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• Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics gets another extension but no new money

  28-10-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's cabinet has agreed to another 90-day extension to Jan. 31, but it comes with no additional funding.
  
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• Many Lethbridge businesses feel optimistic about future: Chamber of Commerce

  28-10-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new survey from the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has found that despite a lot of local businesses struggling during the pandemic, many are still enjoying growth and are optimistic about what the near future will bring. Taz Dhaliwal has the details.
  
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• Traffic jam in southwest Calgary outside COVID-19 testing centre

  28-10-2020 23:28
  
  Traffic in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood is being disrupted due to long lineups outside the COVID-19 testing centre. Calgary police were tweeting about the traffic tie-ups shortly after 3 p.m. "We've been advised of traffic disruptions on Bannister Road S.W. between 146 Ave & 149 Ave due to a long line of traffic waiting to enter the #COVID test centre," they tweeted. They advised motorists to avoid the area if local access wasn't required.Traffic advisory:We've been advised of traffic d
  
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• The show will go on despite break-in at Storybook Theatre

  28-10-2020 23:16
  
  The Pandemic has been tough on a lot of businesses and an early morning robbery on Monday has made things a little more difficult for Storybook Theatre. Thieves made their way into the theatre’s main stage area around 4 a.m. Monday on Bermuda Drive N.W. and stole items. JP Thibodeau, the artistic producer for Storybook Theatre, says during the pandemic there has been challenges but they didn’t prepare for this one. "They decided to take some good things, like our MacBooks and things
  
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• 'Leave you in limbo': Glitch has unemployed Calgarian waiting months for federal funding

  28-10-2020 23:09
  
  Federal funding for people out of work due to the pandemic has come in the forms of Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) then Employment Insurance (EI) or Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) but a Calgary woman said she has not been able to access any funding for two months due to a system error. Heather Allan said she began receiving CERB in April when she was laid off by the construction supplier company where she worked the past seven years, but in August she was no longer able to access the CE
  
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• 410 COVID cases confirmed provincially, 20 in South Zone - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2020 23:07
  410 COVID cases confirmed provincially, 20 in South Zone  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Husky pipeline spills 900K litres of produced water in northwestern Alberta

  28-10-2020 23:06
  
  Husky energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes contains residual petroleum and chemicals. The Calgary company says the leak was discovered on Monday in the Rainbow Lake area and some of the water spilled into nearby muskeg. Spokeswoman Dawn Delaney says the spill is contained and the company is continuing to clean it up with pumps and vacuum trucks.  She said
  
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• Alberta proposes rule changes for licensing and monitoring child-care spaces

  28-10-2020 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The risk-based model would still see inspectors check on all facilities, but would have them focus more on new centres and on those struggling to meet rules and standards.
  
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• Alberta sets COVID-19 active-case record for 10th day straight with 410 new infections

  28-10-2020 22:57
  
  Alberta has 4,793 cases of COVID-19 after it reported another 410 infections Wednesday. The province also announced four more deaths, including three in the Edmonton zone, increasing the coronavirus death toll to 313. There are 125 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, including 19 in ICU. Wednesday also marked the 14th day in a row where hospitals have had more than 110 patients battling the disease. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken
  
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• TELUS Spark hosting ‘Spooktacular’ activities this Halloween for adults and kids

  28-10-2020 22:46
  
  Pumpkin catapults, ooey-gooey live science shows and pumpkin treats are just some of the hourly activities happening during The Great Pumpkin Smash this weekend at the TELUS Spark Science Center.  According to the event's website, Pumpkin Catapult will allow attendees to learn about physics — and watch pumpkins launch across the sky. A Reptile Meet and Greet allow guests to see some “not-so-creepy” reptiles handled by Calgary Reptile Parties experts. Featured Film: Nosfera
  
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• Canada expecting uptick in excess deaths amid COVID-19: StatCan

  28-10-2020 22:40
  
  Canada is expecting to see an increase in excess deaths as COVID-19 cases are once again trending upwards, according to Statistics Canada. Between March and June 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the country, Canada saw over 7,000 excess deaths. That figure refers to deaths that exceed the number that would normally be expected during any given period of time. While these excess deaths skyrocketed in the early months of the pandemic, there was a brief dip in July, when these figures returned to a
  
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• 410 new cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths reported in Alberta on Wednesday

  28-10-2020 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's COVID-19 death toll now sits at 313.
  
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• 4 tickets, 9 warnings handed out in Calgary since mandatory mask bylaw enacted

  28-10-2020 22:25
  
  Only four tickets and nine warnings have been handed out in Calgary since wearing a mask became mandatory Aug. 1 on transit and at indoor public spaces. “Our capacity to ticket is relatively limited,” said Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson on Wednesday. “We have to be compassionate and understand that there are some people that cannot wear a mask and the bylaw does allow for that.” Over the past several months, city business licence inspectors h
  
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• Online predator complaints in Alberta on the rise during pandemic

  28-10-2020 21:36
  
  A disturbing trend is emerging in southern Alberta as more children get more screen time during the pandemic. Cases of online child exploitation are on the rise, reflecting the fact that kids are at home spending more time online and so are predators. "These offenders are savvy, these are professionals at what they do, they are crafting their genre on how to engage with kids," said Staff Sgt. Dominic Mayhew of the Albert Law Enforcement Teams (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit. 
  
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• Father of 4 killed at Trans Mountain site in Edmonton

  28-10-2020 21:36
  
  The worker killed at the Trans Mountain pipeline site in west Edmonton was a father of four, his family told CTV News. Samatar Sahal, 40, died in a workplace accident Tuesday afternoon. Occupational Health & Safety told CTV News the worker was struck and killed by a piece of equipment. He left four children behind, including a newborn, his family said. Sahal worked for SA Energy — a company Trans Mountain hired to build the pipeline. READ: Worker killed at Trans Mountain pipeline
  
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• Crash sends elderly pedestrian to hospital with life-threatening injuries

  28-10-2020 21:28
  
  Calgary police are asking for anyone who witnessed a crash Tuesday afternoon in the northeast quadrant of the city that sent an elderly pedestrian to hospital to come forward. Police say a 2010 Toyota Corolla was heading south through the Edgewater at Newport condominium complex in the 0-100 block of Country Village Bay N.E. just before 4 p.m. Tuesday at the same time an elderly man was walking in front of the entrance to the underground parking garage. "The Toyota turned right to go into the un
  
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• Mill Street Brewpub to close permanently Nov. 3

  28-10-2020 21:21
  
  The pandemic claimed another business Wednesday, when Mill Street Brewpub announced it will permanently close November 3. The popular 17th Avenue eatery posted a notice on its Facebook and Instagram pages informing patrons of the news. "Due to the unforeseen impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, we will be closing our Calgary Brewpub permanently on November 3," it said. "We want to take this moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your continuous suppo
  
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• Alberta MP, former deputy prime minister Mazankowski dead at 85

  28-10-2020 21:05
  
  Don Mazankowski, an Alberta and federal politician of 25 years and after whom the province’s heart institute is named, has died. Mazankowski passed away Tuesday night at the age of 85. “While Canadians knew him as Canada’s 4th Deputy Prime Minister, and a long-time federal cabinet minister, to his friends and colleagues he was known as simply ‘Maz,’” read a statement from Mazankowski’s family. “However, first and foremost he was a loving husband, f
  
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• Former Alberta MP Don Mazankowski dies

  28-10-2020 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Don Mazankowski, who served as Member of Parliament for Vegreville for 25 years, passed away Tuesday night.
  
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• Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government

  28-10-2020 19:12
  
  Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, provincewide general strikes. Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says Kenney's United Conservative government is attacking the province's parks, workers, and the public health system. McGowan appeared at a news conference at an Edmonton hotel Wednesday morning and was flanked by other union leaders as they launched a website c
  
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• Lethbridge Transit routes could be impacted by staffing challenges - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2020 19:09
  Lethbridge Transit routes could be impacted by staffing challenges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta unions launch ‘Stand up to Kenney’ campaign

  28-10-2020 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The campaign asks Albertans to sign up, indicating they're ready to take part in province-wide rallies or protests if the government fails to negotiate.
  
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• Calgary Health Foundation lottery breaks records with early sellout

  28-10-2020 19:01
  
  Calgary Health Foundation has announced all tickets available in the Hospital Home Lottery have sold out early. “We would like to thank Albertans for their tremendous support of healthcare. In these challenging times, we continue to respond to the increased needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing mental health concerns,” the foundation said in a release.  “Net proceeds for the lottery are a record-breaking $5 million and will help Albertan families continue to b
  
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• Dust devil led to crash that killed Alberta paraglider pilot

  28-10-2020 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The crash occurred on May 13 near Gibbons, about 40 kilometres north of Edmonton.
  
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• National Lacrosse League will wait until April to attempt to start next season

  28-10-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NLL said Wednesday it is targeting the weekend of April 9-11 to begin play during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Physician group calls for greater transparency around reporting COVID numbers, use of national app

  28-10-2020 17:46
  
  A grassroots group of physicians and concerned citizens is calling on the province to adopt the national COVID app and be more transparent in reporting numbers as part of a six--point plan to improve the public health response to the pandemic. The group, called Masks4Canada, released the list Wednesday, which it calls "a public statement expressing alternate options for Alberta leaders to consider." The six points include:Proactive responses: Anticipatory and early response provides better outco
  
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• Not cool: Jamaican bobsledder wants thief to return stolen shell to Calgary bar

  28-10-2020 17:16
  
  An original member of the Jamaican bobsled team featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings is imploring whoever stole the nose cone from a sled that appeared in the film to return it to a Calgary bar. Devon Harris, who is also chairman of the Jamaican Bobsled Federation, says he's not going to lose sleep over the missing bobsled shell, but is disappointed over the news. "It's gone too far now," Harris said in a phone interview Tuesday. "Just bring it back." Police said the shell was last seen at R
  
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• Canada's top doctor calls for 'structural change' to address COVID-19 inequities

  28-10-2020 17:07
  
  Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is calling for “structural change” across health, social, and economic sectors in the wake of COVID-19, in a new report highlighting the successes and shortfalls in the country’s pandemic response to date. “I do see COVID-19 as a catalyst for collaboration between health, social, and economic sectors, and I have observed at the federal level, but also from local levels, and provincial levels,” she told repor
  
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• A Halloween Hiccup

  28-10-2020 14:22
  
  What a morning. Showers began in the early overnight, but transitioned to snow showers when our temperatures fell far enough to accommodate them. That's where we are as of this writing (in the 6 o'clock hour); ongoing flurries. While we're expecting 3-5 cm of snow, we cannot anticipate that total on the ground. In fact, the snow we've experienced in the past couple of hours didn't amount to enough for us to break a record:Streak over. After 12 consecutive October days with ≥1cm snow depth in
  
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• Holy Spirit confirms COVID case at Catholic Central High School - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2020 13:32
  
  Holy Spirit confirms COVID case at Catholic Central High School  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No new health restrictions announced in Calgary, though spike in COVID-19 cases ‘extremely concerning’

  28-10-2020 13:26
  
  Calgary's mayor and the head of the city’s emergency management agency provided an update on current health restrictions and say Calgarians need to “tighten up” to help slow recent increases in COVID-19 cases. But the city is not announcing any new health restrictions as cases rise. “I didn’t want to be back on this stage,” Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Wednesday. “But no, we’re not announcing further restrictions today in the city.” Nenshi and CE
  
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• New COVID-19-related restrictions for Calgary? City to provide response plan update

  28-10-2020 13:26
  
  The City of Calgary will announce Wednesday if additional restrictions will be put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson and Mayor Naheed Nenshi are set to address the media days after the Alberta government imposed a new 15-person limit on all social gatherings in Calgary and Edmonton.  The current gathering limit does not apply to restaurants, bars, theatres or places of worship, but some medical experts are c
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Winston Churchill High School - Lethbridge News Now

  28-10-2020 13:18
  
  COVID-19 outbreak declared at Winston Churchill High School  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• White House falsely claims Trump is responsible for 'ending' COVID-19 pandemic

  28-10-2020 12:51
  
  The White House included ending the coronavirus pandemic on a list of the Trump administration's science and technology accomplishments, despite nearly half a million Americans tested positive for COVID-19 in just the last week. A White House Office of Science and Technology Policy news release made the claim in announcing a document highlighting the administration's science and technology achievements over the past four years. "Highlights include: ENDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC," the news release
  
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• ‘Not the year to have a Halloween party’ due to COVID-19: Nenshi

  28-10-2020 12:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) chief Tom Sampson urged Calgarians to slow to the spread of COVID-19 over Halloween.
  
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• Government invests $1.9 million in COVID-19 immunity study of high-risk populations

  28-10-2020 12:35
  
  The federal government is investing $1.9 million for a national study of COVID-19 antibodies that is targeted specifically at some of the more high-risk populations in the country. The investment, announced Wednesday, is being made through Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) to the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (CanPath), so it can conduct a serological study of 20,000 Canadians in long-term care homes and people living in under-served areas of the country with high numbers
  
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• Lethbridge Helping Organizations COVID-19 Response - World Health Organization

  28-10-2020 10:33
  
  Lethbridge Helping Organizations COVID-19 Response  World Health Organization
  
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• Husky Energy pipeline shut in after 900,000 litres of produced water leaks in northern Alberta

  28-10-2020 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spill of 500,000 litres was initially reported to the Alberta Energy Regulator, but company spokeswoman Dawn Delaney says the amount was increased after an initial investigation.
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator says pipeline shut in after 500,000 litres of produced water leaks in northern Alberta

  28-10-2020 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator says cleanup efforts are underway in northwestern Alberta after a pipeline leaked approximately 500,000 litres of produced water into a low-lying wetland.
  
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• Fitting finale: Dodgers win title as player receives positive COVID-19 test

  28-10-2020 04:46
  
  No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face -- the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after their red-headed star received a positive COVID-19 test in the middle of their clinching victory. Turner was removed from Los Angeles' 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday night after registering Major League Bas
  
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• Fitting finale: Dodgers win title as one player receives positive COVID-19 test

  28-10-2020 04:46
  
  No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face -- the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their first World Series title since 1988 in a manner no one could have imagined prior to the coronavirus pandemic. They started the party without Justin Turner, too, after their red-headed star received a positive COVID-19 test in the middle of their clinching victory. Turner was removed from Los Angeles' 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 on Tuesday night after registering Major League Bas
  
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• Dodgers beat Rays in Game 6 to capture World Series

  28-10-2020 04:46
  
  Mookie Betts came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference. With a mad dash to home plate, he put Los Angeles over the top. The end of a frustrating championship drought for LA -- and perhaps just the start for Betts and the Dodgers. Betts bolted from third for the go-ahead run on Corey Seager's infield grounder in the sixth and led off the eighth with a punctuating homer, and the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to claim their first championship since 1988. The Dodgers had
  
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• Thousands of Calgary students, staff in self-isolation

  28-10-2020 04:38
  
  Thousands of Calgary students and school staff members are being forced to self-isolate, which has at least one school concerned about the negative impact on learning. At least two high schools in the Catholic school district Bishop McNally and St. Francis, have hundreds in self-isolation, with St. Francis asking parents to speak to their kids about preventing possible exposure to the virus while socializing outside of school. The public school board says about 2400 staff and students are now in
  
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• Video released of violent 2017 arrest as part of Calgary police officer's assault trial

  28-10-2020 02:55
  
  Video of a violent 2017 arrest in Calgary released this week as part of a court proceeding is receiving backlash online. The surveillance video is from the Calgary police arrest processing unit (APU) and was taken just before 3 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2017. It shows Const. Alex Dunn, 34, then a nine-year veteran of the force, and Dalia Kafi, who he had arrested earlier in the evening. Dunn can be seen in the lower portion of the screen, then Kafi, who is handcuffed with her hands behind her back,
  
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• Unions develop new plan to spread their message after health care strike deemed illegal

  28-10-2020 02:22
  
  Hospital workers across Alberta returned to work Tuesday, encouraged by their union to obey orders from the Alberta Labour Relations Board which deemed their Monday strike illegal, but not before hatching a new plan to spread their message.As a result of last night's decision by the ALRB declaring the wildcat strike illegal, "AUPE is notifying all its members of the obligation to obey the ALRB order by returning to scheduled work." The solidarity picket planned for today has been cancelled. http
  
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• Lake Louise Ski Resort set for earliest-ever opening on Thursday

  28-10-2020 01:46
  
  The lifts at Lake Louise are set to start Thursday, which marks the earliest-ever opening for the ski resort west of Calgary. Officials say both the Glacier Chair and Grizzly Gondola will be open, along with seven runs. "Plus the Lodge of Ten Peaks and WhiskeyJack lodges with be open with both the main cafeteria and Slopeside Café open," read a release. "Everyone’s favorite, the Powder Keg will open Friday and the best Sushi & Ramen restaurant in the Park, Kuma Yama, opens Satur
  
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• Sir Winston Churchill school added to COVID watch list

  28-10-2020 01:35
  
  Another Calgary school was added to the province's COVID-19 watch list Tuesday. Sir Winston Churchill High School on Northland Drive in the northwest community of Brentwood is the 11th Calgary school that is currently on the watch list. A school is added to a watch list once five or more positive cases have been identified as acquired or transmitted within the school. Cases acquired outside of school that do not require students or staff to quarantine are not included in the total. "We remain co
  
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• Opponents of Grassy Moutain coal project concerned about 'decapitating' mountain top

  28-10-2020 01:35
  
  As a month-long online review hearing on a proposed $800-million coal mine was getting underway, landowners and conservation groups urged Albertans not to get lured by the promise of short-term jobs. “Having whole landscapes stripped open will be a slow moving natural disaster,” said Dr. Andrea Hull, spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). She said CAPE Alberta is strongly opposed to open pit coal mining on the eastern slopes due to the sig
  
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• Opponents of Grassy Mountain coal project concerned about 'decapitating' mountain top

  28-10-2020 01:35
  
  As a month-long online review hearing on a proposed $800-million coal mine was getting underway, landowners and conservation groups urged Albertans not to get lured by the promise of short-term jobs. “Having whole landscapes stripped open will be a slow moving natural disaster,” said Dr. Andrea Hull, spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). She said CAPE Alberta is strongly opposed to open pit coal mining on the eastern slopes due to the sig
  
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• MEG Energy CEO deflects takeover speculation as oilsands firm reports Q3 loss

  28-10-2020 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's business as usual for oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp., its CEO says, despite speculation it could be a takeover target.
  
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