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Calgary Remand Centre inmate in critical condition following attack by...
Allegedly choked by his cellmate while he slept Friday morning, a Calgary Remand Centre inmate is on life-support in hospital, Postmedia has learned. The adult male prisoner remained in critical...
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Family of Taliyah Marsman and Sara Baillie join the 11th Annual Walk for...
Family of Taliyah Marsman and Sara Baillie offered their voices Saturday to a growing number who know what it is to have loved ones ripped away by violence. Saturday afternoon in Calgary they joined...
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Changing the face of addiction: Loved ones left behind share their stories
The NDP government has faced recent calls to declare a state of emergency over the fentanyl crisis in Alberta but, for one Calgary woman, it comes too late to save her partner. “Our treatment, both...
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Girl power front and center at CHAS tournament
Readers will recall your faithful social scribe has often opined if you want a successful event, best get the ladies behind same. And no where is this more evident than the Children’s Hospital Aid...
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Prepare yourself, it could snow tonight in Calgary
Autumn? Nah, four seasons are for suckers. For those of you who agree with the previous statement, good news! Environment Canada is predicting a 60 per cent chance of showers or snow starting around...
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Calgary Zoo hoping that pandas will add to litter while in their care
It was a pleasant surprise when the giant pandas gave birth while at their first Canadian tour stop in Toronto, and now officials in Calgary are hoping for a repeat when they arrive in Calgary. The...
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Three-day Kidney March in Calgary area raises more than $700,000
Three-hundred marchers, including doctors, researchers and kidney transplant donors and recipients, walked 100 km in the Calgary area over the weekend to raise awareness and funds for kidney disease....
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Security camera presence grows in Calgary, with 600 added over six years
When University of Calgary professor Tom Keenan used to meet with other researchers at conferences focused on surveillance, he and his peers would walk around counting the security cameras. They...
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RCMP asks for information in Victoria Crow Shoe murder
The RCMP is asking for the public’s help to generate new leads in the investigation of Victoria Joanne Crow Shoe’s murder. Crow Shoe’s body was recovered from the Oldman River Reservoir near Pincher...
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Alexandru Radita murder trial resumes, but quickly adjourned to wait for witness
Lawyers made short work Monday in the trial of Emil and Rodica Radita, sitting for fewer than five minutes before adjourning for the day. Defence counsel Jim Lutz and Andrea Serink told Court of...
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Rafter Six lodge west of Calgary demolished
Gloria Cowley was “speechless” when she saw demolition crews driving down the road to Rafter Six Ranch. The former co-owner of the property, who continues to run a horseback riding business in the area...
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Canada's Paralympic team hitting the track on SAIT-designed, high-tech...
Canada’s Paralympic basketball squads are competing at the Games in Rio with an extra edge, thanks to researchers at SAIT. Some 17 athletes on the men’s and women’s teams are using wheelchairs modelled...
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NDP accused of pushing through new rules for political dollars
Alberta appears poised to dramatically curtail political donation levels as the NDP proposes stricter limits on individual contributions. But opposition parties say government members are trying to...
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Some Calgary councillors don't want to re-open fluoride debate
Five years after Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its water supply, the enamel-building mineral is once again on the minds of Calgary’s elected officials. Councillors Peter Demong, Diane...
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Justice Camp should be removed from the bench, lawyer tells inquiry
Inappropriate conduct by Justice Robin Camp during a sexual assault trial should mean his recommended removal from the bench, a lawyer told an inquiry panel Monday. Marjorie Hickey, the presenting...
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By the numbers: Secondary suites in Calgary
Calgary’s elected officials spent Monday listening to homeowners plead for the right to legally put a stove in their basement in a time-consuming process that’s incredibly rare for a city of Calgary’s...
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Whirling disease found in the Bow River in Banff National Park
More cases of whirling disease have been found in Banff National Park — this time in the Bow River, elevating concerns for southern Alberta’s fish populations. On Monday, officials announced that the...
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Chestermere continues fight against Rocky View County's plan to expand
The City of Chestermere is continuing its fight over Rocky View County’s growth plans even though Calgary has resolved its similar concerns. Both municipalities were opposed to Rocky View’s area...
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Video: Temporary foreign workers vulnerable to predatory recruiters
In her new documentary ‘Migrant Dreams’ filmmaker Min Sook Lee looks at how Canadian recruiters exploit temporary foreign workers.
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The murky world of the agencies that recruit temporary foreign workers
TORONTO — After having a baby, Amy wanted to buy a home for her family in northeast China so much that she moved to Canada to work as a temporary foreign worker. She expected to earn almost $9,000,...
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