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• Calgary Second World War veteran looks back at Victory in Europe Day

  08-05-2020 23:54
  
  A former Calgary soldier who served in Europe during the Second World War says he doesn't remember anything special about May, 8, 1945 — the day Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Leonard Corbett was just 19-years-old when he enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his two years as a private, he saw action in Italy, France and the Netherlands. According to his Veterans Affairs Canada biography, in 1944 in Anzio Italy, Corbett joined the First Special Service Force (FSSF), a jo
  
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• 10 cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Amazon Fulfillment Centre near Calgary

  08-05-2020 23:54
  
  Alberta Health says 10 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Amazon Fulfillment Centre in Balzac. Officials first reported the outbreak at the facility last week after five cases of the illness were discovered in workers. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said at the time that it was not yet clear if all the reported cases came from one exposure to COVID-19. She added a full investigation, including determining any close contacts of the infected workers, is und
  
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• Inmate at Calgary Remand Centre tests positive for COVID-19

  08-05-2020 23:46
  
  Health officials say an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer, shared news of the case during her daily update Friday. She said steps are being taken to contain the infection and prevent further cases. This is the first case of coronavirus at a correctional facility in Alberta. This is developing story and we will have more details as they become available...
  
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• Inmate at Calgary Remand Centre tests positive for COVID-19: Hinshaw

  08-05-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health confirmed Friday that an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 23:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary artists pivot towards performance on your lawn for Mother's Day

  08-05-2020 23:16
  
  Despite the gradual reopening of the Alberta economy, members of the arts community are struggling to find creative outlets, and income, to make ends meet. Not so for HireHeelsYYC. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the group of drag queen performers is bringing the show to their customers. Right to their front lawns, in fact. “When COVID hit, we had a great idea from a friend to perform for her mom for Mother’s Day, and we thought: wow, maybe we could make money doing this,&rdquo
  
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• Calgary artists pivot towards performance in your yard for Mother's Day

  08-05-2020 23:16
  
  Despite the gradual reopening of the Alberta economy, members of the arts community are struggling to find creative outlets, and income, to make ends meet. Not so for HireHeelsYYC. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the group of drag queen performers is bringing the show to their customers. Right to their front lawns, in fact. “When COVID hit, we had a great idea from a friend to perform for her mom for Mother’s Day, and we thought: wow, maybe we could make money doing this,&rdquo
  
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• Calgary artists pivot toward performance on your lawn for Mother's Day

  08-05-2020 23:16
  
  Despite the gradual reopening of the Alberta economy, members of the arts community are struggling to find creative outlets, and income, to make ends meet. Not so for HireHeelsYYC. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the group of drag queen performers is bringing the show to their customers. Right to their front lawns, in fact. “When COVID hit, we had a great idea from a friend to perform for her mom for Mother’s Day, and we thought: wow, maybe we could make money doing this,&rdquo
  
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• Kenney says changes coming to doctor pay in Alberta post COVID-19 pandemic

  08-05-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta has recently been adding or restoring millions of dollars in pay to its physicians, Premier Jason Kenney says things will have to change once the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
  
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• Democracy sidestepped in ban on assault-style firearms, say Conservative MPs in B.C. Interior

  08-05-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We have a lot of firearms groups and hunters that are legitimately questioning why certain guns are on there and why certain ones are not,” said one B.C. MP.
  
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• CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 23:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 people - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 23:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 people  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mom and pop businesses struggle to hang on as economy sets to reopen

  08-05-2020 22:46
  
  La Brezza Ristorante in Bridgeland is just one of many Calgary businesses hoping to survive the financial hit during the pandemic. This isn’t the first obstacle owner Filomena Abdi has had to overcome. Her husband Marco was the face of the restaurant for 28 years before he suddenly passed away from cancer in 2015. "I had one week off and I was here learning the business which I never ran in my life," said Abdi. Now, Abdi has to fight to save the restaurant during the pandemic. For the safe
  
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• Employer Wage Subsidy to be extended past June - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 22:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Employer Wage Subsidy to be extended past June  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coronavirus: Calgary business charged with price gouging, Service Alberta says

  08-05-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Service Alberta said CCA Logistics Ltd. ignored an order to "stop charging exorbitant prices for several consumer products."
  
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• Province commits $147M to victims of northern Alberta floods

  08-05-2020 22:29
  
  The government of Alberta pledged $147 million to help northern Albertans recover and rebuild from devastating, once-in-a-generation spring floods. This is a breaking news update. Original story follows... The province will announce funding Friday to help victims of once-in-a-generation flooding in northern Alberta recover and rebuild. Premier Jason Kenney, Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu and local MLAs will reveal the financial supports in a 2:30 p.m. news conference. Northern communitie
  
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• Alberta to announce disaster relief funding for flood victims

  08-05-2020 22:29
  
  The province will announce funding Friday to help victims of once-in-a-generation flooding in northern Alberta recover and rebuild. Premier Jason Kenney, Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu and local MLAs will reveal the financial supports in a 2:30 p.m. news conference. Northern communities like Fort McMurray and Fort Vermilion are picking up the pieces after ice jams caused the Athabasca, Clearwater and Peace rivers to overflow. Large swaths of downtown Fort McMurray, population 66,573, wer
  
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• 5 charged in connection with drug trafficking operation in Foremost, Alta.

  08-05-2020 22:10
  
  Foremost RCMP say charges have been laid against five people after an investigation into drug activity at a home discovered a significant quantity of drugs and a firearm. Officials say they were called to a home on First Avenue in Foremost at 10:15 a.m. on May 6 after they received a complaint that a number of people had broken in and caused damage. Foremost is about 300 kilometres southeast of Calgary. Police attended the scene and arrested five individuals and seized stolen property, a firearm
  
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• 5 charged in connection with drug trafficking in Foremost, Alta.

  08-05-2020 22:10
  
  Foremost RCMP say charges have been laid against five people after an investigation into drug activity at a home discovered a significant quantity of drugs and a firearm. Officials say they were called to a home on First Avenue in Foremost at 10:15 a.m. on May 6 after they received a complaint that a number of people had broken in and caused damage. Foremost is about 300 kilometres southeast of Calgary. Police attended the scene and arrested five individuals and seized stolen property, a firearm
  
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• Distinctive, easily identifiable clothing of Lululemon break-in suspect ill-gotten: police

  08-05-2020 22:09
  
  The hoodie a suspect was wearing during a recent break-in at a southwest clothing store appeared to be a significant clue but investigators have determined the shirt was not on the back of its original owner. In the overnight hours of April 26, two men gained access to the Lululemon store in the 2300 block of Fourth Street S.W. and stole merchandise worth an estimated $200,000. Surveillance cameras captured the two suspects, one of whom was wearing a black hoodie emblazoned with an amateur sport
  
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• Calgary business charged for price gouging during COVID-19 pandemic

  08-05-2020 22:07
  
  A Calgary business has been charged for price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move follows a probe launched in April by the Service Alberta consumer investigations unit (CIU) after receiving an anonymous tip. An investigator went to CCA Logistics Ltd. (Newsway) on April 1, where they say they found several pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) for sale at grossly inflated prices. Examples included:3M masks - $120 (400 per cent markup) Hand sanitizer - $39 (200 per cent markup)
  
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• Province approves disaster funding for northern Alberta residents affected by floods

  08-05-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government has approved funding for residents who are rebuilding from damages caused by flooding in northern Alberta.
  
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• Province announces $147M in disaster funding for northern Alberta residents affected by floods

  08-05-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government has approved $147 million in funding for residents who are rebuilding from damages caused by flooding in northern Alberta.
  
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• Calgary business charged with price gouging PPE and sanitization supplies - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 21:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Calgary business charged with price gouging PPE and sanitization supplies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senators: 'Options' coming for ticktholders as NHL season remains on pause - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 21:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Senators: 'Options' coming for ticktholders as NHL season remains on pause  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Expert offers a COVID-19 action plan for small Edmonton businesses

  08-05-2020 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kim Drever, MNP's regional tax leader for the Edmonton region, offers some practical advice for small business owners.
  
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• Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 21:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Small businesses concerned over new COVID-19 rules when they reopen: CFIB

  08-05-2020 21:22
  
  More than half of Alberta's small business owners are concerned about how their operations will be changing once they reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says. The survey, from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), says small business owners are very concerned about a number of issues once they are allowed to open their doors once more. Top of the list is social distancing (56 per cent) followed closely by understanding the rules (54 per cent) and making their custo
  
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• Family rock finds its way home to Calgary man after 50 years

  08-05-2020 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A rock engraved with the names of a Calgary family has returned to its owner more than 50 years later, thanks to a seven-year-old boy's discovery. 
  
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• Mother of 3 grizzly cubs brought to the Calgary Zoo was shot after charging group of hunters

  08-05-2020 21:04
  
  The mother of three grizzly cubs brought to the Calgary Zoo this week was shot and killed by a group of hunters after charging at them in the Porcupine Hills area of southern Alberta, officials said Friday. The incident happened April 26 and the cubs were brought to the zoo earlier this week. Porcupine Hills is a popular wilderness area about 150 kilometres southwest of Calgary. "The bear spotted the hunters when they were 50 yards away, and charged, closing distance in an aggressive manner," a
  
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• Ottawa police seek exam answers following alleged paper pilfering - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 20:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ottawa police seek exam answers following alleged paper pilfering  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pleasant surprise for Catholic Central High School valedictorian - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 20:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pleasant surprise for Catholic Central High School valedictorian  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Group of Alberta doctors writes open letter about ‘substandard,’ ‘inadequate’ PPE masks

  08-05-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of Alberta physicians is voicing "grave concerns... about the safety and efficacy" of the disposable face masks they're being provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• PBS docu-series 'Asian Americans' more timely amid pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 20:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  PBS docu-series 'Asian Americans' more timely amid pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge County sets 2020 property tax rates & delays for tax penalties - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 20:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County sets 2020 property tax rates & delays for tax penalties  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Outside police agency to investigate Lethbridge police Stormtrooper incident

  08-05-2020 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  An outside police agency is to investigate the actions of officers who forced a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars" Stormtrooper costume to the ground in southern Alberta.
  
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• 3 homes raided, 5 charged, during separate Lethbridge drug and stolen property investigations

  08-05-2020 19:39
  
  Four Lethbridge residents and a Toronto man face charges after officers searched three homes this week in connection with unrelated investigations into the drug trade and property theft. According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, a search warrant was executed at a home in the 900 block of 12th Street S on Wednesday. The search of the residence resulted in the seizure of:30 grams of suspected carfentanil (estimated street value $5,800) Xanax pills Drug paraphernalia Stolen credit cards Mul
  
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• Medicine Hat police to investigate Lethbridge incident involving stormtrooper and fake gun

  08-05-2020 19:36
  
  An outside agency will be tasked with investigating the actions of Lethbridge police officers involved in a firearms complaint that saw a woman dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars injured. Police were called to the 500 block of 13th Avenue about 11 a.m. on May 4 for reports that someone in a Stormtrooper costume was carrying a firearm. Police arrived and determined the gun to be a fake and the woman in costume to be an employee of a nearby Star Wars-themed bar. The woman was not charged and
  
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• Medicine Hat police to investigate Lethbridge, Alta., incident involving stormtrooper and fake gun

  08-05-2020 19:36
  
  An outside agency will be tasked with investigating the actions of Lethbridge police officers involved in a firearms complaint that saw a woman dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars injured. Police were called to the 500 block of 13th Avenue about 11 a.m. on May 4 for reports that someone in a stormtrooper costume was carrying a firearm. Police arrived and determined the gun to be a fake and the woman in costume to be an employee of a nearby Star Wars-themed bar. The woman was not charged and
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Sombre milestones, more recoveries than active cases and Friday update at 3:30 p.m.

  08-05-2020 19:16
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give this week's final COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. Alberta started this week with a "sombre milestone," surpassing 100 deaths connected to the coronavirus on Monday. However that same day Hinshaw reported more recovered than active cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began — a trend that has carried throughout the week. Alberta surpassed the 6,000-case mark Thursday, with 3,809 recovered and 2,094 active. The death toll is at 114.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta b
  
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• Alberta surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 recoveries

  08-05-2020 19:16
  
  The number of recovered cases of COVID-19 in Alberta continued to climb on Friday as they surpassed the 4,000 mark. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who reported 81 new cases of the disease in her daily update, says there are 4,020 recovered and 1,963 active cases. A woman in her 80s in a Calgary Zone continuing care home died after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 115. "I struggle every day when reporting this number to not have it blend in as just another statistic," Hinshaw said. "It
  
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• U of C researchers develop new method to test for COVID-19

  08-05-2020 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials said the new method is still undergoing further research, but has proven to provide results within 30 minutes without the need for high-tech equipment.
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to update COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon

  08-05-2020 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide the province's daily update on COVID-19 at 3:30 p.m. Friday. 
  
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• Gun owners say federal assault weapons ban filled with holes, legal challenges coming

  08-05-2020 18:54
  
  The federal government's assault weapons ban, announced last week, is loaded with sloppy language and strange omissions say some gun owners and dealers. The ban, which was announced in response to the recent Nova Scotia shooting rampage, prohibits the use or sale of hundreds of different semi-automatic rifles and some large calibre guns as well. Jason Smith, who ranches near Eckville, says until last week’s ban he carried a semi-automatic rifle in his tractor or his truck every day to keep
  
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• Medicine Hat Police Service leads investigation on stormtrooper arrest in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 18:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Medicine Hat Police Service leads investigation on stormtrooper arrest in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLethbridge-Medicine Hat region sheds 7,600 jobs in April  Global NewsMedicine Hat police to investigate Lethbridge, Alta., incident involving stormtrooper and fake gun  CTV NewsMedicine Hat police to investigate officers involved in Lethbridge stormtrooper incident  Calgary HeraldLethbridge stormtrooper takedown now to be investigated by external police
  
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• Hurricanes G.M. named WHL Executive of the Year - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes G.M. named WHL Executive of the Year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian amateur sport to receive $72 million in pandemic relief money - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 18:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian amateur sport to receive $72 million in pandemic relief money  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dog taken from Chestermere foster home by people claiming to have adopted the animal

  08-05-2020 18:00
  
  A dog brought to the Calgary area after being rescued in Texas has gone missing from its foster home. Wera — believed to be a four-year-old terrier cross — was living with a foster family in Chestermere when someone contacted them claiming to be the dog's new adoptive owners and took her. But Calgary-based Barc's Rescue, which also operates in Cranbrook, B.C., says there was no such arrangement and they were later contacted by someone claiming to have the dog who asked for $500 to re
  
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• Winnipeg-born NHL player Brendan Leipsic’s contract terminated by Washington Capitals

  08-05-2020 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Washington Capitals announced in a statement Friday morning that Brendan Leipsic has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract.
  
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• Lethbridge College announces plans for Fall semester - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2020 17:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College announces plans for Fall semester  Lethbridge News Now
  
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