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• Birdies and Bees: Golfers share the course with 50,000 honey makers

  19-08-2021 23:07 via cbc.ca
  
  McCall Lake golf course is buzzing with activity after the city installed two new beehives earlier this summer. It's part of a program to encourage stronger biodiversity in and around city facilities, with a sweet bonus of about 30 kilograms in honey.
  
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• Soccer gold inspires Canadian women’s hockey team ahead of world championship

  19-08-2021 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  "For us watching the soccer game, it was amazing. It's a different sport, but at the same time, we do all the same sacrifices, we do all that hard work for that moment."
  
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• Erratic driving complaint west of Calgary leads to heroin, methamphetamine seizure - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2021 22:17 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Erratic driving complaint west of Calgary leads to heroin, methamphetamine seizure  CTV Toronto
  
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• CBE to reopen registration for online learning option amid continued COVID-19 uncertainty

  19-08-2021 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Board of Education is reopening registration for its online learning option because of the continued uncertainty and ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Day parole denied again for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home

  19-08-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Allan Shyback was sentenced to seven years in prison, but the Alberta Court of Appeal later increased the term to 10 years.
  
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• Family feared worst: Alberta woman beats death after device removed COVID blood clot

  19-08-2021 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada.
  
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• Family feared worst: Alberta woman beats death after device removed COVID-19 blood clot

  19-08-2021 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada. She hopes her experience convinces others to get vaccinated.
  
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• Calgary woman cheats death after device used for first time in Canada to remove COVID-19-related blood clot

  19-08-2021 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada.
  
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• Calgary woman beats death after procedure removes COVID-19 blood clot

  19-08-2021 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada.
  
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• COVID-19: Calgary Board of Education reopens online learning sign-up

  19-08-2021 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enrolment for online learning starts on Aug. 23, with virtual classes starting on either Sept. 7 or Sept. 13.
  
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• Calgary’s International Fireworks Festival Kicks Off Tonight - To Do Canada

  19-08-2021 21:35 via todocanada.ca
  
  Calgary’s International Fireworks Festival Kicks Off Tonight  To Do Canada
  
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• Alberta woman beats death after procedure removes COVID-19 blood clot

  19-08-2021 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brenda Crowell of Calgary contracted COVID-19 earlier this year and developed a pulmonary embolism in May.
  
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• Australian gets 3-year sentence for online sexual abuse as Calgary girls praised for reporting him - CBC.ca

  19-08-2021 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Australian gets 3-year sentence for online sexual abuse as Calgary girls praised for reporting him  CBC.ca
  
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• Australian gets 3-year sentence for online sexual abuse as Calgary girls praised for reporting him

  19-08-2021 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  An Australian man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting sexual abuse material from a young girl in Calgary through online interactions.
  
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• Australian gets 3-year sentence for online sexual abuse as 'brave' Calgary girls praised for reporting him

  19-08-2021 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  An Australian man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting sexual abuse material from a young girl in Calgary through online interactions.
  
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• Australian court gives man 3-year prison sentence for online sexual abuse of Calgary girl

  19-08-2021 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  An Australian man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting sexual abuse material from a young girl in Calgary through online interactions.
  
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• Day parole denied for Calgary man who strangled spouse, buried body in basement - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2021 21:04 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Day parole denied for Calgary man who strangled spouse, buried body in basement  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary man who strangled wife, buried body in wall of their home denied day parole again

  19-08-2021 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall has again been denied day parole eight months before his statutory release from prison.
  
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• Liberals pledge $9 billion for long-term care

  19-08-2021 20:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today that a re-elected Liberal government would spend $9 billion to address the dangerous shortfalls in Canada’s long-term care sector that were exposed by the pandemic.
  
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• O'Toole takes a position on mandatory vaccines — and clarifies the debate

  19-08-2021 19:17 via cbc.ca
  
  In a statement released late Sunday night, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said that Canadians "do not want" to see "the politicization of the pandemic." There's always something a bit awkward about a politician accusing another politician of politicizing something.
  
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• Stampeders list rookie Maier as the starter against Alouettes

  19-08-2021 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rookie American QB Jake Maier was listed ahead of Canadian Michael O'Connor when Calgary released its depth chart Thursday for the game against Montreal.
  
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• Hinshaw apologizes for delay in release of decision-making COVID data 

  19-08-2021 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is apologizing for failing to release public health data used to justify controversial changes in the province’s pandemic response. 
  
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• Hinshaw apologizes for delay in release of COVID-19 data used in decision making 

  19-08-2021 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, is apologizing for a delay in releasing public health data used to justify controversial changes in the province’s pandemic response. 
  
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• A five-day fireworks festival kicks off in Calgary this week | Listed - Daily Hive

  19-08-2021 18:12 via dailyhive.com
  
  A five-day fireworks festival kicks off in Calgary this week | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary councillors call for a return of mandatory masking indoors amid rising case numbers - Globalnews.ca

  19-08-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary councillors call for a return of mandatory masking indoors amid rising case numbers  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary councillors call for a return of mandatory masking indoors amid rising case numbers

  19-08-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both Ward 7 Coun. Druh Farrell and Ward 3 Coun. Jyoti Gondek are pushing for the return of mandatory masking amid rising COVID-19 cases in Alberta.
  
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• Calgary councillors call for urgent meeting to discuss reinstating mask bylaw

  19-08-2021 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Calgary councillors are calling on Mayor Naheed Nenshi to reconvene city council for a special meeting to discuss the possibility of reinstating a mandatory mask bylaw. Matthew Conrod reports.
  
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• 'I'm pro-choice,' O'Toole says as abortion issue emerges on the campaign trail

  19-08-2021 17:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Pushing back against Liberal claims that he's just "pretending" to support a woman's right to choose, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today he's pro-choice and a government led by him would make sure abortion services are available nationwide.
  
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• Learn more about the 2021 India Film Festival of Alberta

  19-08-2021 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  India Film Festival of Alberta executive director Madhan Selvaraj joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the films from India and Canada that will be screened during the 2021 event. @edmovieclub indiafilmfestival.ca
  
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• Businesses help Calgary fire crews respond to suspicious grass fires - Calgary Herald

  19-08-2021 16:52 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Businesses help Calgary fire crews respond to suspicious grass fires  Calgary Herald
  
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• Why so many bear warnings have been issued in the Bow Valley

  19-08-2021 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildsmart program director Nick de Ruyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to explain why bear warnings have been issued recently in the Bow Valley and how to avoid surprise encounters. @wildsmart @bvwildsmart wildsmart.ca
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Aug. 19

  19-08-2021 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta public health officials reported 678 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily case count the province has seen since May. Hospitalizations rose by eight to 184.
  
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• Decision on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots expected in September, Alberta government says

  19-08-2021 15:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government says it expects to have a decision by next month about whether to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people with compromised immune systems, after U.S. health officials recommended the extra protection be made available to all Americans.
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, Aug. 19 - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2021 15:25 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, Aug. 19  CTV Toronto
  
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• No international teams in the city, but GlobalFest is a go in Calgary

  19-08-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The skies of Calgary will once again be lit up when GlobalFest's International Fireworks Festival kicks off tonight in Elliston Park. The festival is back after being cancelled last year because of COVID-19, but it will look a little different.
  
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• Fort Chipewyan community-run high school celebrated as 41 students graduate this year

  19-08-2021 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Respect, kindness, those traditional values are our guiding principles when we address education here with the students."
  
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• Fireworks festival kicks off tonight, with a twist when it comes to international teams

  19-08-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The skies of Calgary will once again be lit up when GlobalFest's International Fireworks Festival kicks off Thursday night in Elliston Park. The festival is back after being cancelled last year because of COVID-19, but it will look a little different.
  
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• Rally planned in Calgary to increase awareness to unfolding Afghanistan crisis - CTV Toronto

  19-08-2021 14:22 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Rally planned in Calgary to increase awareness to unfolding Afghanistan crisis  CTV Toronto
  
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• Could Kenney's low approval rating hurt Erin O'Toole? Not likely in Alberta

  19-08-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some candidates and political advertisers are exploiting Jason Kenney's poor polling to bludgeon the federal conservative leader.
  
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• Could Jason Kenney's low approval rating hurt Erin O'Toole? Not likely in Alberta

  19-08-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some candidates and political advertisers are exploiting Jason Kenney's poor polling to bludgeon the federal Conservative leader.
  
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• Calgary's Next Economy: MopSpot wants to modernize home cleaning - LiveWire Calgary

  19-08-2021 09:00 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Calgary's Next Economy: MopSpot wants to modernize home cleaning  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Aids Walk & Run, Supported by Global Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  19-08-2021 06:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aids Walk & Run, Supported by Global Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Nearly 95,000 COVID-19 cases reported among health-care workers in Canada

  19-08-2021 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health-care staff represent seven per cent of Canada’s total COVID-19 infections, latest data from CIHI shows, as the pandemic continues to take a physical and mental toll.
  
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• COVID outbreak among 15 staff at Medicine Hat hospital spreads to 5 patients

  19-08-2021 05:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. 
  
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• Course aims to keep Stoney language alive for generations to come

  19-08-2021 05:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A new language re-awakening program is giving young adult members of Stoney Nakoda First Nation a fully immersive experience — with the goal of reclaiming the Stoney language and keeping it alive for generations to come.
  
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• Hinshaw says data that justified changing Alberta’s COVID-19 protocols still not public

  19-08-2021 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw held a town hall with physicians and pharmacists on Wednesday night. Several hundred health-care professionals were in attendance.
  
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• Suspect in random stabbing of woman in downtown Calgary will undergo psychiatric testing for not criminally responsible defence - Calgary Herald

  19-08-2021 05:00 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Suspect in random stabbing of woman in downtown Calgary will undergo psychiatric testing for not criminally responsible defence  Calgary Herald
  
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• Mall security guard pocketed thousands in lost cash turned in by shopper: Calgary police

  19-08-2021 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police have charged a former mall security guard for allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in cash found almost two years ago.
  
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• Eau Claire Plaza's Olympic arch to be temporarily stored during construction - Calgary Herald

  19-08-2021 03:13 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Eau Claire Plaza's Olympic arch to be temporarily stored during construction  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary public kids mandated to wear masks in classrooms - Western Standard

  19-08-2021 02:56 via westernstandardonline.com
  
  Calgary public kids mandated to wear masks in classrooms  Western Standard
  
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