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Alberta election: UCP, NDP ‘delighted’ by last-minute leader endorsementsOne long-time political strategist said there’s not much shine to be had from the halo effect of endorsements.PoliticsMay 26
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2nd-degree murder charge comes out of downtown Calgary stabbingAn autopsy found the victim's death was the result of homicide and revealed the 32-year-old's identity.CrimeMay 26
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Lengthy downtown Calgary shooting investigation ends in arrestFollowing months of investigation, a search warrant was executed and a 19-year-old was arrested and charged with several crimes, including aggravated assault.CrimeMay 25
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Calgary reconsiders fireworks on Canada DayA week after announcing a pilot program with stage-mounted pyrotechnics, the City of Calgary has announced it will go ahead with aerial Canada Day fireworks.CanadaMay 25
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Alberta election fact check: Can a UCP government create an Alberta pension plan?Will the UCP with a second term turf the CPP and start up an 'APP'? The short answer is 'it depends.' The long answer requires a revisiting of recent history.PoliticsMay 25
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Calgary ER doctors sound alarm over system in crisisOver 180 doctors across Calgary are raising the alarm over the state of emergency care in the city.CanadaMay 24
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Alberta election fact check: How the UCP, NDP tax plans could affect AlbertansThere are three main tax-related promises coming from the two major parties in the Alberta election.PoliticsMay 23
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Filmmaking in Calgary gets on the map with location of the year awardCalgary Film Commissioner Luke Azevedo said the award continued the momentum in the region’s film and television production industry while also putting the city on the world map.CanadaMay 22
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Calgary’s Canada Day fireworks pilot not a council decision: councillorOn Thursday, the City of Calgary announced the pilot that seeks to recognize "cultural sensitivities" around fireworks displays.CanadaMay 22
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Cigarette butts a possible source of brush fire: Calgary fire departmentMultiple units had to be called in to fight a fire in a green space in suburban Calgary.FireMay 19
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Alberta election fact check: Fact vs fiction at the leaders’ debateUCP Leader Danielle Smith and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley addressed issues like affordability, health care, the economy, education and trust in leadership.CanadaMay 19
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WestJet passengers grounded at Calgary International AirportTravellers at YYC were having to figure out next steps for their travel plans as WestJet flights in and out of Calgary were cancelled Thursday in anticipation of a pilots' strike.CanadaMay 18
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Alberta election: UCP candidate who compared trans kids to feces won’t sit in caucus if electedLeader Danielle Smith said Jennifer Johnson 'used offensive language and a vile analogy when speaking about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community for which she has apologized.'CanadaMay 18
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Alberta election fact check: Does Danielle Smith want to ‘sell off’ hospitals?Danielle Smith's political opponents are accusing her of wanting to "sell off hospitals" in Alberta. Did she actually say that?PoliticsMay 18
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1 sent to hospital following Calgary apartment fireA balcony fire at a northeast Calgary apartment building sent a man to hospital with burns after he tried to put it out, the fire department said Tuesday.FireMay 16
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Calgary’s Brentwood School closes after ceiling falls inThe CBE said the Brentwood students will act as a “school within a school” in new host school buildings.CanadaMay 15
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Remains found near Banff identified as woman missing since 2020Last October police received information about a possible location. Terrain and winter weather conditions made a search 'not possible,' and on May 9, officers revisited the site.CrimeMay 15
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Shots fired over Alberta-named Calgary Police Commission membersDanielle Smith named the three provincially-appointed Calgary Police Commission members before their security clearances were completed.PoliticsMay 11
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Calgary high school goes into lockdown after student found with weaponA Calgary high school was under a brief lockdown Wednesday morning after a student was found with a weapon.CanadaMay 10
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Alberta election fact check: Can a UCP government track serious offenders out on bail?The UCP leader promised to provide ankle bracelets if re-elected, but experts and lawyers say bail condition decisions still rest with judges.CanadaMay 10
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Alberta Emergency Alert webpage goes down amid wildfire evacuationsA provincial spokesperson told Global News the webpage was being updated due to the high demand it was under.CanadaMay 5
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Calgary planning next steps to address smells in city’s southeastThe Shepard landfill is “operating well within its regulations,” Ward 12 Coun. Evan Spencer said, with “very little odour” coming from garbage there.CanadaMay 5
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Alberta election fact check: Will it cost $87B to decarbonize the grid?On Wednesday, Brian Jean said the NDP’s support of decarbonizing Alberta’s electricity grid will cost “at least $87 billion.” But the report authors and experts dispute that claim.PoliticsMay 4
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Parks Canada prescribed burn in Banff becomes out-of-control fire after wind picks upParks Canada said it was carrying out a prescribed fire when around 4 p.m., "due to an unexpected shift in wind direction and speed," the fire escaped the predetermined boundary.FireMay 3
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Alberta election: Rachel Notley promises to create more jobsLeader Rachel Notley says an NDP government would also create a new tax credit to spur investment in areas including cleantech and critical minerals processing.CanadaMay 3
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