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• Province launches contact tracing app, 'ABTraceTogether' - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2020 23:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumours: state media

  01-05-2020 23:56
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumours that he may be seriously ill. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim attended the ceremony Friday in Sunchon with other senior officials, including his sister Kim Yo Jong, who many analysts predict would take over if her brother is suddenly unabl
  
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• Alberta launches ABTraceTogether app to improve contact tracing, fight COVID-19 spread

  01-05-2020 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta officials say this is the first contact-tracing app for COVID-19 to launch in North America.
  
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• Union launches legal action to block reopening of Cargill meat processing plant in High River

  01-05-2020 23:49
  
  The union representing workers at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River is taking legal action to stop it from being reopened on Monday. Nearly half of the 2,000 employees at the plant have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the operation to be idled just under two weeks ago. On Wednesday, the company announced plans to resume operations on May 4.   "Cargill and the Government of Alberta have ignored our calls for a worker-centred approach to ensuring the plant is safe," said U
  
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• Lethbridge Mayor and Emergency Management Director update revised plans regarding COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2020 23:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Mayor and Emergency Management Director update revised plans regarding COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney doesn't want a gun ban, he wants 'tough, mandatory sentences' for criminals

  01-05-2020 23:32
  
  The federal government has announced tough new rules against assault weapons, but Premier Jason Kenney isn't happy with them. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban on 1,500 models and variants of assault-style weapons in Canada. Many of the firearms included on the list have been used in a number of mass shootings in Canada and around the world, including the recent incident in Nova Scotia. During the announcement, Trudeau restated his position that guns designed to kill the m
  
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• Alberta students could be back in their classrooms before September: Kenney

  01-05-2020 22:42
  
  As the province announced phased openings Thursday, premier Jason Kenney included when students might return to classes.  In a press conference he said that when the decision was made to suspend school in March that it would be for the balance of the school year. “So we will not be reopening the schools as a general rule for the balance of this academic year,” said Kenney. But the UCP government is considering opening schools earlier than the regular start of school in September
  
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• Alberta students could be back in their classrooms before September

  01-05-2020 22:42
  
  As the province announced phased openings Thursday, premier Jason Kenney included when students might return to classes.  In a press conference he said that when the decision was made to suspend school in March that it would be for the balance of the school year. “So we will not be reopening the schools as a general rule for the balance of this academic year,” said Kenney. But the UCP government is considering opening schools earlier than the regular start of school in September
  
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• Alberta's UCP expresses opposition to “federal firearms ban” - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2020 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Banff, Alta. hotel captures video of rare white grizzly bear

  01-05-2020 22:07
  
  Springtime is here in Alberta and there are signs of it in the Rocky Mountains. Earlier this week, the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff caught an incredible sight on video – two grizzly bears that had recently awoken from their seasonal slumber. But what made the sighting particularly special was that one of the bears had fur that appeared to be entirely white.According to the Alberta Wilderness Association, grizzlies coats can vary from blonde to dark brown. While white-phase grizzlies are r
  
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• Alberta hotel captures video of rare white grizzly bear

  01-05-2020 22:07
  
  Springtime is here in Alberta and there are signs of it in the Rocky Mountains. Earlier this week, the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff caught an incredible sight on video – two grizzly bears that had recently awoken from their seasonal slumber. But what made the sighting particularly special was that one of the bears had fur that appeared to be entirely white.According to the Alberta Wilderness Association, grizzlies coats can vary from blonde to dark brown. While white-phase grizzlies are r
  
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• Dental clinics slated to reopen in Alberta but concerns remain over PPE access

  01-05-2020 21:29
  
  The Alberta Government's decision to allow dentists to reopen their practices in the coming days comes as stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) is limited at many clinics. Dental offices may resume operations for urgent and emergent care as of May 4 and additional dental services may be offered as soon as May 14, once the three separate professional associations that govern dentistry in Alberta release their approved guidelines. "As of May 14, provided the Alberta Relaunch Strategy remain
  
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• Concerns over PPE, safety measures could mean delayed health opening

  01-05-2020 21:29
  
  The province has cleared some health services to open their doors on Monday, but it’s looking more and more likely many will not. Non-urgent surgeries, chiropractor work and physiotherapy are among the services cleared to resume with some restrictions on May 4. Dental offices may also resume operations for urgent and emergent care once they get the go-ahead from the three associations that govern Alberta dentistry. But many of those openings will likely be delayed. Several dental hygienist
  
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• Peace River ice jam growing in northwestern Alberta

  01-05-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said officials are keeping a close eye on the Peace River, where a 44-kilometre long ice jam has formed after several different ones came together.
  
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• When can Alberta flooding evacuees return home?

  01-05-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon and Alberta Emergency Management Agency executive director Scott Long said the process of evacuees returning home will be staged, depending on where the residents live and how the flooding situation is improving.
  
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• AHS starting up elective surgeries again welcome news for Edmonton woman on waitlist

  01-05-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province’s relaunch plan will see AHS start up some elective procedures on May 4 as restrictions in the province ease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Fort McMurray rivers improving, but northwestern Alberta still at risk of more flooding

  01-05-2020 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said the Athabasca River ice jam had reduced from 25 to nine kilometres long in the Fort McMurray area and the Clearwater River ice jam was melting. He updated the situation in northwestern Alberta, saying while in Fort Vermilion the Peace River had receded, the ice jam...
  
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• Calgary end-of-life organizations navigate restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic

  01-05-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary end-of-life organizations are offering different options to grieving families to provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Fort McMurray floods: Evacuation orders lifted some areas

  01-05-2020 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Evacuation orders will be lifted in some areas of Fort McMurray Friday afternoon, after water levels receded significantly in the Lower Townsite.
  
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• Fort McMurray floods: Evacuation orders lifted for some areas

  01-05-2020 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas of Fort McMurray, after water levels receded significantly in the Lower Townsite.
  
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• 'I don't want people to red circle the calendar': Mayor Nenshi urges Calgarians to take reopening slowly

  01-05-2020 20:39
  
  The province may begin reopening the economy later this month after weeks of health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, but that doesn't mean Calgarians should circle May 14 on the calendar thinking that will be the end, Mayor Naheed Nenshi warned during Friday's regular update. "The big meassage here is, we're not out of this," he said. "This week we've had days with the highest number of new cases in Calgary. We've had seven more deaths I'm sorry to say, since (Tuesday). So certainly, whi
  
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• CEMA to give update on COVID-19 in Calgary at 1 p.m.

  01-05-2020 20:39
  
  Calgary Emergency Management Agency officials are scheduled to provide an update on the ongoing efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic at 1 p.m. Friday. The update will be held at the city's Emergency Operations Centre, with Mayor Naheed Nenshi, city manager David Duckworth and CEMA Deputy Chief Sue Henry scheduled to speak. On Thursday, the province announced a three-phase strategy for reopening the economy. The first phase will include resuming scheduled, non-urgent surgeries as early as May
  
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• Lethbridge Chamber welcomes relaunch strategy, but safety comes first - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2020 20:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Chamber welcomes relaunch strategy, but safety comes first  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's housing market hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

  01-05-2020 20:06
  
  Social distancing and other restrictions brought on by the coronavirus has taken a huge bite out of Calgary's housing market, a new report indicates. The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) released its report on April 2020 home sales, the first full month that Albertans were told to follow the rules set out by Alberta Health in order to lessen the spread of COVID-19. However, the huge drop shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, said Anne-Marie Lurie, chief economist for CREB. "The combined impact
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to provide daily COVID-19 update Friday

  01-05-2020 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide her daily update on the COVID-19 situation at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Alberta reports 218 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths

  01-05-2020 18:57
  
  Alberta's top doctor reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths on Friday. The province-wide totals sit at 5,573 cases, 2,359 recoveries and 92 deaths. All three deaths were at continuing care facilities. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Original story follows: Alberta's top doctor will release new COVID-19 numbers at 3:30 p.m. Friday as the province begins to relaunch an economy hard-hit by the pandemic. On Thursday, Dr. Deen
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 update scheduled for 3:30 p.m. as province gears up for relaunch

  01-05-2020 18:57
  
  Alberta's top doctor will release new COVID-19 numbers at 3:30 p.m. Friday as the province begins to relaunch an economy hard-hit by the pandemic. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 190 new cases of the coronavirus and three more deaths. Alberta has a total of 5,355 cases — 3,105 active and 2,161 recovered — and 89 deaths. Ninety of the active cases are in hospital, with 22 of those in intensive care units. Alberta Health Services has completed 148,937 tests since the pandemic
  
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• Ramadan 2020: Observing the holiest month during a pandemic

  01-05-2020 18:34
  
  If this were any other year, 11-year-old Ayna Spahic and her family would be going to the mosque to pray during Ramadan. They’d also be gathering with family and friends and breaking the fast with them too. This year is different because of the restrictions in place during the pandemic. “Since quarantine, we can’t go to the mosque or go out," she said. It’s a quiet affair in her family’s house as they prepare for a big meal -- also called Iftar -- after fasting all
  
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• ABTraceTogether: Province unveils new COVID-19 contact tracing app

  01-05-2020 18:02
  
  Alberta health authorities say the province's new ABTraceTogether mobile app will improve Alberta's COVID-19 contact tracing and further limit the spread of the coronavirus. The free app is voluntary to use and employs bluetooth technology to help Alberta Health track down people who may have been exposed to a carrier of COVID-19.  "We must identify all cases, as soon as possible. Identify all locations where spread may be occurring and put measures in place to stop that spread in all those
  
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• ABTraceTogether: Alberta unveils new COVID-19 contact tracing app

  01-05-2020 18:02
  
  Alberta health authorities say the province's new ABTraceTogether mobile app will improve Alberta's COVID-19 contact tracing and further limit the spread of the coronavirus. The free app is voluntary to use and employs bluetooth technology to help Alberta Health track down people who may have been exposed to a carrier of COVID-19.  "We must identify all cases, as soon as possible. Identify all locations where spread may be occurring and put measures in place to stop that spread in all those
  
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• Construction begins on University of Calgary's Mathison Hall

  01-05-2020 18:00
  
  Ground was broken Friday on the University of Calgary campus at the future home of the Haskayne School of Business. The project includes the construction of the new Mathison Hall — a four-storey, 10,000 sq. metre building — as well as renovations to Scurfield Hall. While a ceremonial ground breaking event was cancelled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, school officials say there's reason to celebrate this "important day in the city's business history." "A celebration toda
  
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• Coronavirus: Municipality of Jasper asks visitors to continue to stay away as Kenney announces relaunch plans

  01-05-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Though the premier has announced Alberta's relaunch plans, the Municipality of Jasper is asking visitors to continue to postpone their trips to the park.
  
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• Coronavirus: Jasper National Park asks visitors to continue to stay away as Kenney announces relaunch plans

  01-05-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Though the premier has announced Alberta's relaunch plans, the Municipality of Jasper is asking visitors to continue to postpone their trips to the park.
  
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• Daughter of 95-year-old Holocaust survivor reaches new heights to say hello at Toronto nursing home

  01-05-2020 17:53
  
  The daughter of a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor reached new heights to say hello to her father who has been in isolation at his Toronto nursing home for nearly six weeks. “He was waving. He was so happy. I said ‘I love you,’” Lee Minkowitz told CTV News Toronto on Friday. Earlier this week, Lee climbed into a bucket truck and was raised about 30 feet in the air. Wearing personal protective equipment, she caught a glimpse of her father, Max Rosenbloom, who she has not see
  
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• Some Fort McMurray evacuation orders to lift at 2 p.m. as water levels drop

  01-05-2020 17:50
  
  Damage assessment has begun in Fort McMurray and some evacuation orders will be lifted Friday afternoon as a recovery plan gets underway in the flood-ravaged region. Five crews are assessing commercial properties first so that businesses that sell supplies and other resources can re-enter and get set up before residents. Critical re-entry resources include government infrastructure, grocery and hardware stores, gas stations, hotel and pharmacies. "There is a team working around the clock, seven
  
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• Flooded Fort McMurray turns from 'response to recovery'

  01-05-2020 17:50
  
  Damage assessment has begun in Fort McMurray and some evacuation orders were lifted Friday afternoon as a recovery plan officially got underway in the flood-ravaged region. The mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is "very pleased" with the progress made by crews working round the clock. Don Scott said he's asked the emergency director and R.M.'s chief administrative officer to "bust their asses to get everyone possible into their homes and businesses as soon as possible." Five cre
  
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• Damage assessment starts as flooding subsides in Fort McMurray

  01-05-2020 17:50
  
  Five damage assessment teams have been deployed in Fort McMurray as a recovery plan gets underway in the flood-ravaged region. The crews are first assessing commercial properties so that businesses that sell supplies and other resources can reenter first. Critical re-entry resources include government infrastructure, grocery and hardware stores, gas stations, hotel and pharmacies. "There is a team working around the clock, seven days a week, on this multi-pillared recovery plan. They continue to
  
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• More remains found as helicopter search turns to recovery

  01-05-2020 17:24
  
  After scouring a littered seascape with its NATO allies, a Canadian Forces warship formally ended its search for survivors Friday after its maritime helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece. The search for five lost crew in the Wednesday Cyclone helicopter crash formally ended after three days, the Canadian Forces said. Six military personnel were aboard the helicopter when it went down in the Mediterranean Sea as it was returning to the Halifax-based frigate, HMCS Fredericton. "This decision
  
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• PM Trudeau, ministers to make gun ban announcement

  01-05-2020 17:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be joining members of cabinet in announcing a ban on certain assault-style weapons that have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad. One of the firearms expected to be on Canada’s list of federally prohibited weapons is the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, which was used by the gunman who killed 50 people at a Christchurch, New Zealand mosque in 2019. Less than a month after that attack, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government ou
  
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• PM Trudeau announces federal ban on assault-style firearms in Canada

  01-05-2020 17:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is immediately placing a ban on 1,500 models and variants of certain assault-style weapons that have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad. “Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,” Trudeau said. The prime minister spoke about how every Canadian can remember the day they realized how “a man with a gun could
  
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• More than 1K models of assault-style weapons now prohibited in Canada: PM Trudeau

  01-05-2020 17:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is immediately placing a ban on 1,500 models and variants of certain assault-style weapons that have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad. “Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,” Trudeau said. The prime minister described the sweeping regulations as “closing the market” on these weapons in Canada.
  
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• More than 1K assault-style weapons now prohibited in Canada: PM Trudeau

  01-05-2020 17:04
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is immediately placing a ban on 1,500 models and variants of certain assault-style weapons that have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad. “Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country,” Trudeau said. The prime minister described the sweeping regulations as “closing the market” on these weapons in Canada.
  
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• Lethbridge Police note increase in speeding and concerning driving behaviours - Lethbridge News Now

  01-05-2020 17:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Police note increase in speeding and concerning driving behaviours  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Atco reports lower Q1 profit, says COVID 19 may cause delays, labour shortages

  01-05-2020 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Atco says it had lower revenue and a reduced profit of $174 million profit in the first quarter, down from $226 million a year earlier.
  
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• Businesses react to Alberta’s economic relaunch plan

  01-05-2020 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney outlined Thursday how he plans to implement a phased relaunch of Alberta’s economy. Nicole Stillger has reaction.
  
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• Anonymous tip leads to magic mushroom grow-op bust north of Calgary

  01-05-2020 16:11
  
  Two Calgary men face charges after RCMP seized 80 bags of psilocybin from a magic mushroom growing operation near a rural community east of Didsbury, Alta. An investigation into the suspected grow-op was spurred by an anonymous tip from a member of the public on April 17. Within the week, a search warrant was executed at a home in Mountain View County near the community of Bergthal and a significant quantity of magic mushrooms as well as production materials were seized. RCMP arrested two Calgar
  
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• Public Health Agency of Canada using flu tracking system to monitor COVID-19

  01-05-2020 16:07
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada is using a system already in place to track the flu to monitor the spread of COVID-19. The agency says it is shifting the focus of FluWatchers - which it describes as "an online health surveillance system that helps track the spread of flu and flu-like illness across Canada" - to track COVID-19 during the spring and summer. Volunteers who sign up to be FluWatchers receive an email every week asking them questions about their current health, including whether or
  
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• TC Energy reports $1.15B first-quarter profit, up from $1.0B a year ago

  01-05-2020 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy reported a first-quarter profit of $1.15 billion, up from $1.0 billion a year ago.
  
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• Imperial Oil reports $188M loss as COVID 19 hits workers, slows work schedule

  01-05-2020 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil reported a loss of $188 million in its first quarter as oil prices plunged in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Imperial Oil reports $188M first-quarter loss amid plunging oil prices

  01-05-2020 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil reported a loss of $188 million in its first quarter as oil prices plunged in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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