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• What about teachers and front-line workers? Hinshaw addresses priority list for COVID-19 vaccination in Alberta

  16-12-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  When asked where people like teachers and front-line workers fall on the COVID-19 vaccine priority list, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the focus of the first three months is health-care workers and those at highest risk of severe outcomes, and decisions have not been made on which other groups will be...
  
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• Ottawa’s long-term plan to increase hydrogen use focuses on regional hubs

  16-12-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has introduced a plan to greatly increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet Canada's climate targets.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw reminds young Albertans they are not immune to COVID-19

  16-12-2020 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said to date, 32,000 Albertans between 20 and 39 have tested positive for COVID-19 — of which more than 380 have been hospitalized and eight have died. She said no one of any age can take COVID lightly and urged people to avoid holiday parties and gatherings.
  
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• More Albertans have died of COVID in 2020 than of influenza over the past decade: Hinshaw

  16-12-2020 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  While sharing Wednesday’s COVID-19 case numbers, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the number of Albertans who have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began less than 10 months ago – more than all of the influenza deaths over the past 10 years in the province. She also talked about the...
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw addresses COVID-19 safety concerns and anxiety

  16-12-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw addressed some of the safety concerns people may have with the COVID-19 vaccine, saying Canada has one of the most robust regulatory systems in the world and no steps were skipped.
  
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• City adopts new governance model, includes moving council meetings to Tuesdays - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 23:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Red Deer science teacher leans on dogs and humour for COVID-19 explainer videos

  16-12-2020 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Zackowski hosts The Science Pawdcast and his two adorable pups Bunsen Berner and Beaker have more than 75,000 Twitter followers.
  
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• Man's $565M anti-mask lawsuit an 'abuse of the Court,' Edmonton judge rules

  16-12-2020 22:34
  
  A COVID-19 conspiracy theorist who tried to sue the City of Edmonton over its mandatory mask bylaw has had his lawsuit terminated by a judge. In two separate statements of claim filed in the fall, plaintiff Glenn D. Miller argued the face covering bylaw infringed on his Charter rights, promoted fear, and was part of a “broader conspiracy” in which the city was “acting as a willing puppet.” The judge, Associate Chief Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen, struck out both claims Wedne
  
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• Help seniors connect with loved ones this season through Project Joy

  16-12-2020 22:28
  
  If you have any unused smartphones or tablets in your home collecting dust, an Alberta organization is looking to repurpose them to help isolated seniors stay in contact with family members this holiday season. Project Joy, which was established in order to provide devices to seniors facilities throughout the province, is looking for the support of Albertans to help residents who are being forced to do without regular visits from loved ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization
  
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• Canadian Utilities seeks deferral of distribution rate increases in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 22:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta government benefits from $185M federal funding boost to help create jobs

  16-12-2020 21:41
  
  Albertans who are out of work will soon be able to benefit from a federal funding grant aimed at helping them acquire training and access employment benefits. The money, which comes from a $1.5 billion investment into Workforce Development Agreements (WDAs), will assist Albertans who are seeking jobs. Supports through the province's WDA include skills training, on-the-job training, employer-sponsored training, financial assistance and benefits, employment counselling and job opportunities. "Buil
  
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• ‘Tremendous cost’: Coronavirus hospitalizations soar as vaccine raises hope

  16-12-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hospitals in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta are seeing an influx of COVID-19 patients filling up ICU beds. Doctors say the worst is yet to come.
  
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• Rare one-time gene replacement therapy Zolgensma approved by Health Canada

  16-12-2020 21:28
  
  The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines aren't the only landmark approvals Health Canada has been working on recently.  Zolgensma maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals announced Wednesday its gene therapy used to treat toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) had been approved by the federal department. About one in 10,000 Canadian babies are born with a type of SMA each year, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders. The genetic neuromuscular disease is caused by a defective
  
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• Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19

  16-12-2020 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nora Forrest was a full-term, healthy baby when she was born on Nov. 22. The following night, her mom started feeling ill. The whole family was positive for COVID-19.
  
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• ATCO requests to hold distribution rates for 1.2M customers in Alberta

  16-12-2020 21:10
  
  Canadian Utilities — an ATCO company — announced Wednesday it has requested to hold its electricity and natural gas distribution rates at current levels for more than 1.2 million Alberta customers. The company said in a news release the pause in rates is to support families and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic collapse in oil prices. "With a presence in more than 300 Alberta communities, we have seen first-hand the immense toll the pandemic is having on the li
  
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• ATCO requests to hold distribution rates for 1.2M costumers in Alberta

  16-12-2020 21:10
  
  Canadian Utilities — an ATCO company — announced Wednesday it has requested to hold its electricity and natural gas distribution rates at current levels for more than 1.2 million Alberta customers. The company said in a news release the pause in rates is to support families and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic collapse in oil prices. "With a presence in more than 300 Alberta communities, we have seen first-hand the immense toll the pandemic is having on the li
  
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• Police search for hit-and-run driver after cyclist struck in northeast Calgary

  16-12-2020 21:06
  
  Calgary police are searching for a vehicle that hit a cyclist at an intersection in the northeast community of Saddle Ridge on Tuesday.  A white SUV was eastbound on 80th Avenue about 2:15 p.m. and merged onto southbound Saddletowne Circle N.E. as a 64-year-old cyclist was crossing 80th Avenue, near the LRT station.  The SUV struck the cyclist and did not stop, continuing southbound on Saddletowne Circle N.E. The cyclist was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition, which has s
  
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• Ex-Mountie denied pursuit of pharmacy career for past crimes

  16-12-2020 20:51
  
  A former RCMP officer, convicted of multiple crimes including fraud and harassment, will not be allowed to practise in the pharmacy procession, a tribunal has ruled. The Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) announced on Wednesday that it had cancelled the registration of now former student, Aaron Sayler, citing his past conduct. In September 2018, Sayler was found guilty of four theft and fraud related charges. In 2019, he was charged and convicted with criminal harassment and mischief.Former RCMP
  
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• Health Canada approves $2.8M treatment for spinal muscular atrophy Type 1

  16-12-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The drug's approval is exciting news for two Alberta families who have been trying to fundraise millions of dollars to access the treatment for SMA 1.
  
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• Health Canada approves $2.8M treatment for spinal muscular atrophy

  16-12-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The drug's approval is exciting news for two Alberta families who have been trying to fundraise millions of dollars to access the treatment for SMA.
  
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• RCMP issues warning about fake jewelry scam in Airdrie

  16-12-2020 20:20
  
  Airdrie RCMP is warning the public about a scam involving fake gold jewelry. The alleged scammers have been approaching people in parking lots, claiming to be from another province and asking for gas money, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday. The two men said they would pay the person back double once they reached their destination and offered gold, claiming it to be 18 karat. Two incidents have been reported in the month of December, where two perpetrators have offered to sell their allegedl
  
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• Hope Mission to deliver more than 300 turkey dinners to families

  16-12-2020 20:05
  
  Hundreds of families in need in the city of Calgary will be receiving support to make their Christmas dinner happen this year. Hope Mission, a not-for-profit organization that helps impoverished men, women and children in Calgary, will be delivering over 300 turkey dinner meals to families in need this holiday season. Every year, the organization holds an in-person Christmas dinner but this year it looks a little bit different with the COVID-19 pandemic. But that won’t stop the group from
  
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• Police seeking person of interest in deadly stabbing

  16-12-2020 20:03
  
  Calgary police are asking the public for help in locating a person of interest in the fatal stabbing that occurred in the northwest community of Panorama Hills Wednesday morning. According to police on Wednesday at approximately 10:45 a.m. a stabbing was reported and police were called to the 200 block of Panetella Court N.W. A man was found suffering stab wounds and was declared deceased at the scene. Police are looking to speak to 19-year-old Michael Elendu. Elendu is described as 190 centimet
  
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• 1 dead in Panorama Hills stabbing

  16-12-2020 20:03
  
  Calgary police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the northwest community of Panorama Hills. Few details are available but police were called to the 200 block of Panetella Court N.W. about 11 a.m. Wednesday. One person has been declared deceased. No other information is yet available. This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day
  
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• 3rd suspect arrested, charged in connection with fatal Eau Claire Market parkade shooting

  16-12-2020 19:45
  
  Calgary Police Service officials confirm a third suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a June shooting in a downtown parkade that left one man dead. Emergency crews were called to the Eau Claire Market parkade in the 200 block of Barclay Parade S.W. on the evening of June 5 following reports of shots fired. Officers located the body of 29-year-old Benjamin Virtucio in the underground parking facility. Investigators believe the fatal shooting was a targeted attack and connected
  
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• Calgary hailstorm tops Environment Canada’s annual Top 10 weather stories list

  16-12-2020 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Wednesday afternoon

  16-12-2020 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give an update Wednesday on the COVID-19 situation in the province at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Ottawa announces $185-million to help Albertans re-enter the workforce - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta teachers push province to be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine

  16-12-2020 19:14
  
  As Alberta health-care workers receive their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, teachers and school staff members across the province are demanding to know when they will be able to receive their first shot.  “We would want that immunization after we have health-care workers, long-term care workers and seniors vaccinated, but it’s important for all staff working in schools and congregated settings to be protected as well,” said Jason Schilling, president of the Al
  
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• Hinshaw to speak at 3:30 as Alberta continues to lead country in COVID-19 cases

  16-12-2020 19:08
  
  Alberta continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the country. As of Wednesday, 20,649 of Canada's roughly 74,500 cases were located in the western province. Ontario and Quebec sit in second and third, with about 17,000 and 16,800 cases, respectively. Two days earlier, Alberta health officials confirmed a record 1,887 new cases over 24 hours, although Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province has managed to plateau disease spread. On Tuesday, minutes after the first
  
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• 1,270 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Wednesday; Red Cross tent hospital to be set up in Edmonton

  16-12-2020 19:08
  
  With nearly 750 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, the province has finalized plans for Red Cross Canada to set up an "alternate care centre" or tent hospital at the University of Alberta's Butterdome. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday the facility would create 100 more inpatient beds if needed, but that there were no plans to staff the site as of yet. "This is a purely precautionary measure for use if needed in the future." The tent hospital will take several we
  
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• 1,270 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Wednesday; Red Cross tent hospital to be set up at Butterdome

  16-12-2020 19:08
  
  With nearly 750 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, the province has finalized plans for Red Cross Canada to set up an "alternate care centre" or tent hospital at the University of Alberta's Butterdome. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday the facility would create 100 more inpatient beds if needed, but that there were no plans to staff the site as of yet. "This is a purely precautionary measure for use if needed in the future." The tent hospital will take several we
  
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• 'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 19:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary Flames restructure goalie coaching staff, bring Labarbera on board

  16-12-2020 19:00
  
  The Calgary Flames have hired Jason Labarbera as the NHL club's new goaltending coach and promoted Jordan Sigalet to the new role of director of goaltending. "The goal and mission of this change is to provide us with the best process to identify, draft, develop, procure and coach goalies for the Calgary Flames," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said Wednesday in a statement. "We believe this structure and process will provide us with the best and deepest goaltending expertise throughout all
  
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• Red Deer business owner a suspect in investigation of possible sex assaults from 1990s

  16-12-2020 18:35
  
  Mounties in Red Deer say a local business owner is a suspect in possible historical sex assaults that occurred in the city during the 1990s.  RCMP say they came into possession of several video recordings showing what appear to be non-consensual sexual encounters. Police say they know the identity of the man on the videos, but have not identified any of the women. They are asking any potential victims to contact them or Crime Stoppers.  "It is likely that the females in these recording
  
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• B.C. mine outbreak includes 27 confirmed COVID-19 cases, spans 3 sites

  16-12-2020 18:34
  
  More than two dozen people have been confirmed to have COVID-19 as officials work to contain an outbreak at a B.C. mining operation. In an emailed statement, Interior Health said 27 people are known to have the disease as part of the outbreak at the Teck Mining Ltd. operations. The outbreak is impacting three sites near Elkford, B.C. Fifteen cases of the novel coronavirus have been tied to an active water treatment facility construction site, and another eight are connected to fording river oper
  
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• WestJet releases expanded flight schedule for January

  16-12-2020 18:25
  
  WestJet will offer Dreamliner service to Mexico and more flights to sunny destinations in the Caribbean, the U.S. — including Hawaii — Mexico and Central America, the company announced with the release of its January schedule on Wednesday. The updated schedule adds flights from Calgary to Liberia in Costa Rica as well as Ixtapa/Zihuantanejo in Mexico. Flights will also resume between Kona, Hawaii and Vancouver, as well as between Aruba and Toronto. Dreamliner service between Calgary
  
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• Taber police lay assault charges at house party - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 17:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• OPP officer charged in connection with alleged theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia

  16-12-2020 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  An OPP detachment commander in Grenville, Ont., is facing fraud charges tied to a Brantford police investigation.
  
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• Tomorrow’s low drops off, but conditions recover for the weekend

  16-12-2020 15:15
  
  Today is going to feel a lot like yesterday. Westerly wind is going to pile up to 40 km/h gusts once again, with assistance this time from yesterday's heat propping up our forecast high for today. We can expect a good dose of wind to cycle in tomorrow, too, but by the mid-afternoon, it takes on a northwesterly profile. The ensuing cold front will likely plunge us to the negative double-digits, and limit how warm Friday gets. Thereafter, the weekend returns with sunnier weather and more westerly
  
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• Hunter in life-threatening condition after being shot south of Calgary

  16-12-2020 14:46
  
  One man was carried out of the brush and airlifted to hospital in life-threatening condition after being shot south of Calgary Tuesday morning. Members of the Turner Valley, Okotoks and High River RCMP detachments responded to a location east of Highway 2 and north of Dunbow Road shortly after 9 a.m. following reports of a hunter being shot.According to EMS public education officer Adam Loria, the location — near the intersection of Dunbow Road and 80 Street —was inaccessible by road
  
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• 'Feeling overwhelmingly privileged': Alberta’s first health-care workers receive COVID-19 vaccine

  16-12-2020 14:15
  
  It's an historic moment in Alberta's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic as the province enters its second day of immunizations Wednesday.  It comes after 3,900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were delivered to health-care workers on the frontlines, with the first vaccines administered late Tuesday afternoon in Calgary and Edmonton. "I’m feeling overwhelmingly privileged," said ICU nurse Tanya Harvey, who was the first Calgary frontline worker to receive the vaccine at the Footh
  
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• Healthy food options coming to city's concessions and vending machines - Lethbridge News Now

  16-12-2020 13:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta officials warned oilpatch faced ‘landslide’ of failures. Then coronavirus struck

  16-12-2020 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial regulator warned in April that some companies were walking away from contaminated sites without properly shutting down.
  
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• Fire in southwest Calgary forces residents to evacuate Kelvin Grove home

  16-12-2020 05:44
  
  A structure fire Tuesday night forced the residents to evacuate from a southwest Calgary home. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. when fire crews responded to a call about a fire in the garage of a two storey single residence home at 1107 73 Avenue S.W. The fire was in the garage, with smoke on the second floor of the house. The residents were home at the time and were alerted to the blaze when they smelled smoke and the smoke detectors went off. They called 911 and self-evacuated.The caus
  
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• Fire in southwest Calgary forces residents to evacuate

  16-12-2020 05:44
  
  A structure fire Tuesday night forced the residents of a southwest Calgary home to evacuate. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. when fire crews responded to a call about a fire in the garage of a two storey single residence home at 1107 73 Avenue S.W. The fire was in the garage, with smoke on the second floor of the house. The residents were home at the time and were alerted to the blaze when they smelled smoke and the smoke detectors went off. They called 911 and self-evacuated.The cause
  
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• Pharmacy robbed in northeast Calgary

  16-12-2020 05:30
  
  Another pharmacy was robbed Tuesday night in northeast Calgary. The incident took place shortly after 6:30 p.m., when suspects entered CITI Pharmacy at 124-20 Saddlestone Drive N.E. They threatened an employee with an alleged handgun, then made off with an undisclosed amount of drugs and cash. No one was injured. Calgary police issued a statement last week, expressing concern about a spate of pharmacy robberies that have taken place all over the city. In it, they said there have been 21 pharmaci
  
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• Multi-vehicle collision on Deerfoot slows traffic

  16-12-2020 05:12
  
  A multi-vehicle collision on Deerfoot Trail disrupted traffic Tuesday night. The incident took place shortly after 8 p.m, on southbound Deerfoot and Glenmore Trail S.E. Traffic was blocked in the left lane. No other information was available. This is a developing story...ALERT: Two vehicle incident, SB Deerfoot Tr and Glenmore Tr SE, blocking the left lane. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/BNn5FHlEYA — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) December 16, 2020
  
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• Aurora Cannabis reducing workforce at Edmonton-area facility

  16-12-2020 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. is making changes to how one of its Edmonton-area facilities operates and says that will result in job losses.
  
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• Newborn contracts COVID-19 days after she's born

  16-12-2020 04:24
  
  A newborn baby is among the thousands of Albertans who have recovered from COVID-19. Nora Forrest was days old when she was hospitalized with coronavirus at a time when her mom, dad, 20-month-old big sister Hazel and grandma also became infected. Nora was born on Nov.22. Her mom, Ceyda Alaf Forrest delivered her healthy at 8 a.m. and was home by 10 the same day.However, that night, Ceyda said things changed. “I woke up in the middle of the night to nurse her and it was like a train hit me,
  
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