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Two men charged in connection with viral moose-riding video
Two British Columbia men have been charged in connection with a moose-riding video that went viral last year. In the video posted to YouTube, a motorboat is seen following the animal as it tries to...
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Calgary to get some help to mount bid for 2026 Olympic Winter Games
The possible bid by Calgary for the 2026 Winter Olympics has taken another step forward, with the Canadian Olympic Committee announcing Friday the establishment of a committee to help the city with the...
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Multicultural events celebrate Canada Day the Canada way
Prince’s Island Park played host Friday to a multicultural mosaic of Canadian cultures to celebrate Canada’s 149th birthday. One of many Canada Day events around Calgary, thousands descended on the...
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Calgary group to deliver goods to refugees in Rwanda
On Wednesday, three Calgarians will board a plane and begin a two-day journey to Rwanda. There, they will purchase and spend two weeks delivering goods like children’s shoes, solar lanterns, and...
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Syrian refugees celebrate first Ramadan in Canada
Rashid Mukdad’s eyes light up when he talks about Ramadan in pre-war Syria. His relatives and friends would cook and send food to one another, visiting each other’s homes. It was a happy time, he...
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One dead after early-morning crash on Memorial Drive
A woman has died and two other people were injured after a vehicle rolled over on Memorial Drive early Saturday morning. Det. Lawrence Mooney said the crash happened at 2:51 a.m in the city’s...
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Tornado may have touched down near Didsbury
One day after a tornado touched down south of Edmonton, another may have hit an area just north of Calgary. Heather Rombough, meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the weather agency got a call...
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Albertan wants Canada to lead effort to tap Antarctica's scientific potential
By Kareem Sheikh and Riley Witiw, with Austin Mardon “I make bold to declare that the world will derive no benefit from it,” said Capt. James Cook in January 1773, referring to his discovery that a...
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Bystanders save 6-year-old from drowning in Chestermere
Bystanders saved the life of a six-year-old girl who nearly drowned in Lake Chestermere Saturday, EMS said. EMS were called to Anniversary Park, on the shore of Lake Chestermere, for reports of a young...
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Bike restrictions on Stephen Avenue in place through Stampede
Biking restrictions on Stephen Avenue will be in effect until the end of the Calgary Stampede, the City said. The City is asking cyclists on the stretch of Eighth Avenue between 3 St. S.W. to 1 St....
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Canada Day traffic stop leads to attempted robbery in Redcliff
Mounties arrested a man after they say he fled a traffic stop and tried to steal someone else’s car to make a getaway in Redcliff, near Medicine Hat, on Friday. RCMP said they received three separate...
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Town hall forums, stats website part of new residential traffic safety strategy
City police will hold town hall forums and create a new website of traffic safety statistics as part of a new strategy in response to city council’s concerns about residential traffic safety. In...
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Man charged after taxi driver assaulted
City police have charged a man in connection with a violent assault on a taxi driver that also resulted in a collision early Friday. Kurt Enders, president of Checker Yellow Cabs, said it was one of...
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Two drivers seriously injured after crash east of Calgary
Two people were seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision east of Calgary. EMS from Strathmore, Chestermere and Calgary were called just before 2 p.m. to Range Road 264 north of...
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Otafest brings anime fans to Calgary
The 17th annual Otafest, a three-day anime festival, arrived in Calgary Saturday. About 4,000 people from all over North America — many of them in costume as their favourite anime characters — come to...
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Fire guts home in neighbourhood of Prestwick while family was away
Residents of Prestwick Terrace were out having dinner with family when their home went up in flames early Saturday evening. A friend who lives nearby called to let them know smoke and flames were...
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Tragic incident leaves a three-year-old child dead during camping trip
Tragedy befell a family camping in Castle Falls when a father accidentally drove over and killed his three-year-old child. RCMP in Pincher Creek say the incident happened Thursday evening when the...
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Redcliff man captures arrest on video after attempted robbery
Redcliff resident Les Landry was on his way back from Tim Hortons when he ended up on the scene of what appeared to be an attempted carjacking, and an arrest by RCMP moments later. Landry said he...
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Laid off engineers put their skills to good work for Tanzania
A group of Calgary engineers may have found themselves down on their luck after getting laid off during Alberta’s economic setback, but not nearly as down as some people in rural Tanzania. At least...
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ACAD students plan protest
Alberta College of Art and Design students are preparing to protest Monday about what they say are a range of issues, from registration and class schedules to campus accessibility. “One of the biggest...
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