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23 hrs ago | Calgary Herald

Calgary woman devastated by loss of husband in garage fire

Police investigate at the scene of a fatal garage fire that killed two in Calgary, Alberta on November 20,2009. Photograph by: Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald CALGARY- The wife of a man who died in a garage fire in northeast Calgary Friday night says she is shattered by the death of her husband, who was a oeeverythinga to her.

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Related Topix: Canada, Fire, Home Listing, Home

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Star Phoenix

The Inside-Outsider's Guide To Calgary for Grey Cup Week visitors

Greg Albrecht, president of this year's Grey Cup Festival, flips a football in the north end zone McMahon Stadium Thursday.

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Related Topix: Canada, Dining, Travel

National Post

Police find detonated bombs in Calgary parking lot

A resident of a Calgary apartment complex risked serious injury - and possibly death - Saturday morning when he picked up and tossed away two explosives that had been placed outside his suite only moments before they blew up.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Slam Sports

Calgary pair die in garage fire

The arson unit is investigating after two people were killed in a garage fire in Marlborough last night.

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Related Topix: Fire, Canada, Winter Sports, Curling

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Jewish News Weekly

Jewish facilities vandalized in Calgary

A series of anti-Semitic attacks has rocked the Jewish community in Calgary, Alberta.

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Calgary Herald

Retail giants slash prices in Calgary

With warning signs of cautious consumer spending this Christmas season, retail giants Wal-Mart and Sears moved Thursday to entice people to stores by announcing they were slashing prices -- some to levels seen only on Boxing Day.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Canada Travel

Calgary Sun

Arkells heading to Calgary for performance tomorrow

It's been a year of changes for Canadian rockers Arkells. Since releasing their debut full-length album Jackson Square last autumn, the Hamilton quintet has gone from playing sporadic hometown shows to touring coast-to-coast, sharing the stage with such acts as Matt Mays, Pearl Jam and the Black Crowes.

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Related Topix: Canada, Billboard Music Awards, Music!, Hugo Chavez, Opinion, Entertainment

Calgary Herald

Calgary nursing home rapist faces deportation

A man convicted of raping a helpless 91-year-old woman in her nursing home bed is on the verge of being deported.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Calgary Herald

Calgary flim studio plan ignites buzz

I ndustry insiders hope a new film studio planned for Calgary will unleash a gusher of new projects -- including television series and feature films--that will energize the province's struggling market.

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Related Topix: Canada, Heartland, Entertainment, Drama, Television

WHERE.ca

Christmas in Calgary

Complete this entry form and you could win tickets to: a Christmas all through the House at Lougheed House a Handel's Messiah , performed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra a The Art Market at the Telus Convention Centre Winner will be drawn on November 15, 2009.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Calgary Herald

Calgary-Tokyo flights to begin in 2010

A decade-long effort to land direct flights connecting Calgary to Asia is over, as Air Canada will start flying between YYC and Tokyo non-stop on March 27, 2010.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

WHERE.ca

Discover Calgary's International Avenue

A public mural on International Avenue by Martinho Correia. Photographer: Ryan Krochko.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Food, Dining, Travel

Calgary Herald

Calgary's West Village vision a long way off

The drawings show condos that will be home to 12,000 residents, five kilometres of park running along the river, a section of Bow Trail moved south and a bridge spanning two roads and connecting the LRT station to a community centre.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Calgary Herald

Mexicana to increase service to Calgary

Nearly a year-and-a-half after launching service from Mexico City to Alberta, Mexicana Airlines said ita s dropping service to Edmonton but adding an extra flight to Calgary beginning in January.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Mexico

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Calgary Herald

Calgary man charged with robbing pharmacies for OxyContin

A Calgary man faces robbery charges after police spotted him walking near one of the pharmacies he allegedly held up in order to get OxyContin.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Naplesnews.com Stories

2-year-old boy from Calgary dies after reported drowning on Marco Island

A 2-year-old boy from Calgary, Canada has died after a reported drowning in Marco Island, according to the Marco Island Police Department.

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Related Topix: Marco Island, FL, Canada, Collier County, FL

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Madison Publishing

Bidding process for new portrait gallery mired in gaffes

Pedestrians walk past the former US embassy on Wellington Street as it is framed by the iron fence of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Friday November 13, 2009.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Stephen Harper, 9,

Edmonton Journal

Ponzi frauds a growth industry in tough times

Rolex watches are displayed during a preview of a U.S. marshalls auction of personal property seized from Bernard Madoff.

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Related Topix: Bernie Madoff, Canada,

Sat Nov 14, 2009

680News

'Flashpoint' takes top honours at 2009 Gemini Awards celebrating top Canadian TV

The slick cop drama "Flashpoint" was the big winner at Saturday's Gemini Awards as it snagged three of the night's top honours in Canadian television, including best drama.

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Related Topix: Flashpoint, Entertainment, Television, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Rick Mercer, Canada, Comedy, Corner Gas

Calgary Herald

Calgary police officer shot man in head; park notorious for drug activities

Police who shot a man in the head in a northeast parking lot may have been investigating drug activity.

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