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Alberta starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport program

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccine passport will end almost immediately, with most other big COVID-19 health rules gone three weeks later.

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Provinces to relax COVID-19 restrictions, say risk assessment lies with citizens

Alberta,Saskatchewan and Quebec announced Tuesday plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions, saying it will increasingly be up to citizens to assess the risks they face from the virus.

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Calgary Chamber of Commerce slams Alberta's move to cancel vaccine passport program

CALGARY — A major business group has slammed the Alberta government's decision to eliminate a proof-of-vaccine program, calling it "akin to ripping the Band-Aid off before the wound has healed."

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Alberta border blockade hampered by tow trucks reluctant to haul away vehicles: RCMP

COUTTS, Alta. — RCMP say removal of trucks and other vehicles from a protest in southern Alberta against pandemic restrictions is being hampered by towing companies that don’t want to help.

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N.L. police issue Canada-wide warrant for murder suspect last seen in Alberta

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for the suspect in the killing a 68-year-old man in St. John's last May.

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Alberta NDP Leader Notley says premier is pandering to COVID-19 blockaders

EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition Leader says Premier Jason Kenney is treating illegal blockaders with kid gloves to curry favour with them and their supporters at a crucial upcoming party leadership vote.

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Top News Advisory for Monday, Feb. 7

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

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'Tremendous loss': Three dead after house fire in southern Alberta First Nation

SIKSIKA, Alta. — Three people are dead after a house fire in a First Nation community in southern Alberta.

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Scotties Tournament of Hearts Expanded Champions

Winners of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s championship (with year, team, skip, third, second, lead and alternate):

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Scotties Tournament of Hearts Champions

Past winners of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship (with year, team and skip in parentheses):

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'I'm an Albertan': Jazz legend Big Miller left swinging legacy in his adopted home

EDMONTON — "They call me Big," he said. And in almost every way, he was.

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Unions reach pattern contract with Canfor paying 8% wage increase, signing bonus

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Two of Canada's largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and Alberta.

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'Political stunt': NDP members resign from Alberta safe drug supply committee

EDMONTON — Opposition NDP members resigned Friday from a committee tasked to examine a safe drug supply, saying it's a "political stunt" by the Alberta government instead of meaningful work to address spiking overdose deaths.

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Edmonton mayor expects Alberta premier will respect local autonomy on COVID-19 rules

Edmonton's mayor says he expects Premier Jason Kenney will respect local autonomy as Alberta prepares to end its vaccine passport program along with other COVID-19 health restrictions.

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2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts standings

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Final round-robin standings and weekend playoff results from the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, held Jan. 28-Feb. 6 at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont.:

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Top Western Canada news on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

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The Facebook Canadian Press News Fellowship is a one-year fellowship program intended to bolster CP's ability to tell important local and regional stories for the benefit of our clients. The stories produced by these reporters will carry a tagline declaring Facebook's participation in the program.

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Video plans & items as of 6:00 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 4

Here are the latest video plans & items as of 6:00 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

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Alberta mayor meets with truckers as protest at U.S. border continues

COUTTS, Alta. — The mayor of a village affected by protesters at Alberta's main United States border crossing says he decided to cross the divide and meet with those who have been disrupting traffic there for nearly a week.

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Kenney to announce next week the date Alberta will end its COVID-19 vaccine passport

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, with the actual cancellation coming soon after that.

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Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser to battle Brazilian on April UFC Fight Night card

Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser returns to action April 23 when he takes on Rodrigo Nascimento on a UFC Fight Night card.

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Video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 3

Here are the latest video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022

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'It feels great': Trucks heading to U.S. get through Alberta blockades

COUTTS, Alta. — Gurdeep Chumbur says he sympathizes with fellow truckers concerned about cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates who have taken drastic action to make their views known.

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Premiers take different approaches to loosening COVID-19 restrictions

Saskatchewan's premier says he's committed to ending all COVID-19 restrictions soon, while most other provinces are laying out more gradual plans for easing public health measures.

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