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• Shell, Pieridae to try again after Alberta Energy Regulator blocks licence transfers

  15-05-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two energy companies whose deal over aging assets in Alberta failed to win approval from the province's energy regulator over environmental concerns say they will try again.
  
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• Air Canada to cut over half of workforce amid COVID crisis: internal memo

  15-05-2020 23:07
  
  Over half of Air Canada's workforce will be subject to layoffs, according to an internal memo to employees obtained by CTV News. The letter, which was written by Air Canada Executive Vice-President of Operations Craig Landry and sent out on Friday, said the company will have to “reduce our overall workforce by approximately 50 to 60 percent for the foreseeable future, subject of course to recall rights." This means, he wrote, "we will still retain 40 to 50 percent of our employees to fly a
  
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• Canadian home sales fell to lowest level since 1984 in April - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 22:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian home sales fell to lowest level since 1984 in April  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Escape room business offers virtual playgrounds during the pandemic

  15-05-2020 22:12
  
  When your business model involves physically locking a group of people inside a room, it's a challenge when something like COVID-19 forces them to stay apart. However, a Calgary recreation business took the challenge head on and has adapted to get in line with the social distancing measures brought on by the coronavirus. The Locked Room used to offer games in physical environments, dropping groups of players inside small rooms and handing them puzzles to figure out and codes to crack in order to
  
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• Brooks group wins big on Lotto Max draw - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 21:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Brooks group wins big on Lotto Max draw  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘No one-size-fits-all solution’: How Ontario’s reopening differs from Quebec, Alberta

  15-05-2020 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A cautious approach underscores each province's reopening plans so far, but experts are uncertain about which strategies in dealing with the novel coronavirus are cautious enough.
  
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• Blue cart recycling diverted to landfills following COVID-19 outbreak at sorting facility

  15-05-2020 20:30
  
  The City of Calgary continues to collect blue carts from Calgary homes as well as depots but the items intended to be recycled are now landing in landfills. The decision to send recyclable material to landfills was made in response to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the Cascade Recycling sorting facility that prompted the temporary suspension of accepting recycling. According to the City of Calgary, recyclables collected from blue carts this week will not be recycled. Regular recycling proced
  
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• Waterton Lakes National Park says 'no' to long weekend visitors

  15-05-2020 20:18
  
  Parks Canada wants to remind all Albertans to steer clear of all national parks, national historic sites and conservation areas for the Victoria Day long weekend as COVID-19 restrictions are still in place. That includes anyone planning to make the drive to Waterton Lakes National Park. "All services and facilities such as campgrounds, the Visitor Centre, trailhead parking lots, playgrounds and picnic shelters remain closed, with the exception of the Firehall washroom in the townsite," officials
  
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• $60000 worth of fentanyl seized in Lethbridge Airbnb bust - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 20:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  $60000 worth of fentanyl seized in Lethbridge Airbnb bust  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 Calgary men accused of dealing fentanyl in Lethbridge - CTV News

  15-05-2020 20:01 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• 2 Calgary men accused of dealing fentanyl in Lethbridge

  15-05-2020 20:01
  
  Two Calgary men are facing charges after police in Lethbridge seized an estimated $60,000 worth of fentanyl. Members of the Lethbridge police Crime Suppression Team began an investigation into alleged drug activity at a home in 1600 block of 23rd Street S. Police said they believe two men had rented the home through Airbnb. A search warrant was obtained, and the subsequent raid netted 300 grams of fentanyl and more than $9,400 in cash. The drugs are estimated to have a street value of about $60,
  
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• COVID-19 brings changes to spring and summer services in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 20:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  COVID-19 brings changes to spring and summer services in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What businesses should keep in mind when reopening: Chamber - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 19:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  What businesses should keep in mind when reopening: Chamber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta health officials to provide COVID-19 update Friday afternoon

  15-05-2020 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in Alberta and the public health response Friday at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta allows outdoor gatherings of up to 50 people with physical distancing

  15-05-2020 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Friday that the mass gathering restriction in Alberta would be eased to allow groups of up to 50 people to gather, as long as they're outside and can maintain a two-metre buffer from one another and handwashing or sanitization is done.
  
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• Warrants issued for high-risk offender who allegedly pleasured himself while spying on girl

  15-05-2020 19:01
  
  The Calgary Police Service is on the hunt for a serial offender wanted in connection with at least three recent Peeping Tom incidents targeting children. On Thursday, officers were called to a home in the 4600 block of Hubalta Rd. S.E. after reports a man had been seen masturbating while peering into the bedroom of a 12-year-old girl. Police have identified the suspect as 34-year-old Keegan Spearchief and believe he is responsible for two similar incidents that occurred in April. Spearchief &mda
  
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• CBE releases busing fees for 2020-21 school year

  15-05-2020 19:01
  
  Calgary Board of Education has released its busing fee schedule for the 2020-21 school year, which will see students who live between 1.6 and 2.4 kilometres from their school charged $800 while students who live more than 2.4 kilometres away will pay $465. Specialized program students will pay the $465 and alternative program students will pay the $800 fee. Kindergarten students in half-day programs will be transported one-way only. "This means that students in the morning program will have tran
  
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• 1 dead, 24 Maple Leaf Foods employees infected with COVID-19 at Montreal plant

  15-05-2020 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The deceased worker was among dozens of Maple Leaf Foods employees with COVID-19 at seven different plants across its North American network.
  
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• Hinshaw reports 4 COVID-19 deaths; increases outdoor large gatherings to 50

  15-05-2020 18:49
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported four more deaths as a result of COVID-19 and 58 new cases Friday. Alberta has had a total of 125 deaths and 6,515 cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March. The four latest victims were residents of continuing care facilities in the Calgary Zone.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirus"Even while we begin to enter Stage 1 of our relaunch, let us remember
  
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• Final Alberta COVID-19 update of the week at 3:30 p.m.

  15-05-2020 18:49
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her final COVID-19 update ahead of the long weekend on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The chief medical officer of health reported 50 new cases of the coronavirus — bringing the total of active cases to 1,131 — and one more death on Thursday. Alberta has had a total of 6,457 cases and 121 deaths since the pandemic began in March. Active cases include 65 in hospital, with 10 of those in intensive care units.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is w
  
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• Alberta reports 4 deaths, 58 new cases of COVID-19

  15-05-2020 18:49
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported four more deaths as a result of COVID-19 and 58 new cases Friday. Alberta has had a total of 125 deaths and 6,515 cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began in March. The four latest victims were residents of continuing care facilities in the Calgary Zone.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirus"Even while we begin to enter Stage 1 of our relaunch, let us remember
  
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• Exercise can make the brain function at a level five years younger: U of C researchers

  15-05-2020 18:33
  
  Studies have shown that physically active women do better on cognitive tests but, until recently, there was no explanation for the improved results. Dr. Marc Poulin, professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine and Faculty of Kinesiology, led a ten-year study to come up with the answer. "What we found is the changes in blood flow to the brain helped explain the changes in cognition that we found," said Poulin. University researchers spent 10 years on the Brain in Mot
  
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• ‘People really loved him’: Family grieves after teen killed in Calgary hit-and-run

  15-05-2020 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family of Ibaad Yar confirmed to Global News the 15-year-old was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in northeast Calgary on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta Wine Ninjas spreading smiles to those in isolation

  15-05-2020 17:48
  
  They’re sneaky, they’re stealth, they number in the thousands and they have but a single mission — to spread smiles one wine bottle at a time. Women across different communities in Alberta are delivering surprise gifts to doorsteps in an effort to spread a little kindness amid the pandemic. "I love the positivity," said Shannon Stubbert, one of the people who came up with the idea. "It’s really uplifting in a time when things are really dark right now." The initiative sta
  
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• Brooks, Alta. group splits $1M Lotto Max prize

  15-05-2020 17:40
  
  Redemptor Progreso's friends thought he was joking when he called to say they'd won $1 million in the Lotto Max. Except, he wasn't kidding around. Progreso's group — which also includes Eden Babida, Jerrymar Badua, Wendell Belandres, Lourence Davis, Francis Domingo, Winston Go, Edgar Marzan, Joeven Nazarrea, Darwin Obosa, Joseph Pagdilao, Jeffrey Perlas, Rollie Rayray, Carlos Tabontabon, Alexis Tadeo, Edbert Ton, Arnel Viernes, and Rexie Rapisura — won the prize in the April 10 draw
  
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• Committee approves draft of conversion therapy ban bylaw, council vote slated for May 25

  15-05-2020 17:01
  
  The City of Calgary's community and protective services committee has unanimously approved a proposed bylaw that would ban conversion therapy. The bylaw's approval is now in the hands of city council. In February, council voted unanimously in favour of prohibiting conversion therapy — an effort to make LGBTQ people conform and adopt heterosexual tendencies — in Calgary. The committee drafted a proposed bylaw banning the practice and leading to fines for anyone found to be advertising
  
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• Calgary man wins $1M Lotto 6/49 prize

  15-05-2020 16:01
  
  At first, Nazar Yousif wasn't sure his $1 million-winning Lotto 6/49 ticket was legit. So the Calgarian double checked it on his mobile app. Then he triple checked it. Then he checked it a few more times, just to make sure. “It must have been at least 10 times,” he said. “I never win, I just couldn’t believe it." Saying that becoming the city's newest millionaire "feels nice," Yousif bought the quick pick winner at a 7-Eleven in the 1000 block of New Brighton Drive S.E. W
  
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• German cafe gives customers pool noodle-hats to ensure they remain physically distant

  15-05-2020 15:49
  
  As Germany loosens its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and restaurants begin opening their doors to customers again, one cafe came up with a light-hearted way to ensure their patrons remain a safe distance from each other. Cafe Rothe, located in the city of Schwerin, handed out hats with pool noodles affixed to them so their customers wouldn’t be able to get too close to each other while they sipped their coffees on the patio.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxIn a
  
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• City launches back lane rehabilitation program - Lethbridge News Now

  15-05-2020 15:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City launches back lane rehabilitation program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge MP challenging federal government crackdown on COVID-19... - Todayville.com

  15-05-2020 15:22 via todayville.com
  
  Lethbridge MP challenging federal government crackdown on COVID-19...  Todayville.com
  
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• 3 injured in separate northeast shootings

  15-05-2020 15:01
  
  The Calgary Police Service is investigating a pair of early morning shootings — one in Rundle and one in Thorncliffe — that sent a total of three people to hospital. Emergency crews were called to the 500 block of Rundleville Pl. N.E. shortly before 5 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Two people — ages and gender not released — suffering from gunshot wounds were transported by ambulance to hospital in stable condition with injuries not considered to be life threatenin
  
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• Vegas-Reno highway cracked, closed after 6.5 quake in Nevada

  15-05-2020 14:20
  
  The main highway between Las Vegas and Reno was damaged and closed early Friday following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area of Nevada that a researcher called the largest quake in the state in 65 years. No injuries were reported, but Nevada Highway Patrol photos showed cracks on U.S. 95 that Trooper Hannah DeGoey said were caused by the temblor a little after 4 a.m. west of Tonopah. Crews were working to reopen the highway, DeGoey said. The area is an active seismic region, said Graham
  
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• 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes in western Nevada

  15-05-2020 14:20
  
  Authorities in western Nevada checked for possible highway damage following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area early Friday. The U.S. Geological Service reported the the temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles (56 kilometres) west of Tonopah and just east of the Sierra Nevada range. The quake was upgraded after being initially reported at 6.4-magnitude. The initial quake struck about 4.7 miles (7.6 kilometres) deep, the USGS said, and dozens of aftershocks were recorded in the
  
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• Reopened stores putting returned items in quarantine before re-shelving due to coronavirus

  15-05-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Returned items brought back to local stores may sit for days in quarantine before being placed back on shelves due to coronavirus concerns.
  
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• PM Trudeau to offer more detail on wage subsidy extension, aid for medical research

  15-05-2020 10:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to unveil more details of the promised extension of the 75 per cent wage subsidy program, and new funding for medical researchers whose work is unrelated to COVID-19 but has been impacted by the pandemic. A week ago, shortly after the latest national jobs numbers showed Canada had experienced record-high job losses for two months running, Trudeau said the subsidy program would be extended past June 6, but no further details have been provided.  The
  
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• PM says wage subsidy being extended to end of August, eligibility expanding

  15-05-2020 10:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 75 per cent federal wage subsidy program is being expanded by three months, to the end of August. The federal government is also expanding the eligibility for the financial aid program, and is committing $450 million towards temporary wage assistance for medical researchers whose work is unrelated to COVID-19 but has been impacted by the pandemic. A week ago, shortly after the latest national jobs numbers showed Canada had experienced record-high job losses
  
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• PM says wage subsidy being extended to end of August

  15-05-2020 10:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 75 per cent federal wage subsidy program is being expanded by three months, to the end of August. The federal government is also expanding the eligibility for the financial aid program, and is committing $450 million towards temporary wage assistance for medical researchers whose work is unrelated to COVID-19 but has been impacted by the pandemic. A week ago, shortly after the latest national jobs numbers showed Canada had experienced record-high job losses
  
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• Feds to subsidize wages through the summer, PM says

  15-05-2020 10:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 75 per cent federal wage subsidy program is being expanded by three months, to the end of August to assist employers as they look to reopen their businesses. The federal government is also expanding the eligibility for the financial aid program, and is committing $450 million towards temporary wage assistance for medical researchers whose work is unrelated to COVID-19 but has been impacted by the pandemic. A week ago, shortly after the latest national jobs
  
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• Calgary city council to debate bylaw banning conversion therapy

  15-05-2020 06:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary's community services committee voted unanimously Thursday night to approve the conversion therapy ban bylaw, meaning the final decision will now be put to city council.
  
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• Beaumont residents concerned after gunshots leave bulletholes in their homes, RCMP say shooter meant no harm

  15-05-2020 06:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say they believe a shooter didn't mean any harm and for now they are not laying charges after six homes in Beaumont, Alta., were hit when gunshots rang out at around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Reopening draws smiles from customers and Lethbridge business owners - CTV News

  15-05-2020 05:30 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Reopening draws smiles from customers and Lethbridge business owners  CTV News
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta universities look to mostly online courses for fall semester

  15-05-2020 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta universities are already preparing students for the reality of mostly online courses again in the fall.
  
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• 'Please stay home': Town locals across Canada urge tourists not to visit this long weekend

  15-05-2020 04:11
  
  In the lakeside community of Port Dover, Ont., locals have a message for anyone thinking of travelling there this holiday weekend: don’t. Resident Shelley Barron told CTV News that she is “begging them to please stay home.” “Just this while longer, let us get over it,” she said. Barron’s 76-year-old husband, Don, has health problems, and she’s worried that as the temperature warms up, more tourists could descend on her community -- tourists who may carry
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: May 14

  15-05-2020 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday, May 14, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• High River, Alta., relaunch sees salons busy, dine-in service slow

  15-05-2020 03:05
  
  Getting your hair cut at this High River salon means you have to don a mask while your chair will be surrounded by plastic shower curtains to separate you from others. It’s the new reality of operating a business able to open as part of Alberta’s stage one relaunch. While hair salons and dine-in service within Calgary’s city limits are not allowed until at least May 25, outlying communities were allowed to offer the services. But reopening comes with strict guidelines to ensure
  
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• Okotoks reopens amid provincial relaunch, Calgarians urged not to visit

  15-05-2020 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Okotoks has begun the first phase of reopening, but Calgary's mayor doesn't want to see Calgarians making the trek to the city's bedroom communities.
  
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• ‘HALO is on life-support’: Medicine Hat-based air ambulance program sounds alarm to province

  15-05-2020 02:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  HALO Air Ambulance is sounding the alarm on the future of its southern Alberta medevac program, issuing a funding plea to the Alberta government.
  
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• Lethbridge grocery store thankful for community support on heels of fire - CTV News

  15-05-2020 02:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge grocery store thankful for community support on heels of fire  CTV News
  
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• Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs repeat call for minister’s resignation as gov’t pact signed

  15-05-2020 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The virtual signing ceremony saw the hereditary chiefs and government ministers witness each other signing the document through Zoom, as travel has been restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Possibly moving young offenders from Edmonton to Calgary during pandemic ‘doesn’t make sense’: Union

  15-05-2020 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government of Alberta said it's exploring possibilities for having to detain people who refuse to comply with self-isolation orders.
  
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