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Alberta government to cover COVID-19 shots for health-care workers in policy reversal

Alberta government to cover COVID-19 shots for health-care workers in policy reversal

EDMONTON — In a partial policy reversal, Alberta's government said Tuesday it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers.
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Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say

Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say

EDMONTON — Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or sharing sob stories after three people were arrested in a string of "distraction" thefts across Canada.
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Five things to know about the byelection in Battle River—Crowfoot

Five things to know about the byelection in Battle River—Crowfoot

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will return to his seat in the House of Commons in September, after winning a byelection in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot on Monday. Here are five things to know about the byelection.
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Fuelling problems led float plane to run out of gas, land on N.W.T highway: report

Fuelling problems led float plane to run out of gas, land on N.W.T highway: report

FORT SIMPSON — Federal investigators say a fuelling fiasco forced a float plane pilot to make a dramatic landing on a highway in the Northwest Territories.
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Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall

Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall

OTTAWA — After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta.
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Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?

Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?

TORONTO — Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program.
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Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons

Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons

CAMROSE — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre secured a seat in the House of Commons late Monday with a crushing byelection win in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot.
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Canadian prop DaLeaka Menin expected to play an important role at Rugby World Cup

Canadian prop DaLeaka Menin expected to play an important role at Rugby World Cup

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has plenty of options when it comes to choosing his front row at the Rugby World Cup. But DaLeaka Menin is usually one of the first names on the Canadian team sheet.
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Alberta man dead, another missing after canoe capsizes in Rocky Mountain lake

Alberta man dead, another missing after canoe capsizes in Rocky Mountain lake

Mounties in Alberta are expected to search a lake in the Rocky Mountains for a man who went missing from an overturned canoe. RCMP say investigators will search Barrier Lake in Kananaskis, southwest of Calgary, for a 30-year-old man from the city.
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Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy

Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is looking to power some of its jails with solar energy.
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