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Alberta ranchers face difficult decisions as drought drags on (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Alberta ranchers hit hard during the pandemic last year are now dealing with drought conditions that are devastating vital grazing land and taking both a financial and emotional toll.
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AstraZeneca recipients frustrated after being forced to cancel international travel plans (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Several countries and tour operators, including many cruise lines, don't recognize the Covishield version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford, which is made in India. Others are not accepting travellers who received different types of vaccines for their first and second shots. 
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'Now he's a legend': Andre De Grasse wins Olympic gold in men's 200m (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., posted a time of 19.62 seconds in the 200-metre final on Wednesday at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, capturing the one medal that had eluded him until now: gold.
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Minister touts Alberta provincial police idea but withholds costs (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Alberta’s justice minister has been using his rural crime town halls to sell the idea of an Alberta provincial police while declining to release a report that analyzed the costs of transitioning from the RCMP.
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Aug. 4 (Wed, 04 Aug 2021)
Alberta reported 743 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing it to 2,176 active cases.
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