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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Got plums?

  24-09-2021 23:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Late summer and early fall is plum season, and plums of all kinds have so much potential.
  
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• MP-elect George Chahal’s cabinet seat chances in jeopardy as police investigate pamphlet-swapping video

  24-09-2021 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the video, George Chahal is seen climbing the steps of the home in the dark, taking an election brochure from the door, folding it and then putting different papers on the step.
  
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• Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal - CBC.ca

  24-09-2021 23:01
  
  Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal  CBC.ca
  
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• Indigenous organizations conflicted about Catholic Bishops' apology

  24-09-2021 22:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a public apology to Indigenous people in Canada for the suffering endured at residential schools, but Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says she wants to see further action.
  
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• Canadian Catholic bishops offer apology for church's role in residential schools

  24-09-2021 22:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a public apology to Indigenous people in Canada for the suffering endured at residential schools and says it will continue providing records to identify Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves.
  
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• Alberta student COVID clinics cancelled due to low uptake

  24-09-2021 22:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of Alberta schools have had their COVID-19 vaccination clinics cancelled — for eligible children 12 and up — due to low uptake as case numbers soar across the province.
  
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• Video shows Calgary Skyview Liberal George Chahal removing rival campaign flyer

  24-09-2021 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A video posted to Facebook shows Calgary Skyview Liberal MLA elect removing a rival campaign flyer and exchanging it for one of his own.
  
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• Motorcyclist survives deer crash, dies in vehicle hit and run

  24-09-2021 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are looking for the driver in a hit and run on a rural central Alberta highway. The motorcyclist survived a collision with a deer, but died when he was hit by a vehicle.
  
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• North America's largest marionette will "climb" a Calgary skyscraper this weekend | Listed - Daily Hive

  24-09-2021 22:00
  
  North America's largest marionette will "climb" a Calgary skyscraper this weekend | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary Flames 50/50 draw available online this season - CTV News Calgary

  24-09-2021 21:59
  
  Calgary Flames 50/50 draw available online this season  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary animal rescue group holds cash lottery to raise money for operating costs - CTV News Calgary

  24-09-2021 21:04
  
  Calgary animal rescue group holds cash lottery to raise money for operating costs  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Meat packers call for changes to foreign worker cap to address labour shortage crisis

  24-09-2021 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's meat packing industry says it's facing a labour shortage crisis and wants changes to Canada's temporary foreign worker program.
  
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• Calgary Fall Home Show helps homeowners with ways to improve homes - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 19:59
  
  Calgary Fall Home Show helps homeowners with ways to improve homes  Calgary Herald
  
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• Key parts of health triage have begun in Alberta, emergency physician says

  24-09-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta's triage protocols not implemented, but doctors are already rationing care

  24-09-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta. A spokesperson for Alberta Health Services said Friday the official protocol has not been brought into effect.
  
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• How partisanship gets involved in municipal elections, whether we like it or not

  24-09-2021 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  'Partisanship is like magnetism: the same force both attracts and repels,' says U of C political scientist Jack Lucas, looking at issues relating to municipal elections.
  
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• Parts of ICU triage protocol already being used in COVID-stricken Alberta: emerg doctor

  24-09-2021 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta.
  
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• Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun in Alberta: ‘People will suffer and will die’

  24-09-2021 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta.
  
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• Calgary man who fatally stabbed his case worker to be sentenced Oct. 4 - CTV News Calgary

  24-09-2021 18:52
  
  Calgary man who fatally stabbed his case worker to be sentenced Oct. 4  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Find out where Calgary's mayoral candidates stand - CBC.ca

  24-09-2021 18:40
  
  Find out where Calgary's mayoral candidates stand  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary police investigating Liberal MP-elect George Chahal

  24-09-2021 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  An investigation has been launched into an incident involving Liberal MP-elect George Chahal, Calgary police confirm. 
  
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• Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal

  24-09-2021 18:40 via cbc.ca
  
  An investigation has been launched into an incident involving newly elected Liberal MP George Chahal, Calgary police confirm. The former city councillor was captured on camera removing his opponent's campaign material from a porch and replacing it with a flyer of his own. 
  
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• Calgary has been named one of the best cities in the world | News - Daily Hive

  24-09-2021 18:39
  
  Calgary has been named one of the best cities in the world | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Stop the sprawl: Tudor Dinca vies for Ward 5 seat at Calgary city hall - LiveWire Calgary

  24-09-2021 18:37
  
  Stop the sprawl: Tudor Dinca vies for Ward 5 seat at Calgary city hall  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• 21 things to do in Calgary this weekend: September 24 to 26 | Listed - Daily Hive

  24-09-2021 18:00
  
  21 things to do in Calgary this weekend: September 24 to 26 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Vaccination festival looks to bolster Indigenous COVID-19 immunization rates in Calgary and on Stoney Nakoda First Nation | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  24-09-2021 17:57
  
  Vaccination festival looks to bolster Indigenous COVID-19 immunization rates in Calgary and on Stoney Nakoda First Nation | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary's top 10 neighbourhoods offer value for buyers over renting - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 17:48
  
  Calgary's top 10 neighbourhoods offer value for buyers over renting  Calgary Herald
  
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• Mayor Nenshi on Calgary's vaccine passport bylaw | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  24-09-2021 17:07
  
  Mayor Nenshi on Calgary's vaccine passport bylaw | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Mayor Nenshi on Calgary’s vaccine passport bylaw

  24-09-2021 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi joined Global News Morning via Skype to talk about the city’s new vaccine passport bylaw and how the mayoral race in the 2021 municipal election campaign is shaping up so far.
  
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• COVID Headlines: COVID-19 ravaging Western Canada

  24-09-2021 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Infectious diseases specialist Dr.Sumon Chakrabarti explains the surging cases out west.
  
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• Beakerhead’s ‘The Ascent’ pop-up event celebrates science, ingenuity

  24-09-2021 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jennifer Martin with the Beakerhead Creative Society joins Global News Morning with details on their “The Ascent” pop-up event at Eau Claire Market, where you can see one of North America’s largest marionette’s as part of a “sky-scraping” outdoor and online celebration of science and creativity.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Sept. 24

  24-09-2021 16:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Unprecedented patient demand is continuing to strain Alberta hospitals, AHS CEO Verna Yiu said Thursday. AHS confirmed to CBC News on Wednesday that ICUs in the central zone are operating at 100 per cent of capacity.
  
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• Alberta doctors call for more drug use sites to reduce strain on acute care resources

  24-09-2021 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's opioid poisoning committee have penned a letter calling for emergency action to address the drug poisoning crisis.
  
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• New home construction starts jumped up in August - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 16:20
  
  New home construction starts jumped up in August  Calgary Herald
  
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• Meng Wanzhou believed to have left Canada after B.C. court drops extradition case

  24-09-2021 16:05 via cbc.ca
  
  A plane believed to be carrying Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou took off from the Vancouver airport on Friday, marking a new stage in a legal saga that ensnared Canada — and two of its citizens — in a dispute between the U.S. and Chinese governments.
  
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• Meng Wangzhou believed to have left Canada after B.C. court drops extradition case

  24-09-2021 16:05 via cbc.ca
  
  A plane believed to be carrying Chinese tech executive Meng Wangzhou took off from the Vancouver airport on Friday, marking a new stage in a legal saga that ensnared Canada — and two of its citizens — in a dispute between the U.S. and Chinese governments.
  
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• Tale of two tea houses: Differing approaches to Alberta vaccine passport in High River

  24-09-2021 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two tea houses in southern Alberta have become an example of the uncertainty caused by the government allowing businesses to enforce what is essentially a vaccine passport.
  
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• Calgary's active listings decrease less than most major markets - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 15:47
  
  Calgary's active listings decrease less than most major markets  Calgary Herald
  
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• Find out where Calgary's mayoral candidates stand

  24-09-2021 15:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Nine of Calgary's mayoral candidates debated Thursday, discussing topics ranging from the city's relationship to the province, the budget and transit. 
  
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• Tale of two tea houses: Differing approaches to vaccine passport in High River, Alta.

  24-09-2021 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Two tea houses in one southern Alberta community have become an example of the uncertainty caused by the government allowing businesses to make up their own minds about what is essentially a vaccine passport.
  
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• Look Up, Calgary: Beakerhead and film fest team up for giant marionette's epic climb up the Devon Tower - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 15:04
  
  Look Up, Calgary: Beakerhead and film fest team up for giant marionette's epic climb up the Devon Tower  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta government won't release data on how many schools have COVID-19 outbreaks

  24-09-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a west Edmonton elementary school to switch to online classes for two weeks.
  
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• Corbella: ER doctors hear tearful regrets from unvaccinated patients - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 13:06
  
  Corbella: ER doctors hear tearful regrets from unvaccinated patients  Calgary Herald
  
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• This rural Alberta county has a first-dose vaccination rate of only 45%. Here's why

  24-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Health officials say the remoteness of communities like those in Forty Mile County doesn't insulate them from the spread of COVID-19 and its potentially deadly effects.
  
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• This rural Alberta county has a first dose rate of only 45%. People who live there tell us why

  24-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In the hamlet of Skiff, Alta., Cade Hollingsworth and two of his co-workers are on farmer time, lying on the ground next to a grain elevator, watching the clouds go by.
  
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• Grade 2 and 3 students in Alberta assessed to determine pandemic learning gaps

  24-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Literacy and numeracy assessments of Grade 2 and 3 students are underway at schools across the province in order to identify what kind of learning gaps have been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Blame first-past-the-post for Canada's growing rural-urban divide

  24-09-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s rural-urban divide wasn’t nearly so pronounced in decades past. But our electoral system has progressively siloed rural and urban areas in their respective echo chambers, writes Colin Walmsley of Fair Vote Alberta.
  
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• Federal government offers military aid to help combat Alberta’s brutal COVID-19 surge

  24-09-2021 07:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has committed to helping Alberta deal with a record number of patients sick with COVID-19 in intensive care units, when the province requests the aid. The question is, when will that call be made? Jackie Wilson reports.
  
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• 'A fragile balance': Alberta’s strained ICUs near point of triage protocol - Calgary Herald

  24-09-2021 04:15
  
  'A fragile balance': Alberta’s strained ICUs near point of triage protocol  Calgary Herald
  
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• 75 days of healing gatherings at unmarked gravesites coming to a close in Enoch area

  24-09-2021 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sept. 30, Lorelei Mullings and Andrea Jenkins will mark 75 days of gatherings at unmarked gravesites in the Enoch area.
  
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