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• Hospitalizations dip below 300 as Alta. reports 399 COVID-19 cases

  Three Albertans under the age of 50 are among the eight deaths the province is reporting on Thursday along with 399 new cases.

  

• Why Alberta's path to recovery is so dependent on COVID-19 vaccine

  Budget 2021 predicts Alberta's economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022 – if one thing goes according to plan.

  

• Alberta budget 2021: Finance minister defends public sector slashing, says 'we're not on a path of cost cutting'

  A government pledge to increase or maintain spending in some areas is happening, at least in part, at the expense of an ongoing mission to reduce the size of Alberta’s public sector.

• 'Terrible': Seniors wait outside roughly 2 hours past COVID-19 vaccine appointment times

  Hundreds of seniors lined up outside of a north Edmonton COVID-19 vaccination site Thursday - with many waiting two hours past their appointment time.

• What caused Alta.'s fireball Monday? U of A scientists solve 'incredible mystery'

  We're learning more about the fireball so many Albertans saw streak across the dark sky early Monday morning.

• Alberta small businesses more than $21B in debt: CFIB

  The average amount of debt taken on by small business owners in Alberta has grown considerably because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data indicates.

• 'Just incredible': Horse back on his hooves 3 months after harrowing rescue

  It's been three months since a former jumping horse found himself trapped in a muddy hole at a ranch just south of Edmonton.

• 'There is going to be more casualties': Alberta restaurants look for more relaxed rules in Step 2

  Alberta restaurants are looking for more relaxed rules when the province enters Step 2 of its relaunch plan, including who can eat together in restaurants and extending the current curfew.

• Fire that destroyed small town general store suspicious: RCMP

  More than eight months after fire destroyed the Jarvie General Store, police have revealed that the cause of the blaze is suspicious in nature.

• City preparing to close shelter space at convention centre

  The City of Edmonton has confirmed that the Tipinawâw shelter at the Edmonton Convention Centre is still on track to operate until March 31.

• Customer has money stolen from account after leaving bank card behind

  Police are looking for a woman who stole money from a bank account after the account owner left his card behind.

• Iveson's children and dog pop into live interview as he discusses budget wish list

  Mayor Don Iveson was joined by three unexpected guests as he told CTV Morning Live what he hoped to see in Alberta's budget Thursday afternoon.