Brenda Neufeld

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• Two Calgary Catholic schools slated for closure

  Calgary Catholic School District trustees voted Wednesday to close St. Angela School in Bridgeland and St. Gerard School in Haysboro.

  Education

  Mar 24, 2021
• Kenney ‘profoundly disappointed’ in federal transfers for Alberta

  Premier Jason Kenney reiterated his government's plans to hold a referendum on scrapping equalization.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Tsuut’ina Nation withdraws opposition to major flood mitigation plan west of Calgary

  Tsuut'ina Nation has reached an agreement with the Alberta government on the Springbank Reservoir project.

  Environment

  Apr 14, 2020
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• Funding deal reached for Exshaw School

  A three-year funding deal has been reached to keep Exshaw School, near Canmore, open.

  Education

  Jan 30, 2020
• Exshaw School to close due to lack of ‘viable federal funding agreement’: school division

  The school will close after the current school year, after a failure to reach a long-term funding agreement with the federal government.

  Education

  Jan 28, 2020
• Police charge roommates with first-degree murder in northeast Calgary homicide

  Police say the death of Mahmoud Ahmid Aburashed was targeted and linked to the drug trade.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2019
• 1 dead, 1 critically injured in northeast Calgary shooting; victim identified

  Police are looking for the driver of a Ford Fusion that dropped the victims off at hospital.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2019
• Calgary mother and daughter missing from southern neighbourhood

  A Calgary mother and daughter have been missing for over a week

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2019
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• Urban farm finds new home in southeast Calgary

  Grow Calgary, an urban farm providing produce to various social agencies, has found a new home after the province asked the operation to make way for ring road construction.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2019
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• Alberta examiners stop conducting driving tests over disagreement on industry deprivatization

  The examiners plan to withhold services for two weeks, and whether that goes longer depends on the province, according to the Certified Driver Examiners Association.

  Politics

  Jan 10, 2019
• Alberta added 24,000 jobs in November, provincial unemployment drops to 6.3%: Statistics Canada

  Calgary's jobless rate fell from 8.2 per cent to 7.9 per cent, while Edmonton's unemployment figure dropped to 6.2 per cent from 6.3 per cent.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2018
• Longtime Calgary broadcaster to run for Alberta Party

  A former 770 CHQR talk show host is running for the Alberta Party in next year's provincial election.

  Politics

  Nov 1, 2018
• Coalition demands Alberta proclaim anti-smoking legislation as youth vaping soars

  Alberta government accused of "sitting on its hands" with anti-smoking legislation that has already been passed, but not proclaimed into law.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2018
• Crews make progress on Wardle fire in Kootenay National Park

  Parks Canada asking travellers to use caution where firefighters are working along Highway 93 South.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2018
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• Drought taking a toll on ‘neglected’ Calgary trees: gardening expert

  A local gardening expert says the City of Calgary needs to focus more on maintaining older trees, instead of planting new ones.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2018
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• PSAC lowers drilling forecast for 2018 as pessimism continues

  Despite the higher price of oil, service companies are still facing major challenges.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018
• 1st cannabis store applications in Calgary to be approved by Aug. 10

  So far the city has received 261 applications from those interested in setting up shop once recreational marijuana is legalized in October.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2018
• Calgary International Children’s Festival shuts down after 32 years

  Years of financial struggles brought on by the economic downturn have marked the end of the Calgary International Children's Festival.

  Education

  Jul 26, 2018
• Solar conference moves to Calgary with hot emerging market in Western Canada

  A huge solar conference usually held in Ontario is moving to Calgary this year and kicks off on Wednesday.

  Consumer

  Jun 19, 2018
• Pandas help Calgary Zoo set new attendance record in May

  Last month, 190,067 visitors passed through the gates, breaking the previous record of 147,285 set in 2003 when the zoo opened Destination Africa.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2018
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• 3 new schools for Calgary, and funding to design 2 others in Alberta budget

  Newer communities in Calgary will receive one Catholic elementary and two public elementary schools.

  Education

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Virtual public school to fill the void for adult learning in Calgary

  Vista Virtual will start taking adult registrations come May 1.

  Education

  Mar 14, 2018
• Application process opens for Alberta cannabis store licences

  Albertans interested in selling cannabis when it is legalized later this year can now apply for a licence.

  Consumer

  Mar 6, 2018
• Alberta expands energy rebate program to help hospitality industry

  Alberta businesses, institutions and non-profits can now get as much as $100,000 in rebates under the province's energy efficiency program.

  Consumer

  Mar 1, 2018
• New technology helping with 16-year-old cold case in southern Alberta

  Adrienne McColl's body was found 16 years ago in a rancher's field and RCMP continue to look for her killer.

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2018