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• Projections show Alberta ICU admissions will continue to rise for several weeks - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 23:55 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Projections show Alberta ICU admissions will continue to rise for several weeks  Calgary Herald
  
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• Admitted murderer fires lawyer just days before his sentencing hearing, causing delay in case - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 23:54 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Admitted murderer fires lawyer just days before his sentencing hearing, causing delay in case  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary artist thrilled sculpture returned three years after it was stolen - Calgary Sun

  30-09-2021 23:40 via calgarysun.com
  
  Calgary artist thrilled sculpture returned three years after it was stolen  Calgary Sun
  
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• Calgary educators focused on moving forward in truth and reconciliation through education - Global News

  30-09-2021 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary educators focused on moving forward in truth and reconciliation through education  Global News
  
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• Calgary educators focused on moving forward in truth and reconciliation through education

  30-09-2021 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The day was being widely recognized at several universities, through online presentations and special acknowledgments, leading up to and after Sept. 30.
  
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• ‘Special day for our people.’ Calgarians mark 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The banner, and the Calgary fire crews who held it, were blessed by Siksika Elder Clarence Wolfleg, in a smudging ceremony ahead of the city's event.
  
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• Pandemic-fuelled rise in passenger misbehaviour taking toll on flight attendants

  30-09-2021 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian flight attendants say they are being subjected to unacceptable levels of abuse from passengers as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on.
  
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• Flight attendants say abuse from passengers rising due to pandemic

  30-09-2021 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian flight attendants say they are being subjected to unacceptable levels of abuse from passengers as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on.
  
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• Calgary man acquitted of aggravated assault in connection with severe injuries suffered by stepdaughter - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 22:50 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary man acquitted of aggravated assault in connection with severe injuries suffered by stepdaughter  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19: Kenney says Alberta to accept help from feds, N.L as health system under ‘enormous pressure’

  30-09-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced that Alberta has now agreed to accept help from Ottawa as the health-care system is under "enormous pressure" because of the fourth wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Alberta premier, health officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday

  30-09-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO of Alberta Health Services, and Tim Grant, public service commissioner, are also set to take part in the news conference.
  
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• Alberta public servants will need to be fully vaccinated, premier says

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  All public servants in Alberta will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta public servants will need to be fully vaccinated or provide negative test results, premier says

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  All public servants in Alberta will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta premier, health minister and AHS president to provide COVID-19 update

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will be joined by Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services president Dr. Verna Yiu for a media availability at 3:30 p.m. MT. You can watch it live here.
  
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• 10% of Alberta schools have COVID-19 outbreaks: student advocacy group

  30-09-2021 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  An advocacy group tracking COVID-19 cases among students across Alberta is calling for a return to contact tracing, saying almost 10 per cent of schools are dealing with outbreaks.
  
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• Lawyer wants inquiry into alleged threats of retaliation against MLA and CBC journalist by Lethbridge police

  30-09-2021 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary defence lawyer is calling for a public inquiry into allegations that members of the Lethbridge Police Service have threatened retaliation against NDP MLA Shannon Phillips and CBC journalist Meghan Grant for exposing misconduct within the force.
  
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• COVID-19: Maternity ward patients limited to one on-site support person at Alberta hospitals

  30-09-2021 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS said support people are not to enter the hospitals if they have COVID-19 symptoms, or if they're a close contact of a positive, or possible positive case. 
  
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• Flames notebook: Giordano steals the show in first visit back to Calgary - Sportsnet.ca

  30-09-2021 20:58 via sportsnet.ca
  
  Flames notebook: Giordano steals the show in first visit back to Calgary  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Today in history: Calgary learned it would be an Olympic host city - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 20:51 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Today in history: Calgary learned it would be an Olympic host city  Calgary Herald
  
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• Indigenous educators say children must learn truth before reconciliation

  30-09-2021 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous educators say the focus must first be on truth before moving toward reconciliation.
  
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• Reconnection to culture guiding Blackfoot artist's professional and spiritual journey

  30-09-2021 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Red Deer-based artist Ryan Jason Allen Willert used his art to navigate through hard times, racism, and reconnecting to his culture. That reconnection is now taking him on a spiritual journey to better himself and the community.
  
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• Checking out the larches? Here are some things to keep in mind

  30-09-2021 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of hikers and tourists are heading to the mountains to see the spectacular larches change colour. But as Jackie Wilson reports, there are a few things experts tell you to keep in mind.
  
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• Your letters for Sept. 30 - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 18:16 via calgaryherald.com
  
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• 'It's really scary:' Alberta physicians face more aggressive, misinformed patients

  30-09-2021 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Some family physicians in Alberta say they are dealing with an increasing number of aggressive, misinformed and untrusting patients who want a note exempting them from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Luxury Jewellery Retailer Birks Group Unveils Two Major Store Renovations in Calgary - Canada NewsWire

  30-09-2021 18:00 via newswire.ca
  
  Luxury Jewellery Retailer Birks Group Unveils Two Major Store Renovations in Calgary  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Alberta family doctors facing aggressive patients who want COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

  30-09-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Raj and another Calgary physician said more than three patients a day are asking their clinics for a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption.
  
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• Learn more about the 2021 Calgary Fall Home Show | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-09-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Learn more about the 2021 Calgary Fall Home Show | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Learn more about the 2021 Calgary Fall Home Show

  30-09-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Martin Egli joins Global News Morning Calgary with details on what’s in store for visitors at the 2021 Calgary Fall Home Show.
  
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• Canada celebrates 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2021 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctor Michael Hart, vice-provost of Indigenous Engagement at the University of Calgary joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the significance of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and how Canadians can mark it.
  
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• Alberta MP to create 'Noah's Law' private member's bill following homicides in Hinton, Alta.

  30-09-2021 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta MP is calling for changes to sex-offender laws following the killings of a 24-year-old mother and her 16-month-old son in the town of Hinton.
  
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• LiveWired in Calgary - Episode 37: Nenshi spars with Reeve, Memorial Drive trees - LiveWire Calgary

  30-09-2021 16:13 via livewirecalgary.com
  LiveWired in Calgary - Episode 37: Nenshi spars with Reeve, Memorial Drive trees  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Sept. 30

  30-09-2021 16:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The fourth wave of the COVID-19 crisis is unrelenting in Alberta, as provincial health officials reported nearly 1,700 new cases and 34 more deaths on Wednesday, for the highest daily death toll since January.
  
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• 2021 Municipal Election breakdown: Ward 4 - 660 News

  30-09-2021 16:00 via 660citynews.com
  
  2021 Municipal Election breakdown: Ward 4  660 News
  
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• Funding stops at the 'Deerfoot divide' say residents, candidates at Ward 10 debate

  30-09-2021 15:43 via cbc.ca
  
  At Wednesday's Ward 10 debate, residents and candidates argued communities east of Deerfoot Trail have long been short changed in Calgary when it comes to infrastructure.
  
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• The Conservative vote in Alberta shrunk. Here's why

  30-09-2021 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Sheila Juhlin has called Alberta home for most of her life. She's voted Conservative in nearly every federal election for decades, but this time she hesitated. 
  
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• The Conservative vote in Alberta shrank. Here's why

  30-09-2021 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertan Sheila Juhlin has voted Conservative in nearly every federal election for decades, but this time she hesitated. She's not the only one — analysts say a 14-point drop in support for the Tories should send a message that what once worked for the party in Alberta may not work anymore.
  
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• Candlelight vigil will mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary - CBC.ca

  30-09-2021 14:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Candlelight vigil will mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• Nelson: Kenney's own tone-deaf MLAs pave way for NDP - Calgary Herald

  30-09-2021 13:22 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Nelson: Kenney's own tone-deaf MLAs pave way for NDP  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Flames 2021-22 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings - The Athletic

  30-09-2021 13:03 via theathletic.com
  
  Calgary Flames 2021-22 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings  The Athletic
  
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• Experts, parents demand province 'go back to the drawing board' following ATA curriculum report

  30-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Experts and parents alike are showing their support for the Alberta Teachers' Association report released Wednesday, demanding the province act immediately to end the draft K-6 curriculum pilot and restart the curriculum rewrite process. 
  
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• Candlelight vigil will mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary

  30-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. 
  
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• Candlelight vigil to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary

  30-09-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. 
  
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• 'A war on Aboriginal children': Alberta's 25 residential schools

  30-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement recognized 25 residential school locations in Alberta. This article lists those schools with supporting details of the locations, stidents and
  
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• $7M fine proposed for Alberta bitcoin mine that set up power plant without permission

  30-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Utilties Commission's enforcement team has proposed a more than $7.1-million penalty for a bitcoin mining power plant that set up shop without permission at two sites in the province. 
  
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• When it rains, it pours: West of Centre dives into the sustainable jobs and Emergencies Act reports

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The prime minister has made his pitch to the premiers on a health care deal, but will they say yes? And how could those dollars help a struggling system? Host Kathleen Petty is joined by Fredrykka Rinaldi, the president of the Alberta Medical Association and a family doctor, Janet Brown of Janet Brown Opinion Research and the CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in Edmonton, Janet French.
  
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• What just happened?: West of Centre recaps the big political moments of 2022

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  2022 is coming to a close, after one of the craziest political years on the prairies in recent memory. Host Kathleen Petty is joined by Kelly Cryderman from the Globe and Mail, Rick Bell with the Calgary Sun, and CBC's Alberta provincial affairs reporter Janet French to recap the big moments from this year and look at what 2023 could bring.
  
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• Welcome to Danielle's world: West of Centre looks at Alberta's next premier

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Danielle Smith is now the leader of the United Conservative Party and will be the next premier of Alberta. Her victory changes the landscape of the party and the province. This week, host Kathleen Petty is joined by Kelly Cryderman, a columnist from the Globe and Mail, Corey Hogan, who led communications for Alberta's government under two premiers and CBC Calgary's analysis producer, Jason Markusoff to talk about what comes next for the UCP and for Alberta.
  
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• Three's a crowd: A West of Centre podcast on why Alberta has moved into a two party system

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is the only province to never have a minority government and with an election two months away the third parties are struggling to nominate candidates, raise money and get noticed. How did it evolve to this point and what does it say about politics and democracy? Host Kathleen Petty is joined by Dave Cournoyer, a politics and history writer, Lisa Young from the University of Calgary and CBC Calgary’s Jason Markusoff.
  
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• The final lap: West of Centre talks about the last week of the UCP leadership race

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The final stretch is here. We’re less than a week away from the vote that will determine the next United Conservative Party Leader — and Alberta premier. Host Kathleen Petty is joined by three conservative strategists to talk about what we’ve learned from the race and what might happen after the results are announced. Mandi Johnson is with Crestview Strategy, Melissa Caouette runs a private consulting business, and Michael Solberg is a partner at New West Public Affairs.
  
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• Show me the money: West of Centre breaks down what Alberta's budget means for the election

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  ‘Spend’ might be the word of the week. Alberta’s budget is doling out $68 billion in spending. Where is all the money going? How precarious is Alberta’s financial position? And how does this budget frame the upcoming election? Host Kathleen Petty is joined by Kieran Leavitt, the Toronto Star’s national reporter in Edmonton, Calgary Sun Columnist Rick Bell and Elise von Scheel, CBC Calgary’s provincial affairs reporter.
  
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