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• Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed by virus - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Stocks drift, still headed to worst quarter since 2008 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Stocks drift, still headed to worst quarter since 2008  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• TC Energy says Keystone XL pipeline will lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions as opposed to other transportation

  31-03-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy CEO Russ Girling says the Keystone XL pipeline will be one of the safest and environmentally friendly ways to transport oil.
  
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• Your rent is due. What help is available for tenants across Canada

  31-03-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  All provinces have to some degree suspended evictions. But what help is available to tenants varies significantly across Canada.
  
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• ‘We believe the timing is good’: Kenney cites current crisis for reasons to invest in Keystone pipeline now

  31-03-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty in Alberta are the reasons why it’s the right time to invest in the Keystone XL pipeline.
  
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• Kenney announces partnership with TC Energy for Keystone XL pipeline

  31-03-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces a partnership with TC Energy to build the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Kenney announces $1.5B investment in Keystone XL pipeline

  31-03-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces a $1.5-billion equity investment in the Keystone XL pipeline for this year.
  
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• Pietrangelo says Blues teammate Bouwmeester in good health - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pietrangelo says Blues teammate Bouwmeester in good health  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  NHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals delay release of wage subsidy details - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Liberals delay release of wage subsidy details  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'America's Test Kitchen' has the recipe to hit season 20 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 23:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'America's Test Kitchen' has the recipe to hit season 20  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator charges Calgary company for misusing water

  31-03-2020 23:12
  
  Authorities have laid charges against a Calgary-based gas company in connection with its drilling and hydraulic fracturing procedures. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) says Tamarack Valley Energy and its subsidiaries have been charged under the province's Water Act. In a release, the agency says the charges stem from the company's drilling and fracking operations near Veteran, Alta. between Jan. 2017 and April 2018. The AER alleges Tamarack used water without proper approval, did not monitor i
  
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• 3rd McKenzie Towne care facility resident dies from COVID-19 complications

  31-03-2020 22:58
  
  A third resident of a southeast Calgary long-term senior care home has died due to complications linked to the COVID-19 virus. The McKenzie Towne Continuing Care facility said in a letter addressed to residents and their family members that the resident died Monday morning. The first death, a woman in her 80s, was confirmed by Dr. Deena Hinshaw last week. A second woman in her 70s died late Sunday. An outbreak at the care facility was announced on March 24. As of Monday, 36 residents and five st
  
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• Calgary law firm offering free legal information during COVID-19 pandemic

  31-03-2020 22:55
  
  With the Legal Aid system on hiatus in Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Calgary law firm has launched a hotline offering free information. “Our staff, from senior lawyers to the front office, got together to brainstorm ideas on how best to help and respond," said Cyndy Morin, a principal at Resolve Legal Group. “If local Calgary brewers can retool their lines to make hand sanitizer, we can reorganize and use our skills to provide free interim legal help.” The firm’
  
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• Calgarians remember local icon Mike Bezzeg

  31-03-2020 21:56
  
  Calgarians are mourning the loss of a pioneer in the music industry. Mike Bezzeg died last Tuesday in a car crash on Sarcee Trail. The 66-year-old was driving home after delivering food to a friend in isolation. Bezzeg is credited as being Canada’s first video jockey (VJ). Years before MTV and MuchMusic hit the air, Bezzeg hosted Calgary’s own FM Moving Pictures, which ran weekly on the Rogers Cable TV community channel. After the show was cancelled, Bezzeg continued in the music com
  
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• Coronavirus: The struggle to distance social teens during a pandemic

  31-03-2020 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Psychologist Caroline Buzanko says teens will evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic differently than their parents, as they don't assess risk in the same way.
  
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• Calgary man has bag stolen from Airbnb upon return from New Zealand

  31-03-2020 21:39
  
  A Calgary man is relieved to have his bag back after it was stolen from an Airbnb where he is self-isolation, but it's still missing some invaluable items he hopes to get back. Mitch Rawlyk returned from Calgary from New Zealand early Sunday morning. "This bag had literally everything," said Rawlyk. "I had been living in New Zealand for three years, so books, letters, photos." The photos date back 12 years and were stored on two hard drives. Rawlyk said the day his bag was stolen, he arrived at
  
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• 7 health enforcement orders related to COVID-19 issued against Alberta businesses

  31-03-2020 20:47
  
  Albertans aren't happy with businesses and residents who don't follow the rules when it comes to COVID-19, and it shows. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says as of 2 p.m. Monday, it has received 3,930 COVID-19-related complaints or service requests so far. Officials say the first complaint came to their attention on Jan. 27, weeks before the online portal became available for Albertans. However, over the past three weeks, the complaints have been coming in faster and faster. "The complaints have m
  
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• Scotiabank Calgary Marathon postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

  31-03-2020 20:29
  
  No date has been set but the 56th annual Scotiabank Calgary Marathon, originally scheduled for May 31, is being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We recognize how much you invest in getting to the start line of the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Race Weekend," read an update posted to social media on Tuesday. "We know you are training, you have fundraised for one of our 78 official charities in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge and many of you are coming from out of town. While we were ho
  
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• Alberta health officials to provide update on COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon

  31-03-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday about Alberta's COVID-19 situation and response.
  
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• Alberta has 754 confirmed cases of COVID-19; 9 deaths total

  31-03-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday that a third death related to the novel coronavirus had occurred at McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary.
  
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• Coronavirus: 77 Alberta health-care workers infected with new coronavirus

  31-03-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health has confirmed dozens of health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Rocky Mountain Soap Company launches natural, Health Canada-approved hand sanitizer

  31-03-2020 20:01
  
  A Canmore-based company — inspired by the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains — is launching a hand sanitizer, adding to its roster of soaps and bath products. Rocky Mountain Soap Company received certification from Health Canada to create a naturally derived hand sanitizer available that will be available online April 1. "Anything that is approved by Health Canada is guaranteed to be antibacterial and kill 99.9 per cent of germs," said Karina Birch, owner and chief executive offic
  
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• City of Calgary lays off 1,200 recreation, neighbourhood employees due to COVID-19 pandemic

  31-03-2020 19:39
  
  More than 1,000 City of Calgary employees are joining the ranks of Albertans who lost their jobs due to the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The employees are on-call, part-time or temporary workers in the recreation or Calgary Neighbourhoods business units, the city said. The city's recreation facilities have been shut down for more than two weeks as part of the city's emergency plan to help halt the spread of the virus. Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Monday the employees account fo
  
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• McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 19:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It is brutal': Hollywood's rank-and-file on the pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 19:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'It is brutal': Hollywood's rank-and-file on the pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw to issue daily COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday

  31-03-2020 19:19
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a day after "one of the hardest" yet in this ongoing pandemic. On Monday, the chief medical officer of health reported five more deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 has now claimed eight lives in Alberta, including a man in his 30s in the North zone.Alberta reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths; 29 new cases Northern Alberta COVID-19 victim identified as Shawn AugerHinshaw also confirmed 29 cases of coronavirus, in
  
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• Alberta reports ninth COVID-19 death, 64 more cases

  31-03-2020 19:19
  
  One more person has died as a result of COVID-19 in Alberta and the province reported 64 new cases Tuesday. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a day after "one of the hardest" yet in this ongoing pandemic. On Monday, the chief medical officer of health reported five more deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 has now claimed eight lives in Alberta, including
  
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• Coronavirus: AHS issues orders to 6 gyms in Alberta for failing to close

  31-03-2020 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS has received 3,930 coronavirus-related complaints and services requests since January, according to Kerry Williamson, the executive director of issues management for AHS.
  
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• Former Calgary Stampeders running back and Vanier Cup MVP Tim Petros has died

  31-03-2020 18:55
  
  Former Calgary Stampeders running back and Vanier Cup winner Tim Petros has died, the team announced this week. He was 58. A graduate of John G. Diefenbaker High School, Petros attended the University of Calgary and suited up for the Dinos, setting a new Vanier Cup record of 260 rushing yards in the 1983 national university championship game, in which he was named MVP. Selected in the fifth round by Stampeders in the 1983 CFL draft, Petros played 100 career games from 1984 to 1990, rushing for 2
  
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• TELUS service restored after affecting cell phone service across Alberta

  31-03-2020 18:43
  
  TELUS says it has resolved a network outage that briefly affected its mobile services in parts of Alberta on Tuesday. "Earlier, we experienced an equipment failure that caused service disruptions in parts of Western Canada. Our team quickly identified the outage & restored services within an hour," the telecommunications company said on Twitter. The City of Red Deer also confirmed 911 service had been restored.9-1-1 service has been restored for all customers. If you are experiencing any iss
  
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• TELUS outage restored after affecting cell phone service across Alberta

  31-03-2020 18:43
  
  TELUS says it has resolved a network outage that briefly affected its mobile services in parts of Alberta on Tuesday. "Earlier, we experienced an equipment failure that caused service disruptions in parts of Western Canada. Our team quickly identified the outage & restored services within an hour," the telecommunications company said on Twitter. The City of Red Deer also confirmed 911 service had been restored.9-1-1 service has been restored for all customers. If you are experiencing any iss
  
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• TELUS outage affecting cell phone service across Alberta

  31-03-2020 18:43
  
  TELUS is experiencing an outage Tuesday affecting its mobile services in parts of Alberta. "We are currently experiencing a network outage affecting wireless service in parts of Western Canada," the company said on Twitter.  We are currently experiencing a network outage affecting wireless service in parts of Western Canada. For further updates please visit our Service Status page here: https://t.co/xgjsSXQSj4. pic.twitter.com/iy3MKIE6Sd — TELUS Support (@TELUSsupport) March 31, 2020
  
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• TELUS mobile service restored after outages across Alberta

  31-03-2020 18:43
  
  TELUS says it has resolved a network outage that briefly affected its mobile services in parts of Alberta on Tuesday. "Earlier, we experienced an equipment failure that caused service disruptions in parts of Western Canada. Our team quickly identified the outage & restored services within an hour," the telecommunications company said on Twitter. The City of Red Deer also confirmed 911 service had been restored.9-1-1 service has been restored for all customers. If you are experiencing any iss
  
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• TELUS Mobility outages resolved for Alberta customers

  31-03-2020 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  TELUS is experiencing a widespread outage of services across Alberta, including landline, cellphone and data services.
  
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• Jason Nixon lays out plans for Alberta COVID-19 legislation

  31-03-2020 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta government house leader Jason Nixon announced Tuesday COVID-19 legislation to be debated in the legislature.
  
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• Imperial Oil cutting spending plans for 2020 by $1 billion amid COVID-19 pandemic

  31-03-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. is reducing its spending for this year by $1 billion, including a $500-million cut to its capital spending plan as it deals with the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in oil prices.
  
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• Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 17:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Royal no more: Harry and Meghan start uncertain new chapter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Retroactive rent protection debated in Alberta legislature

  31-03-2020 17:43
  
  The Alberta government will be sitting Tuesday on a piece of legislation that would prevent renters from retroactively being charged for rent increase or late payment penalties issued during the public health emergency. Bill 11 is one of three bills Government House Leader Jason Nixon will propose Tuesday. If passed, the law would also offer protection to mobile home tenants who own their unit but rent the space they live on. The other two bills that will receive a first reading in the assembly
  
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• Nixon to speak about government’s COVID-19, economic plan

  31-03-2020 17:43
  
  The government house leader is expected to speak Tuesday about legislation Alberta’s United Conservative government hopes to pass in response to COVID-19 and the energy market downturn. Jason Nixon will speak to media at 10 a.m. Watch his remarks live at CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. The government has continued sitting while following physical distancing recommendations, and Nixon said it will continue to do so as long as both the government and NDP caucuses are healthy enough.  
  
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• Alberta RCMP investigate 2 bodies found near Sundre home

  31-03-2020 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary medical examiner will complete autopsies on both people on Tuesday. 
  
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• Lockdown ended at Bowden Institution - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 17:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lockdown ended at Bowden Institution  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP investigate apparent murder-suicide in Sundre

  31-03-2020 17:13
  
  Sundre RCMP is investing an apparent murder-suicide after a 35-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were found dead Sunday in a home in the central Alberta town. Police were called to the home about 8:50 p.m. and the Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation. "It is believed the 41-year-old female is the victim of a homicide," police said in a release. No other details have been released. Police are not looking for suspects and no charges are anticipated. Autopsies are scheduled for Tuesda
  
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• In letter to members, Alberta Medical Association says province going ahead with ‘irresponsible’ changes

  31-03-2020 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Medical Association says the government is going ahead with its proposed health-care restructuring, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• University of Lethbridge campus locks down for restricted access only, activities shifted to remote delivery - Prairie Post

  31-03-2020 16:31 via prairiepost.com
  University of Lethbridge campus locks down for restricted access only, activities shifted to remote delivery  Prairie Post
  
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• Feds waive rent payments for airport authorities amid COVID-19 crisis

  31-03-2020 16:02
  
  The federal government is providing some relief to Canada's air transportation sector, one of the many industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ottawa is waiving rent payments from March to December for 21 airport authorities, money that’s usually deposited directly into the pocket of the federal government each month. The government has also pledged to provide "comparable treatment" for PortsToronto, which operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. "The support will help airports re
  
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• Canadian airport authorities won't have to pay rent for the rest of the year

  31-03-2020 16:02
  
  The federal government is providing some relief to Canada's air transportation sector, one of the many industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ottawa is waiving rent payments from March to December for 21 airport authorities, money that’s usually deposited directly into the pocket of the federal government each month. The government has also pledged to provide "comparable treatment" for PortsToronto, which operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. "The support will help airports re
  
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• Hope floats: Alberta town ravaged by flood rolls out parade float for COVID-19

  31-03-2020 15:55
  
  A parade float parked on a downtown street in High River, Alta., seems strangely out of place in a world dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But longtime Mayor Craig Snodgrass says with people forced to stay away from family and friends, the town was asked to bring out the float as a way to boost morale. The community of 13,000 has been through calamity before. In June 2013, entire neighbourhoods in the town were under water for weeks as extensive flooding swept across southern Alberta. That's w
  
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• Investment from Alberta government kick-starts KXL Pipeline construction - Lethbridge News Now

  31-03-2020 15:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Investment from Alberta government kick-starts KXL Pipeline construction  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senior stabbed in suspected domestic assault at northwest home

  31-03-2020 15:40
  
  A 70-year-old man was transported to hospital in serious condition following a Monday night stabbing in a northwest neighbourhood. Emergency crews were called to a location on Storybook Gardens N.W., in the community of Ranchlands, at around 8:30 p.m. following reports of a stabbing. A senior suffering from a stab wound was transported by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition. One person — believed to be related to the victim — was taken into custody. The inv
  
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