Alberta introduces new school library standards amid parental concerns, while Calgary ends a severe thunderstorm watch as weather conditions improve.
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Calgary, City, News, Alberta, Canada
Week of May 26 – Jun 1, 2025
Calgary’s week saw clear skies mix with rising tensions.
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During 2025-W22, Calgary enjoyed relief as thunderstorms passed, yet a heat warning and legal, infrastructural, and safety disputes stirred unrest. A teacher strike vote, court battles, and a tragic motocross accident deepened community concerns amid ongoing debates.
Alberta teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike authorization as Calgary faces a prolonged heat warning and summer-like conditions, adding tension to the day's events.
edmonton.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.caCalgary faced a busy day with a legal challenge over trans health policies, a review of aging water pipe standards, rising wildfire risks amid heat, and a bank security scare over a gun-shaped lighter.
calgary.citynews.ca · halifax.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.caCalgary officials finalize review of last year’s watermain rupture; an Alberta fugitive is apprehended in B.C., and traffic safety measures face renewed scrutiny after a deadly weekend.
canada.constructconnect.com · calgary.citynews.ca · edmonton.citynews.caCalgary faced a tumultuous day with criminal incidents including a bear spray assault and a human trafficking investigation, while pipeline expansion debates added tension. In Red Deer, a lost child was reunited.
calgary.citynews.ca · halifax.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.caA motocross accident west of Calgary claims two lives as Alberta’s Premier voices displeasure over controversial U.S. remarks. The day brings both tragedy and political tension to the community.
calgary.citynews.ca · calgary.citynews.caCalgary sees renewed focus on its heritage and environment. A historic grain elevator restoration is underway while officials step up boat inspections for invasive mussels and meet with oil and gas leaders to discuss energy partnerships.
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