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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: One salt size should not season all

  13-04-2021 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC food guide Julie Van Rosendaal advises on what salt might be best for your kitchen needs.
  
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• Aid for WestJet likely imminent in aftermath of multibillion-dollar Air Canada deal: analysts - Calgary Herald

  13-04-2021 23:40 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Aid for WestJet likely imminent in aftermath of multibillion-dollar Air Canada deal: analysts  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta wants to expand use of apprenticeships into a wider variety of jobs

  13-04-2021 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The government said apprenticeships — a type of on-the-job mentoring — only applied to trades like plumbing and hairstyling under the current Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, which was implemented in 1991.
  
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• Injured pelican survived harsh Alberta winter thanks to invasive fish species, says naturalist

  13-04-2021 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A lone, injured pelican that was forced to winter in southern Alberta managed to survive thanks to a warm waterway and invasive fish species, says naturalist Brian Keating.
  
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• Darcie Little Badger, an Indigenous author, is a Nebula Award finalist for her new YA novel debut

  13-04-2021 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darcie Little Badger is an Indigenous author and a Nebula Award finalist for her recent debut novel, 'Elatsoe.' She shares her experience as a debut author in challenging times.
  
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• Failed fitting caused 190,000-litre spill at Trans Mountain site in Abbotsford, B.C.: TSB

  13-04-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tests showed the compression fitting was not properly tightened when it was installed on a tube that carries a small amount of oil to a section of the pump station for analysis.
  
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• Hard-hit Alberta businesses can apply for additional $10K under expanded grant program

  13-04-2021 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is reopening its small and medium enterprise relaunch grant (SMERG) to help companies that suffered financial losses due to health restrictions during the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta brings back relaunch grant for small, medium businesses hit by restrictions

  13-04-2021 20:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is reopening its small and medium enterprise relaunch grant (SMERG) to help companies that suffered financial losses due to health restrictions during the pandemic.
  
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• Indoor dining ban kickstarts Calgary temporary patio season

  13-04-2021 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Calgary is working through more than 140 requests for sidewalk patios, which started before a new provincial ban last week on indoor dining at restaurants due to spiking COVID cases.
  
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• Opposition bill against coal mining in Rockies can proceed to legislature: committee

  13-04-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Opposition bill that proposes Alberta's Rocky Mountains be protected from open-pit coal mines can move forward for debate in the provincial legislature.
  
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• Sask. curlers feel 'totally safe' after COVID-19 scare in Calgary bubble - CTV News

  13-04-2021 19:53 via regina.ctvnews.ca
  
  Sask. curlers feel 'totally safe' after COVID-19 scare in Calgary bubble  CTV News
  
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• COVID-19 stress is taking a toll on moms

  13-04-2021 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Researchers say there is a spike in anxiety and depression among mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Canada reports 1st blood clot in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine recipient

  13-04-2021 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada announced on Tuesday its first report of a rare blood clot in a person who had received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• 27 COVID cases traced to March event at Calgary bar - CBC.ca

  13-04-2021 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  27 COVID cases traced to March event at Calgary bar  CBC.ca
  
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• Flight from FSJ to Calgary with COVID-19 exposure - Energeticcity.ca

  13-04-2021 19:02 via energeticcity.ca
  
  Flight from FSJ to Calgary with COVID-19 exposure  Energeticcity.ca
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, April 13

  13-04-2021 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than half of Alberta's active COVID-19 cases are comprised of variants of concern, with 7,620 active variant cases on Monday.
  
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• Hinshaw warns rising COVID-19 hospitalizations could lead to more restrictions ‘soon’

  13-04-2021 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the best way to slow rising COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and avoid further restrictions in Alberta is vaccines.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Albertans Tuesday afternoon

  13-04-2021 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is expected to provide a COVID-19 update for Albertans at 3:30 p.m. Her news conference will be streamed live in this post.
  
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• It's expected to be 18°C in Calgary this weekend | News - Daily Hive

  13-04-2021 18:39 via dailyhive.com
  
  It's expected to be 18°C in Calgary this weekend | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Alberta premier to announce more financial support for businesses during COVID-19 pandemic

  13-04-2021 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney promised more aid last week after his government introduced a new round of restrictions to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Alberta expands financial support to small and medium businesses amid COVID-19 pandemic

  13-04-2021 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney promised more aid last week after his government introduced a new round of restrictions to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Calgary Flames Get Good Value in Sam Bennett Trade - The Hockey Writers

  13-04-2021 18:06 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Calgary Flames Get Good Value in Sam Bennett Trade  The Hockey Writers
  
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• At least 27 cases linked to outbreak at Calgary bar - 660 News

  13-04-2021 17:56 via 660citynews.com
  
  At least 27 cases linked to outbreak at Calgary bar  660 News
  
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• Human trafficking charges laid against owners of Calgary cleaning company

  13-04-2021 17:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Human trafficking charges have been laid against the owners of a Calgary-based cleaning company who are alleged to have recruited and financially exploited foreign nationals.
  
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• Tech's prime time is dawning in Calgary - Calgary Herald

  13-04-2021 17:19 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Tech's prime time is dawning in Calgary  Calgary Herald
  
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• Owners of Calgary cleaning company charged with human trafficking - Global News

  13-04-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Owners of Calgary cleaning company charged with human trafficking  Global News
  
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• Owners of Calgary cleaning company charged with human trafficking

  13-04-2021 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say a husband and wife exploited foreign nationals with their Calgary-based cleaning business.
  
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• The Travel Lady: Update on the cruise industry

  13-04-2021 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss changes in the cruise industry that will affect Canadians’ travel choices in 2022.
  
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• Calgary Flames' Milan Lucic Joins the 1,000-Game Club - The Hockey Writers

  13-04-2021 16:46 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Calgary Flames' Milan Lucic Joins the 1,000-Game Club  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, April 13 - CTV Toronto

  13-04-2021 15:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, April 13  CTV Toronto
  
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• Steinauer, Levy, Lewis headline 2021 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees

  13-04-2021 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Football Hall of Fame has welcomed seven new inductees in its Class of 2021, including Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer.
  
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• Resistance to Alberta's COVID-19 health restrictions is growing, experts warn

  13-04-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A church west of Edmonton, the scene of a large protest Sunday after it was forcibly closed by Alberta Health Services last week, has become emblematic of a widening fissure in Alberta.
  
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• Albertans can now visits some pharmacies to book AstraZeneca appointments

  13-04-2021 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting April 13, eligible Albertans can walk into some pharmacies in Edmonton and Calgary to book their AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines instead of booking their appointments over the phone or online. Bindu Suri has details.
  
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• Air Canada aid package includes refunds for cancelled flights

  13-04-2021 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has issued nearly $6 billion in financial support for Air Canada to help the airline rebuild from the effects of COVID-19. As Sarah Offin reports, conditions of the relief package include refunding customers that had flights cancelled due to the pandemic.
  
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• 27 COVID cases traced to March event at Calgary bar

  13-04-2021 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says 27 cases of COVID-19 have been traced back to a single event at a Calgary bar last month.
  
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• UCP caucus revolt latest in a long history of splintering conservative parties in Alberta

  13-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The history of conservative parties in Canada exhibits a pattern of splintering and merging at both the national and provincial levels. This is most pronounced in Alberta, say political scientists Duane Bratt and Bruce Foster.
  
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• Calgary Muslims begin 2nd Ramadan in shadow of COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  13-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Muslims begin 2nd Ramadan in shadow of COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary Muslims begin 2nd Ramadan in shadow of COVID-19

  13-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Muslims all over Calgary are beginning a month of fasting, prayer and self-reflection as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan gets underway this week.
  
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• Calgary plays Toronto on 4-game road skid - BarrieToday

  13-04-2021 09:11 via barrietoday.com
  
  Calgary plays Toronto on 4-game road skid  BarrieToday
  
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• Federal government announces $16M loan for Calgary affordable housing project - Global News

  13-04-2021 06:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal government announces $16M loan for Calgary affordable housing project  Global News
  
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• Federal government announces $16M loan for Calgary affordable housing project

  13-04-2021 06:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government announced Monday it is providing a "low-cost construction loan" of $16 million for an affordable housing project in Calgary.
  
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• New bill will allow Alberta government to charge fees for recreational Crown land use

  13-04-2021 05:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A new bill would allow the Alberta government to charge people for recreationally using Crown land.
  
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• Curling officials deem 'false positives' reason for COVID concerns in Calgary bubble - Calgary Sun

  13-04-2021 04:33 via calgarysun.com
  
  Curling officials deem 'false positives' reason for COVID concerns in Calgary bubble  Calgary Sun
  
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• Alberta on track to hit 2,000 daily cases, 20,000 active infections amid 'alarming' spread: Kenney - Calgary Herald

  13-04-2021 04:10 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Alberta on track to hit 2,000 daily cases, 20,000 active infections amid 'alarming' spread: Kenney  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta bears are coming out of hibernation and they're hungry

  13-04-2021 04:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Sarah Elmeligi, a Canmore bear behavioural ecologist, says bears are at a sensitive time during spring, where they are coming out of hibernation and in need of a lot of food.
  
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• Calgary firefighters stretched to their limit by COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  13-04-2021 03:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary firefighters stretched to their limit by COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary firefighters stretched to their limit by COVID-19

  13-04-2021 03:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's fire chief says it's time to vaccinate firefighters, as staffing shortages due to COVID-19 stretch the department to its limits.
  
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• COVID-19 fatigue and frustration rise across Canada as pandemic drags on

  13-04-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  From destructive protests in Montreal to defiance at an Edmonton-area church, pandemic frustration is prompting more people across Canada to disregard public health measures. Mike Armstrong reports on the challenge for health officials.
  
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• World men’s curling championship positive COVID-19 tests deemed ‘false positives’

  13-04-2021 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  All have tested negative in multiple re-tests since then, the WCF said Monday in a statement. All tests were conducted via PCR throat swabs.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: April 12

  13-04-2021 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Hour at 6 on Global Calgary for April 12, 2021. Hosted by Linda Olsen and Joel Senick.
  
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