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What's happening in and around Calgary, Alberta.

 Calgary, Canada
Joined April 2009
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BREAKING NEWS - City of Calgary starting design contest for residential school memorial dlvr.it/TDbtYL
City of Calgary starting design contest for residential school memorial | CBC News

City of Calgary starting design contest for residential school memorial | CBC News

Calgary's city council voted on Monday to direct administration to present a design concept and future funding request in November 2025.

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BREAKING NEWS - Uncertainty hangs over Calgary's Eau Claire district with Green Line LRT in limbo dlvr.it/TDbhSP

Uncertainty hangs over Calgary's Eau Claire district with Green Line LRT in limbo | CBC News

A former Eau Claire resident is taking the city to task for its handling of the Green Line file, while real estate experts weigh the market impact of the project's uncertain future.

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BREAKING NEWS - Another Calgary community turns to restrictive covenants with blanket rezoning in effect dlvr.it/TDZmq1
Another Calgary community turns to restrictive covenants with blanket rezoning in effect | CBC News

Another Calgary community turns to restrictive covenants with blanket rezoning in effect | CBC News

Lake Bonavista is trying to legally prevent developers from tearing down single-family homes for multi-family developments through a new restrictive covenant initiative.

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BREAKING NEWS - Calgary couple find their 'Zen' through axe throwing dlvr.it/TDYW2N
Calgary couple find their 'Zen' through axe throwing | CBC News

Calgary couple find their 'Zen' through axe throwing | CBC News

Kendra and Nick Kolomyja first started throwing axes at a friend's birthday party and liked it so much they signed up for a league. They have both qualified, for the sixth time, to compete at the...

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BREAKING NEWS - Calgary water restrictions end as feeder main comes back online dlvr.it/TDYKlC
Calgary water restrictions end as feeder main comes back online | CBC News

Calgary water restrictions end as feeder main comes back online | CBC News

The Bearspaw south feeder main has been reconnected to Calgary's water distribution system, city reservoirs have been filled and all water use restrictions have been lifted, Calgary Mayor Jyoti...

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BREAKING NEWS - Picking the facts from the myths in the Green Line LRT saga dlvr.it/TDXtPj

Picking the facts from the myths in the Green Line LRT saga | CBC News

Some of the arguments at the core of the debate over Calgary's Green Line appear hinged on political myth, not facts. Some have been circulating for years, while others are new.

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BREAKING NEWS - City completes refilling feeder main, end to water restrictions in sight dlvr.it/TDVM96
City water tests positive, end to water restrictions still on track for Sunday | CBC News

City water tests positive, end to water restrictions still on track for Sunday | CBC News

Calgary is in the final stages of repairs on the Bearspaw south feeder main, with water quality and safety testing results meeting or exceeding expectations Saturday.

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BREAKING NEWS - Province agrees to preserve existing work on Green Line LRT in new alignment, says mayor dlvr.it/TDVM8Y
Province agrees to preserve some existing work on Green Line LRT following Calgary mayor's letter |...

Province agrees to preserve some existing work on Green Line LRT following Calgary mayor's letter |...

Calgary's mayor says the provincial government has agreed to her request to try salvaging some work from the Green Line LRT project while it considers a new alignment.

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Watch: Woman flees after running man over with his own Porsche dlvr.it/TDTszD
Porsche: Woman flees after running man over with his own car

Porsche: Woman flees after running man over with his own car

She posed as a potential buyer for the car, in Mississauga, Canada, before hitting the owner and fleeing.

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BREAKING NEWS - 'The last show': Memorial service for Calgary children's entertainer Buck Shot dlvr.it/TDTsKP
'Last hurrah': Memorial service for Calgary children's entertainer Buck Shot | CBC News

'Last hurrah': Memorial service for Calgary children's entertainer Buck Shot | CBC News

For 30 years, Buck Shot and his sidekick Benny the Bear entertained Calgarians with songs, puppets, the birthday book and his nifty battered cowboy hat.

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BREAKING NEWS - Forest Lawn community celebrates opening of park, basketball courts and inclusive playground dlvr.it/TDTWJt
Forest Lawn community celebrates opening of park, basketball courts & inclusive playground | CBC...

Forest Lawn community celebrates opening of park, basketball courts & inclusive playground  | CBC...

The Calgary Parks Foundation, in partnership with the Forest Lawn Community Association, have opened a new gathering space for families. The community association's president says it's a dream come...

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BREAKING NEWS - Bummed at the pump? Blame refinery work and crude price rebound dlvr.it/TDT88w
Bummed at the pump? Blame refinery work and crude price rebound | CBC News

Bummed at the pump? Blame refinery work and crude price rebound | CBC News

Calgary drivers have seen their gasoline bills creep up in recent days as rising oil prices and maintenance at a major U.S. refinery have rippled through fuel markets, analysts say.

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BREAKING NEWS - Calgary's water restrictions expected to lift on Sunday dlvr.it/TDS6kN
Calgary's water restrictions expected to lift on Sunday | CBC News

Calgary's water restrictions expected to lift on Sunday | CBC News

The outdoor restrictions have been in effect in the city since late August as repairs are completed on the Bearspaw south feeder main pipe.

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BREAKING NEWS - 'Dogs give back to the community': Blood bank for animals has donation clinic near Calgary dlvr.it/TDRvJ2
'Dogs give back to the community': Blood bank for animals has donation clinic near Calgary | CBC...

'Dogs give back to the community': Blood bank for animals has donation clinic near Calgary | CBC...

A Calgary area member of the Canadian Animal Blood Bank is anticipating a busy day on Thursday. It's because the organization is holding a fully-booked dog blood donation clinic at the Tsuut'ina Na...

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BREAKING NEWS - 'Home for Harvest': Calgary Eyeopener broadcasts live from a southern Alberta farm dlvr.it/TDRvH5
'Home for Harvest': Calgary Eyeopener broadcasts live from a southern Alberta farm | CBC News

'Home for Harvest': Calgary Eyeopener broadcasts live from a southern Alberta farm | CBC News

On Sept. 20, the Calgary Eyeopener is taking the radio show to Dave and Mary Bishop’s family farm near the village of Barons, Alta., for conversations about the past, present and future of agricult...

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BREAKING NEWS - Calgary council divided about Green Line's future dlvr.it/TDPp1F
Calgary council divided about Green Line's future | CBC News

Calgary council divided about Green Line's future | CBC News

Despite voting to wind down the oft-delayed LRT project this week, some city councillors still see a viable future for the project, while others are skeptical an effective alternative from the...

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BREAKING NEWS - Zoos need more involvement in conservation, less in entertainment: Calgary zoo conference dlvr.it/TDPnz8

Zoos need more involvement in conservation, less in entertainment: Calgary zoo conference | CBC News

Zoos and aquariums around the world need to undergo an evolution in order to remain relevant with the public, an international conference has been told.

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BREAKING NEWS - Crown argues former MLA Derek Fildebrant threatened kids, should be convicted dlvr.it/TDPZPC
Crown argues former MLA Derek Fildebrant threatened kids, should be convicted | CBC News

Crown argues former MLA Derek Fildebrant threatened kids, should be convicted | CBC News

The lawyer for a former MLA who chased a group of 13- and 14-year-old boys in his truck and is accused of threatening to shoot them asked a Calgary judge to acquit his client on four charges of...

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BREAKING NEWS - Minister can't see province helping Calgary with $850M cost for Green Line wind-down dlvr.it/TDPHpH
Minister says province won't be footing the bill for Calgary's $850M Green Line wind-down | CBC News

Minister says province won't be footing the bill for Calgary's $850M Green Line wind-down | CBC News

Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen maintained he didn't kill the Green Line by pulling the province's share of the funding for it about two weeks ago.

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BREAKING NEWS - Calgary's new cancer centre to start treating first patients by end of October dlvr.it/TDMVWD

Calgary's new cancer centre to start treating first patients by end of October | CBC News

Calgary's long-awaited new cancer centre is set to start treating patients by the end of October.

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