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The latest Calgary headlines from the city’s news outlets, pulled in automatically from their public feeds. Every headline links to the original story.

CBC Calgary

As a Nigerian, I thought Canadians had free health care. Then I became a pharmacist here
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When Atai Okokon moved to Calgary from Nigeria, she was surprised to see that Canadians struggle to pay for medications in much the same way as Nigerians.

Decision clearing path for Russia to join world juniors in Alberta is 'very unwelcome,' minister says
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Canada's foreign affairs minister says the decision to let Russia back into the ice hockey world championships came as a "great disappointment" on Friday, as the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine…

Alberta football coach faces sentence for making AI sex images
Crime10 hours agoShare to YYCforum

A southern Alberta girls' football coach is facing a sentencing hearing for creating artificially generated sexualized images of some of his players.

Father who participated in years of 'torture' of child gets 10-year sentence
Crime10 hours agoShare to YYCforum

In handing down the sentence in Calgary, the judge reviewed the horrific abuses suffered by the child between the ages of six and eight and noted that it is “remarkable he survived.”

Alberta offering relief and 3-year freeze on property taxes in bid for urban voters
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Alberta plans to collect less from property taxes in next year’s budget, and to temporarily freeze a province-wide rate in place.

Chemical incident at Canmore hotel pool likely caused by equipment error, review says
Health12 hours agoShare to YYCforum

A recent review has identified an equipment error as the likely cause of a chemical incident at a hotel in Canmore, Alta., which sent 11 children to hospital earlier this year.

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Global News Calgary

Alberta reducing education property taxes in 2027 after previous hikes
Education11 hours agoShare to YYCforum

It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year, while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less.

Alberta separatist leader Jeff Rath’s UCP membership revoked
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Jeff Rath, a vocal critic of Danielle Smith and the UCP, said the move to revoke his membership made him laugh and proves points he's been making for some time now.

Leafs’ Tanev eyes return against Canucks
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Chris Tanev appears poised to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a boost against his former team.

Flames goalie Cooley placed on injured reserve
Sports17 hours agoShare to YYCforum

Calgary Flames goalie Devin Cooley has been placed on injured reserve and is considered week-to-week, head coach Ryan Huska told reporters Friday.

Elks sign GM Ed Hervey to contract extension
Sports17 hours agoShare to YYCforum

Ed Hervey has helped engineer another turnaround in Edmonton, and the Elks are keeping their general manager around for the "foreseeable future."

Argonauts’ Kahmann named CFL’s outstanding rookie
Sports17 hours agoShare to YYCforum

Part of Tyler Kahmann's off-season preparation was learning the Toronto Argonauts' playbook.

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CityNews Calgary

Anand says she called out Russian counterpart invited by U.S. to G20 ministerial
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OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister…

Alberta’s Smith says separatist leader’s UCP membership revoked
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a high-profile separatist leader has been kicked out of her United Conservative Party. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the party’s executive director made…

Alberta standardizing education portion of property taxes in province
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The Alberta government is reducing and standardizing the education portion of property taxes and freezing the rate for the next three years. Premier Danielle Smith announced the change Friday at…

Ottawa lists Roberts Bank port expansion in B.C. as project of national interest
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DELTA — The Port of Vancouver's planned Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion is now officially a project of national interest.

Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher
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A researcher working to help courts detect evidence that's been created or altered with artificial intelligence says it's proving difficult to come up with a tool that's as effective in the real…

Russia is back in the ice hockey world championships after sports court ruling
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Russia must be allowed to return to ice hockey’s international tournaments, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Friday, overturning an exclusion in place since the full-scale invasion of…

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Calgary Herald

Calgary Stampede crowns 2027 Princess
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'I can already tell that we are going to have a fantastic year together,' Kyla told the room of about 70 people after thanking friends and family.

'Life clearly endangered': Calgary father given 10-year term for physically abusing young son
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Child was left in a 'skeletal state' by the time he was hospitalized

Braid: After ripping a flood of tax money out of Calgary, UCP offers a dribble
Education11 hours agoShare to YYCforum

The province will restore less than 10 per cent of spectacular tax grab, which resulted from the province raising the education property tax rate by 21 per cent

Jurors now considering the fate of Sundre woman accused of seducing teenage boy
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Accused was chaperone at New Year's Eve sleepover

Calgarians to get education property tax relief in 2027
Education12 hours agoShare to YYCforum

Smith said there will be a nearly $98-million savings on property taxes province-wide next year

Canada’s largest railways – economic bellwethers – track double-digit revenue growth
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Both Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. moved more freight during the quarter and pulled in more revenue, with higher grain revenues nearly topping the list for both

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Calgary Sun

Letters, Oct. 30, 2026: ‘Diversity when it suits them’
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UCP being hypocritical (Re: ‘DEI a goner,’ Sun, Oct. 28) So, (Premier Danielle) Smith and (Justice Minister Mickey) Amery are now against diversity. Funny, the hypocritical UCP were OK with it in…

Letters, Oct. 29, 2026: ‘Steep water-rate hikes a failure to plan’
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Outrageous hike To all councillors and (Mayor Jeromy) Farkas in support of the rate hike for water is outrageous. I still want to know where the previous taxes and to support the water infrastructure…

ZWAAGSTRA, MacPHERSON: More Alberta families leave government-run schools as student test scores tumble
Education3 days agoShare to YYCforum

All told, Alberta offers more choice than anywhere else in Canada when it comes to supporting different types of school options.

Letters, Oct. 28, 2026: ‘Where’s the gratitude?’

How dare you… (Re: ‘Mark Carney won’t stick around,’ Letters, Oct. 26) My question is: Why should he stick around for more of the ingratitude sent his way despite his efforts to protect…

Letters, Oct. 27, 2026: ‘If NATO would step into the Russia-Ukraine war it would be over’

NATO needs to step up Re: Zelenskyy Says Trilateral U.S.-Ukraine-Russia Meeting To Take Place In November… This 4-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine is turning into a glorified soap opera. As…

Letters, Oct. 26, 2026; ‘Carney won’t stick around’
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One & done Mark Carney will be a one-time Prime Minister and move back to the U.S. Before the next election, as his popularity begins to fade, he will announce he has accomplished what he set out to…

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LiveWire Calgary

Province sets, freezes municipal education property tax rate
Education13 hours agoShare to YYCforum

The province is set to freeze the education portion of the municipal property tax for three years, providing some relief to cities like Calgary, which have seen massive increases in recent years….

Green Line to Seton: Calgary report proposes funding to further southeast extension plans
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Calgary’s far southeast could move a step closer to the Green Line, with a city report proposing about $4 million over the next budget cycle to keep planning and designing an extension to Seton….

Walcott: The new UCP bogeyman – the DEI hire
Politics17 hours agoShare to YYCforum

On Oct. 27, Alberta’s Justice Minister Mickey Amery and Premier Danielle Smith announced proposed changes to the Alberta Human Rights Act. They did it behind the imaginary spectre of the “DEI…

Calgary police ask for budget boost to deal with city growth
Crime18 hours agoShare to YYCforum

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is looking for hundreds of millions in additional operating and capital cash by 2030 to catch up with the city’s population growth. The CPS laid out its upcoming…

Calgary’s Field of Crosses returns for Remembrance Day 2026
Community22 hours agoShare to YYCforum

Calgary’s Field of Crosses returns this November to honour the southern Albertans who served Canada in several conflicts.  The annual event, called the Eleven Days of Remembrance, will run from…

Earth begins moving on new $170M northeast athletic complex

While work is already well underway, ceremonial ground was broken on a massive new indoor and outdoor recreation facility for Calgary’s northeast. Stripping and grading work with heavy machinery…

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