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• Military help on its way to Alberta to offset pandemic pressures

  03-10-2021 23:46
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy eight critical care nurses to Alberta on Monday, with the bulk of them being stationed in Edmonton area hospitals. This as calls grew louder for federal aid to support healthcare workers in Alberta over recent weeks, with COVID-19 hospitalizations reaching new highs. Premier Jason Kenney says these additional staff members will help fully staff an additional two ICU beds. “I know that Alberta healthcare workers will be grateful for the helping hand and
  
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• Family and friends of Joey English walk to Calgary for Sisters in Spirit Vigil

  03-10-2021 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oct. 4 marks the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A Calgary rally is bringing people from across the province together. Jessica Robb has the details.
  
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• Military aid for Alberta to arrive Monday; doctors say provincial ‘fire break’ is more impactful step

  03-10-2021 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Military aid for Alberta's crushing fourth wave of COVID-19 will arrive Monday. Doctors agree that reinforcements are needed but say it is not a solution.
  
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• Oilers' Archibald out of lineup indefinitely, diagnosed with myocarditis

  03-10-2021 21:46
  
  Edmonton Oilers winger Josh Archibald will be out of the team’s lineup due to being diagnosed with a heart condition after having COVID-19. Dave Tippett, Oilers head coach, told media on Sunday that Archibald completed his 14-day quarantine after coming to Canada from the U.S. when he reported that he was not feeling well. “Coming out of his quarantine, he tried to skate for a couple of days,” Tippett said. “He just wasn’t feeling right. “So we got a bunch of
  
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• Vaccines are safe and not 'experimental', writes panel of Alberta health experts

  03-10-2021 21:11
  
  As the province continues to struggle with the rising number of cases during COVID-19's fourth wave, health officials are stepping up to a new challenge – one based on misinformation spread on social and digital media platforms. In a letter published last week, a panel of physicians with Alberta Health Services (AHS) addressed a number of the questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Some of it included information about vaccine safety and effectiveness, as well as their ability to protect Alb
  
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• Alberta elk ranchers want province to OK hunt farms despite disease, ethical concerns

  03-10-2021 18:19
  
  Alberta game ranchers are lobbying governments in the province in a renewed attempt to legalize hunt farms. They say it's an industry that could bring millions of dollars to rural communities, but the farms are strongly opposed by wildlife scientists and fish and game groups. The Alberta Elk Commission has been lobbying the province and rural municipalities since at least the spring of 2020 for legislative changes that would allow what it calls “cervid harvesting preserves.” Those ar
  
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• Game ranchers pushing for Alberta hunt farms despite disease, ethical concerns

  03-10-2021 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Game ranchers have renewed their attempt to legalize hunt farms in Alberta, in spite of concerns over disease and ethics of the industry.
  
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• 'We've been through a lot': Calgary Counselling Centre offers free mental health wellness tool

  03-10-2021 18:03
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a challenge for many people and that's why a Calgary organization is giving everyone the chance to get the help they need. The Calgary Counselling Centre (CCC) is offering a questionnaire for a week, running in conjunction with its National Depression Screening Day initiative. The online self-assessment can be accessed by anyone around the world from Oct. 4 to 10 and is focused on depression, which is the leading cause of suffering and disability, says the
  
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• Blood thinners can reduce COVID-19 deaths by nearly half, study finds

  03-10-2021 17:44
  
  The use of blood thinners by COVID-19 patients, either before being infected with the disease or afterward, can reduce deaths by almost half, according to new research. The study, published in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal EClinicalMedicine, looked at ways to reduce clotting and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 through the use of prescribed blood thinners. "We know that COVID-19 causes blood clots that can kill patients," Dr. Sameh Hozayen, lead author of the study and an assistant
  
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• Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, 'a number of civilians' dead - Lethbridge News Now

  03-10-2021 16:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, 'a number of civilians' dead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kelti Baird running for Lethbridge City Council in municipal election - Lethbridge News Now

  03-10-2021 14:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kelti Baird running for Lethbridge City Council in municipal election  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Off the rails again: Ottawa's troublesome trains keep jumping the tracks - Lethbridge News Now

  03-10-2021 13:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Off the rails again: Ottawa's troublesome trains keep jumping the tracks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Elizabeth May won't be Green interim leader, says Annamie Paul hurting party

  03-10-2021 13:00
  
  Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May says Annamie Paul is hurting the Green Party by remaining in control of its communications. Paul announced on Sept. 27 she would resign as leader, saying it had been the “worst period in my life.” Paul, the first Black and Jewish woman to lead a major federal party, said she was subject to racism and sexism by party members. But since then, May says Paul still exerts control over party communications, which caused more internal strife when the pa
  
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• Hurricanes open their regular season with two solid wins - Lethbridge News Now

  03-10-2021 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes open their regular season with two solid wins  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Henry, Bane score touchdowns for Stampeders in 23-17 win over Roughriders

  03-10-2021 05:21
  
  Malik Henry and Shawn Bane scored the first touchdowns of their CFL careers for the Calgary Stampeders in a 23-17 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell threw touchdown passes to Henry and Bane and completed 16-of-25 passes for 180 yards. Kicker Rene Paredes was good on three of four field-goal attempts for Calgary (3-5). William Powell scored a rushing TD for Saskatchewan (5-3). Quarterback Cody Fajardo was 25-for-44 in passing for 26
  
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• Mounties search for southern Alberta armed robbery suspect

  03-10-2021 04:50
  
  The search for a male suspect that robbed a business in southern Alberta on Saturday morning continues. Mounties say an unknown male with bear spray and a knife entered a business in Cremona, Alta., after 10 a.m. and demanded money from an employee. According to police, the male fled in what is believed to be a black, older model Ford F-150 without a licence plate. Surveillance last spotted the vehicle northbound on Highway 22. The suspect is described by police as a male with an average build,
  
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• Canadian doctors help critically ill pregnant woman survive and save baby's life

  03-10-2021 04:00
  
  It’s a tale for the medical history books — a pregnant woman with pulmonary hypertension being sustained for weeks on a specialized life support mostly used for COVID-19 patients, all to hold off a necessary lung transplant long enough for a team to deliver her premature baby. Doctors are saying it’s a world first, and a wild ride for both the family and the team that gathered to see mother and child through it safely. Earlier this year, 37-year-old Candice Cruise was given an
  
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• Dr. Stephanie Smith on calls for increased COVID-19 public safety measures in Alberta

  03-10-2021 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Alberta Hospital physician and infectious disease specialist Dr. Stephanie Smith joined Breanna Karstens-Smith to talk about whether recent public safety measures have helped stem the tide of COVID-19 cases in Alberta or if the worst is yet to come.
  
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• ‘Parallel epidemic’ of misinformation hurting Albertans alongside COVID-19 pandemic

  03-10-2021 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  As misinformation runs rampant online and in social circles during the COVID-19 pandemic, trusted medical professionals are issuing a plea to Albertans.
  
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• Military nurses expected in Alberta Monday but experts say more still must be done against fourth wave of COVID-19

  03-10-2021 00:01
  
  Up to eight Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) nursing officers will be ready on Monday to help  Alberta’s beleaguered health-care system, but some medical experts believe the provincial government must take more action. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that the CAF members will be in place by Monday, Oct. 4, and be ready to provide care for COVID-19 patients. In addition, Blair said planning to send 20 medical
  
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