Canada: Alberta

Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

As the measles epidemic in Canada shows signs of exponential growth, public health experts in Alberta and Saskatchewan are stepping up their efforts to get people vaccinated.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

'When I was in the opposition, I actually was one of the chief hecklers, so I look forward to giving the new Speaker a run for their money,' Nathan Cooper said.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

Some Fox News pundits suggested Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's recent remarks on separation and tensions with Ottawa could play into the larger Canada-U.S. negotiations.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

Many of the suspended routes are to popular American tourist destinations, such as Las Vegas and Orlando. These flights have been temporarily suspended for most of the summer.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

At least three school boards in Canada are reporting having been contacted for ransom following the PowerSchool data breach in December 2024.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

More than 100 people spent the night out of their homes. On Wednesday, police said the testing of materials was finished and no explosive or volatile chemicals were found.

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Global News - Calgary (7 minutes ago)

While Alberta is experiencing cooler weather, officials say it's too soon to breathe a sigh of relief as the wildfire danger still remains high across much of the province.

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CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)

As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks.

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CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)

Teachers in Alberta's public, Catholic and Francophone schools have rejected a mediator's proposal that would have given them an average wage increase of 15 per cent over four years.

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CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)

Nathan Cooper has no cabinet or international affairs experience, but says he's been legislature's 'chief diplomat' since 2019.

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CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)

With 16 new measles cases reported in Alberta on Thursday, the province's number of confirmed cases has surged past the 300 mark and currently sits at 313. These cases are the latest in a series of measles outbreaks reported across all five Alberta health zones.

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CBC - Calgary (10 minutes ago)

Alberta Catholics, the largest religious group in the province, are among well over one billion Catholics welcoming the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first North American pontiff.

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CBC - Edmonton (10 minutes ago)

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

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CBC - Edmonton (10 minutes ago)

More than 800 people forced to evacuate from a northern Alberta village due to an approaching wildfire are now allowed to return home. 

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Edmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)

It’s not often rap star Lil Wayne tweets about a hockey game, but it’s not often there’s a play as controversial as the non-call on Edmonton Oilers forward Viktor Arvidsson for his obvious trip in OT on Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Brayden McNab. It's actually insane this wasn't called a penalty. Hope McNabb is ok. […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (An hour ago)

The Edmonton Oilers and the Vegas Golden Knights face off tonight in Game 2 of what amounts to the Pacific Division final. Here is how the game played out with online commentary from fans and pundits from both sides, and elsewhere: Pre-game Las Vegas Hockey website SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas VGK have been excellent in Game 2 […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 hours ago)

It was a barn burner of a game, super close, nasty and thrilling, marked by playoff-worthy controversy, with Connor McDavid making an out-of-this-world deke to win it over overtime. The closeness of the game was seen in Grade A shots, 20 for both teams, with the subset of most dangerous 5-alarm shots 10-9 for Vegas. […]

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Global News - Calgary (3 hours ago)

Calgary's new interim police chief was sworn in on Wednesday followed by news two of the city's deputy police chiefs have resigned.

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Global News - Edmonton (3 hours ago)

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knight,s on Thursday night, and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series. “We knew they were going to come and they were going to push,” Draisaitl said...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (4 hours ago)

If this was a mob movie set in the Vegas desert, the Edmonton Oilers would be lining their trunk with plastic and buying a couple of shovels. They haven't quite "eliminated” the Golden Knights yet, but it wouldn't hurt to get some holes dug. The Oilers put their second-round series in a death grip Thursday, […]

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CBC - Edmonton (6 hours ago)

Oilsands giant Suncor in the midst of a multi-year project to replace eight original coke drums, dating back to 1967, at its Base Mine, with the goal of extending the upgrader's life by 30 years.

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Calgary Herald - Local (8 hours ago)

'We've been economically subjugated by these idiots for decades,' says Jeff Rath, of the federal government and its treatment of Alberta

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CBC - Edmonton (8 hours ago)

Politicians and business leaders in British Columbia say talk of separation in Alberta is an opening for better co-operation between Ottawa and Western provinces, but dividing the country is a step too far

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CBC - Calgary (8 hours ago)

He's the only one left, but a southern Alberta community came together to show him love and respect. Burns Wood, a veteran of the Second World War, was born in Taber, Alta., more than a century ago.

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CityNews - Calgary (8 hours ago)

Mounties south of Calgary are looking for a suspect after a pair of vehicles had their windows damaged this week. RCMP began investigating Thursday after getting reports of damaged vehicles in the area of 6 Avenue and 5 Street in the town of High River. Police say video footage shows a suspect damage windows around […]

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CityNews - Calgary (9 hours ago)

Measles, which is a vaccine-preventable disease, is surging across Alberta, as 313 confirmed cases have been reported as of Thursday. This is the highest number seen in the province since the 1980s. As new cases continue to pop up, Alberta doctors came together on Thursday to warn the public of the deadly disease, while urging […]

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CityNews - Calgary (9 hours ago)

In a move that could shape Calgary’s green future, a proposed bylaw to protect trees on private property was defeated Thursday. With the city's tree canopy shrinking, city council is now looking to Calgarians to step up and help keep these trees standing tall. With Calgary's tree canopy shrinking, a city council committee debated a […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)

Thousands of Government of Alberta employees will be holding strike votes starting next Thursday. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), which represents 23,500 provincial employees, said the province applied on April 30 to lock out its members. After seeing the United Nurses of Alberta settle on a new deal and secure a 20 per […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)

The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (ECC) departed from convention at its latest State of Our City event to have a more “frank, solutions-focused conversation” about the city’s future, which notably excluded the mayor. “We’re not here to beat anyone up, but we are determined that we’re not going to settle for the status quo anymore, […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (9 hours ago)

It's still too early for the summer lightning that zaps fires into existence in July and August, which means the majority of fires started in May are man-made.

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CBC - Edmonton (10 hours ago)

An evacuation order was issued for the village of Boyle just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. With the fire growing less than two kilometres from the community, all residents of Boyle - located around 150 kilometres north of Edmonton - were asked to travel to a reception centre in Lac La Biche immediately.

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CBC - Edmonton (10 hours ago)

Shantelle Williams will never forget the crackle of flames as an inferno engulfed her family farm northeast of Edmonton. She also can't forget the faces of those who came to help her family that night.

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CityNews - Calgary (10 hours ago)

A Southern Alberta man is facing child porn charges after an arrest by the province’s internet child exploitation unit. Officers searched a home in the town of Blairmore in Crowsnest Pass last month after getting a tip from the RCMP about someone sharing child sexual exploitation materials on social media applications like Discord and Snapchat....

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Edmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)

Opposition New Democrats said Thursday the Alberta government’s Bill 55 opens the door for private ownership of hospitals, something the government denies, stating such accusations amount to “empty fearmongering.” The Health Statutes Amendment Act was introduced in the legislature last week and proposes hundreds of changes across its 332...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)

A former Edmonton Police Service officer on trial for assault denied he kicked the alleged victim in the head, describing his actions as a “push” and a “distractionary technique” intended to get control of a resisting suspect. Oli Olason took the witness stand in his Court of King’s Bench trial Thursday and told jurors he […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (11 hours ago)

The Vatican announced Thursday the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Pope, taking the name of Pope Leo XIV.

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Calgary Herald - Local (11 hours ago)

'I started out as a summer student in the victim assistance unit shortly after I graduated in 1986, that's how long I've been in this police service'

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Calgary Herald - Local (11 hours ago)

Approximately 46 per cent of single-use mobile tickets are not being activated before they expired, allowing Calgary transit riders to not pay their fare

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Calgary Herald - Local (11 hours ago)

Experts and doctors have pointed to the fall in immunization rates over the past two decades as a major reason for the measles outbreak

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Global News - Edmonton (11 hours ago)

From 72-hour emergency kit tips to full-on disaster simulations, several southern Alberta municipalities are preparing for potential emergencies during Emergency Preparedness Week.

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CityNews - Calgary (11 hours ago)

Did a jet fly over your campsite this past weekend? Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft will have an increased presence in the Kananaskis region as part of security efforts for the upcoming G7 Summit in June. Preparations are expected to take place from early May to mid-June when the summit kicks off. The summit goes […]

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Global News - Edmonton (12 hours ago)

On Wednesday, TransAlta reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago.

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Global News - Edmonton (12 hours ago)

Over 250 people were left without a home after a fire began when someone was smoking near home oxygen in an apartment suite. The building in Edmonton's Clareview area was gutted.

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Global News - Edmonton (12 hours ago)

The Edmonton Oilers — with an average age of 30.6 years, and in its seventh playoff series in the last two seasons — feel at home in the eye of the storm.

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CBC - Calgary (12 hours ago)

Last year marked an 11-year high for fatal collisions in Calgary — including a 225 per cent increase in pedestrian deaths — according to an annual city report presented to council's community development committee on Thursday.

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Calgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)

Panellists for an independent review of the rupturing of the Bearspaw south feeder main in June of last year — which triggered Stage 4 water restrictions and boil water advisories for some communities while forcing all Calgarians to reduce a quarter of their daily consumption — have been selected, according to the city. The group […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)

Chris Fortin, who was selected eighth overall by the Calgary Stampeders, was drafted with the idea he could step in right away

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Calgary Herald - Local (12 hours ago)

About 700 companies left Quebec during the rule of the separatist Parti Quebecois, most fleeing to Toronto

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Edmonton Journal - Local (12 hours ago)

"Residents have gone to the detachment, written letters and dropped off nice notes towards police in that area showing their unwavering support in that area — it was quite touching,"

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CBC - Edmonton (13 hours ago)

After a year-long investigation, five suspects have been arrested and charged in a record-setting drug seizure.

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Calgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)

Eric Drinkwater already faces multimillion-dollar civil judgement

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Calgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)

City offers ways to avoid construction slow downs

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Calgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)

Father worried police have yet to charge anyone in attack on his 21-year-old son

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Calgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)

The City of Calgary has committed $1.1 million per year over the next two years for two year-round Day Spaces

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Calgary Herald - Local (13 hours ago)

Private land encompasses more than two-thirds of Calgary's land base and the city has no jurisdiction over what happens to trees on people's properties

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CityNews - Calgary (13 hours ago)

The opposition NDP says the Alberta UCP government is destroying public health care as they team up with Friends of Medicare and Alberta unions covering healthcare workers to warn Albertans. In a news conference on Thursday, the groups raised the alarm about the recently introduced Bill 55, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, saying it lets […]

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CBC - Calgary (14 hours ago)

Two weeks after his 12-year prison sentence expired for the rape and kidnapping of a Calgary teenager, Corey Manyshots was placed on 23 court-ordered conditions, including electronic monitoring, designed to protect the community — a rare step taken only for the most high-risk offenders. 

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CBC - Calgary (14 hours ago)

The 115-year-old MacLean house at the top of MacDonald Avenue in Ramsay will soon come down, replaced by a multi-unit complex covering the footprint of several adjacent homes.

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Calgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)

Corey Manyshots will have to wear an electronic ankle monitoring bracelet and will have a curfew

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Calgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)

Organization gifted a 1982 hopper car in good condition, to be shown on new display tracks

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Calgary Herald - Local (14 hours ago)

A cyberattacker has recently tried to extort school districts that buy data storage services from U.S.-based software firm, PowerSchool, using sensitive information that was breached in December, despite several assurances from the company that the threat had been averted. PowerSchool, whose services are used by the Calgary Board of Education and...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)

'We know we can defend it really well, we've done it lots of times during the regular season. We did it last year'

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Edmonton Journal - Local (14 hours ago)

This in from the Vegas Golden Knights, reports that forward Pavel Dorofeyev will miss Game 2 tonight, with d-man Alex Pietrangelo a game-time decision. Reported Jesse Granger of The Athletic: (Vegas coach Bruce) Cassidy says Pietrangelo has a chance to play tonight, they'll make the call later. He ruled Dorofeyev out for tonight.” Both...

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Global News - Edmonton (14 hours ago)

Sara Quin says she used to think it was better to "silence, shun or push out" people who didn't agree with her views, but she found it only left her feeling isolated.

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CityNews - Calgary (15 hours ago)

Five retired oil and gas professionals have been chosen as members of a panel examining last year's Bearspaw South Feeder Main crisis.

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Calgary Herald - Local (15 hours ago)

Finding enough rooms at the inn is proving no mean feat for Japanese government officials set to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis next month. The Asian country’s foreign affairs staff are almost certainly not alone in scrambling to find suitable lodging in a Calgary region that’ll also be hosting about 20,000 Rotary International...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (15 hours ago)

It's best for potential buyers not to be surprised and a seller be open to negotiation on smaller items, says realtor Dennis Faulkner.

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CBC - Edmonton (15 hours ago)

Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.

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CBC - Edmonton (15 hours ago)

Wildfires that flared up across northern Alberta on Tuesday afternoon have those communities threatened by flames bracing for another parched, windy day.

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CBC - Calgary (15 hours ago)

A former Calgary real estate agent is facing charges after police say he defrauded investment clients out of nearly $2 million.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (16 hours ago)

We live in precarious times. Canada's newly elected prime minister was in Washington this week. Although the prime minister reports constructive discussions, President Trump does not appear ready to stand down on punishing tariffs, and no country is more vulnerable than Canada. We send 75 per cent of our exports to the U.S., and 30 […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (16 hours ago)

The work-from-home trend is pushing up interest and activity in this West Coast real estate market.

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Global News - Calgary (16 hours ago)

For the second time in six years, a 36-year-old man from Blairmore, Alta., has been charged with a number of child exploitation offences.

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Global News - Edmonton (16 hours ago)

Nathan Cooper was elected Speaker by fellow MLAs following the 2019 provincial election and was re-elected to the role in 2023. He represented Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.

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Global News - Edmonton (16 hours ago)

As the number and intensity of wildfires in Alberta increases, so do concerns about fires in areas of the province that have so far largely been spared from the flames.

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Calgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)

Scaachi Koul’s initial concept for her second book of essays was completely different from how it turned out. It took her some time to figure this out, however. All the Calgary-born journalist, podcaster and pop-culture commentator knew at first was that the concept wasn’t working. She signed a contract in 2018 for a follow-up to […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (17 hours ago)

Surge to host Montreal Alliance at Saddledome on July 9 at 7:30 p.m.

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CityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)

Calgarians experiencing homelessness will soon have more places to go to rest, get a warm meal or drink, and access essential services and resources.

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CityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)

A Calgary realtor is facing charges after police say he scammed 16 people out of more than $1.9 million.

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CityNews - Calgary (17 hours ago)

Fresh from a trip to Orlando representing Team Canada, Calgary’s Carson Williams is just beginning to explore his aspirations in cheerleading. Catch exclusive glimpses into the lives of Calgary's top athletes and sport ambassadors with the 660 NewsRadio Calgary Athlete of the Week. Nominate your star athlete or ambassador for their chance to be...

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CBC - Edmonton (17 hours ago)

Edmonton claiming Game 1 with a 4-2 doubling of the host Golden Knights was just the third time in six years the Oilers won a playoff series opener at home or away.

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Calgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)

Interest may increase as high-end buyers may shun recreational markets south of the border.

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Calgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)

In Jason Buxton’s quiet thriller Sharp Corner, there was one location and set piece that was clearly central to the film. That would be the sharp corner of the title and the house that lies perilously just beyond it. It’s on a rural road and leads to a number of fatal accidents outside Josh and […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)

If the Toronto Maple Leafs can knock off the Florida Panthers, the Flames will pick at No. 22 in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft

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Calgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)

Shamit Shome is now eligible to represent the Bangladesh national team after soccer's governing body, FIFA, approved his application.

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Calgary Herald - Local (18 hours ago)

Rent for a one-bedroom, unfurnished suite fell less than one per cent month over month to $1,545 a month.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (18 hours ago)

Edmonton-area rec properties are listed for far below provincial average, but new listings for purchase can be hard to come by.

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CBC - Calgary (18 hours ago)

A recent survey suggests that only one in five Albertans believes auto insurance premiums will go down if the Alberta government goes forward with proposed "no-fault" insurance legislation reform.

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CBC - Edmonton (18 hours ago)

As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (19 hours ago)

"So it's important for us now that we have the lead to continue to play with that desperation and with that high engine we've been playing with and keep our foot on the pedal"

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CBC - Edmonton (19 hours ago)

A growing community in Edmonton is bringing a queer art form to the main stage

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CBC - Edmonton (20 hours ago)

A rezoning application to relocate a creek in southeast Edmonton and remove thousands of trees to allow for more industrial land failed at a public hearing at Edmonton's city hall Wednesday.  

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Global News - Edmonton (20 hours ago)

A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts.

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Calgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)

On Karla Marx’s sophomore album, Fruity, the comedian revisits an awkward rite of passage that many of a certain age went through in the Canadian education system. The segment, called The Gender Pinnie, revolves around the dreaded partner dance. For many, it was the most feared part of gym class, where “sweaty teenagers” were forced […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)

No single meal embodies "quality time with your mom” more than afternoon tea. Traditional tea service, with its tiered trays, crustless finger sandwiches, and multi-layered desserts, can seem a bit fussy, but tea seems to be having a bit of a moment these days. Maybe it's our collective search for small luxuries in an unpredictable […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (21 hours ago)

Dan Brown’s 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code has sold more than 80 million copies and been translated into 44 languages. The 2006 film version, starring Tom Hanks as symbologist Robert Langdon, grossed $760 million and spawned two sequels. The success of the novel and film is like a sword of Damocles hanging over Graham […]

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CBC - Edmonton (21 hours ago)

A jury watched security footage of the arrest, which took place in an alley in the Ritchie neighbourhood, several times as witnesses, including police officers who were also at the scene, gave evidence.

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CBC - Calgary (21 hours ago)

Extreme temperatures and natural disasters topped the city's disaster management priority list, while water distribution infrastructure failure has become a higher-risk threat in light of last year's water main break.

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Calgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)

Justice Sean Dunnigan's decision should serve as a warning to other teachers about the dangers of getting too cozy with students

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Calgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)

Now that Alberta has shown its hand, what will Carney's government do?

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Calgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)

Originals are selling quickly to admirers of her art, and now Kristin has produced fine art prints, limited to 250 editions of each, of two of them

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Calgary Herald - Local (22 hours ago)

Freedom in general, and freedom of speech in particular, is deeply embedded in American identity. In the age of social media, which enables the mass dissemination of false information, freedom of speech is also being dangerously weaponized by the far right. This freedom took on an almost sacred dimension in the United States with the […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (22 hours ago)

Dale McFee was anxious about buying his first large property, a strip mall in Prince Albert, Sask., where he worked as a police officer. Based on his successful four-year stint with the Prince Albert Raiders, McFee had a good name in hockey-mad P.A. but he didn’t have the money for such a large purchase, so […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (22 hours ago)

Why now? Why has Premier Danielle Smith chosen this moment to make a big deal out of the possibility of Alberta waving goodbye to Confederation? Part of it is strategic: Hit the "new” Liberal government with the possibility of the country breaking up to see how many concessions the UCP government can wring out of […]

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Edmonton Sun - Local (22 hours ago)

Has your commute been slowed by construction? Vote in our daily poll! I cannot fathom why Donald Trump would be allowed to attend, or is being invited to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Canada. He is still a convicted felon, and we don't welcome convicted felons regardless of their occupation or social status. Who […]

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CBC - Edmonton (22 hours ago)

Sturgeon County has issued an evacuation order for an area east of the town of Redwater, Alta., due to the threat of wildfires.

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CBC - Calgary (23 hours ago)

The City of Calgary received an eye-popping number of calls from citizens in 2025 who wanted to review the city's estimate of their property value, which affects how much property tax they'll owe. (But not always how people might think.)

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Calgary Sun - Local (23 hours ago)

KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN  Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

Premier Smith and her caucus were never given a mandate to pursue any form of Alberta sovereignty without first seeking a clearly worded public referendum or calling an election explicitly centred on that issue. The United Conservative Party's current approach to governance is increasingly concerning — appearing to echo a “made-in-Alberta”...

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

Brad Moran and the Calgary Canucks host the 2025 Centennial Cup, beginning Thursday at Max Bell Centre. The annual hockey tournament to crown a Canadian Junior Hockey League king begins Thursday and runs through May 18, with 10 teams vying for the coveted championship, won last year by the Ontario Junior Hockey League's Collingwood Blues. […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

The Calgary Hitmen have traded forward Carson Wetsch and a conditional second round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for 2008-born defenceman Ben MacBeath, a first-round pick in 2027 (Kelowna), second-round pick in 2025 and third-round pick in 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. "We have seen Carson grow as […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

This in from arguably hockey’s sharpest announcer, Ray Ferraro of TSN, his amazement at the play of the Edmonton Oilers in coming back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game One of their series. “Frankly, I was stunned with how the second period played out,” Ferraro said on the Ray […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

The $100,000 annual Edmonton Arts Prizes have been awarded, showcasing an impressive range of local talent and vision! Longtime playwright, queer advocate and drag legend Darin Hagen has taken the City of Edmonton Film Prize for his documentary Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, it was announced at a ceremony at Roxy Theatre Wednesday...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

After the Edmonton Oil Kings lost the WHL bantam draft lottery last month to the Regina Pats with the best odds going in, and they missed out on the slam-dunk selection of phenom forward Maddox Schultz — an early comparison to Connor Bedard — they had to quickly pivot after not getting the No. 1 […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

"They haven't been paying attention. They haven't developed any empathy for what Alberta has gone through,' says Premier Danielle Smith, of those not seeing Alberta's beefs against Liberal Ottawa

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Global News - Edmonton (A day ago)

A 1,000-hectare wildfire south of Boyle prompted the village and surrounding community to flee, and now fire crews are trying to douse the flames in the heavily wooded marshland.

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CityNews - Calgary (A day ago)

The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is resigning his seat in the assembly to become the province’s representative to the United States. “Serving this assembly has been one of the greatest honours of my lifetime,” Nathan Cooper said Wednesday in a speech to the house announcing his resignation. “Working as the assembly’s chief diplomat...

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CityNews - Calgary (A day ago)

After more than a year in care of the Calgary Humane Society, it’s longest resident ‘Mr. Worldwide’ is finally heading to his forever home. The humane society says the beloved pitbull spent 382 days in their care before a family who heard about him on the radio adopted him. “They’re a family dog,” says adopter […]

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CBC - Calgary (A day ago)

The city is launching an incentive program in a bid to encourage the creation of more than 1,500 new homes in Calgary's downtown. More details were released Wednesday.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

Spring has sprung in Edmonton’s real estate market with a flood of new listings cropping up over April. But consecutive months of strong sales and few listings continue to put upward pressure on prices in all categories. The Realtors Association of Edmonton’s (RAE) April housing update, released Friday, shows continued strong sales activity,...

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

"The prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to table federal legislation to eliminate federal trade barriers by Canada Day."

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

'We are not in panic mode. We're sort of in a wait-and-see mode'

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

'I know this change is sudden and ... I want to assure everyone in this city the CPS is dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition of leadership,' said new the chief, Katie McLellan

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CityNews - Calgary (A day ago)

As central and northern Alberta deal with wildfires, officials in Calgary say they are monitoring conditions to make sure they are well prepared. An already scheduled Emergency Management committee meeting at Calgary City Hall heard on Wednesday that the city remains a hotspot when it comes to natural disasters. The city says they have identified...

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CityNews - Calgary (A day ago)

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is fed up with Alberta's premier and her policies. “Pack up your bag and go. That's my message to the premier. You're not welcome here anymore,” said Adam. Those include a move to lower the number of signatures required to start a referendum vote, even one […]

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Global News - Calgary (A day ago)

The Plan Your Trip portal gives Calgarians access to real-time traffic cameras, maps and estimated travel times to better plan the best route.

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CBC - Calgary (A day ago)

Police say an Alberta teen has died after he was hit by an SUV in Calgary last week while riding his skateboard.

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Global News - Calgary (A day ago)

"We need rain and the wind to stop," the mayor of Sturgeon County said on Wednesday.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

The Town of Redwater, the Redwater Health Centre, Diamond Spring Lodge and local schools proactively took measures to evacuate patients, residents and students from their buildings.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (A day ago)

An Edmonton police officer whose former colleague is on trial for putting his boots to a man’s head told jurors he believed the man was resisting arrest. The assault trial of former Edmonton Police Service Const. Oli Olason entered its third day Wednesday with testimony from Const. Daniel Fedechko. A member of the EPS tactical […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

ATA president Jason Schilling noted Alberta has the lowest education spending of any province in Canada, and said schools are now seeing the consequences of 'chronic underfunding'

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Calgary Herald - Local (A day ago)

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from May 5-9, 2025

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CityNews - Calgary (A day ago)

Calgary officially has a new interim police chief was officially introduced on Wednesday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says Katie McLellan was officially sworn in as the new chief earlier in the day. Former chief Mark Neufeld resigned last week after six years with the force, the Calgary Police Commission said at the time that […]

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)

"We're not just laying pavement and building structures. We're building the foundation for a city where every Edmontonian feels a sense of belonging"

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)

"I believe that we are at a critical time in our province and in our country with respect to how we interact with the world and with the United States of America," Cooper said the legislature on Wednesday

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

The news comes after the company was unable to get their loan contract renewed with the Social Enterprise Fund

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

While she said the likelihood of a significant tornado event hitting Calgary is slim, a meteorologist warned the city needs to be prepared for the possibility

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Global News - Calgary (2 days ago)

Suncor is in the midst of a multi-year project to replace eight original coke drums dating back to 1967 in Fort Mac, with the goal of extending the upgrader's life by 30 years.

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CBC - Calgary (2 days ago)

The City of Calgary says it's doing a good job managing vehicular traffic congestion and it wants drivers in the city to help out by thinking ahead.

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CBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will chair an "Alberta next” panel to brainstorm how the province can protect itself from perceived economic incursions from the federal Liberal government.

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CBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)

Police on Tuesday asked residents in the Homesteader neighbourhood to evacuate on while unknown chemicals and substances were removed from a unit.

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CityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)

A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts. The provincial government says David Hancock has been named assistant chief justice of the Alberta Court of Justice in the Edmonton Family and Youth Division. Hancock, a long-time legislature member, served as interim premier and Progressive Conservative Party leader after the...

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CityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)

Power producer TransAlta Corp. is hoping to sign agreements this year with prospective Alberta data centre partners that would draw on natural gas-fired electricity it generates in the province. “We continue to focus on securing exclusivity with key partners by mid-year with detailed design and definitive agreements expected by year-end,” CEO...

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Global News - Calgary (2 days ago)

A senior Canadian official said that U.S. President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Mark Carney that he will be attending the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis, west of Calgary.

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Global News - Calgary (2 days ago)

The Calgary-based companies announced a friendly deal in March that they say will create the seventh-largest Canadian oil company by production.

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CBC - Calgary (2 days ago)

The Alberta government says it is taking new steps to rein in the province's measles as case counts surge to the highest levels since 1987.

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CBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)

Residents in the designated evacuation area have been asked to vacate their homes for up to three days while police remove unknown chemicals and substances from a townhouse unit in a complex located in the Homesteader neighbourhood

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

First session on new turf brings on plenty of positives for Calgary's CFL franchise

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)

ALERT has charged five alleged organized crime members from Edmonton in relation to an April 2024 drug seizure worth $3 million.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)

"There's these highs and lows, and it's so deep, that if any fans in the NHL need an emotional support chicken, it's the fans here in Edmonton"

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Global News - Edmonton (2 days ago)

A wildfire that broke out over the weekend northeast of Edmonton grew Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders in two different counties as high winds caused the flames to spread.

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CBC - Edmonton (2 days ago)

Police say the 11 people killed when an SUV drove through a crowd at a Vancouver Filipino festival on April 26 ranged in age from five to 65 years old. Dozens of other people were injured in the incident.

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Edmonton Journal - Local (2 days ago)

An Alberta man serving a six-year sentence for stockpiling weapons and explosives has been sentenced to additional time behind bars.

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

Two undeveloped roads through Haskayne Legacy Park will no longer be accessible to the public, after Calgary city council voted 10-3 Tuesday to redesignate the right-of-ways as park space. The decision will limit access to a kayak and paddleboat rental business that operated last summer off the shore of the Bearspaw Reservoir, a section of […]

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

'The Calgary Stampede is such a special part of my roots, and I can't wait to share this experience with everyone,' says Carolyn Dawn Johnson

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CBC - Calgary (2 days ago)

After a marina was set up last year, TransAlta, the operator of the Bearspaw Dam and Reservoir, asked the city to close roads that the public have used to access the water for recreational purposes.

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

Some of Canada's best restaurants can be found here in Calgary

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CityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)

Residents in rural areas northeast of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes because of separate wildfires. Sturgeon County The wildfire alert for Sturgeon County was expanded early Wednesday morning to include the Town of Redwater, as the blaze continues to grow. The Sturgeon County fire chief says the wildfire grew beyond fire retardant...

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CityNews - Calgary (2 days ago)

Canada will take the first step towards the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup with a game against the U.S. on Aug. 22 in Calgary to open the Pacific Nations Cup.

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Calgary Herald - Local (2 days ago)

A 17-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a collision with a vehicle while skateboarding in the northwest community of Huntington Hills last week. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on April 30, a 2011 Buick Enclave struck the teen in the intersection of Hunterview Drive and Hunterbrook Road N.W. The vehicle, driven by a 79-year-old […]

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