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Buy a Blizzard® Treat, Make Miracles Happen at DQ Today
Thursday, August 13th is Miracle Treat Day! Every day, 4,900 children visit a Children’s Miracle Network® member hospital for treatment and they need your help! On Miracle Treat Day, full proceeds from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating DQ® locations will be donated to your local Children’s Miracle Network member hospital. In the Foothills…
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Caring For Your Car in Summer
Before hitting the road this summer, you can take several simple precautions to keep your family safe and save money at the pump. Extreme heat and long drives can be tough on cars. Cracked hoses, leaky radiators, under inflated tires and dirty filters can significantly lower your fuel efficiency, or worse, lead to a…
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Managing Calgary’s Water Supply – a fine balancing act!
This summer, Calgarians have had their share of fluctuating weather conditions. From hot sunny days, to thunderstorms, hail and even tornado watches, Mother Nature has been keeping Calgarians on their toes, eyes to the sky. Around us, it is hard to ignore the effects the weather has had – agricultural devastation declared in some…
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City of Calgary: Cycle Track Safety Tips
The cycle track network has been officially open for seven weeks. During that time, thousands of people have been giving it a try. The average 16-hour weekday count shows that we have approximately 1,130 bicycle trips on 8 Avenue, 1,060 bicycle trips on 12 Avenue and 1,500 bicycle trips on 5 Street. Whether you are…
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Spin Doctors
Physician-led cyclists raise millions in Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Story by Kerri Robins With an abundance of inspiration from his cancer patients, Dr. Jan-Willem Henning and his team of 130 riders put their mettle to the pedals on a 240-km round trip from Canada Olympic Park through the Alberta foothills to raise more…
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World-Class Research Centre Launched with $9.9-million Federal Grant
Western Canadian Microbiome Centre slated for 2017 at Cumming School of Medicine By Doug Ferguson A new, world-class centre for microbiome research — the study of micro-organisms in the human body and all around us — will be launched at the University of Calgary, helping to drive discoveries in fields such as disease and obesity…
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Calgary Humane Society’s 10 Tips for Camping with Fido
Whether you’re heading into the great outdoors in a tent, trailer or five-star RV, CHS has 10 tips to make camping with Fido an enjoyable time for everyone involved! Call ahead – ensure that your campground of choice allows dogs and find out which areas dogs are allowed. Most beaches do not allow dogs. Know your…
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Resilience in recovery: three months since the Nepal earthquake
(July 24th) marked three months since the first of two earthquakes devastated Nepal. With more than 100 aftershocks, many people have lost their lives, homes and livelihoods. The earthquakes impacted 5.6 million Nepalese with more than 853,000 homes damaged or destroyed. On April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, devastating the capital of…
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University Receives $39.1 Million for Health Research
Pediatric stroke project at Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute gets a boost from federal announcement July 28, 2015 Research dedicated to better health for Canadians is getting a $39.1-million boost at the University of Calgary through the Government of Canada’s Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). A total of $25.8 million will be awarded as…
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Cheer on Team Canada’s para #PanAmazing athletes with @CIBC
Incredible competition, PANAMANIA performances and surprise giveaways on the way August 7-15 TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2015 /CNW/ – Building on the success of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games, CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM), Premier Partner of the Canadian Parapan Am Team, is proud to support Team Canada and deliver another #PanAmazing experience to…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Packing Breakables
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Man’s Best Friend is a Mussel’s Worst Enemy
Alberta’s newest official watercraft inspectors are flexing their “mussel” detection skills across the province this summer and beyond. Aquatic invasive species, including zebra and quagga mussels, are serious threats to Alberta’s waterways. The province is so committed to keeping Alberta mussel-free that mussel-sniffing dogs are now a permanent addition to the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)…
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TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games Off to a Great Start!
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: 5 tips for better summer sleep
Aahh sleep—it restores and refreshes body and mind. It also helps you concentrate at work and play and control cravings for unhealthy foods. If you’re sleeping poorly night after night, it can lead to long-term health problems such as obesity and heart attacks. In the summer, light and heat can leave you tossing and…
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From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Emma Hooper and Christina Baker Kline
By Lynn Willoughby Ette and Otta and Russell and James ~ Emma Hooper This is a difficult book to review and/or categorize. On the surface it seems very simple – the language and the story. However it is a very complex mix of here and there, past and present, a love triangle, unplanned pregnancies, World…
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