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• COVID-19 pandemic prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes - CTV Toronto

  16-09-2021 23:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 pandemic prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes  CTV Toronto
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 pandemic prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta's state of emergency prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Alberta's state of emergency prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Reconciliation through Indigenous art is the theme at a Calgary mall - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:31 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Reconciliation through Indigenous art is the theme at a Calgary mall  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary opens new downtown safety hub on Stephen Avenue - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary opens new downtown safety hub on Stephen Avenue  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service Run cancelled, while Calgary Marathon still on for Sunday - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:15 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Police Service Run cancelled, while Calgary Marathon still on for Sunday  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta families claim previous mask mandate did not protect kids, apply for judicial review

  16-09-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A handful of families are seeking a judicial review of Alberta's Sept. 3 decision excluding schools from a mask mandate, claiming it violates their childrens' Charter rights.
  
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• ‘I don’t want to be doing everything for him forever’: Tips on how to raise independent children

  16-09-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A parenting coach says being an "invisible parent" will help children learn how to be more independent.
  
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• Man killed after truck falls on him in northwest Calgary - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 22:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man killed after truck falls on him in northwest Calgary  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Tips on how to raise independent children

  16-09-2021 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Growing up to be independent takes time and practice. It’s a learned skill and as Kendra Slugoski reports, it’s one parents may overlook teaching to their own kids.
  
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• Calgary Stampeders look to win 2 straight for the first time this CFL season - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 21:54 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampeders look to win 2 straight for the first time this CFL season  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary UCP MLA says Alberta's COVID-19 inaction will 'cost us lives'

  16-09-2021 21:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The remarks, made on the Facebook account for Richard Gotfried, the MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, were posted in response to questions from commenters on Wednesday night. 
  
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• Calgary mall opens up Truth and Reconciliation exhibit

  16-09-2021 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Surrounded by stores, food courts and clothing displays, Southcentre Mall has offered up its art space all month for artists to explore Indigenous issues. Each art piece has its own call to action for viewers leading up to the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30.
  
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• ‘Learn from the West:’ Canada’s top doctor pleads young people to get vaccinated

  16-09-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said on Thursday if enough people are infected with COVID-19, rarer events will become more common, leading to more hospitalizations among younger people. “Learn from the West,” she told a press conference, pointing to the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Western provinces, particularly Alberta.
  
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• COVID-19: Hinshaw, AHS CEO Yiu to provide update on Alberta health system Thursday

  16-09-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta seeing 18-20 COVID-19 ICU admissions a day: AHS

  16-09-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Thursday, there were 896 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 222 of whom were being treated in ICU. Ten additional deaths were reported.
  
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• David Watford to start for Ticats against Calgary - CFL.ca

  16-09-2021 20:33 via cfl.ca
  
  David Watford to start for Ticats against Calgary  CFL.ca
  
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• Calgary Fall Arts Preview - Avenue Calgary

  16-09-2021 20:26 via avenuecalgary.com
  
  Calgary Fall Arts Preview  Avenue Calgary
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport, new restrictions: How things are going to change

  16-09-2021 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta introduced a number of new measures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. What restrictions are now in effect across the province?
  
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• Calgary to take own measures to act on COVID-19 crisis, saying province 'doesn't care' - CBC.ca

  16-09-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary to take own measures to act on COVID-19 crisis, saying province 'doesn't care'  CBC.ca
  
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• What we know about Alberta's new vaccine passport (that's not being called a passport) so far

  16-09-2021 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans will soon be required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test in order to gain entry to participating businesses and social events. Here's what we know so far.
  
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• Why natural gas prices have surged to some of their highest levels in years

  16-09-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  A confluence of events in North America and Europe — from summer storms to an overseas supply crunch — have contributed to sharp increases in the price of the fossil fuel.
  
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• TC Energy sells remaining 15 per cent stake in Northern Courier Pipeline

  16-09-2021 19:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The corporation is selling its stake to a partnership that includes Suncor Energy Inc. and eight Indigenous communities.
  
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• Alberta post-secondary schools rush to choose between mandatory vaccines and restrictions

  16-09-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Many post-secondary classes were cancelled Thursday as Alberta's 26 universities, colleges and polytechnics scrambled to figure out how to operate under new COVID-19 public health rules.
  
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• Alberta post-secondary schools cancel in-person classes as new COVID-19 rules kick in

  16-09-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca
  
  At least eight post-secondary schools in Alberta are temporarily cancelling in-person classes as they work to adapt to a new range of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions.
  
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• Alberta patients may be transferred to Ontario as hospitals bear down under COVID-19's fourth wave

  16-09-2021 19:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta hospitals are being told to find non-intensive care beds that can be used for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. Some patients may even be transferred to Ontario, a move that would be a last resort.
  
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• Alberta patients may be transferred to Ontario as hospitals bear down under COVID-19's 4th wave

  16-09-2021 19:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta hospitals are being told to find non-intensive care beds that can be used for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. Some patients may even be transferred to Ontario, a move that would be a last resort.
  
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• Patent claim by Calgary warehouse robot-maker Attabotics should be dismissed, U.S. rival says - The Globe and Mail

  16-09-2021 19:08 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Patent claim by Calgary warehouse robot-maker Attabotics should be dismissed, U.S. rival says  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Critics say federal Conservatives dodging questions on coal mining in Alberta Rockies

  16-09-2021 19:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Conservative Party is not saying if it would keep measures put in place by the Liberals to increase scrutiny of open-pit coal mine proposals in Alberta's Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 surge a cautionary tale. Vaccines alone ‘won’t be fast enough’: Tam

  16-09-2021 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  In late July, Canada's top doctors feared Alberta's easing of COVID-19 restrictions would impact the country. On Thursday, Dr. Theresa Tam warned provinces to not 'be complacent.'
  
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• Calgary Marathon to host 4,000 runners this weekend - Canadian Running Magazine

  16-09-2021 18:50 via runningmagazine.ca
  
  Calgary Marathon to host 4,000 runners this weekend  Canadian Running Magazine
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Sept. 16

  16-09-2021 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is now in a state of public health emergency, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Wednesday, once again reimposing strict and sweeping new measures (see details below) to combat the province's disastrous fourth wave of COVID-19 and stave off the ongoing crisis in the health-care system — including a proof-of-vaccination program.
  
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• Calgary police, firefighters check Bow River for remains in annual search - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 18:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police, firefighters check Bow River for remains in annual search  CTV News Calgary
  
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• CP deal to buy Kansas City Southern could close by next fall

  16-09-2021 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s acquisition of Kansas City Southern could be complete by next fall, the Calgary-based railway said Thursday.
  
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• Canada election: Singh says NDP will ‘fight’ for Alberta amid COVID-19 state of emergency

  16-09-2021 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following the announcement that Alberta declared a state of emergency and is implementing new COVID-19 health measures amid surge in cases, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said during a campaign stop on Thursday that his party will ‘fight’ for the province and push for the military and other supports to help.
  
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• Clarity needed on new Alberta restrictions and exemption program: Calgary Chamber of Commerce - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 17:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Clarity needed on new Alberta restrictions and exemption program: Calgary Chamber of Commerce  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Trudeau says it’s not his job ‘to tell people what to do’ on Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

  16-09-2021 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that it’s not his job -as Prime Minister- to tell people what to do, when asked why he didn’t take stronger actions to prevent the COVID-19 crisis ongoing in Alberta. Trudeau said the role of a federal government is to provide support to provincial government and encourage them...
  
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• Political scientist Duane Bratt says Alberta’s new ‘convoluted’ rules are several weeks too late, calls for Kenney to resign

  16-09-2021 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  In two steps this coming week, Alberta is putting caps on gatherings and introducing the “restrictions exemption program” vaccine passport system. Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt joined Erin Chalmers with his take, saying the restrictions are confusing and come weeks later than they should have. Bratt said Jason Kenney has failed to lead...
  
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• Health policy expert reacts to new 4th wave COVID-19 measures

  16-09-2021 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lorian Hardcastle, associate professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss new measures announced by the Kenney government under the province’s third COVID-19 state of public health emergency, including the restrictions exemption program.
  
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• AHS urging pregnant individuals to get COVID-19 vaccine ASAP

  16-09-2021 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Colin Birch, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with AHS and Cumming School of Medicine joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the urgent request from Alberta Health Services for pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
  
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• How to stay safe while hiking during elk rutting season

  16-09-2021 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bow Valley WildSmart program director Nick de Ruyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how to stay safe while hiking during elk rutting season.
  
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• Three Calgary post-secondaries cancel classes amid new COVID restrictions - Calgary Herald

  16-09-2021 16:20 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Three Calgary post-secondaries cancel classes amid new COVID restrictions  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, Sept. 16 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 16:10 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, Sept. 16 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Indigenous housing promises in election platforms fall short, advocates warn

  16-09-2021 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 federal election is the first in which housing for urban Indigenous peoples has received a distinct set of promises in multiple party platforms.
  
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• Suncor, Indigenous partners to buy TC Energy’s stake in Northern Courier Pipeline

  16-09-2021 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Suncor, three First Nations and five Métis communities will own a 15 per cent stake in this pipeline asset with a value of about $1.3 billion. 
  
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• How each major Alberta college is operating under the state of public health emergency

  16-09-2021 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Colleges and universities have released guidance on how they will operate in the next few days as Alberta enters its third COVID-19 pandemic state of public health emergency.
  
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• Conservatives quiet on future of coal mining in Alberta if elected: critics

  16-09-2021 14:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A public outcry against coal mines forced the province to restore protections and strike a committee to hear from Albertans before making further moves.
  
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• Did West Edmonton Mall’s opening 40 years ago change the downtown core?

  16-09-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was 40 years ago that a relatively small city in northern Alberta saw the world's largest shopping centre open its doors about 12 kilometres away from the downtown core.
  
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• Calgary to take own measures to act on COVID-19 crisis, saying province 'doesn't care'

  16-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's mayor says the city will explore what actions it can take to protect its citizens from the flood of COVID-19 cases overwhelming the health-care system.
  
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• Calgary to take measures to act on COVID-19 crisis, citing 'province that doesn't care'

  16-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's mayor says the city will explore what actions it can take to protect its citizens from the flood of COVID-19 cases overwhelming the provincial health-care system.
  
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