Calgary Herald
Separation risks medical exodus: poll
If the province were to vote to leave Canada, many of the province's doctors might not follow the province out of Confederation, a new survey from the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) says. Of the 1,649 physicians responding to the AMA'S Pulse survey,...
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Advance polls open ahead of referendum
Albertans began voting in the provincial referendum on Tuesday, with more than 300 advance polls open across the province. Advance polls will remain open until Saturday, giving eligible Albertans five days to mark their ballots before election day on...
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Hundreds attend Thanksgiving walk to raise funds for Calgary Food Bank
Hundreds gathered at Eau Claire on a brisk Thanksgiving Monday in support of the Calgary Food Bank for Thewalk.ca 5K. This event first started three years ago as a concept to give back to the community, said co-founder Paul Lavoie. “My partner, Doug,...
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FINAL SHOT 'FORE SNOW
Maybe it should be called a Patience Flakie. Perhaps ironically, part of the key to a Passion Flakie, with its light, airy layers of pastry cemented with fruit and cream filling, is not rushing into anything. Any sweet tooth worth their salt knows to...
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BOUNTY OF THE SEASON
A grain combine harvests oats in a field west of Calgary. The harvest of major crops in southern Alberta is about 80 per cent complete amid favourable weather conditions. While snow is forecast for the weekend, sun and warmer temperatures return on...
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KICKING OFF A NEW ERA
Rockies FC players practise at Calgary's new $26-million Rocky Ridge Athletic Park during its grand opening on Wednesday. The fields offer families more space to play as the city looks to keep pace with a rapidly growing population and demand for minor...
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`People are somehow making it work'
Calgarians' quality of life has declined during the past year and, unsurprisingly, cost of living is the primary culprit, according to the Calgary Foundation's latest civic checkup. Its annual survey found 58 per cent of participants rated their...
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BULL RIDE A WORK OF ART
Barrhead artist Keagan George unveils her painting, dubbed Best Seat in the House, on Monday after being revealed as the winner of the 2027 Stampede poster competition. The artwork depicts bull rider Hayes Weight atop the bull Judge and Jury during the...
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WHEN IS IT OK FOR LEADERS TO SHED TEARS IN PUBLIC?
To cry, or not to cry? In the realm of politics, that is the question. And the answer, says one University of Toronto expert, largely depends on your sex. “If you're a woman in the public sphere, you cannot win in terms of the expression of emotion,”...
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`SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR ALBERTA'
As a former prime minister of Canada, staying silent on the upcoming referendum on Alberta secession is not an option. But I wish it were. I love my country, and I love my province. I do not wish to pit one against the other. I believe that is how most...
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PACIFIC LINK `A NEW ERA FOR THE COUNTRY'
Premier Danielle Smith likes the chances of a new multibillion-dollar pipeline moving oil from Alberta to the south British Columbia coastline getting built. And those odds just improved on Thursday. “I feel like it's pretty close to 100 per cent,”...
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DOME, SWEET DOME
Staff cover seats at the Scotiabank Saddledome with special T-shirts ahead of the Flames' final home-opener at the 44-year-old venue on Thursday. It will be the last season for the Flames at the Dome, with a move to Scotia Place set to go next fall.
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Saddledome staff prepare to move house while bidding emotional farewell to venue
There's only one season left to catch a game or concert at the Scotiabank Saddledome before the 44-year-old venue is replaced by nearby Scotia Place. As the Saddledome's main user groups — the Calgary Flames, Wranglers, Hitmen and Roughnecks — prepare...
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NO COMPARISON TO BREXIT
Former U.K. prime minister David Cameron, speaking at a conference at the BMO Centre on Monday, says Alberta's vote on remaining in Canada and Brexit have little in common. “But looking back ... well maybe — take more time — have another discussion,”...
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GREAT LAKES BIND U.S.-CANADA TRADE IMPERILLED BY TRUMP TARIFFS
The American Century often draws a crowd when the ship pulls into the Port of Duluth-superior to load Minnesota iron ore. Kids cheer when the captain blasts the fog horn. A voice on the loudspeaker retells the story of how the 305-metre-long bulk...
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U.S. INVASION TALK `SHOCKING'
People on either side of the border were taken aback when Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week he considered the possibility of U.s.-led military actions against Canada as an “extreme tail risk.” For Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the notion that...
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Long-term economic growth `possible' despite current upheaval, consultant says
When economists, business leaders and policy-makers consider future cycles, they usually look out months and years ahead, not centuries. But the next 100 years could be one of growth and prosperity around the world — if steps are taken to embrace...
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GETTING A MOO-VE ON
Team Mooving for Hope compete in Hope Air's third annual Haul for Hope fundraiser at the Calgary airport on Wednesday. Teams pulled a 67,000-pound Westjet Q400 aircraft across a 100-metre line to raise funds for patients who must travel to access...
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Province to remove fuel tax until end of year, Smith says
Alberta drivers won't have to pay the 13-cent provincial fuel tax when buying gas from Oct. 1 until the end of the year, Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday. “If you drive a modest vehicle, with 60 litres, you'd save 38 bucks more on a fill...
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`Each vote ... will determine the future'
The Forever Canadian movement is changing course with the launch of a “Get Out the Vote” campaign specifically targeting the separation question less than a month before the Oct. 19 referendum. Moving forward, the group will direct its advocacy toward...
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Trump birthright citizenship law costs Canadians chance for baby
Renee and her husband had endured a decade of exhausting efforts to start a family, including multiple fruitless treatments and medical issues that seemed to make pregnancy impossible. Then this April the Toronto couple's ordeal seemed finally to be...
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SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR STUDENTS
Aviation and avionics students at SAIT had the chance to get up close and personal with a Royal Canadian Air Force Cyclone helicopter on Friday, while learning about career opportunities associated with maintaining military aircraft. The yearly...
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SETTING THE NEW STAGE
The Werklund Centre expansion project was given a major boost on Thursday after receiving a $4-million donation from the Mccann family. “Our hope is that this theatre will ... help foster creativity for many years to come,” Rod Mccann said of the...
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SUNSHINE AND SCOOPS
Karen Ternes with Moo's Country Ice Cream had a steady line of customers in Eau Claire on Wednesday as warmer temperatures returned to the city. Sun and highs in the low 20s are forecast through the weekend. Find your full look at the weather.
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POWERING THE FUTURE
Tatenda Mpofu and Abigail Pippard, members of the all-girl robotics team at STEM Innovation Academy in Calgary, change the battery on their robot during a competition demonstration on Tuesday. The public charter school offers programs for Grades 7-12.
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GAMES ON FOR CALGARY
Calgary will host the first-ever Canadian X Games from Feb. 19 to 21, 2027, at Winsport Canada Olympic Park. Calgary will be the second stop for the three-city debut of the Moonpay X Games League winter season. The best skiers and snowboarders from...
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ONE PROPERTY, THREE BODIES
Up until last October, a mother, father and two children lived at 572 Kelly-jordan Rd., near Smiths Falls, Ont. Then arrests were made. In the months since, a police search has unearthed three sets of human remains on the site, all related to a series...
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SPRUCE MASTERS CLASS
There was nothing wild about Calgary Wild FC'S first four months of the Northern Super League season — 14 games and not a victory in sight (12 losses and two draws). Now look at them. Wild FC carries a six-match unbeaten run into Saturday's meeting...
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Carney, cabinet gather in Banff to talk trade war
Embroiled in an escalating trade war with the U.S., Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet gathered in Banff on Thursday to forge a way ahead in a time of upheaval. Ahead of Parliament's resumption Sept. 21, the government's cabinet planning forum...
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GREY CUP PARTY UNVEILED
Calgary is ready to host a Grey Cup party, and the whole country is invited. The Cenovus Energy 2026 Grey Cup Festival runs Nov. 11 to 14, before the championship game at Mcmahon Stadium on Nov. 15. Tourism Calgary president and CEO Alisha Reynolds...
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FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS
Family and friends of firefighters who died while on the job or of work-related illness paid their respects during a ceremony at the Police Officers and Firefighters Tribute Plaza on Tuesday. Three more names were added to the memorial, all of whom...
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AN EYE ON THE BALL
Stampeders fans Madison and Josh toss the pigskin around while enjoying a tailgate party before the Labour Day Classic game between the Stampeders and Elks at Mcmahon Stadium on Monday. For full results from the game, please visit Calgaryherald.com.
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`PUNITIVE TAX' ON SOLAR?
Alberta will ban solar panels from landfills and impose a $14 recycling fee on every new panel supplied in the province beginning Oct. 1, launching what the province calls the first recycling program of its kind in Canada. The program will ensure...
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SET FOR A CLASSIC MATCHUP
Stampeders quarterbacks Ben Wooldridge, left, Vernon Adams Jr. and Josh Love take the field at practice at Mcmahon Stadium on Thursday as the team prepares for Monday's Labour Day Classic game against the Elks. Adams is hoping to be back from injury...
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RECORD-SETTING BUST
Calgary police seized more than $1.2 million in drugs and a record $1 million in suspected drug money during a search of a home in the northeast Skyview neighbourhood in July. The cash seizure is the largest onetime money seizure in the history of...
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`SIGNIFICANT COMPETITIVE THREAT'
Bob Geddes knows the Canadian oil business, having worked in the sector for more than four decades. He also knows the oil business in Venezuela, as Calgary-based Ensign Energy Services — where he serves as company president — has operated in that...
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Back to school brings renewed focus on `good choices' around traffic safety
As thousands of Calgary students return to school this week, the Calgary Board of Education is urging drivers to slow down and stay alert. With a projected 143,000 students for the school year — roughly 1,000 more than at the end of last year — CBE is...
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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
For decades, Canadian governments both Conservative and Liberal sought greater economic integration with the United States, the world's spendiest buyer of imports, including Canadian energy, machinery, lumber and wheat. But now, as U.S. President...
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A PITCH FOR PIPELINE EXPANSION
As Canada's trade war with its largest energy customer intensifies, Trans Mountain Corp. is taking a key step forward on a $4-billion plan to optimize the country's pipeline network that can transport more oil to Asia. The federal Crown corporation...
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ONE OIL PRICE SPIKE, TWO ALBERTA SURPLUSES
Call it two budget surpluses for the price of one — with a side order of improving economic growth ahead. Powered by soaring oil prices sparked by the U.S. war with Iran, the Alberta government is now forecasting a $2-billion surplus for the fiscal...
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Woman dead in officer-involved shooting
A woman is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the city's southeast, according to the Calgary Police Service, as the police chief continues to express concern over mounting threats to law enforcement. Police were called to a home in the 200...
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Petition to create an `indigo alert' gathers thousands of signatures in less than a day
A parliamentary petition aimed at expanding the criteria for issuing an emergency alert when vulnerable people go missing has gathered more than 2,000 signatures in less than 24 hours, according to its Alberta-based sponsor. The petition — e-7703 —...
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Traffic-calming measures installed at 50 school sites across the city
As pedestrian collisions continue at a concerning rate and with kids soon heading back to school, the city is aiming to make students' commutes safer this school year. Safety-related upgrades have been installed at 50 school sites in a bid to slow...
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ENCRYPTION REMAINS STICKING POINT TO BILL C-22
Canadian law enforcement leaders are worried Bill C-22 has been defanged, and civil rights advocates say it has gone too far, but the federal government's bid for “lawful access” to Canadians' data for crime solving got a big thumbs-up from the...
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LESSONS FROM A LEGEND
World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer coaches Gavin Mcdougall during a junior golf clinic at the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Tuesday in the lead up to the Rogers Charity Classic. Nearly 80 Calgary kids attended the teaching session.
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ORGANIZED CRIME SEIZURE
Calgary police organized crime unit Staff Sgt. Matthew Gow speaks to the media on Tuesday about an 11-month investigation tied to an organized crime network that saw officers seize 18 firearms and $58,500 worth of drugs. Eight people are facing charges...
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Business owners in Bowness left to grapple with aftermath of another water main break
Businesses along Bowness's Main Street on Monday were contending with the aftermath of a water main break over the weekend that resulted in a large sinkhole and a days-long closure of one of the historic street's blocks. The water line below Bowness...
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A WORLD ON FIRE
Toronto and New York choked under orange and white skies. Madrid and Bordeaux had flames licking at their doorsteps. Vast forests, rural communities and ranchlands full of livestock in Western Canada and the U.S. have burned — and all in the month of...
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HISTORY GOES ON DISPLAY
Western Canada's only militaria show will bring collectors, vendors and curious onlookers together in Calgary on Saturday to revel in their shared appreciation of rare military artifacts. The Calgary Militaria Shows' annual event, now in its 10th...
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SHOOTING SOME HOOPS
Calgarians came out to help officially open Helipad Hoops, a new basketball park on the decommissioned helipad in Eau Claire Park, on Thursday. The new space features three half-courts and picnic tables, and is intended to serve as a new riverfront...
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DOING GR-R-REAT!
Amur tiger Vasili stands on two legs during a training session with staff at the Calgary Zoo on Wednesday. The sessions, which are voluntary for the animals, help the vet team gauge the cats' health and mobility.
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SUMMER SAILING ALONG
Heritage Park's S.S. Moyie paddlewheeler provides a backdrop for Calgarians enjoying the day at the Glenmore Reservoir on Tuesday. While most of the province has faced severe weather and extreme heat this summer, conditions in Calgary have been fairly...
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CYCLISTS TOUR BOWNESS
Calgarians came out to Bowness in droves Monday for the 23rd annual Tour de Bowness, a growing event that combines competitive road cycling with a vibrant street festival. The event — held every August long weekend — has grown since its inaugural...
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AN ELDER-IN-RESIDENCE
The day Roy Bear Chief received the keys to his new office is one he'll never forget. “My hands were shaking so much, I had trouble getting the key in the slot,” recalls the 78-year-old self-described late bloomer. “Never in my wildest dreams had I...
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Community `broken' by Parker's death
Following the devastating conclusion of the search for missing 11-year-old Parker, the community at large is looking for ways to channel its collective grief. Calgary police confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a child's body, believed to be Parker's,...
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`Heartbreaking' end to search for Parker
The search for 11-year-old Parker ended with heartbreak Wednesday afternoon, with Calgary police confirming they found a boy's body, believed to be Parker. “Today's an incredibly difficult day,” Calgary Police Service Chief Katie Mclellan said at an...
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SOCCER PLAYERS SCORE NEW PITCH
Adam van Koeverden, the federal government's secretary of state for sport, announces new funding to build a free-to-use soccer pitch in Calgary on Tuesday, part of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities' plan to build 25 community pitches across Canada by...
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Police refocusing efforts to find Parker
Calgary police are scaling back physical search efforts for missing 11-yearold Parker, as the search entered Day 12 on Monday. More than 1,000 people from the Calgary police and partner agencies have joined the search for the autistic boy since July...
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CBSA PLANS REVIEW AFTER $13.2M COCAINE CASE TOSSED
Canada's border agency says it is considering policy changes after a Windsor, Ont., judge dismissed a $13.2-million cocaine-smuggling case over what she called “egregious” violations of a truck driver's Charter rights. The ruling found border officers...
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PUSH FOR `INDIGO ALERT'
A Calgary woman's petition calling on the province to create a new emergency alert system for missing vulnerable children has garnered more than 14,000 signatures. Jennifer Ball, the mother of a young son who is non-verbal and has autism, said the...
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DASH TO THE STAGE
Festivalgoers rush to stake out their spots at the Calgary Folk Music Festival main stage on Thursday. The weather is perfect for the festival with a high of 32 C forecast for Friday and sun all weekend.
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Police to continue search for Parker until every area `has been checked'
Calgary police say there is no end in sight to the search for 11-year-old Parker, even as the effort entered its seventh day Wednesday. Acting Staff Sgt. Scott Guterson said police have received 400 tips and viewed 1,000 clips of footage from 150...
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A FIRST FOR INCLUSIVITY
The Martin Family Legacy Garden, Canada's first dementia-friendly park, is set to open in southeast Calgary this September with sensory gardens, shaded seating areas and other inclusive features for people living with dementia, their caregivers and...
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Concerns mount on safety of missing 11-year-old boy
While searchers remained hopeful on Monday, concerns are mounting over the safety of 11-year-old Parker, who went missing more than four days ago. Police say they remain focused on finding the boy, releasing another video of him from last Thursday...
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INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS STILL COSTING CANADA: CFIB
A leading business group is giving some provinces and the federal government good grades for trying to break down Canada's costly internal trade obstacles, even as those barriers continue to cost Canadians billions of dollars a year. In its annual...
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CITY ASKED TO DIG DEEPER
A major capital project for Calgary's arts sector may require an additional injection of more than $60 million in city funds, according to a new report. On Monday, members of Calgary's Werklund Centre Transformation Advisory Committee will receive an...
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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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