Low vaccination rates in rural communities affecting urban hospitals
Some rural communities in Alberta are hovering around a 50 per cent vaccination rate, while others are still below 40 per cent.
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Crop yields in Alberta were down 37 per cent below the five-year average in 2021, while quality was above, with the exception of malting barley and oats.
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An outbreak was declared at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre on Friday after three inmates and four correctional staff tested positive for COVID-19.
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Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rockies coal mining
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An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.
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A Calgary man who killed his girlfriend and is on trial for the murder of her young daughter took undercover officers in the middle of the night to a remote, snow-covered area where they were buried.
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