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New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertThe latest data published on the Alberta respiratory virus dashboard show that between August 2023 and August 2024, 732 deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19.HealthSep 11
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variantThe KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.CanadaSep 17
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Alberta craft distillers seek ‘equal playing field’, say dated regulations hurting businessAlberta's craft distillers say 20-year-old regulations are a threat to their industry's future. They say new rules are long overdue as the province reviews its options.CanadaSep 15
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Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter: ‘I was terrified’The demonstration in Coutts lasted for two weeks, tying up traffic at the border crossing between Alberta and the U.S. to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.CanadaJul 16
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Fallout ensues after the closure of long-COVID outpatient programThose still dealing with the effects of long-COVID in Alberta are fighting back after they were informed the Long-COVID Inter-Professional Outpatient Program is coming to and end.HealthAug 15
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Premier Danielle Smith praises jury system after Coutts protest verdict in AlbertaSmith has expressed support and sympathy for COVID protesters like Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert.PoliticsSep 13
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Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidanceSeveral provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.CanadaSep 6
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Lethbridge’s job market has rebounded from the COVID-19 yearsOne expert says those seeking jobs should “check those websites” and start calling around, because it is a job seeker's market.EconomySep 12
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Alberta couple battles the CRA after it claws back $14K received in COVID benefitsThe worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but the fallout certainly isn't for an Alberta couple involved a big battle with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).MoneyJul 10
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Alberta Health Minister says AHS, Covenant Health hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’AHS operates more than 100 facilities across the province, while Covenant Health's website lists fewer than a dozen hospitals and rural health centres.HealthSep 3
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Alberta NDP leader slams premier’s plan to possibly transfer control of some hospitalsAlberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.PoliticsAug 27
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Hundreds of long-COVID sufferers affected as AHS abruptly closes outpatient programAlberta Health Services confirms it is concluding its long-COVID outpatient program much to the disappointment and frustration of Alberta patients suffering from symptoms.HealthAug 8
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Alberta men receive 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protestA judge sentenced two Alberta men to 6 1/2 years in prison for their roles in the 2022 border blockade in Coutts.CrimeSep 9
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AI ‘early warning’ system shows promise in preventing hospital deaths, study saysAn AI early-warning system that predicts which patients are at risk of deteriorating while in hospital was associated with a decrease in unexpected deaths, a new study says.HealthSep 16
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Men convicted in Coutts blockade were ready for shootout with police, judge saysAn Alberta judge says evidence shows two men convicted for their roles at the 2022 border blockade near Coutts, Alta., were ready for a shootout with police.CrimeAug 27
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Dallas Flexhaug to become new co-anchor on Global News Hour at 6 CalgaryFlexhaug is an award-winning journalist.CanadaAug 26
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School district racing to ready Jasper schools in time for new year after wildfireGrande Yellowhead Public School Division supt. Carolyn Lewis said crews are tackling the big job of cleaning everything from walls and windows to air ducts and fire alarms.FireAug 13
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Crown recommends 9 years in prison for pair of protesters at Coutts border blockadeA Crown prosecutor says two men convicted of mischief and weapons offences at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., should spend nine years in prison.CrimeAug 29
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Whooping cough cases are surging in Canada. What’s going on?Quebec has seen the biggest spike in cases, with more than 11,600 reported so far this year, up from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.CanadaSep 4
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Criminal trial of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers comes to an endAfter 45 days of evidence and legal arguments the criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is finally at an end.CrimeSep 13