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• RCMP major crimes unit investigating ‘sudden death’ in Lloydminster

  17-04-2021 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said officers found the body of the man inside a Lloydminster home Friday around 6 p.m.
  
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• Four Calgary gyms shut down by AHS for flouting public health rules - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 23:28 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Four Calgary gyms shut down by AHS for flouting public health rules  Calgary Herald
  
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• Wildlife take on suburbia: Two moose rest outside a northwest Calgary home - CBC.ca

  17-04-2021 22:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Wildlife take on suburbia: Two moose rest outside a northwest Calgary home  CBC.ca
  
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• Wildlife take on suburbia: Two moose rest outside a northwest Calgary home

  17-04-2021 22:54 via cbc.ca
  
  More moose have been spotted walking around Calgary neighborhoods this week, with two lounging around on a front lawn in northwest Calgary.
  
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• UFO sightings and burger requests: 911 operators say they field thousands of 'unnecessary' calls

  17-04-2021 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta 911 operators say they field hundreds of thousands of unnecessary calls each year that vary from UFO sightings to one person who requested police bring them a hamburger.
  
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• Unbeaten Gushue charges late at Champions Cup to beat world bronze medallist

  17-04-2021 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Brad Gushue won a third game in a row Saturday to qualify for the playoffs in the Humpty's Champions Cup Grand Slam curling event in Calgary.
  
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• Tracey Fleury keeps rolling to secure semifinal berth in Champions Cup curling

  17-04-2021 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Brad Gushue won a third game in a row Saturday to qualify for the playoffs in the Humpty's Champions Cup Grand Slam curling event in Calgary.
  
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• Fleury, Einarson stay perfect to secure semifinal berths in Champions Cup curling

  17-04-2021 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Brad Gushue won a third game in a row Saturday to qualify for the playoffs in the Humpty's Champions Cup Grand Slam curling event in Calgary. ca
  
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• Inmate dies at Drumheller Institution

  17-04-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Correctional Service Canada is reviewing the circumstances of an inmate's death at Drumheller Institution.
  
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• Unbeaten Brad Gushue into Champions Cup curling playoffs in Calgary - The Record (New Westminster)

  17-04-2021 21:45 via newwestrecord.ca
  
  Unbeaten Brad Gushue into Champions Cup curling playoffs in Calgary  The Record (New Westminster)
  
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• Residential building industry celebrates its leaders - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 21:39 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Residential building industry celebrates its leaders  Calgary Herald
  
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• Morgan the missing unicorn has been found: Alberta RCMP

  17-04-2021 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP would like to know how an 11-foot, 600-pound unicorn known as Morgan got from a storefront in Delia to a farmers field 21-kilometres away. The statue is worth about $10,000.
  
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• Community offerings entice home buyers - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 20:50 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Community offerings entice home buyers  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary mass-immunization hub sees paltry turnout for AstraZeneca jabs, prompting questions about expanded eligibility - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 20:38 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary mass-immunization hub sees paltry turnout for AstraZeneca jabs, prompting questions about expanded eligibility  Calgary Herald
  
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• Morgan the mystic unicorn returned after going missing from southern Alberta home

  17-04-2021 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A metal unicorn that goes by the name of "Morgan the Mystical Unicorn" has been found, after it disappeared from its station overnight in a small southern Alberta community.
  
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• Alberta reports first AstraZeneca-linked blood clot

  17-04-2021 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The man's identity is not being released to protect patient confidentiality, but Alberta Health has reported he is receiving treatment and is recovering.
  
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• Alberta confirms 1st case of rare blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine

  17-04-2021 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta confirmed a case of the rare blood clot disorder in a man in his 60s, who has received treatment and is recovering.
  
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• Century farm: This Alberta family has farmed the same land for 100 years

  17-04-2021 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Earlier this month, Ed and Ellen Plunkie received the Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award — a distinction for families who have continuously owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, April 17

  17-04-2021 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  As COVID-19 cases spiral higher in Alberta, thousands of vaccination appointments go unused and more schools switch to online learning, health officials once again plead with eligible Albertans to get a vaccine as soon as possible, regardless of type.
  
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• Man tied up and locked in storage room in Calgary home invasion: police

  17-04-2021 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said two men with guns stole jewelry, bank cards, computers and cryptocurrency keys in a violent home invasion in Canyon Meadows Tuesday.
  
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• The role for Alberta on the road to Canada's 2050 net-zero target

  17-04-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It's been a source of consternation among some in the energy sector — what sort of future lays ahead for the oil and gas sector in light of the federal government’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050?
  
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• Alberta francophone school boards refuse to pilot test draft curriculum

  17-04-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As organizations representing Alberta francophones voice their objections to a proposed new elementary school curriculum, all of the province’s French language school boards have opted not to test the material next year.
  
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• Opinion: Alberta 2.0 starts with talking about opportunities for our youth - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 13:05 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Opinion: Alberta 2.0 starts with talking about opportunities for our youth  Calgary Herald
  
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• Corbella: Many teachers need to brush up on anti-bullying training - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 13:04 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Corbella: Many teachers need to brush up on anti-bullying training  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID restrictions and Ramadan losses - CBC.ca

  17-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID restrictions and Ramadan losses  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID restrictions and Ramadan losses

  17-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The holy month of Ramadan is usually a busy one for restaurants, especially those that cater to Calgary’s large South Asian population.
  
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• Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID-19 restrictions and Ramadan losses - CBC.ca

  17-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID-19 restrictions and Ramadan losses  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary's South Asian restaurants hit by both COVID-19 restrictions and Ramadan losses

  17-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The holy month of Ramadan is usually a busy one for restaurants, especially those that cater to Calgary’s large South Asian community. But not this year, thanks to the pandemic.
  
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• Our plan to fight the third wave is a silent admission some Canadians are more valuable than others

  17-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  This opinion piece is by Dr. Anne Huang, who is a Canadian and U.K.-trained physician. She was a former deputy medical health officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Saskatchewan.
  
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• 2 homes damaged in Calgary fire Friday afternoon - Global News

  17-04-2021 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  2 homes damaged in Calgary fire Friday afternoon  Global News
  
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• 2 homes damaged in Calgary fire Friday afternoon

  17-04-2021 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were multiple 911 calls at around 3:45 p.m. Friday about a fire in the 200 Block of Carmel Close NE.
  
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• Doctors say lowering age cutoff for AstraZeneca vaccine makes sense as cases surge

  17-04-2021 05:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should be offered to Canadians in a wider age range as COVID-19 infections soar in many parts of the country.
  
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• Alberta ministers defend widely criticized coal consultation plans

  17-04-2021 05:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet ministers are defending the government's widely criticized plans to consult the public over open-pit coal development in the province's Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Opposition from Bowness residents derails city's plan to build flood protection barrier

  17-04-2021 05:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A city plan to build a flood protection barrier in Bowness is on hold after vocal opposition from some homeowners in the northwest Calgary community
  
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• Calgary investigating potential impact of rising building material costs on city projects - Global News

  17-04-2021 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary investigating potential impact of rising building material costs on city projects  Global News
  
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• Calgary investigating potential impact of rising building material costs on city projects

  17-04-2021 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The price of lumber, steel and concrete continues to rise and that concerns Calgary's mayor as the city continues work on several major construction projects.
  
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• Kenney shouldn’t say things he doesn’t know: Athabasca mayor on COVID-19 birthday comments

  17-04-2021 04:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Athabasca Mayor Colleen Powell says the publicity the Alberta town has received since the premier's comments about a 'superspreader' birthday party is not the kind it wants.
  
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• Team Einarson making most of marathon march in Calgary curling bubble - Calgary Sun

  17-04-2021 03:52 via calgarysun.com
  
  Team Einarson making most of marathon march in Calgary curling bubble  Calgary Sun
  
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• Alberta ‘not in a position’ to send health-care workers to Ontario

  17-04-2021 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario pleaded with other provinces to send nurses and other health workers as it buckles under surging COVID-19 infections, however Alberta said it is “not in a position” to do so as cases rise in the province as well. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens defeat Calgary Flames 2-1 in vital contest - Global News

  17-04-2021 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens defeat Calgary Flames 2-1 in vital contest  Global News
  
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• This pair is converting an old horse trailer into tiny mobile honky tonk

  17-04-2021 03:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Country singer Boots Graham and his partner Laura Guacher want to create a unique country concept for the trailer that even includes country music memorabilia.
  
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• This pair is converting an old horse trailer into a tiny mobile honky tonk

  17-04-2021 03:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Country singer Boots Graham and his partner Laura Guacher want to create a unique country concept for the trailer that even includes country music memorabilia.
  
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• 2 Calgary restaurants, Banff hotel added to Alberta's COVID-19 outbreak list - CTV Toronto

  17-04-2021 03:06 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  2 Calgary restaurants, Banff hotel added to Alberta's COVID-19 outbreak list  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lawsuit claims Calgary restaurant’s negligence of COVID-19 protocols led to outbreak - Global News

  17-04-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawsuit claims Calgary restaurant’s negligence of COVID-19 protocols led to outbreak  Global News
  
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• Lawsuit claims Calgary restaurant’s negligence of COVID-19 protocols led to outbreak

  17-04-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joey Eau Claire in the city's downtown was put on Alberta Health Services' COVID-19 outbreak list last month, with 58 cases being reported linked to the restaurant to date.
  
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• Calgary police look for suspect who they believe set string of fires

  17-04-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police believe the fires, which happened between 6:45 a.m. and just after 8:30 a.m., are all connected.
  
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• Armed men force their way into Canyon Meadows home, steal cryptocurrency keys - Calgary Herald

  17-04-2021 03:01 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Armed men force their way into Canyon Meadows home, steal cryptocurrency keys  Calgary Herald
  
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• Toffoli strikes twice as Canadiens vanquish Flames late in final frame

  17-04-2021 02:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Tyler Toffoli potted a pair to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over Calgary on Friday that snapped the Flames' three-game winning streak.
  
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• Calgary non-profit groups see demand increase in recent weeks - Global News

  17-04-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary non-profit groups see demand increase in recent weeks  Global News
  
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• Calgary non-profit groups see demand increase in recent weeks

  17-04-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many Calgary non-profit organizations say they're seeing a spike in demand. One group says it needs volunteers and donations now more than ever.
  
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