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• Calgary researcher discovers secret behind tiny fossils more than 500 million years old | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 23:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary researcher discovers secret behind tiny fossils more than 500 million years old | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Worst part of my life': 20 more former students of Michael Gregory file statements alleging sexual abuse - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 23:24 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Worst part of my life': 20 more former students of Michael Gregory file statements alleging sexual abuse  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary police catch driver going 181 km/h in an 80 km/h zone - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 23:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary police catch driver going 181 km/h in an 80 km/h zone  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary patients treated in ER hallways as paramedics needed for 911 calls - CBC.ca

  20-01-2022 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary patients treated in ER hallways as paramedics needed for 911 calls  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary patients treated in ER hallways as paramedics needed for 911 calls

  20-01-2022 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's ambulance service and hospitals are so stressed that this week patients normally cared for by paramedics were quickly handed off to already stretched hospital staff — in the hallways — so EMS crews could get back on the road and respond to 911 calls.
  
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• It’s too soon to support drug decriminalization: Alberta police chiefs

  20-01-2022 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Chief Const. Mark Neufeld, president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police, says decriminalization alone wouldn't reduce addiction or overdose rates.
  
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• Avalanche warning posted for B.C. and Alberta backcountry users

  20-01-2022 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  A special avalanche warning has been posted for recreational backcountry users in several regions of B.C. and Alberta as warm temperatures make the snowpack unstable.
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sign offensive lineman Ryan Sceviour to extension - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 21:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Stampeders sign offensive lineman Ryan Sceviour to extension  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Dangerous offender hearing delayed as chronic sex offender remains in COVID isolation - Calgary Herald

  20-01-2022 21:35 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Dangerous offender hearing delayed as chronic sex offender remains in COVID isolation  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary Hotel Association requests council for breaks on taxes, utility fees | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 21:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Hotel Association requests council for breaks on taxes, utility fees | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary Hotel Association requests council for breaks on taxes, utility fees | CTV News - CTV News Atlantic

  20-01-2022 21:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary Hotel Association requests council for breaks on taxes, utility fees | CTV News  CTV News Atlantic
  
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• A Calgary mall has been completely transformed for Alberta-shot ‘The Last Of Us’ - Curiocity

  20-01-2022 21:19 via curiocity.com
  
  A Calgary mall has been completely transformed for Alberta-shot ‘The Last Of Us’  Curiocity
  
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• Swift change in temperature leads to multiple water main breaks across Calgary - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 21:12 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Swift change in temperature leads to multiple water main breaks across Calgary  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Ottawa, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation make deal to hand over residential school documents

  20-01-2022 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has struck a deal with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation that will see it hand over thousands of residential school records, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said today.
  
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• Christopher Lamarche sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for death of infant son

  20-01-2022 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench Justice Sterling Sanderman told court that Lamarche has about 8 1/2 years left in his sentence because of the time he has already spent in custody.
  
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• Unstable snowpack leads to avalanche warning for Alberta, B.C. national parks

  20-01-2022 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you're planning to head to the mountains this weekend, check the avalanche forecast and go prepared.
  
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• Alberta’s Omicron wave has peaked, but additional COVID-19 beds to open in Edmonton & Calgary: Kenney

  20-01-2022 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The premier believes Alberta has reached the peak of the fifth wave. However, the province also announced it will open additional COVID-19 beds to relieve hospital pressures.
  
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• Alberta premier, health minister, AHS CEO to join Dr. Hinshaw for COVID-19 update

  20-01-2022 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The premier, health minister, CEO of Alberta Health Services and chief medical officer of health will on be on hand for a COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon. 
  
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• Flames have been flailing in their own end - TSN

  20-01-2022 19:35 via tsn.ca
  
  Flames have been flailing in their own end  TSN
  
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• Kenney cautiously optimistic about Omicron peak as Alberta hospitalizations continue to rise

  20-01-2022 19:07 via cbc.ca
  
  “If the variant performs in Alberta like it has in jurisdictions all around the world, we can reasonably expect that we may now be beginning on the downslope of transmission,” Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta premier and health officials to deliver COVID-19 update

  20-01-2022 19:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will deliver an update on COVID-19 as the province grapples with a cresting wave of Omicron cases. 
  
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• Today in History: Obama becomes president of the U.S. - Calgary Herald

  20-01-2022 18:34 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Today in History: Obama becomes president of the U.S.  Calgary Herald
  
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• Blake Coleman is having a solid first season in Calgary - Flames Nation

  20-01-2022 18:00 via flamesnation.ca
  Blake Coleman is having a solid first season in Calgary  Flames Nation
  
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• Bus shelter vandals strike during pandemic leaving 300 unrepaired in Calgary - CBC.ca

  20-01-2022 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Bus shelter vandals strike during pandemic leaving 300 unrepaired in Calgary  CBC.ca
  
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• Oil and gas investment expected to rise 22 per cent this year to $32.8B

  20-01-2022 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Capital spending in the sector is expected to reach $32.8 billion, compared with an estimated $26.9 billion in 2021, according to CAPP.
  
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• Canadian oil & gas investment expected to rise 22% this year to $32.8B, but challenges remain

  20-01-2022 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of CAPP expects global energy demand will grow for decades to come, but said it will take a 'national effort' for Canada to actually capitalize on that need.
  
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• Two Calgary-based organizations receive federal funds to improve Veterans' well-being - Canada NewsWire

  20-01-2022 17:00 via newswire.ca
  Two Calgary-based organizations receive federal funds to improve Veterans' well-being  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Calgary's Next Economy: Paramoria Agri-Science builds fungal early warning system - LiveWire Calgary

  20-01-2022 16:08 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  Calgary's Next Economy: Paramoria Agri-Science builds fungal early warning system  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Jan. 20

  20-01-2022 15:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Six more Albertans have died from COVID-19, as the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 nears the peak set in the fourth wave.
  
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• Quick overnight thaw leads to water main breaks in a dozen Calgary communities Thursday

  20-01-2022 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homes in a dozen communities across Calgary were without water Thursday morning following a rash of water main breaks.
  
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• 'One in ten' Calgarians in poverty shows 2021 Poverty Snapshot - LiveWire Calgary

  20-01-2022 15:19 via livewirecalgary.com
  
  'One in ten' Calgarians in poverty shows 2021 Poverty Snapshot  LiveWire Calgary
  
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• Calgary weather for Thursday, Jan. 20 | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  20-01-2022 15:18 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Calgary weather for Thursday, Jan. 20 | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 500 unvaccinated AHS staff back to work after opting into testing program

  20-01-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of unvaccinated Alberta Health Services staff and physicians are making their way back into hospitals and healthcare settings after opting into the province's temporary frequent COVID-19 testing program announced earlier this month.
  
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• Your letters for Jan. 20, 2022 - Calgary Herald

  20-01-2022 13:44 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Your letters for Jan. 20, 2022  Calgary Herald
  
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• Opinion: Give the flag designer a break for trying to make a difference - Calgary Herald

  20-01-2022 13:34 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Opinion: Give the flag designer a break for trying to make a difference  Calgary Herald
  
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• Letters, Jan. 20: 'Gang that couldn't spend straight strikes again' - Calgary Sun

  20-01-2022 13:04 via calgarysun.com
  
  Letters, Jan. 20: 'Gang that couldn't spend straight strikes again'  Calgary Sun
  
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• Bell: Calgary council, outrage over the $8,000 security blankets - Calgary Sun

  20-01-2022 13:04 via calgarysun.com
  
  Bell: Calgary council, outrage over the $8,000 security blankets  Calgary Sun
  
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• Bus shelter vandals strike during pandemic leaving 300 unrepaired in Calgary

  20-01-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The five years of data shows a steady increase in bus shelter vandalism complaints, then a steep uptick last year. From January to October, 1,214 panes were broken. That compares to 682 for all of 2020.
  
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• The shorter work week: An idea whose time has finally come

  20-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A substantial hours reduction would benefit not just workers themselves but their families, who would then have more time with their parents or spouses.
  
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• Oil producers are flush with cash. Now what will they do with it?

  20-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Spending plans are up this year in the oilpatch — but they won't rise near the levels seen earlier in the last decade.
  
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• Contaminated medical devices used in open heart surgery caused severe infection in patients

  20-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Canadians who underwent open heart surgery between January 2010 and July 2018 alleges the manufacturer of contaminated medical devices used during the surgeries failed to adequately warn hospitals of the risk.
  
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• Varcoe: Calgary's economic transition helped by a push from accelerators — and big ideas - Calgary Herald

  20-01-2022 09:00 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Varcoe: Calgary's economic transition helped by a push from accelerators — and big ideas  Calgary Herald
  
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• Calgary calls in contractors after 'unprecedented' number of water main breaks | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  20-01-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary calls in contractors after 'unprecedented' number of water main breaks | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Warriors turn in dominating performance on way to win over Calgary - moosejawtoday.com

  20-01-2022 05:45 via moosejawtoday.com
  
  Warriors turn in dominating performance on way to win over Calgary  moosejawtoday.com
  
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• Anti-poverty advocate says action needed to help Albertans struggling with soaring inflation

  20-01-2022 05:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Statistics Canada's latest consumer price index report shows Albertans continue to pay more for groceries and other goods — a Calgary anti-poverty advocate says governments need to act to help Albertans. 
  
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• Support for RCMP shown in Lethbridge as talk of provincial police force continues in Alberta

  20-01-2022 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP's future in Alberta is now unclear as the provincial government weighs the pros and cons of creating its own police force. 
  
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• Planning to purchase electric vehicle? Why wait times to buy one will persist in 2022

  20-01-2022 04:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent survey for Transport Canada by Dunsky found a majority of dealerships in Canada still have no zero-emission vehicles in stock.
  
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• Rural Alberta town wants barriers reduced for pediatric COVID-19 vaccine

  20-01-2022 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A rural Alberta community is pushing for the province to allow pharmacists to administer the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. Right now, families have to travel 50 km to a clinic.
  
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• Study shows industrial development giving coyotes an edge in wolverine habitat

  20-01-2022 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Industrial development is helping coyotes move into wolverine country and edge out the rare carnivore despite its fierce reputation, newly published research suggests.
  
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• Alberta’s Ukrainian community stands in solidarity with Ukraine as tension with Russia escalates

  20-01-2022 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  As tensions continue to rise between Ukraine and Russia, fears of an invasion grow. People from Alberta's vast Ukrainian community are voicing their concerns.
  
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