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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior reopens following flooding closure

  03-07-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  DriveBC is reporting that the highway was reopened to single-lane, alternating traffic just before 9:30 a.m., on Friday.
  
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• Alberta health minister orders review into racism after noose found at Grande Prairie Hospital

  03-07-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's minister of health has ordered an independent third-party investigation into how the province's health authority responded to a racist act.
  
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• CFL denies reports Winnipeg would be hub city for shortened season

  03-07-2020 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A CFL spokesman denied reports the league had settled upon Winnipeg as a hub city in the event football was played this year.
  
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• Keystone XL pipeline construction starts in Alberta

  03-07-2020 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Watch live at 10 a.m. MT as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marks the start of construction on the Keystone XL pipeline in the province. 
  
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• After investing billions in project, Kenney marks start of Keystone XL construction in Alberta

  03-07-2020 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marked the start of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the province on Friday in the small town of Oyen.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, July 3

  03-07-2020 16:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said public testing for Albertans would not be impacted if Edmonton chosen as a hub city for the NHL this summer.
  
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• Rundle Bar at the Banff Springs reopens after multi-million dollar renovation

  03-07-2020 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Daniel Inzinger from the Fairmont Banff Springs joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the grand opening of the hotel’s Rundle Bar after a multi-million dollar renovation.
  
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• Alberta RCMP have hired first 46 new workers for rural crime strategy

  03-07-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta RCMP have hired about 10 per cent of the new workers required for a new provincial strategy to combat rural crime, the organization announced on Thursday.
  
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• Filipe Masetti Leite completes his eight-year journey across the Americas

  03-07-2020 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leslie Horton spoke with Brazilian-born cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite as he rode into Calgary on Friday, competing an eight-year journey across the Americas on horseback.
  
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• New outbreak declared at northeast Calgary long-term care home

  03-07-2020 15:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at a long-term care home in northeast Calgary. 
  
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• Industry, mild winters clear way for white-tailed deer 'invasion' in Alberta's boreal forest

  03-07-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Herds of invasive white-tailed deer continue to migrate north in Alberta's boreal forest — bolstered by milder winters and human development that cuts through the vast wilderness, a new study suggests. 
  
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• 3 killed, driver missing after car crashes into Edmonton Starbucks

  03-07-2020 14:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police say three people were killed in a crash in the city’s northwest on Friday morning.
  
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• Health minister orders review into noose hung at Grande Prairie hospital

  03-07-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On June 24, 2016, a white South African-born surgeon tied a noose and taped it to the door of an operating room in Grande Prairie's Queen Elizabeth II Hospital. He told another doctor the noose was for a Black Nigerian-born surgical assistant. On Thursday, four years after the incident, Alberta's health minister said he is ordering an independent investigation.
  
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• Alberta health minister orders review 4 years after noose hung at Grande Prairie hospital

  03-07-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On June 24, 2016, a white South African-born surgeon tied a noose and taped it to the door of an operating room in the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie, Alta. He told another doctor the noose was for a Black Nigerian-born surgical assistant. On Thursday, four years after the incident, Alberta's health minister said he is ordering an independent investigation.
  
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• Globe-galloping cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite to ride into Calgary after 8-year journey

  03-07-2020 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Filipe Masetti Leite was originally going to lead the 2020 Calgary Stampede Parade before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
  
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• Globe-galloping cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite rides into Calgary after 8-year journey

  03-07-2020 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brazilian-born cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite has successfully achieved his dream of becoming the third person in the world to cross the Americas on horseback.
  
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• What the Trans Mountain challenge dismissal means for Alberta

  03-07-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Trans Mountain expansion project has dodged another potential legal blow and experts say the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss a challenge sends important signals to provincial and federal onlookers.
  
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• Canadian drivers with U.S. licence plates harassed by fellow Canadians

  03-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Canadians driving cars with U.S. licence plates say they've endured vandalism, harassment and even a minor assault from fellow Canadians convinced that they're Americans illegally in Canada. 
  
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• Man dead after stunting on motorcycle, becoming pinned under parked vehicle: Calgary police - Globalnews.ca

  03-07-2020 07:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man dead after stunting on motorcycle, becoming pinned under parked vehicle: Calgary police  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Man dead after stunting on motorcycle, becoming pinned under parked vehicle: Calgary police

  03-07-2020 07:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said the crash happened in the 7000 block of California Boulevard N.E. on Thursday night.
  
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• Manitoba town reeve 'shocked' over armed man's arrest at Rideau Hall

  03-07-2020 07:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The armed man arrested after allegedly ramming his truck through the front gate of Rideau Hall always had a friendly word for customers who came to the grocery store where he worked in a small municipality about 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, the town reeve said.
  
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• Business advocates ask Alberta government to supply non-AHS doctors with PPE, according to CFIB survey

  03-07-2020 06:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A CFIB survey shows that a majority of private-sector health-care providers are concerned about the cost and supply of PPE.
  
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• Calgary family's pot-banging support for front-line workers hits 100 days - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 04:53 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary family's pot-banging support for front-line workers hits 100 days  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19 Live Updates: News on coronavirus in Calgary for July 2 - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 04:48 via calgaryherald.com
  
  COVID-19 Live Updates: News on coronavirus in Calgary for July 2  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary mother looking for answers a year after she alleges police used excessive force arresting her son - CTV News

  03-07-2020 03:59 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary mother looking for answers a year after she alleges police used excessive force arresting her son  CTV News
  
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• 11-year-old represents Calgary for second year in a row in braille challenge - CTV News

  03-07-2020 03:19 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  11-year-old represents Calgary for second year in a row in braille challenge  CTV News
  
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• Blackfoot Confederacy calls for Jason Kenney to fire speechwriter

  03-07-2020 03:16 via cbc.ca
  
  The Blackfoot Confederacy is the latest group of Indigenous Albertans calling for the firing of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's speechwriter after a 2013 column resurfaced that called residential schools a "bogus genocide story."
  
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• Siksika First Nation officials urge caution as COVID-19 investigations quadruple

  03-07-2020 03:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The Siksika First Nation now has 10 recorded active cases of COVID-19 and 258 people under investigation for the virus, according to updates from Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Chief Ouray Crowfoot on Thursday.
  
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• Blackfoot Confederacy calls for Alberta premier to fire speechwriter over residential school comments

  03-07-2020 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Blackfoot Confederacy is joining a growing number of voices calling for Jason Kenney to fire his speechwriter over comments he made about residential schools.
  
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• Tanker full of Alberta oil makes its way east to New Brunswick — via the Panama Canal

  03-07-2020 02:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Crude headed for Irving Oil refinery will travel 11,900-kilometre route through the Panama Canal.
  
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• Cenovus oil shipment leaves West Coast bound for eastern refineries — via Panama Canal

  03-07-2020 02:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Crude headed for Irving Oil refinery will travel 11,900-kilometre route through the Panama Canal.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: July 2

  03-07-2020 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Hour at 6 on Global Calgary for July 2, 2020. Hosted by Linda Olsen and Joel Senick.
  
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• Companies say there are no ‘one size fits all’ approaches to COVID-19 high-rise cleaning

  03-07-2020 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  As cases of COVID-19 rise at a Calgary condo complex, many are questioning the safety of those living and working in high-rise buildings. Silvana Benolich takes a look at protocols being put into place.
  
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• Two Calgary Transit drivers test positive for COVID-19 - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 02:14 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Two Calgary Transit drivers test positive for COVID-19  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Stampede losing millions of dollars on eve of would-be opening day | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-07-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampede losing millions of dollars on eve of would-be opening day | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary Stampede losing millions of dollars on eve of would-be opening day

  03-07-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the eve of what was supposed to be the official opening day for Stampede 2020, the Calgary Stampede has reworked its plan and is instead holding smaller events throughout the week. As Christa Dao reports, it comes as the greatest outdoor show is losing millions of dollars.
  
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• Calgary's Pastel Chocolate Strawberries Will Make Your Next Picnic So Adorable - Narcity Canada

  03-07-2020 02:07 via narcity.com
  
  Calgary's Pastel Chocolate Strawberries Will Make Your Next Picnic So Adorable  Narcity Canada
  
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• Northeast Sikh temple builds vegetable garden to bring community together

  03-07-2020 02:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A new vegetable garden being built at the Dashmesh Culture Centre in Martindale is designed to bring the local community together in a safe COVID-friendly outdoor space this summer.
  
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• RCMP deploying more Mounties in Alberta under agreement with the province - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 02:00 via calgaryherald.com
  
  RCMP deploying more Mounties in Alberta under agreement with the province  Calgary Herald
  
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• CBC Calgary News at 6, July 02, 2020

  03-07-2020 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Current and comprehensive news stories from around Calgary and Southern Alberta
  
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• Tough times for chuckwagon drivers and rodeo athletes with no Stampede - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 01:41 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Tough times for chuckwagon drivers and rodeo athletes with no Stampede  Calgary Herald
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney on southern Alberta infrastructure, rural doctors

  03-07-2020 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney addresses a wide range of issues affecting southern Alberta, including infrastructure and agriculture upgrades, rural doctors, the COVID-19 pandemic and the controversy over speechwriter Paul Bunner.
  
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• Extended sit-down interview with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

  03-07-2020 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sat down with Global Lethbridge anchor Liam Nixon to talk about a wide range of issues affecting southern Alberta, including new money for infrastructure and agriculture upgrades, rural doctors, the COVID-19 pandemic and the controversy over speechwriter Paul Bunner. Here is their full interview.
  
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• Calgary Stampede surprises with fireworks display | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-07-2020 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampede surprises with fireworks display | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary Stampede surprises with fireworks display

  03-07-2020 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede has announced it will put on two special fireworks displays this month on what would have been the first and final nights of the greatest outdoor show on earth. Deb Matejicka reports.
  
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• RCMP deploying more Mounties in Alberta under agreement with the province

  03-07-2020 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said it will add 76 additional Mounties to Alberta this year, many of whom will serve as front-line police in rural detachments outside major municipalities.
  
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• Global News at 5 Calgary: July 2

  03-07-2020 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 5 on Global Calgary for July 2, 2020. Hosted by Linda Olsen.
  
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• Court told lawyers have reached plea deal in connection with fatal bar shooting two years ago - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 01:05 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Court told lawyers have reached plea deal in connection with fatal bar shooting two years ago  Calgary Herald
  
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• Blackfoot Confederacy adds to calls to fire Kenney speechwriter over article dismissing residential schools - Calgary Herald

  03-07-2020 00:50 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Blackfoot Confederacy adds to calls to fire Kenney speechwriter over article dismissing residential schools  Calgary Herald
  
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• Flames prospect Zavgorodniy on Lafreniere: ‘I’m really thankful that I played with him’ - Calgary Sun

  03-07-2020 00:45 via calgarysun.com
  
  Flames prospect Zavgorodniy on Lafreniere: ‘I’m really thankful that I played with him’  Calgary Sun
  
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