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  "id": 10561723,
  "title": "Calgary-Edmonton high-speed rail project moves forward with new commitments from Alberta, feds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/calgary-edmonton-high-speed-rail-project-moves-forward-with-new-10561723",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T23:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-edmonton-red-deer-rail-service-alberta-canada-9.7361563"
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  "summary": "Plans for high-speed rail service between Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton are moving forward with new commitments from the governments of Alberta and Canada. The province says it is preparing to launch a formal process for private-sector proponents of the rail project to submit proposals, and the federal government has committed to referring the project to Ottawa's Major Projects Office.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Alberta announces next step in high-speed rail plan connecting Edmonton and Calgary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/alberta-announces-next-step-in-high-speed-rail-plan-connecting",
        "published": "2026-09-28T21:45:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Alberta announces next step in high-speed rail plan to connect Edmonton, Calgary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/alberta-announces-next-step-in-high-speed-rail-plan-to-connect",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:30:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Calgary Herald",
        "title": "Alberta moves forward with Calgary-Edmonton high-speed rail plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/alberta-moves-forward-with-calgary-edmonton-high-speed-rail-plan",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:31:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Calgary-Edmonton high-speed rail project moves forward with new commitments from Alberta, feds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/calgary-edmonton-high-speed-rail-project-moves-forward-with-new",
        "published": "2026-09-28T23:14:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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