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What we know about the 2 men accused of shooting Good Samaritan in fatal carjacking; Elijah Blake Strawberry is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was killed in a rural intersection east of Calgary\. Police say Strawberry is armed and dangerous and members of the public should call 911 and not approach\.

What we know about the 2 men accused of shooting Good Samaritan in fatal carjacking

August 13 , 2024 at 02:38:50 p.m. MDT • :

One of the men accused of murdering a Rocky View County worker last week was on bail while the other had just finished serving a sentence for crimes that closely align with the allegations faced in the fatal carjacking, CBC News has learned.

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What's next for Banff's pedestrian zone after residents nix the seasonal fixture?; Banff's annual pedestrian zone has been voted down by residents in a binding plebiscite\.

What's next for Banff's pedestrian zone after residents nix the seasonal fixture?

August 13 , 2024 at 04:21:13 p.m. MDT • :

The town will do away with its pedestrian zone after a binding plebiscite on Monday when residents narrowly voted against implementing the fixture on a yearly basis; between May long weekend to Thanksgiving long weekend. 

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Inside the pressure campaign on Danielle Smith to make gun ownership (and more) an Alberta right; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, shown here at a conservative political event in Ottawa in April, has hyped to her provincial members expanding the province's bill of rights\.

Inside the pressure campaign on Danielle Smith to make gun ownership (and more) an Alberta right

August 13 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta's premier is wooing UCP members with a pledge to protect vaccine refusers in the province's Bill of Rights. Activists in her party have pushed her government to go much farther.

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Marda Loop mainstay says ongoing construction and high taxes forced it to move after 25 years; Monkeyshines Children's Books new Bragg Creek location on Aug\. 9, 2024\. The independent bookstore was a Marda Loop mainstay for 25 years, but construction and high property taxes forced them to move\.

Marda Loop mainstay says ongoing construction and high taxes forced it to move after 25 years

August 13 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

After 25 years in Marda Loop, community mainstay Monkeyshines Children's Books is closing its doors. With construction driving down business and high property taxes, the book and toy store is moving to Bragg Creek — where they say they've found new life.

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Trial of ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sexual assault case set for September 2025; From left to right: Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart and Alex Formenton\.

Trial of ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sexual assault case set for September 2025

August 13 , 2024 at 02:02:19 p.m. MDT • :

Five players accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a London, Ont., gala celebrating their 2018 world junior hockey win will stand trial beginning in September 2025.

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Police warning public after nude stranger grabs woman sexually in Calgary park; Calgary Police Service \(CPS\) cruiser's passenger side door and part of the hood\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 01:57:18 p.m. MDT • :

Police warning public after nude stranger grabs woman sexually in Calgary park

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Is that water clean? Here are the best beaches getting tested around Calgary; Faraz Siddiqui and Syeda Ahmad, right,  said they enjoyed Sikome Lake for the first time in years recently\. They took their children Aira, 5, in the hooded towel and Minnah, 2\.  

August 13 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Is that water clean? Here are the best beaches getting tested around Calgary

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Three Calgary daycares ordered to close over safety concerns; A view from the street of the Little Scholars Greenview location\. Parents received an e-mail from the facility midday saying the location was closing, and that immediate child pick-up was required\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 05:58:12 p.m. MDT • :

Three Calgary daycares ordered to close over safety concerns

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Province urged to adjust building codes in wake of another destructive Calgary hailstorm; Homes in the community of Evanston experienced extensive damage from the aggressive hail that battered the region\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Province urged to adjust building codes in wake of another destructive Calgary hailstorm

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RCMP identify 2 men accused in fatal shooting of Good Samaritan east of Calgary; Staff Sgt\. Mark Wielgocz gave updates about the investigation at a press conference on Monday evening in Strathmore, Alta\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 05:04:49 p.m. MDT • :

RCMP identify 2 men accused in fatal shooting of Good Samaritan east of Calgary

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August 12 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Fugitive Calgary fraudster arrested in the U.S., returned to Canada

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August 13 , 2024 at 10:38:18 a.m. MDT • :

Missing hiker found dead in K-Country after helicopter search

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August 9 , 2024 at 04:00:53 a.m. MDT • :

City says Calgary's most critical water main needs repairs due to 'wire snaps' — but what are they?

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August 13 , 2024 at 09:39:39 a.m. MDT • :

Anxiety, relief as Jasper residents prepare for return to wildfire-ravaged mountain town

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August 10 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

These 17 cancers are on the rise in younger generations

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