Alberta to rebrand default electricity option as 'rate of last resort' | Calgary defence lawyers support judge following Crown's office criticism | City repurchases vacant plot of land surrounding Westbrook LRT station
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Alberta to rebrand default electricity option as 'rate of last resort'; Alberta's electricity market is headed for a major shake-up, and some industry players are fearful that a lengthy period of uncertainty could scare away badly needed investment in power generation\. Hydro towers are seen in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug\. 30, 2023\.

Alberta to rebrand default electricity option as 'rate of last resort'

April 18 , 2024 at 03:15:30 p.m. MDT • :

Under changes planned to take effect in 2025, power providers will be required to do more to inform Albertans about their electricity options.

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Calgary defence lawyers support judge following Crown's office criticism; The Alberta Crown's office has issued a directive to prosecutors to keep certain cases away from a Calgary judge after comments were made about child witnesses who use the supports of dogs and the Luna Child and Youth Advocacy Centre\.

Calgary defence lawyers support judge following Crown's office criticism

April 18 , 2024 at 04:56:08 p.m. MDT • :

A group of defence lawyers is backing a Calgary judge whose comments about supports for child witnesses were characterized by the Alberta Crown's office as biased.

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City repurchases vacant plot of land surrounding Westbrook LRT station; Most of the four-hectare parcel of land at 17th Avenue and 33rd Street S\.W\. has been unused since Ernest Manning High School was torn down to accommodate the new West LRT line\.

City repurchases vacant plot of land surrounding Westbrook LRT station

April 18 , 2024 at 05:11:43 p.m. MDT • :

The land surrounding the Westbrook LRT station was sold in 2016 to Calgary-based Matco Development, which, at the time, intended to turn the area into a site that included residential, office and retail spaces.

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A complex grief: How one Calgary community aims to rebuild after multiple deaths among its young people; Daniel Buom Met \(centre\) lost his daughter Nyatuoy Buom Met Kujock on Nov\. 8, 2023\. He spoke to CBC Calgary about her death surrounded by members of the South Sudanese community\.

A complex grief: How one Calgary community aims to rebuild after multiple deaths among its young people

April 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Young adults are dying — often of drug overdose or gang violence — and their peers don't speak about what happened, say families in Calgary's South Sudanese community. Now they're coming together to try to find solutions.

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Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare; Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa\.

Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare

April 18 , 2024 at 12:42:06 p.m. MDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government's latest budget as a threat to the country's future while suggesting a number of new social programs will get a second look if he's elected.

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Calgary man charged with manslaughter in 2022 death of toddler; Olivia Hayden died in September 2022 under what police described at the time as suspicious circumstances\. Following a 19-month investigation, a manslaughter charge was laid against Winston Campbell, 45\.  

April 17 , 2024 at 08:28:31 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary man charged with manslaughter in 2022 death of toddler

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High interest rates threaten rollout of green economy, says consultancy report; Windmills spin near the village of Halkirk, in Paintearth County, Alberta\.  

April 18 , 2024 at 05:40:50 p.m. MDT • :

High interest rates threaten rollout of green economy, says consultancy report

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Former Alberta justice minister waits to learn if conduct deserving of law society sanction; Alberta Justice staff reopened and revised a public contract after an industry association met with then justice minister Jonathan Denis\.  

April 18 , 2024 at 12:52:48 p.m. MDT • :

Former Alberta justice minister waits to learn if conduct deserving of law society sanction

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Calgary re-branded as the 'Blue Sky City'; Panorama of Calgary and Rocky Mountains\. Calgary, Alberta, USA\. Photo ID: 258961442  

April 17 , 2024 at 05:25:32 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary re-branded as the 'Blue Sky City'

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For its next trick, Ottawa must unload the $34B Trans Mountain pipeline. It won't be easy; Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton, Alta\., Thursday, April 6, 2017\. Kinder Morgan Canada has asked the National Energy Board to waive an approval condition of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion because it might delay completion of the project\.  

April 18 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

For its next trick, Ottawa must unload the $34B Trans Mountain pipeline. It won't be easy

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April 18 , 2024 at 07:49:40 p.m. MDT • :

Hockey Canada announces roster for world Para championship in Calgary

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April 18 , 2024 at 02:06:55 p.m. MDT • :

'A new era': Tyrell Vernon named new Calgary Surge head coach

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April 17 , 2024 at 11:03:46 a.m. MDT • :

Blanket rezoning for Calgary: necessary tool or sledgehammer?

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April 16 , 2024 at 07:02:44 a.m. MDT • :

If you stop to look at these grizzlies, you could get slapped with a fine

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April 17 , 2024 at 06:30:10 a.m. MDT • :

City of Calgary posts $238M budget surplus for 2023

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