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• Calgary bookstore bat saved by Alberta wildlife group - CTV News Calgary

  12-10-2021 23:22
  
  Calgary bookstore bat saved by Alberta wildlife group  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Applications open for City of Calgary COVID-related business grants - Global News

  12-10-2021 22:37
  
  Applications open for City of Calgary COVID-related business grants  Global News
  
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• Applications open for City of Calgary COVID-related business grants

  12-10-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Local businesses can now apply for a $2,000 grant to cover expenses related to the provincial Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).
  
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• Major section of Highway 1 closes for seven weeks as part of Kicking Horse Canyon project

  12-10-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There (have) been many reports of dangerous driving to the RCMP during the various stages of the recent re-routing and police will be enhancing their presence on the highway."
  
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• Highway 1 to be closed to public, RCMP to focus on aggressive drivers on alternate routes

  12-10-2021 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There (have) been many reports of dangerous driving to the RCMP during the various stages of the recent re-routing and police will be enhancing their presence on the highway."
  
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• Canada’s attempt to prevent Line 5 shutdown attacks U.S. sovereignty, opponents say

  12-10-2021 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Opponents of Line 5 want the White House to reject Canada's bilateral effort to prevent a Michigan judge from shutting down the cross-border pipeline.
  
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• Calgary, Edmonton crack top 100 list of world’s best cities - 660 News

  12-10-2021 21:36
  
  Calgary, Edmonton crack top 100 list of world’s best cities  660 News
  
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• Put eye exams back on to-do list: Ophthalmologists see more vision problems in kids after increased screen time

  12-10-2021 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian ophthalmologists says increased screen time in children is leading to more eye strain and nearsightedness.
  
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• Ophthalmologists see more vision problems in kids after increased screen time

  12-10-2021 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parents are being urged to add an eye exam to their to-do list. As Kendra Slugoski discovered in today’s Family Matters, after increased screen time last school year, doctors are seeing more eye strain and nearsightedness.
  
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• Stan Sandhu: Ward 5 Calgary council candidate questionnaire - Calgary Herald

  12-10-2021 21:18
  
  Stan Sandhu: Ward 5 Calgary council candidate questionnaire  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  12-10-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney, Jason Copping, Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu are all scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta launches app to read COVID-19 vaccination QR code

  12-10-2021 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney, Jason Copping, Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu are all scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• QR code app to read enhanced vaccine records now available to Alberta businesses

  12-10-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A government-supported verification app to check proof of vaccination with a QR code is now available to Alberta businesses and organizations.
  
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• QR code app that reads enhanced vaccine records now available to Alberta businesses

  12-10-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A government-supported verification app to check proof of vaccination with a QR code is now available to Alberta businesses and organizations.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney, top health officials to provide Tuesday update about COVID-19

  12-10-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be joined by the province's health minister and top health officials Tuesday afternoon for an update about the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Alberta's vaccine passport will be in place into next year, Kenney says

  12-10-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's vaccine-passport system will be in place at least until the first quarter of 2022, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday as he announced that a long-awaited app to check proof of vaccination with a QR code is now available.
  
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• Calgary police warn of possible grizzly with cub roaming southwest communities - Calgary Herald

  12-10-2021 20:56
  
  Calgary police warn of possible grizzly with cub roaming southwest communities  Calgary Herald
  
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• 3 Calgary restaurants among 100 best places for outdoor eating in Canada - Global News

  12-10-2021 20:40
  
  3 Calgary restaurants among 100 best places for outdoor eating in Canada  Global News
  
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• 3 Calgary restaurants among 100 best places for outdoor eating in Canada

  12-10-2021 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  OpenTable says more people want more outdoor dining options well into the fall and restaurants across Canada are doing what they can to make it an enjoyable experience.
  
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• Aurora borealis puts on wild show in Alberta skies - Calgary Herald

  12-10-2021 20:35
  
  Aurora borealis puts on wild show in Alberta skies  Calgary Herald
  
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• Electrician killed at Southcentre Mall remembered for 'sweet smile' and 'gentle nature' - CTV News Calgary

  12-10-2021 20:21
  
  Electrician killed at Southcentre Mall remembered for 'sweet smile' and 'gentle nature'  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Accused pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder of Calgary mother, pleads not guilty in toddler’s death

  12-10-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Leeming has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of 25-year-old Jasmine Lovett, but pleaded not-guilty to the death of Lovett’s 22-month-old daughter Aliyah Sanderson.
  
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• Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary, police say - CBC.ca

  12-10-2021 19:56
  
  Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary, police say  CBC.ca
  
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• Two new pedestrian routes open to improve access to Stampede Park, LRT station

  12-10-2021 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Two pedestrian routes that the City of Calgary says offer easier access to Stampede Park and its adjoining LRT station opened on Tuesday.
  
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• Awe-inspiring aurora borealis takes over North American night sky

  12-10-2021 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  People across a large area of North America were treated to a breathtaking sight on Monday night stretching into Tuesday morning with an awe-inspiring and vivid aurora borealis with purple, pink, teal and green hues dancing and shimmering as far as the eye could see.
  
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• Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary yard | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  12-10-2021 17:44
  
  Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary yard | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary yard

  12-10-2021 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A bear and cub were spotted on a security camera running through a yard in the southwest Calgary neighbourhood of Oakridge early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Global News profiles mayoral candidate Brad Field

  12-10-2021 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayoral candidate Brad Field joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss his campaign platform for the Oct. 18 municipal election.
  
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• Farkas, Gondek in a dead heat for mayor’s seat: poll - 660 News

  12-10-2021 16:59
  
  Farkas, Gondek in a dead heat for mayor’s seat: poll  660 News
  
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• Police urge caution after bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary

  12-10-2021 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police and Alberta Fish and Wildlife were scouring an area of the city's southwest Tuesday morning after reports that a bear and her cub were spotted in the area.
  
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• Global News profiles mayoral candidate Jan Damery

  12-10-2021 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayoral candidate Jan Damery joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss her campaign platform for the Oct. 18 municipal election.
  
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• Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary: police

  12-10-2021 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police and members of Alberta Fish and Wildlife were scouring an area of the city’s southwest Tuesday morning after reports that a bear and her cub were spotted in the area.
  
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• On Day 1 of trial Calgary man admits to murdering woman, pleads not guilty in death of toddler

  12-10-2021 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A murder trial begins Tuesday for a Calgary man accused of killing a mother and toddler whose bodies were found weeks after their deaths in a wooded area near Kananaskis.
  
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• Murder trial begins for Calgary man accused of killing woman and toddler

  12-10-2021 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A murder trial begins Tuesday for a Calgary man accused of killing a mother and toddler whose bodies were found weeks after their deaths in a wooded area near Kananaskis.
  
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• Calgary man took undercover police to bodies of girlfriend and her toddler, judge hears

  12-10-2021 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Less than five hours after police launched an undercover operation targeting a man they believed killed a Calgary mother and her toddler, the suspected murderer led the officers to the two bodies buried in shallow graves in a wooded area in Kananaskis, according to prosecutor Doug Taylor.
  
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• The Travel Lady: Confusion over vaccination requirements

  12-10-2021 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss the discrepancies over proof of vaccination and quarantine requirements when travelling to different countries.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, Oct. 12

  12-10-2021 15:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Alberta doctors fear that a possible post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 spike could ruin Christmas plans.
  
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• Spectacular aurora borealis takes over the North American night sky

  12-10-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  An awe-inspiring aurora borealis stretched across much of Canada and parts of the U.S., with purple, pink, teal and green hues dancing and shimmering as far as the eye could see.
  
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• Calgary weather for Tuesday, Oct. 12 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  12-10-2021 15:14
  
  Calgary weather for Tuesday, Oct. 12 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary, police say

  12-10-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  A bear and her cub have been reported to be along the edge of southwest communities, Cedarbrae and Oakridge, said Calgary police Tuesday morning.
  
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• Edmonton bearing brunt of Alberta opioid overdoses so far this year

  12-10-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has expanded an overdose prevention app to include users in Edmonton as the province is poised to mark a record number of opioid overdose deaths this year.
  
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• Alberta expands overdose prevention app to users in Edmonton amid rising opioid deaths

  12-10-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has made an overdose prevention app available to users in Edmonton as part of its response to increasing rates of opioid-related deaths in the city this year.
  
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• Bear and her cub spotted roaming through southwest Calgary neighbourhoods - CTV News Calgary

  12-10-2021 14:09
  
  Bear and her cub spotted roaming through southwest Calgary neighbourhoods  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Trial set to begin for man accused of murdering Calgary mom and her toddler in 2019

  12-10-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Leeming is accused of killing 25-year-old Jasmine Lovett and her daughter, 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson, in April 2019.
  
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• Calgary city council newcomers will be hitting the deep end of the pool soon after election - CBC.ca

  12-10-2021 14:00
  
  Calgary city council newcomers will be hitting the deep end of the pool soon after election  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary city council newcomers will be hitting the deep end of the pool soon after election

  12-10-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Voters have not yet weighed in but it's already guaranteed that Calgary's next city council will have at least 10 people who are not currently sitting in those chairs.
  
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• Parents concerned about COVID-19 in schools, 8 in 10 support mask mandates: survey

  12-10-2021 13:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parents have been watching closely as children returned to classrooms across the country during the fourth wave of the pandemic.
  
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• Leong: Misdirected scorn toward Alberta's COVID-19 unvaccinated - Calgary Sun

  12-10-2021 13:05
  
  Leong: Misdirected scorn toward Alberta's COVID-19 unvaccinated  Calgary Sun
  
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• Campaigning during a pandemic: a new challenge for candidates

  12-10-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Running a campaign can be a gruelling, non-stop, months-long journey that often involves lots of handshaking, policy-making, fundraising, debating and connecting with and wooing voters. But during a pandemic it can be especially difficult.
  
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• Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law

  12-10-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Zellers returns as a pop-up inside an Ontario Hudson's Bay store, months after parent company HBC saw the discount department store's trademark removed from the government register.
  
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