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Open forum: Pulling together in Calgary – How you can help
Join the discussion on how Calgarians are reaching out during a time of crisis. It’s a place where you can offer help, seek assistance and share your stories about how one of our worst flooding...
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Calgary's tallest building is now the subject of a new book. Here's an excerpt
The building towers over downtown Calgary, with its gaze extending towards the Rocky Mountains to the west and far over the prairies to the east — making a statement about the vast territory its...
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City creates new public art on most unlikely place — a sewer station
They say one man’s waste is another man’s art and the city is taking that to heart. Instead of quietly flushing away, the city is putting the spotlight on a new wastewater station in the northeast....
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Consider the catchphrases for Calgary during a century of slogans
We’ve been industrial, we’ve been progressive. We’ve even been the home of fat steers. Now we’re going to be energetic. But when all is said and done, nothing can compare to being phenomenal. That was...
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Okotoks aims to capitalize on ridiculed ad
The object of a social media smack down last week, the Town of Okotoks is working with an internationally renowned branding expert on its tagline. Ads bearing the line “There are a number of things to...
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Parent groups question who's responsible for school delays
Parents and education advocates reacted with dismay to news Tuesday that school construction in the province is behind schedule. “If there are major delays, you have to look at the project managers and...
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The Band Perry headlines local WE Day party
Grammy-winning country group The Band Perry headlines a music-heavy lineup at this year’s inspirational WE Day event. The Alabama siblings with three No. 1 hit songs know a thing or two about creating...
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Uber fast facts
What is Uber? Uber is a variety of transportation services including uberX for ride-sharing, uberTAXI and uberBLACK, a high-end luxury sedan service. How does uberX work? Customers sign up for the...
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$64M lotto fever: The biggest lottery winners in Alberta history
With a record-breaking $64-million prize up for grabs on Saturday, lotto fever has hit Calgary. Lineups started early Friday morning and sales have been brisk at 6/49 kiosks across the city. Statistics...
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Bond meets his biggest fan — a Calgary boy
Walker. Britton Walker. His hero might well be 007 but Britton’s number is more like 008 — as in eight years old. The Calgary boy is flying high today, both literally and figuratively, as he travels...
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Famous war photo immortalizes Calgary Highlander
One of the most famous Canadian images of the Second World War could easily be mistaken for a Hollywood promo photo. But instead of Clark Gable, the sombre soldier decked out in specialized sniper gear...
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Families ensure veterans' sacrifices aren't forgotten
As the years tick on, remembering the sacrifices and exploits of Canada’s world war soldiers falls to sons and daughters and grandchildren. More than one million Canadians served during the Second...
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Apply to be a beneficiary of the 2016 Calgary Herald Christmas Fund
In 1991, Calgary Herald employees began the Christmas Fund as a result of the grave issues they saw within the community. The purpose of the Christmas Fund is to raise awareness around critical social...
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Calgary Herald Christmas Fund By the Numbers
25 number of years the Calgary Herald Christmas Fund has operated $22.9 million the amount the fund has raised since its start 82 number of community agencies which have benefited 7 number of Olympians...
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Past Christmas Fund guest columnists
Calgary Herald articles detailing the pain and hardship experienced by clients of Christmas Fund recipient agencies touch many, including community leaders who give their time to write guest columns...
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The story of the Calgary Herald Christmas Fund
Christmas Fund — About Us The Calgary Herald Christmas Fund was created in 1991 by Calgary Herald employees to provide Herald readers with the opportunity to respond to the needs of the city’s social...
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Christmas Fund agencies through the years
Each year, a Calgary Herald committee would select a number of agencies to receive funds from that year’s campaign. Since its inception in 1991, these are the organizations which have benefited from...
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Calgary Herald Christmas Fund celebrates 25 years of public generosity
It was a tumultuous year. There was the blockbuster hockey trade Flames fans still moan about today; the contentious debate that erupted when then Mayor Al Duerr proclaimed the first Gay Pride Parade;...
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Donors to the 2015 Christmas Fund
Donations made between Nov. 17-26, 2015 Anonymous 152 donors for the amount of $29,733 Name & Amount Jeffrey & Lynn Mayall $200 Jim & Betty Baker $700 Jeff & Krista Belford $500 Pat...
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What you need to know about Alberta's proposed farm safety bill
With protests and anger emanating from Alberta’s rural regions, the NDP government is amending legislation aimed at making farms safer. Much of the anger over Bill 6 is the belief it means children or...
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