $890-million arena, stadium and fieldhouse plan proposed for the west...
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Man dead after crash on Stoney Trail
A 54-year-old man is dead following a collision between a semi-truck and an SUV on Stoney Trail in Calgary’s northwest. Emergency crews responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the westbound lanes of Stoney...
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Braid: Edmonton sees cash in Flames' big arena project
So it begins. While the CalgaryNEXT megaproject is still a phantom of the civic imagination, Edmonton demands equal treatment, just in case the province might chip in some cash. Edmonton already has a...
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Notley says arena funding low on the government's list of priorities
Premier Rachel Notley was cool to the idea of the province putting dollars toward the Calgary Flames’ proposed arena megaproject on Wednesday, calling it a low priority, though she would not rule out...
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Proposed downtown arena-stadium short on parking, details of infrastructure...
Concerns about traffic, transit, and a lack of parking are emerging as key issues for the proposed arena and stadium development the Calgary Flames organization wants to build near the Bow River....
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'Dome sweet 'dome? CalgaryNEXT leaves Saddledome's fate uncertain
While many questions remain regarding the feasibility of CalgaryNEXT, the proposed project unveiled Tuesday which would one day serve as the home of the Calgary Flames, the future of the team’s current...
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Pro and con debate begins over CalgaryNEXT proposal
A battle for the “hearts and minds” of Calgarians is brewing as the city considers the virtues of a proposed $890-million sports megacomplex in west downtown Calgary with attention focusing on how much...
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Pensioners group urges feds to act swiftly to correct GIS error affecting...
The National Pensioners Federation says Ottawa must act swiftly to correct an error it made on Guaranteed Income Supplement payments that has shortchanged thousands of vulnerable low-income seniors....
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Utilities Consumer Advocate seeks restitution from TransAlta over price-fixing
Alberta’s Utilities Consumer Advocate has requested intervener status in an upcoming TransAlta penalty hearing to seek restitution for the high power prices that Albertans had to pay as a result of the...
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Farm workers optimistic NDP will bring changes to labour laws
Advocates for farm workers’ rights are applauding the provincial government’s pledge to end exemptions to labour laws for employees of farms and ranches. For years, the Farmworkers Union of Alberta had...
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Former police chief Rick Hanson cleared of conflict of interest allegations...
Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared former Calgary chief Rick Hanson of any conflict of interest around the reassignment of officers to the area where he ran in the May provincial election. The...
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Four in hospital, STARS dispatched after three-vehicle crash north of Cochrane
A three-vehicle crash north of Cochrane involving a motorcycle sent four people to hospital Thursday evening. Cochrane RCMP and emergency crews responded to a collision scene at Highway 22 and Camden...
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Politicians look at environmental remediation costs for arena project
While the Calgary Flames arena megaproject proposal requires a massive expenditure for environmental cleanup, there are no specific federal or provincial funding programs that would help pay for the...
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City can't 'wing it' with revitalization levy for proposed CalgaryNEXT sports...
Consultants and politicians say extensive market and economic feasibility studies must be done before a $240-million community revitalization levy is approved to partially finance a proposed...
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What is an arena ticket tax and how does it work?
With Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. officials pitching the imposition of a ticket tax to finance part of a $890-million stadium-arena-fieldhouse proposal, Calgarians may be wondering how it...
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New poll shows tight race in Calgary-Foothills byelection
The third election in the riding of Calgary-Foothills in less than a year looks like a three-way race, according to a new poll, although one issue — the economy — is dominating the campaign. A...
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Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in southeast Calgary
A man in his 60s was killed after being struck by an SUV while crossing the road north of the McKenzie Towne area Thursday night. Officers and paramedics were called to 130th Avenue and 48th Street...
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