# calgary (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover calgary. Page: Feed: --- ## [Calgary parents looking for ways to save amid rising back-to-school costs](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-back-to-school-costs-survey-9.7315282?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ As students gear up to return to the classroom, some Calgary parents are feeling the sting of more expensive school supplies and other necessities. An April survey from Caddle and the Retail Council of Canada found 91 per cent of respondents feel back-to-school items have become more expensive. ## [A president, open-carry gun laws, elected judges: Group floats vision for an independent Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-prosperity-project-discussion-paper-9.7314444?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ A prominent separatist group in the province has released a discussion paper floating a vision for an independent Alberta — including a president, open-carry gun laws, a maximum 10-per cent income tax and a Supreme Court based in Grande Prairie. ## [Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-ai-town-hall-redwater-9.7315335?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ Alberta's technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government's second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. ## [Alberta health cards now have expiration dates. Here’s what you need to know](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-cards-expiry-9.7314841?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ The province’s new three-in-one IDs mean Alberta health cards are not just transitioning from paper to plastic — they now come with an expiry date. ## [Conservationists call for more federal enforcement of Species at Risk Act violations in Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fisheries-and-oceans-canada-investigations-species-at-risk-9.7310439?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ Some groups want to see improved enforcement to protect at-risk species in Alberta, after an investigation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada was halted due to a lack of resources. ## [Former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed employee over 9-year period: human rights tribunal](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-first-nation-chief-harassment-tribunal-9.7314859?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found a former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed an employee over a nine-year period. ## ['I thought I would always have him': Children of murder victim speak at killer's sentencing hearing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/donald-lyons-paulos-berhe-murder-sentencing-hearing-9.7314507?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Paulos Berhe wiped away tears as his victim’s 13-year-old child delivered a powerful victim impact statement in court on Thursday at his sentencing hearing. ## [WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-weight-cap-9.7314171?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ The Calgary-based airline is imposing an "undue barrier" on travellers living with a disability by effectively barring some power wheelchairs from its planes, says Canada's transport regulator. ## [Alberta technology minister met with jeers at first town hall on AI data centres](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ai-data-centre-town-hall-9.7314115?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Alberta's technology minister was jeered, badgered and booed late Wednesday by a room packed with hundreds of people over the province's plans for an artificial intelligence data centre. ## [Operator fined in fracking pond drowning death in northern Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-workplace-death-9.7313728?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ An oil and gas company has been convicted for failing to protect a worker who drowned in a northern Alberta fracking pond nearly three years ago. ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QAEdtPAxMhih) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Some 2SLGBTQ+ groups cut ties with Edmonton Pride Festival over policing concerns](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-pride-festival-policing-9.7313570?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Some 2SLGBTQ+ groups have cut ties with the Edmonton Pride Festival citing concerns about an increased police presence and questions about whether an application from a police-affiliated group to walk in the parade was considered. ## [With 60 days left until Alberta’s referendum, stay and leave sides plot their course](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-independence-referendum-advertising-rallies-9.7311518?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Only 60 days remain until Albertans answer 10 questions that could shape the future of the province. With the clock ticking, both sides have limited opportunities to win over hearts and minds — and polling suggests that will be a challenge. ## [Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/proposed-changes-species-at-risk-scientists-concerned-9.7311343?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they say could lead to the "wilful extinction" of endangered species in Canada. ## [Invasive plants are available across Canada. Is federal regulation possible?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/invasive-plants-sale-federal-regulation-9.7312362?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Several Canadian cities are pursuing bylaws to restrict the sale of invasive plants by garden centres and nurseries. Advocates with the Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation say a federal horticulture body and invasive plant database would help a biodiversity crisis in the making. ## [Central Alberta RCMP officer facing 4 charges in alleged intimate partner violence case](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-rcmp-officer-asirt-assault-9.7313524?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been arrested and is facing four charges in a case of alleged intimate partner violence. ## [Southern Alberta school hopes to raise next generation of farmers](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rural-school-next-generation-farmers-9.7313126?cmp=rss) _2026-08-19 · CBC | Calgary News_ The planned Yuill School of Agriculture near Medicine Hat is designed to offer instruction and college credits in 12 different subjects related to food production, farming and ranching.