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Last week in Calgary, Mayor Jyoti Gondek and councillors announced that if re-elected, the administration will enact a zero-tolerance policy for open-air drug use. They voted for a pilot project that could give peace officers and transit police expanded powers to enforce public safety, and also to redirect offenders to a court diversion program with…

Trump questions ‘purpose of the United Nations’ in combative address

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President Trump on Tuesday questioned the purpose of the United Nations in remarks to the organization’s general assembly as he rattled off a list of personal and policy complaints with the group. The president in his remarks in New York City touted his role in helping to broker ceasefires in several conflicts, noting the United…

What is the rapture, and why is social media expecting it?

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(NewsNation) — Some creators on social media are proclaiming that the rapture is coming Tuesday, explaining in their videos how they are preparing for the apocalyptic event. TikTok videos on what’s been termed #RaptureTok are showing people allegedly selling items such as cars or homes and preparing notes or setting their phone lock screens with…

‘House in a box’ is still a great way to build a home

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Many Canadian pioneers would build homes ordered from a catalogue. They’d choose a design, mail off their order and wait for all the lumber, nails, windows, doors and instructions to come by rail. In 1910, the price of an eight-room house from Eaton’s was about $945. Purchasing a home this way was convenient, affordable and…

Graphic of the week: Food inflation hits 3.5% in August

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While inflation is lower than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to feel pressure on our wallets. Read More

Breakenridge: UCP does not own the ‘conservative’ name nor right for parties to exist

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Given her own troubled history with the Alberta PC Party — in failed attempts to both defeat and join it — it’s unsurprising that Premier Danielle Smith would be sensitive about the topic. Read More

Opinion: Gender neutral policy is a myth

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Canadians might believe that women’s equality has been achieved in our country, but the numbers tell a different story. In just four years, we’ve fallen from 19th to 36th in the global rankings of economic equality between men and women. Read More

Beating the ‘loneliness epidemic’: The role of workplace solutions

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Morgan Frost aiming to score more for the Flames — and become more of a two-way centre, too

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More points, right? Read More

With highest office vacancy rate in Canada, Calgary still adjusting to hybrid work

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