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Freak Wave Kills Canadian Couple on Mexican Beach

By Hugh CollinsFeb 4th 2011 – 4:31PM

A freak wave off Mexico's Pacific coast killed a Canadian couple who were walking along the beach. Dale and Linda McDougall of Calgary, Alberta, were walking along the picturesque Divorce Beach in Cabo San Lucas with five relatives, including three grandchildren, The Vancouver Sun reported. The rogue wave struck the...

Canada's Third-Largest City Elects a Muslim Mayor

By Lauren FrayerOct 19th 2010 – 9:50AM
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(Oct. 19) -- A 38-year-old business professor and self-professed Twitter geek who used social media to spread his political message has been elected mayor of Calgary, becoming the first-ever Muslim to lead a major Canadian city. Naheed Nenshi defeated longtime Calgary alderman Ric McIver on Monday night. He ran on...

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Cheating Neighbourhoods In Canada: Top Cheating Locations In Toronto, Calgary And Vancouver (PHOTOS)

By Arti Patel May 15th 2012 - 04:04PM

In an exclusive study for The Huffington Post Canada, online affair service AshleyMadison.com , has added the top cheating neighbourhoods in Calgary and Vancouver to the list of Toronto areas they released earlier this month.

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Sled Island 2012 Lineup: Feist, Thurston Moore, Hold Steady, Trust, CFCF and more

By Aaron Brophy May 01st 2012 - 02:39PM

Feist , Thurston Moore and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are amongst the 200-plus artists just announced for the fast-becoming-a-thing Sled Island Music and Arts Festival being held in Calgary, Alberta from June 20-23.

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Alberta Election Poll Shows Wildrose Party Ahead

By Ron Nurwisah Apr 16th 2012 - 09:33AM

A poll conducted for the CBC shows the Wildrose Party has a seven-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives just a week before the Alberta election, but it's edging towards majority territory.

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Alberta Sisters Pulled From Icy Pond In Critical Condition

By Lauren Strapagiel Apr 07th 2012 - 01:43PM

Two young sisters are fighting for their lives in an Edmonton hospital after falling into an icy pond on their family's rural property in central Alberta.

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Background on calgary

Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.

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