Calgary
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Calgary is home of the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, and was the host city of the 1988 winter Olympic Games.
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At the announcement in Calgary, Carney said a final proposal for a pipeline that will serve Asian markets should be submitted to his major projects office by July 1.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“What is different this time is how many, and not en masse. It’s drip, drip, drip,” said Duane Bratt, a political-science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In addition to adding Carlson, the Ducks also sent center Ryan Strome to Calgary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
"Without a magnetic field, the galaxy would collapse in on itself due to gravity," says Brown, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
After the rodeo, I hopped on a night train out of Calgary.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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