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  WEATHER | Calgary hits the 20s Thursday falls over the weekend to the low teens

  A great Thursday night, weather-wise, to cheer on the Flames.

  

• Stampede Bell Grandstand Show to feature Dean Brody, trick roping, fireworks

  The Calgary Stampede has unveiled its plans for this year's grandstand show including a Canadian country music story and a tip of the Stetson to Calgary concert venues.

  

• Calgary retains commercial real estate team to revive new arena

  The City of Calgary has recruited three people from the commercial real-estate sector in an effort to get a new event centre to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome.

  

• Texas shooting aftermath: Attention turns to Calgary school safety, youth mental health support

  After a massacre at a Texas elementary school, some are looking into safety protections against gun violence in Calgary's school system while mental health experts are offering advice for difficult conversations about mass shootings.

  

• AltaGas selling Alaskan utilities business to TriSummit Utilities for $1.025B

  AltaGas Ltd. says it has signed a deal to sell its Alaskan utilities business to TriSummit Utilities Inc. for $1.025 billion.

• Whitecaps down Cavalry FC in penalty kicks in Canadian Championship quarterfinal

  The Vancouver Whitecaps answered a late wakeup call and stopped history from repeating itself Wednesday night.

• Calgary property taxes are in the mail, due by June 30

  Those who haven't received their bill by the first week of June are asked to contact 311.

• Calgary police union tells officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches

  The union representing Calgary Police Service members has directed front-line officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches from their uniforms, its president confirmed Wednesday.

• 'It's up to us': Flames look to avoid elimination against Oilers on Thursday night

  Milan Lucic is a veteran of 135 Stanley Cup playoff games and has seen it all through the years. He's been up three games to none in a series and lost. He's also been up three games to one and had to play a seventh game.

• Calgary mayor condemns gun violence, radical partisanship post-Texas school shooting tragedy

  The mayor of Calgary says the increase in local gun violence and hate-based crimes needs to be addressed and it's past time the public demand better of its elected officials.

• 'Still can't believe it': 1st period proposal makes Game 4 victory that much sweeter for Oilers fan

  Even though they cheer for opposite teams, a proposal by a Flames fan at Game 4 of the Battle of Alberta received a resounding "yes" from the Oilers-loving bride to be.

• University of Calgary students turning vintage car into electric vehicle

  Ratik Kapoor is a University of Calgary student who wants to create a world-wide electric vehicle culture.

• Calgary Flames RED Lot party returns for Game 5 on Thursday

  The Calgary Flames RED Lot Community Viewing Party is returning for Game 5 on Thursday at Stampede Park.

• Calgary Police Service to examine Alberta Police Misconduct Database

  The Calgary Police Service will review the content of an online database detailing hundreds of examples of confirmed police misconduct in Alberta over the last three decades.