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Klara (played by Hinata Takahara) dances with the Cavalier (Mirko Melandri) in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet's performance of 'Edmund Stripe's The Nutcracker' in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Friday

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Alberta Ballet’s rehearsal of ‘The Nutcracker’

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Nikolai (played by Michael Scott-Kahans) dances with his toys in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Klara (played by Hinata Takahara) dances with her toy nutcracker in a rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Performers with the Alberta Ballet rehearse for ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Klara (played by Hinata Takahara) dances with the Cavalier (Mirko Melandri) in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Nutcracker (played by Mirko Melandri) dances before battling the Mouse King in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Snow Tsarina (played by Allison Perhach) is shown in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Nutcracker (played by Mirko Melandri) battles the Mouse King in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Performers with the Alberta Ballet rehearse for ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Cavalier (played by Mirko Melandri) is brought to life by the Snow Tsarina in rehearsal for the Alberta Ballet’s performance of ‘Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker’ in their Calgary studio on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Snow

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A worker blows snow from walkways at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Ras and Karim were busy shovelling the stairs at Crescent Hill as heavy snow was forecasted for the weekend in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Ras was busy shovelling the stairs at Crescent Hill as heavy snow was forecasted for the weekend in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Calgarians were digging out as a heavy snow was forecasted for the weekend in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Colin Atter and staff at Plantation Garden Centre were all smiles as they received a shipment of Christmas trees with more on the way in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Colin Atter and staff at Plantation Garden Centre were all smiles as they received a shipment of Christmas trees with more on the way in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Saturday

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More snow

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Snow flies as a woman crosses the Reconciliation Bridge in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Snow flies as a man crosses the Reconciliation Bridge in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Snow flies as a woman looks out from the Reconciliation Bridge in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Snow flies as a pedestrian walks along the Bow River in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Snow flies as a man clears his windshield in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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A man carries packages through the snow Bridgeland in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Holodomor commemoration

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Anastasiia Reshetnova sings the Ukrainian anthem in ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Wreaths adorn St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre for a commemoration of Holodomor in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Father Patrick Yamniuk leads a prayer to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Korinnya Ukrainian Folk Choir performs in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Wreaths adorn St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre for a commemoration of Holodomor in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Father Patrick Yamniuk leads a prayer to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Korinnya Ukrainian Folk Choir performs in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Janet Eremenko, MLA for Calgary-Currie, speaks in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Ward 10 Coun. Andre Chabot speaks in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver speaks in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Canadian MP Pat Kelly speaks in a ceremony to commemorate Holodomor at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Flames vs. Wild

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Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau battles with the Minnesota Wild in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri battles the Minnesota Wild for possession in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato is pursued into the neutral zone by the Minnesota Wild in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary battles with the Minnesota Wild in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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A deflection by Calgary Flames forward Kevin Rooney gets past Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Calgary Flames celebrate a goal on the Minnesota Wild by forward Kevin Rooney in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund makes a pass under Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman in the second period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil celebrates his goal on Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson in the second period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil #76 celebrates his goal on Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson in the second period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Calgary Flames fend off a play by the Minnesota Wild in the second period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato pursues Minnesota Wild defenceman Jake Middleton at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil presses through the neutral zone against the Minnesota Wild at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Calgary Flames celebrate a goal by forward Yegor Sharangovich against the Minnesota Wild in the third period at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Calgary Flames forward Justin Kirkland makes a successful shot on Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson in an overtime shootout at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Sunday

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Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam

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Circus artist Anne-Marie Hivert spins a diabolo wheel during the Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam at Green Fools Theatre and Circus School in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. The Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam, organized by Hivert, runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and admission is $10. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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People juggle, toss and spin items during the Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam at Green Fools Theatre and Circus School in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. The Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and admission is $10. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Lok Holmes juggles four balls during the Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam at Green Fools Theatre and Circus School in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. The Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and admission is $10. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Circus artist Anne-Marie Hivert juggles rings during the Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam at Green Fools Theatre and Circus School in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. The Calgary Juggling and Prop Manipulation Jam, organized by Hivert, runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and admission is $10. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market

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The Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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The Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Trina Graf, Chris Willott, Tara Luke and Kevin Waites of Holiday Harmony sing carols while roaming the Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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Families watch the reindeer at the Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. Brent Calver/Postmedia

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