One-time aide to Ralph Klein confirms former Alberta premier has dementia
CALGARY – A former aide to Ralph Klein says the colourful and often outspoken former premier of Alberta is suffering from dementia. The confirmation comes from Rod Love, who is a longtime friend of the former leader of Alberta’s Conservatives.
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Paramount Resources to buy ProspEx Resources for 5 million in cash, debt
CALGARY – Paramount Resources Ltd. (TSX:POU) has reached an agreement to buy the rest of ProspEx Resources Ltd. (TSX:PSX). Paramount is offering $ 2.40 cash for ProspEx shares it doesn’t already own valuing ProspEx at $ 145.3 million. Paramount is offering the alternative of up to two million shares.
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Paramount Resources to buy ProspEx Resources for 5 million in cash, debt
CALGARY – Paramount Resources Ltd. (TSX:POU) has reached an agreement to buy the rest of ProspEx Resources Ltd. (TSX:PSX). Paramount is offering $ 2.40 cash for ProspEx shares it doesn’t already own valuing ProspEx at $ 145.3 million. Paramount is offering the alternative of up to two million shares.
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As’ad AbuKhalil Calgary Talk (?)


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The Talk mp3 (?)
January 19, 2006
Calgary, Canada

As’ad AbuKhalil’s (The Angry Arab News Service) talks about Israel’s war in Lebanon and the western media coverage of it.

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Female firefighter moves up the ladder
CALGARY – Eighteen years after joining up with the Calgary’s blaze battlers, Mona Kronberg’s breaking its glass ceiling with a fire axe. This week, Kronberg will become the first woman field officer with the Calgary Fire Department when she’s officially promoted to lieutenant.
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Cenovus teams up with Alberta Children’s Hospital to fight childhood cancer
CALGARY, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX, NYSE: CVE) is proud to announce that the company has committed $ 1.3 million to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation to help experts at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in the fight against childhood cancer. Cenovus’s gift is specifically directed to support the pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program. “With support from …
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Changes recommended to education
A new report by The United Way of Calgary suggests raising the legal drop out age from 16 to 17 years old. The high school completion rate in Alberta is just over 71 per cent which is  one of the worst in Canada. The report is also urging the province to extend the age cap for publicly funded high school to 24 year olds. Kathy Faber with the Calgary Board of Education says finances often get i…
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Texting to avoid tickets
Calgary drivers will soon be able to receive real-time text messages advising of police radar and check-stop locations.That’s because a Saskatchewan-based operation is expanding west in hopes of drawing more users.Regina resident Doug Machan created the service, called Uautoknow Traffic Alerts, after he and some buddies began texting each other when they spotted police.”It just started as a …
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Province wants MD back in CRP
The provincial government hopes to sign off on the Calgary Metropolitan Plan by the end of the year and it wants rural municipalities around the city brought back in the fold by then.
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Life Sciences Institute Inc. Announces Receipt of Licence Approvals for Four Drilling Locations in the Williston Basin …
CALGARY, ALBERTA– – Life Sciences Institute Inc. is pleased to report that the Company has received well license approvals for four prospective well locations determined from its previously completed exploration program in the south central region of Southern Saskatchewan’s Williston Basin.
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Dr. Fritz Lorscheider and Dr. Naweed Syed of the University of Calgary demonstrate how neurons are destroyed by mercury. Specifically, they show how mercury ions bond with micro tubulin structures, blocking and destroying the proper protective tubulin sheath around neuronal axons.

C&C Energia Ltd. Announces Filing of Its 2010 Reserve Disclosure and the Appointment of Two New Directors
CALGARY, ALBERTA– – C&C Energia Ltd. announces that today it has filed its Annual Information Form, which includes C&C’s statement of reserves data and other oil and gas information for the year ended December 31, 2010 as mandated by National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
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New West Energy Services Inc. Announces Its Third Quarter Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – March 31, 2011) – Mr. Gerry E. Kerkhoff, President and Chief Executive Officer of New West Energy Services Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NWE) (the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce the results for the three and nine month period ended January 31, 2011.
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Surging Ducks beat ice-cold Flames
The Calgary Flames can complain about a lengthy video review that went against them.
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Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Group


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April 1, 2005: A group photo at the end of Fossil Fools Day in Calgary. (Part of the Jumpstart Ford Campaign.

This event was organized by the Calgary Culturejammers, who are also the Calgary Adbusters Meetup.

Flames rally to beat Oilers in shootout
There’s still a flicker of hope in the Calgary Flames’ playoff aspirations. Alex Tanguay scored in the first round of a shootout to give the Flames a 5-4 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Calgary, down 4-1 early in the third period, is ninth in the Western Conference, a point behind eighth-place Chicago for the final playoff spot.
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‘Jackass’ star Steve-O arrested for assault
Welcome to Canada, eh! Jackass star Steve-O was arrested for assault at the Calgary International Airport on Sunday.
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Vehicle-pedestrian accidents up in Calgary
The number of pedestrians hit by cars in Calgary is on the rise, with nearly 50 more collisions last year than in the previous year.
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Calgary Skyline


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View from Scottsman’s Hill

Latin America pressed on rising inflation
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned Latin America on Saturday that economies across the region are overheating, and Canada urged policymakers not to underestimate the risks from rising inflation.
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2007 Calgary International Film Festival posters


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NHL Game Summary – Calgary at San Jose
San Jose, CA (Sports Network) – Patrick Marleau and Torrey Mitchell each scored twice as San Jose downed Calgary, 6-3, at HP Pavilion.
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