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• Infectious disease experts applaud Alberta's decision to lower age to receive AstraZeneca vaccine

  19-04-2021 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Infectious disease experts in Alberta are welcoming news that AstraZenec-Oxford, a COVID-19 vaccine, will soon be made available to those as young as 40.
  
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• Bill would allow cabinet ministers to campaign on referendum questions

  19-04-2021 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has introduced a new bill that would allow cabinet ministers to speak about issues that go to a vote in a referendum.
  
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• Premium Fire Protection put profit ahead of public safety, prosecutor tells court - Calgary Herald

  19-04-2021 23:16 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Premium Fire Protection put profit ahead of public safety, prosecutor tells court  Calgary Herald
  
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• Online classes begin for many Calgary students amid rising COVID-19 rate - Calgary Herald

  19-04-2021 22:48 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Online classes begin for many Calgary students amid rising COVID-19 rate  Calgary Herald
  
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• Liberals promise $30 billion over five years to create national child care system

  19-04-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  After decades of broken promises and half measures on child care, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced today the federal government will invest roughly $30 billion over five years to help offset the cost of early learning and child care services.
  
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• Edmonton fertility doctor took part in drug kickback scheme, overprescribed doses

  19-04-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton fertility doctor admits he took part in a drug kickback scheme for more than two years and at times prescribed his patients higher doses of fertility drugs than was medically advised as part of the scheme.
  
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• Husband ran down his new bride with moving truck, killing her, prosecutor says - Calgary Herald

  19-04-2021 21:58 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Husband ran down his new bride with moving truck, killing her, prosecutor says  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta fertility doctor admits to getting financial perks for prescribing certain drugs

  19-04-2021 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton fertility doctor has written a letter to his patients advising them of actions that "contravened (his) professional obligations."
  
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• Game 46 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators @ Calgary Flames - Silver Seven

  19-04-2021 21:38 via silversevensens.com
  
  Game 46 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators @ Calgary Flames  Silver Seven
  
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• 27 distanced things to do in Calgary this week: April 19 to 25 | Listed - Daily Hive

  19-04-2021 21:13 via dailyhive.com
  
  27 distanced things to do in Calgary this week: April 19 to 25 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Proposed Green Line images show pathway over train entrance - Global News

  19-04-2021 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Proposed Green Line images show pathway over train entrance  Global News
  
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• Proposed Green Line images show pathway over train entrance

  19-04-2021 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Early renderings show how the Green Line could emerge from underground to cross the Bow River with the river pathway and promenade laid on top of the tunnel entrance.
  
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• Man stabbed in downtown Calgary remembered by friends as search for killer continues - Globalnews.ca

  19-04-2021 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man stabbed in downtown Calgary remembered by friends as search for killer continues  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Man stabbed in downtown Calgary remembered by friends as search for killer continues

  19-04-2021 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends of a man killed in a stabbing in downtown Calgary last week are still trying to come to grips with the death as police continue to search for the person responsible.
  
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• Man killed in downtown Calgary remembered by friends as search for killer continues

  19-04-2021 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends of a man killed in a stabbing in downtown Calgary last week are still trying to come to grips with the death as police continue to search for the person responsible.
  
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• Man airlifted off Alberta mountain after bear encounter

  19-04-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta man is sharing details of a scary bear encounter in Waterton Lakes National Park.
  
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• Ella Grace Marketplace: Vintage and Antique Shopping Market in Calgary - To Do Canada

  19-04-2021 20:38 via todocanada.ca
  
  Ella Grace Marketplace: Vintage and Antique Shopping Market in Calgary  To Do Canada
  
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• Edmonton fertility doctor took part in drug kickback scheme, overprescribing

  19-04-2021 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton fertility doctor admits he took part in a drug kickback scheme for more than two years and at times prescribed his patients higher doses of fertility drugs than was medically advised as part of that scheme.
  
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• Amazon unveils plan for major solar power project in southern Alberta

  19-04-2021 19:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Online retail giant Amazon announced Monday that its first renewable energy investment in Canada will be built in Newell County east of Calgary. 
  
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• Alberta scientists urge adoption of bill that would protect against coal mining

  19-04-2021 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some 35 scientists from the University of Alberta are urging the provincial government to rethink its plans for expanding coal-mining in the Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Weather whiplash: Calgary saw summer and winter in one weekend (PHOTOS) | News - Daily Hive

  19-04-2021 18:23 via dailyhive.com
  
  Weather whiplash: Calgary saw summer and winter in one weekend (PHOTOS) | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Todd Cordell - G45 Calgary Flames vs Ottawa Senators: Do or die - Hockeybuzz.com

  19-04-2021 17:32 via hockeybuzz.com
  Todd Cordell - G45 Calgary Flames vs Ottawa Senators: Do or die  Hockeybuzz.com
  
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• ‘I’m going to die’: Albertan shares chilling details of grizzly bear encounter

  19-04-2021 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eric Macapus was hiking alone on Mount Crandell in Waterton Lakes National Park when the encounter occurred.
  
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• Federal budget preview

  19-04-2021 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political scientist Duane Bratt joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss what Canadians can expect to see in the 2021 federal budget.
  
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• Checking in on Team Canada

  19-04-2021 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Annie Gagnon of the Canada Sport Institute joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how Team Canada is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
  
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• Ask the Expert: How to protect your adult children’s legacy from divorce

  19-04-2021 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sheri MacMillan of MacMillan Estate Planning joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how to protect your adult children’s inheritance in case of divorce.
  
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• Wrap up of the Academy of Country Music Awards

  19-04-2021 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the bigger winners at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards.
  
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• COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on April 19

  19-04-2021 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here are the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday.
  
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• Calgary weather building to beautiful for the midweek - CTV Toronto

  19-04-2021 15:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather building to beautiful for the midweek  CTV Toronto
  
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• Some Rogers wireless customers hit by outages across Canada

  19-04-2021 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers says some wireless customers Canada-wide are experiencing intermittent service interruptions for both voice and data services.
  
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• Rogers says some wireless customers Canada-wide experiencing outages

  19-04-2021 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers says some wireless customers Canada-wide are experiencing intermittent service interruptions for both voice and data services.
  
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• Rogers says service starting to return after Canada-wide wireless outage

  19-04-2021 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers said wireless voice and data services have started returning to its customers Monday evening after a lengthy outage the company's chief technological officer said was caused by a software issue.
  
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• Rogers identifies cause of Canada-wide wireless outage, but no time given for service return

  19-04-2021 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers apologized after an outage affecting its wireless users stretched well into Monday evening, as the company's chief technology officer said the software issue has been addressed — but that it still could be several hours before the system was fully restored.
  
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• Rogers apologizes as Canada-wide wireless outage stretches on for hours

  19-04-2021 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers is apologizing as a wireless outage affecting its customers across Canada has stretched well into Monday with no hint of when it might end.
  
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• Flames-Senators Game Night - Calgary Sun

  19-04-2021 15:10 via calgarysun.com
  
  Flames-Senators Game Night  Calgary Sun
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, April 19

  19-04-2021 14:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta will start offering the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to people age 40 and over, Premier Jason Kenney announced Sunday, as the province reported 1,516 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths.
  
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• Halifax company named winner of Carbon XPRIZE; technology was tested in Calgary - Calgary Herald

  19-04-2021 14:04 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Halifax company named winner of Carbon XPRIZE; technology was tested in Calgary  Calgary Herald
  
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• Predictmedix Announces Technology Deployments at Major Office Towers in Calgary and Edmonton in Partnership With Aspen Properties - GlobeNewswire

  19-04-2021 14:03 via globenewswire.com
  
  Predictmedix Announces Technology Deployments at Major Office Towers in Calgary and Edmonton in Partnership With Aspen Properties  GlobeNewswire
  
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• New Green Line images show proposed downtown tunnel and new green space in Eau Claire

  19-04-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Calgary is asking the public about what they think of new renderings of the Green Line project, which include a downtown tunnel and new park.
  
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• 'There's still good in the world': Canmore woman thanks volunteer rescuers after nearly fatal 100-metre fall

  19-04-2021 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The 44-year-old Canmore, Alta., woman was exploring Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park on the evening of March 27, when she realized the icy terrain was difficult, she didn't feel safe, and she wanted to turn back. 
  
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• Woman with dementia locked into 10-year home-heating contract — with a $15K lien on her property

  19-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Homeowners say they are being blindsided with thousands of dollars’ worth of liens on their properties after signing contracts for heating and air conditioning equipment that are worth a fraction of what they're paying. Government attempts to fix the problem are failing, says an expert.
  
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• What the future holds for the oilsands and gas stations — and 12 other Qs for Shell Canada's departing boss

  19-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  During a pivotal time in the energy sector, Michael Crothers sat down with CBC News to answer questions about the future of the company, climate change, carbon policy and other pressing issues during his final days on the job before he hands over the reins. 
  
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• Families of railroaders killed in runaway train derailment in 2019 sue CP Railway and Ottawa

  19-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawsuits filed by two of the three families of railroaders killed near Field, B.C., in February 2019 allege that Canadian Pacific Railway ran a questionable investigation with its own police force and used cars it knew had faulty brakes in an effort to save money at the expense of workers' safety.
  
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• Champions Cup sets up well for women's curling worlds entries - Calgary Sun

  19-04-2021 07:03 via calgarysun.com
  
  Champions Cup sets up well for women's curling worlds entries  Calgary Sun
  
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• Alberta to lower minimum age for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 55 to 40

  19-04-2021 05:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta will now be administering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to people age 40 and over.
  
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• Is it time to ditch disinfecting? CDC updates data surrounding COVID-19 surface transmission

  19-04-2021 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Are you sanitizing every single surface you could possibly touch, multiple times a day? A recent CDC brief may have you rethinking your practices.
  
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• Eating disorders worsening during pandemic, hospitalizations in Calgary doubled - 660 News

  19-04-2021 03:32 via 660citynews.com
  
  Eating disorders worsening during pandemic, hospitalizations in Calgary doubled  660 News
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death after body found on Lloydminster sidewalk

  19-04-2021 03:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found on a sidewalk in Lloydminster on Saturday.
  
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• More COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Calgary daycares and preschools - Calgary Herald

  19-04-2021 03:07 via calgaryherald.com
  
  More COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Calgary daycares and preschools  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta farmers thankful for snow’s moisture as seeding season begins

  19-04-2021 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Not everyone is sad about the snow in Calgary on Sunday. Farmers say they're thankful for the moisture as seeding gets underway.
  
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