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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
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Relax and reset at work: ‘You really start to grow and create’
When lunch happens at your desk, is it really a break — or just another task? Read More
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Opinion: Calgary at a crossroads in this election
Onward — direct, simple and the official motto of the City of Calgary since 1902. Read More
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Parker: Calgary-developed medical device offers new treatment for vision loss
When Calgary entrepreneur Justin Sather heard from business associates of a treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration — the leading cause of adult vision loss in Canada — that had not been commercialized, he was inspired to investigate by memories of the frustrations his grandmother suffered through. Read More
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Breakenridge: Less demanding and more compromising needed to further pipeline proposal
The federal energy minister isn’t wrong about Alberta having work to do to make tangible progress on a proposed pipeline. Read More
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Thousands of Kaiser Hawaii workers to strike on Tuesday
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Thousands of healthcare workers in Hawaii are about to walk off the job on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Workers said they deserve higher wages, but the company said their offer that is currently on the table is more than enough. Contract Negotiations between the Local 5 union and Kaiser Permanente have been ongoing…
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LINK: Weigh in on Green Fee project funding
HONOLULU (KHON2) — You can help officials decide what to do with money collected from the Green Fee. Starting Oct. 15, the Green Fee Advisory Council will be accepting ideas from the public for projects that could receive Green Fee funding. Officials say Green Fee funds may only be used for environmental stewardship, infrastructure resilience…
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Suspect in Hawaii Island road crime spree charged
HAWAII ISLAND (KHON2) — 31-year-old Pomaikai Olson, the suspect in Saturday’s violent crime spree near the Volcano area, has been charged. Olson is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, three counts of first-degree theft of a motor vehicle, three counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, among much more. Man, 31, arrested following violent Big Island…
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Hawaiʻi HS students gain guaranteed college admissions
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education introduced a new program for public high school seniors. Direct2UH, launched Monday, Oct. 13, allows students to skip the traditional application process and receive admission offers based on grade point average. The program began with a pep rally at Kauaʻi High…