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• Pincher Creek RCMP recover stolen Conservation Officer vehicle - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 23:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pincher Creek RCMP recover stolen Conservation Officer vehicle  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Polar Plunge 2020 set to benefit local Special Olympics athletes

  31-01-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 8th annual Lethbridge Polar Plunge to support local Special Olympics athletes is set to take over Henderson Lake on Saturday, Feb. 1. Liam Nixon sits down with event lead Mat Champagne to preview the event.
  
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• Alberta health officials have conducted 18 tests for coronavirus; no confirmed cases

  31-01-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health officials revealed Friday they had done 18 tests for the novel coronavirus since Jan. 1 but zero cases have been confirmed. 
  
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• Beef industry representatives meet Federal officials to pursue issues - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 23:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Here's what you should know about wearing that face mask

  31-01-2020 23:10
  
  A University of Alberta researcher is warning surgical masks and respirators could help spread viruses if not used properly. Hyo-Jick Choi, a biomedical engineer and assistant professor in the chemical and materials engineering department, said masks are a form of personal protection from illnesses, but that they have limitations. "They're function is to simply filter the pathogens in the air," Choi explained. "The issue is they do not die right away. So the pathogens, for example, like viruses,
  
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• Here's the right way to wear that face mask

  31-01-2020 23:10
  
  A University of Alberta researcher is warning surgical masks and respirators could help spread viruses if not used properly. Hyo-Jick Choi, a biomedical engineer and assistant professor in the chemical and materials engineering department, said masks are a form of personal protection from illnesses, but that they have limitations. "They're function is to simply filter the pathogens in the air," Choi explained. "The issue is they do not die right away. So the pathogens, for example, like viruses,
  
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• ‘I definitely fear for their health’: young Calgary family trapped in Wuhan faces being separated

  31-01-2020 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary parents who are stuck in Wuhan are hoping the Canadian government will allow them to fly home with their two young children. The children are Canadian citizens, but the parents are not.
  
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• Labatt buys Calgary craft beer company Banded Peak

  31-01-2020 22:53
  
  Banded Peak, one of Calgary’s destination taprooms along what has been dubbed the ‘Barley Belt,’ has been acquired by Labatt. Labatt is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, which also houses other global brands like Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Corona. “It’s going to mean lots of growth,” said Alex Honer, head brewer and one of the three founders of Banded Peak. "It was the dream you have in the back of your head but it's not something we ever though was possible."
  
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• Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta government to meet in 3 months on fate of Moose Lake protected area

  31-01-2020 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government and the Fort McKay First Nation have agreed to meet again in three months to decide the fate of one of the last areas in the band's territory that hasn't been impacted by oilsands development.
  
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• Navy replaces frigate commanders months before Pacific deployment - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 22:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• No charges laid following investigation into death of 2-year-old Cardston girl

  31-01-2020 22:00
  
  Authorities say an investigation into the death of a two-year-old girl in the town of Cardston in 2018 is complete and resulted in no charges. RCMP issued a release Friday stating the evidence collected during the investigation into the child's death did not support any charges. Brielle Morrison was taken to the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary in serious condition on Aug. 2, 2018. The young girl died four days later. RCMP opened an investigation into the matter on Aug. 3. Craig Morrison,
  
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• No charges expected in death of two-year-old from Cardston

  31-01-2020 22:00
  
  Authorities say an investigation into the death of a two-year-old girl in the town of Cardston in 2018 is complete and no charges are expected to laid. RCMP issued a release Friday that said the evidence collected during the investigation into the child's death did not support any charges. Brielle Morrison was taken to the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary on Aug. 2, 2018, in serious condition but the young girl died four days later. RCMP opened an investigation into the death on Aug. 3. Cr
  
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• Wheelchair basketball faces exclusion from Paralympics - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 21:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 21:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Free menstrual products on U of A campus 'going like crazy'

  31-01-2020 21:53
  
  A new initiative at the University of Alberta is being praised by female staff and students. In September, the U of A Students' Union began offering free menstrual products at over a dozen locations across campus. "Grabbing it quickly and putting it in your back pocket is so easy," said education student Katie Kidd. "They're going like crazy. People are grabbing them all the time and to me it's a great indicator that this is definitely a need," said Students' Union President Akanksha Bhatnagar.
  
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• Bret 'Hitman' Hart reveals skin cancer diagnosis

  31-01-2020 21:53
  
  The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be is facing another battle away from the wrestling ring. On Thursday, former Stampede Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Bret 'Hitman' Hart announced on Instagram that he would soon be undergoing a procedure to remove a basal cell carcinoma.     View this post on Instagram                 Goal for 2020 and beyond: wear more sunscreen! Basal cell
  
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• Province seeks independent facilities to provide more surgeries in Alberta

  31-01-2020 21:49
  
  The province is seeking independent facilities to provide more publicly-funded surgeries in Alberta as part of its goal of reducing wait times by funding 80,000 additional procedures over the next three years. Alberta Health Services posted an expression of interest Friday, seeking to "gauge the interest and ability of independent facilities to provide more publicly-funded surgeries." The move is part of the Alberta Surgical Wait-Times Initiative. “We’re eager to hear from independen
  
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• Two Lethbridge men facing charges after LPS drug bust - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 21:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• No charges to be laid in death of 2-year-old Alberta girl Brielle Morrison

  31-01-2020 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a brief media statement, the RCMP said "the evidence in this case does not support any charges." 
  
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• No changes to stabilization fund until at least spring, feds say

  31-01-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring.
  
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• EMS integrated response model helps save 52-year-old Lethbridge man's life - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 21:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  EMS integrated response model helps save 52-year-old Lethbridge man's life  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Allowances for kids help teach them finances, but how much is too much?

  31-01-2020 21:00
  
  It's a tough topic, but financial advisors say allowances are beneficial for kids and teach them a number of important skills. However, parents need to make sure their kids know what the money is for. Faisal Karmali of the Popowich Karmali Advisory Group in Calgary says allowances help teach children about financial literacy and budgeting. "It all comes down to what the purpose is. When I look at my own situation, I've never given an allowance. I still don't give an allowance to my children. The
  
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• Warrants issued for suspect in armed robbery outside Cowboys Casino

  31-01-2020 20:54
  
  Calgary Police Service investigators have identified and are attempting to find the final suspect in connection with a summer robbery in a parked vehicle outside of Cowboys Casino. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of 22-year-old Jonah Coy after tips from the public helped police identify the man who was allegedly involved in the robbery where a man was threatened with a gun. In the early-morning hours of July 14, 2019, a patron of Cowboys Casino was speaking with three people who convinc
  
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• Facebook fights spread of misinformation about virus online - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 20:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Facebook fights spread of misinformation about virus online  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Health activates Level 2 protocol amid coronavirus emergency

  31-01-2020 20:40
  
  Alberta's emergency response centre has activated its Level 2 protocol as precaution a day after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over novel coronavirus. The Provincial Operations Centre activates Level 2 when there is a "potential significant disruption to a community." "We are using our emergency response processes to help coordinate communication and planning around the novel coronavirus," Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said. "This is a precautionary
  
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• 18 people tested for coronavirus in Alberta; still no probable or confirmed cases

  31-01-2020 20:40
  
  Eighteen people have tested for coronavirus in Alberta in January, but there are still no probable or confirmed cases, Alberta Health said Friday. Alberta's emergency response centre has activated its Level 2 protocol as precaution a day after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over novel coronavirus. The Provincial Operations Centre activates Level 2 when there is a "potential significant disruption to a community." "We are using our emergency response processes to
  
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• G.S. Lakie play features personal video from astronaut Chris Hadfield - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 20:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  G.S. Lakie play features personal video from astronaut Chris Hadfield  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 20:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Western University student is fourth coronavirus case in Canada

  31-01-2020 19:50
  
  A novel coronavirus case has now been confirmed in London, Ont. - the third case in Ontario and just the fourth in the country. The woman, a Western University student, is recovered and well. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Medical Officer of Health says, "This newly confirmed case is a female in her 20s who arrived asymptomatic from the area of concern." He added that she arrived in London via Toronto on Jan. 23, but at that time showed no symptoms. She attended hospital the following day. On her
  
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• Third case of coronavirus confirmed in Ontario, source says

  31-01-2020 19:48
  
  A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Ontario, a source has told CP24. The patient is in London, Ont. It is not yet clear where the patient is being treated. Ontario health officials are expected to hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. This is the fourth case of the virus, known as 2019-nCoV, confirmed in Canada. This is a breaking news story. More to come.
  
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• Ontario health officials say fourth case of coronavirus in Canada originally tested negative

  31-01-2020 19:48
  
  Ontario health officials have confirmed the fourth case of coronavirus in Canada and the third in the province. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health said that a woman in her 20s, who had a travel history to Wuhan, China, returned to Canada on Jan. 23 on a plane before travelling to London, Ont. in a vehicle. “At the time, she was asymptomatic,” Dr. David Williams told reporters at a news conference held Friday afternoon. “During her time in her own location she noted
  
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• Fraudster faces new bans over role in $1.3M retirement resort scam

  31-01-2020 19:43
  
  The Alberta Securities Commission has slapped a convicted fraudster with additional restrictions to “protect investors and … Alberta capital markets.”  The orders were announced Thursday against Marie Louise LaFramboise, who scammed financiers out of deposits for an Alberta mountainside retirement resort that included a condo, hotel, spa and golf course that were never built. LaFramboise, 62, was sentenced to four years in prison last year for the scam and ordered to pay
  
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• Hamilton police release new footage of missing Calgary woman

  31-01-2020 19:35
  
  Police in Hamilton, Ont. have released new footage of a Calgary woman who went missing earlier this month. Taken by a surveillance camera just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 11, the video shows Holly Ellsworth-Clark walking northbound on Wentworth Street N. in Hamilton, approaching Shaw Street, across from an industrial area. There is also a residential area nearby. Police are asking residents in that area of Hamilton, about 70 kilometres south of Toronto, to check surveillance cameras for any other foot
  
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• Nearly 10K window blinds sold by Calgary company recalled over strangulation risk

  31-01-2020 19:18
  
  Health Canada has issued a recall notice for a type of Venetian blinds that were sold primarily in the Calgary-area over the last decade. According to the recall, approximately 10,000 of the one-inch mini-blinds manufactured by B&B Blinds Ltd. were sold between 2009 and 2019. The operating cords on the blinds carry a potential risk of strangulation to young children who may loop them around their neck. The products in question will have a B &B Blinds Ltd. label on the bottom rail and/or
  
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• Nearly 10,000 window blinds sold by Calgary company recalled over strangulation risk

  31-01-2020 19:18
  
  Health Canada has issued a recall notice for a type of Venetian blinds that were sold primarily in the Calgary-area over the last decade. According to the recall, approximately 10,000 of the one-inch mini-blinds manufactured by B&B Blinds Ltd. were sold between 2009 and 2019. The operating cords on the blinds carry a potential risk of strangulation to young children who may loop them around their neck. The products in question will have a B &B Blinds Ltd. label on the bottom rail and/or
  
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• Edmonton-area soccer leagues cancel post-game handshakes in light of coronavirus

  31-01-2020 19:15
  
  Soccer leagues in Edmonton and St. Albert are nixing the traditional post-game handshake line to take a "proactive approach" against coronavirus. Though there have been no probable or confirmed cases of respiratory illness in Alberta, both the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) and St. Albert Soccer Association (SASA) issued the edicts out of precaution. "For the remainder of the regular season, at the end of all EMSA games players will not shake hands, both teams will stand in front of ea
  
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• SUV breaches Mar-a-Lago security; 2 in custody after chase

  31-01-2020 19:09
  
  Officers fired shots at an SUV that barrelled past a security checkpoint at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Friday, leading to a car and helicopter chase before officers were able to stop the vehicle and arrest two people. Trump was not at the resort at the time, although he was scheduled to arrive there later Friday. The president had been briefed, said press secretary Stephanie Grisham. There were no changes to his travel plans. Trump usually plays golf in the mornings at his nearly
  
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• More than 20,000 Albertans affected by LifeLabs cyber breach

  31-01-2020 19:04
  
  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta says 21,670 Albertans may have been affected by a cyberattack at LifeLabs in December. The breach happened on Dec. 17, potentially compromising personal information of up to 15 million Canadians, primarily in B.C. and Ontario. LifeLabs also said at the time that a small number of customers in other provinces may have been affected. LifeLabs operates four business units, including LifeLabs Genetics, Rocky Mountain Analytical and Ex
  
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• Dukurs wins, moves closer to skeleton World Cup title - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Dukurs wins, moves closer to skeleton World Cup title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace: Norad - Lethbridge News Now

  31-01-2020 18:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace: Norad

  31-01-2020 18:14
  
  Two long-range Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles buzzed Canadian airspace on Friday morning, the North American Aerospace Defence Command said, days after a senior military officer warned that North America's early-warning system is outdated. The two TU-160 Blackjack bombers crossed the North Pole and approached Canada from western Russia, but remained in international airspace before departing, according to Norad. Norad said it tracked the supersonic bombers as they flew thro
  
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• Police dog nabs break-in suspect attempting to hide in doghouse west of Calgary

  31-01-2020 17:42
  
  A vehicle prowling and home break-in suspect found himself literally in the dog house prior to his arrest Friday morning. RCMP were called to a location in Turner Valley early Friday morning after residents were stirred awake by the sound of two people breaking into vehicles and into a home. Officers spotted the suspects as the pair sped away in a vehicle. The vehicle description was shared with neighbouring RCMP detachments and, a short time later, Cochrane RCMP members witnessed the vehicle tr
  
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• Manitoba government to end controversial practice of birth alerts in April

  31-01-2020 17:40
  
  The Manitoba government is ending a controversial practice that allowed hospitals to flag new mothers to child welfare agencies. Families Minister Heather Stefanson says birth alerts will be discontinued in April. She says a review of the process found no evidence to prove birth alerts increase the safety of children. There are about 10,000 children in care in the province and about 90 per cent are Indigenous. Statistics from the Manitoba government show that newborn apprehensions occur, on aver
  
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• N.S. court says man's rights not infringed when Grabher licence plate was revoked

  31-01-2020 17:26
  
  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a licence plate personalized with his surname -- Grabher. The Nova Scotia plate Lorne Grabher had for nearly 30 years was revoked in 2016 by the province's Registrar of Motor Vehicles after the agency received a complaint from a woman who said it promoted hatred toward women. In a 50-page decision released Friday, Justice Darlene Jamieson said there is no
  
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• The Strumbellas cancel previously postponed Western Canadian tour dates

  31-01-2020 17:06
  
  Refunds are being offered for the remaining shows of The Strumbellas Canadian tour after the band announced prevously postponed shows are now cancelled. The hospitalization of a band member in early January prompted The Strumbellas to postpone their scheduled tour stops in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The postponed shows included a Jan. 14 concert in Calgary at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and a Jan. 15 stop at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton.
  
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• Drug trafficking investigation in Lethbridge leads to recovery of stolen identity documents

  31-01-2020 16:56
  
  Two men are facing charges after drugs and identity documents were seized from a home in Lethbridge on Thursday. An investigation into suspected drug trafficking was launched by members of the Lethbridge police Crime Suppression Team (CST) resulting in a warrant being executed at a home in the 300 block of Fifth Street S. There, police seized a number of items, including:Methamphetamine Crack cocaine Scales Packaging and other drug paraphernalia Stolen identity documentsJeffrey Steven Martens, 5
  
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• Upwards of 70 centimetres of snow possible in Jasper, Banff national parks

  31-01-2020 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Upwards of 70 centimetres of snow could fall in parts of Banff and Jasper national parks this weekend.
  
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• Wind warnings issued throughout southern Alberta

  31-01-2020 15:33
  
  Environment Canada has issued wind-related warnings for areas to the south and west of the City of Calgary Friday morning as wind gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected. As of noon Friday, wind warnings are in place for the following regions:Okotoks – High River – Claresholm Kananaskis – Canmore Lethbridge — Taber — Milk River Brooks — Strathmore —Vulcan Cardston –Fort Macleod – Magrath Crowsnest Pass – Pincher Creek – Waterton Lake
  
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• Wind warnings issued for Kananaskis, Canmore and areas southwest of Calgary

  31-01-2020 15:33
  
  Environment Canada has issued wind-related warnings for areas to the south and west of the City of Calgary Friday morning as wind gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected. As of 7 a.m. Friday, wind warnings are in place for the following regions:Okotoks – High River – Claresholm Kananaskis – Canmore Cardston –Fort Macleod – Magrath Crowsnest Pass – Pincher Creek – Waterton Lakes National ParkAccording to Environment Canada, extreme wind gusts — in exce
  
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• Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Jasper, Yellowknife

  31-01-2020 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists — like Alberta's mountain parks and the Northwest Territories — are starting to see cancellations.
  
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