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Parker: From start as a teen, Bracko moves Calgary furniture shop into successful future
Carey Bracko got involved in the furniture industry at the age of 17. While playing hockey with the Junior A Canucks, he and some of his buddies delivered furniture for The Oak Shoppe. The retail store sold heavy, solid oak furniture, so transporting it required strong young men. Read More
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From the H files: Let the music play! Going to the symphony 75 years ago
Over the years, long-time Herald researcher/librarian Norma Marr prepared a feature called The H Files, in which she looked back at a myriad of Calgary news events. Here are some of her instalments from October 1999. Read More
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Bell: Thiessen wants to be Calgary mayor and he isn't McLean or Sharp
A lot of you probably don't know him. That will change. Read More
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Varcoe: Whitecap boosts budget for 2025 amid volatile oil prices, and uncertain outlook for gas
Whitecap Resources CEO Grant Fagerheim has a few handy numbers at his fingertips to encapsulate the state of Canada’s oil and gas sector today, highlighting the contrasting fortunes facing the commodities. Read More
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Hitmen kick off road trip with loss to Tigers
The Calgary Hitmen kicked off their three-game road trip in Medicine Hat Wednesday night to face the Tigers for the first time this season. The home team came out victorious with a 4-2 win over Calgary. Read More
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Dinos Hall of Fame honouring track and field guru Les Gramantik
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Calgary Wild FC fill key executive corporate roster positions
The Calgary Wild FC tapped into two corporate Calgary success stories to fill key leadership positions as one of the founding teams as Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league readies itself for its inaugural season. Read More
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Labour expert: Use of dispute board to delay Alberta strike a sign of what’s to come
EDMONTON — The Alberta government’s recent use of a rarely used measure to intervene in labour disputes is a sign of what’s to come, says a labour policy professor. Read More
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Premier Smith promises to review professional regulators, legislate limits
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members. Read More
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’No one can work for free’: Alberta Pharmacists’ Association says cuts will hurt care
EDMONTON — The Alberta Pharmacists’ Association says upcoming government cuts to service compensation fees will have a big impact on pharmacists and also patient care. Read More
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'Dead mice': Poutine shop on 17th Avenue reopens after five-day closure over health citations
A poutinerie in Calgary's Beltline has reopened, nearly a week after Alberta health inspectors shut the facility down following an inspection that revealed dead mice, droppings and an assortment of other Public Health Act violations. Read More
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Braid: Voters across Canada are fed up with stale governments. Liberals beware
In the days leading up to the B.C. election on Oct. 19, an astute friend in Vancouver made a point of asking everyone she met how they would vote, and why. Read More
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Cam Judge double nominee, Reggie Begelton third-time saluted for CFL awards
Bright spots for the Calgary Stampeders in 2024? Read More
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COVID-19 immunizations slowly climbing but pharmacies still waiting on vaccines
The number of COVID-19 vaccinations are on the climb in Calgary after most pharmacies received supplies for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by the end of last week. Read More
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Councillors divided on decision to re-include Sean Chu in deputy mayor rotation
Last October, Calgary city council voted 9-6 in support of a motion to remove Ward 4 Coun. Sean Chu from the deputy mayor rotation, for the third year in a row. Read More
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Alberta isn't tapping federal funding for homeless, says Ottawa. Not so, says UCP
The federal housing minister is offering money directly to Alberta's cities to deal with homelessness, saying the province hasn't responded to his countrywide cost-sharing offer to aid unhoused people as winter approaches. Read More
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Lower interest rates good news for industry, capital-intensive Alberta economy: economists
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate again on Wednesday, likely reducing the burden on homebuilders and businesses managing capital-intensive projects in Alberta, economists say. Read More
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Halloween activities in Calgary this weekend: Oct. 25 to 27
The final weekend before Halloween is here, and Calgary has a full lineup of events to celebrate the holiday. Read More
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Pedestrian, 52, killed in Okotoks motor vehicle collision
A woman from Eden Valley died Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Okotoks. Read More
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Winners! Toronto Blue Jays make history, 31 years ago today
On this date, Oct. 23, in history: Read More
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