16-unit affordable housing project breaks ground in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood | Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs | 'That raised a lot of alarms': Convicted killer's DNA found at crime scene, murder trial hears
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16-unit affordable housing project breaks ground in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood; New mixed-income Calgary Housing development in Mount Pleasant

16-unit affordable housing project breaks ground in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood

June 5 , 2025 at 03:25:06 p.m. MDT • :

A new mixed-income affordable housing project broke ground in a northwest community on Thursday as the mayor highlighted Calgary's top spot in national housing starts.
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Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs; Devin Dreeshen, Alberta's minister of transportation and economic corridors, says a new agreement will make it easier for oil well drilling service rigs to spend more time in the field\.

Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs

June 5 , 2025 at 06:44:07 p.m. MDT • :

The Alberta government has entered into an agreement to cut down on the number of inspection stops for oilfield service rigs.
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'That raised a lot of alarms': Convicted killer's DNA found at crime scene, murder trial hears; Christopher Ward Dunlop is on trial for the 2023 murder of Judy Maerz\. He was previously convicted of manslaughter for killing Laura Furlan\.

'That raised a lot of alarms': Convicted killer's DNA found at crime scene, murder trial hears

June 5 , 2025 at 03:17:12 p.m. MDT • :

Drops of blood found near the body of a murdered woman came back matching the DNA of a convicted killer, a Calgary judge heard Thursday as Christopher Dunlop's trial entered its second day. 
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'I'm game': Alberta Premier Smith invites Prime Minister Carney to Oilers Game 5; Prime Minister Mark Carney cheers as the Edmonton Oilers score a goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Edmonton on Thursday, March 20, 2025\. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has invited Carney to watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton\.

'I'm game': Alberta Premier Smith invites Prime Minister Carney to Oilers Game 5

June 5 , 2025 at 06:36:26 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to watch an Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup final game.
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Carney fills out team with 39 parliamentary secretaries; Prime Minister Mark Carney announced 39 parliamentary secretaries to assist his cabinet and secretaries of state on Thursday\.

Carney fills out team with 39 parliamentary secretaries

June 5 , 2025 at 11:41:32 a.m. MDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the team that will support him and his cabinet as his minority government tries to fulfil its mandate during tumultuous economic times. 
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Alberta's power grid 'cannot possibly connect' all proposed data centres, system operator says; Alberta is seeing a large increase within the last two years in the number of artificial intelligence data centre projects proposed for the province\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 07:15:40 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta's power grid 'cannot possibly connect' all proposed data centres, system operator says

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Crews working to save homes as winds worsen fires in northeastern B.C.; Smoke in Grande Prairie, Alta\., as wildfires from B\.C\. blow towards the border\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 12:29:54 p.m. MDT • :

Crews working to save homes as winds worsen fires in northeastern B.C.

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Alberta government walks back beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support business; A corporate sign outside the Big Rock Brewery is seen in this file photo\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 11:34:42 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta government walks back beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support business

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Separatist Alberta Republican Party cries foul after byelection debate is cancelled; Cameron Davies, leader of the Republican Party of Alberta, was the only candidate who committed in time for a debate ahead of the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills byelection later this month, leading to the event's cancellation\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 08:59:06 p.m. MDT • :

Separatist Alberta Republican Party cries foul after byelection debate is cancelled

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Calgary dentist pleads guilty to fraud for billing $126K in phoney insurance claims; Calgary dentist Alena Smadych pleaded guilty to fraud, admitting to falsely billing insurance companies when she was the owner of a local dental clinic\.  

June 3 , 2025 at 02:18:04 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary dentist pleads guilty to fraud for billing $126K in phoney insurance claims

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June 2 , 2025 at 02:53:07 p.m. MDT • :

10 men facing charges after human trafficking investigation on Tsuut'ina Nation

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June 4 , 2025 at 02:42:28 p.m. MDT • :

'So shocking': Murder trial begins for man accused of killing 2nd sex worker in 14 years

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June 5 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Albertans for Carney? They're as impressed with new PM as they are with Poilievre: poll

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June 5 , 2025 at 10:26:53 a.m. MDT • :

Oilers fans find a home in Calgary bars as Edmonton takes another shot at the Cup

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June 5 , 2025 at 01:28:44 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary's white hat welcome tradition appears to be a no-go for the G7 this time around

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