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• With hospitals overwhelmed, can Canada overhaul health care for the long term?

  15-01-2022 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Two former health ministers say that there is no single solution to building a more robust health-care system for the long haul, but it does include more investment from the federal government.
  
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• Alberta monitoring impact as new vaccine rules for truck drivers come into effect

  15-01-2022 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s transportation minister said the province will be closely monitoring the effects of new vaccine mandates for truck drivers.
  
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• Canada's Kris Mahler wins World Cup ski cross gold on home snow in Olympic tune-up

  15-01-2022 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Kris Mahler won a men's World Cup ski cross race Saturday at Nakiska ski resort in Alberta, while fellow Canadian Marielle Thompson claimed silver in the women's competition.
  
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• Calgary greenhouse to be built this spring expects to provide thousands of pounds of fresh food year-round - CTV News Calgary

  15-01-2022 21:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary greenhouse to be built this spring expects to provide thousands of pounds of fresh food year-round  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Physicians worried rising hospitalizations could lead to further surgery postponements - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 21:45 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Physicians worried rising hospitalizations could lead to further surgery postponements  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta plans to end single-site order for continuing-care workers next month

  15-01-2022 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government plans to rescind a public health order barring health-care workers from working at more than one continuing-care facility by mid-February — if not sooner.
  
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• Calgary police investigating bullet-riddled, bloodied truck in northeast - Global News

  15-01-2022 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police investigating bullet-riddled, bloodied truck in northeast  Global News
  
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• Calgary police investigating bullet-riddled, bloodied truck in northeast

  15-01-2022 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Vista Heights business owner reported the suspicious-looking bullet-ridden truck on Saturday morning.
  
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• Calgary’s Catholic bishop optimistic about reconciliation after meeting with Pope Francis - Globalnews.ca

  15-01-2022 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary’s Catholic bishop optimistic about reconciliation after meeting with Pope Francis  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary’s Catholic bishop optimistic about reconciliation after meeting with Pope Francis

  15-01-2022 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary bishop says he received a message of hope from his meeting with Pope Francis regarding reconciliation.
  
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• Calgary Flames: Jekyll or Hyde? - Flame for Thought

  15-01-2022 20:52 via flameforthought.com
  
  Calgary Flames: Jekyll or Hyde?  Flame for Thought
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, Jan. 15

  15-01-2022 19:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is now close to 63,000 active cases of COVID-19 — the highest total yet since the pandemic began. And Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, says that the actual number is likely 10 times higher.
  
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• Céline Dion cancels remainder of North American dates on Courage world tour

  15-01-2022 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cancelled dates of the previously postponed North American leg of Céline Dion's world tour include stops in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Vancouver.
  
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• Where to cross-country ski in and around Calgary - Globalnews.ca

  15-01-2022 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Where to cross-country ski in and around Calgary  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Southeast Calgary bungalow's first two visitors jump at the chance to make an offer - The Globe and Mail

  15-01-2022 17:00 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Southeast Calgary bungalow's first two visitors jump at the chance to make an offer  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Town of Jasper looking to negotiate new deal with Parks Canada

  15-01-2022 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Town of Jasper is in ongoing talks with Parks Canada in an attempt to change development rules and reduce its payments to Ottawa.
  
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• Deja vu has Vertigo Theatre's Cipher opening amid wave of pandemic - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 14:34 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Deja vu has Vertigo Theatre's Cipher opening amid wave of pandemic  Calgary Herald
  
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• Your letters for Jan. 15 - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 14:19 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Your letters for Jan. 15  Calgary Herald
  
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• Alberta trade offices seek outside help in ramping up U.S. presence

  15-01-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is looking for outside help with government and public relations as the province embarks on its largest expansion of U.S. trade offices since first appointing a representative to Washington in 2004.
  
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• Alberta and Saskatchewan resist calls for new restrictions as Omicron numbers rise

  15-01-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  While Quebec imposed a curfew and Ontario put a stop to indoor dining and working out at gyms, Saskatchewan residents have enjoyed life virtually restriction-free. 
  
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• Opinion: Premier Kenney must apologize for his offensive 'bat soup' comment - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 13:07 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Opinion: Premier Kenney must apologize for his offensive 'bat soup' comment  Calgary Herald
  
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• Varcoe: As oil prices soar, balanced books could happen in next month's Alberta budget - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 13:04 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Varcoe: As oil prices soar, balanced books could happen in next month's Alberta budget  Calgary Herald
  
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• Sensory backpacks make mall trips easier for parents of kids with disabilities

  15-01-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new program to arm parents with backpacks full of sensory items and distractions is designed to make life easier for Calgary families with kids who have sensory disabilities such as autism.
  
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• Eli's movie picks for 2022: Superheroes, sequels, animation — and lots of Brad Pitt

  15-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  This year promises to bring more of what Hollywood excels at — superheroes and sequels, sequels, sequels. But scan a little further and you'll find original offerings from some of the best in the biz, including from Canada.
  
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• Canadian COVID-19 vaccine study seized on by anti-vaxxers — highlighting dangers of early research in pandemic

  15-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Canadian study that vastly underestimated the protection COVID-19 vaccines provide against the Omicron variant is being revised — but not before it spread widely on social media by anti-vaxxers, academics and even the creators of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
  
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• Pallas Athena Women’s Fighting Championship holding inaugural card in Calgary - Calgary Sun

  15-01-2022 04:50 via calgarysun.com
  
  Pallas Athena Women’s Fighting Championship holding inaugural card in Calgary  Calgary Sun
  
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• Calgary’s historic Plaza Theatre in Kensington reopens after COVID-19 hiatus - Global News

  15-01-2022 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary’s historic Plaza Theatre in Kensington reopens after COVID-19 hiatus  Global News
  
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• Calgary’s historic Plaza Theatre in Kensington reopens after COVID-19 hiatus

  15-01-2022 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An iconic independent theatre in Calgary's Kensington neighbourhood will reopen to the public on Friday after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Foreign-trained doctors on the sidelines as COVID exhausts Alberta hospitals - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 03:09 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Foreign-trained doctors on the sidelines as COVID exhausts Alberta hospitals  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Colton Hunchak - Global News

  15-01-2022 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Colton Hunchak  Global News
  
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• Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Colton Hunchak

  15-01-2022 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampeders re-signed Canadian receiver Colton Hunchak on Friday.
  
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• Faculty strike impacts Concordia University of Edmonton students

  15-01-2022 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  We are now into the second week of the Concordia University strike and while this job action is impacting dozens of professors its affecting even more students.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: Jan. 14 - Globalnews.ca

  15-01-2022 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: Jan. 14  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19: City of Edmonton donates 50k KN95 masks to schools

  15-01-2022 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton donated about 50,000 KN95 masks it had previously been given by the province to the Edmonton Public School Board. 
  
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• City recommends $50M expansion for over-capacity composting plant - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 02:17 via calgaryherald.com
  
  City recommends $50M expansion for over-capacity composting plant  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary post-secondary schools extend online learning - Globalnews.ca

  15-01-2022 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary post-secondary schools extend online learning  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations rise to 822 | U of C delays in-person classes | Teachers to get N95 masks - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 01:55 via calgaryherald.com
  
  COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations rise to 822 | U of C delays in-person classes | Teachers to get N95 masks  Calgary Herald
  
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• Economist believes Alberta is on track for a balanced budget this year

  15-01-2022 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Markets are kind of anticipating oil averaging about $76 per barrel in the coming fiscal year, and we only need $71 dollars per barrel in order to balance," said Trevor Tombe.
  
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• ‘Most wonderful help’: Calgary mom feeds struggling families during COVID-19 - Global News

  15-01-2022 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Most wonderful help’: Calgary mom feeds struggling families during COVID-19  Global News
  
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• ‘Most wonderful help’: Calgary mom feeds struggling families during COVID-19

  15-01-2022 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman is on a mission to support families in need during the pandemic by dropping off homemade meals.
  
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• 'It's a lonely world for me,' says wife of Calgary man killed by drug addicted robbers - CBC.ca

  15-01-2022 01:12 via cbc.ca
  
  'It's a lonely world for me,' says wife of Calgary man killed by drug addicted robbers  CBC.ca
  
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• 'It's a lonely world for me,' says wife of Calgary man killed by drug addicted robbers

  15-01-2022 01:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Within two hours of meeting Trista Tinkler in the parking lot of a Clagary pub, Kasif Hirani was stabbed 25 times and left for dead in a ditch near Springbank, a judge heard Friday.
  
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• Bidding wars continue in Calgary real estate market due to low inventory - Globalnews.ca

  15-01-2022 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bidding wars continue in Calgary real estate market due to low inventory  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Canadian students want clearer communication, more certainty from universities

  15-01-2022 00:55 via cbc.ca
  
  While many Canadian universities were optimistic about an in-person return to classes this month, the pandemic's sudden turn and forced them to shift classes back online. But students are agitated and frustrated by what they see as dithering on the part of the school.
  
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• Over 800 people in hospital for COVID-19 as Alberta reports 5 new deaths

  15-01-2022 00:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Public health officials reported five more COVID-19 deaths Friday, while dozens of more Albertans have been admitted to hospital to be treated for the illness.
  
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• Calgary inventor at the head of billion-dollar self-driving truck technology - Calgary Herald

  15-01-2022 00:53 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Calgary inventor at the head of billion-dollar self-driving truck technology  Calgary Herald
  
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• Canada’s Kevin Drury earns World Cup ski cross silver in Alberta

  15-01-2022 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 33-year-old from Toronto was second Friday at Nakiska ski resort for his first World Cup medal since breaking his leg in a race Dec. 20, 2020.
  
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• 'Grandparent scam' targeted elderly in Calgary, say police after arrests - CBC.ca

  15-01-2022 00:21 via cbc.ca
  
  'Grandparent scam' targeted elderly in Calgary, say police after arrests  CBC.ca
  
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• 'Grandparent scam' targeted elderly in Calgary, say police after arrests

  15-01-2022 00:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary officers have charged two people and are searching for two others after a series of scams that targeted the elderly, police said Friday.
  
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• Alberta announces spring legislature sitting dates, budget to be delivered Feb. 24

  15-01-2022 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  There will be a speech from the throne to open a new session on Feb. 22. and Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews will deliver the 2022 budget two days later.
  
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