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• 30% of Calgary community associations questioning their survival throughout the pandemic - Globalnews.ca

  19-05-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  30% of Calgary community associations questioning their survival throughout the pandemic  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 30% of Calgary community associations questioning their survival throughout the pandemic

  19-05-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Calgary community associations are wondering whether they can survive the financial blow from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Top doctor encourages Albertans of importance of COVID-19 measures ahead of long weekend

  19-05-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she is urging Albertans to remember the importance of following public health guidelines over the May long weekend because “the more we step up right now the better our summer will be.”
  
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• ‘I believe that we will be able to have a summer with many fewer restrictions’: Dr. Deena Hinshaw

  19-05-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are two factors, transmission rates and vaccination rates, that will help lower the pressure on Alberta’s healthcare system, and lead to “a summer with many fewer restrictions.”
  
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• Alberta records 908 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

  19-05-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinhsaw updates the COVID-19 situation in the province on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta easing more COVID-19 restrictions in continuing care centres

  19-05-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces the easing of restrictions at continuing care centres in Alberta, using a vaccination-based approach.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta education minister announces return to in-person learning for most of province

  19-05-2021 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announces that all K-12 students will be returning to in-person learning on May 25, with the exception of those in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
  
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• Spring ain't fully sprung as snowfall warnings issued in Alberta

  19-05-2021 22:41 via cbc.ca
  
  After days of warm spring weather, snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of southwestern Alberta. Calgary is forecast to see some snow but only a few centimetres.
  
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• Hockey card collector seeking cards featuring Indigenous players for youth project

  19-05-2021 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Base Cards For Kids Project is aiming to take the donated cards and forward them to Indigenous youth players that attend hockey camps or clinics.
  
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• Travel Around the World Through 25 International Cuisines in Calgary - To Do Canada

  19-05-2021 22:28 via todocanada.ca
  
  Travel Around the World Through 25 International Cuisines in Calgary  To Do Canada
  
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• U of C proposing 'exceptional' tuition increases for handful of programs

  19-05-2021 22:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The proposed "exceptional" increases for fall 2022 would result in tuition in some University of Calgary programs jumping by more than 50 per cent.
  
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• Construction of Calgary Cancer Centre continues despite widening COVID-19 outbreak - Calgary Herald

  19-05-2021 22:23 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Construction of Calgary Cancer Centre continues despite widening COVID-19 outbreak  Calgary Herald
  
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• Lethbridge man airlifted to Calgary hospital after crashing stolen car into tree near Brooks - CTV Toronto

  19-05-2021 22:19 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge man airlifted to Calgary hospital after crashing stolen car into tree near Brooks  CTV Toronto
  
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• 4th deadline extension granted to Steve Allan’s Alberta inquiry into oil & gas critics

  19-05-2021 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The $3.5-million inquiry into foreign funding of oil and gas industry critics was supposed to be done by May 31, but now commissioner Steve Allan has until the end of July.
  
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• Alberta man wanted on nationwide murder warrant turns himself in: Salmon Arm RCMP

  19-05-2021 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say a nationwide arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Douglas Mathers in the stabbing death of Russell Younker on April 15.
  
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• Support from a stranger: Sask. biker goes extra mile for Calgary child with cancer - CTV Toronto

  19-05-2021 21:33 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Support from a stranger: Sask. biker goes extra mile for Calgary child with cancer  CTV Toronto
  
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• 12 Alberta front-line workers to be in the stands for Game 1 of Edmonton Oilers playoffs

  19-05-2021 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced that 12 front-line healthcare workers will be in the stands for Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets.
  
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• Court case put over for Calgary parents charged in neglect of dependent, adult son - Toronto Star

  19-05-2021 20:57 via thestar.com
  
  Court case put over for Calgary parents charged in neglect of dependent, adult son  Toronto Star
  
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• Almost all Alberta K-12 students to return to classrooms next week

  19-05-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  All Alberta K-12 students will return to their classrooms next week, except for those in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange.
  
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• Almost all Alberta K-12 students return to classrooms next week

  19-05-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  All Alberta K-12 students will return to their classrooms next week, with the exception of those in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, says the province's education minister.
  
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• Almost all Aberta K-12 students return to classrooms next week

  19-05-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  All Alberta K-12 students will return to their classrooms next week, with the exception of those in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, says the province's education minister.
  
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• Alberta education minister, top doctor to update plans for return to classroom learning

  19-05-2021 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's education minister and the province's chief medical officer of health will provide an update today about plans to return to in-classroom learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 students.
  
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• David Parker: A new home for the National accessArts Centre - Calgary Herald

  19-05-2021 20:28 via calgaryherald.com
  
  David Parker: A new home for the National accessArts Centre  Calgary Herald
  
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• Coal company asks court to quash order for federal review of Alberta mine expansion

  19-05-2021 20:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A coal company is asking Federal Court today to toss out a decision by Canada's environment minister that a proposed Alberta mine expansion should get a full federal environmental review.
  
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• Pandemic linked to 15% drop in fossil fuel use in 2020: Canada Energy Regulator

  19-05-2021 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canada Energy Regulator says pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions have resulted in overall consumption of refined petroleum products dropping by about 15 per cent.
  
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• Jason Kenney announces new jobs program for Alberta

  19-05-2021 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be joined by labour and immigration minister Jason Copping and minister of community and social services, Rajan Sawhney. Watch the announcement live here at 1 p.m. MT.
  
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• Alberta unveils $370M jobs recovery plan

  19-05-2021 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta plans to spend up to $370 million in an effort to get more people working in a province hard hit by the pandemic and a prolonged downturn in oil and gas. 
  
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• Alberta unveils $370M job recovery plan

  19-05-2021 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta plans to spend up to $370 million in an effort to get more people working in a province hard hit by the pandemic and a prolonged downturn in oil and gas. 
  
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• Calgary speeder caught going 153 km/h in a construction zone - 660 News

  19-05-2021 20:03 via 660citynews.com
  
  Calgary speeder caught going 153 km/h in a construction zone  660 News
  
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• All Alberta students K-12 returning to classrooms May 25, except for 1 region

  19-05-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said all students enrolled at schools in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will continue to learn at home for another week.
  
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• Alberta education minister, Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on return to in-person learning for students

  19-05-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's education minister and chief medical officer of health are scheduled to provide an update Wednesday afternoon on the plan for students to return to in-person learning. 
  
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• Coal company asks court to quash order for federal environmental review of Vista mine expansion

  19-05-2021 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coalspur Mines is asking Federal Court to toss out a decision by Canada's environment minister that a proposed Alberta mine expansion get a full federal environmental review.
  
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• Salmon Arm RCMP arrest man wanted in Calgary homicide – Penticton Western News - Penticton Western News

  19-05-2021 19:30 via pentictonwesternnews.com
  
  Salmon Arm RCMP arrest man wanted in Calgary homicide – Penticton Western News  Penticton Western News
  
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• SNOW-WAY: Yes, spring snow is on the way Calgary | News - Daily Hive

  19-05-2021 19:22 via dailyhive.com
  
  SNOW-WAY: Yes, spring snow is on the way Calgary | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Public inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns granted another deadline extension

  19-05-2021 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The delay, revealed by Premier Jason Kenney during a Facebook live forum on Tuesday night, is the latest complication surrounding the controversial investigation into the alleged foreign-funded attacks.
  
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• Organizers of 'anti-lockdown' rodeo plead not guilty to violating health act, vow to hold more events

  19-05-2021 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The organizers of a rodeo earlier this month near Bowden, Alta., to protest provincial COVID-19 restrictions pleaded not guilty on Monday to violating Alberta’s Public Health Act by holding the event.
  
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• 'Drastic change in weather': Snowfall warnings out for southern Alberta - Calgary Herald

  19-05-2021 19:12 via calgaryherald.com
  
  'Drastic change in weather': Snowfall warnings out for southern Alberta  Calgary Herald
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, May 19

  19-05-2021 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government says students and teachers should expect a safe return to the classroom next week, as new case numbers of COVID-19 continue to decline and more than half of those 12 and over are now vaccinated with at least one dose.
  
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• Alberta’s severe summer weather season fast approaching

  19-05-2021 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  With hopes that extreme winter weather is soon behind us in Alberta, attention should turn to severe summer weather threats.
  
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• Calgary politicians push for pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to ensure accessibility - Global News

  19-05-2021 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary politicians push for pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to ensure accessibility  Global News
  
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• Calgary politicians push for pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics to ensure accessibility

  19-05-2021 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new interactive map that breaks down Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccination rates by community is highlighting significant differences in inoculation rates throughout Calgary.
  
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• Another blow for some homeowners living in Calgary’s Skyview Ranch

  19-05-2021 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Neighbours confirm to Global News that three homes damaged by a wind-swept fire in the community of Skyview Ranch on Tuesday had just a year ago faced damage from a massive hailstorm that blew through the community. Sarah Offin reports.
  
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• High River Sunset Drive-In relieved province has reversed restrictions

  19-05-2021 17:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Last week, new COVID-19 restrictions meant drive-in theatre operators were ordered to temporarily cancel all screenings. But Tuesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief public health official, gave outdoor theatres a reprieve.
  
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• Alberta's reversal to allow drive-in movies relieves venues

  19-05-2021 17:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta has reversed its decision to ban drive-in movies temporarily due to COVID-19 safety concerns — after venues across the province argued it could be done safely and at least one said it would reopen regardless of provincial restrictions.
  
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• S&P Global downgrades Alberta's credit rating, warns of future drops if action not taken

  19-05-2021 17:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The fiscal shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with lingering impacts of the slump in oil prices that began in 2014, has delivered a blow to Alberta’s credit rating.
  
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• Calgary councillor supports popup vaccination clinics in select communities

  19-05-2021 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 5 Coun. George Chahal is among those who support the idea of popup vaccination clinics in some northeast Calgary communities in order to make sure vaccines are equally accessible for everyone. Bindu Suri has details.
  
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• Learn more about the 2021 Children’s Hospital Lottery

  19-05-2021 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joanne Weninger from the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the 2021 Children’s Hospital Lottery.
  
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• Calgary cops ring twice at home of woman suspected in mailbox thefts, vehicle break-ins - CTV Toronto

  19-05-2021 16:57 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary cops ring twice at home of woman suspected in mailbox thefts, vehicle break-ins  CTV Toronto
  
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• Todd Cordell - Calgary Flames notes - May 19th - Hockeybuzz.com

  19-05-2021 16:43 via hockeybuzz.com
  Todd Cordell - Calgary Flames notes - May 19th  Hockeybuzz.com
  
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• Calgary pickup owner taken on wild ride in back of truck while attempting to thwart theft - CTV Toronto

  19-05-2021 15:55 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary pickup owner taken on wild ride in back of truck while attempting to thwart theft  CTV Toronto
  
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