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Calgary senior attacked in his own home with a fistful of broken glass
Late Friday night, 84-year-old Ken Czenczek leaned over his kitchen sink, trying to wash off the still-flowing blood after he was attacked in his own home by a stranger. The Calgary senior’s grandson,...
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MADD Calgary: Sober riders team up to raise money, awareness against drunk...
About 65 riders took part in the 15th annual MADD and Sober Riders Motorcycle association Poker Run, which ribboned its way through Calgary on Sunday with its consistent message: Drinking and driving...
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Calgary Fire Department issues warning to Bow River rafters
The Calgary Fire Department responded to multiple calls this weekend of rafters in the water, or getting stranded, after lower water levels left hazards closer to the surface of the Bow River. Acting...
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Carpooling and cycling increase while majority opt to drive, Calgary census...
The percentage of Calgarians cycling to work has doubled since 2011, but the majority of residents continue to choose a vehicle for their commute, data released on the city’s website indicates....
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AHS seeks answers as MRI wait times increase by 20 per cent in Calgary
Average wait times for MRI scans in Calgary hospitals have increased by 20 per cent in Calgary over the past year. That’s led Alberta Health Services officials to determine if too many non-urgent...
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Calgary man charged with Beltline tree theft anxious to be freed
It will be another night at the Calgary Remand Centre for the man police have charged in connection with the theft of two expensive trees outside a Beltline restaurant. Ryan Leslie Duguay appeared...
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'Everything is gone': Taber man charged with stealing $500,000 from his...
Taber police have charged a man with stealing almost half a million dollars from his former employer. On October 23, 2014, members of the Taber Police Service received a complaint of theft and possible...
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Kenney says disillusioned NDP supporters will back his campaign
Alberta PC leadership hopeful Jason Kenney says some who’d typically back the NDP are ready to jump ship to his unite-the-right campaign. While opening his Calgary campaign headquarters Monday, the...
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Police push for roadside drug testing device ahead of marijuana legalization
Driving impaired is driving impaired — it doesn’t matter what substance a person’s on, but Calgary police and their overseeing commission want to be ready when one in particular is legalized. This...
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Hockey Calgary expects rise in requests for financial aid
With hockey parents skating on thin financial ice amidst Calgary’s economic slide, Hockey Calgary is girding for a spike in requests for aid as registrations for the upcoming season roll in. Executive...
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Here's how to understand what the kids are saying
Generation Z is here. The group born after the millennials — from the mid-1990s to early 2000s, with exact years varying — are reaching young adulthood. And as is the tradition, their slang confounds...
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Braid: Kenney, Hoffman scrap over public vs. private health care
Oh, no. We’re into it again — back to the endless, arid Alberta debate on public versus private health care. Jason Kenney, the early bird unofficial Progressive Conservative leadership candidate, said...
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5 highlights of the Beakerhead lineup
Beakerhead organizers are back this September with an all new program, featuring more than 60 events. Mary Anne Moser, the president and co-founder of Beakerhead, said there are a range of workshops,...
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Police searching for suspect after two people stabbed in northeast Calgary
Police are searching for a male suspect after two people were found suffering from stab wounds in a Huntington Hills home. The incident occurred around 7:45 a.m. at a home in the 200 block of Huntcroft...
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Stricter rules needed around MRIs to cut down wait lists, says Calgary...
MRI scans should be more strictly policed to cut down on overuse and growing waiting lists, says a Calgary neurologist who’s studied the issue. And the families of patients who say long waits are...
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Canadians perceive Calgary as Canada's sixth least safe city, poll finds
Canadians perceive Calgary to be one of the country’s less-safe cities, ranking it 10th out of 15 major centres in a new poll. The findings come after last month’s release of Statistics Canada crime...
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Here are five scams to look out for in Calgary
The saying “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” is usually met with eye-rolling — but clearly it’s a message still lost on the thousands of Canadians who are scammed each year. In...
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Calgary councillors not keen to follow Edmonton's move towards lowering...
A five-member committee, made up of Edmonton city councillors and the northern city’s mayor, unanimously supported a push to lower the municipal voting age to 16 on Tuesday. The Edmonton Youth Council...
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Local religious leader creating more anti-radicalization programs after...
After RCMP thwarted a major terror threat in Ontario last week, Mohamed El-Rafih knew that his community anti-radicalization initiatives were more urgently needed than ever. El-Rafih is best known in...
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Braid: Kenney says NDP is rigging the rules of PC leadership race
There’s no doubt about it — the NDP is messing with Jason Kenney’s Progressive Conservative leadership bid. First, the government took the unusual step of asking the province’s chief electoral officer...
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