Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population, in Canada. As of April 2006, Calgary's population was 991,759. The estimated metropolitan population (CMA) was 1,060,300 in 2005 (see Calgary Region), making Greater Calgary the fifth largest Census Metropolitan Area in the country. It is located within the relatively densely populated "Calgary-Edmonton Corridor". It is the largest Canadian metropolitan area between Toronto and Vancouver.
Source: Globe and Mail
Simon Gagne, the forgotten man on the Los Angeles Kings roster, has had more good days than bad days lately, which is the best news that any long-term concussion sufferer can have. But Gagne had one exceptionally goo ...
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Source: CBC News
Joël Gauthier of Rockland, Ont., was killed Friday evening after lightning struck a tree he was taking shelter under on a bike path in Vincent Massey Park. (CBC) The victim of a Friday lightning strike during a storm in e ...
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Source: The Official Website, Phoenix Coyotes
GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- Phoenix Coyotes prospect Brendan Shinnimin has been named the CCM Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Player of the Year. Shinnimin also won the Chrysler Dodge Top Scorer of the Year award. Shinnimin is the first playe ...
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Source: Vancouver Sun
 Vancouver is a tourist mecca, renowned around the world for its natural beauty and easygoing vibe. But many locals can hardly wait to get out of here. Vancouverites love to travel, which has made travel stories and ads a st ...
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Source: Metro News Toronto
Professional wrestling managers say they have apologized to the Brazillian government for an incident where one of the sport’s biggest stars, Canadian Chris Jericho, crumpled the country’s flag and stomped on it during a p ...
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Source: Canada.com
The wrecks are accidental, but the reckless behaviour is wilful, and those who turn Alberta Highway 63 into a racetrack are on a collision course with the law or their own mortality. "Every Thursday night we k ...
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Source: The Huffington Post: Canada Edition
The Canadian women's wrestling team advanced to the bronze-medal match at the 2012 FILA Women's World Cup, beating Mongolia and Azerbaijan before falling to Russia on Saturday. Canada opened competition in Pool B with a 4-3 win over Mongolia. Calgary's ...
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Source: Edmonton Journal
Alberta is hoping to land a bigger piece of the spotlight in Canadaâs competitive film industry by persuading Saskatchewan-based production companies to relocate. Alberta Film Commissioner Jeff Brinton said he has received several calls of interest ...
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Police are investigating after a man was attacked in the Beltline area late Wednesday. (Mark Matulis/CBC) Two Calgary men in their 20s have been charged in connection with a brutal beating earlier this week. A ...
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