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Alberta bill aims to clear further obstacles to citizen-driven referendum questions

The Alberta government is clearing more legal hurdles faced by citizens aiming to put referendum questions on a ballot, including the prospect of leaving Confederation. If passed, a bill proposed Thursday…

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Couple’s proposal becomes bittersweet farewell to beloved rescue dog

Morgan Yont and Matthew Kaczur have been together for about six years, so getting hitched seemed like a natural progression for their relationship. It was also fitting that their rescue dog, Arlo, whom…

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Calgary police charge teen in case linked to overdose deaths

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with multiple drug-related offences following a five-month investigation into two fatal overdoses that occurred on the Tsuut’ina Nation earlier this year. Calgary…

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From siding to shingles: How Calgary homes are being built to resist hail damage

Builders in Alberta are racing to adapt to increasingly harsh weather, with two new projects in the Calgary region testing hail- and wind-resistant construction materials. The goal is to create a blueprint…

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Rogers Charity Classic tees off giving season with record-setting charity donation

The Rogers Charity Classic has kicked off giving season by raising a record-setting $26 million this summer for local charities, including Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids. The annual summer golf…

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Hit-and-run crash leaves one hurt in NE Calgary

Calgary police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one person hurt on Thursday afternoon in the city’s northeast. The collision happened around 2:45 p.m. near 42 Street and 108 Avenue…

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Couple’s proposal becomes bittersweet farewell to beloved rescue dog

Morgan Yont and Matthew Kaczur have been together for about six years, so getting hitched seemed like a natural progression for their relationship. It was also fitting that their rescue dog, Arlo, whom…

3h ago

Calgary police charge teen in case linked to overdose deaths

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with multiple drug-related offences following a five-month investigation into two fatal overdoses that occurred on the Tsuut’ina Nation earlier this year. Calgary…

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From siding to shingles: How Calgary homes are being built to resist hail damage

Builders in Alberta are racing to adapt to increasingly harsh weather, with two new projects in the Calgary region testing hail- and wind-resistant construction materials. The goal is to create a blueprint…

4h ago

Rogers Charity Classic tees off giving season with record-setting charity donation

The Rogers Charity Classic has kicked off giving season by raising a record-setting $26 million this summer for local charities, including Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids. The annual summer golf…

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Hit-and-run crash leaves one hurt in NE Calgary

Calgary police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one person hurt on Thursday afternoon in the city’s northeast. The collision happened around 2:45 p.m. near 42 Street and 108 Avenue…

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Rogers Charity Classic Tees off giving season with record-setting charity donation

Teeing up the love of golf with donations and brown bag goodness…all in the name of giving. Phoenix Phillips reports.

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Hit-and-run victim calls for better pedestrian safety in Calgary as city allocates millions for improvements

A pedestrian hit-and-run victim calls for increased pedestrian safety in Calgary. The city has had 14 pedestrian deaths so far in 2025, which has led the city to allocate over $7.5 million to addressing the issue. Joel Mendelson reports.

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Calgary teen latest to be charged with using AI to generate child sexual exploitation material

A Calgary teen is facing a slew of charges after authorities allege he used AI to create and share explicit sexual photos of girls from numerous high schools. As Jillian Code reports, it’s a trend that’s on the rise.

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From siding to shingles: How Calgary homes are being built to resist hailstorm damage

Two Calgary-area projects are putting hail- and wind-resistant materials to the test, creating a blueprint for storm-ready housing. Henna Saeed has the details.

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Calgary Police charge teen following pair of overdose deaths on Tsuut’ina Nation

Calgary Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with multiple drug-related offences following an investigation into two fatal overdoses that happened in June on the Tsuut’ina Nation.

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The Music Beat

Sheepdogs frontman talks tour, new music and involvement in Citytv’s Bryan Adams & Friends: A Great Big Holiday Jam

It doesn’t get much more Canadian than this: the iconic Bryan Adams headlines ‘Bryan Adams and Friends: A Great Big Holiday Jam,’ an upcoming one-hour special featuring festive hits. The special includes…

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New Sirius XM program celebrates long love affair between rock & roll and cinema

Little Steven’s Underground Garage on Sirius XM, billed as the world’s only 24/7 rock & roll radio format dedicated to the coolest music ever made, is getting set to debut a new weekly program this…

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Barenaked Ladies co-founder to join Calgary Philharmonic for ‘A Holiday Special’

Steven Page, who helped form the Barenaked Ladies in Ontario in 1988, will ring in the holidays with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on Dec. 6 at the Jubilee Auditorium, playing a number of his iconic…

November 17, 2025 7:07 pm MST MST

Beach Boys biographer reflects amid 25th Anniversary reissue of Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre

David Leaf knows the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson better than most. He’s written two books on the band, including 1978’s The Beach Boys and the California Myth, which gave a first-hand account of the…

November 7, 2025 6:02 pm MST MST

Behind the Curtain

‘Patty and Joanne’: A holiday howl at Lunchbox Theatre

“How Patty and Joanne Won High Gold at the Grand Christmas Cup Winter Dance Competition” runs until Dec. 21 at Lunchbox Theatre.

December 3, 2025 8:22 am MST MST

Vertigo Theatre’s newest offering inspired by Agatha Christie favourites

Vertigo Theatre’s Peril in the Alps is a new story based on time-honoured Agatha Christie characters, running until Dec. 14.

December 3, 2025 7:38 am MST MST

Alberta Theatre Projects follows the yellow brick road into its biggest holiday show ever

Alberta Theatre Project’s The Wizard of Oz runs until Jan. 4 at the Martha Cohen Theatre.

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Full Circle debuts new holiday double feature at West Village Theatre

Full Circle Theatre is premiering a holiday double feature it hopes will become a new annual tradition – – and it all began with a happy accident.

November 28, 2025 10:12 am MST MST

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Grassroots group ‘Smudge the Streets’ seeks donations to support Calgarians experiencing homelessness

A grassroots effort to support people struggling with homelessness aims to recruit Calgarians to help this winter. Vignette Wahobin is with Smudge the Streets, which is collecting everything from winter…

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John Hufnagel leaving Calgary Stampeders for Argos after 18 years

After rejoining the Calgary Stampeders in 2008, John Hufnagel has decided to move on.

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Second man charged in Calgary copper wire theft that left 1,200 without internet, phone

A second man has been charged in the theft of copper wire in Calgary’s southeast last summer that caused disruptions to phone, internet and television service for at least 1,200 homes and businesses.

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Lainey Wilson, Red Clay Strays to headline Calgary’s Country Thunder

Country Thunder Alberta will feature Lainey Wilson, The Red Clay Strays, and Kane Brown when it arrives in Calgary in June 2026.

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Police recover a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant from the bowels of a man accused of eating it

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s police, who have spent six days monitoring every bowel movement of a man accused of swallowing a James Bond-inspired pendant in a jewelry store, said Friday…

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Average family will spend nearly $1,000 more on food in 2026: report

This will be hard to digest for Canadians already struggling to make ends meet: Your food bills will be going up in 2026. That’s the main takeaway from the 2026 Food Price Report. This year’s version…

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Calgary’s Jeremy Meyer flies high with gold and big dreams ahead

Fresh off a gold medal at the Trampoline Junior and Age Group World Championships, Calgary’s Jeremy Meyer is already looking ahead to what’s next. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives…

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How will passengers be impacted? Air Transat pilots vote in favour of strike mandate

Air Transat pilots voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as contract talks with the airline continue to stall. So what does this mean for passengers as we head into the holiday travel season? CityNews…

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