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Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

CALGARY — The Alberta government is hoping to improve ambulance response times by having community shuttles and wheelchair-accessible taxis transport some patients.
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'Meaningful good faith' increase in hourly rate for Alberta legal aid lawyers Jan. 1

'Meaningful good faith' increase in hourly rate for Alberta legal aid lawyers Jan. 1

CALGARY — The Alberta government is hiking the amount of money it will pay for lawyers providing legal aid. Beginning Jan. 1, the rate is to increase from $100 to $125 per hour.
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Dining dinosaur fossil has mammal in belly, sheds light on ancient ecosystems

Dining dinosaur fossil has mammal in belly, sheds light on ancient ecosystems

EDMONTON — A rare fossil of a dining dinosaur is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours.
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Frigid temperatures in Alberta prompt grid alert due to strain on electrical system

Frigid temperatures in Alberta prompt grid alert due to strain on electrical system

CALGARY — Albertans are ringing up the kilowatt hours this holiday season after frigid temperatures this week prompted the province's electrical system operator to declare a grid alert.
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Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement

Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has reached a one-year athlete agreement with its national women's team. The agreement covers 28 athletes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2022, Hockey Canada said Wednesday in a statement.
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Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire

Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire

CALGARY — Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday.
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Extreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21

Extreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec.21 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar-free healing

University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar-free healing

CALGARY — Reindeer could hold the key to regenerative healing in humans and animals, says research led by the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary.
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B.C. snow, cold Alberta temperatures cause significant flight cancellations: WestJet

B.C. snow, cold Alberta temperatures cause significant flight cancellations: WestJet

CALGARY — WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days.
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Staff shifted to deal with surge of patients at Edmonton children's hospital

Staff shifted to deal with surge of patients at Edmonton children's hospital

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says it's moving around staff to deal with a surging volume of sick children at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton as a provincial nurses' union called for an indoor mask mandate to help slow the wave of i
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