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Five things you'll need to be ready for Stampede
If you want to get the full experience of the Calgary Stampede, you’ll have to look the part. With the Stampede Parade kicking off this Friday, here are five essential wardrobe pieces to get your...
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Study looks at porn, adolescents and church attendance
Adolescents who attend church regularly consume less pornography than their peers who don’t, according to a study by two University of Calgary professors. Kyler Rasmussen, a psychology graduate...
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Gear up and giddy up for this year's Calgary Stampede Parade
With local music icons Jann Arden and Paul Brandt at the helm and an impressive list of never-before-seen super floats, including a tribute to Fort McMurray and guns firing blanks, this year’s Stampede...
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Alleged Calgary gangster Byran Balla loses appeal on guns and drug convictions
The province’s top court has upheld the convictions of a purported gang member on more than a dozen narcotics and weapons charges. In a unanimous decision released Wednesday, a three-member Alberta...
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First Nations prepare to showcase culture at new Calgary Stampede site
Noran Calf Robe began attending the Calgary Stampede when he was a young boy. His grandfather, Ben Calf Robe, camped at the Indian Village during the first Stampede in 1912, setting up his teepee with...
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Blood Tribe Police Service seeks new top cop after chief Lee Boyd resigns
The search is on for new leadership at the Blood Tribe Police Service after it lost top cop, Lee Boyd, last month. Boyd resigned in June, the force confirmed Wednesday, saying it has begun its quest...
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Braid: Kenney's conservative unity plan the oddest ever, but it may work
Jason Kenney makes the most peculiar pitch for party revival since Social Credit hired a belly dancer to gyrate around the tables at a convention dinner. “I have decided to seek the leadership of the...
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Fortney: Calgary's Muslims celebrate end of a challenging Ramadan
The little girls wear pretty pastel dresses, the little boys sport crisp white shirts topped with bow ties. While their parents eat at nearby tables overflowing with food, the kids ride ponies, jump in...
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Calgarians rappel down downtown building for Make-A-Wish Foundation
At the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s annual fundraiser, the challenge isn’t just to raise money; for some, it’s also about conquering a fear of heights. On Thursday, 70 brave fundraisers will rappel down...
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Outrage sparks compassion after senior ticketed for walking half-blind dog...
Calgarians outraged after a senior resident was ticketed for walking her tiny, half-blind dog without a leash on her street are offering to pay the fine. Johanne Schnurr, 67, was given the $100 ticket...
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Kenney runs for PC leader with eye on uniting Tories and Wildrose
Conservative heavyweight Jason Kenney took on three huge tasks Wednesday, as the long-serving MP announced his intent to run for the Progressive Conservative leadership, unite the province’s...
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Lake Louise shut to traffic on July long weekend due to 'perfect storm'
The July long weekend at Lake Louise was so busy that RCMP had to briefly shut down access off the Trans-Canada Highway into the village. Officers could only allow locals and visitors with reservations...
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Calgary family hosts rare reunion between stem cell donor and young recipient
Erik Gracia is spending his summer days like many other nine-year-olds: playing soccer, climbing trees and hanging out with his brothers in the backyard. Three years ago, it was a very different...
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Current and former Calgary police officers will go directly to trial on...
A half-dozen people charged in an alleged corruption scandal, including four current or former Calgary police officers, will go directly to trial. Edmonton Crown prosecutor Leah Boyd appeared in...
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Kenney suggests progressive could be dropped from new party name but Red...
Jason Kenney says progressives will still be welcome in a possible new “Conservative Party of Alberta” but acknowledges some will fall away if he succeeds in bringing the PC and Wildrose parties...
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Five things about the 'voodoo lily,' a plant that's stinking up the Calgary Zoo
“It’s like standing next to a dead sheep that’s been dead for six days.” The voodoo lily, also known as the ‘Amorphophallus konjac’ at the Calgary Zoo is making a big stink again. That’s how Boyd...
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Braid: The touch of Brexit in Jason Kenney's plan for conservatives
We could call it Jaxit — Jason Kenney’s echo of the Brexit thing, right here in Alberta. The Jaxit camp invites regular folks to overwhelm the elites of both the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose...
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Death of nine-month-old being investigated as homicide
The death of a nine-month-old baby in Lethbridge earlier this year is now being investigated as a homicide, police say. Lethbridge EMS responded to a call of a baby in medical distress in a residence...
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Kenney plans to step down as MP this fall but critics say it's not soon enough
Jason Kenney’s pre-emptive launch of his Progressive Conservative leadership campaign has pushed the race into some grey areas. Kenney announced this week he would run for PC leader, but said Thursday...
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Fortney: Fort McMurray firefighters will be among the participants at this...
It’s the prime summer event in our city, enjoyed by more than 350,000 spectators lining the downtown streets and thousands more tuning in on computer and TV screens. For this 104th Calgary Stampede...
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