Grass fire near Symons Valley Road leads to evacuations
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Toy gun prompts lockdown at S.E. Calgary high school
A southeast Calgary high school was placed into lockdown on Tuesday after a report of a student with a weapon – which turned out to be a toy gun.
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WEATHER Calgary to hit 15 C Tuesday, winter weather warnings issued throughout parts of B.C.
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Quebec man dies snowmobiling on mountain near Revelstoke, B.C.
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Sold-out crowd donates close to 4K teddy bears, 1K toques as Hurricanes drop 3-1 decision to Blades in Lethbridge
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Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza's second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in a bloody new phase of the war.
Financial intel agency hands down $7.4M penalty to Royal Bank of Canada
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U.S. made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it
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