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Calgary Celebrates 2025 Support Local Holiday Campaign With Mayor’s Visit to International Avenue

The City of Calgary is celebrating the 2025 Support Local campaign with a year-end visit by Mayor Jeromy Farkas to International Avenue, one of Calgary’s most diverse and vibrant business districts. Now in its seventh year, the campaign encourages Calgarians to explore neighbourhoods across the city, discover locally owned shops and restaurants and help small...

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Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down

HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged. The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this...

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Claims period closes Friday in $500-million bread price-fixing settlement

TORONTO — Today is the last day to get a slice of the $500 million settlement in the class-action suit related to Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd., of alleged industry-wide price fixing of bread. Canadian shoppers who bought packaged bread between January 2001 and December 2021 can file a claim...

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Economists expect annual inflation ticked up to 2.3 per cent in November

Economists are expecting the annual inflation rate moved slightly higher in November. As of late-morning Friday, a Reuters poll of economists predicts headline inflation to come in at 2.3 per cent for the month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. CIBC senior economist Andrew Grantham says he expects gasoline prices to be the main factor...

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Honeymoon Suite gets set for New Year’s Eve show in Calgary

Canadian classic rock legends Honeymoon Suite will be ringing in the new year right here in Calgary. The band will join fellow Canadian icons Prism for an epic double-bill at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino on Dec. 31. 660’s Todd Kaufman caught up with Honeymoon Suite guitarist Derry Grehan ahead of the show… Interview with...

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Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing

The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a transnational drug smuggling ring told his bail hearing Thursday she never saw her husband receive luxurious gifts or suspicious amounts of cash from clients in their decades together.  Federal prosecutors asked Mandy Paradkar about the couple’s finances, assets and work as she continued her testimony...

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Calgary set to ring in the New Year with downtown celebration

Calgarians looking for a way to ring in the new year can head downtown New Year’s Eve as the city prepares to welcome 2026 with music, skating and a midnight fireworks show. New Year’s Eve at Eau Claire Plaza and Prince’s Island Park will begin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and will feature live...