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• COVID-19: Coutts officials reacts to extension of border closures

  20-05-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor of Coutts, Alta. says he isn’t surprised to hear that the Canada-United States border will remain closed for another 30 days. As Emily Olsen reports, the village is focused on getting better testing for those crossing the border, ahead of reopening.
  
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• Alberta reports 19 new cases of COVID-19; active cases drop below 1,000

  20-05-2020 23:57
  
  Alberta has 19 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday — the lowest day-to-day increase since March 16. With no update from Dr. Deena Hinshaw for the first time on a weekday since the pandemic began, the Alberta government posted its latest COVID-19 statistics online. Alberta's active cases dropped below 1,000 to 970. There are 58 patients in hospital, including seven in intensive care.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmo
  
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• Firefighters extinguish blaze at Mustard Seed winter shelter

  20-05-2020 23:55
  
  Calgary fire crews were called to to the Mustard Seed's winter shelter Wednesday after receiving reports of an active fire. Fire crews were able to get the blaze under control shortly after arriving. It's believed that the fire started in the laundry room. Investigators have been called in. There's no report on whether anyone was injured. This is a developing story...
  
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• JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

  20-05-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The JBS meat-processing plant in Brooks, Alta. plans to return to two work shifts per day for the first time in a month.
  
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• Sturgeon Refinery now refining Alberta bitumen

  20-05-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The refinery began producing diesel from synthetic oil in late 2017, but problems with a gasifier unit on site delayed the switch to bitumen.
  
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• TC Energy joins hydro power storage project at retired Alberta coal mine site

  20-05-2020 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Developers of a stored hydroelectric power project to be built next to a retired open pit coal mine east of Jasper National Park have enlisted TC Energy Corp. as a partner.
  
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• Trans Mountain equipment destroyed in suspected act of vandalism: Merritt RCMP

  20-05-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking all motorists who may have travelled through the area of Highway 5A and Tillery Road, outside of Merritt, on the evening of May 18 into the early morning hours of May 19, to review their dash camera footage and contact police.
  
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• Kangaroo sculpture stolen from outside northwest Calgary art studio

  20-05-2020 22:43
  
  Calgary artist Michael Carr says he's equal parts stymied and dismayed by the recent theft of a commissioned project from outside his northwest studio. And he'd like it back. For the last several weeks, Carr has been working on a commissioned piece for Cobb's Adventure Park in northeast Calgary at his studio in the northwest community of Briar Hill. A little more than halfway done at this point, the work is a kangaroo with a joey in its pouch made from recycled tires that was going to be used to
  
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• Carbon capture unit helps researchers find new uses for carbon dioxide in lucrative competition

  20-05-2020 22:15
  
  Five research teams are currently attempting to develop usable items from waste product at a location east of Calgary as part of a project with a $7.5 million USD prize on the line. The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition is underway at the Shepard Energy Centre where the groups are taking carbon dioxide and converting it into useful products including polymers for use in the plastics industry. Among the creations are nano carbon tubes, fibres that can be used as a replacement for aluminum and s
  
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• What role did international travel play in Alberta’s COVID-19 spread?

  20-05-2020 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains how international travel contributed to COVID-19 spread across Alberta in the early days of the pandemic, while Premier Jason Kenney slammed China’s response and accused the country of suppressing information while talking about Alberta’s new border screening rules.
  
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• Lethbridge College creating new agricultural research centre - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 20:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College creating new agricultural research centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What screening would NHL players undergo if Edmonton hosts games?

  20-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  If Edmonton is successful in hosting NHL games, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said arriving hockey players would be subject to the same screening as other international travellers. Kenney said having Rogers Place attached to a hotel is the ideal isolated environment for team members. The premier said there’s been no ask for provincial dollars as...
  
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• What happens if international travellers arrive with a fever?

  20-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explain what would happen if an arriving international traveller is found to have a fever while undergoing thermal scanning.
  
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• Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 20:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 hospitalization rate metrics explained

  20-05-2020 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw address COVID-19 hospitalization rates and how it affects decisions made in regards to the provincial reopening plan.
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Americans harbour strong fear of new infections - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 20:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  AP-NORC poll: Americans harbour strong fear of new infections  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Family of Capt. Jennifer Casey says she died supporting mission 'designed for her'

  20-05-2020 20:16
  
  The family of Capt. Jennifer Casey said she died while “supporting an important mission that seemed to be designed for her.” Casey, a public affairs officer for the Canadian Armed Forces, had been flying with the Snowbirds as part of Operation Inspiration -- a cross-country tour aimed at boosting the spirits of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Casey died when the CT-114 Tutor in which she had been flying crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday. &ldq
  
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• Lethbridge Council taking actions for short, medium, long term economic recovery - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 20:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Council taking actions for short, medium, long term economic recovery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Why Alberta is not screening at provincial borders

  20-05-2020 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explained why health screening isn’t happening between provincial and territorial borders, and said Alberta Health Services employees will be carrying out the screening at the Edmonton International Airport, Calgary International Airport and Coutts border crossing.
  
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• Calgary woman charged in 2019 domestic homicide at southwest CTrain station

  20-05-2020 20:02
  
  A woman is facing a charge of manslaughter for the February 2019 death of her boyfriend, which police allege was the result of domestic violence. Police were called to the Heritage LRT station about 10 p.m. on Feb. 7, 2019, by someone who reported a couple appeared to be passed out on the floor.   The man was found to be in medical distress and was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A woman with him was also taken to hospital but was released soon after. "Following the i
  
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• Alberta to further screen international travellers arriving in the province

  20-05-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced international travellers must pass a provincial checkpoint, undergo a temperature check, and provide an isolation plan. Those who can’t meet the requirements will be quarantined on site or put up in a hotel. He also said airport cleaning is being ramped up. Kenney said similar screening measures will be introduced...
  
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• Lethbridge School Division to face financial challenge in 2020/2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 20:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge School Division to face financial challenge in 2020/2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds move to ease deadlines in civil proceedings during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 19:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Feds move to ease deadlines in civil proceedings during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nearly half of all Canadians believe at least one COVID-19 myth, study finds

  20-05-2020 19:21
  
  A new study suggests Canadians are not immune from misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey by the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa found 46 per cent of respondents believed at least one of four widespread myths about the deadly virus. The most commonly-believed myth was the widely discredited conspiracy theory that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was engineered as a bioweapon in a Chinese lab and released into the general popu
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in 7-year-old Edmonton girl's death

  20-05-2020 19:19
  
  An Edmonton man has been charged in the killing of a seven-year-old girl Monday night. David Michael Moss, 34, is accused of second-degree murder in the death of Bella Desrosiers, police have confirmed. A stabbing was reported to police shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday. Bella died at her home in Mill Woods. While police did not identify the man they had taken into custody, the girl's mother called him a family friend who had been struggling with his mental health. Melissa Desrosiers told CTV News
  
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• FC Seoul faces sanctions after putting sex dolls in seats - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 19:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  FC Seoul faces sanctions after putting sex dolls in seats  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rehabilitate 3 grizzly bear cubs, scientists urge Alberta government

  20-05-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter -- signed by 73 scientists, educators and conservationists from Alberta, British Columbia and outside Canada -- says Alberta is ignoring its grizzly population.
  
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• Court gives Conservative leadership candidate crack at entering race - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 19:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Court gives Conservative leadership candidate crack at entering race  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Public Health Agency of Canada now recommends wearing non-medical face masks

  20-05-2020 18:51
  
  Canada's chief public health officer is officially recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks when maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. Dr. Theresa Tam made the announcement on Wednesday, less than an hour after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about his own approach to mask wearing and his intention to continue wearing a mask where physical distancing isn't possible. Tam told reporters that the language on masks has shifted from "permissive" to a "specific recommend
  
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• It's now recommended that Canadians wear face masks

  20-05-2020 18:51
  
  Canada's chief public health officer is officially recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks when maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. Dr. Theresa Tam made the announcement on Wednesday, less than an hour after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about his own approach to mask wearing and his intention to continue wearing a mask where physical distancing isn't possible. Tam told reporters that the language on masks has shifted from "permissive" to a "specific recommend
  
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• Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• National directive on wearing face masks coming today, Trudeau says - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 17:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  National directive on wearing face masks coming today, Trudeau says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge's waste & recycling services increasing operations starting this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 17:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge's waste & recycling services increasing operations starting this weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New screening measures, temperature checks coming for international travellers who arrive in Alberta

  20-05-2020 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  New measures are being implemented at the Calgary and Edmonton airports to prevent the spread of travel-related COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Alberta’s Jason Kenney to make announcement regarding airports, international travel

  20-05-2020 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning about new airport measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• New rules for international travellers coming Wednesday

  20-05-2020 17:38
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is set to announce new rules for those returning home after travelling outside Canada. A government announcement says the measures will stop COVID-19 spread and support Albertans who are coming back into the province. Officials continue to advise against non-essential travel. However, Calgary International Airport remains one of four across the country still acting as a hub for international flying.READ MORE: Calgary airport one of four in Canada still accepting inte
  
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• New rules for international travelers coming Wednesday

  20-05-2020 17:38
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is set to announce new rules for those returning home after travelling outside Canada. A government announcement says the measures will stop COVID-19 spread and support Albertans who are coming back into the province. Officials continue to advise against non-essential travel. However, Calgary International Airport remains one of four across the country still acting as a hub for international flying.READ MORE: Calgary airport one of four in Canada still accepting inte
  
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• International travellers coming back to Alberta to undergo thermal scan, isolation plan

  20-05-2020 17:38
  
  Albertans who were travelling internationally will have to undergo COVID-19 symptom tests and quarantine upon their arrival in the province. Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday infrared scanners will be set up in the international arrival terminals at the Edmonton and Calgary international airports. “If people are found to have a temperature initially, they’ll do a second check with a thermometer to confirm whether or not they have a temperature,” he explained. The measure
  
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• City hall's exterior sandstone repairs near completion, wrapping to be removed early summer

  20-05-2020 17:38
  
  After nearly three years behind scaffolding and a protective wrap, the sandstone exterior of Calgary's historic city hall is scheduled to see the light of day in the coming weeks. According to city officials, the enclosure and scaffolding are slated to be removed by the end of June with tenants returning to the building in September. "What Calgarians will see when Historic City Hall is unwrapped is a refreshed, rejuvenated version of the familiar landmark that has graced Calgary for more than a
  
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• Woodbine postpones Pattison International thoroughbred race for a year - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 16:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Woodbine postpones Pattison International thoroughbred race for a year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US arrests 2 men accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss' escape - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 16:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  US arrests 2 men accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss' escape  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadians say regions should reopen on their own timelines, poll suggests

  20-05-2020 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  As provinces take their cautious first steps to allow people back into local businesses, a new poll suggests most Canadians don't think province-wide measures are the best way to reopen the economy.
  
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• Girl plummets roughly 45 metres down embankment while biking near Invermere, B.C.

  20-05-2020 15:46
  
  An eight-year-old girl suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to hospital after her bike left the trail during a Victoria Day mountain biking ride with her family in the Columbia Valley. EMS and Columbia Valley Search and Rescue members were deployed to a location along Johnson Trail, near Invermere, B.C., Monday morning after the girl fell approximately 45 metres (150 feet) down an embankment along Toby Creek. The injured girl was retrieved by search and rescue members using a system of
  
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• Pandemic is a wake-up call for Canada's resource-based industries: innovation experts

  20-05-2020 15:28
  
  The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the shortcomings of Canada's economy, particularly when it comes to supply chains and the development of value-added products that would keep the country competitive, innovation experts say. Dan Breznitz, the co-director of the innovation policy lab at the University of Toronto, said he expects global trade in raw commodities to decline as the novel coronavirus makes it more difficult to move people and goods around the world. It's a wake-up call for Canada's reso
  
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• Oprah Winfrey gives $12M to 'home' cities during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  20-05-2020 15:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Oprah Winfrey gives $12M to 'home' cities during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

  20-05-2020 15:15
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Calgary and the city of Brooks will get a lot more advance notice this time around on opening up their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney says a decision will be made and announced Friday on whether those two communities will be allowed to reopen restaurants and hair salons on Monday as proposed. Kenney's government was criticized when restaurant and hair shop owners expecting to open last Thursday in those cities were told with 18-hour notice that t
  
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• Early results of dialysis treatment for COVID-19 patients 'very positive': researcher

  20-05-2020 15:07
  
  A team of Canadian researchers trying to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients with a modified form of dialysis is seeing promising signs that they are able to fend off deadly immune system responses to the novel coronavirus. "So far, the responses have been very positive – but obviously it's very early days," Dr. Chris McIntyre, who leads the team at the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont., told CTV's Your Morning on Wednesday. The researchers are believed to be the first in
  
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• Province pledges support for care facilities as latest McKenzie Towne COVID-19 case confirmed

  20-05-2020 14:36
  
  A long term care facility in southeast Calgary has experienced one of the deadliest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Alberta and — after nearly a month without any new cases — another resident has tested positive. The province confirmed Tuesday a resident has tested positive for at McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre — the facility's first since April 20th.  "This resident was part of a group who had not previously had tests done and was being tested in a precautionary way," sai
  
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• Alberta medical graduates translating COVID-19 information for new Canadians

  20-05-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta International Medical Graduates Association is hosting COVID-19 information sessions for people who speak English as a second language.
  
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• Re/Max helping honour Lethbridge high school grads - Lethbridge Herald

  20-05-2020 13:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Re/Max helping honour Lethbridge high school grads  Lethbridge Herald
  
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