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Calgary's unemployment rate is trending higher than Canada's — but it's not because of layoffs

Calgary's unemployment rate is trending higher than the national average — but it's not about layoffs.

'Loving it here': Newcomers in their 30s propel Calgary's very different growth spurt

The fact that affordability — not the job market — is driving this population boom makes a big difference. Calgary is seeing a slightly older demographic arrive this time, kids in tow. They're buying homes, filling schools, spending money and vying for jobs.

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

Chess for Life, a program run out of the University of Lethbridge, helps at-risk youth learn how to accomplish short-term goals, like completing community service hours, following a curfew and staying out of trouble.

Canadian woman's violent death on remote Scottish island 'like a bad dream': friend

New details have emerged in the murder case of a man accused of killing a Canadian woman in the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland. Aren Pearson, 40, is charged with assault, murder and obstruction in the death of 24-year-old Claire Leveque, of Edmonton. He has pleaded not guilty.

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