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Chris Varcoe writes: But analysts say the latest twist in the Keystone XL saga could be the final one if Biden makes good on an election campaign promise and revokes the pipeline’s permits over climate concerns.

Growth for my First Nation would mean such a lot because we have unemployment of about 50 per cent, so with this project on the horizon my people were basically already planning their future what it could look like with a soccer field and baseball field for our youth . . . and improve education, said Francis, who was reached Monday by telephone.

The Calgary Airport Authority announced the change to its terminal access policy, which means those wishing to greet loved ones at arrivals or bid farewell to friends and family at departures will no longer have that option.

For many people, the ability to work from home is not just a perk, it’s also a priority.

Alberta is set to run out of COVID-19 vaccine supply by late Monday or early Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney warned at a news conference.

Mocktail recipes and accessories to make your Dry January extra fancy

From The GrowthOp by Postmedia: Participants who had vaped cannabis had stronger links to symptoms of bronchitis.

The agreement between the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) came into effect on Monday and includes pay for employees who were required to self-isolate retroactive to July 2. The agreement remains in place until at least March 31, unless extended by both parties.

Saddle up because, despite the current restrictions imposed by the pandemic, there will be a 2021 High Performance Rodeo. It will look considerably different

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Health minister Tyler Shandro tweeted Wednesday that Alberta is expected to get over 680,000 doses of vaccine in total from Pfizer and Moderna.

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50% in the last 14 days, straining the nation’s healthcare system and forcing states to impose new restrictions to curb the alarming spread of the coronavirus.

From Healthing by Postmedia: A man in France became alarmed after taking a long look at the man the mirror.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is hopeful that it will be able to produce a scientific opinion on COVID-19 vaccines seeking regulatory approval before Christmas , the regulator’s new chief said on Wednesday.

Campbell said Bennett provided an initial explanation for Ivy’s unconscious state, but became less clear when pressed for details.

From allegations of tax evasion to potential charges arising out of the Mueller investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, the outgoing president and his legal team can expect to spend some time in court.

Late last week, Pfizer officially submitted its request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization to begin rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine as early as next month. It follows similarly impressive news that Moderna’s own vaccine is on track to be ready for approval in the coming weeks.

Colby Cosh: In April, after a conversation with a researcher friend at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, she donated a million dollars to the school for COVID-19 research.

From driving.ca: Many models have weathered the sales storm, but these ten are down by double digits

Even Jorden had moments where he wondered about his future, but a conversation with Stamps GM/president John Hufnagel got the ball rolling last month.

Minassian was influenced by incel ideology and by two men, idolized by incels, who committed their own murder sprees: Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in California in 2014, and Chris Harper-Mercer, who killed nine people in Oregon in 2015.

Here is a look at the COVID-19 restrictions introduced in yesterday in Alberta. Read more here: https://calgaryherald.com//covid-19-update-kenney-declares

But that is pretty much it for the good news in the short term. This is the one week on the Canadian Football League calendar where it can feel unashamedly good about itself, where thousands of people descend upon a particular town and declare their CFL fandom in a riot of colours and costumes and novelty hats. I’ve covered the last four Grey Cups, plus attended a couple in the stands, which probably means I’ve seen fewer in person than most people who attend Grey Cup Week. They are not screwing around.

Braid writes: But why exactly did Premier Jason Kenney and the entire health system start to lose their grip? One reason, I think, is that Kenney and the government simply put too much faith in Albertans to voluntarily comply.

The Maru/Blue Public Opinion survey found that 89 per cent of respondents support keeping the Canada-U.S. border closed, as well as forcing international travellers to provide negative COVID-19 tests before returning to Canada.

Baby boomers have been able to grow their wealth with ultra-low interest rates; urbanization that’s inflated property prices; investing in companies that exploit the environment; access to cheaper education decades ago; and their mere population size outpacing younger generations, which allows them to win democratic elections.

A woman in her early 20s is in critical condition after an incident at the University of Calgary’s Aquatic Centre Wednesday morning.

If there’s ever been a golden age of takeout we’re living in it, but ordering out for food can also be a controversial topic. There’s been a lot of buzz about

The Conservative Party has a big problem when it comes to winning federal elections, and Erin O’Toole’s team knows it. While the party reliably draws about a third of the popular vote every election, it has little hope of ever consistently winning majority governments without substantially raising its voter ceiling.

Medicine is chock full of jargon. Aside from allowing precision, it serves to impress, mystify, and sometimes even reassure the patient. For example, you might

Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino said Canada is deeply concerned about the situation in Hong Kong and was making more immigration pathways open as a result.

The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival is the latest Calgary festival to go digital, returning for its 15th year of presenting socially conscious documentary films starting Monday. This year’s docs include Safe Haven, about American war resisters who left the country for Canada during the Iraq and Vietnam wars; and Sockeye Salmon, Red Fish, which tells the story of the fish that feeds millions. Online, justicefilmfestival.ca.

From The GrowthOp by Postmedia: This police drugs expert sold weed-growing equipment on eBay

In the end, we had to make the responsible and realistic decision to let go of this ambition considering the recent updates.

Manitoba has the biggest per-capita caseload of active infections in Canada and reported its deadliest day Wednesday with nine new fatalities.

Moussa says it is outrageous the work of contacting families has now been off-loaded onto principals and schools who she said have been abandoned by the province.

Trends that dominated 2020 during the pandemic will continue to be tailwinds for real estate growth in the Calgary market in 2021, a new report suggests.

It’s exhausting to fight an enemy for eight months, only to learn the war is just starting. But that’s where we are now with COVID-19. And the generals are struggling, writes columnist Don Braid.

First, consider how much storage you want dedicated to Christmas. Whether it’s one box, one shelf or one room, keep it to that and declutter the excess.

Canada on Thursday said it would make it easier for Hong Kong residents to study and work here in response to new security rules imposed by China on the former British colony, a move likely to heighten already strained relations with Beijing.

The number of people in hospitals and the ICU 225 and 51, respectively is alarming, said chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. That’s 73 per cent of the 70 (ICU) beds this is deeply concerning.

Like it or not, it will be a storyline throughout this hockey season.

From driving.ca: The bold but risky new marketing strategy will not be coming to Canada, however

Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93, the team announced Friday.

The situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy."

For Calgary’s new home building community, 2020 wasn’t that bad and 2021 could be equally not bad.

According to Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin, who is overseeing the federal deliveries, Pfizer will deliver 208,000 doses per week for the remainder of January and then ramp up in February to approximately 366,000 doses per week. Moderna will deliver 171,000 doses next week, a similar delivery in the first week of February and then upwards of 250,000 late in February.

That number pales in comparison to the previous year’s flu season, when 2,998 people had tested positive for influenza by Jan. 4, 2020, with 461 hospitalizations and nine deaths. By the end of the season, 39 Albertans had died of the flu.

Workers on COVID-19 units are now among Alberta medical staff eligible to receive vaccinations for the deadly virus.

Trudeau has often avoided directly criticizing Trump due to Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S.

Kelly McParland: Joe Biden has a problem on his hands, other than the man in the White House who refuses to behave himself or go away.

From Healthing by Postmedia: Video games are still often blamed for influencing violent crime.

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Alberta: -1,183 new cases on 16,765 tests; 7.1% positivity rate -24 new deaths; 1,241 total -851 in hospital; 135 in ICUs... -13,628 active cases; 94,763 recovered Read more updates in our live blog.

From driving.ca: Bloomberg's Chris Bryant looks at the case for Magna being the manufacturer of the tech giant's first automotive effort

What I have a problem with is that some places are gouging. People have had to pay $500 per person in Cabo, but in Cuba it can be $35.

From The GrowthOp by Postmedia: The U.K. man paid for one expensive joint.

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It is too soon to determine whether the incident was hate-motivated, said authorities, but the hate crimes unit will be assisting with the investigation.

From driving.ca: From bridges to beltways, it seems there's plenty of waste to go around

Up to 50 people will be allowed to attend the funeral of a slain Calgary police officer after Alberta Health granted an exemption to gathering rules that are currently in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appears able to protect against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.

A UCP MLA is lamenting the impact of current public health rules on personal freedoms in a new opinion article, vowing to get our old normal back in 2021.

The year went out with a bang a big one for home resales in Calgary.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said for the first time on Friday there could well be an election this year, indicating his government is preparing for a vote he insists he does not want.

I am the president of our condominium. It is the policy of our board that all board members sign a confidentiality agreement. We have a board member who refuses to sign the confidentiality agreement, and we believe that they like to share confidential board information with other owners.

Congressional Democrats on Friday were weighing impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time after his supporters, inflamed by his false claims of election fraud, stormed the U.S. Capitol.

From Healthing by Postmedia: The star’s death has raised concerns about urinary tract infections.

The United States’ stark racial inequality was on display after a mob of predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol with ease on Wednesday then left with few immediate consequences, according to Washington residents, activists and politicians, including President-elect Joe Biden.

After receiving radiation and chemotherapy treatment for cervical cancer in 2020, Rae Spoon spent the long hours of recovery listening to Rae Spoon.

To suggest 2020 was a year filled with anxiety and uncertainty is a bit obvious at this point. Things were tough all over.

When Valerie Dunsmore read a review for her debut novel, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit she was taken aback. It ran online in Kirkus Reviews, a long-standing and influential book review magazine headquartered in New York. The review itself was positive. In fact, it could be safely called a rave, with the writer praising Dunsmore’s debut as disturbing, enchanting, and wise and a deeply resonant tale that will linger in the mind long after reading it.

Canada’s most populous province has shattered another record for new daily COVID-19 infections as Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned tougher restrictions may be coming.

From heavy-hitters like Bill Gates, James Comey and Jenny Lawson

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WestJet Airlines is once again laying off employees and slashing routes, this time in response to the federal government's recent announcement that it will require negative COVID-19 tests from air travellers returning to Canada.

Canada’s economy ended 2020 on a low note, as the spread of COVID-19 and government restrictions intended to curb the disease led to the country’s first net drop in employment since the pandemic-related recovery began in the spring, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Economists worry COVID variants could do more harm than thought

It’s not every day you see splattered blood and guns drawn in the U.S. Capitol. And as Americans do whenever something strange happens, they are calling this an unprecedented attack on democracy, the worst day in modern American political history and so forth. To be clear, myself and my employer are generally of the opinion that lawless insurrection is bad: If you or a loved one feel like storming a democratic seat of government, the producers of Everything Should Be Better say no. But, unprecedented? Oh, hell no.

From The GrowthOp by Postmedia: Nike releases hemp edition Air Force 1’s in collaboration with clothing brand Stüssy.

Talk about timing. After the ordeal of 2020, it’s a sure bet everyone could use a good laugh. To that end, four comedians are touring Canada to raise spirits, inspire change and shatter myths about autism.

Corbella writes: Clearly, Albertans are unhappy. Every government official, be they with the Alberta government or the Opposition, confirms they had never seen such an outpouring of anger as they have at the news that Alberta government MLAs, a former cabinet minister and senior staff member seven in all flew to sunny locales over the Christmas holidays despite provincial guidelines that asked all Albertans to avoid non-essential travel in an effort to battle the spread of COVID-19.

Alberta leads all provinces but Ontario for new cases per capita over the last two weeks, and outpaces all provinces but Manitoba in active cases per capita. The rate of deaths over the past two weeks is the highest in Canada.

More than 329,000 people in Florida alone have already received at least one dose, compared to fewer than 207,000 doses administered across Canada as of Thursday, according to one vaccine tracker.

Gerritsen, a data scientist who monitors COVID data from Western Europe, noted the Netherlands will keep schools shuttered until at least the end of January because of fears around the new variant.

The driver for me publishing a peer-reviewed article was to really raise a lot of concerns and questions about the report being a legitimate form of evidence which it’s not and really discouraging decision-makers as viewing it as anything other than a politically motivated document under the guise of evaluation and science, said Livingston.

From Healthing by Postmedia: Health Canada delays long-awaited drug-pricing reforms by six months.

Coun. Jeff Davison said Thursday that city staff should have the power to declare a snow emergency, which would mean they could deploy extra resources to clear roads more quickly.

From driving.ca: The Tesla executive's net worth rocketed to US$188.5 billion on January 7

BREAKING - WestJet announced today it will be laying off more workers and reducing its capacity in response to tightening travel restrictions and reduced demand.

Upon starting their shifts they undertake a rigorous process to first sign in to every common area, complete a fitness-to-work assessment, and apply full personal protective equipment 1/8PPE3/8 consisting of a mask, face shield and gown, said the letter. For the remainder of their shift every single patient encountered has an active COVID-19 infection.

When Ghods-Esfahani met Saadat four years ago on New Year’s Eve, he never expected to be in this position. Before the crash, the two had been planning a life together. Saadat was in her final year of pre-med studies and Ghods-Esfahani learned after she died that she had been selected for multiple medical school interviews.

From The GrowthOp by Postmedia: Rates of depression may be higher in individuals with cannabis use disorder.

I think there are a couple of windows of hope in the restrictions. In certain cases it is actually preferable the government insist a certain type of business might close, because then those businesses can qualify for a higher level of rent subsidy, as much as 90 per cent from the federal government.

Through four days of on-ice work at the Saddledome, one has been stopping pucks in the morning practices and the other picking corners during the afternoon