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• Systemic inequities are putting women's health and lives at risk: Heart and Stroke report

  A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is highlighting 'significant inequities' in women's health care that is disproportionately affecting racialized and Indigenous women, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community and those living with low socioeconomic status.

  

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  WEATHER | A chilly start to February in Calgary heralds warmth this weekend

  Warming substantially in Calgary by the weekend.

  

• Tom Brady retires, insisting this time it's for good

  Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa, has announced his retirement.

  

• Alberta First Nation signing child welfare agreement with feds without the province

  An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare.

  

• TC Energy raises expected cost of Coastal GasLink project to $14.5B

  TC Energy Corp. is raising its estimate for the cost of its Coastal GasLink project to $14.5 billion, up from an earlier estimate of $11.2 billion.

• Health Canada recalls mugs and houseware from Indigo due to mould contamination

  Health Canada is encouraging Canadians to check their cupboards and kitchen tables as the agency has recalled more than 30 types of Indigo-branded items including ceramic mugs, mug ornaments and houseware products due to potential mould contamination.

• First affordability payments delivered, long-term solutions needed: recipients

  The first instalment of the province’s affordability payments has been automatically deposited into the bank accounts of Albertans already receiving income supports.

• Chestermere mayor slams what he calls false allegations made about staff abuse amid other investigations

  Chestermere Mayor Jeff Colvin says people are pushing their own political agendas following an accusation that a city staffer slapped another employee.

• 'It's a backwards move': Canada Post closes office in small Alberta town

  Residents in a hamlet east of Calgary will now need to drive out of town to pick up their mail after Canada Post decided to close the community's post office.

• Alberta shut down 21 day homes in two years due to 'imminent threats' to children: provincial data

  Child safety advocates are urging the province to take a more proactive approach to protecting children at unregulated day homes in Alberta and want to see province-wide rules in place, similar to regulations enacted recently by the City of Calgary.

• Parks Canada protecting Banff and Lake Louise with fire break

  Parks Canada is creating a 32.8-hectare fire guard at Protection Mountain on Highway 1A in Banff National Park to reduce the risk of wildfire to the community of Lake Louise and the surrounding area.

• Alberta promising campus changes amid university 'woke' free speech standoff

  The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.

• Ottawa, Alberta expanding $10/day daycare plan to include 22,500 new private spaces

  Alberta's UCP government celebrated a victory in "parental choice in child care" Tuesday while announcing that a nationwide effort to make daycare more affordable will also include thousands of new privately-operated spaces in the province.

• Orkin Canada fined $27,500 for chemical use near Calgary park

  A pest control company has been fined after it admitted it illegally used a pesticide near an off-leash dog park in Calgary almost two years ago.