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Temple crash victims in ICU were weeks away from moving into their new home
Tuesday, July 29 was the four-year wedding anniversary of Jonathan Ramoutar, and his wife, Taylor (Boswell) Ramoutar. Read More
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Home sales climb nationally by mid-year, but decline in Alberta
Resales in many Canadian provinces rose by mid-year with Alberta being the outlier, seeing a year-over-year decline in sales, a new report has found. National Bank of Canada Financial Markets published a report in July showing that sales for Canada’s resale real estate market increased for the third consecutive month. Read More
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GM Craig Conroy confident Flames will get Connor Zary signed: ‘Just a matter of when’
The Calgary Flames are confident that they’ll be able to get a deal done with Connor Zary this summer. Read More
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Homes in most cities became less affordable at mid-year
A new report examining mortgage costs based on average home prices shows that most major Canadian markets saw decreased affordability in June with one notable exception: Toronto. Ratehub.ca released its Affordability Report last month (July) finding that mortgage costs increased month over month in 12 of the 13 markets it tracks. Read More
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Chorney-Booth: L’Olivo Cicchetti and Lounge takes a big swing by going small
To say Lina’s Italian Market’s growth from a small mercato to Calgary’s everything-Italian juggernaut over the past few years has been ambitious would be an understatement. New ownership expanded the quaint little grocery store into five distinct store concepts scattered throughout the city, as well as a full-service trattoria at the original Centre Street location.…
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Nelson: Reconcile this Alberta — new pipelines remain pipe dreams
So this is what reconciliation involves: accepting that nothing of major importance can be built in Canada today without approval from a variety of Indigenous groups. Read More
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Need to rethink forest management — even in our national parks
The wildfires that swept through Jasper National Park in 2024 were devastating — but they weren’t unpredictable. They were the foreseeable result of years of policy choices: the decision to leave forests untouched, to restrict active management, and to allow risk to build in the name of preservation. Read More
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Martin: Optics are terrible for cop’s apparent preferential treatment by judicial system
There’s no getting around it, this one stinks to high Heaven. Read More
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Parker: BMO building on 17th Avenue S.W. to be new home to Lululemon
After serving for over a century as the main branch of the Bank of Montreal on the corner of 8th Avenue and 1st Street S.W., there was not even a thought of tearing down the gorgeous classical temple style building when the building last emptied. And the building, now a fitness centre, still looks good…