Celebrated for being a net-zero country, Guyana is adjusting to a new role: petrostate | The Confluence's first permanent exhibit in over 2 decades celebrates Blackfoot way of life | TSB investigating after 2 CN trains crash in Alberta Sunday morning
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Celebrated for being a net-zero country, Guyana is adjusting to a new role: petrostate; A large orange ship is shown\. The vessel is used to produce and store oil from the offshore industry\.

Celebrated for being a net-zero country, Guyana is adjusting to a new role: petrostate

May 18 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Guyana's population has lived in poverty for decades, earning less than $5.50 US a day, according to the World Bank. After being so poor for so long, Guyana is finally getting a taste of prosperity after discovering massive oil deposits.

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The Confluence's first permanent exhibit in over 2 decades celebrates Blackfoot way of life; Kípaitápiiyssinnooni \(Our Way of Life\) is a 900-square-foot display of historic, traditional and contemporary Blackfoot culture at The Confluence Historic Site and Parkland\.

The Confluence's first permanent exhibit in over 2 decades celebrates Blackfoot way of life

May 18 , 2025 at 10:25:07 a.m. MDT • :

Kípaitápiiyssinnooni was unveiled to the Calgary community as the first major permanent exhibit to open at The Confluence since 2001 and phase one of an ongoing exhibit redevelopment process.

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TSB investigating after 2 CN trains crash in Alberta Sunday morning; The Transportation Safety Board of Canada \(TSB\) is sending investigators to examine a train crash that happened Sunday morning near Edson, Alta\.

TSB investigating after 2 CN trains crash in Alberta Sunday morning

May 18 , 2025 at 01:57:39 p.m. MDT • :

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is sending investigators to western Alberta, after two trains crashed into each other and derailed near Edson Sunday morning.

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Calgary's May long weekend weather is trash: A statistical analysis; Typical May long weekend weather\. Typical stubborn camper behaviour\.

Calgary's May long weekend weather is trash: A statistical analysis

May 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Queen Victoria was born before Canada became a country and died before Alberta became a province, but her legacy looms large in the form of a holiday that is held up to this day as the official kickoff to summer — even though it rarely delivers on that promise.

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Alberta premier's former top aide files lawsuit against ex-AHS CEO, newspaper and journalist; Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, is suing Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, along with a newspaper and a journalist\.

Alberta premier's former top aide files lawsuit against ex-AHS CEO, newspaper and journalist

May 16 , 2025 at 03:33:59 p.m. MDT • :

The former chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a multi-million-dollar defamation lawsuit against the former head of Alberta Health Services, as well as the Globe and Mail newspaper and one of its reporters.

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'Beyond the crash': TV series on former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki set to air; Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki tosses a basketball in Airdrie, Alta\., on May 14\. A film crew with Regina-based Prairie Cat Productions followed Straschnitzki for eight months and created a six-part series called "We Were Broncos\."  

May 18 , 2025 at 08:52:27 a.m. MDT • :

'Beyond the crash': TV series on former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki set to air

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As insurance costs surge, northeast Calgary residents question their futures in 'hail alley'; Harlin Kaur and Balraj Nijjar were among roughly two dozen residents who gathered on Friday afternoon to raise concerns about what they call an "insurance crisis" in the communities of Redstone, Cityscape, Skyview Ranch and Cornerstone\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 09:30:12 a.m. MDT • :

As insurance costs surge, northeast Calgary residents question their futures in 'hail alley'

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MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management; The Mountain Equipment Co-op outlet in Victoria is one of more than two dozen across Canada\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 09:37:24 a.m. MDT • :

MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management

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'Losing an icon': Long-running Lloydminster TV stations abruptly shut down; CKSA began broadcasting in 1960, while CITL launched in 1976\. Both were affiliates for larger outlets including CBC, Global and CTV\.   

May 18 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

'Losing an icon': Long-running Lloydminster TV stations abruptly shut down

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Crown seeks 8 years in prison for couple whose son died after scalding; Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter in the death of their 18-month-old boy\.  

May 16 , 2025 at 12:14:13 p.m. MDT • :

Crown seeks 8 years in prison for couple whose son died after scalding

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May 18 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Canada needs more homes. Prefabricated houses could fill the void

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May 15 , 2025 at 06:06:24 p.m. MDT • :

Below-market housing to replace LRT parking lot in southeast Calgary

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May 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Weather conditions expected to fuel active wildfire season in southern Alberta

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May 17 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Want to boost Albertans' support for leaving CPP? Ask the question differently

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May 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Landowners, mayors divided over coal project exploration approval in Rockies

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