Calgary Herald
Corus to centralize Global newscasts
Corus Entertainment, the parent company of Global News, is ending local production in Calgary and Edmonton and centralizing those cities' newscasts at a separate production hub. Some on-air personalities will also lose their jobs as a result of the...
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NEW HABITAT UNVEILED
The Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo officially opened Asian Highlands on Wednesday, unveiling three new Himalayan-inspired habitats that bring back snow leopards and red pandas, while introducing visitors to the zoo's newest residents — two Sichuan...
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PASSION FOR THE GAME
Relief. Disbelief. Pure, unadulterated joy. When he joined the Calgary Stampeders football team as an offensive lineman in 1994, Jay Mcneil heard all about the collective euphoria of his teammates when they won the Grey Cup two years earlier, led by...
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Cleanup underway after derailment sends several freight cars into water
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a freight train derailed Monday morning in southwest Calgary, leading to several train cars veering into a body of water. The train derailed around 7:30 a.m. along the Canadian Pacific...
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SPENDING NEEDED FOR `GROWTH,' MINISTER SAYS
The federal government plans to pay for its recent big-ticket spending through a combination of economic growth and deficit increases, Finance Minister François-philippe Champagne says. Prior to officially kicking off the government's pre-budget...
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STAMPEDE HITS HOMESTRETCH
Cole Byram from Mound City, Kansas, scrambles after being bucked off High Ballin during the bull riding at the Calgary Stampede Rodeo on Friday. This year's event wraps up on Sunday.
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STAMPEDE RODEO FINALS IN SIGHT
On the Grounds: William Prince at the Big Four Roadhouse Peguis First Nation folk singer William Prince is a Calgary favourite, having played the Calgary Folk Music Festival and various venues. Fresh from playing the FIFA opening ceremonies in Toronto...
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ALL ABOARD FOR FUN
There were lots of happy faces on the caterpillar ride during Kids' Day at the Stampede on Wednesday. For stories on the retro arcade downstairs in the Big Four Building, our top picks for music, and the latest action from the Stampede Rodeo,
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BAREBACK RIDER HANGS ON FOR WIN
Visitors to the Calgary Stampede have fun while being flipped upside down on one of the many rides on the midway on Tuesday.
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NEW PATH FOR PIPELINE
Blake Molle rounds the barrels on Day 4 of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo on Monday. Stampede is in full swing as chuckwagon drivers race in honour of a local legend and Indigenous dancers and drummers arrive for the annual powwow. Find more from Stampede...
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OLAND MURDER STILL OPEN 15 YEARS LATER
For those who were in the packed, fifth-floor courtroom of the Saint John Law Courts on Dec. 19, 2015, it was a scene that cannot be forgotten. Dennis Oland, on trial for the second-degree murder of his dad, Richard, stood next to one of his defence...
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OLYMPIANS ON PARADE
The past 10 days have brought relentless rain, thunder and lightning storms, flooding upstream of the Bow River and wildfire smoke. Unseasonably cold, wet weather also introduced an early summer deluge of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. It was enough to make...
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A STAMPEDE WELCOME
The griddles were hot and Calgarians were lined up down Stephen Avenue at the First Flip Pancake Breakfast — the unofficial kickoff of the 2026 Stampede on Thursday. Alongside hungry attendees, Premier Danielle Smith, federal Finance and National...
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Newcomers embrace citizenship on Canada Day
Arjun Narang recalls when he first arrived in Halifax in his late teens. Twelve years later, after a journey that moulded his identity, he says there is no better time to celebrate becoming a citizen of this country than on Canada Day. “It feels...
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Rain spurs states of emergency in K-country, Canmore
A state of local emergency was in effect for both Canmore and Kananaskis Country on Monday, as heavy rain that began the day before continued to pummel the sprawling mountain region west of Calgary. The situation prompted the first activation of the...
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A cruel irony of the war on drugs
It took Corey Tochor three years to get to this point. The Conservative MP turned heads on Parliament Hill when, in the midst of the House of Commons' final dizzying days of passing legislation before adjourning for the summer, he emerged with an...
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SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT
For well over a century, agriculture has been at the core of the Calgary Stampede. While most people point to the 1912 event as its beginning, Stampede CEO Joel Cowley points out that the organization actually started as the Calgary and District...
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SUMMER SKIING
A snowboarder rocks a tank top and shorts while hitting the slopes at Banff Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort on Thursday, but skies won't be so sunny this weekend with rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. Weather on
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MUSIC FEST CANCELLED
A major annual country music festival has been cancelled just two days before it was set to kick off in Calgary, with organizers citing active construction surrounding the festival site and new “restrictive sound limitations” imposed by the city. But...
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KEEPING A TIGHT REIN
From left, Coby Duerr, Calgary Emergency Management Agency deputy chief, Kerrie Blizard, Stampede director of public safety and environment, and police Insp. JF Dery offer a look at the new Stampede Park Operations Centre on Tuesday as safety efforts...
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SOGGY START TO SUMMER
Ed Kwan heads to work at Fifth Avenue Sushi while battling the rain and wind on 5 Avenue S.E. on Monday. Sunny skies and a high of 20 C is forecast for Tuesday, with rainstorms expected to return toward the end of the week. Find your full look at this...
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MILITARY POLICE WARNED ABOUT OFFICER'S CLAIMS OF ACCESS TO ANAND
A Canadian Forces officer in charge of a private organization raising funds for Ukraine told a civilian she not only had access to then-defence minister Anita Anand, but suggested she may be able to shape how federal government funds were spent on the...
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A LEGACY TAKES FLIGHT
Maclean Little, left, his dad Doug Little and his grandfather Les Little are marking Father's Day by celebrating their family's legacy in the skies. Both Maclean and Doug are pilots for Westjet, while Les is a legend in the Alberta aviation industry...
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POPULATION ON THE RISE
As Canada's population continues to decline due to stricter immigration laws, Alberta remains an outlier, boasting more than 47,000 migrants — most of them interprovincial — in the last year. No other province has seen such a significant growth in the...
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STAMP OF HONOUR
When Chief Wilton Littlechild heard that Canada Post was dedicating a stamp to him, “tears flowed.” “My first thought was the years of separation from my grandparents,” Littlechild told reporters on Wednesday. A residential school survivor, the Cree...
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Council considers updated growth management plan
A statutory planning document that would guide Calgary's long-term growth took centre stage at city hall Tuesday, as council received its first in-depth report on the city's updated growth management plan. The Calgary Plan, which has been in...
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A PART OF OUR HERITAGE
The 90-metre ski jump at Winsport, constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, is the 1,000th site in the city to be designated a historic resource by Heritage Calgary.
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Lax border policies fostered one of Canada's most dangerous gangs
At the immigration hearing for an accused Indian gangster earlier this month, an Edmonton police officer attempted to illustrate the scale of the criminal operation that law enforcement was now dealing with. The hearing concerned Jashandeep Singh, an...
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CANADA'S CAMPAIGN BEGINS
For a city hosting the first FIFA World Cup match ever played on Canadian soil, Toronto looked remarkably Bosnian on Friday morning. Supporters of Bosnia and Herzegovina flooded the city's downtown streets in a sea of blue and yellow, and while...
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PITCH FOR LOBBYIST LIST
An investigation involving current and former members of Calgary city council is proof a lobbyist registry is needed at city hall, Mayor Jeromy Farkas said Thursday. On Wednesday, a Calgary court heard an update on an RCMP investigation involving...
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WORLD CUP FEVER HEATS UP
Calgary has a case of FIFA fever, and fans can gather to cheer at several World Cup watch parties across the city. Downtown Calgary will become the hub for Team Canada fans, with a free public watch party in Eau Claire for the team's first match...
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Poilievre promotes Canadian unity in Calgary speech
Conservatives in Alberta must not give up on Canada, but also should not demonize those who are trying to separate the province from the rest of the country, Pierre Poilievre said Monday. The Conservative Party of Canada leader kicked off an...
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HOUSING PRICES WOULD BE 10% LOWER IF CANADA HAD KEPT PACE WITH U.S.: CMHC
Canada's housing stock would be about 30 per cent larger and prices 10 per cent lower if this country's building industry had been as responsive to demand as its American counterpart over the last couple of decades, says a new report from the federal...
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WHERE IS TRASH GOING?
A Calgary landfill and recycling facility says it has removed 13,600 tonnes of waste from a massive pile that accumulated along a busy southeast roadway over the past year. But drone video footage obtained by Postmedia appears to show trucks moving the...
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SET FOR SEASON OPENER
The Calgary Stampeders are champing at the bit to get going. They're certainly feeling it, and who can blame them, after a turnaround campaign in 2025 and this season's Grey Cup game to be played on their home turf in November. And so the bid to...
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All-in-one driver's licence, health card to debut July 2
Albertans will be getting new all-in-one driver's licences and ID cards beginning July 2 as promised last year with the passage of Bill 10. Each has a spot in the top right corner that will also show if the holder is a Canadian citizen or not. The...
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`MOTORING RIGHT ALONG'
Construction on Calgary's new Scotia Place arena is more than halfway complete, and the $926-million project remains on budget and on schedule for a fall 2027 opening, according to city officials. A progress report presented to council's...
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Communities along the Bow River keeping watch as water levels rise
The “June Monsoon” is in full effect, and communities along the Bow River are keeping a close eye on rising water levels in the region. Water levels in rivers across the province are being monitored by the Alberta River Forecast Centre as rainfall...
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FEDERAL MINISTER POURS MORE COLD WATER ON N.B.'S LNG IDEA
Canada has reached a landmark deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany — but it's from the Pacific coast. And federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson has poured more cold water on the possibility of an East Coast export terminal, even as New...
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FROM HAITI WITH LOVE
With the beginning of the World Cup just days away, millions of Canadians are readying their bags, flight tickets, flags and soccer balls. Calgary Wild FC founder Deanna Zumwalt and her daughter, Fabie, are no exception. On June 12, the two will fly...
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GROUNDBREAKING
Mayor Jeromy Farkas speaks at a ceremonial sod turning Thursday to celebrate work getting underway on Olympic Plaza. The redesign of the 40-year-old site is being called a “city-building” project.
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The Confluence shares plan to make `a park for everyone'
Officials from The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland unveiled an ambitious, 20-year plan Wednesday to transform the birthplace of modern Calgary. A new site concept plan for the cityowned lands formerly known as Fort Calgary aims to redevelop the...
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Manitoba's premier challenges Smith over Indigenous consultation
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew challenged Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over Indigenous consultation on Tuesday, saying her government has a duty to do so before any separation referendum and pointing to a recent court ruling to back his point. The...
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FINANCE MINISTER IN SAME SPOT ON OIL HIS SECOND TIME IN ROLE
When Jason Nixon was first appointed Alberta's finance minister in June of 2022, oil prices were surging above US$106 a barrel in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. When Nixon returned to the role last Thursday, taking over the portfolio from...
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POLITICIANS SEEK TO EASE FOOD COSTS, BUT ARE BATTLING MARKET FORCES
OTTAWA Call it the coriander conundrum. Like with parsley, carrots, dill and most other members of the apiaceae family of edible plants, the retail price of coriander has been growing like a weed. While the prices of many items on grocery store...
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GETTING READY TO RUN
Joelle and Samuel Hillier get some encouragement from children Charlotte and Felix on Friday at Stampede Park as runners picked up their gear for this weekend's Servus Calgary Marathon. Some 20,000 people are expected to take part in the races.
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BROTHERLY LOVE
Orphaned grizzly cubs Turner and Fitz play fight in their new enclosure at the Wilder Institute/calgary Zoo on Thursday. The brothers came under the zoo's care after their mother died while protecting them in an aggressive interaction with a human.
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KICKING IT UP A NOTCH
Calgary's soccer scene is set for a boost this summer, as the city rolls out programs to complement the increasing excitement about Canada hosting World Cup games. The city is partnering with Cavalry FC and Calgary Wild FC to stage Soccer City, a...
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CITY BUS IN COLLISION
A Calgary Transit bus carrying a driver and four passengers rolled over after colliding with a dump truck at the intersection of Peigan Trail and 26th Street S.E. on Tuesday. Three people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Country star saddles up for ride against coal mining
Partway through a nearly 400-kilometre horseback ride, Corb Lund strummed a familiar tune on his guitar in front of dozens of people at The Confluence in Calgary. Fans of the Canadian country music star would have instantly recognized the opening...
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APPROVAL NOW IN THE PIPELINE
Calling it “a good day for Alberta and for Canada,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a new agreement Friday with Prime Minister Mark Carney that spells out a timeline for the approval of her government's much-soughtafter oil pipeline to the West...
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A FEAST FOR THE FAIR
Stampede Princess Sarah O'brien, left, and First Nations Princess Raegan First Rider try the Seoul Stampede fries at a tasting event Thursday revealing this year's Stampede midway menu. Visitors can expect a range of deep-fried classics during the July...
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CRACKDOWN ON CRIME
Calgary police conducted another daylong enforcement blitz on Wednesday, targeting illicit behaviour in areas including Forest Lawn through their Operation Order initiative. Police laid no charges, but had issued 20 court summonses, eight warrants, 37...
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`A BRAZEN INCIDENT'
One person was killed and a bystander injured during a targeted shooting in the North Hill Co-op parking lot on Monday night. Police identified the man who was killed as a 35-year-old with a string of firearms-related offences dating from 2024.
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GETTING IN THE GAME
Students from Holy Family School play cricket during the official launch of Sport Hub at Father Lacombe High School on Monday. The city program brings coaches and sports equipment into community and school settings to give students access to a free or...
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SUPREME COURT SET TO WEIGH IN ON HUGE INDIGENOUS TITLE CLAIM
The clock began ticking April 7 on what could be one of the most important Supreme Court of Canada cases in New Brunswick's history. That's the date the country's top court told several law firms involved in the Wolastoqey Nation's landmark title...
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TRANSIT FREE FARE ZONE
Chestermere council is asking Calgary to speed up its part of a road work project aimed at alleviating traffic congestion between the two cities. Chestermere city council this week unanimously supported a motion directing Mayor Shannon Dean to write a...
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`IT'S A MOUNTAIN … IT'S BAD'
Residents living near the Shepard Industrial area are raising concerns about a massive pile of waste near the ECCO Recycling centre they say appears to be getting larger. The company blames a backlog for the large heap.
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STAMPS GREET ROOKIES
Receiver Jordan Kerley warms up during the first day of Stampeders rookie camp at Mcmahon Stadium on Wednesday. Forty-five rookie players attended Day 1 of the three-day camp, which closes Friday before main camp opens on Sunday.
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`ONLY COLOUR SPIRITS SEE'
Red shirts and dresses hung on trees along Memorial Drive on Tuesday — each with the name of a lost community member — in honour of Red Dress Day, a national day to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ2S+ people.
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FROM CALGARY TO SPACE
University of Calgary students Amy Brunton, left, Aarti Chandiramani, Meagan Davies, and Ebube Anachebe gathered at the Rothney Astronomical Observatory on Monday to try to establish contact with a satellite their research team helped design and...
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WHY IS WASHINGTON STILL SO ANGRY OVER BANS ON U.S. ALCOHOL?
It has been more than a year since most provinces banned U.S. alcohol from liquor store shelves, but the United States government is still feeling the hangover. Late last month, the issue of U.S. alcohol bans by every province except Alberta and...
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`SISTINE CHAPEL OF ROCK'
Jason Tawkin, studio and electronics engineer at the National Music Centre, is pictured inside the restored Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at the King Eddy. On Sunday, the centre kicks off a series of events exploring classic albums recorded in the studio.
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MUSIC TO THEIR EARS
The John Wort Hannam Trio plays at Studio Bell in the East Village on Thursday as the province announced its new Alberta Music Commission, which will champion local musicians living and working in the province and boost music tourism.
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`WISHES ARE MEDICINE'
Sawyer-mae Symon rides a Mario Kart-themed pedal car in the Power Play arcade at Southcentre Mall on Wednesday as part of a Make-a-wish event. Symon and her family are headed to Super Nintendo World in Orlando courtesy of Make-a-wish.
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Alberta marks National Day of Mourning in honour of workers who died last year
The names of 144 people rang out in a small park outside city hall on Tuesday, in honour of Albertans who lost their lives as a result of workplace-related injuries or illnesses last year. April 28 was the National Day of Mourning, dedicated to...
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SPRING IN FULL BLOOM
William Trinh waters flowers at Golden Acre Home and Garden in northeast Calgary on Monday amid a sea of colour. Sunny skies and highs up to 19 C are in the forecast for the days ahead. Find this week's weather forecast.
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MILITARY RECRUITMENT SOARS AFTER PAY RAISES, SOVEREIGNTY THREATS
The Canadian Armed Forces has recorded its highest recruitment levels in over three decades, enrolling 7,310 personnel in the last fiscal year. That's up 600 new members year-over-year. Officials said the new numbers show strong or stable recruitment...
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CITY MAKES ITS PLAY
Seventeen projects are on the City of Calgary's list of public recreation priorities, part of a new long-term strategy to address growth challenges and historic underfunding in that area. The list includes new construction projects as well as upgrades...
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UCP SEEKS `STRONG MANDATE'
Premier Danielle Smith says her government needs a “strong mandate” from Albertans to pursue constitutional and immigration changes in the fall referendum, but did not say whether she will uphold the results. At a press conference on Thursday, Smith...
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OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY
Several stone grotesques, preserved from the facade of the former Calgary Herald building on 1st Street S.W., will hit the auction block this week. The sculptures were commissioned from Royal Doulton when the building was constructed in 1912.
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ENLIGHTENING READ
Steve and Michele Altilio take advantage of sun-filled skies and warmer temperatures to relax with a book in Stanley Park on Tuesday. The city is expected to be hit with cool, wet and even snowy weather through Saturday night.
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REIMAGINED HABITAT
The Calgary Zoo/wilder Institute will introduce four Sichuan takins to the reimagined Imagine Asia exhibit opening this summer. The goat-antelopes found in the forested mountains of central and western China will arrive from the Edmonton Valley Zoo,...
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`SCENARIOS ARE ALL EITHER BAD OR VERY, VERY BAD'
WASHINGTON, D.C. Grocery prices are elevated, gas prices are high, job markets are cooling, and U.S. President Donald Trump is sticking to his tariff plans while the world eyes a shaky ceasefire with Iran. The truce between the U.S. and Iran has...
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PRESSURE AT PUMPS MAY EASE
Oil prices fell sharply Friday on hopes that a vital shipping artery may finally be unclogged, potentially providing relief at the gas pump. However, oil prices — which influence commodities such as gasoline and diesel — could remain elevated for...
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SPRINGING INTO SNOW
Snow blankets 8th Avenue N.E. in Crescent Heights on Thursday after between 15 and 30 centimetres of snow was dumped on the city over 24 hours. A snowfall warning issued for the Calgary area was lifted in the afternoon.
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