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• Storm brings heavy snow for mountains, first measurable amounts for Calgary - The Weather Network

  28-10-2021 23:50 via theweathernetwork.com
  Storm brings heavy snow for mountains, first measurable amounts for Calgary  The Weather Network
  
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• Alberta food banks struggling to meet demand as need surges 30 per cent

  28-10-2021 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report from Food Banks Alberta shows that there's been a 29.6 percent rise in the number of visits to food banks since 2019.
  
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• Alberta introduces bill letting municipalities place liens on assets of oil companies not paying taxes

  28-10-2021 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rural Municipalities Alberta says its members are owed about $245 million from energy companies that haven't paid their taxes.
  
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• Private proof-of-vaccine app Portpass continues to expose personal data even after relaunch and updates

  28-10-2021 23:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Personal information belonging to more than 17,000 users of private proof-of-vaccination app Portpass is still unsecured and visible online — including, in some cases, photos of drivers' licences and passports — despite assurances from the company that its data-security problems have been fixed.
  
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• Portpass proof-of-vaccine app continued to expose personal data even after relaunch and updates

  28-10-2021 23:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Personal information belonging to more than 17,000 users of the private proof-of-vaccination app Portpass has remained unsecured and visible online — including, in some cases, photos of people’s driver’s licences and passports — despite assurances from the company that its data-security problems have been fixed.
  
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• Oil and gas sector sheds light on strides made with Indigenous companies, people

  28-10-2021 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers provides examples of ways Indigenous peoples and the upstream oil and natural gas sector are working together.
  
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• 'That's a lie': Crown grills Robert Leeming about deaths of Jasmine Lovett, Aliyah Sanderson - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2021 22:55 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'That's a lie': Crown grills Robert Leeming about deaths of Jasmine Lovett, Aliyah Sanderson  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Recipes with Julie Van Rosendaal: Halloween treats

  28-10-2021 22:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Baked apples are an old-timey kind of dessert but perfectly delicious — and well-suited to brunch.
  
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• Five spooky things to do this Halloween weekend in Calgary - Calgary Herald

  28-10-2021 22:19 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Five spooky things to do this Halloween weekend in Calgary  Calgary Herald
  
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• Strategic Group mandates COVID-19 vaccination for new apartment renters in Alberta

  28-10-2021 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary-based real estate company is requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all new residents as well as its employees.
  
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• Pair of oversight roles vacated ahead of first Calgary city council meeting - Global News

  28-10-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pair of oversight roles vacated ahead of first Calgary city council meeting  Global News
  
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• Pair of oversight roles vacated ahead of first Calgary city council meeting

  28-10-2021 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary is on the search for a new integrity commissioner and hopes to soon fill two seats on the Calgary Police Commission.
  
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• Canada is underestimating carbon emissions from forestry sector, environmental groups allege

  28-10-2021 21:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The forestry sector is a significant source of Canada's carbon emissions, but that's not always apparent because of the way we count those emissions, four environmental organizations argue in a new report.
  
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• 'We'll be out there': Calgary road crews prepared for Friday snowfall - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2021 21:30 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We'll be out there': Calgary road crews prepared for Friday snowfall  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Families & doctors share stories of ill and dying children on new website to help others

  28-10-2021 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Families caring for a dying or seriously ill child may find support and answers to their questions on the new website, CaringTogether.life.
  
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• Alberta reports 531 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 new deaths

  28-10-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 531 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 12 new deaths. There are currently 779 people in hospital, including 185 patients in ICU.
  
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• Facebook is now Meta, but critics say same old problems remain

  28-10-2021 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Facebook officially launched its rebrand under the name Meta Thursday, unveiling a reorganized corporate structure it hopes will focus attention on where it sees its future while drawing attention away from its contentious present and past.
  
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• Bo Closing In On 30k Not A Surprise To Mcdaniel - stampeders.com

  28-10-2021 21:07 via stampeders.com
  
  Bo Closing In On 30k Not A Surprise To Mcdaniel  stampeders.com
  
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• Trial hears steps Calgary man says he took to cover up deaths of girlfriend and her daughter

  28-10-2021 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary man on trial for killing his girlfriend and her toddler outlined the steps he took to cover up their deaths.
  
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• Calgary man accused of sexually extorting, counselling suicide of Ontario girl - CBC.ca

  28-10-2021 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary man accused of sexually extorting, counselling suicide of Ontario girl  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary man accused of sexually extorting, counselling suicide of Ontario girl

  28-10-2021 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man faces numerous charges for allegedly sexually extorting and harassing an Ontario girl over a period of five years, says the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).
  
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• Five In A Row? Calgary Takes Their Winning Streak To Pittsburgh, Crosby Ruled Out - Matchsticks and Gasoline

  28-10-2021 20:17 via matchsticksandgasoline.com
  
  Five In A Row? Calgary Takes Their Winning Streak To Pittsburgh, Crosby Ruled Out  Matchsticks and Gasoline
  
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• Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuels, lags in renewables funding, report says

  28-10-2021 20:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian fossil fuel producers receive more public financial support than any others in the developed world, according to a new analysis.
  
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• Obstetrical patients diverted, new admissions paused as rural hospitals deal with COVID-19 outbreaks

  28-10-2021 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  As hospitals in rural Alberta grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks, some have been forced to stop patient admissions and divert obstetrical patients elsewhere. 
  
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• Calgary man charged with child luring, extortion and counselling suicide of Ontario teen - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2021 19:48 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary man charged with child luring, extortion and counselling suicide of Ontario teen  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary man charged after Ontario girl endured ‘years of abuse and suffering’: ALERT

  28-10-2021 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 28-year-old Calgary man has been charged with a number of offences including making child porn, extortion and counselling suicide after a cross-Canada investigation. 
  
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• Alberta’s Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 Thursday afternoon

  28-10-2021 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta Thursday afternoon. 
  
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• Calgary sees flood of new rental apts.: 100 projects in 5 years | RENX - Real Estate News EXchange

  28-10-2021 18:26 via renx.ca
  
  Calgary sees flood of new rental apts.: 100 projects in 5 years | RENX  Real Estate News EXchange
  
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• Calgary sees flood of new rental apts.: 100 projects in 5 years - Real Estate News EXchange

  28-10-2021 18:26 via renx.ca
  
  Calgary sees flood of new rental apts.: 100 projects in 5 years  Real Estate News EXchange
  
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• Calgary road crews prepare for winter weather with snow in the forecast Friday

  28-10-2021 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary road crews say they are getting winter ready, as upwards of five to 10 centimetres of snow is forecast to hit the city on Friday. 
  
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• Calgary man will use $1M lottery win to buy new house, help friends and family - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2021 18:03 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary man will use $1M lottery win to buy new house, help friends and family  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary expects to see 5-10 cm of snow by Friday evening

  28-10-2021 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Calgary meteorologist Tiffany Lizee has the weather forecast for the city and surrounding areas, which includes snow.
  
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• 40 Years of the Charter: Former chief justice Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin to hold Edmonton event

  28-10-2021 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The right Honourable Beverly McLachlan is a small-town Albertan who grew up to become the first woman and longest serving chief justice of Canada. Thursday night, she’ll give a talk on 40 years since the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was introduced, with a focus on the impact on human rights, during a public lecture...
  
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• Ghost towns of Alberta: From the archives - Calgary Herald

  28-10-2021 16:54 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Ghost towns of Alberta: From the archives  Calgary Herald
  
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• Shaw and EVERFI team up to bring digital literacy course ‘Ignition’ to schools

  28-10-2021 16:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  EVERFI co-founder Jon Chapman joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss EVERFI’s partnership with Shaw Communications to bring a digital literacy course called “Ignition” to B.C. and Alberta schools
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines and Canada’s next moves

  28-10-2021 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sarah Mackey of Vax Hunters Alberta joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how the COVID-19 vaccinations are going so far.
  
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• Food Banks Canada releases sweeping HungerCount 2021 report

  28-10-2021 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle McIntyre from the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss this year’s HungerCount report and how Albertans are among the hardest hit in the country
  
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• Beef a bigger challenge than oil and gas when it comes to tackling methane emissions in Canada

  28-10-2021 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Methane is a natural byproduct of cattle digestion - emitted every time a cow burps or passes gas. The cattle industry is responsible for 24 per cent of Canada's methane emissions.
  
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• Calgary to see 5 to 10 centimetres of snow on Friday

  28-10-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Banff and Kananaskis-Canmore areas will see up to 25 centimetres of total snowfall by Saturday.
  
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• Calgary snowfall forecast for Friday to range from 5 to 10 cm

  28-10-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Banff and Kananaskis-Canmore areas will see up to 25 centimetres of snowfall by Saturday.
  
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• Brace yourselves, southern Albertans, for up to 25 cm of snow

  28-10-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Banff and Kananaskis-Canmore areas will see up to 25 centimetres of snowfall by Saturday.
  
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• Suncor doubles dividend, boosts stock buyback as oil rally gains steam

  28-10-2021 15:53 via cbc.ca
  
  After slashing its dividend in half at the start of the pandemic, Canada's largest integrated oil company is boosting its quarterly payout back to where it was before, after Suncor says it made more than $1 billion in profit during the quarter.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Oct. 28

  28-10-2021 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 645 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The new cases were detected through 11,343 tests with a positivity rate around 5.58 per cent — the lowest positivity rate recorded since August.
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, Oct. 28 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  28-10-2021 15:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, Oct. 28 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta paramedic union raising red flag over ambulance red alerts

  28-10-2021 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's paramedic trade union is calling on the provincial government "to come clean" about the state of ambulance services.
  
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• Alberta paramedic union raises red flag over ambulance red alerts

  28-10-2021 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The union that represents Alberta paramedics is calling on Alberta Health Services to tell Albertans "the full story" about the state of ambulance services.
  
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• City of Calgary's integrity commissioner retires after less than year on job due to workload - CBC.ca

  28-10-2021 14:18 via cbc.ca
  
  City of Calgary's integrity commissioner retires after less than year on job due to workload  CBC.ca
  
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• City of Calgary's integrity commissioner retires after less than year on job due to workload

  28-10-2021 14:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Calgary's integrity commissioner is leaving after less than a year on the job.
  
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• Powerful gusts on this windy Alberta highway make for a white-knuckle experience

  28-10-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For about 11 years, truck driver Terry Graf hauled logs, gravel and coal up and down Highway 22, and saw first hand what every local trucker in southern Alberta has come to know about that strip of road.
  
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• New COVID-19 modelling projects continued downward trend for Alberta

  28-10-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New modelling projects COVID-19 in Alberta will continue to decline if the province stays the course.
  
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