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• Alberta workers will be given three-hours of paid leave to get vaccinated

  21-04-2021 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government plans to change employment standards as soon as possible to allow workers three hours of paid leave to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Alberta workers will be given 3 hours of paid leave to get vaccinated

  21-04-2021 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government plans to change employment standards as soon as possible to allow workers three hours of paid leave to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Mass vaccination clinic for Cargill workers in High River postponed due to supply issues - Calgary Herald

  21-04-2021 23:49 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Mass vaccination clinic for Cargill workers in High River postponed due to supply issues  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary business owner who made PPE is now in ICU with COVID-19 - Calgary Herald

  21-04-2021 23:46 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary business owner who made PPE is now in ICU with COVID-19  Calgary Herald
  
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• GILBERTSON: Who can be counted on before Flames are counted out? - Calgary Sun

  21-04-2021 23:22 via calgarysun.com
  
  GILBERTSON: Who can be counted on before Flames are counted out?  Calgary Sun
  
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• Proton Technologies mining low-cost, green energy from aging oil wells - Calgary Herald

  21-04-2021 23:16 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Proton Technologies mining low-cost, green energy from aging oil wells  Calgary Herald
  
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• Keeping your car road ready during the COVID-19 pandemic

  21-04-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts say if your vehicle has been sitting idle through the pandemic, there are lots of things that can be done to make sure it's well maintained and ready to hit the road.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Rick Zamperin: CFL delays 2021 kickoff due to COVID-19, but will a season still happen?

  21-04-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League has announced its 2021 season will now kick off on Aug. 5 and the Grey Cup will be played in Hamilton on Dec. 12.
  
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• Here are 17 ways to celebrate Earth Day in Calgary | Listed - Daily Hive

  21-04-2021 23:01 via dailyhive.com
  
  Here are 17 ways to celebrate Earth Day in Calgary | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• University students could soon use smartphone app for Calgary Transit passes - Globalnews.ca

  21-04-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  University students could soon use smartphone app for Calgary Transit passes  Globalnews.ca
  
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• University students could soon use smartphone app for Calgary Transit passes

  21-04-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Transit is ready to launch a pilot that would allow University of Calgary students to carry their UPass on their smartphones using the My Fare app.
  
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• David Spence celebrates 40 years on the air with CTV News Calgary | CTV News - CTV Toronto

  21-04-2021 22:47 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  David Spence celebrates 40 years on the air with CTV News Calgary | CTV News  CTV Toronto
  
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• Alberta court asked to step in as SanLing Energy warns it intends to stop operating by April 30

  21-04-2021 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Orphan Well Association has applied to have a receiver assume control of the assets of energy producer SanLing Energy, which has warned it will cease operations this month.
  
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• All the restaurants participating in Poutine With Purpose Calgary 2021 | Dished - Daily Hive

  21-04-2021 21:51 via dailyhive.com
  
  All the restaurants participating in Poutine With Purpose Calgary 2021 | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• SanLing Energy to cease operations amid AER suspension order

  21-04-2021 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator says SanLing Energy Ltd. has told the agency it intends to cease operations at the end of April. Last month, the regulator suspended operations belonging to the company, saying it had "little confidence in SanLing's ability to conduct its operations safely."
  
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• The mystery mansion near Calgary that has everyone talking - Maclean's

  21-04-2021 21:32 via macleans.ca
  
  The mystery mansion near Calgary that has everyone talking  Maclean's
  
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• Vote for Your Favourite Iconic Calgary Brands - Avenue Calgary

  21-04-2021 20:38 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  Vote for Your Favourite Iconic Calgary Brands  Avenue Calgary
  
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• The latest sextortion tactic, how to help your kids prevent and report it

  21-04-2021 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cybertip.ca says offenders are blackmailing young people with manipulated photos and videos in a new sextortion scheme.
  
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• Vaccination clinic at Alberta’s Cargill meat-packing plant postponed

  21-04-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A COVID-19 vaccination clinic for thousands of workers at a southern Alberta meat-packing plant has been postponed.
  
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• Driver who veered off road and killed pedestrian likely impaired, police say

  21-04-2021 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A 36-year-old Calgary man was killed Tuesday afternoon after an alleged drunk driver veered off the road, over a sidewalk and onto a grassy area hitting the victim head-on in the northeast community of Bridgeland.
  
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• Canada eyes policy on travel from India in response to massive outbreak

  21-04-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top public health doctor says the federal government is looking into flights arriving from India as a massive surge in the COVID-19 caseload ravages that country.
  
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• Winter returns to Calgary this week with snow and negative temperatures | News - Daily Hive

  21-04-2021 19:48 via dailyhive.com
  
  Winter returns to Calgary this week with snow and negative temperatures | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Make your own kitchen basics

  21-04-2021 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  At a time when running to the grocery store isn't as simple a task as it used to be — and isn't always an option — there are staples we've become accustomed to purchasing that are simple to make yourself.
  
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• Canada's new climate change target will exceed 40% cut in emissions: Radio-Canada sources

  21-04-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The Trudeau government is expected to announce a new target for greenhouse gas emissions — at least a 40 per cent reduction from 2005 levels by 2030.
  
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• Court dismisses appeal of Kyle Ledesma, shooter in 2010 murder at Calgary bar - CTV Toronto

  21-04-2021 19:07 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Court dismisses appeal of Kyle Ledesma, shooter in 2010 murder at Calgary bar  CTV Toronto
  
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• Cows, catalytic converters, crystal meth seized in Alberta investigation

  21-04-2021 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say four stolen calves were among the items discovered during an investigation in central Alberta earlier this month.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, April 21

  21-04-2021 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  More appointments were made for AstraZeneca in Alberta in the span of two and half hours Tuesday than during all of last week as people born in 1981 or earlier became eligible for a shot, AHS says.
  
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• CFL pushes back start to 2021 season, reduces number of games due to COVID-19

  21-04-2021 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• CFL delays start of season to August, cuts schedule to 14 games

  21-04-2021 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League is pushing back the start of its season to August and is also cutting down the 18-game schedule to 14 games. That means the Grey Cup is also being pushed back, now scheduled to be played on Dec. 12 in Hamilton.
  
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• CFL delays start of season to August, cuts down schedule to 14 games

  21-04-2021 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League is pushing back the start of its season to August and is also cutting down the 18-game schedule to 14 games. That means the Grey Cup is also being pushed back, now scheduled to be played on Dec. 12 in Hamilton.
  
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• High-flying Calgary teens each complete first solo glider flight - CTV Toronto

  21-04-2021 17:50 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  High-flying Calgary teens each complete first solo glider flight  CTV Toronto
  
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• Learn more about the 2021 Calgary Underground Film Festival

  21-04-2021 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brennan Tilley with the Calgary Underground Film Festival joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the wide variety of films being screened at the 2021 event.
  
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• Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld discusses COVID-19 cases within the Calgary Police Service

  21-04-2021 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss a variety of topics including reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict in the United States and how they are dealing with Calgarians who are defying the public health restrictions.
  
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• Pharmacists complain of AstraZeneca shortage as Albertans 40 and over quality for shots

  21-04-2021 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Alberta pharmacies say they have little to no stock of AstraZeneca despite being included in the province's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
  
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• Pharmacists complain of AstraZeneca shortage as Albertans 40 and over qualify for shots

  21-04-2021 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Alberta pharmacies say they have little to no stock of AstraZeneca despite being included in the province's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
  
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• Federal child-care program may be too 'cookie cutter' for Alberta, premier says

  21-04-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s United Conservative Party government wants an injection of promised federal child-care funds with no strings attached, the province’s finance minister says.
  
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• Bell: Trudeau shafts Alberta and we take it — again - Calgary Sun

  21-04-2021 13:03 via calgarysun.com
  
  Bell: Trudeau shafts Alberta and we take it — again  Calgary Sun
  
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• Drug shortage could create problems ramping up surgeries post-pandemic, experts say

  21-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of Alberta organizations wants support from the province to create a facility that would handle packaging vaccines and other medications to address drug shortages in Canada. 
  
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• CBC poll results underline how much at stake in upcoming municipal elections

  21-04-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It remains to be seen what impact the UCP strategy of putting an equalization referendum on the ballot will have on conservative voter turnout. The future of the big city councils, and their relationship to the provincial government, may hinge on that question, says political scientist Duane Bratt.
  
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• Top Canadian WHO adviser under fire after downplaying airborne threat of COVID-19

  21-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An influential Canadian doctor and top adviser to the World Health Organization has come under fire for controversial comments downplaying the risk of airborne spread of the coronavirus and claiming N95 masks can cause “harms” — including acne.
  
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• Top Calgary-based WHO adviser under fire after downplaying airborne threat of COVID-19

  21-04-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An influential Canadian doctor and top adviser to the World Health Organization has come under fire for controversial comments downplaying the risk of airborne spread of the coronavirus and claiming N95 masks can cause “harms” — including acne.
  
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• Homan drops opener at Players’ Championship a day after winning 11th Grand Slam title

  21-04-2021 06:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A day after winning a record 11th Grand Slam of Curling title, Rachel Homan fell to Alina Kovaleva in the opening draw of the Princess Auto Players' Championship.
  
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• Oil industry still recovering 1 year after commodity’s historic freefall into negative pricing territory

  21-04-2021 06:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, the CEO of an Edmonton-based oilfield service company reflected on the day he saw U.S. crude oil futures turn negative for the first time in history.
  
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• No rest for curlers as Players' Championship begins in Calgary bubble - Calgary Sun

  21-04-2021 04:41 via calgarysun.com
  
  No rest for curlers as Players' Championship begins in Calgary bubble  Calgary Sun
  
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• Most COVID-19 tickets in Calgary stayed or withdrawn by the Crown - CTV Toronto

  21-04-2021 04:14 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Most COVID-19 tickets in Calgary stayed or withdrawn by the Crown  CTV Toronto
  
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• Unbreakable piggy banks help Calgary family save thousands - CBC.ca

  21-04-2021 04:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Unbreakable piggy banks help Calgary family save thousands  CBC.ca
  
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• Unbreakable piggy banks help Calgary family save thousands

  21-04-2021 04:10 via cbc.ca
  
  For the past decade, Calgary mom Trisha Skinner has used a steel piggy bank that can only be opened by a welder to save thousands of dollars, and now her kids have their own banks to learn about personal finance.
  
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• Budget 2021: How realistic is Ottawa’s $10/day childcare promise?

  21-04-2021 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa is making bold promises on national childcare, pledging $10-a-day childcare by 2026. But are all provinces and territories on board? Abigail Bimman has a Global National reality check.
  
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• Western Canada tightens health rules as variants fuel COVID surge

  21-04-2021 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  As British Columbia tries to curb a COVID-19 surge by tightening travel rules, neighbouring Alberta is seeing record-high cases. As Heather Yourex-West explains, Alberta’s current round of restrictions hasn’t made an impact.
  
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• Man charged in 2 Calgary bank robberies - Global News

  21-04-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man charged in 2 Calgary bank robberies  Global News
  
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