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• Alberta Health reports 621 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Saturday

  22-05-2021 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has 15,502 active cases, 205,960 recoveries and 2,170 deaths.
  
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• Calgary’s Heritage Park officially opens its gates for 2021

  22-05-2021 21:37
  
  The historical village at Heritage Park is now open for the season. Prospect Ridge exhibits are reopening this weekend as park officials say it will bring the country’s energy industry stories to life. Phase one of the two-part project sees revitalization to many old exhibits including Dingman No. 1 discovery well, coal mine, prospector’s tent cabin and water wheel. The park says it is following safety protocols with all programming outside, along with a timed ticketing system where
  
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• Forest product prices show continued strength, industry analysts report

  22-05-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Suggestions that lumber and OSB prices are set to tumble are unlikely, one bank analyst said in a report to investors.
  
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• More than half of Canada's population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  22-05-2021 18:04
  
  More than half of Canada’s population has been vaccinated with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to CTVNews.ca’s vaccine tracker. On Saturday morning, the percentage of the Canadian population that has received at least one dose of vaccine tipped over 50 per cent after New Brunswick reported that it had administered another 11,383 first doses. The percentage of those fully vaccinated – meaning they’ve received two doses – is at just over 4 per cent.
  
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• Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts

  22-05-2021 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I can't tell you what it's going be. I can tell you what's happened by far. We're above average. But what's the rest of the fire season going to look like? I don't know.'
  
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• Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister calling for vaccines to be shipped from the U.S. to Canada

  22-05-2021 17:24
  
  Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is calling on the United States government to provide millions of unused vaccines to Canada. The premier said the current border closure should not prevent vaccines from being sent north. He said premiers and governors have been working to send vaccines from the United States to Canada but the White House and President Joe Biden are standing in the way and preventing that from happening. "Our vaccine team has assured me that they could vaccinate an additional 100
  
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• Ontario reports nearly 1,800 new COVID-19 cases as outdoor amenities reopen

  22-05-2021 16:15
  
  Ontario has logged nearly 1,800 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as outdoor amenities reopen for the first time since a stay-at-home order was issued in early April. The 1,794 new COVID-19 cases recorded today mark a decrease from the 1,890 infections on Friday. It also marks the second day in a row in which the daily COVID-19 case count was below 2,000 following a jump in infections on Thursday. The seven-day rolling average of daily COVID-19 cases has dipped below 2,000 for the first time since
  
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• Golf courses and other outdoor amenities reopen in Ontario today

  22-05-2021 15:08
  
  Golf courses and other outdoor recreational facilities can reopen across Ontario today as COVID-19 cases continue to trend down. Residents can also resume using tennis courts, skate parks and sports fields. However, outdoor sports and classes remain off limits. Golfers have been teeing up for this news for weeks, after lobbing sharp criticism at the provincial government. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement on Thursday, as he unveiled a three-step reopening plan that will bring the province
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors

  22-05-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta doctors are calling for more innovative ways of getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of vulnerable populations who are being left behind in the current rollout.
  
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• Retiring Supreme Court judge Abella on dangers of populism, the role of the courts and a cherished family life

  22-05-2021 13:00
  
  Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella marked her last day on the bench on Friday, a day she says was filled with emotion and reflection of the long and decorated career path that got her to this point. In an exclusive interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Abella said she thought about her parents, her husband, and her two sons before she said goodbye to a seat she was appointed to 17 years ago. “I thought of my family, I thought of the people I went on this journey with. I
  
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• Trans health care in Canada needs major improvements, advocates say

  22-05-2021 12:00
  
  Transgender Canadians and advocates are calling on the federal government to implement comprehensive trans and gender-affirming healthcare coverage across the country. And it’s not that the provinces and territories don't have any idea how to implement this type of health care -- experts say governments should look no further than Yukon to see who in the country is funding trans healthcare right. “The new coverage policy in the Yukon is undeniably the gold standard,” Ayden Sche
  
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• Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts - Lethbridge News Now

  22-05-2021 10:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Innisfail RCMP seek public assistance identifying suspects in attempted robbery

  22-05-2021 05:52
  
  Innisfail RCMP are asking for public assistance identifying two suspects in an attempted robbery. On May 21, at 5:51 a.m., police received a complaint about an attempted theft. The caller said two men tried to break into his vehicle at Penhold Estates Trailer Park in Penhold, Alberta. When the victim approached the two men, they fled the scene in a second vehicle, striking him in the process and causing minor injuries. The RCMP have few details about the two suspects, while the vehicle has been
  
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• Families plead N.B. government to commit to transparency surrounding mystery brain disease

  22-05-2021 03:57
  
  Those diagnosed with a rare brain disease in New Brunswick say they’ve been left in limbo and have yet to hear from public health officials regarding their diagnosis. Roger Ellis is believed to have been suffering from the rare neurological condition for the past two years, but the 63-year-old hasn’t been officially diagnosed due to the mysterious nature of the disease. He is still waiting to hear from the province on his condition. Roger’s son Steve, who lives in Halifax, has
  
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• 'We're Albertans, so we're used to it': Visitors flock to Waterton for May long weekend despite flurries

  22-05-2021 03:45
  
  Just when southern Albertans figured it was time to bust out the tank tops, cargo shorts and summer tires, Mother Nature threw a southern Alberta-style curveball into everyone's long weekend game plans. With temperatures reaching 25C just last weekend, Waterton Lakes National Park was scattered with visitors from across the province looking to take advantage of the park's numerous hiking trails. There were even handfuls of people jumping into the lake for a quick dip to cool off. May long weeken
  
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• Lethbridge College researcher receives more than $230K for sugar beet project - Global News

  22-05-2021 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge College researcher receives more than $230K for sugar beet project  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge College researcher receives more than $230K for sugar beet project

  22-05-2021 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Innovates has selected a Lethbridge College researcher as one of eight recipients of an award through its Smart Agriculture and Food Digitization and Automation Challenge.
  
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• Debate rages on over whether students should return to classroom

  22-05-2021 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most Alberta students will resume in-person learning after the May long weekend, though the province remains in the grips of its third COVID-19 wave. As Heather Yourex-West reports, with one month left until summer break, the debate is on across Canada whether the benefits of reopening schools are worth the risks.
  
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• Missing Calgary man located after disappearance lasting more than 2 months

  22-05-2021 01:43
  
  Calgary police confirm Dwayne Redhead has been located and is safe. Details regarding his whereabouts over the last two-and-a-half months have not been released. **Original story from May 21 appears below** Calgary police are asking for public assistance in locating a man who hasn't been seen in a month. Dwayne Redhead, 30, was last seen in the community of Abbeydale, on Friday April 23, at around 11:30 a.m. His family reported him missing May 7. Redhead is described as Black, around 180 centime
  
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• Calgary police asking for public help to locate missing man

  22-05-2021 01:43
  
  Calgary police are asking for public assistance in locating a man who hasn't been seen in a month. Dwayne Redhead, 30, was last seen in the community of Abbeydale, on Friday April 23, at around 11:30 a.m. His family reported him missing May 7. Redhead is described as Black, around 180 centimetres (5'11"), about 75 kilograms (165 pounds) with brown eyes, black hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing black sweatpants, a black Ecko jacket with leather sleeves and the image of a rhino in a red h
  
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• 'Continue to be diligent': Calgary renews state of emergency installed in November

  22-05-2021 01:15
  
  City officials have announced the renewal of Calgary's state of emergency, which was activated in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic late last year. On Nov. 25, 2020, the second state of emergency connected to the pandemic was called. It was first renewed on Feb. 23 and is now being renewed once more because of the number of active cases in Calgary. Officials are "encouraged," however, to see the growing number of people being vaccinated and the dropping case numbers. "Over the last week,
  
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• Calgary-based autonomous robotic delivery company ready for financing

  22-05-2021 00:46
  
  Dianomix, a Calgary-based technology company developing a "last-mile" autonomous delivery robot, has now opened its first external financing round. Joined by Night Rain Ventures, a Calgary-based venture capital private equity firm, the group hopes to attract additional attention from investors in both Calgary and in Silicon Valley. As previously reported by CTV News in October 2020, Dianomix had been doing trials with their prototype unit – the first of its kind to be approved to be tested
  
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• Lethbridge College awarded funding for sugar beet research

  22-05-2021 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  A researcher with Lethbridge College is looking to improve storage for sugar beets in southern Alberta using wireless technology. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• Policy on final exams in Alberta schools this year raises concerns for some parents

  22-05-2021 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some school distracts in southern Alberta are cancelling diploma exams, while others are choosing to weight them differently. It's causing concern for parents and students.
  
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• Lethbridge man, 20, dies in head-on collision on Hwy. 23 - Calgary Herald

  22-05-2021 00:22 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Lethbridge man, 20, dies in head-on collision on Hwy. 23  Calgary Herald
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 732 new cases, 2 deaths as actives fall to mid-April levels

  22-05-2021 00:14
  
  Alberta recorded fewer than a thousand new COVID-19 cases for a fifth consecutive day on Friday, as the province added 732 new cases heading into the Victoria Day long weekend.  Active cases fell for an 11th straight day, down to 16,577, about where they were mid-April. Two more Albertans have died of COVID-19: a Central Zone woman in her 80s and a Calgary Zone man in his 60s. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodThe
  
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• Calgarians drawn to new store offering delicious delights

  22-05-2021 00:05
  
  A throng of excited shoppers were lined up, in a physically-distanced fashion, outside a newly opened business in northwest Calgary on Friday. Chunk'd Cookies, on 10 Street N.W., offers a variety of flavours of baked treats and shoppers were eager to wait a while for their turn to pick out what they wanted. Social media helped drum up a lot of interest in the business for its first day, and all the sweet-toothed shoppers went away happy."They don't really have cookies like this in Calgary," said
  
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• Are retail businesses taking the online approach to cut down on costs?

  22-05-2021 00:03
  
  As retail stores have been limited to 10 per cent capacity in Alberta at various points in the pandemic, and not been allowed to fully reopen, enough customers are heading online to make purchases that it's making retailers reconsider the benefits of bricks and mortar. Heidi Blanchette, owner of Liz & Lottie gift shop in East Village said with rent prices going up, it’s time to make the switch permanently online. “We’re making the leap and doing online only,” she said
  
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