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• Alberta NDP wants immediate support for businesses hurt by latest restrictions

  08-04-2021 23:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta NPD wants to see immediate and enhanced support for small- and medium-sized business impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions introduced by the province this week. 
  
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• Why don't we live together? Alternative housing in a hot real estate market

  08-04-2021 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Many people are priced out of Canada's urban housing markets. Others are disenchanted with the four walls of the single family home. From a San Francisco commune network, to co-living communities in Berlin, advocates say there are benefits to sharing domestic space.
  
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• Regional approach to Alberta COVID-19 restrictions not an option right now: Kenney

  08-04-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Questions have been raised about whether Alberta could take a regional approach to imposing COVID-19 public health measures.
  
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• New bill would limit government's legal liability for joining injury lawsuits

  08-04-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  A new bill would limit the legal costs the provincial government could pay for joining injured claimant lawsuits that ultimately fail, and would make discretionary the penalties auto insurers face for not providing information about insurance premiums.
  
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• Federal budget expected to bet on child care, green economy to drive the recovery

  08-04-2021 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Senior government sources tell CBC News the federal budget will include items that balance pandemic measures with efforts to set the stage for the post-pandemic economic recovery — and clues to its contents can be found in last fall's speech from the throne and the Fall Economic Statement (FES).
  
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• New bill would expand Travel Alberta's mandate

  08-04-2021 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The changes aims to transform Travel Alberta from an agency that markets and promotes existing tourism companies to a body that also manages programs to help new tourism businesses and works to grow the industry. 
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta border, to close for month-long construction shutdown

  08-04-2021 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon project will begin Monday. The project will cost $601 million and feature several upgrades, including four-laning.
  
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• Alberta literary award nominations announced - Calgary Herald

  08-04-2021 22:16 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Alberta literary award nominations announced  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta Yield: Cultivatr delivering local foods through online farmers' market - LiveWire Calgary

  08-04-2021 22:04 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Alberta Yield: Cultivatr delivering local foods through online farmers' market  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Grass fires still pose a risk to Calgary residents as officials urge prevention - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 21:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Grass fires still pose a risk to Calgary residents as officials urge prevention  CTV Toronto
  
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• Gunfire at bottle depot: Three arrested after 'disagreement' in lineup - Calgary Herald

  08-04-2021 21:48 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Gunfire at bottle depot: Three arrested after 'disagreement' in lineup  Calgary Herald
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta on third wave of COVID-19 pandemic

  08-04-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is expected to provide an update Thursday afternoon on the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Bank regulator raises mortgage stress test level, making it harder to qualify for home loan

  08-04-2021 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top banking regulator is raising the mortgage stress test level to 5.25 per cent or two percentage points above the market rate, whichever is higher, making it harder to qualify for a home loan, shrinking the pool of qualified borrowers and ultimately bringing down house prices.
  
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• Bank regulator proposes higher mortgage stress test level, making it harder to qualify for home loan

  08-04-2021 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top banking regulator is proposing to raise the mortgage stress test level to 5.25 per cent or two percentage points above the market rate, whichever is higher, making it harder to qualify for a home loan, shrinking the pool of qualified borrowers and ultimately bringing down house prices.
  
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• 52% of Albertans say they’re $200 or less per month away from not paying all bills: MNP

  08-04-2021 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  'The number of Albertans with virtually no wiggle room in their household budgets has increased significantly in the last three months.'
  
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• Golf returns to Calgary as some city-run courses reopen - Calgary Herald

  08-04-2021 20:45 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Golf returns to Calgary as some city-run courses reopen  Calgary Herald
  
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• Newly renovated 2-bedroom Calgary condo listed for $180 per square foot | Urbanized - Daily Hive

  08-04-2021 20:34 via dailyhive.com
  
  Newly renovated 2-bedroom Calgary condo listed for $180 per square foot | Urbanized  Daily Hive
  
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• 3 arrested after reported shooting in southwest Calgary - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 20:26 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  3 arrested after reported shooting in southwest Calgary  CTV Toronto
  
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• Child cancer patient teaches doctors a valuable lesson — how to talk to kids

  08-04-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A seven-year-old boy is teaching doctors how to talk to patients who are children.
  
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• Calgary world's most affordable city for housing U.K. study says - Western Investor

  08-04-2021 20:02 via westerninvestor.com
  
  Calgary world's most affordable city for housing U.K. study says  Western Investor
  
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• Calgary’s city-run golf courses reopen for 2021 with COVID-19 protocols

  08-04-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of city-run courses have already opened while others are preparing to start operating soon.
  
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• Edmonton-based documentary offers inside look at 2021 World Juniors bubble

  08-04-2021 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Our Game: Road to the 2021 World Juniors' is a three-part documentary series that gives fans insight into the inner workings of the tournament.
  
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• 10 of the best places in Calgary to go for a spring walk | Curated - Daily Hive

  08-04-2021 19:38 via dailyhive.com
  
  10 of the best places in Calgary to go for a spring walk | Curated  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary faith leader applauds shutdown of GraceLife Church

  08-04-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  At least one Calgary church leader is praising the decision by Alberta Health Services to shut down GraceLife Church west of Edmonton, after its pastor and congregants repeatedly defied public health orders for months.
  
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• Calgary Zoo's senior macaque euthanized due to deteriorating health - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 19:23 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Zoo's senior macaque euthanized due to deteriorating health  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary golf courses begin to reopen for the season - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 19:21 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary golf courses begin to reopen for the season  CTV Toronto
  
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• Ask an Expert: Finance educator Kelley Keehn takes your COVID-19 tax questions

  08-04-2021 19:10 via cbc.ca
  
  With just weeks left before the April 30 deadline for filing personal taxes, many Albertans are still unclear on what exactly they can claim, what documentation will be required, and what they can expect to do a little differently this year.
  
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• Plans underway for COVID-19 vaccination clinic at southern Alberta meat-packing plant

  08-04-2021 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plans are underway to establish an immunization clinic in the Cargill meat packing plant that saw a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
  
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• Alberta to open COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Cargill meat-packing plant

  08-04-2021 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta plans to open COVID-19 vaccination clinics at meat-packing plants across the province as early as April 20 or sooner, starting with a pilot project at the Cargill operation near High River.
  
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• Alberta plans to open vaccination clinics at Cargill meat plant near High River

  08-04-2021 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta plans to open vaccination clinics for employees at the Cargill meat-packing plant near High River, Alta., which last year had what was then North America's largest COVID-19 outbreak linked to a single site.
  
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• Coronavirus variant strains now dominant as Alberta's third wave continues to grow

  08-04-2021 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Highly contagious variants of the coronavirus are now the dominant strains pushing Alberta's third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the province's top public health doctor.
  
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• Alberta reports record 717 new COVID-19 cases linked to virus variants

  08-04-2021 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 717 new cases of COVID-19 linked to highly contagious variants of the coronavirus on Thursday.
  
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• Are water softeners worth it? - Calgary Herald

  08-04-2021 18:27 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Are water softeners worth it?  Calgary Herald
  
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• CMHC rates Calgary's real estate market at moderate risk - Calgary Herald

  08-04-2021 17:35 via calgaryherald.com
  
  CMHC rates Calgary's real estate market at moderate risk  Calgary Herald
  
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• With Olympic spot hanging in the balance, Canadian curlers pushed to the edge at men's worlds

  08-04-2021 17:20 via cbc.ca
  
  There was a time, not that long ago, when Canada arrived at the men’s world curling championship and there were those games littered across the schedule you could basically pencil in a win for the Canadian curlers. But those days are over.
  
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• Biolyse suggests Health Canada lacks urgency over its ask to produce COVID-19 vaccines for export

  08-04-2021 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Biolyse Pharma is seeking Health Canada support to amend a list that would allow it to pursue plans to produce COVID-19 vaccine for export.
  
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• Calgary wraps up winter with more money in snow-clearing budget than expected - Global News

  08-04-2021 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary wraps up winter with more money in snow-clearing budget than expected  Global News
  
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• Calgary wraps up winter with more money in snow-clearing budget than expected

  08-04-2021 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary has an annual snow-clearing budget of $40.9 million between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31.
  
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• Calgary snow and ice clearing budget for 2021

  08-04-2021 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary has spent less money than anticipated on snow and ice clearing so far in 2021.
  
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• Survey says: Albertans are miserable (when it comes to housing)

  08-04-2021 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans, and Calgarians in particular, are miserable when it comes to housing. At least, that's the suggestion from a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute looking at what it calls the "housing pain index."
  
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• Alberta has highest percentage of provinces of people who feel miserable about housing, survey suggests

  08-04-2021 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans, and Calgarians in particular, are the most miserable of people in any province when it comes to housing. At least, that's the suggestion from a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute looking at what it calls the "housing pain index."
  
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• Alberta has highest percentage in country of people who feel miserable about housing, survey suggests

  08-04-2021 16:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans, and Calgarians in particular, are the most miserable in the country when it comes to housing. At least, that's the suggestion from a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute looking at what it calls the "housing pain index."
  
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• Children’s eye health adversely affected by quarantines and online schooling

  08-04-2021 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Michael Richards joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the serious effects increased screen-time during COVID-19 isolation could have on the eye health of children.
  
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• Blood donation recommendations amid COVID-19 vaccinations

  08-04-2021 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chantale Pambrun from Canadian Blood Services joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to explain if receiving a COVID-19 vaccine affects the timing of giving blood.
  
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• Calgary triple killer Dustin Duthie to be sentenced Thursday - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 16:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary triple killer Dustin Duthie to be sentenced Thursday  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary triple killer Dustin Duthie sentenced to life in prison - CTV Toronto

  08-04-2021 16:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary triple killer Dustin Duthie sentenced to life in prison  CTV Toronto
  
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• Previous Calgary's downtown strategy gets approval at city committee - LiveWire Calgary

  08-04-2021 16:06 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Previous Calgary's downtown strategy gets approval at city committee  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, April 8

  08-04-2021 15:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 1,351 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest total since the last day of 2020, and 575 new cases linked to more contagious variants of the coronavirus, which now account for 43.2 per cent of active cases.
  
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• Man who killed girlfriend, mother, stepfather not eligible for parole for 35 years

  08-04-2021 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather was sentenced Thursday.
  
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• Calgary man who killed girlfriend, mother and stepfather to be sentenced

  08-04-2021 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather is to be sentenced today.
  
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