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BREAKING: Alberta will be requiring schools to notify and gather parental consent if their child changes their names and pronouns in school.
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Calgary Police Service said they received a call at around 8:40 p.m. of people gathering outside the hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying.
“This was not a protest. This was an occupation and a convoy bent on hurting working people, taking away people’s ability to work and harassing residents of a city that had to be shut down,” Singh said.
“Those people at those anti-mask protests, let’s not kid ourselves. They’re not people who [are protesting because they] need to eat. They are people who are marching in thinly veiled white nationalist supremacist anti-government protests,” Nenshi said.
On Saturday's episode of "Your Province, Your Premier", Smith said, "There isn't anything wrong with parents wanting to protect their children as long as possible from issues regarding sexuality."
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying the province intends to opt out of the federal dental care plan by 2026.
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A group representing 14 Alberta LGBTQ groups, including Calgary Pride, has officially banned Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP from 2024 Pride events.
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Residents of Westlock, Alta., have voted in favour of prohibiting non-governmental flags from being flown on municipal flagpoles and painting town crosswalks in any other way than a traditional white-striped pattern.
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BREAKING: Danielle Smith beat out the six other candidates in the first round of voting to become the new leader of the UCP — and will be the next premier of Alberta.
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Justin Giesbrecht captured this footage of a large grizzly bear and her cubs near Edson, Alta. Giesbrecht believes the bear was nearly seven feet tall.
The Alberta government is considering new legislation to prevent the federal government from going directly to municipalities and providing funding for projects such as housing and transit.
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An anti-trans response, apparently from Valbella Gourmet Foods, to a sponsorship request is prompting some Alberta businesses to sever ties with the deli and butcher in Canmore.
Warning : This story contains transphobic remarks.
New data suggests the Alberta NDP has not experienced any boost in support after former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi was named leader in a landslide victory.
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“I mean, if children are infected, they’re transmissible and they’re transmissible to teachers just the same as they are to anyone else," Dr. Chris Mody told Global News.
We have deleted a tweet after learning that a mountain which Premier Kenney said was named after Queen Elizabeth II was in fact named after Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.
“The day that (chief medical officer of health) Dr. (Deena) Hinshaw announced that there would be no more testing or tracing or isolation, we lost five major conventions from Calgary that day.”
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A group of people gathered to spread some cheer at the South Health Campus hospital, dressing up in costumes and donating gift cards to intensive care and emergency staff as a way of saying thank you.
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There won’t be a provincial mask mandate this holiday season, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday, instead leaving it to the choice of individuals.
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Longtime anchor Linda Olsen, a titan when it comes to TV news in Alberta's largest city, announced Monday she is retiring from her role at Global Calgary. Her last day anchoring will be on Monday, Aug. 19.
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Notley’s husband is a communications official for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and sits on the governing board of Notley’s NDP. Now, Smith says she wants to know if it’s legal for CUPE to spend money on attack ads against the UCP.
“I don’t want children to grow up in a city that prioritizes subsidies for NHL Team owners, but ignores those who can’t afford a place to live or a way to get around our city.”
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'(We) urge you in the strongest possible terms to call on the federal government to immediately deploy the military': Alberta health-worker unions call on Kenney to request help for COVID-19 crisis
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Former Calgary city councillor Druh Farrell is returning to political life and will seek the nomination to run for Alberta’s NDP in the Calgary-Bow riding.
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Premier Danielle Smith says her government’s plan to restructure health care includes removing AHS as the operator of some hospitals and turn facilities over to Covenant Health.
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Alberta is banning photo radar on Stoney Trail in Calgary and Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton, saying the ring roads are being used for making money — not traffic safety.
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A member of Parliament says he’s calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede. Liberal member George Chahal, who represents Calgary Skyview, says the Stampede has lost people’s trust.
Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy was visibly upset when commenting on assistant general manager Chris Snow, who experienced a serious medical incident and is not expected to recover.
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Calgary’s mayor says it’s the “height of insanity” that Alberta is moving ahead with removing almost all of its remaining COVID-19 public health orders.
We've missed her in studio and know many of you have as well! So we checked in with
@global_leslie
to get an update on her cancer diagnosis and road to recovery. Watch the full video:
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The sign on the door at Without Papers Pizza in Inglewood clearly states: “We are not in compliance with the City of Calgary bylaw 65M2021” — the city’s vaccine passport bylaw.
'As a born and raised Albertan, I love this province [and] I will not have my values mistakenly described by extremist MPs in the Conservative party': Rachel Notley offers fiery response to Buffalo Declaration
The United Conservative Party is accusing three labour unions of promoting the Alberta NDP without disclosing donors, violating the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.
“If Albertans see widespread school closures because of the rapid spread of omicron, if thousands of students are sent home again because of this government’s refusal to step up, then the minister must step down,” Phillips said.
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“You are flying with a man beside you who is your roommate probably and all of a sudden, one man will explode and he would disappear. You go back and you pack up his gear and send it home.”
Drivers who took part in a convoy made up of about 600 vehicles in Grande Prairie on Sunday showed their support for oil pipelines and Alberta's energy sector
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chance to become headquarters for Canadian digital company, the CEO of Calgary Economic Development told a business forum at Lake Louise
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WATCH: Remember Rambo? The St. Bernard mix that the
@CalgaryHumane
brought on Global News Morning Calgary on Tuesday? Well
@JordanWitzel
has adopted him!
Lil Nas X is performing in Calgary at the Cowboys Music Festival on Friday, July 12 in what organizers say is his "first performance ever in Canada." 🤠
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#BREAKING
: B.C. has enacted a fire zone travel ban as evacuations soar to 35,000 people. The order restricts non-essential travellers and tourists from booking motels, hotels and campgrounds in Kelowna, Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton and Vernon.
BREAKING: Global News is projecting the United Conservative Party will form the next Alberta government and Danielle Smith will keep her job as premier.
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The three-day Calgary Stampede powwow featured drummers and dancers from across North America competing for $175,000 in total prize money.
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More than 40 groups across Alberta demanded the province to halt the proposed parental rights policy in a joint statement issued on Saturday, saying the policy will disproportionately harm the transgender community.
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An attempt to oust Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is officially underway. As Adam MacVicar reports, the City of Calgary has confirmed a recall petition has been filed.
“You can’t be putting the responsibility for basic measures to protect people with disabilities and chronic disease on them when a very minor... accommodation can be just kept in place.”
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: The Federal Court has ruled the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act during the trucker convoy that descended on Ottawa in 2022 violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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The former Global Calgary TV anchor and radio host is opening up about his own family’s heartbreaking loss. Eight months ago, Gord and his wife Kandi lost their son Liam, just two weeks shy of his 26th birthday.
Right-wing news commentator Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News in April, is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith when he's set to speak here in Calgary. Click on the photo to learn more.
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Our friend and colleague Leslie Horton is stepping away temporarily to look after her health. We’re all wishing her a speedy recovery. Please read her words below.
So.... sometimes the road ahead is not smooth sailing! I'll be stepping back from 3:45 am wakeup calls for a while to take on a battle with cancer. Let this new journey begin.... 🌻
"It was exhilarating. I mean, all the people that came out to support and the environment and everyone that came out and played, it was just amazing. The music was going, the fans were loud, it was just like playing Humboldt again."
“I’ve toured the world, but today I’m touring the highway between Canmore and Banff.” Drivers stranded on Highway 1 got a surprise serenade on Tuesday.
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Emergency physician Dr. Joe Vipond's calculations show Alberta’s case numbers are doubling roughly every 11 days.
If that trend continues, he said, we could see 1.2K new daily cases in early September — climbing to 2.4K by the middle of the month.
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Ryan Straschnitzki has been in rehab since the Humboldt bus crash, pursuing his dream of someday winning a gold medal for Canada, and will play sledge hockey at a Calgary event this Saturday - details here: