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Bell: Parker believed to be dead and the city of Calgary grieves

Bell: Parker believed to be dead and the city of Calgary grieves

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Rick Bell

Alberta's investment problem goes beyond one pipeline

Alberta's investment problem goes beyond one pipeline

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Taylor Oliver

Bell: Say what?! Tim Hortons celebrating Harry Potter is attacked as anti-trans

Bell: Say what?! Tim Hortons celebrating Harry Potter is attacked as anti-trans

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Rick Bell

Bell: Calgary cops soldier on as search for 11-year-old Parker goes nowhere

Bell: Calgary cops soldier on as search for 11-year-old Parker goes nowhere

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Rick Bell

Bell: Where is 11-year-old Parker? Search hits brick wall, cops soldier on

Bell: Where is 11-year-old Parker? Search hits brick wall, cops soldier on

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Rick Bell

JAY GOLDBERG: Supply management should go – and not just for the sake of trade talks

JAY GOLDBERG: Supply management should go – and not just for the sake of trade talks

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26.07.2026 10

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Jay Goldberg

Bell: A fighting Danielle Smith tells rest of Canada, keep your hands off Alberta oil

Bell: A fighting Danielle Smith tells rest of Canada, keep your hands off Alberta oil

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23.07.2026 1

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Rick Bell

Bell: Calgary cops don't believe Parker must be dead, and search on

Bell: Calgary cops don't believe Parker must be dead, and search on

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22.07.2026 5

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Rick Bell

ZWAAGSTRA: Flexibility and choice will help rural schools remain viable

ZWAAGSTRA: Flexibility and choice will help rural schools remain viable

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22.07.2026 20

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Michael Zwaagstra

Bell: Calgary cop heading up search for Parker speaks of the heartbreak and the hope

Bell: Calgary cop heading up search for Parker speaks of the heartbreak and the hope

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21.07.2026 4

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Rick Bell

Leong: Where there's smoke, there's a needless political firestorm

Leong: Where there's smoke, there's a needless political firestorm

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21.07.2026 10

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Ricky Leong

Bell: Bike lane clash in Edmonton, is Calgary next in line for a fight?

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17.07.2026 4

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Rick Bell

Bell: Nenshi grovels to Loony Left after snapshot with Israel ambassador

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17.07.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Ralph Bucks. Danielle Smith's budget boss likes the idea — just not yet

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16.07.2026 8

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Rick Bell

Bell: Smith UCP wants to rein in bike lanes, Calgary city hall not playing ball

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15.07.2026 9

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Rick Bell

SEGELHORST, ALIAKBARI: Carbon tax could push investment out of Alberta — for no environmental benefit

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15.07.2026 10

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Annika Segelhorst And Elmira Aliakbari

Bell: Smith UCP gears up to stop or rip out bike lanes, now seeks your input

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14.07.2026 7

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Rick Bell

Bell: World Cup riots, hooligan violence, among the thugs in the bad old days

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11.07.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Stampede tent noise battle — Calgary's inner city fights back, finally

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10.07.2026 10

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Rick Bell

JAY GOLDBERG: New data centre in Sturgeon County massive win for Alberta and all of Canada

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10.07.2026 20

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Jay Goldberg

Bell: Mayor Farkas warns Danielle Smith — don't try to push around Calgary

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09.07.2026 10

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Rick Bell

Bell: Defiant Pierre Poilievre fights back, vows to keep exposing Carney as a fake

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08.07.2026 10

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Rick Bell

TERRAZZANO, SIMS: Governments should scrap carbon taxes and red tape instead of borrowing billions for pipelines

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08.07.2026 10

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Franco Terrazzano And Kris Sims

HILL: Smith government should resist spending away potential windfall

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08.07.2026 20

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Tegan Hill

Bell: 'Sticking to our guns' — Danielle Smith UCP won't budge on photo radar

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07.07.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Carney-Smith-Ford Team Canada love-in — who calls Smith a separatist now?

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06.07.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Kusie: Welcome to the Calgary Stampede, Liberals; where have you been?

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04.07.2026 20

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Jeffrey Morgan

Bell: Calgary's top cop fires off a Stampede warning to wannabe hooligans

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03.07.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Martin: Applaud judge for rejecting plea bargain in Calgary grandparent fraud scheme

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03.07.2026 10

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Kevin Martin

Bell: 'Gratified' Danielle Smith says Canadians made Alberta pipeline pitch a reality

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03.07.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Bell: Danielle Smith sees pipeline win, feels Alberta is now a long way from Trudeau

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03.07.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: 'Investments are riding on this' — great expectations as Alberta pursues West Coast pipeline proposal

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01.07.2026 20

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Chris Varcoe

MacPHERSON, HILL: Alberta teachers face rise of AI without training or policy guidance

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01.07.2026 20

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Tegan Hill And Paige Macpherson

Bell: Dreaded Calgary drug site finally toast, the hellscape won't be missed

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29.06.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Farkas tells critics to bury the hatchet, stop playing politics with Stampede tents

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26.06.2026 20

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Rick Bell

Bell: Farkas blasts Country Thunder for its bizarre twist on Calgary tent noise fracas

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24.06.2026 60

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Rick Bell

LAU: Minimum wages hike will not increase ‘affordability’ in Alberta

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24.06.2026 30

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Matthew Lau

Bell: Farkas stands his ground against Smith on Stampede tent noise — and wins!

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23.06.2026 20

Calgary Sun

Rick Bell

Bell: Farkas on fire, Danielle Smith pushes back — the Stampede tent brawl

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22.06.2026 20

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Rick Bell

REMPEL GARNER: City Council must find a way to let the show go on

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21.06.2026 30

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Martin: Tragic story brings attention to harmful government policy

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19.06.2026 20

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Kevin Martin

ESMAIL, MOIR: More choice means better health care for Albertans

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19.06.2026 20

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Nadeem Esmail And Mackenzie Moir

Bell: Facing a chorus of critics, Danielle Smith defends Dani Dollars payout

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17.06.2026 20

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Rick Bell

HILL, LI: You’d pay higher taxes without Albertans’ outsized contribution to federal finances

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17.06.2026 30

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Tegan Hill And Nathaniel Li

Bell: Dani Dollars — Danielle Smith set to dole out dough to Albertans

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16.06.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Bell: Poll says Calgarians back Farkas on tax hike issue but he won't fight Smith

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16.06.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Leong: More twists and turns for Green Line saga

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15.06.2026 30

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Ricky Leong

JAY GOLDBERG: Carney tables social media ban for teens, relies on 'trust me' government

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13.06.2026 30

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Jay Goldberg

Bell: Alberta separatists clobbered in Calgary in the latest numbers

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12.06.2026 30

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Rick Bell

Bell: 120 km/h speed limit on Alberta divided highways, road test a roaring success

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12.06.2026 30

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Rick Bell