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Calgarians protest city's new residential rezoning rules, while some say it would boost affordability
More than 50 people gathered at South Glenmore Park on Saturday afternoon to rally against the city's blanket rezoning policy and several development proposals that have been approved despite their opposition. Read More
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Flames' Andrei Kuzmenko believes he needs to be even better despite hot start
By any reasonable measure, Andrei Kuzmenko has had a strong start to the new season. Read More
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Province's limits on auto insurance premiums are hurting Alberta drivers: report
The province's control on auto insurance premiums may be doing more harm than good, a recent public policy report has found. Read More
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City's purchase of electric buses faces more delay, dramatically reduced vehicle numbers
The city's termination of a contract with a floundering B.C-based supplier of electric buses signals further delays to a pilot project aimed at decarbonizing its vehicle fleet. Read More
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Last: Is Oregon the new Burgundy?
Burgundy aficionados may balk at the notion of Oregon being the “new” Burgundy, mainly because the old Burgundy is still making highly sought-after benchmark wines, but based on what I have been tasting from Oregon of late, I think it’s safe to say that the state is on track to producing pinot noir that can challenge the French wine throne. Read More
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Opinion: Why Calgary needs to fix its house before throwing a zoning party
Let me paint a picture: Calgary city hall is like that one friend who loves throwing dinner parties but forgets there are no chairs, no food in the fridge and the roof is leaking. And now they’re talking about rearranging the seating chart (rezoning) without addressing the fact that the walls are crumbling, and the bathroom faucet hasn’t stopped dripping since the last dinner party (fixing infrastructure). Read More
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Opinion: UCP's proposed policies will protect gender-diverse children
As a kid, I was your classic tomboy. I wore short hair, boys' clothes, and spent most of my time running around outside with my mostly male friends. But it went deeper than that. I fantasized about being the prince and not the princess in Disney stories, and as my body started developing, it didn’t match my expectations. Read More
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Opinion: To build confidence in larger projects, Calgary Transit needs to sweat the small stuff
When Andy Byford was CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission, he was notoriously hands-on: He rode and walked the system, spoke to customers and looked for ways to improve their experience, no matter how small. Byford is widely loved in transit circles, and his reputation as a “fixer” has seen him lead increasingly complex transit systems in Toronto, New York and London. He’s now in charge of transforming Amtrak, the U.S.’s beleaguered national railway carrier. Read More
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'Near and dear to my heart': Calgary Dinos' Hall of Fame honour hits home for Hayley Wickenheiser
By Kellen Forrest for Dinos Athletics Read More
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ASIRT investigating death inside Calgary police holding cell
Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man inside a CPS holding cell several hours after his arrest at a southeast fast-food restaurant Friday. Read More
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Canadians Draxl, Marino, Brace race into Calgary National Bank Challenger semifinals
Liam Draxl’s Friday was filled with emotion at the 2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger. Read More
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Man dead following northeast neighbourhood shooting Friday night
A man is dead following a shooting Friday night in the northeast community of Homestead. Read More
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Tiger-Cats QB Bo Levi Mitchell carves up struggling Stamps in Steeltown
Once upon a time, Bo Levi Mitchell was doing what he did Friday for the Calgary Stampeders. Read More
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Bell: Calgary councillor — Don't split the vote and let Gondek win
Dan McLean is a councillor speaking of a big fear. Read More
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Calgary police looking for man regarding case of student death at SAIT campus
Calgary police are looking to speak with a man who can assist officers in the investigation of a woman's death at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's campus. Read More
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'More still needs to be done': On Persons Day, Calgarians celebrate progress in ongoing push for gender equality
A large crowd gathered at Olympic Plaza on Friday to mark the 95th anniversary of Persons Day — an annual commemoration of a historic legal decision considered to be a major leap forward in the fight for women's equality in Canada, which has been mired in controversy in recent years. Read More
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Man accused of extortion after shots fired at house faces more charges
The man charged this week with extortion in connection with a northeast Calgary home being riddled with bullets faces a litany of other charges, including drugs and weapons smuggling and pointing a firearm. Read More
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Southern Alberta senior faces drug trafficking charges
A 73-year-old man from a southern Alberta town has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking charges, RCMP said Friday. Read More
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Opportunity knocks as Tyson Barrie looks to get back in Flames' lineup
Since the day he signed with the Calgary Flames, Tyson Barrie has known that he was going to need to be patient. Read More
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Review: Alberta Ballet premiere brings light to the darkest of Grimm's fairy tales
When you think of Grimm’s collected fairy tales, images of Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty usually come to mind. But the Brothers Grimm also recorded some of the darkest stories underlying German folklore with some often-disturbing imagery. Their work as folklorists and academics came at a time steeped in early-Romantic fascination with the highly imaginative, placing the dark and eerie alongside the fantastical. For that reason and many others besides, Grimm’s fairy tales have long been a source of artistic inspiration in a variety of media. Read More
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