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• Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe faces challenges:experts

  02-05-2020 22:21
  
  Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive velocity, but investigators may face challenges determining what caused the tragedy without recovering the aircraft. The crash took the lives of six military personnel when it went down Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea as it was returning to the Halifax-based frigate, HMCS Fredericton. The Canadian Forces members have been identified as Capt. Brenden Ian M
  
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• Navy helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe faces challenges: experts

  02-05-2020 22:21
  
  Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive velocity, but investigators may face challenges determining what caused the tragedy without recovering the aircraft. The crash took the lives of six military personnel when it went down Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea as it was returning to the Halifax-based frigate, HMCS Fredericton. The Canadian Forces members have been identified as Capt. Brenden Ian M
  
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• Military helicopter debris suggests sudden descent, as probe faces challenges: experts

  02-05-2020 22:21
  
  Former senior Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a military Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive velocity, but investigators may face challenges determining what caused the tragedy without recovering the aircraft. The crash took the lives of six military personnel when it went down Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea as it was returning to the Halifax-based frigate, HMCS Fredericton. The Canadian Forces members have been identified as Capt. Brenden Ia
  
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• Edmonton Filipino community rallies to bring groceries to quarantined meat-plant workers in High River

  02-05-2020 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton-based Filipino business organization is heading down to High River and Okotoks this weekend with a convoy of groceries for isolated workers from the Cargill meat plant. 
  
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• Field hospital to treat COVID-19 cases in Calgary now complete

  02-05-2020 19:59
  
  Alberta Health Services say a temporary healthcare facility, aimed at treating patients with COVID-19 is now finished. The Sprung Pandemic Response facility has been set up outside the Peter Lougheed Centre in northeast Calgary. Health officials say the new care centre, which took just under three weeks to build, will support care for up to 67 patients if needed. Alberta's Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the project is just another example of health care workers coming together to fight the v
  
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• As warmer weather beckons, NYPD to enforce physical distancing

  02-05-2020 19:16
  
  As warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine, police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce physical distancing and a ban on congregating in public spaces. Officers set out on foot, bicycles and cars to break up crowds and remind those enjoying the weather of public health restrictions requiring they keep 6 feet away from others. "I believe with the warm weather people will come outside," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. "You can't stay indoors all the time. People
  
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• Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Quebec in past 24 hours

  02-05-2020 19:09
  
  Public health officials announced Saturday that there are 1,008 new cases of COVID-19 in Quebec since Friday, and 114 more people have died in the province. The total number of deaths is now 2,136, and the total number of people infected is 29,656 up from 28,648 announced Friday. There are now 22 more people in the hospital for a total of 1,738. Just four more people were in intensive care for a total of 222.  Complete coverage at CTVNews.ca/coronavirus Coronavirus newsletter sign-up:&
  
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• Police investigating sudden death - Lethbridge News Now

  02-05-2020 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Highest-ever concentration of microplastics found on seafloor: scientists

  02-05-2020 18:53
  
  Scientists say they have discovered the highest levels of microplastics ever recorded on the seafloor. As part of an international research project led by the University of Manchester, scientists were able to uncover a staggering 1.9 million pieces of microplastics in a single square-metre of the ocean’s floor in the Mediterranean. In a study, published in the journal “Science” on Thursday, the researchers showed how deep-sea currents act as conveyor belts to transport and depo
  
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• Lethbridge police investigate sudden death, no foul play suspected

  02-05-2020 18:51
  
  Police in Lethbridge say a man's body was discovered Saturday morning in a local park. Officials say they were notified about a man who was believed to be sleeping against a fence in Assiniboia Park, in the 100 block of Jerry Potts Boulevard at about 7 a.m. When EMS arrived at the scene, they determined the man was dead. Police were called to the scene and are now conducting an investigation. While it is still in its early stages, officers say they have not found any evidence to suggest his deat
  
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• New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership

  02-05-2020 18:21
  
   Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do. “One (goal) is rebuilding confidence in the leadership internally,” Laurie Pushor said in an interview. “Confidence in the public and government and the industry that we are a good team of people and that we're doing our best and that we're open to continuing to improve.” Pushor, two weeks into
  
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• Small oil leak discovered on Enbridge Line 3 in Saskatchewan

  02-05-2020 18:03
  
  The Canada Energy Regulator says about 150 cubic metres of sweet crude oil spilled from a pump station near Herschel, Sask. this week. According to a report, the majority of the leak occurred on company property while some oil did end up on adjacent municipal land. Enbridge says no waterways have been affected by the incident and measures have been put in place to protect wildlife. It adds there was no risk to public safety because of the leak. "Surface clean-up is underway with removal of conta
  
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• Another wave of coronavirus will likely hit the U.S. in the fall

  02-05-2020 17:48
  
  The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed down in many parts of the country because of social distancing efforts but don't plan your parties, vacations or trips to the office just yet. Experts say the virus won't be a thing of the past any time soon. A second round of COVID-19 cases is "inevitable" come fall, the nation's top infectious disease doctor said, as people increasingly try to resume regular life and more states ease or lift their stay-at-home orders. "I'm almost certain it will come ba
  
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• Lethbridge-hosted Junior Canadian Little League Championship cancelled - Lethbridge News Now

  02-05-2020 17:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in Royal Oak

  02-05-2020 17:08
  
  Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that damaged three homes in the northwest Calgary community of Royal Oak. The Calgary Fire Department was called to the scene, in the 100 block of Royal Oak View N.W., at about 1:30 a.m. While on route to the scene, additional 911 calls reported a fully-involved structure fire, prompting crews to call for additional help to fight the fire. Upon arrival, crews discovered a home that was venting smoke and flames from its roof and fla
  
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• 2 homes destroyed, one damaged in Royak Oak fire

  02-05-2020 17:08
  
  Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that damaged three homes in the northwest Calgary community of Royal Oak. The Calgary Fire Department was called to the scene, in the 100 block of Royal Oak View N.W., at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. While on route to the scene, additional 911 calls reported a fully-involved structure fire, prompting crews to call for additional help to fight the fire. Upon arrival, crews discovered a home that was venting smoke and flames from its ro
  
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• Drastic change in weather expected for parts of Alberta

  02-05-2020 16:53
  
  A sharp change in weather is expected in parts of Alberta later this weekend. Early Saturday morning Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for areas across central Alberta, due to a complex weather system developing off the B.C. coast. The areas under the statement are as follows: ·         City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park ·         Drayton Valley - Devon - Rimbey - Pigeon L
  
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• Officials say efforts by Canadians to flatten the curve of COVID-19 are working

  02-05-2020 16:17
  
  Officials across Canada are delivering more optimistic messaging about COVID-19 as New Brunswick reported no active cases of the virus and Ontario pointed to a gradual downward curve today. The country's top medical official, Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians have been able to work together and are flattening the curve. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also spoke with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to share information about fighting the pandemic while protecting the economy.Newsletter s
  
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• 'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients

  02-05-2020 15:28
  
  Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan are among the provinces looking at or planning on creating smartphone apps that would track a user's whereabouts. Alberta is the first province to launch an app. Known as contact tracing, the apps track those who the user comes in to contact with, commonly by monitoring a device's Bluetooth signal.Newsle
  
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• Canadians 'expect things to get ugly,' think more pandemic aid needed: Nanos

  02-05-2020 15:00
  
  A majority of Canadians surveyed say more funding is needed for people and businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll. The Nanos Research poll, commissioned by CTV News, found that 60 per cent of respondents believe at least “somewhat more” financial aid is required before a return to normal. One in 10 Canadians said less aid is needed, while one in four said the right amount is already available. To date, the Canadian government has received more than seven mi
  
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• Damage reported as 5.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico

  02-05-2020 14:50
  
  A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near southern Puerto Rico on Saturday, briefly knocking out power and forcing the relocation of at least 50 families on an island where some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 5.6 miles (nine kilometres) near the city of Ponce and the towns of Guanica and Guayanilla, where hundreds of homes were destroyed by a quake in e
  
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• Yellowknife ticket holder wins Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot

  02-05-2020 14:40
  
  A Lotto Max player somewhere in Yellowknife has 55 million good reasons for checking their ticket this morning. Last night's $55 million jackpot was claimed by a single ticket sold in Yellowknife, according to the Western Canada Lottory Corporation . The runner-up prize of just over $1 million went to a lottery player in British Columbia. The draw also offered three Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each, but none were won.
  
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• 1 Houston police officer killed, 1 injured in helicopter crash

  02-05-2020 14:32
  
  A Houston police helicopter crashed early Saturday, killing one of the two officers on board and critically injuring the other, officials said. A pilot and tactical flight officer were aboard a police helicopter when it crashed at an apartment complex around 2 a.m. They were flown to a hospital where the tactical flight officer died, police Chief Art Acevedo said hours after the crash during a news conference where he was joined by the city's mayor, Sylvester Turner. The department later tweeted
  
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• Princess Charlotte photos released to mark her fifth birthday

  02-05-2020 14:15
  
  The Royal Family has released new photos of Princess Charlotte, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, delivering food to the vulnerable to mark her fifth birthday. The images, taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge, show Charlotte delivering food parcels to elderly people during the coronavirus pandemic in April. According to the Kensington Royal account, the photos were taken as the family packed and delivered food to isolated pensioners, and were released Friday ahead of her
  
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• Spaniards race out for first open-air exercise since mid-March

  02-05-2020 14:00
  
  Thousands of Spaniards woke early and laced up their sports shoes Saturday after a prohibition on outdoor exercise during the coronavirus pandemic ended after seven weeks. Morning people dressed in athletic wear poured into the streets at 6 a.m. to run, bike, and speed walk, with many taking extra care to loosen up atrophied muscles so a twisted ankle or pulled hamstring wouldn't spoil the rush of release. "I feel good, but tired. You sure notice that it has been a month, and I am not in shape,"
  
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• Spaniards pour out for 1st exercise in 7 weeks of lockdown

  02-05-2020 14:00
  
  Thousands of Spaniards woke up early on Saturday to lace up their running shoes for the first time in seven weeks after the government ended a prohibition on outdoor exercise. At 6 a.m. early risers poured into the streets dressed in athletic gear to run, bike, and speed walk, with many taking extra caution to loosen up atrophied muscles and avoid a twisted ankle that would ruin the joy of release. A few tried running with a face mask despite the difficulty it causes with breathing. The masks wi
  
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• Economic Recovery Task Force announces new partnership - Lethbridge News Now

  02-05-2020 13:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta RCMP investigating Innisfail motel homicide

  02-05-2020 05:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  On April 29 at 1:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call to help EMS with a man in medical distress at the Bluebird Motel.
  
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• Flames ink Wolf to three year deal

  02-05-2020 05:37
  
  The Flames announced Friday that they have signed goaltendeer Dustin Wolf to a three year entry level contract. Wolf, a native of the unlikely hockey hotspot of Tustin, California, is coming off a spectacular season with the Everett Silvertips of the WHL, where he compiled a 34-10-2 record, with a 1.88 goals against average and a .935 save percentage, while recording nine shutouts. For his efforts, Wolf was named a First Team All-Star and nominated for the WHL's Del Wilson Memorial trophy as the
  
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• Connor McDavid and other NHL players feel for top prospects in unusual draft year because of pandemic

  02-05-2020 05:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL postponed its draft and annual combine -- a crucial event where teams get to interview, poke and prod more than 100 of the sport's top prospects -- two weeks after the season was paused March 12 with 189 games left on the schedule.
  
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• Makeshift drive-in movies get another chance in central Alberta community

  02-05-2020 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The show will go on in a central Alberta hamlet where impromptu drive-in movies have been screened in a cafe's parking lot during the COVID-19 shutdown.
  
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• New assault weapon ban does little to target criminals: Alberta premier

  02-05-2020 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's premier said the ban is a punishment for law-abiding Canadians and does little to target criminals or those smuggling guns into the country from the United States.
  
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• City officials clarify position on parks, playgrounds, sports, camps amid provincial relaunch plan

  02-05-2020 02:46
  
  While Alberta’s Premier announced a bold vision Thursday to reopen the province in stages, Calgary’s mayor said there are still options to explore if some of the activities can reopen in this city. On Thursday’s briefing Jason Kenney announced a plan “to start a carefully controlled and staged approach to safely reopening Alberta's economy and society and getting Albertans back to work,” with Stage 1 taking effect as early as May 14. Admitting surprise at some of th
  
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• Mother and baby escape injury in crash between taxi cab and SUV

  02-05-2020 02:43
  
  Calgary police are investigating but say no one, including a mother and her baby, was seriously hurt in a crash Friday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 21 Avenue and 44 Street S.E. at about 4:45 p.m. for reports of a crash involving a taxi cab and Jeep Grand Cherokee. When police arrived, they found the taxi cab seriously damaged up against a tree. The SUV was also seriously damaged.An initial investigation shows the two vehicles collided in the intersection and the ca
  
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• A look at relaunch implications for Alberta’s health professionals

  02-05-2020 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Premier Jason Kenney announced his plan to gradually relaunch Alberta's economy, it listed previously restricted health-care providers as being among the first to be able to resume operations on May 4, but that date is proving to be problematic for some.
  
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• Floodwater receding in Fort McMurray leads to lifting of some evacuation orders

  02-05-2020 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The water is starting to recede from downtown Fort McMurray and evacuation orders for certain areas have been lifted. Dallas Flexhaug reports.
  
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• Alberta provincial parks reopen to vehicle traffic after COVID-19 restrictions

  02-05-2020 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Barriers have been removed at access points to provincial parks, allowing Albertans to use parking lots and staging areas on public lands after they were closed to limit the spread of the COVID-19. But as Blake Lough reports, the ease in restrictions also comes with a warning.
  
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• Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association needs donations amid COVID-19 pandemic

  02-05-2020 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association has been missing its clients since all sessions were halted due to COVID-19.
  
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• Legal action launched to stop Monday opening of Cargill meat plant in High River

  02-05-2020 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Along with on-site inspections, OHS is also investigating the circumstances of possible exposure of workers at the Cargill meat plant in High River.
  
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• City of Lethbridge prepares for next stages of COVID-19 - Global News

  02-05-2020 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Lethbridge prepares for next stages of COVID-19

  02-05-2020 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials are awaiting further details from the province on how reopening should proceed, but for now, the warning to residents remains clear: keep your distance and continue to follow health guidelines.
  
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• 80-year-old woman celebrated by hospital staff after recovering from COVID-19, pneumonia

  02-05-2020 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a powerful moment inside the Edmonton hospital, as a mother and daughter reunited.
  
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• Lloydminster businesses concerned about reopen delay

  02-05-2020 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lloydminster business owners have put reopening plans on ice as the city deals with a cluster of new COVID-19 cases. While entrepreneurs agree with a safety-first approach, some are concerned about being pushed to their financial limits.
  
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• Lethbridge golf courses scramble to open, meet public demand - Global News

  02-05-2020 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Lethbridge prepares for province-wide reopening

  02-05-2020 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  City officials are preparing Lethbridge residents after the province announced on Thursday that some services would tentatively reopen next week. Emily Olsen reports.
  
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• Lethbridge artist brightens up streets and hearts during COVID-19 pandemic

  02-05-2020 01:30
  
  A Lethbridge woman is using chalk art to help people stay connected amidst COVID-19 restrictions. Brittany Lewis’s colourful cartoon images are brightening up streets, and hearts, throughout the city. “It has always been my hope to provide positivity and smiles through my art,” said Lewis. “And I’m grateful for how people are embracing that.” Lewis is a mom and works full-time as an administrative assistant at the University of Lethbridge. She has also been &l
  
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• Lethbridge golf courses scramble to open, meet public demand

  02-05-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jae Maegaard with Paradise Canyon Golf Resort said the staff is just as excited as the public to get going with the season, but added they're still committed to ensuring the safety of all guests amid the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge golf courses scramble to open, meet public demand amid provincial changes

  02-05-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Maegaard said the staff at Paradise are just as excited as the public to get going with the season, but added they're still committed to ensuring the safety of all guests amid the pandemic.
  
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• Golfers rejoice as they get ready to hit the fairways

  02-05-2020 01:18
  
  At the Links Of Glen Eagles in Cochrane, the phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's Thursday anouncement that gave the green light for golf courses to open. Eager golfers want to book their tee time so they can search for those elusive birdies. Glen Eagles is part of the Play Golf Calgary group that also includes Serenity, Blue Devil and Heather Glen. Slade King is the C.O.O. Of Play Golf Calgary and he said all of their courses will open Saturday. “It was
  
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• Fort Macleod meat plant closing temporarily after COVID-19 case, town worried about spread

  02-05-2020 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bouvry Exports processes a variety of meats, including beef, bison, elk, and horse. Global news confirmed the positive COVID-19 case at the plant on April 30.
  
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