Alberta ends COVID isolation and tracing requirements
Premier Jason Kenney backs lifting all public health orders as Alberta follows chief medical officer Deena Hinshaw's data driven guidance on vaccine coverage and reduced provincewide risk. Contact tracing and isolation for close contacts are no longer required, with Aug 16 set for broader change. See Doc, Page A4.
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Stampede 2021 Brings Big Spirit to Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede general manager Kara Brake reports a successful 2021 festival run despite a compressed eight week planning period. Events included Summer Jam summer rodeo art show and a Hunter Brothers concert with strong attendance and communal celebration.
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Ottawa faces delays in Afghan interpreter rescue plan
Frustration grows as Ottawa advances a resettlement scheme for Afghan interpreters and families who aided Canada since 2001. Veterans groups and Afghan Canadian Interpreters accuse IRCC of sidelining advocates, duplicating work, and delaying visas amid rising Taliban threats. A4 continuation referenced.
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Canada
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Wendy Long
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Long
Afghanistan
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