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Major flood event could cost Canada over $13 billion, report shows
Severe flood events in Canada could lead to more than $13 billion in losses, with less than half of that amount covered by insurance, according to a new report authored by reinsurance company Swiss Re....
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Calgary's Kenn Borek Air heads out on medical rescue mission at Antarctic...
Two Twin Otter planes from Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air are on their way to the South Pole to carry out a medical evacuation. One will stay at the British station Rothera for search and rescue...
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Former Liberal leader Sherman fined by Elections Alberta
Former Alberta Liberal leader Raj Sherman was fined $500 by the province’s chief electoral officer for breaking provincial donation limits, but the constituency association and party that received the...
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Vacancy rates for seniors' residences in Alberta increases
The vacancy rate for seniors’ homes in Alberta has risen in 2016, but so have their rent prices, according to a report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The vacancy rate for standard senior...
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Climate change, gender diversity among topics being tackled in sweeping...
Education Minister David Eggen says Alberta’s overhaul of its education curricula will include topics such as climate change, gender diversity and sexual orientation. Eggen announced Wednesday that his...
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Calgary police officers face bribery, harassment charges for divorce work...
Two Calgary police officers face several charges, including bribery and unauthorized use of police computers, after a two-year anti-corruption probe into their relationship with a private investigation...
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Braid: NDP takes another expensive run at school curriculum
We all know math is difficult, but who knew it could be so expensive? Flexing our “numeracy” (formerly known as math), we calculate that a new K-12 curriculum will cost $140 million by the time it’s...
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Senior U of C neurosurgeon leaving Calgary to start new U.S. program
A doctor who helped establish the University of Calgary’s spine program is leaving the city to start up a similar program at the University of Arizona. Dr. John Hurlbert said he’s heading to the U.S....
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Calgary councillors seek solutions as over-taxed businesses plead for help
There’s no silver bullet to help Calgary businesses overwhelmed by soaring property assessments that, along with a host of other compounded levies, have some teetering on the brink, say a pair of city...
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Churchgoers gather to honour Orlando shooting victims
A heavy silence fell over the group gathered at a southeast Calgary church Wednesday night as they stared at a list of 49 names, victims of the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando, Fla. Quiet sobs...
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Varcoe: Rocky Mountain rumble looms with Alberta-B.C. divide over pipeline
British Columbians and Albertans have a large mountain range in common, but an oil pipeline and energy policies are creating a bigger divide today between the neighbouring provinces. A new Angus Reid...
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Provincial government hikes Alberta's borrowing limit to $10.5 billion
The Wildrose is taking aim at the NDP government for raising the province’s borrowing limit, but Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the move is standard procedure. At its meeting last week, Premier Rachel...
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Senior dies after collision between pick-up truck and freight train in Airdrie
A man in his mid-80s is dead after a collision between a pick-up truck and a freight train in Airdrie Thursday. According to EMS spokesperson Stuart Brideaux, emergency responders were called just...
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Montana family devastated after truck stolen with beloved puppy inside
A Montana family is desperately searching for their Boston Terrier after their truck was stolen from the parking lot of a Calgary hotel two weeks ago, with their beloved pooch inside the vehicle. “The...
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Cochrane man laughed about taking lotto jackpot, never expected to win $2.5...
Gary Forget said he was watching a television commercial for the $250-million Golden Treasures Scratch ‘N Win, when he said jokingly to his wife that he was going to win a big prize on that lottery...
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Handler of police dog that bit 12-year-old charged under Calgary's pet bylaw
A police dog has been removed from the Calgary police canine roster and its handler faces four charges and an administrative review after a child was attacked by the animal in southwest Calgary on...
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One dead, another injured after knife attack at Calgary medical clinic
Police have arrested a suspect in a knife attack in a north Calgary doctor’s office that left one dead and another wounded Thursday afternoon. “At this point, investigators believe the incident to be...
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Kenney keeping both federal and provincial options open
As Jason Kenney weighs his options, the Conservative MP and former cabinet minister isn’t ruling out a move to Alberta politics. Kenney, who will decide by the end of summer whether to seek the federal...
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Police officer's son who rode in stolen truck involved in fatal collision...
Riding in an erratically-driven stolen pickup truck that collided and killed a Turner Valley man has earned the son of a city police officer 12 months probation. The 17-year-old — who can’t be named...
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Calgary gets a musical sneak peak of Beakerhead 2016
Jay Ingram, former host of Discovery Channel’s The Daily Planet, rocked out with his band Thursday for the musical launch of Beakerhead 2016. Ingram, who co-founded Beakerhead four years ago, says that...
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