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• Alberta announces spring legislature sitting dates, budget to be delivered Feb. 24

  14-01-2022 23:54
  
  The Alberta government has announced dates for its spring sitting of the legislature. There will be a speech from the throne to open a new session on Feb. 22. Finance Minister Travis Toews will deliver the 2022 budget two days later on Feb. 24. Alberta has had years of multibillion-dollar budget deficits, but high oil and gas prices have fuelled speculation Toews may be able to deliver a budget close to being balanced, if not free of red ink altogether. Premier Jason Kenney must also call a byel
  
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• Lethbridge entertainers concerned as Omicron continues to spread - Globalnews.ca

  14-01-2022 23:53
  
  Lethbridge entertainers concerned as Omicron continues to spread  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Canada's Drury earns World Cup ski cross silver in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 23:52
  
  Canada's Drury earns World Cup ski cross silver in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oil Sands Alliance to focus on energy industry sustainability, advancing net zero ambitions

  14-01-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oil Sands Alliance was established Jan. 1, with membership consisting of producers Suncor, Cenovus, Imperial Oil, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and ConocoPhillips.
  
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• Wizards coach Unseld enters health and safety protocols - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 23:42
  Wizards coach Unseld enters health and safety protocols  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary real estate market continues strong stretch, demand outpacing supply

  14-01-2022 23:19
  
  As Calgary's economy roars back to life, there are strong signs of recovery, and maybe even some sustained growth, in the city's up-and-down real estate market.  "It's like we haven't seen it in quite some time," said Renzo realtor Michael Montgomery. "We are seeing a lot of interest from outside provinces coming in, and demand is really increasing." After heating up in late 2020, the market is once again flooded with Canadians aiming to take advantage of low lending rates. Many are wanting
  
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• Excavation revealing artifacts from Calgary's past

  14-01-2022 23:11
  
  While excavating, construction crews discovered a little slice of Calgary's past: glass bottles and other items from a site just northeast of the Stampede grounds. Christine Leppard is the Stampede's historian and is excited about the find. "We're looking at bottles that likely came from the hospital or the isolation hospital, bedpans, pop bottles from the people who were living in here so (they're) a reflection of the lives of the people in this era area in those years," said Leppard. "We're lo
  
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• Farm Credit Canada offers customer support - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 23:01
  Farm Credit Canada offers customer support  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 charged, warrant issued for third in scam targeting Calgary grandparents

  14-01-2022 22:48
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms two people have been charged and an arrest warrant has been issued for a third after elderly Calgarians were swindled in recent weeks. Beginning in early December, police received reports of seniors receiving phone calls from people claiming to be their grandchildren. The caller would say they had been arrested before a second person impersonating an officer stated that, due to the pandemic, a courier would be stopping by to collect cash for bail. Police confi
  
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• U of L continuing online learning until February 28 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 22:04
  
  U of L continuing online learning until February 28  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Airdrie woman found dead, injured man in custody and remains in hospital

  14-01-2022 21:49
  
  Alberta RCMP major crimes unit is investigating the death of a woman at a residence after a man was found in medical distress at an area business. Police were called about 8 a.m. on Jan. 13 to a business in northeast Airdrie, just north of Calgary. EMS attended and the man was taken to hospital, where police say he is expected to remain "for an extended period of time." "As a result of the investigation, a well-being check was done at a residence in Airdrie. An adult female was located dece
  
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• Tickets for Canada's new ultra-affordable airline available next week

  14-01-2022 20:59
  
  Canada's newest airline will start selling tickets for its flights next week. Calgary-based Lynx Air, an ultra low-cost carrier, launched in November with a promise of low fares, a fleet of brand-new Boeing 737 aircraft and great customer service. "Airfares have traditionally been high here in Canada, and we at Lynx believe there are Canadians who can't afford to travel or can't afford to travel as often as they would like," CEO Merren McArthur said at the company's unveiling. Flights go on
  
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• Situation will get worse before it gets better as Omicron spreads - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 20:47
  
  Situation will get worse before it gets better as Omicron spreads  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fort Macleod residents warned of fraudulent door-to-door solicitors - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 20:41
  Fort Macleod residents warned of fraudulent door-to-door solicitors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• When is the best time to get a booster after catching Omicron? Here's Alberta's official guidance

  14-01-2022 20:39
  
  Alberta's recommendation to anyone who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and hasn't had their booster shot yet is to wait until their symptoms go away.  The province's top doctor clarified Alberta's position on Thursday during a provincial pandemic update.  "We have heard that is a common question, and we recently updated a clinical bulletin to physicians and pharmacists to provide them with information, as patients are coming to them with that question," Chief Medical Officer of He
  
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• Defects found in more than 90 per cent of commercial vehicles during recent Calgary checkstop

  14-01-2022 19:53
  
  A recent commercial vehicle checkstop in southeast Calgary resulted in the vast majority of the trucks being pulled off the road. According to Calgary Police Service officials, the checkstop was conducted by traffic section members and Alberta Sheriffs near the intersection of Chaparral Blvd. and 194th Ave. S.E. Of the 33 vehicles inspected, 28 were found to have critical defects and were placed out of service. Another two vehicles were found to have defects that required attention. Only three v
  
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• Doan named as GM, Julien as head coach for Canada's Olympic men's hockey team

  14-01-2022 19:42
  
  Hockey Canada has confirmed Shane Doan as the general manager of Canada's men's hockey team at the Beijing Olympics, while Claude Julien has been named head coach. Hockey Canada announced its management team Friday with the opening ceremony at the 2022 Winter Games three weeks away. Doan and Julien replace St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong and Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper, who vacated their positions on the national team when the NHL pulled out of an agreement to send its players to the Olympics la
  
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• New UCalgary drug study shows promising treatment option for MS patients

  14-01-2022 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A drug used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis is showing promise in helping MS patients, according to a new University of Calgary study.
  
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• 'It was terrifying': Alta. mother recounts 1-year-old daughter's bout of COVID-19

  14-01-2022 19:12
  
  Kirsten Fountain did not expect to spend her daughter's first birthday dealing with a severe case of COVID-19. Leila woke up on Monday with a steady fever of 100 C, vomiting, aches, and nasal drip to the point she had trouble swallowing. After a rapid test, Fountain said her daughter was positive for COVID-19. "She was screaming and screaming," Fountain told CTV News Edmonton. "She wouldn't take milk. She didn't want to play. Nothing could calm her down. "It was terrifying," Fountain added, as h
  
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• Community Foundation opens applications for spring grants - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 19:06
  
  Community Foundation opens applications for spring grants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Universities of Alberta, Calgary, Lethbridge to stick with online learning through February

  14-01-2022 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three of Alberta's largest research-intensive universities are extending online learning until the end of February.
  
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• Second in human trafficking investigation pleads not guilty - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 18:56
  
  Second in human trafficking investigation pleads not guilty  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta post-secondary institutions to stick with online learning through February

  14-01-2022 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three of Alberta's largest research-intensive universities are extending online learning until the end of February.
  
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• University of Calgary, SAIT extend online learning through February

  14-01-2022 18:49
  
    The University of Calgary and SAIT will be extending online classes, with no return to in-person learning until February. Both post-secondary institutions announced in late December that classes would be moving online temporarily in January due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY RETURNS The U of C says online classes will remain until Feb. 19, with in-person learning will resume on Feb. 28. "Thus far, this variant has led to fewer hospitalizations than pr
  
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• University of Calgary extends online learning through Feb. 19

  14-01-2022 18:49
  
  The University of Calgary will be extending online classes until Feb. 19, with no return to in-person learning until after reading week. The U of C announced in late December that classes would be moving online temporarily in January due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. "Thus far, this variant has led to fewer hospitalizations than previous variants, but it is very contagious," president and vice-chancellor Ed McCauley said in a letter. "Our decision to temporarily hold off on retu
  
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• Calgary, Lethbridge post-secondary institutions keeping classes online through February | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  14-01-2022 18:49
  
  Calgary, Lethbridge post-secondary institutions keeping classes online through February | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary, Lethbridge post-secondaries keep classes online through February

  14-01-2022 18:49
  
  A number of post secondary institutions in Calgary and Lethbridge will be extending online classes, with no return to in-person learning until February. The move comes after the institutions announced in late December that classes would be moving online temporarily in January due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY The U of C says online classes will remain until Feb. 19, with in-person learning will resume on Feb. 28. "Thus far, this variant has led to
  
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• Lethbridge's Christmas Tree Collection taking place Saturday - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 18:21
  Lethbridge's Christmas Tree Collection taking place Saturday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crowchild Classic postponed, games won't be played at Scotiabank Saddledome

  14-01-2022 17:50
  
  There will be no Crowchild Classic at Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome in 2022. Instead, the annual games between the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University men's and women's hockey teams originally planned for Feb. 3 are being rescheduled to later in the month and will be played at Father David Bauer Arena and Flames Community Arenas. No date has been announced. The move is a result of the rising spread of COVID-19, namely the Omicron variant. “It’s certainly disappointing
  
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• Big Rock Brewery chief financial officer resigning effective Feb. 11

  14-01-2022 17:22
  
  Big Rock Brewery Inc. says its chief financial officer is resigning, effective Feb. 11. The Calgary-based brewer says Don Sewell is stepping down from his position to take a new job in a different industry. Big Rock CEO Wayne Arsenault thanked Sewell for his contributions to the business. Bill Hahn, Big Rock's director of finance, will take over as interim CFO. The company says it will begin a search for a permanent CFO to help support and accelerate its growth plans. Big Rock has brewing operat
  
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• Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 16:26
  
  Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Omicron has 'eclipsed' all previous COVID-19 waves, new modelling shows

  14-01-2022 16:17
  
  The Omicron variant has “eclipsed” all previous COVID-19 waves in Canada and new modelling forecasts a “large surge” of additional cases this month, before declining in February. “While Canada could see a sharp peak and decline in cases in the coming weeks, given disease activity far exceeding previous peaks, even the downside of this curve will be considerable,” reads the modelling materials provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday. The modell
  
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• Omicron could soon peak and hospitalizations may surge, Tam says

  14-01-2022 16:17
  
  The Omicron variant has “eclipsed” all previous COVID-19 waves in Canada and new modelling forecasts a “large surge” and potential peak in new cases this month, before declining in February. “While Canada could see a sharp peak and decline in cases in the coming weeks given disease activity far exceeds previous peaks, even the downside of this curve could be considerable,” said Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Friday. The modelling data provided
  
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• Nominations for Alberta Order of Excellence now open - Lethbridge News Now

  14-01-2022 15:52
  
  Nominations for Alberta Order of Excellence now open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta will now only report COVID-19 outbreaks in high-risk settings

  14-01-2022 15:46
  
  Alberta is scaling back which COVID-19 outbreaks it will report due to rising case counts and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Starting Friday, only outbreaks in acute and continuing care facilities will be reported by the province. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw took to Twitter Thursday to lay out the province's decision saying "this approach is in line with what other provinces are doing given the dramatic rise in cases." Outbreaks at schools and workplaces
  
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• Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after COVID bout

  14-01-2022 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alphonso Davies' return from a bout of COVID-19 has been put on hold with Bayern Munich saying the Edmonton star shows signs of an inflammation of the heart muscle.
  
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• A warm weekend in Calgary ahead of a cooling early next week

  14-01-2022 14:52
  
  Well, how about that. This morning's cloud layer and some extra sheltering from our incoming high above kept us from seeing negative temperatures overnight. I track a fair amount of weather data every day to continue improving accuracy, and only a single model predicted anything within seven degrees of what we got overnight. It doesn't play much into our high for today, however. We'll aim for a low positive, experience a brief dip late this evening, then start to power up Saturday morning. This
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations up 96 per cent over the past 2 weeks

  14-01-2022 14:44
  
  The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 has nearly doubled over the last two weeks and surpassed 800 for the first time since late October, according to the province’s latest data update. There are now 822 COVID-19 patients in hospital, an increase of 230 from a week ago, and 403 from two weeks ago, or a jump of more than 96 per cent in the last two weeks. The 822 includes 81 patients in intensive care units, a number that has risen by 30 from two weeks ago. Six children under th
  
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• Double-fault: Visa revoked again, Djokovic faces deportation

  14-01-2022 08:28
  
  Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday he used his ministerial discretion to cancel the 34-year-old Serb's visa on public interest grounds -- just three days before play begins at the Australian Open, where Djokovic
  
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• Djokovic faces deportation as Australia revokes visa again

  14-01-2022 08:28
  
  Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday he canceled the 34-year-old Serb's visa on public interest grounds -- just three days before play begins at the Australian Open, where Djokovic has won a record nine of his 20 G
  
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• Curlers Homan and Morris to represent Canada in mixed doubles at Beijing Games

  14-01-2022 06:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Faced with having to pick an Olympic mixed doubles curling team rather than hold traditional playdowns, Curling Canada put a premium on top-flight experience for its selection.
  
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• Hitmen cleared to resume schedule

  14-01-2022 06:07
  
  The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced Thursday that all its teams have been cleared to play, including the Calgary Hitmen. The league announced that the Hitmen, Kamloops Blazers, Prince George Cougars, Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals are all cleared to resume team activities. Two Hitmen road games that were postponed have been rescheduled. A road game in Winnipeg that was originally scheduled for Jan. 8 will be played March 15, while a road game in Brandon that was originally scheduled
  
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• Murray collects first win of the season as Senators upset Flames 4-1

  14-01-2022 05:57
  
  Nick Paul scored twice in the first period and Matt Murray made 27 saves for his first win of the season as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday. The Senators were playing their first game since New Year's Day and just their second in 26 days, but they didn't look rusty outshooting Calgary 34-28 as they opened an abbreviated two-game Alberta road trip. Drake Batherson and Connor Brown also scored for Ottawa (10-18-2), which has had 11 games postponed. Their 30 games pl
  
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• Alberta announces plans to fast-track visas for foreigners hired into province’s tech industry

  14-01-2022 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is getting behind tech companies trying to recruit international talent to the growing sector that is struggling to fill positions.
  
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• New poll suggests most Albertans expect to contract Omicron variant, divided on removing restrictions

  14-01-2022 03:54
  
  Alberta continues to hold out against introducing further public health measures despite pressure from within the medical community, and a new poll suggests most Albertans agree with the province. According to a poll conducted by Angus Reid, 57 per cent of Albertan surveyed expect to contract Omicron regardless of the precautions they take. The response across Canada was 55 per cent. When asked if it was time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they're at risk, 50 per cent of Albe
  
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• New poll suggests Albertans growing sentiment against further public health restrictions

  14-01-2022 03:54
  
  Alberta continues to hold out against introducing further public health measures despite pressure from some of the medical community, and a new poll suggests most Albertans agree with the province. According to a poll conducted by Angus Reid, 57 per cent of Albertan surveyed expect to contract Omicron regardless of the precautions they take. The response across Canada was 55 per cent. When asked if it was time to end restrictions and let people self-isolate if they're at risk, 50 per cent of Alb
  
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• Asian cuisine chain P.F. Chang’s opening 1st Alberta location in south Edmonton

  14-01-2022 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The American-based, Asian-themed, casual dining restaurant chain P. F. Chang's is opening its first Alberta location in southwest Edmonton in early 2022.
  
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• Sent home alone: Family demand answers after 6-year-old son walks more than a kilometre home by himself

  14-01-2022 02:43
  
  Adanech Sahilie was shocked when her six-year-old son knocked on the family's front door Wednesday morning. That's because she'd just dropped him at school an hour earlier. "He said he walked home from school - that was a shocking experience," said Sahilie," I asked him why he said he was coughing in class and his teacher asked him to grab his stuff and go home. My heart dropped." Her son said his teacher told him he had to go home since he had COVID-19 symptoms - so that's what he did. He left
  
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• Sent home alone: Calgary family demand answers after 6-year-old walks home more than a kilometre

  14-01-2022 02:43
  
  Adanech Sahilie was shocked when her six-year-old son knocked on the Calgary family's front door Wednesday morning. That's because she'd just dropped him at school an hour earlier. "He said he walked home from school, that was a shocking experience," said Sahilie," I asked him why, he said he was coughing in class and his teacher asked him to grab his stuff and go home. My heart dropped." Her son said his teacher told him he had to go home since he had COVID-19 symptoms, so that's what he did. H
  
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• Calgary family demands answers after 6-year-old with cough walks home from school alone

  14-01-2022 02:43
  
  Adanech Sahilie was shocked when her six-year-old son knocked on the Calgary family's front door Wednesday morning. That's because she'd just dropped him at school an hour earlier. "He said he walked home from school, that was a shocking experience," said Sahilie," I asked him why, he said he was coughing in class and his teacher asked him to grab his stuff and go home. My heart dropped." Her son said his teacher told him he had to go home since he had COVID-19 symptoms, so that's what he did. H
  
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