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• Alberta records 57 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 1 additional death

  17-05-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province recorded another 57 COVID-19 cases in Alberta and one additional death on Sunday.
  
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• 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death reported Sunday in Alberta

  17-05-2020 23:11
  
  Alberta reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and an additional death. In total, 127 people have now died in Alberta. There are a total of 1,064 active cases in the province and 5,453 Albertans have recovered. The case breakdown by region is as follows:856 active cases and 3,621 recovered cases in the Calgary zone 112 active cases and 1,086 recovered cases in the South zone 60 active cases and 446 recovered cases in the Edmonton zone 18 active cases and 196 recovered cases in the North zon
  
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• Canadian Forces Snowbird crashes in Kamloops - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2020 23:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian Forces Snowbird crashes in Kamloops  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus

  17-05-2020 23:01
  
  A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water. Photos posted on social media by the St. Ambrose Church show the Rev. Tim Pelc shooting water into a car window as it stopped by the steps of the church on Easter. He wore a mask, face shield and rubber gloves as further precautions against spreading the coronavirus. The photos of the priest at the church in
  
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• Calgary Mucho Burrito employee went to work with COVID-19, AHS says

  17-05-2020 23:00
  
  Alberta Heath Services (AHS) has ordered a Mexican food restaurant in the southeast community of Acadia closed after a worker diagnosed with COVID-19 was found to have been working there. Health officials discovered the worker, who had been ordered to self-isolate by medical professionals, on site in the food preparation area of the Mucho Burrito restaurant located at 130-9825 Fairmount Dr. S.E. on May 15. Furthermore, inspectors found the business owners were not properly following proper COVID
  
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• 2 Arizona residents, plus 14 dogs destined for Calgary-area shelter, killed in Idaho crash

  17-05-2020 22:13
  
  Officials say two people from Arizona, along with 14 dogs they were taking to an animal rescue organization north of Calgary, have died in a crash in Idaho. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Interstate 15, just west of Shelley, Idaho, Friday morning. State police say the truck was heading north when it lost control and went off the road. It crashed into the median, then struck an embankment.(Supplied/Idaho State Police) The vehicle was loaded with 48 dogs in kennels that were being del
  
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• Canadian Hockey League settles class-action lawsuit over paying players minimum wage

  17-05-2020 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CHL will pay out $30 million by Oct. 20, 2020, according to the settlement agreement.
  
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• Snowbirds team member killed in Kamloops, B.C. crash identified

  17-05-2020 21:30
  
  One member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has died and another has sustained serious injuries after their plane crashed in Kamloops, B.C., while on a cross-country tour. CTV News has confirmed that Capt. Jennifer Casey has been identified as the Snowbirds team member killed in the crash. According to the Snowbirds website, Casey is originally from Halifax, N.S. and joined the Canadian Forces in 2014 following a career in journalism. She joined the Snowbirds in 2018. The Royal Canadian Air Forc
  
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• Snowbirds plane crashes near Kamloops, B.C.

  17-05-2020 21:30
  
  A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane has crashed in Kamloops, B.C. CTV News Vancouver Island has confirmed that one of the planes crashed just before noon, Sunday. The Snowbirds flew into British Columbia for their western leg of Operation Inspiration and were heading to Vancouver Island. A witness from the scene says the crash happened on Glenview Road and a home nearby was engulfed in flames. There is no official word on the condition of the pilot. “We know some areas are starting to clear
  
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• Snowbirds plane crashes after taking off in Kamloops, B.C.

  17-05-2020 21:30
  
  A Canadian Forces Snowbirds flight turned tragically wrong on Sunday. Witnesses watched as a plane nosedived and crashed in Kamloops. CTV News Vancouver Island has confirmed with witnesses at the scene that one of the Snowbirds pilots crashed on Sunday just before noon. “I heard these two huge bangs and all of a sudden up in the sky there was a dark black circle of smoke,” said Kerri Turatus. She was driving nearby and drove to Glenview Road, where the crash happened. “It was r
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after Snowbirds plane crashes in Kamloops, B.C.

  17-05-2020 21:30
  
  One member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has died and another has sustained serious injuries after their plane crashed in Kamloops, B.C., while on a cross-country tour. The Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed the fatality in a tweet Sunday afternoon.It is with heavy hearts that we announce that one member of the CF Snowbirds team has died and one has sustained serious injuries. We can confirm that we have contacted all primary family members of those involved. More information will be communic
  
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• Suspects sought in connection with fight near Lethbridge park - CTV News

  17-05-2020 21:28 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Suspects sought in connection with fight near Lethbridge park  CTV News
  
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• Lethbridge police seek information on fight near Galt Gardens

  17-05-2020 21:28
  
  Investigators in Lethbridge are looking for anyone with information about an incident that occurred Friday night to come forward. Police say they were called to respond to a fight involving a group of people in the 300 block of Fifth Street S., near Galt Gardens, at 8:07 p.m. on May 15. Officers arrived a few minutes later, but the fight had already been broken up and the parties involved had dispersed to other areas in the park and surrounding neighbourhood. After speaking with the complainant,
  
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• See China's COVID-19 contact tracing system in action

  17-05-2020 21:11
  
  Walk up to the store. Open an app on your phone. Scan a QR code outside the entrance. Wait for your temperature to be taken. Get the OK. Enter the store. Make your purchase. Leave the store. Open the app again. Scan another QR code. Head home. This is how contact tracing works in Wuhan, China.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxThe system can be seen in action in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday by an anonymous British man living in Wuhan.Track & Trace! How do the
  
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• Calgary girl, 6, needs $330K USD for life-changing brain cancer treatment

  17-05-2020 20:49
  
  Last year was supposed to be the best summer ever for Arya McDougall-MacLaine and her family before symptoms of her brain cancer returned, now she’s preparing to join a trial treatment at the end of this summer, in hopes it will extend her young life. Trouble is, the six-year-old’s family needs $300,000 USD up front in a trust fund as a contingency for Seattle Children’s Hospital, host of the trial. “It’s the most promising thing that there is at the moment,”
  
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• Does singing spread coronavirus? Choir outbreaks raise concerns

  17-05-2020 19:37
  
  Experts say coronavirus outbreaks at choirs across the U.S. and Europe, despite physical distancing measures, reinforce how far COVID-19 respiratory droplets can travel, especially when singing. U.S. health officials studying how a COVID-19 outbreak managed to occur among members of a Washington state choir in early March found that droplets released during singing may have spread the virus. According to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 52 members of th
  
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• Chinese consulate blasts Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism

  17-05-2020 19:15
  
  The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus. In a scathing statement posted on its website Saturday, the consulate accused Kenney of wilfully ignoring the “facts” in an effort to appease U.S. President Donald Trump with anti-China rhetoric. The consulate appears to be responding to a story by The Canadian Press published by the Calgary Herald last Thursday a
  
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• Start your engines: NASCAR roaring back during pandemic

  17-05-2020 19:00
  
  Ready or not, NASCAR is back, but without fans, flyovers or commercialism. Darlington Raceway opened its 70-year-old gates so engines in the stock car series could roar again and the revenue flow would resume. NASCAR's return started Sunday morning as teams began filing into Darlington at designated arrival times. A checkpoint at the gate allowed pre-approved personnel into the infield after a health screening. There is no exiting once inside NASCAR's designated footprint, all part of a meticulo
  
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• European leaders are blunt: A vaccine won't come soon enough

  17-05-2020 18:54
  
  In separate, stark warnings, two major European leaders bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by the development of a vaccine. The comments by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came governments worldwide and many U.S. states struggled with restarting economies blindsided by the pandemic. With 36 million newly unemployed in the U.S. alone, economic pressures are building eve
  
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• Outdoor-only experience awaits visitors as Calgary Zoo plans reopening

  17-05-2020 18:51
  
  One of the city's premier attractions is aiming to reopen this week, but visitors will need to abide by a number of new rules because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary Zoo has announced a new outdoor Zooventure, which invites people to explore the facilities outdoor exhibits such as the Canadian Wilds, the African Savannah, the Dorothy Harvie Gardens, Prehistoric Park as well as the zoo's animals from East Asia such as the Japanese macaques, red pandas and Amur tigers. There are some changes
  
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• Calgary police and Alberta RCMP out in force catching speeders

  17-05-2020 17:57
  
  Now that a few of the rules regarding the COVID-19 pandemic have been loosened, many people are eager to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Alberta authorities have found some people are a little too eager. Calgary police tell CTV News that within the span of one hour on Saturday, they pulled over 30 drivers who were breaking the speed limit along a stretch of Country Hills Boulevard. More than 20 others were also given speeding tickets along a section of the QEII Highway north of Calgary by Albert
  
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• U.S. border authority reports 2 big drug seizures from Canada in 3 days

  17-05-2020 17:19
  
  Two alleged attempts to smuggle large amounts of drugs from Canada into the U.S. were foiled within three days, American border officials say. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US$3 million worth of cocaine was found May 9 after a truck was stopped for inspection at the Peace Arch Border Crossing, which links Surrey, B.C. and Blaine, Wash. The border authority alleges that the truck contained five duffel bags that held approximately 60 kilograms of cocaine. The truck driver,
  
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• U.S. authorities report 2 big drug seizures at Canadian border in 3 days

  17-05-2020 17:19
  
  Two alleged attempts to smuggle large amounts of drugs between Canada and the U.S. were foiled within three days, American border officials say. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US$3 million worth of cocaine was found May 9 after a truck was stopped for inspection at the Peace Arch Border Crossing, which links Surrey, B.C. and Blaine, Wash. The border authority alleges that the truck contained five duffel bags that held approximately 60 kilograms of cocaine. The truck drive
  
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• Youth more concerned about health of others than their own amid pandemic: StatCan

  17-05-2020 16:11
  
  Canadian youth say they are more concerned about the health of others than their own amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results from Statistics Canada. The survey released Friday found that approximately 87 per cent of youth aged 15 to 30 years are very or extremely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the health of vulnerable people. In contrast, only about 21 per cent of those surveyed said they were concerned about their own health. In addition, about 86 per cent of resp
  
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• U.S. military's mystery space plane rockets back toward orbit

  17-05-2020 15:30
  
  The U.S. military's mystery space plane rocketed into orbit again Sunday, this time with an extra load of science experiments. It's the sixth flight of an X-37B, a solar-powered plane that's flown by remote control without a crew. Officials aren't saying how long the spacecraft will remain in orbit this time or the purpose of the mission. But a senior vice-president for X-37B developer Boeing, Jim Chilton, noted each mission has been progressively longer. The previous mission lasted a record two
  
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• Cottage country makes for tricky territory on Victoria Day weekend

  17-05-2020 14:46
  
  Life looks to stay fairly quiet in Canada's cottage country this Victoria Day long weekend. The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the traditional influx of urbanites in many resort towns for the first big cottage weekend of the year, with some provinces barring pilgrimages to the lake altogether. Local officials say seasonal visitors have for the most part respected precautions to keep year-round residents safe, but recognize the restrictions on May Two-Four festivities could forbore a tough summer f
  
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• Officials: Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in home

  17-05-2020 14:12
  
  The Chinese ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israel's Foreign Ministry said. No cause of death was given and Israeli police said it was investigating. Du Wei, 58, was appointed envoy in February in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. He previously served as China's envoy to Ukraine. He is survived by a wife and son, both of whom were not in Israel. Israel enjoys good relations with China. The ambassador's death comes just two days after he condemned
  
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• Tropical Storm Arthur inches closer to U.S. East Coast

  17-05-2020 13:42
  
  Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North Carolina coast. Arthur formed off the coast of Florida on Saturday, making it the sixth straight year for a named storm to develop before the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning for North Carolina's Outer Banks on Sunday. At 11 a.m.
  
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• More provinces preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions

  17-05-2020 13:21
  
  Justin Trudeau will take a break today and tomorrow from his COVID-19 briefings to spend some long weekend time with his family at the Harrington Lake prime ministerial retreat in Gatineau, Que. The briefings will resume on Tuesday as some provinces begin loosening restrictions that have locked down their economies for two months to try to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ontario will enter its first stage of reopening on May 19 by lifting restrictions on certain retail businesses and t
  
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• Calls mount for auto approval of veterans' disability claims amid COVID-19

  17-05-2020 13:21
  
  Frustration is growing within Canada's veterans' community as many disabled ex-soldiers continue to wait for federal support and benefits even as the government rushes to approve millions of claims for assistance related to COVID-19. Veterans and their advocates have been calling for Ottawa to automatically approve roughly 44,000 claims that have been sitting in the backlog at Veterans Affairs Canada, a request that the federal government has so far rejected. Yet many are now questioning why the
  
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• Scheer didn't follow through on renouncing U.S. citizenship

  17-05-2020 13:00
  
  Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer still holds his U.S. citizenship, after stating during the 2019 federal election campaign that he was in the process of renouncing it. In an interview on CTV's Question Period with Evan Solomon, Scheer said that after deciding to step down as leader, he halted the process. "Knowing that I won't be prime minister, I discontinued that process," Scheer said.  During the fall federal election campaign, Scheer confirmed that he had dual Canadian-U.S. ci
  
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• Coronavirus: Jasper mayor reminds people not to visit during long weekend

  17-05-2020 04:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor of Jasper is reminding people to stay from the town this long weekend. Visitor services are still closed along with some roads and campgrounds.
  
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• Alberta couple stuck in Uruguay during COVID-19 pandemic after reaching Patagonia

  17-05-2020 04:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Albertan couple are stuck in Uruguay during the COVID-19 pandemic after reaching the southernmost part of South America on motorcycle.
  
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• Campgrounds deal with a different kind of May long

  17-05-2020 02:09
  
  Alberta campgrounds are reporting a new look this May Long Weekend. Many say the amount of recreational campers they’re seeing is way down, and the type of visitors has changed. This year, many are seeing less tents, more RVs and longer stays. “We started allowing long-term campers and we have long-term rates now that we didn’t have before,” Calgary West Campground’s Heesung Kim told CTV News Calgary. “(Even still,) we don’t expect to it to be anything c
  
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• Motorcycle crash shuts down northbound Macleod Trail at 39th

  17-05-2020 01:01
  
  A motorcyle accident has shut down northbound Macleod Trail at 39th Street S.E. The incident took place Saturday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m. It was a single vehicle accident. There was no word on the condition of the driver. Southbound traffic on Macleod Trail is open. This is a developing story...
  
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• Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down northbound Macleod Trail at 39th

  17-05-2020 01:01
  
  One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash of a motorcycle at Macleod Trail at 39th Street S.E. The incident took place Saturday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m. The man driving the bike was taken to hospital with critical injuries, where he died. It was a single vehicle crash.  Macleod Trail northbound was shut down because of the incident. Southbound traffic on Macleod Trail is open.
  
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• Dinner for 50: Teatro serves up culinary delights for YWCA residents

  17-05-2020 00:41
  
  It was a Michelin star kind of night for 50 residents of the YWCA Friday. That’s because 50 residents of three different YWCA  residences were treated to a meal prepared by a trio of master chefs supervised by Teatro executive chef Matt Batey, who orchestrated a meal of salad, house made focaccia, pasta bolognese and dark chocolate mousse with roasted strawberries. The sumptuous feast -- delivered in takeout containers, in order to be consumed at socially distant locales - came about
  
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• Dinner for 50: Teatro serves up culinary delights for Calgary YWCA residents

  17-05-2020 00:41
  
  It was a Michelin star kind of night for 50 residents of the YWCA Friday. That’s because 50 residents of three different YWCA residences were treated to a meal prepared by a trio of master chefs supervised by Teatro executive chef Matt Batey, who orchestrated a meal of salad, house made focaccia, pasta bolognese and dark chocolate mousse with roasted strawberries. The sumptuous feast -- delivered in takeout containers, in order to be consumed at socially distant locales - came about throug
  
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• Coaldale high school students finish 1st year of Fire Academy through online learning

  17-05-2020 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We're doing that entire college-level program with these kids at the high school," Coaldale Fire Chief Kevin McKeown said.
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta announces 72 new cases, 1 more death Saturday

  17-05-2020 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health announced 72 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 1,084.
  
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