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• Calgary city council votes down housing affordability task force's recommendations

  In a narrow vote on Tuesday night, Calgary city council rejected all of the recommendations from its housing affordability task force.

  

• Man charged with arson in connection with Pearce Estate Park fire

  After allegedly admitting to starting a fire in Pearce Estate Park in Calgary's southeast on Monday, a man now faces a charge of arson.

  

• Survey finds high rate of workplace sexual harassment in Alberta, new online tool launched

  A new survey finds that being sexually harassed at work can be a common and challenging occurrence, prompting one non-profit organization to create a new online resource for Alberta workers.

  

• Calgary's Glenbow Museum given $12 million for revitalization efforts

  The city's Cultural Municipal Sustainability Initiative had the money set aside for two other projects but one is on hold and the other has been cancelled outright, resulting in council's decision to put the money elsewhere.

  

• Calgary monitoring river levels amid below-average mountain snowpack levels

  The City of Calgary is keeping a close eye on water levels for several reasons this spring, including hot, dry weather and below-average mountain snowpack levels.

• 2 people critically injured in crash involving semi east of Calgary

  Two people were sent to hospital after a crash on a rural highway east of Calgary on Monday.

• Diamond Valley's Eau Claire Distillery winning awards for its rye whisky

  Eau Claire Distillery came up with a blended rye whisky a year ago and it's receiving global attention after winning a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

• Charges dropped against Alberta woman accused of mailing animals

  Crown prosecutors say charges against an Alberta woman accused of mailing two puppies and a kitten have been dropped.

• Calgary Surge making all the right moves during inaugural season

  The Calgary Surge has only just started playing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League but already, the team has made a mark in the community.

• Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, gets full parole

  An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch has been granted full parole.

• 'I was really, really scared': Calgary kabab restaurant out thousands of dollars after break-and-enter

  A restaurant in Calgary's Hillhurst neighbourhood is out thousands of dollars after it was broken into over the weekend.

• Public art exhibit uses Stephen Avenue tree sculptures as a canvas

  There's a colourful new art installation along Stephen Avenue for Calgarians to enjoy.

• Caught on camera: 2 try to steal ATM from northern Alberta bank

  Mounties in the town of McLennan, Alta. are hoping members of the public can help them identify two men who tried to steal a bank machine from the local ATB Financial.

• Wildfire caused 'no significant damage' to oilfield operations, Cenovus says

  Calgary-based Cenovus Energy says it has safely restarted a portion of its production that was shut down because of the threat of wildfires in northern and central Alberta.