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• How industry awards are changing to be inclusive of trans and non-binary talent

  26-11-2021 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Brit Awards recently announced it will be nixxing gender-specific categories for their 2022 ceremony. How do these changes benefit trans and non-binary artists? And will more industry organizations follow suit?
  
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• Family remembers father, daughter following fatal Macleod Trail crash

  26-11-2021 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following a crash on Macleod Trail that claimed the lives of a father and his daughter, their family is sharing their story.
  
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• Kenney promises no direct cost download to Alberta municipalities on provincial police plan

  26-11-2021 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Kenney is imploring rural leaders to consider the merits of a provincial police force, promising that any added costs would not be downloaded directly onto municipalities.
  
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• Premier's provincial police pitch gets cool reception from rural leaders

  26-11-2021 23:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney's pitch to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force fell flat at a meeting of rural leaders Friday, with the president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta calling the idea a distraction. 
  
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• Flames’ trio growing Movember moustaches to support men’s health - TSN

  26-11-2021 23:21
  
  Flames’ trio growing Movember moustaches to support men’s health  TSN
  
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• More strange days ahead for oil industry following Friday price plunge

  26-11-2021 23:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices ran headlong into pandemic fears yet again on Friday, tumbling to levels not seen since September.
  
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• Stamps Set For Semi-final In Saskatchewan - stampeders.com

  26-11-2021 22:44
  
  Stamps Set For Semi-final In Saskatchewan  stampeders.com
  
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• Why more young Albertans are packing naloxone kits to save peers at bars and parties

  26-11-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  When Jordan Knapp noticed a friend sitting pale, silent and sweaty on a couch at a Calgary house party, she instantly recognized an opiod overdose and used a naloxone kit to save him. She's far from the only young Albertan to carry the kits everywhere these days.
  
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• Windsor offers many ways to host visitors - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 21:54
  
  Windsor offers many ways to host visitors  Calgary Herald
  
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• 5-year-old Calgary cancer survivor looks to inspire others for Giving Tuesday - CTV News Calgary

  26-11-2021 21:53
  
  5-year-old Calgary cancer survivor looks to inspire others for Giving Tuesday  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta builders' excellence in customer service lauded by H.O.M.E. Awards - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 21:45
  
  Alberta builders' excellence in customer service lauded by H.O.M.E. Awards  Calgary Herald
  
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• 'We must do more': CBE responds to Calgary high school walkouts - CTV News Calgary

  26-11-2021 21:32
  
  'We must do more': CBE responds to Calgary high school walkouts  CTV News Calgary
  
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• New Nashville-style saloon to open on 17th Avenue - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 21:32
  
  New Nashville-style saloon to open on 17th Avenue  Calgary Herald
  
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• Tiger Sugar bubble tea celebrates its grand opening in Calgary today | Dished - Daily Hive

  26-11-2021 21:26
  
  Tiger Sugar bubble tea celebrates its grand opening in Calgary today | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• 11 companies hiring for more than 450 jobs in Calgary this December | Venture - Daily Hive

  26-11-2021 21:13
  
  11 companies hiring for more than 450 jobs in Calgary this December | Venture  Daily Hive
  
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• Calgary Flames 1⁄4 Season Report Cards - Matchsticks and Gasoline

  26-11-2021 21:06
  
  Calgary Flames 1⁄4 Season Report Cards  Matchsticks and Gasoline
  
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• Avril Lavigne announces first cross-Canada tour in more than a decade

  26-11-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Lavigne’s debut album “Let Go."
  
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• RCMP cast nationwide net for Calgary area husband-wife fraudsters - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 20:08
  
  RCMP cast nationwide net for Calgary area husband-wife fraudsters  Calgary Herald
  
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• Intense weather forecast for B.C.’s Southern Interior mountain passes

  26-11-2021 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Intense weather is forecast for mountain passes across the Southern Interior Friday, prompting Environment Canada to send out a series of storm warnings. 
  
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• Avril Lavigne to bring 'Bite Me' tour to Calgary for two shows at the Jubilee - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 19:47
  
  Avril Lavigne to bring 'Bite Me' tour to Calgary for two shows at the Jubilee  Calgary Herald
  
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• 20 things to do in Calgary this weekend: November 26 to 28 | Listed - Daily Hive

  26-11-2021 19:41
  
  20 things to do in Calgary this weekend: November 26 to 28 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• London Drugs hoping more volunteers join its Stocking Stuffers for Seniors campaign

  26-11-2021 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  'We still have a number of tags to pick up in many of the stores, and we're certainly looking for support.'
  
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• 'Being fed nutritious food . . . is a human right': Calgary charities battle hunger in our city - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 19:15
  
  'Being fed nutritious food . . . is a human right': Calgary charities battle hunger in our city  Calgary Herald
  
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• Police issue warning about Calgary pharmacy robberies after back-to-back incidents

  26-11-2021 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  After two pharmacy robberies in two days, Calgary police are issuing a warning to staff and customers about the violent incidents.
  
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• Calgary police release video of pharmacy robbery in Martindale area

  26-11-2021 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Surveillance video from the Calgary Police Service of an armed robbery at the Pharmasave pharmacy in the Martindale neighbourhood on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.
  
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• First Lake Louise men’s downhill cancelled due to too much snow

  26-11-2021 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 25 centimetres fell overnight and an additional 10 centimetres was expected Friday at the ski resort in Banff National Park.
  
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• As an alarming new COVID-19 variant emerges, Canada moves to limit travel from southern Africa

  26-11-2021 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced today that Canada will limit travel from seven countries in southern Africa, a region that has reported cases of a new — and possibly more infectious — COVID-19 variant.
  
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• As an alarming new coronavirus variant emerges, Canada moves to limit travel from southern Africa

  26-11-2021 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced today that Canada will limit travel from seven countries in southern Africa, a region that has reported cases of a new — and possibly more infectious — coronavirus variant.
  
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• Calgary police warn of 'increasingly violent' nature of pharmacy robberies - CTV News Calgary

  26-11-2021 18:02
  
  Calgary police warn of 'increasingly violent' nature of pharmacy robberies  CTV News Calgary
  
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• New condo construction picks up in Calgary - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 17:43
  
  New condo construction picks up in Calgary  Calgary Herald
  
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• Does your social media profile belong in your will? Why Canadians should plan their ‘digital inheritance’ now

  26-11-2021 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Your social media accounts, text messages, and photos are probably important to you. But are they significant enough to leave in a will?
  
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• Therapy dogs to offer comfort to Calgary kids getting COVID-19 vaccine - CBC.ca

  26-11-2021 17:17
  
  Therapy dogs to offer comfort to Calgary kids getting COVID-19 vaccine  CBC.ca
  
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• Mexican regulators approve CP Rail deal to buy Kansas City Southern

  26-11-2021 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has agreed to buy KCS in a deal valued at US$31 billion, including the assumption of US$3.8 billion of debt.
  
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• Smartphone apps to help people get the best Black Friday deals

  26-11-2021 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tech expert Marc Saltzman talks about Canadian apps to help consumers get the best deals, coupons and cash back rewards on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
  
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• The Magic of Christmas on pace to exceed 2020 referrals this holiday season

  26-11-2021 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Magic of Christmas is a volunteer-run, non-denominational charity that delivers gifts to Calgarians in need every Christmas Eve. Last year it helped 800 families but the organization says with a month still to go, the number of referrals for aid has already outpaced last year’s demand. Scott Perley joined the morning news to talk...
  
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• TELUS Spark Science Centre transforms into a magical extravaganza of lights for the holidays

  26-11-2021 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roderick Tate joined Global News Morning Calgary to talk about the interactive and immersive Digital Festival of Lights at the TELUS Spark Science Centre, featuring gorgeous, illuminated spaces and photo opportunities with Santa and Spark’s new mascot, Flint the robo-pup-reindeer.
  
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• Calgary's Sargeant X Comrade build on success with sophomore album, The Elephant in the Room - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 16:04
  
  Calgary's Sargeant X Comrade build on success with sophomore album, The Elephant in the Room  Calgary Herald
  
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• Helium shortages leave some western Canadian universities scrambling

  26-11-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers at the University of Alberta are struggling with a helium shortage, which could potentially put scientific research in jeopardy — and put equipment at risk of damage.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Nov. 26

  26-11-2021 15:56 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 vaccination appointments begin today in Alberta for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
  
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• Evan Williams' bright new world: Calgary-raised actor releases first full-length album - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 15:46
  
  Evan Williams' bright new world: Calgary-raised actor releases first full-length album  Calgary Herald
  
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• Therapy dogs to offer comfort to Calgary kids getting COVID-19 vaccine

  26-11-2021 15:29 via cbc.ca
  
  As Alberta kids between the ages of five and 11 start to get their first COVID-19 vaccine injections Friday, Calgary's four AHS immunization clinics will have therapy dogs to help calm children's nerves.
  
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• Calgary shoppers flock to big box stores for Black Friday sales - CTV News Calgary

  26-11-2021 15:01
  
  Calgary shoppers flock to big box stores for Black Friday sales  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Time-delayed safes, panic alarms could help deter pharmacy robberies, working group says

  26-11-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Time-delayed safes to store drugs and panic alarms for pharmacy staff could help counter a recent spike in pharmacy robberies in Alberta, a provincial working group has concluded.
  
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• Indigenous tourism holds key to Alberta's post-pandemic recovery, officials say

  26-11-2021 14:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's Indigenous tourism industry has been holding its third annual summit this week with attendees from around the province taking part in panel discussions to learn more about the economics of the industry.
  
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• Bell: Calgary council's Dan McLean, a new conservative voice - Calgary Sun

  26-11-2021 13:05
  
  Bell: Calgary council's Dan McLean, a new conservative voice  Calgary Sun
  
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• Smith: Calgary company aims to disrupt medical research with new coronavirus treatment - Calgary Herald

  26-11-2021 13:04
  
  Smith: Calgary company aims to disrupt medical research with new coronavirus treatment  Calgary Herald
  
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• Pronghorns basketball teams head to Calgary - Lethbridge Herald

  26-11-2021 12:56
  Pronghorns basketball teams head to Calgary  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Where to eat, drink and shop in Calgary: Jinhee Lee, the chef behind Canada's 'best bar dining,' shares her favourites - GuelphMercury.com

  26-11-2021 12:27
  Where to eat, drink and shop in Calgary: Jinhee Lee, the chef behind Canada's 'best bar dining,' shares her favourites  GuelphMercury.com
  
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• Where to eat, drink and shop in Calgary: Jinhee Lee, the chef behind Canada’s ‘best bar dining,’ shares her favourites - Toronto Star

  26-11-2021 12:01
  
  Where to eat, drink and shop in Calgary: Jinhee Lee, the chef behind Canada’s ‘best bar dining,’ shares her favourites  Toronto Star
  
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• What experts predict the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will do for national vaccination rates

  26-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As kids aged five to 11 are being offered the vaccine across the country, doctors weigh in on what this age group can do for national vaccination rates and how this could bring us back to more normal times.
  
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