Calgary Herald
AN IMPRESSIVE ASCENT
Karine Dazé has gone from attending snowboarder training camps in the city as a teen to gliding toward becoming the first Canadian woman to coach half-pipe snowboarding at the Olympics. “I'm definitely gonna sneak in a run in the half-pipe,” she says.
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WINTER'S WARNING
A grey, wintry sky frames people walking in North Glenmore Park on Thursday. A return to colder temperatures and flurries is in the forecast with highs of -13 C on Friday and -10 C on Saturday before the sun returns Sunday with a high of -5.
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RECORD-BREAKING HOUSING STARTS SET TO `TAPER OFF'
The economists at ATB Financial have an interesting take when it comes to understanding the mercurial state of new home construction in Alberta. They are turning an often-quoted line from the '80s film Field of Dreams — “if you build it, he will come”...
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Infrastructure a rising risk for city
Eleven per cent of the City of Calgary's infrastructure is in “poor” or “very poor” condition, contributing to the city's elevated corporate risk profile, says a report coming to council's audit committee this week. The 2025 year-end corporate risk...
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MILESTONE DESTINATION
Brazilian dancers perform at the announcement of Westjet's 100th non-stop flight destination from Calgary on Monday. Flights to Sao Paulo, set to begin in the fall, will be the only non-stop option between all of Western Canada and South America.
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XI WELCOMES STEADY STREAM OF LEADERS SHAKEN BY TRUMP'S NEW WORLD ORDER
Donald Trump's tariff war occupied U.S. allies for much of last year. Now, Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcoming a procession of leaders looking to mend fences with the world's other major economy. South Korea's Lee Jae Myung kicked off the trend...
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REVISED SEATING PLAN
Westjet is reversing changes to seat spacing on 21 planes after a viral video highlighted the cramped conditions. The airline anticipated risks in the rollout, but opted to move ahead, CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says. “You sometimes have to try things...
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SUN'S OUT, CLUBS OUT
The Golf Fanatics driving range was packed on Wednesday as golfers took advantage of the sunny skies and balmy temperatures that by midday had already soared past a Jan 14 record for warmth.
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SHOOTING FOR THE STARS
Chris Dinsdale, left, CEO of the Calgary Airport Authority, and Harish Consul, CEO at Ocgrow Ventures, launch the aerospace innovation hub at Calgary airport Tuesday. There are hopes the hub will help Ottawa bolster Canada's national defence.
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SPOTTING A FLOOR CROSSER
When MP Michael Ma announced in early December that he was switching parties, pundits' views on the floor crossing were all over the place. The only consistency expressed in the media reports was that nobody, including those within his Conservative...
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A WELCOME REUNION
Josh Thompson, left, and sister Deanna Thompson welcomed their mother's ashes home on Friday after they were anonymously dropped off at a Calgary funeral home. The box containing the ashes had been stolen during a break-in at Josh's home earlier this...
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City faces `hard lessons' on water
Mayor Jeromy Farkas has called a special council meeting for Wednesday afternoon to discuss the findings of an independent report into the 2024 Bearspaw South feeder main failure and the city's response to the crisis. The report, which the previous...
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FROSTY START TO JANUARY
A Calgarian enjoys a morning walk among hoarfrost-coated trees in Bridgeland on Monday. A high of 1 C with a mix of sun and cloud is expected for Tuesday, with flurries in the forecast for Wednesday before the sun returns on Thursday.
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WILL TOP U.S. COURT END THE TARIFF TURMOIL?
'Tis the season for renaming — everything from a cultural hub dedicated to a beloved slain president to new destroyers to 2025 itself. No, U.S. President Donald Trump hasn't labelled the year with his name, but his trade representative, in a new op-ed,...
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`THAT IS A FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT'
Premier Danielle Smith called Calgary's latest water main break “unacceptable,” while signalling her government may seek greater oversight of the city's water utilities if the province provides additional funding for municipal infrastructure. Her...
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Scotia Place stepping `into a whole new era'
Construction on Calgary's new arena is nearing its halfway point, and as the building takes shape, the teams involved with planning and construction are buzzing with excitement. “Every time I go, there's something you see in the way of progress,” said...
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Calgarians fuel up as gas prices dip
Calgarians flocked to the pumps to take advantage of gas prices that have fallen below $1, as an analyst said consumers should enjoy the relief while it lasts. At the Petro-canada along Sun Valley Boulevard on Monday, lines of cars waited to fill up...
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DID TRUMP SAVE CANADA FROM BAD POLICY?
Prime Minister Mark Carney rescinded Canada's digital services tax (DST), a threeper-cent levy on digital services revenue from large domestic and foreign businesses, in June after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to halt trade talks if the tax...
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CELEBRATE THE BEST OF 2025
It's been a dicey year for television. CBS owner Paramount settled a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, and even late-night comedy seemed at risk with the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show and the suspension of Jimmy...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
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It's boom time for Alberta potatoes
Michel Camps has been growing potatoes on his family farm for over two decades, but he still isn't sick of eating his favourite spud-specialty: french fries. “We eat potatoes probably five times a week,” Camps said. “My kids love it.” Work on Camps's...
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BOOM & GLOOM
In one southwestern Ontario city, forever linked by history to all things jumbo, one of the world's largest automakers is building Canada's biggest factory — a $7-billion colossus expected to employ about 3,000 people. Only 50 kilometres away, in...
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HELP FOR THE HUNGRY
Community Kitchen Program Calgary employees and volunteers assisted in feeding tens of thousands of hungry people last year. The organization is one of the 75-plus agencies highlighted by Postmedia Calgary's 2025 Christmas Fund, through which we are...
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`FRIVOLOUS APPLICATIONS'
Alberta has increased the fee to submit a citizen-led initiative to $25,000 from $500. The changes to the Citizen Initiative Act via regulation were approved on Wednesday. The amendments would make key changes that apply financial, contribution and...
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SNOWY SALUTATIONS
Calgarians walking downtown on Wednesday faced blizzard conditions as a storm that caused multiple vehicle collisions and road closures in the city, and suspended flights at YYC, brought strong winds and snow to southern Alberta.
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Man left seriously injured after being shot by police
A man was shot and seriously injured by a police officer late Tuesday morning at the Dalhousie LRT station, according to Calgary police. An EMS spokesperson said one person was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition. Police Chief...
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LIGHTING THE SEASON
Six-month-old Leeba Levin gets ready to celebrate her first Hanukkah as mom Brochie places candles for the menorah lighting at city hall on Monday. For the full story on the event, please go to calgaryherald.com or pick up Wednesday's Herald.
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HOW KUSHNER BECAME TRUMP'S INDISPENSABLE SECOND PEACE ENVOY
As soon as he finished negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza in early October, Jared Kushner said he was returning to his family and day job in Miami, where he heads a multibillion-dollar private equity firm. His involvement in high-stakes peacemaking was...
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SUPPORTING OUR CITY
Thousands of our fellow residents work or volunteer to help the vulnerable members of our community every day, such as these folks from the Distress Centre Calgary. This giving season, help us assist many through the Calgary Christmas Fund.
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DOGGONE, IT'S COLD!
Azar Eftekhari does her best to stay warm while walking her dog Artin on Thursday. A cold snap forced temperatures to -20 C by midday Thursday, with the chill expected to last until Saturday when the weather will temporarily warm up.
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FROSTY DAY FOR FLYING
Canada geese fly low over the lagoon ice at Prince's Island in downtown Calgary as a skater enjoys the lunch hour sun on Wednesday. Frigid temperatures and snow are in the forecast through Saturday.
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IMPROVING THE FLOW
Domestic travellers flying out of the Calgary International Airport will notice major changes to the security screening process this week, as officials open a new centralized hub designed to speed up screening times and reduce congestion during peak...
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GOODWILL IN THE BAG
Calgary Food Bank president and CEO Melissa From helps Mayor Jeromy Farkas during the Councillor's Challenge event on Monday, which kicked off the 37th annual Mayor's Food Drive. Council teams competed to see who could bag the most potatoes as part of...
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ONTARIO CITY A CENTRAL SPOT IN FENTANYL FIGHT
In an underworld of criminals, guns and deadly fentanyl, Windsor, Ont., is a national nexus. Windsor's place in the country's booming fentanyl trade was recently highlighted with a record-shattering 46-kilogram drug bust. The $6.5-million fentanyl...
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HOPE THROUGH HOMES
Calgary Drop-in Centre president and CEO Sandra Clarkson, here with a client, says that while the organization has reduced chronic stays, about 600 people still seek shelter at the facility each night. The need among the city's unhoused is real, says...
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THE SEASON FOR SAFETY
Calgary police Sgt. Brad Norman displays an Alco-sensor FST breathalyzer device on Thursday. Officers are cracking down on drivers who get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol as the holiday season gets underway.
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DANCING WITH JOY
Alicia Morrison, Meg Ohsada and Kathy M. Austin perform an interpretive dance during an event at the National accessarts Centre on Wednesday. The NAAC, which supports nearly 400 artists with developmental or physical disabilities, is grateful for a...
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A BEAR-Y GOOD CAUSE
Hitmen fan Shannon Crystal Fox and husband Brian Adare have collected hundreds of stuffed animals ahead of the WHL team's annual Teddy Bear Toss on Sunday. “I just want to make sure every kid gets one,” Fox said.
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COUNCIL'S `BALANCING ACT'
Calgary city council voted Monday to reallocate the first $50 million of the municipality's annual investment income toward public safety projects — an idea that would shave two per cent off next year's proposed 3.6 per cent overall tax...
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WHY CHINESE EVS KEEP HAUNTING LIBERAL PRIME MINISTERS
Mark Carney has inherited Justin Trudeau's nightmare. In his decade as prime minister, one of the policy decisions that haunted Trudeau was the unavoidable question about whether to allow Chinese electric vehicles (EVS) into the Canadian market. It...
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CONVENTION CHALLENGES
Every United Conservative Party annual convention is odd in its own way, but this one is truly special. Premier Danielle Smith faces pressure from both separatists and MLA recalls at the gathering in Edmonton this weekend. The separatists have been...
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`WE'RE ALL TSUUT'INA'
New Tsuut'ina Nation Head Chief Ellery Starlight said he hopes the community holds leadership accountable as he was sworn in Wednesday. “I'm not your boss, you're my boss,” he said. “And once I lose sight of that, then I think you'll lose sight of me.”
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`WE GET TO GIVE BACK'
Every day when he gets to work, the construction site a stone's throw from his office is a tonic for Robert Hayes. Over the past few weeks, physical progress on the Scotia Place events centre has become more apparent, as it began rising above the...
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SNOW DAY DELAYS
A Calgary Transit bus was unable to make it up Cemetery Hill on Macleod Trail in the wintry weather on Monday, causing traffic problems in the first serious snowfall of the season. Flights were also delayed and collisions reported.
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IS YOUR DOCTOR GETTING PAYMENTS FROM A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY?
In Canada, when a doctor hands you a prescription, you trust that what's been recommended is the best drug for your health. What you can't know is whether your physician has benefited financially from a relationship with the company that made the drug...
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Bridgeland seniors home honours city's oldest living WWII veteran
As thousands of Calgarians gathered for Remembrance Day ceremonies across the city on Tuesday, residents at a Bridgeland seniors home paused to honour one of their own. Bill Wright, 106, is believed to be Calgary's oldest living Second World War...
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`EVERYONE IS AGREED THAT IT'S AWFUL'
SASKATOON You're a Canadian farm kid, sitting in a European trench in 1915. A man you've never met is dying across a stretch of open land, 100 yards away, as you pen a letter home. Death is everywhere. You've shot moving bodies, you've huddled against...
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A WELCOME EMBRACE
Evian Lien, 11, shows her deep appreciation with a hug for Second World War veteran George Morasch, 102, who spoke Friday at Rideau Park School about his harrowing trip across the Atlantic in 1943 as a Calgary Highlander and combat in Normandy in '44.
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FIRE K9'S NOSE KNOWS
Titus is the Calgary Fire Department's newest crew member, helping sniff out residue from flammable substances such as gasoline, diesel, butane, paint thinner or kerosene. His nose is saving his human co-workers hours of investigation time.
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Blitz aims to boost public safety
A large contingent of Calgary police and bylaw enforcement officers descended on the city's downtown Wednesday as part of a crackdown aimed at improving public safety. Operation Order involved redeploying officers from other parts of the city to...
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CARNEY UNVEILS FIRST BUDGET
Finance Minister François-philippe Champagne and Prime Minister Mark Carney enter the House of Commons Tuesday before tabling the federal budget, a plan that contains new spending, cuts to the public service and a $78.3-billion deficit.
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Business watching `pivotal budget'
Business groups in Western Canada will be closely watching Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal budget on Tuesday, which they see as the first real test of his government and whether it will live up to its commitments. Along with the budget — which...
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FROM FAMILY HOME TO IRAQI SPOILS
Mayer Lawee, an 86-year-old Montreal man, remembers a childhood in his family's elegant mansion, built by his father and uncle in the heart of Baghdad, Iraq's quixotic capital, especially family weddings in the walled gardens with its tiered fountains,...
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PRIME TIME FOR A POPPY
For the second year, the Royal Canadian Legion has launched an Amazon store, selling items such as lapel pins, magnets and poppy flowers in honour of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. “The Poppy Campaign is the legion's most significant fundraising effort,...
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DELIGHT IN SAFE FRIGHT
Ever wondered what compels you to switch on a horror film after sunset, well aware the ghosts, freaky laughter and terrifying pregnant pauses will trigger your fear? The allure of fear-based entertainment isn't confined to a single month, but as...
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`Forever Canada' petition exceeds 456K signatures, validation begins
Dozens of Albertans gathered outside of the Elections Alberta office in Edmonton for the final count of signatures for the Alberta Forever Canada Petition. Thomas Lukaszuk, former Progressive Conservative deputy premier and the citizen initiative...
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Province orders teachers to work
The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract via new legislation backed by the use of the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield it from legal challenges. Finance...
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ACCESS TO CHEAP CANADIAN MEDS ON LIFE SUPPORT
Linda Klonsky usually orders her prescription eye drops from a Canadian pharmacy that charges US$250 for a three-month supply. But that came to an abrupt halt late this summer when it came time for her to reorder, as the Trump administration's latest...
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HEFTY HOMECOMING
This huge painting of Outlaw, the beastly 800-kg Brahma bull who had a rich history of thwarting cowboys' attempts at a successful ride, will grace the Stampede's Sam Centre halls after John Anderson, above, donated the artwork, which was purchased by...
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Alberta to send teachers back to work
The Alberta government will introduce back-to-work legislation for striking teachers on Monday, though exactly when that will pass and when schools will reopen remains unclear. Premier Danielle Smith confirmed the date for the forthcoming legislation...
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PUG POURS AT PUB
Phoebe attends guests at St. James Corner on Wednesday after obtaining her Proserve certification. With more than 200 certifications, “Chief Training Integrity Officer” Phoebe raises awareness about the inadequacy of ID checks for online courses.
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Farkas wins tight race for mayor
While his closest competitor said she'll request a formal review of the result, Jeromy Farkas is set to serve as Calgary's next mayor, unofficial results from the city's municipal election indicate. In Calgary's closest mayoral election in recent...
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Calgary residents cast ballots under a changed voting process
Calgarians headed to the polls on Monday to cast their votes at 261 stations across the city for the municipal election. Outside of Sir John Franklin School voting station before polls opened, returning elections officer Kate Martin called it an...
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BEAR THE WORST OF HISTORIC WILDFIRE SEASON
Fire WE025 started small. But in late May, hot and dry conditions and gusty winds whipped it into an out-of-control inferno. Over 116 days, it swept across northwestern Manitoba, chewing up 447,000 acres of boreal forest — an area larger than Houston —...
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IN THE FINAL STRETCH
It took a full hour into the Calgary Chamber of Commerce's mayoral debate last week — an event partly focused on business issues — when the “ugly reality” of property taxes reared its head with the candidates. The race to become Calgary's next mayor,...
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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
A new development in the Beltline is set to feature the tallest residential building in Calgary. Broadway on 17th will top out at 47 storeys and include nearly 1,100 units ranging from studios up to three bedrooms. Sales launch on Saturday.
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BACK TO NORMAL
Pedestrians walk through revamped Marda Loop on Wednesday. Business owners are cheering the completion of the construction project, welcoming Calgarians back to the neighbourhood after what the BIA says was “a tough couple of years.”
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Optimism as province, teachers return to table
As the Alberta teachers' union and the provincial bargaining unit returned to the bargaining table on Tuesday, one labour relations expert says there is cause for cautious optimism. Being on strike can change things “really quickly,” said Jason...
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HOSTAGES RELEASED
People gathered to watch the release of hostages during a livestream in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to two years of war, as well as the release of the 20 remaining living hostages held in the...
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WHEELING FOR A DEAL
Some striking teachers are welcoming their union's return to the bargaining table, but remain concerned about the gap that remains between their demands and the province's offer. “We're hopeful that we can get a deal that's fair for us and everybody...
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THE PICK OF THE PATCH
Thanksgiving, celebrated each year on the second Monday of October, takes place on Oct. 13 this year, and snow is expected to fall in Calgary ahead of the holiday. Some city services and businesses will be operating with adjusted hours for the...
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THE CATCH OF THE DAY
A fly fisherman enjoys the colours of fall on a sunny morning along the Bow River near Carburn Park on Wednesday. Highs of up to 18 C are forecast through Saturday, before freezing temperatures and snow flurries arrive Sunday.
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ALL ABOARD VOTE BUS
Voters line up to cast their ballot on the Vote Bus at the Westbrook Ctrain Station on Tuesday during advance voting for Calgary's municipal election. The Elections Calgary bus is making 11 stops throughout the city through Saturday.
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