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• 'Reduce community transmission': Alberta's former top doctor calls for more action on COVID-19

  26-09-2021 22:47
  
  Alberta's former chief medical officer of health and a critical care physician penned a letter Sunday urging action from the province to slow community spread of COVID-19. As hospitalizations continue to climb and the Canadian Armed Forces prepares to assist with patient transfers out of the province, Dr. James Talbot and Dr. Noel Gibney say the province needs to take action this week “to prevent more disease, deaths, and suffering.” “Albertan’s hospital system, especiall
  
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• Calgary's Catholic community won't receive exemption letters from the church

  26-09-2021 22:13
  
  A Calgary bishop says members of the Roman Catholic Diocese will not sign off on any letters exempting parishioners from receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. William T. McGrattan, bishop of Calgary, made the statement in a letter posted online last week. https://www.catholicyyc.ca/blog/bishops-pastoral-letter-re-exemption-from-covid-19-vaccination In it, he highlighted a need to "safeguard the common good" and "to promote the safety of others" by protecting public health. One of those measures in m
  
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• Alberta harvest ahead of schedule, lower yields due to record heat

  26-09-2021 21:04
  
  After a summer of record-breaking heat, most Alberta farmers have harvested their crops ahead of schedule while yields for some crops are significantly below normal levels. The province’s crop report, released earlier this week, shows dryland yields of 63 per for major crops like barley, canola, dry peas, and spring wheat – significantly below the 10 year average. “Cool wet weather caused varying degrees of delays in provincial harvest activities this week,” the Alberta C
  
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• Man killed in collision with train near Delburne, Alta.

  26-09-2021 19:56
  
  Three Hills RCMP say a man has died following a crash between a truck and a train on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene, near 21 Avenue and Township Road 374 in Delburne, Alta., at about 10:14 a.m. Officials say the driver of the truck, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. CN Rail is aware of the incident. The name and age of the victim has not been released. The investigation is ongoing, but no further details are available at this time. Delburne is located app
  
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• Preseason games begin in Calgary as doctors, health experts continue to warn of capacity impacts

  26-09-2021 19:33
  
  The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will kick off their preseason campaigns Sunday, but it's action outside of the lines that many Albertan eyes are focused on. Health experts and doctors are continuing to question the lack of capacity limits inside of the Scotiabank Saddledome for the 2021-2022 season. "It's ill advised," infectious disease expert Dr. Lynora Saxinger said. "Definitely too high risk for this time and place." Saxinger – and many of her colleagues – are concerned ab
  
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• Alberta judge says unvaccinated prospective jurors in sex assault trial will be excused

  26-09-2021 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta judge says allowing unvaccinated people to sit on juries puts others and the system at risk and those without the shot should be excused.
  
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• Suspects identified in connection with Calgary child luring incidents

  26-09-2021 17:42
  
  Police say they're devoted a significant amount of resources toward investigation a number of child luring incidents that have taken place since last Wednesday. Officials say they've received four reports of "possible abduction or child luring attempts" since Sept. 22. The incidents took place in the communities of Windsor Park, Wildwood, Forest Lawn and Copperfield. "In each reported case, the victim was alone when approached by a suspect," police said in a release. Two suspects, connected to t
  
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• Fun ideas for fall excursions in Alberta

  26-09-2021 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has so many naturally beautiful locations to explore. Travel writer Tamara Elliott joins Global News Calgary with some excursion ideas.
  
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• 3D-printed vaccine patch can offer painless, more effective immunization: study

  26-09-2021 17:19
  
  A team of scientists have developed a painless way to deliver a vaccine shot without the use of a needle while offering a better immune response, they say. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill say that their 3D-printed vaccine patch can offer an immune response that's much stronger than a vaccine delivered with a traditional jab. As described in their paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in August, the
  
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• Jeff Carlson running for re-election on Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  26-09-2021 14:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Jeff Carlson running for re-election on Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservatives divided on fate of O'Toole, as party's MPs call for unity

  26-09-2021 13:00
  
  The Conservative Party is facing internal strife as some insiders want to see Erin O’Toole ousted as leader, while newly elected MPs hope for some semblance of unity. After failing to dethrone the Liberals and pick up more seats this federal election, O’Toole must shift from fighting for Justin Trudeau’s job to fighting for his own. However, Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she and her colleagues headed back to Ottawa are focused squarely on their role as opposi
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Red Deer - Westport News

  26-09-2021 05:50 via westport-news.com
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Red Deer-Lethbridge - Tri-City Herald

  26-09-2021 05:19 via tri-cityherald.com
  
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• 'It's a new beginning': Non-profits surprise family with fully-furnished home

  26-09-2021 04:47
  
  A family of eight in now has a fully-furnished home thanks to two non-profits in Calgary, part of the Four Seasons of Hope project. Stephen’s Backpack Society and Discovery House teamed up to raise money to get everything for the house. Four Seasons of Hope at the Stephen’s Backpack Society is a project where families in need are chosen to receive furniture. “It’s a new beginning for a great family who’s been through a lot of storms and this is their rainbow today,&
  
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• COVID-19’s 4th wave fatigue becoming a factor for Alberta’s STARS Air Ambulance crews

  26-09-2021 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  STARS Air Ambulance is seeing a spike in the transfer of COVID-19 patients to and from hospitals facing issues with ICU capacity.
  
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• Canadian radio host reveals inspiration behind new children’s book, ‘The Science of Song’

  26-09-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The book touches on how sound works, the science of how we experience music and the evolution of headphones.
  
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• Canada must re-engage on diplomacy with China, but also learn lessons, experts say

  26-09-2021 02:31
  
  While the saga regarding the detainment of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor by Chinese authorities may be at an end, the political fallout between the two countries as a result of it remains unclear. The two returned to Canada early Saturday morning after spending over 1,000 days in Chinese custody on espionage charges that were largely viewed as a retaliatory response to Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant related to the company's business dealings in I
  
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• Judge says unvaccinated prospective jurors in sex assault trial will be excused

  26-09-2021 01:18
  
  An Alberta Court of Queen's Bench justice has ruled that prospective jurors in an upcoming sexual assault trial in Calgary will be excused if they're not vaccinated against COVID-19. Justice N.E. Devlin wrote in his ruling Thursday that allowing unvaccinated people to serve on the jury could unfairly compromise the health of other jurors, court staff and anyone else connected with the trial. Further, Devlin said an unvaccinated juror could be a distraction to other jurors by causing them to fear
  
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• Alta. judge says unvaccinated prospective jurors in sex assault trial will be excused

  26-09-2021 01:18
  
  An Alberta Court of Queen's Bench justice has ruled that prospective jurors in an upcoming sexual assault trial in Calgary will be excused if they're not vaccinated against COVID-19. Justice N.E. Devlin wrote in his ruling Thursday that allowing unvaccinated people to serve on the jury could unfairly compromise the health of other jurors, court staff and anyone else connected with the trial. Further, Devlin said an unvaccinated juror could be a distraction to other jurors by causing them to fear
  
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• Victims of Canada's residential schools remembered in Calgary rally

  26-09-2021 00:45
  
  A large gathering took to the streets in downtown Calgary Saturday for the official Orange Shirt Day, an event created to honour the Indigenous youth affected by the residential school system. The march, organized by the Colouring It Forward Reconciliation Society, is the traditional event created for the day that was first recognized three years ago. The procession went down Stephen Avenue and ended with a gathering at Olympic Plaza. Participants said it was an honour to remember the victims of
  
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