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• Fire rips through 2 Beddington Heights homes, displaces 6 Calgarians

  10-10-2021 23:27
  
  Six people are out of their homes after a fire spread to two residences along Centre Street Sunday. The fire happened just after noon in Beddington Heights. It's unclear how it started, but fire crews say it originated in the back of one home and spread quickly to another, aided by strong winds. Forty firefighters responded.Nazy Manuel moved into the basement suite of one of the homes last month. He wasn't there when the fire started. "I was out for groceries and then when I come in here to park
  
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• Calgary obstetrician sees concern in COVID-19 exemption, but says rules are in place

  10-10-2021 21:35
  
  After details of a COVID-19 exemption order in place for certain groups of people at labour and delivery wards in Alberta hospitals came to light, one doctor says precautions are in place to prevent any danger. Back in July, Alberta's top doctor Dr. Deena Hinshaw signed an exemption order for "essential support persons" for obstetrical patients, allowing them access to a hospital facility, even if they were symptomatic or tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Stephanie Cooper, a high-risk obstetrici
  
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• Plane carrying 4 people crashes at Westlock Regional Airport north of Edmonton

  10-10-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency crews responded to the Westlock Regional Airport after a plane carrying four people flipped and crashed at the airport north of Edmonton late Sunday morning.
  
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• 4 people injured after private plane crashes at Westlock Regional Airport north of Edmonton

  10-10-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency crews responded to the Westlock Regional Airport after a plane carrying four people flipped and crashed at the airport north of Edmonton late Sunday morning.
  
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• Advance polls bring in more than 100,000 ballots in Calgary

  10-10-2021 20:20
  
  More than 100,000 ballots have been cast in advance polls for this month's civic election, which is nearly one-quarter of all the votes collected in the 2017 general election. The City of Calgary released new data on advance polling Saturday evening and it said 23,080 votes were submitted that day. The total turnout to date is 104,118 – a figure that's already well beyond the number of advance votes in the 2017 general election (74,985). According to the Elections Calgary website, 387,581
  
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• Weekend aircraft crashes near Lacombe, Westlock leave 1 person dead, at least 4 in hospital

  10-10-2021 20:15
  
  Transportation Safety Board investigators are looking into a pair of unrelated aircraft crashes in central Alberta over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Just after 11 a.m. Sunday morning, Westlock RCMP responded to a plane crash at the Westlock airport, about 90 kilometres north of Edmonton. Mounties say the plane had flipped and sustained serious damage. Police did not have details on how badly the four people on board were injured. Three of those on the plane were taken to hospital, and Mountie
  
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• 1 person dead, another in hospital after small aircraft crashes near Lacombe

  10-10-2021 20:15
  
  A male pilot is dead and his male passenger is in hospital with serious injuries after an aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon near Lacombe, Alta.  Blackfalds RCMP say officers responded to a distress beacon from an aircraft near Range Road 241 and Towship Road 412, northeast of Lacombe. Mounties say the male pilot was found dead at the scene. His passenger was taken to an Edmonton-area hospital.  The Transportation Safety Board couldn't yet specify what type of aircraft was involved, d
  
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• 1 man killed, 1 critically injured in Lacombe County plane crash in central Alberta

  10-10-2021 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP officers arrived at the remote crash site in Lacombe County to find the pilot had died and the passenger had suffered grave injuries.
  
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• Grenada PM's message for Canadian tourists amid pandemic: 'Please come'

  10-10-2021 20:02
  
  The prime minister of Grenada says the country is working to rebuild its economy and boost tourism in an effort to continue funding pandemic supports for its residents. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell told CTV News Channel on Sunday that it has COVID-19 stimulus packages specifically for the poor and vulnerable, but worries whether the country will be able to provide this aid for much longer. He said the pandemic may continue for a "long time," and the country needs revenue to continue supporting
  
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• Stamps beat Roughriders on last-second Paredes field goal

  10-10-2021 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rene Paredes saved his best for last as the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 22-19 on a last-second field goal Saturday.
  
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• Most Canadians support health-care workers refusing treatment to threatening, disrespectful unvaccinated patients: Nanos survey

  10-10-2021 17:44
  
  Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they support health-care workers refusing treatment to threatening or disrespectful patients who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new survey from Nanos Research. The poll, conducted by Nanos Research and sponsored by CTV News, found that 40 per cent of Canadians support and 24 per cent somewhat support health-care workers refusing treatment to these patients. Of those surveyed, 21 per cent said they oppose health-care workers refusing treatment
  
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• Italian police arrest far-right party leaders after anti-vaccination riot

  10-10-2021 17:29
  
  Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested 12 people including the leaders of the extreme right-wing party Forza Nuova, after clashes in Rome a day earlier over a government drive to make the COVID-19 "Green Pass" mandatory for all workers. Thousands of people took to the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday to oppose the move. Some tried to break past police in riot gear guarding access to Prime Minister Mario Draghi's office, while a separate group broke into the headquarters of Ita
  
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• Man dead, another seriously injured after shooting near downtown Calgary nightclub

  10-10-2021 16:57
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a fatal shooting took place at a southwest nightclub early Sunday morning. Officials were called to the Junction Underground nightclub, at 628 Eighth Ave. S.W., at about 2:40 a.m. for reports of a shooting that occurred outside the business. When officers arrived, they found a man in his 30s in medical distress. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition by EMS while police continued to investigate. While police were at the scene, a second man,
  
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• Expect vaccine passports for travel 'in the next couple of months': LeBlanc

  10-10-2021 13:01
  
  It could still be a while before Canadians can access a singular proof-of-vaccination system for international travel, according to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, LeBlanc said that while Ottawa is still aiming for a “fall” timeline to implement the framework, he expects it to go live “in the next couple of months.” In August the government announced that it was collaborating with the provin
  
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• Hurricanes earn 2-1 overtime win against Red Deer Saturday night - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2021 06:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes earn 2-1 overtime win against Red Deer Saturday night  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Red Deer-Lethbridge - Westport News

  10-10-2021 06:21 via westport-news.com
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Red Deer-Lethbridge - New Canaan Advertiser

  10-10-2021 06:21 via ncadvertiser.com
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Red Deer-Lethbridge | Washington | dailyrecordnews.com - Daily Record-News

  10-10-2021 06:11 via dailyrecordnews.com
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• Rene Paredes kicks last-second field goal, Stampeders down Roughriders 22-19

  10-10-2021 04:54
  
  The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 22-19 on a 44-yard field goal by Rene Paredes on the final play of the fourth quarter on Saturday. Paredes initially hit from 39 yards out but an illegal procedure penalty on the Stampeders forced a second attempt. It was the second straight victory over the Riders for the Stampeders, who picked up a 23-17 victory last week in Calgary. The win improves Calgary's record to 4-5 while the Riders drop to 5-4. The Stamps, who ran out to a 1
  
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• As school outbreaks persist, parents and doctors hope COVID-19 vaccine approved for kids

  10-10-2021 03:49
  
  Parents of young, school-aged children across Canada may soon finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Nearly three million kids across the country aged five to 11 years old would be eligible for doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, should Health Canada give the green light. With school already underway and COVID-19 cases among children rising across the country, a vaccine for this age group can't come soon enough, experts say. "I think our next best shot is vaccinating the kids and increas
  
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• Innisfail man charged in drug-trafficking investigation

  10-10-2021 02:47
  
  A “large quantity” of fentanyl as well as other drugs were seized by Mounties from a home north of Calgary on Friday. RCMP say multiple ounces of methamphetamine, GHB, MDMA, magic mushrooms and prescription drugs were found at the address on 50A Avenue Crescent in Innisfail. Police also seized a switchblade knife and stolen property. A local resident, 39-year-old Matthew Gordon Nation, faces several charges including possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Mounties said t
  
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• Rural Alberta mayor praying for no major incidents following long weekend ER department closure

  10-10-2021 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  In several rural Alberta communities, medical care could be hard to come by as multiple towns are dealing with closed emergency rooms.
  
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• Garneau neighbourhood renewal costing some of city's oldest trees

  10-10-2021 02:37
  
  The Garneau neighbourhood is losing some of its most mature trees under a neighbourhood renewal project, which one resident says is a “terrible loss” for her community and the city. “That’s why we live in these older neighbourhoods: the beautiful canopy that [the trees] provide,” Petra Schulz told CTV News Edmonton. She was walking her dog earlier in the week when she noticed a tree removal company pull into her neighbourhood, near 76 Avenue and 110 Street. To make
  
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• Drivers in southern Alberta and B.C. should expect to see snow: Environment Canada

  10-10-2021 00:59
  
  If crossing the Alberta-B.C. boundary is in your travel plans this Thanksgiving, you could be in for some inclement weather depending on your route. Environment Canada has issued special weather statement for many regions in southern B.C., such as Highway 3 from Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass, because of a system that is expected to bring snow to most of the southern highway passes this long weekend. "Precipitation from the system will start as rain (Saturday) afternoon, and then as snow levels
  
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• Canadian women’s hockey team to play men’s Junior A opponents in Alberta

  10-10-2021 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian women's hockey team will play Alberta Junior A men's teams as part of its preparation for February's Winter Olympics.
  
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• 'No Thanks Given' protests target UCP government’s pandemic response

  10-10-2021 00:41
  
  Fourteen UCP MLA constituency offices were plastered with messages and signs during a cross-province protest on Saturday. "No Thanks Given" was an Alberta-wide event aimed at showing the government that citizens are unhappy with the province's pandemic response. It was originally planned by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), though individuals organized specific gatherings in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Airdrie and Red Deer. "It's so huge to send a message to (the party) that we are not
  
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• Thousands head to advance polls in Calgary to vote on 'fairly complex ballot'

  10-10-2021 00:26
  
  Voters are turning up in the thousands to cast a ballot for the next mayor and council, already eclipsing 2017’s total. That year, 74,965 people voted in advanced polls. As of Thursday, an estimated 81,271 Calgarians had already cast a ballot in advanced polls, something ThinkHQ president Marc Henry feels is not all too surprising. “We found in the survey we did back in September that over 40 per cent of Calgary voters say they prefer to vote at an advanced poll ahead of time,”
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta Health Services says advisory group notes problems with ivermectin studies

  10-10-2021 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  ``We urge the public not to misuse any medications in their efforts to avoid or manage COVID-19,'' the health agency said in its tweets on Saturday.
  
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