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• Calgary woman diagnosed with COVID-19 returns from lockdown in Spain

  01-04-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary woman is thankful to be back home after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and living through a nationwide lockdown in Spain.
  
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• Seniors care facility staff come up with safe, imaginative ways to keep residents socially active

  01-04-2020 23:54
  
  The pandemic is a scary and uncertain time for many around the world, but possibly more so for seniors living in care facilities, most of whom are no strangers to the concept of social isolation. Doors to their buildings are locked and in many cases no family members are being allowed in to visit. “Its awful as to what’s happening with the pandemic and we’re very sorry to hear about sites in the city that are effected. We’re fortunate at the moment not to have that issue,
  
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• Opposition grills Alberta government on ‘broken’ emergency isolation funding program

  01-04-2020 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The official Opposition is calling on the Alberta government to immediately fix its emergency isolation funding website after hearing from many people who haven't been able to apply for the payment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 23:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police enforcing public health orders, say to submit complaints to AHS - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 23:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Police enforcing public health orders, say to submit complaints to AHS  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Seniors' families pressing for changes as COVID-19 spreads to more care homes

  01-04-2020 23:14
  
  Infected, alone and unable to communicate with anyone outside his room, 81-year-old Lorne Vaughan might not realize how his family is pressing to try and change conditions at his long-term care facility during the pandemic. Nina Vaughan’s father along with her aunt and uncle, 81-year-old Doreen and 89-year-old Sylvio Gauvreau, all tested positive for COVID-19 and were put into isolation inside their home at the Mckenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre. The family support the frontline workers
  
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• Two people suffered smoke inhalation in West Lethbridge garage fire - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 23:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two people suffered smoke inhalation in West Lethbridge garage fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CERB applications open April 6, should be done by birth month: Feds

  01-04-2020 23:06
  
  Applications open April 6 for the Canada Emergency Reponse Benefit (CERB) and affected Canadians are being encouraged to submit based on the month they were born in. That means people born in January, February and March should apply on Mondays starting April 6; those born in April, May and June should apply on Tuesdays starting April 7; people born in July, August or September should apply on Wednesdays starting April 8; and those born in October, November and December should apply on Thursdays
  
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• Beef industry update on COVID-19 impact | LethbridgeNewsNOW| Lethbridge, Alberta | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 22:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Beef industry update on COVID-19 impact - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 22:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Another resident at Calgary long-term care centre dies from COVID-19

  01-04-2020 22:52
  
  Staff at the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre have confirmed to CTV News that a fourth resident at the facility has died from COVID-19. Larry Roberts, senior manager of corporate affairs at Revera, said the resident died Wednesday. "The staff were in contact with the family to offer their condolences. There are currently 43 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of those residents are in the hospital." There are no details on the age or gender of the victim. Three other reside
  
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• ‘Our province has run out of time’: Nfld premier makes plea to Trudeau amid coronavirus and budget crisis

  01-04-2020 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Dwight Ball tells Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Newfoundland and Labrador would be unable to pay its bills without immediate federal assistance. 
  
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• Calgary's homeless to be housed at TELUS Convention Centre for two months

  01-04-2020 22:33
  
  A joint initiative has been launched to help Calgary's homeless population find a safe place to shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary Drop-In Centre, Community and Social Services, Alberta Health Services and a number of community partners are all working together to provide a place to stay for Drop-In clients who are free from coronavirus infection. The location that's been chosen is the TELUS Convention Centre, located at 136 Eighth Ave. S.E. The Alberta government, along with the
  
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• 'We won't ignore it': Calgary police investigate pandemic threats

  01-04-2020 21:59
  
  Calgary police say they are taking threats related to the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, and have already laid charges against a man for uttering threats on social media. "It is unacceptable that some members of our community are weaponizing this pandemic to make others feel even more vulnerable than everyone already does. We won’t ignore it," said Const. Craig Collins, hate crimes coordinator. Police say the man charged is accused of writing a comment in an Indigenous social media group thr
  
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• Morley men charged in connection with shooting and vehicle theft

  01-04-2020 21:53
  
  A pair of men from Morley, Alta. are facing charges in connection with an incident that took place early Tuesday. Cochrane RCMP were called to a home near the community west of Calgary at about 1 a.m. March 31 for reports of a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they witnessed a vehicle attempting to flee the scene. When officers tried to stop the suspect, the vehicle ended up ramming one of the cruisers. The driver was arrested without further incident. The suspect vehicle was later det
  
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• Victim of Pineridge homicide identified, person of interest sought

  01-04-2020 21:43
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released the name of the man killed in a northeast neighbourhood Monday morning as the search for a woman who is believed to have information in connection with the death continues. Following an autopsy, the deceased has been identified as 39-year-old Aaron Elliot Castle. Early Monday morning, officers responded to the 5700 block of 18th Avenue N.E. — in the community of Pineridge — following reports of gunshots. A severely injured man was located in th
  
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• Hoarding gasoline is illegal and dangerous, says Lethbridge Fire & Emergency - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 21:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hoarding gasoline is illegal and dangerous, says Lethbridge Fire & Emergency  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City offering social service supports in light of COVID-19 pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 21:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City offering social service supports in light of COVID-19 pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nobleford firefighter one of two killed in northern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 21:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nobleford firefighter one of two killed in northern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sales, new listings fall as COVID-19 makes selling a home more difficult

  01-04-2020 20:58
  
  Calgary's housing market is feeling the effects of COVID-19, but the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) says a decline in sales and new listings should keep home prices from plummeting in the city. CREB said Tuesday the month of March started strong but the situation changed dramatically once COVID-19 hit the province. As a result, sales activity had fallen 11 per cent compared to last year and the drop in sales pushed March to its lowest record since 1995, CREB said. The number of new listings in
  
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• Canada likely did not stockpile enough masks, other protective equipment: health minister

  01-04-2020 20:56
  
  Amid reports that some hospitals are rationing mask supplies amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Health Minister Patty Hajdu says Canada "likely did not have enough" personal protective equipment stockpiled ahead of this pandemic. "I think federal governments for decades have been underfunding things like public health preparedness and I would say that obviously governments all across the world are in the same exact situation," Hajdu said, speaking at the daily cabinet ministers’ press conference
  
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• Coronavirus: Will students return to Alberta classrooms this school year? Call is Dr. Hinshaw’s

  01-04-2020 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta school boards are preparing to keep classrooms closed until the end of the school year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
  
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• 1 seriously injured following single-vehicle crash on Stoney Trail

  01-04-2020 20:37
  
  Crews say one person had to be taken to hospital following a serious incident on Stoney Trail Wednesday morning. Calgary police, the fire department and paramedics were called to the scene in the westbound lanes of Calgary's ring road near Beddington Trail shortly before noon. When they arrived, they found a transport truck that had fallen onto its side next to the road. Three people were inside the vehicle when it crashed and officials say one of them needed to be cut out of the wreckage after
  
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• Planning for new Calgary arena continues despite postponed meetings with partners

  01-04-2020 20:17
  
  Officials with the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) confirm the COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily halted the procurement process ahead of construction of the new arena. In a statement sent to CTV News on Wednesday morning, Clare LePan, CMLC vice-president of marketing and communications, confirmed the 30-day interruption. "We have paused the procurement process to allow the interested teams to adjust to current working conditions as normally this process involves in person interviews (a
  
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• Health officials to update Alberta COVID-19 situation Wednesday afternoon

  01-04-2020 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will be joined by other officials at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to provide an update on COVID-19 cases in the province.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 11

  01-04-2020 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney said Wednesday that two more fatalities connected to the novel coronavirus had been confirmed in Alberta, bringing the total number of deaths to 11.
  
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• Calgary Women In Need Society thrift stores temporarily closed

  01-04-2020 20:09
  
  An organization that works to support vulnerable women and their families says it will be closing the doors on its five Calgary thrift stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Women In Need Society (WINS) operates the stores in order to generate revenue to support over 80 per cent of their operations. The agency says temporarily closing the stores was a necessary step, considering the rules from Alberta Health Services, but it will make things difficult for the charity in the short-term.
  
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• CEMA to update on COVID-19 in Calgary at 1 p.m.

  01-04-2020 20:06
  
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson are scheduled to provide another update on the city's response to COVID-19 at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The briefing will be held at the Calgary Emergency Operations Centre. As of Tuesday afternoon, there are 754 confirmed cases in the province and there have been nine deaths attributed to complications from COVID-19. Officials also announced Tuesday a third death linked to COVID-19 at the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre
  
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• Calgary Transit reducing frequency of buses and trains in response to COVID-19

  01-04-2020 20:06
  No routes will be cut but Calgary Transit is reducing frequency buses and trains will be running in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say ridership has dropped about 80 per cent in recent weeks. In response to that, buses and trains that arrived every four minutes will now arrive every 10 minutes. Transit will also be blocking half the seats on buses to allow for social distancing among riders. Calgarians are being encouraged to remain at least two metres away from other people to slo
  
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• Fishing education program offered to Albertans amid COVID-19 pandemic

  01-04-2020 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A free fishing education program has been released for Albertans to learn more about the province's wildlife amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Two more deaths, 117 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta after test backlog: premier

  01-04-2020 19:10
  
  Premier Jason Kenney confirmed 117 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, the largest daily total in Alberta to date. The province credits the large increase, which brought the total to 874, to a testing backlog. Two more Albertans have died as a result of the novel coronavirus, bringing Alberta's death toll to 11. "This has been the toughest week of the pandemic for our province," Kenney said. "We need to be upfront with Albertans. The hard truth is that things will get worse before they get better." Of
  
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• Two more deaths, 117 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta after test backlog

  01-04-2020 19:10
  
  Alberta confirmed 117 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, the largest daily total in Alberta to date. The province credits the large increase, which brought the total to 871, to a testing backlog. Alberta Health conducted more than 4,500 tests in the past 24 hours, said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health. Ninety-eight per cent of tests came back negative, she added. Two more Albertans have died as a result of the novel coronavirus, bringing Alberta's death toll to 11. The
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.; Hinshaw to expand on outbreaks at seniors homes

  01-04-2020 19:10
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide Wednesday's COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m., a day after confirming another death at a seniors home and a climb in cases. Alberta now sits at 754 cases of coronavirus, although 120 have recovered, and nine deaths.Alberta reports ninth COVID-19 death, 64 more casesUp to 75 of the total cases are suspected to be the result of community transmission. Most of the community spread has occurred at continuing care homes, particularly at Calgary's McKenzie Towne Long Term Car
  
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• 117 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta; total jumps to 871

  01-04-2020 19:10
  
  Premier Jason Kenney confirmed 117 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, the largest daily total in Alberta to date. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide Wednesday's COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m., a day after confirming another death at a seniors home and a climb in cases. Alberta now sits at 754 cases of coronavirus, although 120 have recovered, and nine deaths.Alberta reports ninth COVID-19 death, 64 more casesUp to 75 of
  
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• Province providing $30 million in COVID-19 funding to support charities - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 18:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province providing $30 million in COVID-19 funding to support charities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It's scary out there': Cleaning company says latex gloves, sanitary wipes being left in parking lots

  01-04-2020 17:17
  
  Latex gloves and sanitary wipes are being left scattered needlessly throughout parking lots across the city as people look to protect themselves against COVID-19, according to a Calgary company that picks up litter. “Normally used to seeing the traditional litter like cups cans, wrappers and cigarette butts,” said Brian Winch, operations manager with Quality Maintenance.  The company cleans about 150 commercial business parking lots and says there has been an increased amount of
  
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• Some Alberta convicts move to house arrest to mitigate COVID-19 risk: official

  01-04-2020 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some offenders serving the custody portion of their intermittent sentences on weekends are being moved to house arrest over concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 in the province's correctional facilities, according to a spokesperson for Alberta Justice.
  
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• Trudeau to recall Parliament to pass multibillion COVID-19 aid increase

  01-04-2020 16:09
  
  Parliament is set to be recalled for another emergency sitting, to consider a multibillion-dollar expansion to COVID-19 financial assistance measures, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau restates the reality that Canada could be in for a months-long fight against the virus. Trudeau called the expansion to the wage subsidy unveiled on Monday the largest economic program in Canadian history, and that’s why he thinks Parliament should be reconvened to approve it, though it appears the recall is
  
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• Trudeau looks to recall Parliament to pass ‘biggest economic measures in our lifetimes’

  01-04-2020 16:09
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked members of his cabinet to reach out to opposition parties about bringing back Parliament once again, to consider the expansions being made to COVID-19 financial aid, as he restates the reality that Canada could be in for a months-long fight against the virus. Updating Canadians on the federal government’s response plan to the pandemic, Trudeau confirmed that starting April 6, Canadians can apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and get their
  
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• Trudeau looking to recall Parliament once again to consider expanded COVID-19 aid

  01-04-2020 16:09
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked the government house leader and deputy prime minister to reach out to the opposition parties about bringing back Parliament once again, to consider the expansions being made to COVID-19 financial aid. Updating Canadians on the federal government’s response plan to the pandemic, Trudeau clarified that starting April 6 Canadians can apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, but if they are set to get the new 75 per cent wage subsidy, the
  
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• New month begins with daily Trudeau address on COVID-19

  01-04-2020 16:09
  
  As April begins, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold what’s become a daily address on the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal government’s response plan. Into a new month, and after Toronto cancelled all major events through to the end of June, Trudeau could also face questions about what the latest federal projections are for how long the public health measures like physical distancing and border closures will be in effect. Trudeau has faced several questions about the time it&rsq
  
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• April rent relief helps ease financial fears in Alberta amid pandemic

  01-04-2020 16:05
  
  Rental restrictions are in place in Alberta in an effort to alleviate some of the financial burden on those facing layoffs or self-isolating at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government introduced the new measures last week that include suspending civil enforcement of evictions for a month, meaning no tenant can be evicted if they can’t pay their April rent. The move also suspends evictions for tenants who failed to pay rent for the last few months. Landlords in Alberta ma
  
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• Russia spreading propaganda during COVID-19 pandemic: U of C School of Public Policy

  01-04-2020 14:48
  
  Russia is releasing fake news stories and propaganda blaming the west for creating and releasing COVID-19, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Calgary School of Public Policy. Titled COVID-19 as a Tool of Information Confrontation: Russia’s Approach, the article claims Russia is waging a war of disinformation centering around the COVID-19 pandemic. According to professor Sergey Sukhankin, the author of the report, the Russian narratives can be separated into three
  
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• Russia spreading propaganda during COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian study

  01-04-2020 14:48
  
  Russia is releasing fake news stories and propaganda blaming the west for creating and releasing COVID-19, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Calgary School of Public Policy. Titled COVID-19 as a Tool of Information Confrontation: Russia’s Approach, the article claims Russia is waging a war of disinformation centering around the COVID-19 pandemic. According to professor Sergey Sukhankin, the author of the report, the Russian narratives can be separated into three
  
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• Parliament may need to be recalled again to approve wage subsidy program

  01-04-2020 10:44
  
  Canadians are supposed to get more details today of the federal government's massive emergency wage subsidy program -- a day later than promised. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Small Business Minister Mary Ng were to have held a news conference Tuesday to fill in the details of the program -- including the multibillion-dollar price tag -- but that was cancelled. The pair, along with Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, are expected to try again today to explain the program, aimed at saving jobs
  
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• Alberta doubling beds for COVID-19 and considering options outside hospitals

  01-04-2020 05:27
  
  Bracing for an spike in COVID-19 cases, Alberta Health Services (AHS) are finding ways to expand their medical capacity, including freeing up hospital beds and contacting private clinics. Macleod Trail Surgical Centre got a call from AHS asking about the plastic surgery clinic’s beds and medical equipment in case hospitals become overwhelmed with patients. “We have five recovery beds if they need,” said Dr. Paul Whidden who co-owns the business with Dr.Douglas Humphreys. &ldquo
  
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• Loved ones of inmates worry COVID-19 will 'spread like wildfire' in the prison system

  01-04-2020 04:43
  
  The spouses of two inmates at a Toronto-area prison are hoping the federal government will allow for the early release of non-violent offenders to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the prison system. Jennifer Currant and Luciana Infusino-Tomei each have husbands who are staying in the Beaver Creek Institution north of Toronto. Both husbands are first-time offenders in prison for non-violent crimes. “He made a mistake and he’s taken his punishment in stride,” Currant, whose hu
  
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• Whistleblower says workers at nursing homes aren't being given protective gear

  01-04-2020 04:02
  
  A personal support worker caring for those most at risk of dying of COVID-19 says she and her colleagues aren’t being given the proper protective equipment to prevent an outbreak. The whistleblower, who CTV News is calling Julie, said the problem isn’t a lack of protective gear, such as face masks, but a growing concern among management that such equipment must be stockpiled in the event of a shortage. “It’s there. They lock it up in the basement. They’re saying tha
  
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• Earthquake rattles Southern Alberta and north-west U.S. - Lethbridge News Now

  01-04-2020 03:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Earthquake rattles Southern Alberta and north-west U.S.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bouwmeester in good health, according to Blues teammate Pietrangelo

  01-04-2020 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Louis Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo says teammate Jay Bouwmeester is in good health some seven weeks after having a cardioverter defibrillator implanted in his chest.
  
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