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First case of Omicron COVID-19 variant reported in Alberta
The province's first Omicron case was confirmed in a returning traveller from Nigeria and the Netherlands, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday afternoon.
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Feds reinstating foreign air travel testing, reviewing booster strategy in light of Omicron
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Two men guilty of first degree murder in death of Shawn Yorke
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BREAKING | Multiple pedestrians struck in west London, Ont.
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