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• Lethbridge plasma donor centre nearing 1-year anniversary, more donations still needed | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  26-10-2021 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge plasma donor centre nearing 1-year anniversary, more donations still needed | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge plasma donor centre nearing 1-year anniversary, more donations still needed

  26-10-2021 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge is home to one of three Canadian Blood Services plasma donor centres across the country, where the important protein-rich liquid is extracted from the blood and used for things like treating bleeding disorders, liver diseases and certain cancers. As Eloise Therien explains, regular donors and staff are encouraging more people to learn about the...
  
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• Saretzky appeal in Alberta triple murder delayed until Supreme Court weighs other case

  26-10-2021 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Derek Saretzky was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blachette, the man's two-year-old daughter, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech.
  
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• Health-care worker respite area opened at Calgary hospital, fundraising started for 3 more

  26-10-2021 23:19
  
  Health-care workers at Foothills Medical Centre can now step away from the chaos of work to find a moment of respite, thanks to a dedicated space opened earlier this summer. And fundraising is ongoing to build similar areas at three other medical facilities over the next year. The first respite area opened at Foothills Medical Center in September, designed to get workers a breath of fresh air during hectic shifts, where they can find physical and emotional rejuvenation. "Hospitals are a busy env
  
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• Lethbridge YMCA to require proof of vaccination for 12-17 year olds - Lethbridge News Now

  26-10-2021 23:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge YMCA to require proof of vaccination for 12-17 year olds  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• House fire in north Lethbridge results in $80000 in damage - My Lethbridge Now

  26-10-2021 23:06 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  House fire in north Lethbridge results in $80000 in damage  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'An astoundingly failing grade': 70 per cent of Albertans say healthcare has declined under UCP

  26-10-2021 22:41
  
  A majority of Albertans — 70 per cent — say the province’s health-care system has gotten worse over the last two years, and nearly half of those — 42 per cent — say it is “a lot worse.” The findings are reflected in the Alberta Health Care Report Card by ThinkHQ Public Affairs, which surveyed 1,116 Albertans between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1. When asked to assign a letter grade to the UCP performance on healthcare, 50 per cent of respondents gave the governmen
  
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• 'An astoundingly failing grade': 70 per cent of Albertans say health care has declined under UCP

  26-10-2021 22:41
  
  A majority of Albertans — 70 per cent — say the province’s health-care system has gotten worse over the last two years, and nearly half of those — 42 per cent — say it is “a lot worse.” The findings are reflected in the Alberta Health Care Report Card by ThinkHQ Public Affairs, which surveyed 1,116 Albertans between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1. When asked to assign a letter grade to the UCP performance on healthcare, 50 per cent of respondents gave the governmen
  
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• U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

  26-10-2021 22:37
  
  The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine's benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks. That includes questions about a heart-related side effect that's been very rare in teens and young adults despite their use
  
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• ‘It doesn’t make you weak’: Father recovering from postpartum depression urges new dads to watch for signs

  26-10-2021 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's estimated one in 10 men suffer postpartum depression. One father warns other soon-to-be-dads, 'it's no joke.'
  
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• Neighbours call for changes to fencing after calf moose impaled, killed near Calgary

  26-10-2021 21:56
  
  **WARNING: Story includes image of the moose impaled on the fence** Some residents of the Watermark neighbourhood just outside Calgary city limits say it's time for a change to the community's fences after a gruesome injury to a moose calf ended in its death last week. The six-month-old bull moose was impaled on a spiked metal fence and later put down by Fish and Wildlife officers. The steel fences, which are found surrounding the development and many backyards, have a decorative point and range
  
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• Concerns as Lethbridge officials find goldfish, koi in some city storm ponds - My Lethbridge Now

  26-10-2021 21:53 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Concerns as Lethbridge officials find goldfish, koi in some city storm ponds  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney on Albertans voting to keep changing clocks twice a year

  26-10-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a referendum question to keep daylight time year-round failed by an incredibly narrow margin of 50.2 per cent to 49.8 per cent in Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney said the province will not further pursue the issue of the time change.
  
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• ‘This is a powerful statement’: Kenney says Albertans demand equalization payment change

  26-10-2021 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said a motion will be tabled in the Alberta legislature Tuesday afternoon to ratify the referendum vote results on equalization and to initiate an amendment process with the federal government.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney congratulates Alberta’s 3 senate nominees

  26-10-2021 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Party of Canada-backed Senate nominees Pam Davidson, Erika Barootes and Mykhailo Martyniouk received the the most number of votes during Alberta’s municipal election last week. Premier Jason Kenney congratulated them and urged the federal government to pick from them when filling vacant Senate seats.
  
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• ‘62% of Albertans are demanding a fair deal’: Kenney on equalization referendum vote results

  26-10-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney addresses the final results from Alberta’s equalization referendum, which showed almost 62 per cent of those who voted want to see the principle of equalization removed from the Constitution. Kenney said his UCP government will move ahead with the process of a constitution amendment negotiation and recaps roadblocks and challenges Alberta has...
  
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• Father recovering from postpartum depression urges new dads to watch for signs

  26-10-2021 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Postpartum depression and anxiety are often associated with new moms, but dads are suffering too. Kendra Slugoski speaks with a new father working to take the conversation mainstream.
  
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• Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government

  26-10-2021 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left his special representative for the Prairies out of cabinet, appearing to signal a departure from trying to quiet tensions in the West.
  
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• Police seek missing Calgary man Isaiah Lee Blackrider

  26-10-2021 19:57
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a man missing since April of last year. Police said Isaiah Lee Blackrider wasn't reported missing until last week. His family says they haven't heard from Blackrider since December 2019 and that it's unusual for him to leave the Calgary area. While investigating his disappearance, police said they were able to confirm a sighting of him near Alpha House in the 200 block of 15 Avenue S.E. in April 2020, but he hasn't been seen since. Polic
  
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• Rural Alberta doctors say fifth wave of COVID may be “inevitable” - Lethbridge News Now

  26-10-2021 19:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Rural Alberta doctors say fifth wave of COVID may be “inevitable”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Manslaughter charge stayed against Lethbridge man - Lethbridge News Now

  26-10-2021 19:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Manslaughter charge stayed against Lethbridge man  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rural Albertans with COVID-19 overrepresented in hospitals due to ‘3 Cs,’ doctors say

  26-10-2021 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  In High Level, one of the most northern municipalities in Alberta, 23 per cent of residents have had at least their first dose of vaccine.
  
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• Flyer fallout? Calgary's George Chahal not amongst 39 members named to Trudeau's cabinet

  26-10-2021 19:18
  
  The lone Liberal Member of Parliament representing Calgary did not receive a cabinet posting. Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal, once considered a near shoo-in for a position, was notably absent on the list of the 39 members on the cabinet roster. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau appeared in Calgary alongside Chahal during the former city councillor's campaign rally in the days leading up to the federal election. There was widespread speculation a cabinet posting was in the cards as the Liberals loo
  
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• U of C looking for adults 55+ for study on fitness and social connections

  26-10-2021 19:07
  
  The University of Calgary is looking for older adults to take part in a new study about physical activity.  Researchers are interested in learning more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted fitness and social connections in adults 55 and older.           According to a study from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the U of C, when recreation facilities closed during COVID-19, older adults saw physical activity levels drop as well as the friendships and connec
  
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• Kenney set to discuss equalization, Daylight Saving Time referendum results

  26-10-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney along with Minister of Service Alberta, Nate Glubish, will speak at 12:30 p.m. on the referendum results from the election held Oct. 18.
  
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• Alberta referendum results are in, Kenney to speak to results

  26-10-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney along with Minister of Service Alberta, Nate Glubish, will speak at 12:30 p.m. on the referendum results from the election held Oct. 18.
  
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• Alberta referendum results are in, Kenney speaks to results

  26-10-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those in Alberta took to the polls Oct. 18 to cast their municipal vote along with their vote when it comes to two referendum questions.
  
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• Alberta reports 12 deaths, 442 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

  26-10-2021 18:37
  
  Alberta has reported 442 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday after 7,786 tests were completed on Monday. In her COVID-19 update, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said there are 242 active alerts or outbreaks in schools in the province. Two of those schools had 10 or more students with COVID-19 who were at the school. There are currently 836 people in hospital in Alberta with COVID-19, including 183 in intensive care. Hinshaw reported 12 people have died from the disease
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 update from Dr. Hinshaw at 4 p.m.

  26-10-2021 18:37
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health will provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday at 4 p.m. Watch Dr. Deena Hinshaw speak live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. The province reported nearly 1,600 new cases over the weekend and 25 deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 3,051. Alberta averaged about eight deaths from COVID-19 a day over the past week. As of Monday, there were 821 people in hospital with the disease, including 182 patients in intensive care units. Active cases dipped
  
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• Dreaming of a bright Christmas? Here's what's new at Zoolights this year

  26-10-2021 18:27
  
  Dinosaurs at the Calgary Zoo will be merry and bright this Christmas. Officials announced on Tuesday that the prehistoric park will be a part of its annual Christmas lights display for the first time ever in 2021/22. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Zoolights. To celebrate, the zoo is updating some of the annual favourites and adding new attractions. During Dinos in the Dark, the zoo says visitors will be transported on a mission in which they need to get of the prehistoric park before a
  
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• B.C. offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to everyone 12 and up next year

  26-10-2021 17:15
  
  The B.C. government has announced that booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to several vulnerable groups before the end of the year, and to the broader population beginning in January. The province has already started distributing third doses in long-term care homes and assisted living facilities, where some elderly residents are said to have developed weaker antibody responses following vaccination, resulting in another wave of deadly outbreaks. Extra shots have also been given to
  
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• See the moment an Alberta man frees a moose calf stuck in fence

  26-10-2021 16:59
  
  An Alberta man rescued a wailing moose calf caught in a wire fence as coyotes were circling it. The video shot by Kyle Spratt shows a man approach the stuck moose in an attempt to free it. As he moves aside parts of the fence, the calf manages to get loose and rushes off into the next field. “There she goes,” another man can be heard saying. “I noticed a few coyotes circling the area where the moose was caught up so I knew that it was only a matter of time before they had break
  
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• Calgary police investigate racist graffiti near Sikh gurdwara in city’s southwest

  26-10-2021 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Sikh community is speaking out about a graffiti incident which is under police investigation in southwest Calgary.
  
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• 4 to 6 cm of snow to fall on Calgary this Friday?

  26-10-2021 15:23
  
  Yesterday's article is going to ring true today yet again. We're north of the jet (in blue), but with the receipt of wind across the Rockies (orange), we'll still climb above seasonal.This process will continue out to Thursday, with predominantly westerly conditions aloft. That makes for a boring weather article, somewhat, so let's advance to Friday, shall we? The bomb cyclone that blasted the west coast has shoved northward and weakened considerably, swirling along in the Gulf of Alaska for the
  
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• 4 to 6 cm of snow to fall on Calgary Friday?

  26-10-2021 15:23
  
  Yesterday's article is going to ring true today yet again. We're north of the jet (in blue), but with the receipt of wind across the Rockies (orange), we'll still climb above seasonal.This process will continue out to Thursday, with predominantly westerly conditions aloft. That makes for a boring weather article, somewhat, so let's advance to Friday, shall we? The bomb cyclone that blasted the west coast has shoved northward and weakened considerably, swirling along in the Gulf of Alaska for the
  
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• Mangiapane scores 2 goals to help Flames beat Rangers 5-1

  26-10-2021 15:07
  
  Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night for their third straight win. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and an assist, and Christopher Tanev also scored for Calgary. Johnny Gaudreau got his seventh assist of the season, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots to improve to 7-2-1 in his career against New York. Dryden Hunt scored for the Rangers, who had won four straight - all on the road. Igor Shesterkin, making his fifth
  
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• Swearing-in day: Amarjeet Sohi, new council to take seats in Edmonton City Hall

  26-10-2021 14:59
  
  The results of a historic election in Alberta's capital city will be cemented Tuesday with the swearing in of Edmonton's new mayor and council. While the 1:30 p.m. event will be scaled back to comply with public heath restrictions, city administration says it will still feature some of the usual ceremony and presentations. Watch it live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. A record number of people of colour and women were elected in the city's municipal election one week ago. Former federal Liberal minister
  
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• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, new council sworn in at Edmonton City Hall

  26-10-2021 14:59
  
  Edmonton's new council was sworn in at a city hall ceremony Tuesday afternoon, with the new mayor making his "Edmonton for all" election slogan the theme of his inaugural speech. Amarjeet Sohi started his address with a Treaty 6 land acknowledgement before applauding Edmontonians for electing what is widely considered the most diverse council in the city's history. "Today, I am moved. Edmonton, look at who you have elected. A phenomenal, diverse group of people including eight women," Sohi said.
  
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• Amarjeet Sohi, new council to take seats in Edmonton City Hall

  26-10-2021 14:59
  
  Edmonton's new council is being sworn in at City Hall Tuesday afternoon. Watch live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. A record number of people of colour and women were elected in the city's municipal election one week ago. Former federal Liberal minister Amarjeet Sohi will return to Edmonton's city council as mayor. He previously served two terms as a councillor. Sohi won the mayoral contest for by more than 46,000 votes. He will be the first person of colour to occupy the position of mayor in Edmonton. H
  
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• Calgary police investigating racist graffiti targeting southwest Sikh temple

  26-10-2021 14:45
  
  Racist language spray painted on the roadway to a Sikh gurdwara in Calgary's southwest is being condemned on social media and by the Calgary Police Service. Images on Twitter show the hateful words on the street that target the temple at the Sikh Society of Calgary Gurdwara in West Springs. One section of the graffiti appeared to take aim at turban head coverings. Calgary police confirm the hateful vandalism was first reported Monday morning and the diversity unit is leading the investigation.We
  
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• Sudan general: Prime minister is being held at a home - Lethbridge News Now

  26-10-2021 14:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sudan general: Prime minister is being held at a home  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Official results of Alta. referendums on DST, equalization to come Tuesday

  26-10-2021 14:30
  
  The final results for the referendums Albertans cast their ballots for on Oct. 18 will be released on Tuesday. The province is expected to announce the results of the daylight saving time and equalization referendums, as well as the Senate nominations. According to the order-in-council approving the referendum on daylight saving time, the result will be legally binding. Since equalization is enshrined in the Canadian constitution, a change to the national program would require a minimum of seven
  
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• Official results of Alta. referendums on daylight time, equalization to come Tuesday

  26-10-2021 14:30
  
  The final results for the referendums Albertans cast their ballots for on Oct. 18 will be released on Tuesday. The province is expected to announce the results of the daylight time and equalization referendums, as well as the Senate nominations. According to the order-in-council approving the referendum on daylight time, the result will be legally binding. Since equalization is enshrined in the Canadian constitution, a change to the national program would require a minimum of seven provincial or
  
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• Alberta barely rejects permanent daylight time; majority supports ending equalization

  26-10-2021 14:30
  
  A tiny majority of Albertans voted against the province adopting year-round daylight time in the referendum by Alberta’s United Conservative government. Fewer than 3,000 votes separated the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ camps, results released Tuesday morning show. Across the province, 50.1 per cent of voters voted ‘no,’ while 49.9 per cent voted yes. However, the voters in favour of removing the federal equalization program from Canada’s constitution constituted
  
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• Meet the aurora borealis chasers in Alberta: ‘It’s like nothing else in the world’

  26-10-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ratzlaff said early in 2021, the Alberta Aurora Chasers Facebook group had 30,000 members. That number has since tripled to more than 100,000.
  
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• Edward Rogers files B.C. court petition to have newly formed board declared valid

  26-10-2021 11:25
  
  The boardroom drama engulfing Rogers Communications Inc. intensified Tuesday after Edward Rogers filed a petition to have his newly constituted board declared legitimate, and said his mother and sisters had previously supported his moves. The son of late Rogers Communications Inc. founder Ted Rogers asked the B.C. Supreme Court for a declaration confirming the validity of his board. He also asked Rogers to adjust its registry to reflect the board he created. Late Tuesday, the company said in a r
  
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• PM Trudeau names new ministers to several key files in sizable cabinet shakeup

  26-10-2021 10:39
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has considerably shaken up his cabinet roster, naming new ministers to key portfolios including defence, health, foreign affairs, and environment, while adding in a handful of rookies as he forges ahead with a third mandate. The 39-member cabinet was unveiled Tuesday at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The prime minister’s new front bench maintains gender parity and includes a new emphasis on regional development agencies. There are several new
  
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• PM Trudeau names new defence, health, foreign affairs ministers in sizable cabinet shakeup

  26-10-2021 10:39
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has considerably shaken up his cabinet roster, naming new ministers to key portfolios including defence, health, foreign affairs, and environment, while adding in a handful of rookies. In a swearing-in ceremony underway at Rideau Hall the new minority Liberal cabinet is being unveiled, and it includes some new titles, including a new minister for mental health and addictions, and a minister for housing. Gender parity has been restored, and the front bench includes n
  
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• Here’s how Albertans can add their COVID-19 vaccine record to Apple Wallet

  26-10-2021 04:35
  
  iPhone and Apple device owners can now add their Alberta COVID-19 vaccine record to the Health app and Wallet for easy access. Users running iOS 15.1, released Monday, will be able to use the COVID-19 vaccination cards functionality to conveniently add vaccine and test records. “Verifiable health records in the Health app are based on the SMART Health Cards specification,” Apple said in a release. “Users can choose to share verifiable health records stored in the Health app wit
  
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• New Lethbridge city council officially sworn in: ‘We’re going to have respect for one another’ - Global News

  26-10-2021 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Lethbridge city council officially sworn in: ‘We’re going to have respect for one another’  Global News
  
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