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Alberta opens COVID-19 vaccines for children Tuesday: Here's what you need to know

Health experts are urging parents to get their children and babies vaccinated for COVID-19 now, ahead of the fall and return to school.

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Marvin the horse is half the size he should be at his age and could barely walk when he was rescued in July by the Alberta SPCA, something the organization said could have been avoided.

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Body of 14-year-old boy found in pond northwest of Edmonton

The body of the 14-year-old boy who drowned in a Whitecourt, Alta., pond on Sunday was recovered on Tuesday, RCMP told CTV News Edmonton.

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Banff passenger rail project still working on provincial and environmental support

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