Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine shots now available to Albertans
Appointment bookings for the vaccine that targets both the original COVID-19 strain as well as the Omicron variant opened to Albertans on Wednesday.
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Jaqueline McDermott, 22, from Kitchener has been reported missing in B.C., and her family is putting out a plea across the country for help. McDermott was last seen by her vehicle after attending a meditation retreat. RCMP said her vehicle was found, but she was not in it or near it.
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Gas prices in Alberta climbing ahead of Thanksgiving long weekend
The price at the pump continues to trend upward in Calgary with the average price of fuel sitting at 162.6 cents a litre Wednesday morning, though some stations in the city are posting fuel closer to 172.9 cents a litre.
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CTrain service to be halted Friday near Stampede Park, weekend disruptions downtown
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Another accused in Saskatoon woman's death has a fatal impaired driving conviction
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Employee seriously injured underground at Nutrien Cory Potash Mine
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Prince Albert police kill bear wandering in residential area
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Prices at the pump continue to rise in Sask.
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'Kokum won't forget you': Sask. Elder finds hope for MMIWG through Sisters in Spirit walk
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Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees starting Oct. 6
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12 days after Fiona, more than 17,000 customers in P.E.I., N.S. are still without power
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Rising costs, labour shortages stand in way of quick Fiona rebuild in Nova Scotia
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'It’s just heartbreaking': Northern Nova Scotia residents struggling with Fiona’s devastation
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Ontario school board apologizes after four-year-old student walks home alone
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Hockey Quebec has 'lost confidence' in Hockey Canada; withholding funds
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will no longer transfer funds to the national organization.
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Young man and woman arrested in connection with Montreal-area double homicide
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Habs offer three-year contract to Logan Mailloux
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Charges withdrawn against brothers accused of assaulting customer in family's Kitchener, Ont. restaurant
The charges against two brothers accused of assaulting a customer with a service dog at a Kitchener, Ont. restaurant have been withdrawn.
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'Disappeared without a trace': Kitchener family pleads for help after daughter goes missing in B.C.
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Five stations respond to barn fire east of Listowel
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