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• First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta government for better consultation on mines

  27-04-2021 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  First Nations whose land stretches along most of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and coal companies hoping to develop mines in the area have written the province.
  
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• ‘Life doesn’t end when you enter long-term care’: Residents complete book trilogy during COVID-19

  27-04-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trio began writing together in 2018, unaware the fictional world they were creating would become a place of refuge from the frightening reality that would surround them in 2020
  
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• Organizers cancel opening practice session at women’s world curling championship

  27-04-2021 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The opening practice session at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled on Tuesday. Teams were scheduled to practise on Wednesday at the Markin MacPhail Centre.
  
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• Proposed hailstorm roofing rebate in Calgary upped to $3,000, expanded to entire city

  27-04-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary homeowners hit by the billion-dollar hailstorm in June 2020 will soon be able to access a rebate program to help them get more hail-resistant roofing.
  
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• Canmore council rejects one of two proposed developments in Alberta mountain town

  27-04-2021 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The town council in Canmore, Alta., has rejected one of two proposed development projects that together would have almost doubled the population of the popular mountain community in coming decades.
  
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• Calgary Flames: 3 Intriguing Backup Goalie Options for 2021-22 Season - The Hockey Writers

  27-04-2021 22:35 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Calgary Flames: 3 Intriguing Backup Goalie Options for 2021-22 Season  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Family accepts Holly Ellsworth-Clark’s death ‘most likely an accident’ after review of autopsy

  27-04-2021 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pathologists' report says the 27-year-old did not suffer trauma or effects from impairment, says dad.
  
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• Hours after allegedly murdering wife, Calgary man told 911 operator she may have been kidnapped by Black men - Calgary Herald

  27-04-2021 22:26 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Hours after allegedly murdering wife, Calgary man told 911 operator she may have been kidnapped by Black men  Calgary Herald
  
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• Why COVID-19 messaging matters to teens and young children

  27-04-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A health researcher says it's critical to arm teens with science-based COVID-19 information and make them part of the messaging.
  
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• Team Kerri Einarson enters ‘third chapter’ in Calgary curling bubble - TSN

  27-04-2021 22:25 via tsn.ca
  
  Team Kerri Einarson enters ‘third chapter’ in Calgary curling bubble  TSN
  
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• Calgary police seek information on missing person cold case from 2019

  27-04-2021 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anita Grace Wechsler was last seen sometime in July 2019, but wasn't reported until May of last year. 
  
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• Cold case initiative aimed at missing person files in Calgary - CTV Toronto

  27-04-2021 22:09 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Cold case initiative aimed at missing person files in Calgary  CTV Toronto
  
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• Kananaskis annual user fee coming June 1 as recreation area flooded with visitors

  27-04-2021 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than five million people visited Kananaskis last year — almost a million higher than nearby Banff National Park, Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon said.
  
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• City of Calgary announces plans to distribute $73M in non-emergency funding to support citizens, businesses - CTV Toronto

  27-04-2021 21:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary announces plans to distribute $73M in non-emergency funding to support citizens, businesses  CTV Toronto
  
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• Controversial development in Alberta mountain town goes before council for debate - Calgary Herald

  27-04-2021 21:30 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Controversial development in Alberta mountain town goes before council for debate  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta now has 20,721 active cases of COVID-19, second highest total ever

  27-04-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 20,721 active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the second highest total since the pandemic began more than 13 months ago.
  
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• Federal Appeal Court tosses B.C. injunction over Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law

  27-04-2021 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction granted to British Columbia in its constitutional fight over Alberta's so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation, saying the dispute is more theoretical than real.
  
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• Alberta environment minister announces conservation pass for Kananaskis Country

  27-04-2021 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon announced Tuesday a new conservation pass for Kananaskis Country that will cost $15 per day or $90 per year for each vehicle.
  
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• Edmonton man accused of entering U.S. in kayak and leading border officer on 8-kilometre chase

  27-04-2021 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man is awaiting a next court date in Montana after he was detained by American authorities for allegedly crossing the border in a kayak, then leading a border officer on an eight-kilometre chase.
  
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• Alberta man accused of illegally entering U.S., by kayak

  27-04-2021 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man is awaiting a next court date in Montana after he was detained by American authorities for allegedly crossing the border in a kayak, then leading a border officer on an eight-kilometre chase.
  
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• Calgary council committee votes to support over $2M for hail-resistant roof rebates - CBC.ca

  27-04-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary council committee votes to support over $2M for hail-resistant roof rebates  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary council committee votes to support over $2M for hail-resistant roof rebates

  27-04-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The program would allow Calgarians to apply for $3,000 to cover some costs of installing resilient roofing built from hail-resistant materials.
  
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• Third wave of COVID-19 hits Alberta's oilpatch as Wood Buffalo declares pandemic emergency

  27-04-2021 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Oilsands companies in northeastern Alberta are struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19 within their highly transient workforces.
  
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• Halo Churros has opened its doors in Calgary's Marda Loop | Dished - Daily Hive

  27-04-2021 20:47 via dailyhive.com
  
  Halo Churros has opened its doors in Calgary's Marda Loop | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• North zone sees lower vaccination rates as Fort McMurray experiences spike in COVID-19 cases

  27-04-2021 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The data shows that in the North zone, 18.8 per cent of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Calgary Stampede uses kitchen to cook meals for Canadian food banks - Global News

  27-04-2021 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampede uses kitchen to cook meals for Canadian food banks  Global News
  
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• Calgary Stampede uses kitchen to cook meals for Canadian food banks

  27-04-2021 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Stampede is stepping up to help La Tablée des Chefs with its Solidarity Kitchens initiative, which helps produce meals for Canadian food banks.
  
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• All the restaurants participating in La Pizza Week Calgary | Dished - Daily Hive

  27-04-2021 20:01 via dailyhive.com
  
  All the restaurants participating in La Pizza Week Calgary | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• How N.B. man fighting cancer landed dream gig of singing anthem for Calgary Flames game

  27-04-2021 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dan Joyce Sr. was diagnosed with cancer last year, which threatened to sideline his passion for singing.
  
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• Mayor Nenshi to give update on COVID-19 pandemic supports for Calgary community

  27-04-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is set to give an update on Tuesday regarding the city's efforts to support the community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Watch LIVE coverage of that news conference here at 1 p.m. MT.
  
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• Mayor Nenshi gives update on COVID-19 pandemic supports for Calgary community

  27-04-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi give an update on regarding the city's efforts to support the community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Watch that news conference here.
  
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• Calgary mayor explains how city has allocated $202M in COVID-19 pandemic supports

  27-04-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi gave an update Tuesday regarding the city's efforts to support the community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
  
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• Calgary Based Travel Clinic expanding Private Covid Testing to all major cities in Canada - Canada NewsWire

  27-04-2021 19:38 via newswire.ca
  
  Calgary Based Travel Clinic expanding Private Covid Testing to all major cities in Canada  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Alberta to charge $90 annual access fee for Kananaskis Country

  27-04-2021 19:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The province will implement a $90-per-vehicle annual fee to access Kananaskis Country on June 1.
  
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• City of Calgary to provide update on pandemic-related supports for citizens, businesses - CTV Toronto

  27-04-2021 19:27 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary to provide update on pandemic-related supports for citizens, businesses  CTV Toronto
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw providing Alberta COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  27-04-2021 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
  
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• 16 companies hiring over 400 jobs in Calgary this May | Venture - Daily Hive

  27-04-2021 19:10 via dailyhive.com
  
  16 companies hiring over 400 jobs in Calgary this May | Venture  Daily Hive
  
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• Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to ‘turn off the taps’ legislation

  27-04-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The decision is a victory for Alberta in its battle with British Columbia over so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation enacted in 2018.
  
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• From the archives: Drama group pulled pumphouse from brink of demolition - Calgary Herald

  27-04-2021 18:50 via calgaryherald.com
  
  From the archives: Drama group pulled pumphouse from brink of demolition  Calgary Herald
  
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• Why is opposition to lockdowns, masks and science growing? The psychology of defiance explained

  27-04-2021 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's one thing to be tired of lockdown. It's another to deny the science behind health restrictions altogether.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, April 27

  27-04-2021 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is moving to ease COVID-19 restrictions at long-term care centres, where infections among elderly people have plummeted, while more Albertans in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s are ending up in ICU with COVID-19 than ever.
  
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• Controversial development in Alberta mountain town goes before council for debate

  27-04-2021 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canmore's town council is debating the next step today on two development projects that could almost double the mountain town's population in the coming decades.
  
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• Military, civilian health workers heading to hot zones in Ontario, Nova Scotia

  27-04-2021 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trudeau says the province asked for help as the number of COVID-19 cases has been rising quickly, especially in the Halifax region.
  
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• At least 6 million sq. ft. of vacant space in Calgary's core ripe for residential conversion, consultants say - CBC.ca

  27-04-2021 17:06 via cbc.ca
  
  At least 6 million sq. ft. of vacant space in Calgary's core ripe for residential conversion, consultants say  CBC.ca
  
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• Two motorcyclists killed in head-on collision near Cochrane - Calgary Herald

  27-04-2021 16:14 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Two motorcyclists killed in head-on collision near Cochrane  Calgary Herald
  
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• Fur-lined cheek pouches and dirt-moving rodent teeth: Fun facts about Alberta's ground squirrels

  27-04-2021 16:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The Richardson's ground squirrel is the most common "gopher" around here, but there are some lesser-known relatives roaming the foothills and fields of Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton, Calgary enter 'friendly' competition over fastest vaccine uptake - CTV News Edmonton

  27-04-2021 16:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton, Calgary enter 'friendly' competition over fastest vaccine uptake  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton, Calgary enter 'friendly' competition over fastest vaccine uptake - CTV Edmonton

  27-04-2021 16:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton, Calgary enter 'friendly' competition over fastest vaccine uptake  CTV Edmonton
  
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• At least 6 million sq. ft. of vacant space in Calgary's core ripe for residential conversion, consultants say

  27-04-2021 15:51 via cbc.ca
  
  City council has just approved a massive downtown redevelopment plan for Calgary's downtown, and one of the biggest initiatives in the $1 billion plan is converting office buildings into housing.
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, April 27 - CTV Toronto

  27-04-2021 15:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, April 27  CTV Toronto
  
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