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- Alberta ·
Alberta proposes fines of up to $1 million for illegal dumping
Proposed Alberta legislation would sharply increase illegal-dumping penalties, including six-figure fines for individuals, million-dollar fines for companies and possible jail sentences.
News Desk - Sports ·
Flames collapse in third period as ugly start reaches 0-2.
Calgary carried a 1-0 lead into the third period in Vancouver before surrendering four unanswered goals, leaving the Flames winless after two games and outscored 10-2.
News Desk - Sports ·
Carter Sanderson’s hat trick powers the Hitmen to their best start since 2009
Lethbridge Hurricanes' Carter Sanderson recorded his first WHL hat trick as Calgary erased three separate deficits to beat Lethbridge 7-4 and improve to 4-0.
News Desk - Business ·
Calgary office recovery accelerates as downtown vacancy falls again
Calgary’s office market posted another strong quarter, with more than 500,000 square feet of positive net absorption and downtown vacancy falling 0.8 percentage points. Sublease inventory also plunged by roughly 540,000 square feet, adding evidence that the city’s long office-market recovery is gaining momentum.
News Desk - Local ·
McLean seeks pause on Calgary bike lanes as province prepares new restrictions
Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean wants Calgary to pause bike-lane projects that remove traffic lanes or on-street parking until Alberta unveils promised legislation governing municipal bike infrastructure. Supporters call it a way to avoid wasting money; critics say council should not pre-emptively surrender local transportation decisions to the province.
News Desk - Business ·
Pacific Link gets national-interest designation as Alberta’s west-coast pipeline moves closer to reality
Ottawa has designated Pacific Link a project of national interest, putting the proposed one-million-barrel-a-day Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline into a fast-tracked federal review. Governments say the project could diversify Canadian oil exports toward Asia, but major questions remain around cost, Indigenous consent, environmental protections and the final route.
News Desk - Sports ·
Stampeders seize playoff tiebreaker with huge road win in Regina
Vernon Adams Jr. threw four touchdown passes as Calgary beat Saskatchewan 37-31, moved back to .500 and strengthened its position in the West playoff race.
News Desk - Sports ·
Flames seek fast reset in Vancouver after opening-night collapse
Calgary heads to Rogers Arena looking for its first win of the season after an ugly 6-1 home-opening loss to Seattle, with several young players again expected to play significant roles.
News Desk - Politics ·
Two reports, two very different price tags for Alberta independence — because they measure different things
The Alberta Transition Council says building the machinery of an independent Alberta could cost about $5 billion, while a Calgary Chamber analysis warns separation could ultimately shrink Alberta’s economy by tens of billions of dollars a year. The gap is enormous, but much of it comes from radically different assumptions about what counts as a “cost” of independence.
News Desk - Sports ·
Stampeders take suddenly explosive offence into season-defining Regina trip
Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 422 yards as three Calgary receivers topped 100, giving the Stampeders momentum heading into a critical Friday meeting with Saskatchewan.
News Desk - Alberta ·
Second UCP riding joins push for Smith leadership review as grassroots challenge grows
A second United Conservative Party constituency association has voted to seek a leadership review of Premier Danielle Smith, according to independence advocate Jeffrey Rath. The campaign now stands at 2 of the 22 riding associations required to force a special general meeting, as frustration with Smith’s pro-Canada position continues to animate part of the UCP grassroots.
News Desk - Politics ·
The case for Bill C-39: faster projects, stronger trade corridors and fewer labour disruptions
Supporters of Bill C-39 say the legislation could make Canada substantially easier to build in by cutting federal project reviews to one year, reducing duplicated approvals and strengthening trade infrastructure. Alberta business groups argue the reforms could help attract investment, get energy and infrastructure projects moving faster and make Canada more competitive internationally.
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