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City receives funding to build free-for-use soccer pitch
On the heels of hosting the first men’s FIFA World Cup games in Canada, the City of Calgary has received funding to develop a free-to-use soccer pitch in a to-be-determined location. Read More
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Tropical Storm Fausto brings high surf; beach closures in effect
Tropical Storm Fausto is weakening as it approaches the islands, prompting high surf warnings and expectations of isolated heavy rainfall through Thursday.
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Save on electricity with Hawaiʻi Energy rebates
Save on electric bills with Hawaiʻi Energy’s appliance and equipment rebates, available to customers on select islands.
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Calgary man dead after falling during Mount Temple hike in Banff
A 65-year-old Calgary man died Saturday night after a fall on Mount Temple in Banff National Park. Read More
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WATCH: Great white shark videobombs bodyboarder at California beach
A great white shark made an out-of-the-blue appearance behind a bodyboarder in Southern California over the weekend, making for a once-in-a-lifetime photobomb.
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Mar: Understanding Alberta’s frustrations: How we got here and why it matters
I recently explained why the Canada West Foundation is bringing together economists, academics and policy practitioners with expertise in fiscal federalism, trade, public finance, constitutional law and other relevant fields for a comprehensive report to be released later this summer on what Alberta separation would actually mean. Read More
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Graphic of the week: Alberta’s tornado season has been a wild one
Bryn Hansen recalled being outside around 6 p.m. on a calm Saturday to feed the cows on his family’s farm in the Rocky Mountain House region and seeing a clear sky. Read More
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Alberta Voices-Andrew Kemle: Canada’s problems don’t justify separatism
Alberta separatists default to the following argument: Canada lost $1 trillion in capital flight, manufacturing is going south of the border and our GDP per capita is lower than some of the poorest regions of the United States. Because of these factors, we’d be better off as our own country. Read More
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Breakenridge: Separatist drive fell far short of ‘confident boasts’
Technically, they succeeded. For all intents and purposes, though, the much-ballyhooed petition drive by Alberta separatists turned out to be a rather underwhelming disappointment. Read More