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• Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad

  07-06-2022 23:52
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning travellers to be extra careful abroad because of the potential threat of catching monkeypox. The virus, typically only found in West and Central Africa, has cropped up around the globe with cases in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain and more than two dozen other countries. To see so many cases unrelated to travel from those African regions is very unusual. The government issued a level two travel health notice to encourage people travelling outside t
  
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• 'What message are we sending': Calgary council delays debate over $87B climate strategy

  07-06-2022 23:15
  
  Calgary councillors won't vote on the city's climate plan until next month, despite the mayor's insistence that the delay sends the wrong message.  In May, a city committee endorsed a plan with a goal to reach net zero by 2050 and become climate resilient through dozens of initiatives, including building retrofits, renewable energy projects and bolstering low-carbon transportation projects.  The plan is estimated to cost about $87 billion over nearly three decades, with the cost covere
  
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• Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad - Lethbridge News Now

  07-06-2022 23:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liz Ormsby named as Calgary's new city auditor

  07-06-2022 22:59
  
  Having filled the role in an acting capacity for the last 18 months, Liz Ormsby was named Tuesday as Calgary's new city auditor. Ormsby replaces Kathy Palmer, who retired in September 2021. She was chosen after country-wide search that saw "extremely high-calibre candidates apply for the position," according to a release. "Liz has played a significant role in establishing the City of Calgary’s City Auditor’s Office as a nationally respected, independent and collaborative audit functi
  
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• SACPA presentation explores 'rise and fall' of Premier Jason Kenney - My Lethbridge Now

  07-06-2022 22:49 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  SACPA presentation explores 'rise and fall' of Premier Jason Kenney  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• More than 30K people to take in Global Energy Show in Calgary after 2-year hiatus

  07-06-2022 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  To recognize the energy sector's importance to the province, the Alberta government has declared the week of June 6-10 as Energy Week in Alberta.
  
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• Police, not EMS, originally responded to suspected 'non-urgent' dog attack on senior scene: AHS

  07-06-2022 22:05
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping says he, like many Calgarians, is concerned with the 30 minute EMS response to a dog attack that claimed the life of an elderly woman. An 86-year-old woman was mauled in the alleyway outside her backyard in Capitol Hill Sunday afternoon by a neighbour's three dogs. Police responded to the scene at around 2:10 p.m. but paramedics arrived significantly later.   "The minister shares Calgarians’ concern that 30 minutes passed from the initial 911 call, to whe
  
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• AHS initiates 'immediate review' into EMS response to fatal dog attack on senior

  07-06-2022 22:05
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping says he, like many Calgarians, is concerned with the 30 minute EMS response to a dog attack that claimed the life of an elderly woman. An 86-year-old woman was mauled in the alleyway outside her backyard in Capitol Hill Sunday afternoon by a neighbour's three dogs. Police responded to the scene at around 2:10 p.m. but paramedics arrived significantly later.   "(Alberta Health Services) is reviewing this call, and Minister Copping has asked to see the results as
  
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• AHS blames miscommunication about seriousness of dog attack injuries for ambulance delay

  07-06-2022 22:05
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping says he, like many Calgarians, is concerned with the 30 minute EMS response to a dog attack that claimed the life of an elderly woman. An 86-year-old woman was mauled in the alleyway outside her backyard in Capitol Hill Sunday afternoon by a neighbour's three dogs. Police responded to the scene at around 2:10 p.m. but paramedics arrived significantly later.   "(Alberta Health Services) is reviewing this call, and Minister Copping has asked to see the results as
  
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• 911 call deemed fatal dog attack on Calgary senior to be non life-threatening: AHS

  07-06-2022 22:05
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping says he, like many Calgarians, is concerned with the 30 minute EMS response to a dog attack that claimed the life of an elderly woman. An 86-year-old woman was mauled in the alleyway outside her backyard in Capitol Hill Sunday afternoon by a neighbour's three dogs. Police responded to the scene at around 2:10 p.m. but paramedics arrived significantly later.   "(Alberta Health Services) is reviewing this call, and Minister Copping has asked to see the results as
  
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• Cenovus CEO says future of energy is 'diversification,' not 'transition'

  07-06-2022 21:58
  
  The chief executive of Cenovus Energy Inc. says he believes the future of energy is going to be less about transition and more about diversification. Alex Pourbaix says the clash between global energy demand and the need to reduce emissions to mitigate climate change is the biggest single issue facing the oil and gas industry in 2022. He says the war in Ukraine and the resulting global energy crisis has proven that oil and gas can't easily or quickly be replaced by wind and solar. He says instea
  
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• Calgary councillors reject ban on smoking, vaping in parks and on pathways

  07-06-2022 21:38
  
  Smoking and vaping in Calgary parks and on pathways can continue after council voted down a proposal to ban them Tuesday night Tuesday evening, city council voted 10-3 against a bylaw that would have  banned smoking and vaping in these areas. The city’s administration proposed the changes following consultation with Calgarians over the past three years. Special events like festivals would have been able to apply to have designated smoking areas. As well, the bylaw would have allowed f
  
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• Calgary councillors consider ban on smoking, vaping in parks and on pathways

  07-06-2022 21:38
  
  Smoking and vaping may soon be banned in all Calgary parks and on pathways. City council is debating this week a bylaw that would ban smoking and vaping in these areas. The city’s administration is proposing the changes following consultation with Calgarians over the past three years. Special events like festivals will be able to apply to have designated smoking areas. As well, the bylaw would allow for designated smoking areas to be permanently installed in some parks. On Tuesday morning
  
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• Rash of bike thefts leads to warning from Canmore RCMP

  07-06-2022 21:30
  
  Canmore RCMP has issued a warning to cyclists in the community west of Calgary after several mid to high-end mountain bikes were reported stolen in recent weeks. Several bikes have been taken from residential and commercial properties in Canmore between May 2 and June 4 and police are encouraging residents to report suspicious behaviour seen at parkades, community bike racks, hotels and business parking lots. RCMP also provided a number of tips for preventing bicycle thefts, including:Store bicy
  
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• Canmore council to appeal provincial tribunal's development order

  07-06-2022 21:25
  
  Town council in a popular Alberta mountain community will appeal a decision by a provincial tribunal to allow two major developments to proceed. The proposed Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, west of Calgary, would double the town's population in the coming decades. The two proposals include about 80 per cent of the town's remaining developable land. Council rejected both proposals last year, but the Land and Property Rights Tribunal of Alberta ruled in May that the two
  
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• Farms damaged in southeast Alberta following suspected funnel cloud

  07-06-2022 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada is investigating a suspected tornado that may have touched down in the southeast Alberta hamlet of Enchant on Monday evening.
  
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• Canmore to appeal approval of 2 developments by provincial tribunal

  07-06-2022 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The proposed Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, west of Calgary, would double the town's population in the coming decades.
  
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• Calgary police seek man wanted on domestic-related warrants

  07-06-2022 20:46
  
  Calgary police are asking for the public's help locating a man wanted on several domestic-related warrants. Police say 31-year-old Travis Ball is wanted on:Six counts of breaching a release order; One count of assault; One count of assault by choking; One count of intimidation; One count of possession of stolen property over $5,000; One count of failing to stop at an accident; and One count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.Anyone who knows of Ball's whereabouts is asked to contact
  
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• Alberta announces $6.3M for 4 agencies to improve mental health of seniors

  07-06-2022 20:17
  
  The provincial government has committed more than $6.3 million in funding to four Alberta organizations in an effort to improve mental health support for seniors. The agencies receiving the funding include the United Way of Calgary and Area, Imagine Institute for Learning, Carya Society of Calgary and the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council. The grants will be used for home-based psychosocial and mental health supports, training for home care and seniors lodge staff in mental health first aid
  
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• Target Hunger is back to help Lethbridge food banks - Lethbridge News Now

  07-06-2022 20:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Target Hunger is back to help Lethbridge food banks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Leela Aheer confirms she'll run for UCP leadership

  07-06-2022 20:09
  
  Chestermere-Strathmore MLA Leela Aheer has confirmed she will be running to be leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party.  The former minister of culture, multiculturalism and status is not yet registered with Elections Alberta.  However, she confirmed the decision Tuesday morning to CTV News after announcing it on Real Talk with Ryan Jesperson.  Aheer was demoted from cabinet in 2021 over her criticism of Premier Jason Kenney refusing to take responsibility for photos that ap
  
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• 'Itchy and uncomfortable': Calgary mayor dons Oilers face paint, jersey after losing playoff bet

  07-06-2022 19:41
  
  Calgary's council chambers were awash in Edmonton Oiler blue and orange on Tuesday as council and some members of administration honoured the bet they made with their colleagues up in Edmonton.  The city council of the losing city in the NHL Playoff's Battle of Alberta had to wear the other city's jersey for a meeting. The Oilers beat the Flames 4-1 in the second round series last month. "It's not that we are all Oilers fans, we lost a little bit of a bet in the Battle of Alberta," said Cal
  
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• 2 arrested, 1 suspect sought in Cochrane RCMP investigation into break-ins, mail theft

  07-06-2022 19:27
  
  A Cochrane RCMP investigation spurred by a single forged cheque has led to a total of 43 charges against three suspects, including one who remains on the lam. Officers arrested a man on March 24 for an undisclosed offence. During the subsequent search, the "prolific offender" was found to be in possession of a forged cheque. Further investigation led RCMP to identify the man and two other people as the suspects in numerous break-and-enters, vehicle thefts and mail theft. An arrest warrant was is
  
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• 'Bewitched' statue in Salem vandalized with red paint - Lethbridge News Now

  07-06-2022 19:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  'Bewitched' statue in Salem vandalized with red paint  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta video shows grizzly bear chasing after herd of wild horses

  07-06-2022 18:59
  
  A video of a bear chasing after wild horses captured by a trail camera is gaining attention online after being shared by an Alberta conservation group. The high-speed pursuit happened on the eastern slopes of the Rockies on May 26. In the video, shared to Facebook on May 31 by the Help Alberta Wildies Society (HAWS), six horses and one foal can be seem racing past a camera with a grizzly bear not far behind. On Tuesday, the Facebook video had over 240,000 views, 6,800 reactions and 1,400 comment
  
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• Alberta video shows grizzly bear chasing after heard of wild horses

  07-06-2022 18:59
  
  A video of a bear chasing after wild horses captured by a trail camera is going viral after being shared by an Alberta conservation group. The high-speed pursuit happened on the eastern slopes of the Rockies on May 26. In the video, shared to Facebook on May 31 by the Help Alberta Wildies Society (HAWS), six horses and one foal can be seem racing past a camera with a grizzly bear not far behind. On Tuesday, the Facebook video had over 240,000 views, 6,800 reactions and 1,400 comments. HAWS is co
  
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• UCP backbencher Leela Aheer throws hat into leadership race

  07-06-2022 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aheer was former minister of culture, multiculturalism and the status of women, but was critical of Kenney’s actions earlier in the pandemic and was kicked out of cabinet in July.
  
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• Lethbridge County lifts fire restriction - Lethbridge News Now

  07-06-2022 18:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County lifts fire restriction  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo's woodland caribou herd grows with birth of female calf

  07-06-2022 17:20
  
  The Calgary Zoo has welcomed a baby caribou but it will be a bit of time before visitors will have their first in-person glimpse of her. Zoo officials announced Thursday morning that a female woodland caribou calf was born on May 25 and "both mom and calf are doing wonderfully." Woodland caribou are considered a threatened species in Alberta and the zoo's herd serves as ambassadors, raising awareness for the plight of their counterparts in the wild. The calf, as well as her parents Vanilla and K
  
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• Storm risk for Calgary Wednesday afternoon/evening

  07-06-2022 16:02
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: For their part, showers have subsided. What we're left with is trace potential through the mid-afternoon, and a very small chance of showers later this evening. If it's anything, it won't be a heck of a lot. Tomorrow still holds to thundershower potential, with a rather small amount of attached rainfall; these will be pocket storms rolling free of the foothills.   MORNING EDITION: An extremely eventful day yesterday. Let’s start here:Probable first tornado of the sea
  
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• Monday marked Alberta's first suspected tornado of the season

  07-06-2022 16:02
  
  An extremely eventful day yesterday. Let’s start here:Probable first tornado of the season earlier this afternoon ~10 km W of Enchant. Short-lived, but packing a wallop. Thanks to Judy Dunsmore for the photographs - and the amazing @HouckisPokisewx. #abstorm pic.twitter.com/DxcobRAEGn — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) June 7, 2022Among a number of funnel clouds, a short-lived, extremely isolated tornado looks to have done some damage. I imagine there's a decent chance that an officia
  
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• Canadians hire Olympic hero Marie-Philip Poulin as player development consultant. - Lethbridge News Now

  07-06-2022 15:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canadians hire Olympic hero Marie-Philip Poulin as player development consultant.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gas prices continue record-breaking surge in Calgary, across Canada

  07-06-2022 14:10
  
  The price of fuel across Canada remains a central talking point amongst drivers who find themselves facing sky high prices at the pump. According to the Canadian Automobile Association, the average price of gas nationwide is 208.4 cents per litre as of Tuesday morning. In Alberta, the average price of fuel is around 183.6 cents per litre, according to GasBuddy.com. The 13 cents per litre provincial gas tax that was temporarily paused on April 1 is set to come back online as early
  
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• Lethbridge area students take part in Youth Police Academy - Global News

  07-06-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge area students take part in Youth Police Academy  Global News
  
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• Skittles steps up to help stock Lethbridge rainbow house in candy

  07-06-2022 05:56
  
  One of North America's most popular candy brands has teamed up with a Lethbridge family and their unique house to celebrate Pride. Kim Siever and his family painted their house with the colours of the rainbow, to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and offered a free pack of Skittles candy to anyone who came by to take a selfie in front of the house. They'd already received $250 in donations from the community to keep themselves stocked in candy, when Skittles reached out to Siever through Twi
  
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• A uniquely painted Lethbridge house become selfie hub for city's LGBTQ+ community | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-06-2022 05:56 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A uniquely painted Lethbridge house become selfie hub for city's LGBTQ+ community | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• A Lethbridge family connect with Skittles to help show support for city's LGBTQ+ community | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-06-2022 05:56 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Lethbridge family connect with Skittles to help show support for city's LGBTQ+ community | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Highway 3 near B.C.-Alberta boundary reopens after fatal, fiery head-on collision

  07-06-2022 05:31
  
  Highway 3 near Sparwood B.C. reopened Monday night with a single lane of traffic after a crash earlier in the afternoon that, according to RCMP, proved fatal. RCMP say the Crowsnest Highway was closed after a semi and an SUV collided head-on, landing in the ditch. The wreckage erupted into flames. The incident took place just before 2 p.m. east of Sparwood, B.C. close to the Alberta boundary. The RCMP said in an email to CTV News that preliminary investigation suggested that the semi-truck was t
  
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• Highway 3 near Alta. border reopens after head-on collision

  07-06-2022 05:31
  
  Highway 3 near Sparwood B.C. re-opened Monday night with a single lane of traffic after a crash earlier in the afternoon that may have killed two people. RCMP say the Crowsnest Highway was closed after a semi and an SUV collided head-on, landing in the ditch. The wreckage erupted into flames. The incident took place just before 2 p.m. east of Sparwood, close to the Alberta border. The RCMP said in an email to CTV News that preliminary investigation suggested that the semi-truck was traveling eas
  
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• Highway 3 near Alta. border reopens after fatal, fiery head-on collision

  07-06-2022 05:31
  
  Highway 3 near Sparwood B.C. reopened Monday night with a single lane of traffic after a crash earlier in the afternoon that, according to RCMP, proved fatal. RCMP say the Crowsnest Highway was closed after a semi and an SUV collided head-on, landing in the ditch. The wreckage erupted into flames. The incident took place just before 2 p.m. east of Sparwood, B.C. close to the Alberta boundary. The RCMP said in an email to CTV News that preliminary investigation suggested that the semi-truck was t
  
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• Highway 3 near Alta. border re-opens after head-on collision

  07-06-2022 05:31
  
  Highway 3 near Sparwood B.C. re-opened Monday night with a single lane of traffic after a crash earlier in the afternoon that may have killed two people. RCMP say the Crowsnest Highway was closed after a semi and an SUV collided head-on, landing in the ditch. The wreckage erupted into flames. The incident took place just before 2 p.m. east of Sparwood, close to the Alberta border. The RCMP said in an email to CTV News that preliminary investigation suggested that the semi-truck was traveling eas
  
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• NDP wants Alta. gas tax holiday extended to October

  07-06-2022 05:29
  
  The NDP wants the province to extend the gas tax holiday through October. Currently, the fuel tax rebate program is set to end July 1. NDP energy critic Kathleen Ganley said with provincial coffer full, thanks to high oil prices, the province should pass the windfall onto Albertans. The NDP also wants an audit of the gas tax rebate to see where the money is going. Ganley said extending the rebate would be a goodwill gesture towards Albertans that could be re-visited in October. The premier's off
  
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• Edmonton Oilers eliminated from playoffs after OT loss to Avalanche

  07-06-2022 05:16
  
  Arturri Lehknonen scored at 1:19 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the NHL's Western Conference final. Cale Makar had a goal and four assists in regulation for Colorado. Grabriel Landeskog, with a goal and two assists, Nathan MacKinnon, with a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche. Lehkonen added two assists. The trade deadline pickup's sixth goal of the playoffs came after
  
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• Canadian teen arrested for threatening mass shooting at Florida Pride event: police

  07-06-2022 03:32
  
  A 17-year-old has been arrested in Canada for allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting at a Pride event in Florida. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the teen was arrested early Monday following an international investigation that the involved Toronto and Peel Regional Police, as well as the FBI. The teen reportedly was on the video-chat site Omegle and brandished what appeared to be a handgun while threatening to shoot people at a Sunday "Pride on the Block" event in do
  
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• Funnel clouds spotted across southern Alberta on Monday

  07-06-2022 03:15
  
  A funnel cloud was caught on camera Monday afternoon in southern Alberta.   The ominous-looking cloud was photographed by Michelle Meredith between Vauxhall, Alta. and Scandia, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. A second funnel cloud was photographed near Enchant, Alta. by Kyle Brittain, who tweeted that it had since dissipated. A third funnel cloud was spotted near Milo, Alta around the same tim, according to the Twitter feed of Brandon Houck, who posts @HouckisPokisewx about Alberta
  
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• Evanston fires not believed suspicious; causes still under investigation

  07-06-2022 02:27
  
  A pair of house fires in the northwest community of Evanston that destroyed six homes and damaged several others are not believed to be suspicious. Investigators are still working through the evidence to determine what started the two fires in the same neighbourhood just hours apart. The first two-alarm blaze broke out around 2:30 Friday afternoon on EvansGlen Cl NW and quickly enveloped two large duplexes. "I saw it I just have 30 seconds of visual of fire," said Immad Imtiaz, who just moved in
  
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• AHS reviewing EMS response time for fatal dog attack in northwest Calgary

  07-06-2022 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says it has started an "immediate review" of the EMS response to a fatal dog attack that occurred in northwest Calgary on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Affordability top of mind as Alberta launches Seniors Week 2022 - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  07-06-2022 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Affordability top of mind as Alberta launches Seniors Week 2022 - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Affordability top of mind as Alberta launches Seniors Week 2022 - Global News

  07-06-2022 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Affordability top of mind as Alberta launches Seniors Week 2022

  07-06-2022 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seniors Week kicked off with an event in Taber on Monday, and while the week is a celebration of the aging population, it's also shining a light on some of the issues they face.
  
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