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• Lethbridge Police investigating 'suspicious death' - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 23:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• City man charged with drug trafficking offences - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 23:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• ‘It’s his only form of transportation’: Lethbridge family speaks out after son with disability has bike stolen - Global News

  27-04-2020 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘It’s his only form of transportation’: Lethbridge family speaks out after son with disability has bike stolen  Global News
  
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• Beltline art gallery exhibit finds unique solution to social distancing

  27-04-2020 23:16
  
  A gallery in the Beltline has come up with a unique way of allowing Calgarians to enjoy art during the pandemic, while still maintaining physical distancing. The Trepanier Baer Art Gallery, on the northwest corner at 10th Avenue and Eighth Street S.W., has works by James Carl in a south-facing window and yellow markers set two metres apart on the sidewalk so onlookers won't stand too close to each other. It's being called Plan B. “We’ve been working in the neighbourhood for almost 30
  
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• Painting, landscaping and at-home art: Lethbridge residents are finding ways to make money during COVID-19

  27-04-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  While summer job prospects may be slim amid the COVID-19 pandemic, certain industries are still hiring. Some people are also using their hobbies as an outlet to stay entertained and make money. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• ‘It’s his only form of transportation’: Lethbridge family speaks out after son with disability has bike stolen

  27-04-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2019, The Lethbridge Police Service saw 544 reports of bike thefts, and has seen 69 so far this year.
  
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• Charity that feeds kids delivers over $100K in grocery cards, but can't meet growing demand

  27-04-2020 23:14
  
  I Can For Kids, a local program dedicated to providing food for children when school is out, has started its 2020 campaign months ahead of schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic - and already are swamped with requests for help that far exceeds available resources. “This is a difficult time for those who were already vulnerable and for thousands more who are experiencing food insecurity for the first time,” said Bobbi Turko, co-founder of I Can For Kids. “We’ve started earl
  
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• Jason Kenney, Alberta UCP cleared in ethics probe tied to firing of election commissioner

  27-04-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investigating their party.
  
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• Ethics Commissioner clears UCP caucus of conflict of interest in passing of Bill 22

  27-04-2020 22:45
  
  An investigation into allegations that members of the United Conservative Party caucus breached the Conflicts of Interest Act in the firing of the election commissioner who was investigating the party's leadership campaign has concluded with a request for an apology from a single MLA. In her report released Monday, ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler confirmed the investigation into the dismissal of Lorne Gibson followed a request by NDP leader Rachel Notley in December as well as an unprece
  
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• Maduro taps US fugitive to revamp Venezuela oil industry - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 22:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Fort McMurray resident flees flood by boat: ‘It brought back all those wildfire memories’

  27-04-2020 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort McMurray man who was forced from his home early Monday morning due to rising flood waters said he couldn't help but think back to 2016 when the town was evacuated due to wildfires.
  
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• Can COVID-19 spread through HVAC systems? Canadian researchers seek to find out

  27-04-2020 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The lead researcher in Alberta called the effort a "non-pharmaceutical intervention" that, if successful, could avoid "extensive consequences."
  
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• Michelle Obama documentary 'Becoming' to premiere on Netflix - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Film festivals team up to offer free global fest on YouTube - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Comics keep laughs coming even with clubs closed by COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update COVID-19 situation in Alberta Monday afternoon

  27-04-2020 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to update the province on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing work to protect public health at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta reports 216 additional cases, 2 deaths; outbreak confirmed at First Nation

  27-04-2020 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to update the province on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing work to protect public health at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Volunteers use 3D printers to make personal protective equipment during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• FCP and Wexit members to vote on merging into Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta

  27-04-2020 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Freedom Conservative Party and the Wexit Alberta group will vote June 29 on whether to unite into one political party.
  
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• Fake injury, glitches: Madrid Open tennis tries COVID gaming - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 21:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fake injury, glitches: Madrid Open tennis tries COVID gaming  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pediatricians warned about 'COVID toes' in children infected with COVID-19

  27-04-2020 21:02
  
  The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) is warning doctors and parents about skin changes on children's feet or hands as a possible sign of COVID-19 infection. A public health alert issued to pediatricians identifies the bluish-red and purple lesions -- dubbed "COVID toes" -- found on the toes and fingers as a possible symptom of COVID-19 infection, predominantly found in children. Pediatric emergency physician Dr. Dina Kulik told CTV News Channel that the lesions look similar to per
  
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• Businesses can now apply for wage subsidy - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Suspicious death in northeast Calgary, homicide unit investigating

  27-04-2020 20:36
  
  Police are investigating a suspicious death in northeast Calgary on Monday morning. Few details are available but officers were called to the 3500 block of 32nd Avenue N.E. about 9:15 a.m. for reports of a man being in medical distress. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics before police arrived. Police tape cordoned off a large area behind the Safeway and investigators could be seen working near a dumpster. The homicide unit is now investigating and an autopsy is scheduled for W
  
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• Whitecaps' sale of face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium going gangbusters - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 20:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Participating in Tackle Hunger program has meaning for Argos' lineman Campbell - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 20:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Participating in Tackle Hunger program has meaning for Argos' lineman Campbell  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Annual Alberta bike swaps postponed due to COVID-19

  27-04-2020 20:27
  
  There will be no organized bike swapping in the province until it is safe to do so, according to the founders of Alberta Bike Swap. The events were originally scheduled to be held at the end of April in Lethbridge and the beginning of May in Edmonton and Calgary. "Bike Swap is NOT GOING AWAY, we’re just postponing our events until it’s safe to gather again for bikey goodness," said founders Chris and Laura Grant in a release. "If that’s not until 2021, then we’ll have the
  
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• AP source: Bulls hiring 76ers' Eversley as general manager - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 20:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• The 'new normal' begins: Where each province and territory stands with reopening

  27-04-2020 20:14
  
  With signs that the country is flattening the curve in the battle against COVID-19, the first phase of reopening some Canadian provinces has begun. Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among those set to take a step out of lockdown by allowing the resumption of some economic and social activities starting in May. It’s the beginning of a "new normal" in Canada. But the changes won’t be uniform as the pandemic's impact varies across the country. In a meeting late las
  
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• 2 people who work at Syncrude Mildred Lake site test positive for COVID-19

  27-04-2020 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  An employee and a contractor who work at Syncrude's Mildred Lake site tested positive for COVID-19, but an outbreak has not been declared at the facility.
  
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• Union between Wexit, Freedom Conservative parties on the table

  27-04-2020 20:09
  
  The Wexit and Freedom Conservative political parties in Alberta have made an agreement to vote on combining as the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta. The leaders of the parties say they have been negotiating for more than nine months. Bill Jones, FCP president, and Peter Downing, executive director of Wexit Alberta, each referred to a need for action beyond what the "federalist" leaders in the province's current government have offered. Members of the parties will vote online on June 29. Fo
  
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• Alberta to provide COVID-19 update after one death, 463 new cases over the weekend

  27-04-2020 20:00
  
  Alberta's top doctor will resume her daily updates on COVID-19 statistics and measures Monday at 3:30 p.m. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw's update comes after she warned Albertans about getting complacent on physical distancing and mass gathering measures. With nearly summer-like temperatures in the province, Hinshaw said public health orders would apply to all summer festivals, prompting a wave of what she called anger and disappointment.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by t
  
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• Alberta reports two new deaths, 216 more COVID-19 cases

  27-04-2020 20:00
  
  There are 216 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Monday. The new cases push the provincial total to 4,696 and the death toll to 75 people. Of all cases, there are currently 87 people hospitalized and 20 in ICU, with 1,664 people recovered. Before Hinshaw spoke, Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson announced a new outbreak in Eden Valley, Bearspaw First Nation land in Foothills. He said there were 14 positive cases in the First Nation. This i
  
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• Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play NCAA Division 3 hockey

  27-04-2020 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Graysen Cameron spent a season as an assistant coach of the midget Red Deer Optimist Chiefs before returning to the Humboldt Broncos.
  
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• Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Members to vote on forming “Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta” - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• More evacuations, rescues as flooding submerges parts of Fort McMurray

  27-04-2020 19:33
  
  The critical overland flooding alert in Fort McMurray continues, with new mandatory evacuation orders put in place Monday morning. Parts of downtown are now closed and there is no access to the city's Lower Townsite. The alerts began on Sunday with extremely high water levels in the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo put in a number of mandatory evacuation orders as the situation worsened.READ MORE: Flooding forces Fort McMurray residents outAccording to
  
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• Mandatory evacuation order issued for all of downtown Fort McMurray

  27-04-2020 19:33
  
  A mandatory evacuation alert has now been issued for the entire lower townsite of Fort McMurray, with the exception of the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and Greyling Terrace. Evacuation orders have been issued for the municipality throughout the day on Monday.   The alerts began on Sunday with extremely high water levels in the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo put in a number of mandatory evacuation orders as the situation worsened.R
  
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• Lethbridge's “main fentanyl dealer” pleads guilty to two charges - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 19:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Ottawa helping guide, but not dictating, provincial reopening plans: Trudeau - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 19:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Questions swirl as Fed meets amid deepening economic crisis - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 18:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Questions swirl as Fed meets amid deepening economic crisis  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Red Deer musician releases cover song for Canadian Mental Health Association - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 18:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Red Deer musician releases cover song for Canadian Mental Health Association  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 18:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• 37-year-old man killed in central Alberta motorcycle collision: RCMP

  27-04-2020 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say one person was killed on Sunday when a motorcycle and a van collided in central Alberta.
  
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• Fort McMurray flooding near Clearwater Drive

  27-04-2020 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several areas of Fort McMurray were under mandatory evacuation order Monday, as water levels continued to rise. This video was taken Monday, April 27, 2020 in the Clearwater Drive area.
  
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• Pet photo contest to win Mount Royal mansion cancelled, entry fees refunded

  27-04-2020 18:35
  
  An amateur pet photo contest with a grand prize of a 4,100 square foot home in southwest Calgary failed to garner the minimum requirement of 100,000 entries. The 'Win a $3M Dream Home with your Pet Photo' contest offered an opportunity to win a mansion in the community of Mount Royal by submitting a photo of a pet as well as a $35 entry fee. The top prize in the best picture competition was a dream home that had been constructed in 2014 at a cost of roughly $2.9 million. At the time the contest
  
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• Rocky View County enacts fire ban due to dry, windy weather

  27-04-2020 18:21
  
  Rocky View County has put a fire ban in place, effective immediately, due to dry, windy weather conditions. As of April 27, all burning is suspended, except for:Internal household fire places Camp stoves (properly attended) Propane/natural gas barbecues Propane/natural gas fire pit Oil well flaring (registration is required by calling 403-264-1022)The provincial government has also enacted a fire ban — as well as a ban on off-highway vehicles — in all provincial forest protection are
  
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• 'The Rise of Skywalker' to hit Disney Plus on May 4 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 17:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'The Rise of Skywalker' to hit Disney Plus on May 4  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nations, US states each chart their own path on reopening - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 17:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen as restrictions loosen - Lethbridge News Now

  27-04-2020 17:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen as restrictions loosen  Lethbridge News Now
  
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