Calgary
Americannoun
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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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"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
Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.
McRae was born in Calgary, Alberta, and attended high school there but she has made her music career in the US.
From BBC
"A house divided cannot stand," Poilievre said in Calgary, ahead of a consequential vote where party members will decide whether he should stay on as leader.
From BBC
“The U.S., we’ve been neighbors for years, and we’ve fought in wars together. But ultimately, things have become very unpredictable,” said Sasha Ivanov, a Canadian programmer from Calgary who developed the app.
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