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• Alberta musician Corb Lund on proposed coal mines in Rockies: ‘I 100% oppose these policy changes’

  13-01-2021 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's United Conservative government has revoked a 1976 policy that kept coal mines out of the mountains and eastern slopes of the Rockies.
  
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• Some Calgary hotels hope to fill 80% vacancy rate by converting to affordable housing

  16-01-2021 02:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Hotel Association says with a historically high vacancy rate of 80 per cent, it knows of at least eight hotels considering converting their buildings to affordable housing to bring in some money while addressing a critical need in the city.
  
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• COVID-19: Experts urge vigilance as personal service restrictions ease in Alberta

  16-01-2021 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  As pandemic-related restrictions on personal wellness services are set to be eased, experts are warning about remaining vigilant, especially as COVID-19 case numbers trend down. As Christa Dao reports, those in the industry are celebrating the news.
  
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• Parents charged after 27-year-old Calgary man taken to hospital weighing 43 pounds

  16-01-2021 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say first responders were called to a Falconridge home in October 2020 after a man was found unresponsive in his bedroom. His parents have been charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life and negligence causing bodily harm.
  
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• COVID-19: Calgary YMCA launches ‘super helpful’ program to boost physical and mental health during pandemic

  16-01-2021 01:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  With so many recreation facilities and programs shut down because of COVID-19 restrictions, staying active can be a real challenge. But now, as Gil Tucker reports, there’s a new effort aimed at boosting Calgarians’ physical and mental health.
  
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• Bowness resident rallies volunteers, councillor to shovel street after senior gets stuck in snow

  16-01-2021 01:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Kochney decided to post an appeal for help on a Facebook page for Bowness moms, and recruited a small army of Bownesians — along with her city councillor, Ward Sutherland — to get the street cleared after three weeks dealing with snow.
  
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• Storm pond rinks in Chestermere covered with sand by city officials citing safety

  16-01-2021 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recreational hockey players feel they're being subjected to some unfair penalties. Frozen storm ponds used as neighbourhood rinks in Chestermere are being shut down.
  
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• Alberta's funeral industry argues guest limit should be raised

  16-01-2021 01:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the Alberta Funeral Service Association calls the province’s decision to increase the number of people who are allowed to attend a funeral service from 10 to 20 a small step in the right direction.
  
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• Alberta inquiry on oil sector under fire for commissioned reports skeptical of climate change

  16-01-2021 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reports commissioned by an inquiry looking into how critics of Alberta's oil sector are funded are by and large "textbook examples of climate change denialism," says one academic.
  
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• Alberta researchers develop potential tool to predict metabolic disorders in pregnant women

  16-01-2021 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new potential diagnostic tool could eventually help health-care professionals take action as soon as possible, intervening with dietary and lifestyle changes.
  
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• Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine delay will affect inoculation schedule in Alberta

  16-01-2021 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Laura McDougall, senior medical officer of health at Alberta Health Services, said delays in shipments from pharmaceutical company Pfizer means some some health-care workers may not get their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and other people might have to wait longer to get their first shot.
  
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• Alberta health-care workers encouraged to get their COVID-19 vaccine

  16-01-2021 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Laura McDougall, senior medical officer of health at Alberta Health Services, said there was a technical problem with the booking tool used by health-care workers to make a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, hwoever it has been fixed and workers are encouraged to get their shot.
  
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• Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues

  16-01-2021 00:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s UCP government is hiring influential lobbyists and communications experts in Washington, D.C., as it seeks support on Capitol Hill for the Keystone XL pipeline and other trade interests south of the border.
  
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• Midfield Heights land use design set to seek approval from council this spring

  16-01-2021 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been nearly three years since the Midfield mobile home park closed for good and its residents were evicted. While the city is set to seek approval for its land use outline plan in March, there’s increased interest in developing other areas along 16 Avenue. Tracy Nagai reports.
  
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• Fraudsters target Calgary storage container company in 'sea can scam'

  16-01-2021 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A scam that targets customers looking to rent or buy shipping containers almost victimized a Calgary man, but a bit of due diligence saved him from losing $2,800, says Lucas Griffin, owner of Secure-Rite Mobile Storage.
  
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• Alberta to experience delay in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine deliveries

  15-01-2021 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Alberta will experience a delay in COVID-19 vaccine shipments from pharmaceutical company Pfizer, due to expansion plans at its European production facility.
  
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• Alberta reports 785 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths

  15-01-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 13 more deaths due to COVID-19 and 785 new cases of the disease on Friday. The province currently has 12,189 active cases of the illness.
  
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• Midfield Heights land use design set to go before council this spring

  15-01-2021 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary said it's on track to have its vision for a new northeast community brought before city councilliors in the next few months.
  
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• Vaccine rollout statements from Alberta government cause confusion for health-care workers

  15-01-2021 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is clarifying a plea she made for health-care workers to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
  
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• Pfizer vaccine delay a ‘blow,’ will affect Alberta’s vaccine schedule: health minister

  15-01-2021 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s health minister says the vaccine schedule will be affected, but the province will continue giving out whatever vaccine it does receive to those priority groups.
  
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• Alberta health minister to provide update on COVID-19 vaccine Friday afternoon

  15-01-2021 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyler Shandro is schedueld to speak at 3:30 p.m. The news conference will be streamed live in this post. 
  
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• Eager for vaccine, Alberta health workers frustrated by suggestion they're not booking appointments

  15-01-2021 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Health-care workers in Alberta say they're frustrated after both the province's chief medical officer of health and the health minister implied they weren't signing up for vaccinations as the doses become available. 
  
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• Global Calgary & 770 CHQR support: 35 For 35 – Who Are You Now?

  15-01-2021 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo presents 35 For 35 - Who Are You Now?
  
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• How warm is it in Calgary? Well, the penguins had to be kept inside

  15-01-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  It's been an oddly warm winter so far in Calgary, so warm, in fact, that the zoo's penguins need to be kept inside — cancelling the annual launch of the daily Penguin Walk.
  
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• Global Calgary supports: YYC Hot Chocolate Fest

  15-01-2021 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  YYC Hot Chocolate Fest is BACK!
  
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• Global Calgary & 770 CHQR support: YYC Hot Chocolate Fest

  15-01-2021 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  YYC Hot Chocolate Fest is BACK!
  
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• Specialist calls Alberta easing some COVID-19 restrictions ‘cautious, safer, lower risk’

  15-01-2021 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health officials announced outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people would be permitted and personal wellness services could re-open by appointment, as of Jan. 18.
  
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• Second nesting site for endangered black swift discovered in Banff

  15-01-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  They like to nest on wet, cold rock faces, and until recently, Johnston Canyon was thought to be the only place in the park inhabited by them.
  
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• French oil giant Total leaves U.S. energy group, months after exiting CAPP

  15-01-2021 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The move follows Total's decision to drop out of the Calgary-based Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and write off $9.3-billion worth of oilsands assets in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta monolith comes with message to save Rocky Mountains from open-pit coal mining

  15-01-2021 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A towering stainless steel monolith set up along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta comes with a message.
  
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