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Federal ministers fault police response to cases of missing and murdered...
Federal cabinet ministers holding talks ahead of a promised inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women say it’s clear the number of cases has been under-reported nationally. Carolyn Bennett...
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Woman who let dog starve to death fined $8,000
A city woman with mental health problems who underfed her dog for months until it starved to death, has been handed an $8,000 fine. Jennifer Clayton, 45, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge under the...
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City concedes ground in fight over Inglewood trees
Community outrage over the planned removal of 42 old-growth trees in Inglewood has prompted city officials to back down, at least temporarily. After residents complained when trees were suddenly cut...
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Former PC minister Rick Orman inviting Tory and Wildrose bigwigs to talk...
As Rick Orman explores whether there’s a way forward for uniting the right in Alberta, he jokes that he’s the “perfect guy” for the task. After all, Orman is a former Progressive Conservative cabinet...
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NDP defends plan to allow energy companies to write off carbon tax against...
The NDP government’s plan to let energy companies claim part of the new carbon tax as an expense against their provincial royalties shifts the burden of paying for greenhouse gas emissions onto the...
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Alberta environmental monitoring agency 'on the launching pad ready to go'
A leading-edge Alberta environmental monitoring program announced with great fanfare four years ago is expected to finally begin producing “significant” results, says its chief scientist. Fred Wrona...
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Love is in the air: Five classic Calgary romance stories for Valentine's Day
They say great cities are built by great men. But the visionaries responsible for much of Calgary’s formation also included great women. Strong characters — such as trick rider Flores La Due, who was...
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Charities Win Big at Poker Tournament
Calgary Flames players, alumni and management joined forces with local celebrities at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino recently to take part in the annual Flames Ambassadors Celebrity Poker Tournament....
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Fortney: It's raining schadenfreude on Calgary and Alberta
It is the province that, for much of this current century, has been the main driver of the national economy, in the process sharing billions of dollars, along with jobs, with less prosperous regions....
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Two Alberta mothers continuing fight for stricter penalties against impaired...
Two Alberta mothers are continuing their fight for changes to drunk-driving laws, and are urging the Liberals to pick up where the Conservatives left off last year. Grace Pesa and Sheri Arsenault, who...
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Romance beats tough economy in Valentine's Day sales
Albertans may be facing tough economic times, but it seems romance is still a high priority for Calgarians this Valentine’s Day. “Our store is hopping right now,” Janna Brunnen, manager of Red Rose...
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Ooh la la! French bulldogs surge in popularity
It’s a Frenchie revolution! The Canadian Kennel Club says the French Bulldog is one of its fastest-growing breeds, surging in popularity to cement the number nine spot on the club’s top 10 list for...
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Calgary MLA welcomes history making baby boy
Patrick Shane McLean-Bostock doesn’t know it yet, but he’s an Alberta history maker. Patrick, the newborn son of Calgary Varsity MLA Stephanie McLean, was welcomed to the world Friday morning at a...
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Eight caught in avalanche en route to Bow Hut
Caught in a self-triggered avalanche on their way to popular Bow Hut near Lake Louise, a group of eight backcountry skiers had to scramble to rescue three of their number. They triggered a size 2 slide...
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Calgary police investigating after ATM stolen from Beacon Hill bank
An ATM was stolen from a Beacon Hill RBC branch at about 4 a.m. Sunday morning. An ATM was stolen from an RBC branch in Beacon Hill early this morning after a front loader was driven into the building...
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Strathmore RCMP investigating armed robbery
RCMP released this image of suspects in a Strathmore robbery. Strathmore RCMP are looking for three suspects following an armed robbery on Friday. Mounties say three masked suspects entered Branders...
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Rocky Ridge rec centre should have a special project manager, says Ward...
The city’s larger scale, high-risk projects such as the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility should have specialized project managers attached rather than being spearheaded from within departments, a city...
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Red Deer RCMP investigate suspicious death of man mysteriously dropped off at...
Police are probing the suspicious death of a man who died shortly after he was dropped off at the Red Deer Hospital on Saturday evening. Red Deer RCMP and the Calgary Major Crimes Unit are...
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Banff seeks revival of passenger rail service to Calgary
Via Rail’s last passenger train that chugged along a southern track through Regina, Calgary and Banff had ended its journey at a Vancouver station on the afternoon of Jan. 17, 1990, five and a half...
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Teens rescued from Calgary pond by fire department
Calgarians are being reminded to stay off the ice after two teenagers fell through a pond Sunday afternoon and had to be rescued. The fire department responded to James Mckevitt Road and Spruce...
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