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Rural southern Alberta areas see fewer people receiving COVID-19 vaccine than urban counterpartsAccording to data updated May 16, the highest percentage of Albertans who have received at least one dose is in the Twin Brooks area of Edmonton at 56.2 per cent.HealthMay 18
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Albertans have mixed feelings after province’s COVID-19 emergency alert useThe message was categorized as a 'critical' public health alert, one that's used when people's lives are in "imminent life-threatening danger".HealthMay 1
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Alberta increasing access to COVID-19 rapid testing programBusinesses and service providers that want to offer rapid testing will no longer need to have a health-care provider oversee their program.HealthApr 26
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Calgary Green Line LRT construction won’t begin in 2021: city officialsCity officials confirmed that the $4.9-billion project is still on hold as the Green Line team continues to answer technical questions from the UCP government.PoliticsApr 1
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Alberta has spent more than $15M on COVID-19 awareness campaignsSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alberta government has spent $15.4 million on advertising things like isolation supports and public health measures.HealthMar 25
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Alberta testing out new overdose prevention app in Calgary this summerThe UCP says the mobile app – called the Digital Overdose Response System – will help protect people who are using drugs recreationally while alone in their homes.HealthMar 23
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Multinational tech giant Infosys to bring 500 jobs to CalgaryThe company said it plans to add 500 jobs in Calgary as it doubles the size of its Canadian operations to 4,000 employees by 2023.CanadaMar 3
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Alberta Health Services apologizes for ‘frustration, worry’ due to COVID-19 vaccine rollout errorsCEO and president of Alberta Health Services Dr. Verna Yiu said AHS underestimated the number of seniors 75 years and over who would book at launch time.HealthFeb 27
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Deaths and COVID-19 outbreaks at care homes renew calls to better protect Alberta seniorsFifty-six of Edmonton's 62 long-term care or designated supportive living sites have had to manage a COVID-19 outbreak at some point in the past year.HealthJan 26
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Payroll ‘chaos’: Thousands of Alberta government workers missing pay after tech problemsA new payroll system put into place for Government of Alberta workers has left many of them short money after issues with the changeover.PoliticsJan 16
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