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Braid: Upstart Calgary Party aims to boot the province out of city hall business
Mayoral candidate Brian Thiessen and his Calgary Party are taking on Calgary’s most powerful politician. Read More
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3 things to know about Hawaiʻi’s 3rd place in sleep study
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The hustle is out, and the pillow is in. Across the United States, people are spending more time asleep than they did 20 years ago. And in Hawaiʻi, residents are amongst the best sleepers, at least according to a new study. Even with many residents working two and three jobs just to…
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Hawaiʻi nonprofits now have access to $50M in grants
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The state of Hawaiʻi has opened applications for $50 million in grants to support local nonprofits. The grants were created through Act 310, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2025 and will be distributed for fiscal year 2025-2026. Applications are open from Monday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 24. Nonprofits can apply online. The…
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Kaiser Permanente strike begins across Hawaiian islands
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Almost 2,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are on strike across Hawaiʻi, joining more than 45,000 other Kaiser Permanente workers in California, Oregon and Washington in their demonstrations. Beginning at 6:30 a.m., workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 are on strike until Oct. 19 at 7 a.m. The employees, who range in positions…
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Calgary driver faces attempted murder charges after Lethbridge pedestrians struck
Five counts of attempted murder have been filed against a Calgary driver accused of intentionally hitting three pedestrians and attempting to hit two more in Lethbridge Friday evening. Read More
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A new form of tourism: US residents seek tattoos in Mexico
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – U.S. residents often cite lower prices and personalized attention when asked why they travel to see doctors and dentists in Mexico. The same holds true for tattoo artists. “I came to get a tattoo done in Mexico because of the prices and because I love the people,” said El Paso…
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Why the Calgary Flames are taking their time developing Zayne Parekh
Zayne Parekh hasn’t exactly burst onto the scene…yet. Read More
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Many airports refusing to play Kristi Noem’s video that blames Democrats for shutdown
Multiple airports across the country will not be playing a video that features Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the government shutdown on Democrats, with one New York county official calling the video “inappropriate.” Officials at these airports, which include but are not limited to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Portland International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International…
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Graphic of the week: Rental prices falling in Calgary and across Canada
The average asking rent has been falling in Canada for 12 consecutive months, according to a recently published report. Read More
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Sarah Elder wants to reset the city’s relationship with the province, and says she’s best suited to do it
With less than a week until election day, Postmedia Calgary writers recently sat down with mayoral candidates to learn more about their backgrounds, motivations and interests and to offer voters insights beyond their policies and promises. Today, we begin a week-long series of candidate profiles with entrepreneur Sarah Elder. Read More