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City of Edmonton bans outside food and drink from rec centres, indoor facilities in effort to combat rapid spread of Omicron variant
Man shot dead in confrontation with Edmonton police on New Year's Eve following car chase, Alberta's police watchdog investigating
December 31, 2021
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A man was shot and killed in a confrontation with Edmonton police New Year's Eve, prompting an investigation from the province's pol...
New Jersey Devils edge Edmonton Oilers in OT
December 31, 2021
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Jack Hughes scored with 2:05 left in overtime Friday afternoon for the host New Jersey Devils, who edged the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in a wild b...
Nunavut man survives 5-day blizzard, loses hands to frostbite — and vows to hunt again
December 31, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3HpN27L Arviat hunter Ernie Eetak survived five days on Nunavut's tundra in –30C temperatures, wind chill and a blizzard...
TV legend Betty White dies just days away from her 100th birthday
December 31, 2021
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Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America’s geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles o...
May calls 2021 'very bad year' for Greens, says party back to its values
December 31, 2021
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In a fundraising email, former Green leader Elizabeth May had blunt words about how her party fared under the leadership of Annamie Paul, b...
COVID-19: Alberta cuts isolation period for vaccinated people without symptoms from 10 to 5 days
December 31, 2021
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Faced with record new infections driven by the Omicron variant, Alberta is halving the period of time vaccinated people who test positive fo...
Alberta cuts isolation requirement to five days for fully vaccinated individuals, with exceptions for essential businesses
December 31, 2021
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Alberta's Health Minister Jason Copping said the province is shortening the isolation period for individuals with two doses of the vacci...
Growing spread of Omicron variant, frigid temperatures cast shadow over Edmonton New Year's Eve celebrations
December 30, 2021
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Edmonton and area residents are bracing for a frigid New Year's Eve made colder by the COVID-19 Omicron variant putting a damper on many...
Omicron sidelines world juniors: Edmonton loses out on estimated $27.5 million boost
December 30, 2021
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Edmonton's local tourism and hospitality industries are expecting to take a $27.5-million hit after the world junior championships were ...
Three to See NYE: Tawatinâ Bridge, Keep Smiling and The Book of Boba Fett
December 30, 2021
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Tawatinâ Bridge : The last day of the year is the perfect time to visit Edmonton’s great new outdoor art gallery, hanging on the box concret...
Quebec imposes curfew, closes restaurant dining rooms and further delays return to school
December 30, 2021
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Quebec is once again imposing a curfew in an effort to curb the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, as well as closing restaur...
Once-homeless Calgarian found prolonged refuge at city's airport
December 30, 2021
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For more than two years, Scott White's homeless travels were navigated through the Calgary International Airport. Read More from Calga...
How and where to ring in the new year in Calgary
December 30, 2021
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While COVID-19 and freezing temperatures have put a slight damper on this holiday season, there's still plenty happening in Calgary on ...
Ontario pushes back school reopening to Jan. 5, restricts PCR testing to high-risk individuals
December 30, 2021
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Ontario will push back the return to school to Wednesday, Jan. 5, with the province saying it will provide N95 masks for staff in schools a...
Biden administration defends its decision not to assert executive privilege over Trump's White House records
December 30, 2021
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Both the House of Representatives and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to deny former President Donald Trump'...
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit now open for applications
December 30, 2021
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The federal government announced today that the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit — which gives temporary income support to people who cannot ...
Omicron spread forces WestJet to cancel some flights, consolidate others
December 30, 2021
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Those flying with WestJet should brace for changes to their travel plans. Read More from Calgary Herald https://ift.tt/3Hpgmvb https://if...
CPP premiums set to rise in January, a bigger jump than planned
December 30, 2021
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CPP contributions are jumping higher than expected in 2022. That's because Canada's average income rose — the pandemic leaving many...
COVID-19 pressures mean 2022 New Year’s babies won't be announced
December 30, 2021
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Alberta Health Services says the first born babies of the New Year won't be publicly announced because of hospital restrictions and pres...
Canada Border Services Agency closes 2 Atlantic offices due to COVID-19
December 29, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3sJJLw8 Canada's border agency says it is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID-19....
Ontario dad does dirty job to see his daughter in Winnipeg
December 29, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3HluCoD An Ontario man started a business called Mr. Pooper Scooper to raise enough money to travel twice monthly to Winnipe...
Extreme cold weather to stick around as much of Alberta under extreme cold warning
December 29, 2021
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As the holiday season rolls on, an extreme cold weather warning has been announced for much of Alberta. Read More from Calgary Herald htt...
Braid: Inflation will be one of Alberta's key political challenges in 2022
December 29, 2021
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Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley expects inflation and the state of health care to be major Alberta issues in 2022. Just about every othe...
Parents anxiously await word on return-to-class plan as Omicron spreads
December 29, 2021
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Advocate groups focused on keeping kids safe from COVID-19 while they are in school are calling for more supports for students as they get s...
Some light through the pandemic clouds for local business in challenging 2021
December 29, 2021
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In my first column of this year, I anticipated an end to COVID-19. Obviously, that didn’t happen, and neither did my hopes for a back-to-nor...
Canadian Blood Services faces 'immediate' need for blood donors with thousands of spots open
December 29, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3dR8OVo Canadian Blood Services is calling on all Canadians to make an appointment to donate going into January. In Ontario,...
TransAlta leaves coal behind with final conversion at Keephills station
December 29, 2021
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TransAlta is out of the coal power generating businesses in Alberta. Read More from Calgary Herald https://ift.tt/3ExGt1a https://ift.tt/...
Insurrection, inauguration and Covid: The top political stories of 2021
December 29, 2021
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CNN's Jim Acosta takes a look back at the largest political stories from 2021. https://ift.tt/fJo911 Insurrection, inauguration a...
Sahtu Dene documentarian journeys 17,000 km for Indigenous storytelling project
December 29, 2021
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https://ift.tt/32A8dFt Tate Juniper set out to capture Indigenous stories in a cross country road trip, and what he found has only deepened...
'I've been there before:' A portrait of the artist behind The Humans Experience
December 29, 2021
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Jerry Cordeiro shoots two types of photos. Read More from Edmonton Journal https://ift.tt/3zaWZTy https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump endorses Alaska governor, but there's a catch
December 29, 2021
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Trump backs Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, so long as he doesn't endorse Senator Lisa Murkowski. https://ift.tt/fJo911 Trump endo...
Mandate to allow COVID-positive health-care staff to work possible, Kenney says
December 28, 2021
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A new Quebec mandate which will allow some COVID-positive health-care staff to keep working could eventually be in the cards for Alberta. Re...
Patients won't have to fear as many surprise medical bills come January
December 28, 2021
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Americans are set to have one less health care headache in 2022. https://ift.tt/fJo911 Patients won't have to fear as many surpri...
Alberta offers six-month tourism levy break for hotels again until March
December 28, 2021
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The Alberta government is again offering up tourism levy cash to help hotels and motels hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic get through the wi...
A wave of electric vehicles is coming at us. Are we ready?
December 28, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3JkKUQJ Electric vehicles make up a very small percentage of vehicles on the road in Alberta but that is going to change. ...
COVID-19: Kenney and Hinshaw to address Albertans Tuesday
December 28, 2021
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will join the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, to provide an update Tuesday o...
Public Safety Minister calls on Twitter Canada to address 'abusive' tweet directed at CMA president
December 28, 2021
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Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino has asked Twitter Canada to remove a tweet sent to Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Kat...
U.S. forfeits game at world junior hockey championship due to positive COVID-19 tests
December 28, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3sGqHim The United States has been placed into quarantine at the world junior hockey championship. A mandated team quarantin...
Q&A: Meet Ron from Letterkenny, who is actually James from St. John's
December 27, 2021
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https://ift.tt/32y0EyZ James Daly has been leaving his mark on stages and television screens around the globe since 2014, but getting there...
Alberta RCMP search for father in abduction of 3-year-old son on Christmas Eve
December 27, 2021
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Alberta RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a father who they say abducted his three-year-old son on Christmas Eve and has...
Analysis: The best TV shows of 2021
December 27, 2021
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Assembling a "best of" TV list for 2021 represented a daunting task, thanks to the abundance of quality content and blurring of bo...
Listen to Desmond Tutu's 'profound' address to Mount Allison University
December 27, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3epLzSF The death of South African activist and Archbishop Desmond Tutu has brought back memories for retired faculty of Mou...
'Empowering': Bison herd grows at Woodland Cree First Nation
December 27, 2021
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After their disappearance for more than century, Chief Isaac Laboucan-Avirom looks at his nation's herd of wood bison and feels inspired...
Upping the heat with your cold ones: How beer cans can be transformed into a heating system
December 27, 2021
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When Paul McLauchlin and his wife Melinda started planning a separate building on their property for 2,000-square-feet of office space 13 ye...
Police say 'stay home, stay warm' as drivers warned of winter conditions on roads across B.C.
December 26, 2021
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https://ift.tt/3szrn92 British Columbians are being advised to drive with extra caution — or not travel at all — as the province's high...
Two adults critically injured in basement fire on Christmas Day
December 26, 2021
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The cause of a house fire in southwest Calgary is under investigation after the basement blaze on Christmas Day sent two adults to hospital....
Thank you to the voices who share the stories of our business community
December 26, 2021
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‘A tip of the hat to a year’s worth of tips’ was the headline of the first of my thank-you columns in December 2002, addressed to the busine...
Postmedia Calgary's most memorable photos of the year
December 26, 2021
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As the year draws to a close, the visual journalists of Postmedia Calgary looked back and chose their most memorable shots of 2021. Read Mor...
7 pedestrians, 1 driver hospitalized after 2-vehicle collision sends car onto sidewalk in Toronto
December 26, 2021
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https://ift.tt/30YT27V Eight people are injured, including two under the age of 15, following a two-vehicle collision in downtown Toronto o...
On the Road: A night before Christmas
December 26, 2021
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This week, Calgary photographer and videographer Mike Drew went out into the moonlight. Read More from Calgary Herald https://ift.tt/3HdgK...
Motorists capture video of fiery crash on icy interstate
December 26, 2021
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Video captured by motorists show aftermath of multiple crashes involving as many as 40 vehicles - including a semi-truck - in western Wiscon...
Cities that are canceling their big New Year's Eve events -- and those still going forward
December 26, 2021
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For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year's Eve in major cities across the planet with something resembling the...
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