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• Virus claims life of 51st Albertan, number of cases rises 165 overnight

  18-04-2020 23:42
  
  There have now been 2,562 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, officials said Saturday. Since Friday's afternoon update, testing confirmed 165 new cases and there was one COVID-19-related death. A government spokesperson said the most recent victim was a Calgary Zone woman in her 90s. She did not live in a continuing care facility. The total number of Albertans who have died with the virus is now 51. As of Saturday, 57 people in the province remained in hospital – 14 of whom are in intensive care
  
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• Alberta reports one COVID-19 death, 165 new cases

  18-04-2020 23:42
  
  There have now been 2,562 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, officials said Saturday. Testing confirmed 165 new cases and one more COVID-19-related death since Friday's update. A government spokesperson said the most recent victim was a Calgary Zone woman in her 90s. She did not live in a continuing care facility. The total number of Albertans who have died from the virus is now 51. As of Saturday, 57 people in the province remained in hospital – 14 of whom are in intensive care units – d
  
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• Man wanted in Red Deer shooting arrested by police

  18-04-2020 22:17
  
  A Red Deer man has been arrested more than two weeks after a shooting in the central Alberta city's Riverside Meadows community. Brian Stephens, 40, was arrested April 16 and will appear in court on Monday. RCMP have charged him with aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm, among other charges. On March 29, a 47-year-old man was shot by a man who police believed knew him. The 911 call came in around 5 p.m. near 54 Avenue and 59 Street. The victim was taken to hospital and expected to live.
  
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• Red Deer RCMP arrest suspect in March shooting

  18-04-2020 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police arrested Brian Stephens, 40, on April 16 in connection with a shooting in Riverside Meadows last month.
  
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• Sparwood, B.C. mayor concerned about Albertan COVID-19 outbreak - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 21:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sparwood, B.C. mayor concerned about Albertan COVID-19 outbreak  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New COVID-19 cases in northern Saskatchewan sparks travel, health advisory

  18-04-2020 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  There have been reports of COVID-19 cases identified at an oil sands facility north of Fort McMurray. As a result, officials advise against all non-essential travel between north-west Saskatchewan and northern Alberta.
  
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• Zack Stringer wins Hurricanes Rookie of the Year award - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Zack Stringer wins Hurricanes Rookie of the Year award  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coronavirus: Management says Manoir du Lac AHS takeover was a surprise, acknowledges staffing issues

  18-04-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "For the most part, we just want to co-operate with Alberta Health. The care of the residents is the most important thing right now," said the president of the company that runs Manoir du Lac.
  
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• Alberta records another death linked to influenza virus

  18-04-2020 20:30
  Another person in the Calgary zone has died due to complications linked to the influenza virus, according to Alberta Health services. The virus has been a factor in 39 deaths in the province this flu season — six were noted in the south zone, 11 in the Calgaryzone, four in the central zone, 15 in Edmonton zone, while three were in the north zone. Last flu season, 30 people died with lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Alberta. This year's flu strain hit the province considerably harder tha
  
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• $306-million announced to support Indigenous businesses - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 18:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  $306-million announced to support Indigenous businesses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended for another 30 days: PM

  18-04-2020 18:04
  
  The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel for another 30 days in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. On Saturday morning, Trudeau said the current border measures, which were due to expire on April 21, will be extended for another 30 days. “This is an important decision and one that will keep people on both sides of the border safe," Trudeau said during his daily briefing outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa
  
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• Canes trade Dorrington for Mitchell Prowse & two picks - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 17:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canes trade Dorrington for Mitchell Prowse & two picks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hidden death toll: Doctors say people dying as they avoid ERs due to COVID fears

  18-04-2020 16:16
  
  Health-care providers are warning of an unseen toll COVID-19 could take if people die because they are too afraid to go to an emergency room for serious health issues unrelated to the pandemic. "There's going to be secondary harm. Make no mistake," said Dr. Alan Drummond with the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians. "To what extent has this been happening? We don't know. It will probably only be quantified after the fact. Then we will start to get a sense of the hidden costs of this pand
  
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• Lethbridge rises four spots on national home rental price ranking - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 14:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge rises four spots on national home rental price ranking  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge cops issue warnings over COVID-19 health violations - CTV News

  18-04-2020 05:55 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge cops issue warnings over COVID-19 health violations  CTV News
  
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• Calgary man, 90, dies from COVID-19 with no loved one beside him

  18-04-2020 04:53
  
  Edward Hrynkiw loved life and encouraged others to do the same, but when he lost his life on April 2, Joyce, who was married to Edward for over 60 years, wasn’t allowed to be in the room with him when he took his final breath. That's just the emotional price thousands of people around the world are paying for the physical toll extracted by COVID-19. “It makes me very scared and worried that he was alone,” said daughter Bonnie Krall. Alone and dying. Those are the worst fears of
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: April 17

  18-04-2020 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, April 17, 2020 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Family, friends and the fire department hold impromptu 99th birthday celebration for Hannah Brennan

  18-04-2020 03:03
  
  A socially distant, safe - but no less joyous - celebration was held in front of the Auburn Heights Retirement Center. Friday, when Hannah Brennan celebrated her 99th birthday surrounded, at distances of two metres or more, by family, friends and members from the Calgary Fire Department. Brennan was all smiles and good cheer as the high rise fire truck extended its ladder to allow the firefighters to safely congratulate her on her milestone event. Brennan said it was certainly a very strange occ
  
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• Coronavirus: Surge in High River cases believed to be result of in-home transmissions

  18-04-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The significant surge in cases is believed to be linked to an outbreak at the Cargill Meat Solutions meat-packing plant.
  
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• ‘What comes next should have you petrified:’ Lethbridge physicians pen letter over provincial funding woes - Global News

  18-04-2020 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘What comes next should have you petrified:’ Lethbridge physicians pen letter over provincial funding woes  Global News
  
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• Alberta energy companies get ‘lifeline’ from feds

  18-04-2020 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a trio of measures designed to help Canada’s energy industry. While the billions of dollars in measures will help, companies like Essential Energy Services still aren’t out of the woods. Adam Toy reports.
  
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• Lethbridge physicians pen letter over provincial funding woes

  18-04-2020 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of southern Alberta doctors has written an open letter to express their concerns about recent changes to Alberta’s health-care system. Eloise Therien reports.
  
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• Canada’s oil and gas sector gets financial boost

  18-04-2020 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government is promising to spend $1.7 billion to help Canada’s struggling energy sector. Abigail Bimman explains how many jobs will be created, and how those workers will be stationed at abandoned oil wells.
  
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• More than 350 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in connection with Cargill meat plant

  18-04-2020 01:44
  
  The situation facing workers at the Cargill Protein facility in High River, Alta. has gotten much worse, officials confirmed Friday. The province announced there are now 358 confirmed cases of coronavirus among the workers and their households throughout southern Alberta. "Some of these households are in surrounding communities, such as Calgary, and current information suggests that the cases in this outbreak are primarily linked to household transmission," Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief med
  
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• The Daily with LNN – April 17, 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 01:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Daily with LNN – April 17, 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coronavirus: Southern Alberta residents pay tribute to front-line workers with video

  18-04-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  One Lethbridge resident and her mom decided to create a video thanking front-line workers, showing appreciation for what they are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taz Dhaliwal reports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge non-profits adapt to fewer donations, volunteers while fundraisers up in the air - Global News

  18-04-2020 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Lethbridge non-profits adapt to fewer donations, volunteers while fundraisers up in the air  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge non-profits adapt to fewer donations, volunteers while fundraisers up in the air

  18-04-2020 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge non-profit organizations and charities have been forced to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a decrease in donations, a decline in volunteers and cancelled fundraisers.
  
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• Calgary AISH client struggling with funding shortfall during pandemic

  18-04-2020 01:06
  
  Karma Tsewang Gyurmey is an ordained monk and lives with chronic pain.  He’s a client of Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH).  Before the COVID-19 pandemic reached North America, Karma was able to access a home caregiver three times a week.  He relies on the visits to keep his living space clean and also to help him bathe himself.  Because of his illness, he can only stand for short periods of time. “She would help me shower, get dressed and then do
  
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• ‘We have issued a number of warnings:’ Lethbridge police wary of physical distancing fines

  18-04-2020 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers are opting instead to educate those reported for disobeying those rules, as long as they comply with police.
  
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• 12 COVID-19 cases, plus more in other provinces, linked to Kearl Lake facility

  18-04-2020 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says 12 case of COVID-19 in Alberta and some in other provinces, have been linked to the Kearl Lake facility near Fort McMurray.
  
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• 12 COVID-19 cases, plus many in other provinces, linked to Kearl Lake facility

  18-04-2020 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says 12 case of COVID-19 in Alberta and many in other provinces have been linked to the Kearl Lake oil sands facility near Fort McMurray.
  
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• Alberta Health Services takes over management of Manoir du Lac retirement home

  18-04-2020 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces that Alberta Health Services has taken over management of Manoir du Lac care centre after several issues arose.
  
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• Alberta Health Services takes over management of Manoir du Lac care centre

  18-04-2020 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces that Alberta Health Services has taken over management of Manoir du Lac care centre.
  
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• Hinshaw announces surge in COVID-19 cases in High River

  18-04-2020 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  During her daily update on COVID-19, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced a surge in cases in High River.
  
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• Alberta will test asymptomatic staff and residents in continuing care centres with outbreaks

  18-04-2020 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces testing will happen for anyone at long-term care centres experiencing an outbreak, whether they are symptomatic or not.
  
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• Alberta announces they will test anyone in care centres for COVID-19

  18-04-2020 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces testing will happen for all patients and staff at care centres whether they are symptomatic or not.
  
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• Kenney thanks feds for energy sector support, says more must be done

  18-04-2020 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reacts to the federal government’s announcement of funding for the energy sector.
  
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• Southern Alberta non-profits dealing with impacts of COVID-19

  18-04-2020 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Non-profit organizations in southern Alberta have been continuously adapting to the impacts of COVID-19, including less donations and the cancellation of major fundraising events. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• COVID-19: Lethbridge police say ‘no tickets yet,’ opt for warnings

  18-04-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police officials say they haven’t given out any fines for noncompliance with social distancing mandates yet. But, as Emily Olsen reports, with new quarantine compliance checks in play, that may soon change.
  
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• Everyone at continuing care centres experiencing outbreaks in Alberta will be tested

  18-04-2020 00:35
  
  The provincial government has changed the COVID-19 gameplan again and will now expand testing to include all residents and staff members at care facilities throughout Alberta. Premier Jason Kenney joined Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, for the update Friday. He says the target populations of people requiring testing has been constantly changing to meet the circumstances posed by the illness. This week, Alberta Health Services (AHS) began testing anyone who has
  
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• Standoff man charged with break & enter and theft near Lloydminster - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2020 00:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Standoff man charged with break & enter and theft near Lloydminster  Lethbridge News Now
  
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