Refugee who 'embraced' Canada fatally shot by stranger, judge hears as killer pleads guilty | Downtown Calgary progress report cause for optimism, but crime still an impediment | Mother of Calgary murder suspect details his hallucinations months before attack
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Refugee who 'embraced' Canada fatally shot by stranger, judge hears as killer pleads guilty; Samuel Welday Haile, 24, was a beloved member of Calgary's Eritrean community\. He arrived as a refugee in Canada in 2021\. Haile was fatally shot by a stranger in 2022, just over a year into his time in Canada\.

Refugee who 'embraced' Canada fatally shot by stranger, judge hears as killer pleads guilty

April 22 , 2025 at 06:22:41 p.m. MDT • :

A Calgary man who shot into a crowded bar, killing a refugee pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday and was handed an eight-year prison sentence.
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Downtown Calgary progress report cause for optimism, but crime still an impediment; Calgary released an update Tuesday on its progress redefining the downtown as a more stable tax base with less visible crime\.

Downtown Calgary progress report cause for optimism, but crime still an impediment

April 22 , 2025 at 03:00:29 p.m. MDT • :

A fresh report on Calgary's initiatives to stabilize a dynamic tax base downtown while clamping down on crime got some thumbs up at its release Tuesday. But a local business group says there's still lots of work to do to make it more inviting to suburbanites.
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Mother of Calgary murder suspect details his hallucinations months before attack; Michael John Adenyi, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Vanessa Ladouceur, 31\.

Mother of Calgary murder suspect details his hallucinations months before attack

April 22 , 2025 at 01:15:53 p.m. MDT • :

The mother of a murder suspect testified her son was in fear of animalistic creatures months before a young woman was stabbed to death on a downtown street.
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Canada's Linkletter eyes 1st marathon win next month in Ottawa after 'surreal' Boston performance; Canada's Rory Linkletter led a pack of 10 runners at the halfway mark of the 42\.2-kilometre Boston Marathon on Monday before being passed about 6 km later\. He finished sixth in a personal-best two hours seven minutes two seconds\.

Canada's Linkletter eyes 1st marathon win next month in Ottawa after 'surreal' Boston performance

April 22 , 2025 at 04:33:20 p.m. MDT • :

Fresh off a personal-best time and sixth-place finish in Monday's Boston Marathon, Calgary-born Rory Linkletter will be looking for his first victory in the event on May 25 in Ottawa.
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Importance of NSL comes into focus during its historic opening week; Fans watch Northern Super League soccer action between Montreal Roses FC and AFC Toronto, in Toronto on Saturday, April 19\.

Importance of NSL comes into focus during its historic opening week

April 22 , 2025 at 08:38:42 a.m. MDT • :

The past week in Canadian women's soccer has been tremendous and unprecedented. There's the love and appreciation of the beautiful game, but there's also the happiness about this league actually existing and the opportunities it creates.
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New potential measles exposure in southern Alberta including Calgary: AHS; AHS issued a public alert for potential measles exposure in various locations across southern Alberta\. Measles symptoms can include include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a blotchy, red rash\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 09:12:26 a.m. MDT • :

New potential measles exposure in southern Alberta including Calgary: AHS

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Your morning cup of coffee is about to cost even more — thanks to U.S. tariffs; U\.S\. tariffs will have a big impact on coffee-producing countries and Canadians will feel the pinch as much of the country's coffee comes from U\.S\. warehouses, experts say\. In addition, Canadian roasters who want to ship their coffee to the U\.S\. will be subject to 25 per cent import tariffs\.  

April 21 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Your morning cup of coffee is about to cost even more — thanks to U.S. tariffs

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Record 7.3 million Canadians voted during advance polls: Elections Canada; Record 7\.3M Canadians voted in advance polling\. What it all means \| Hanomansing Tonight  

April 22 , 2025 at 11:04:32 a.m. MDT • :

Record 7.3 million Canadians voted during advance polls: Elections Canada

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Jury chosen for London, Ont., sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players; Justice Maria Carroccia is presiding over the sexual assault trial for five former players with Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team\. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alexandar Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Callan Foote, left to right, are in court for the proceedings\. The jury was chosen Tuesday on the first day of selection\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Jury chosen for London, Ont., sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players

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Could Alberta's job market become a federal election issue?; Alberta's labour market is experiencing a relatively high unemployment rate and few job vacancies, despite the number of people with jobs in the province having grown\.  

April 22 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Could Alberta's job market become a federal election issue?

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April 18 , 2025 at 03:37:01 p.m. MDT • :

Conservatives say a suspicious document was made to sway prisoners against them. We looked into it

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April 22 , 2025 at 05:25:16 p.m. MDT • :

What the parties are promising Indigenous voters in the federal election

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April 21 , 2025 at 10:47:54 a.m. MDT • :

Sharon Lokedi breaks Boston Marathon course record; Canada's Rory Linkletter 6th in men's race

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April 20 , 2025 at 01:43:20 p.m. MDT • :

Retiring Conservative Calgary MP Len Webber makes good on promise to late wife

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April 19 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

I promised my American wife Canada was safe for queer couples. I'll vote to keep it that way

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