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Ted Anthony, The Associated Press :

Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era, in miniature

FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo, security officer passes a sign displaying COVID-19 protocols in the Main Press Center at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Alan Small  :

'Getting carded' has new meaning as venues, events ask for proof of vaccination

Gabrielle Touchette photo</p><p>Burnstick — Jason Burnstick, left, and Nadia Gaudet — play the Whoop & Hollar festival in August.</p>

Alan Small :

Alberta's reopening plan makes visiting feel surreal, dangerous, hopeful

Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press</p><p>The Calgary Stampede returned after a one-year hiatus owing to the pandemic.</p></p>

Eva Wasney  :

Bucolic secret location home to weekly showcase of local standups

Mike Green is the host and producer of The Secret Standup Show, a new weekly comedy event featuring local comedians.</p>

Brenda Suderman :

Vaccine fears fuel exodus from Winkler area

Ben Sigurdson :

Winnipeg-born David Steinberg reflects on 50 years of laughs in new book

Robyn Todd photo</p><p>In Inside Comedy, David Steinberg (pictured here with his dog Izzy) has collected five decades of memories of some of his favourite comedians, as well as passages by comedic legends taken from his show of the same name.</p>

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