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Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke
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Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke
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New conservation effort gives Calgary Zoo visitors chance to win trip to see pandas in China
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Calgary elementary students prepare to release rainbow trout into the wild
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‘Absolutely phenomenal!’: Calgary-area student’s coding skills earn invitation to major Apple event in Silicon Valley
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‘They’re so cuddly!’: Calgary kids enjoy yoga with baby goats
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‘She was brave’: Calgary student wins award for tribute to Canadian civil rights leader
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Calgary-area woman hoping to set world record with her Scooby-Doo collection
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A really great honour’: Calgarian gets international recognition for studying celestial phenomenon named
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‘Absolutely phenomenal!’: Calgary-area student’s coding skills earn invitation to major Apple event in Silicon Valley
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‘The need for speed!’: Young Calgary racers rev it up at major go-kart competition
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‘Bad boy turned good!’: Calgarians set to celebrate Prince Harry’s royal wedding
02:11 | May 17, 2018
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‘They’re so cuddly!’: Calgary kids enjoy yoga with baby goats
01:52 | May 15, 2018
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‘Very sad’: Calgary thrift shop closes its doors after half-a-century of charity work
01:46 | May 10, 2018
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High-tech bottle depot helps Calgarians with disabilities: ‘It’s going to work wonders’
01:53 | April 20, 2018
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Alberta girl heads into battle at breakdancing competition in Japan
01:50 | April 16, 2018
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‘She was brave’: Calgary student wins award for tribute to Canadian civil rights leader
01:47 | April 9, 2018
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Calgary-area woman hoping to set world record with her Scooby-Doo collection
01:54 | March 21, 2018
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Fried chicken with Johnny Cash: retiring Calgary showbiz veteran cherishes memories
02:06 | March 19, 2018
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‘Feels good to be Irish!’: Young Calgarians follow in their family footsteps at St. Patrick’s Day celebration
01:50 | March 16, 2018
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A really great honour’: Calgarian gets international recognition for studying celestial phenomenon named
01:49 | March 15, 2018
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70-year-old who’s still clowning around visits Calgary school
01:52 | February 21, 2018
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First Nations elder join Calgary school’s Chinese New Year celebration
01:44 | February 13, 2018
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Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke
Description
April 11, 2016
April 11: He’s a young man who’s overcome some major obstacles, and as Gil Tucker reports, he’s now putting his talents to work to help kids facing tough challenges. You’ll find more information on “Alex’s Amazing Art” project at https://alexsamazingart.wordpress.com/
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Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke01:48 | April 11, 2016
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Dogs photo shoot with Santa raises money for Calgary rescue group01:34 | November 24, 2023
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Calgary school lunch program appeals for more volunteers to meet growing demand01:43 | October 12, 2023
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Calgary artist creates new Halloween exhibit: ‘more magic in it than blood’01:44 | October 11, 2023
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Calgary breast cancer survivors join their doctors in ‘heartwarming’ effort to fight the disease02:04 | September 29, 2023
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Calgary boys travel to U.S. for ‘awesome’ meeting with big name YouTubers01:35 | August 7, 2023
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Calgary man trains for ‘absolutely incredible’ round-the-world sailing race01:32 | June 27, 2023
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Building a ‘Crow-nocerus’ turns into ‘a real adventure’ for Calgary artist01:44 | June 14, 2023
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‘Like the Olympics’: Calgary dog competes at prestigious New York dog show01:44 | April 25, 2023
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COVID-19 forces ‘scaled back’ poppy campaign to support military veterans01:51 | October 30, 2020
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‘Absolutely incredible:’ Calgary man enlists help of fellow seniors to raise money for Alzheimer’s support02:06 | September 24, 2019
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New conservation effort gives Calgary Zoo visitors chance to win trip to see pandas in China01:55 | July 11, 2018
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Calgarians suit up to recreate historical battles: ‘We can get our geek on!’01:40 | June 7, 2018
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Calgary elementary students prepare to release rainbow trout into the wild01:36 | June 6, 2018
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Calgary YWCA officials excited after unearthing surprise time capsules: ‘Like Christmas around here!’02:00 | June 4, 2018
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‘I just feel proud of myself’: Calgary elementary students take the stage at major spelling bee01:57 | June 1, 2018
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Bee pollen on your cotton candy? Calgary kids whip up a real twist on a midway tradition01:55 | May 31, 2018
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‘Absolutely phenomenal!’: Calgary-area student’s coding skills earn invitation to major Apple event in Silicon Valley01:45 | May 30, 2018
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‘The need for speed!’: Young Calgary racers rev it up at major go-kart competition01:59 | May 25, 2018
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‘Bad boy turned good!’: Calgarians set to celebrate Prince Harry’s royal wedding02:11 | May 17, 2018
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‘They’re so cuddly!’: Calgary kids enjoy yoga with baby goats01:52 | May 15, 2018
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‘Very sad’: Calgary thrift shop closes its doors after half-a-century of charity work01:46 | May 10, 2018
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High-tech bottle depot helps Calgarians with disabilities: ‘It’s going to work wonders’01:53 | April 20, 2018
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Alberta girl heads into battle at breakdancing competition in Japan01:50 | April 16, 2018
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‘She was brave’: Calgary student wins award for tribute to Canadian civil rights leader01:47 | April 9, 2018
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Calgary-area woman hoping to set world record with her Scooby-Doo collection01:54 | March 21, 2018
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Fried chicken with Johnny Cash: retiring Calgary showbiz veteran cherishes memories02:06 | March 19, 2018
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‘Feels good to be Irish!’: Young Calgarians follow in their family footsteps at St. Patrick’s Day celebration01:50 | March 16, 2018
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A really great honour’: Calgarian gets international recognition for studying celestial phenomenon named01:49 | March 15, 2018
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70-year-old who’s still clowning around visits Calgary school01:52 | February 21, 2018
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First Nations elder join Calgary school’s Chinese New Year celebration01:44 | February 13, 2018
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‘A really eye-opening experience’: Calgary dental hygienist volunteers in Haiti01:49 | February 12, 2018
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Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke01:48 | April 11, 2016
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Dogs photo shoot with Santa raises money for Calgary rescue group01:34 | November 24, 2023
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Calgary school lunch program appeals for more volunteers to meet growing demand01:43 | October 12, 2023
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Calgary artist creates new Halloween exhibit: ‘more magic in it than blood’01:44 | October 11, 2023
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Calgary breast cancer survivors join their doctors in ‘heartwarming’ effort to fight the disease02:04 | September 29, 2023
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Calgary boys travel to U.S. for ‘awesome’ meeting with big name YouTubers01:35 | August 7, 2023
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Calgary man trains for ‘absolutely incredible’ round-the-world sailing race01:32 | June 27, 2023
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Building a ‘Crow-nocerus’ turns into ‘a real adventure’ for Calgary artist01:44 | June 14, 2023
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‘Like the Olympics’: Calgary dog competes at prestigious New York dog show01:44 | April 25, 2023
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COVID-19 forces ‘scaled back’ poppy campaign to support military veterans01:51 | October 30, 2020
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‘Absolutely incredible:’ Calgary man enlists help of fellow seniors to raise money for Alzheimer’s support02:06 | September 24, 2019
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New conservation effort gives Calgary Zoo visitors chance to win trip to see pandas in China01:55 | July 11, 2018
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Calgarians suit up to recreate historical battles: ‘We can get our geek on!’01:40 | June 7, 2018
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Calgary elementary students prepare to release rainbow trout into the wild01:36 | June 6, 2018
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Calgary YWCA officials excited after unearthing surprise time capsules: ‘Like Christmas around here!’02:00 | June 4, 2018
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‘I just feel proud of myself’: Calgary elementary students take the stage at major spelling bee01:57 | June 1, 2018
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Bee pollen on your cotton candy? Calgary kids whip up a real twist on a midway tradition01:55 | May 31, 2018
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‘Absolutely phenomenal!’: Calgary-area student’s coding skills earn invitation to major Apple event in Silicon Valley01:45 | May 30, 2018
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‘Bad boy turned good!’: Calgarians set to celebrate Prince Harry’s royal wedding02:11 | May 17, 2018
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‘Very sad’: Calgary thrift shop closes its doors after half-a-century of charity work01:46 | May 10, 2018
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Fried chicken with Johnny Cash: retiring Calgary showbiz veteran cherishes memories02:06 | March 19, 2018
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‘Feels good to be Irish!’: Young Calgarians follow in their family footsteps at St. Patrick’s Day celebration01:50 | March 16, 2018
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A really great honour’: Calgarian gets international recognition for studying celestial phenomenon named01:49 | March 15, 2018
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70-year-old who’s still clowning around visits Calgary school01:52 | February 21, 2018
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First Nations elder join Calgary school’s Chinese New Year celebration01:44 | February 13, 2018
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‘A really eye-opening experience’: Calgary dental hygienist volunteers in Haiti01:49 | February 12, 2018
Painting a brighter picture: Calgary artist brings hope with every brushstroke
Description
April 11, 2016
April 11: He’s a young man who’s overcome some major obstacles, and as Gil Tucker reports, he’s now putting his talents to work to help kids facing tough challenges. You’ll find more information on “Alex’s Amazing Art” project at https://alexsamazingart.wordpress.com/
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