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• Alberta’s United Conservative Party to apply for federal emergency wage subsidy program

  23-05-2020 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A UCP spokesperson said the party is applying for the subsidy as its fundraising opportunities have been restricted during the pandemic.
  
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• 18 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday and 1 more death

  23-05-2020 23:36
  
  Alberta reported a total of 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 814. Another Albertan has also died from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 135. The cases breakdown provincially is as follows:Calgary zone: 641 active cases and 3,971 recovered South zone: 93 active cases and 1,127 recovered Edmonton zone: 55 active cases and 455 recovered North zone: 19 active cases and 200 recovered Central zone: three active cases and
  
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• Police in Golden, B.C. seeking Good Samaritan who warned residents about house fire

  23-05-2020 23:02
  
  RCMP officers in Golden, B.C. are looking for a Good Samaritan who may have saved lives when a house caught on fire. Fire crews responded to the blaze around 4 a.m. in the 1300 block of 10th St. South. Thursday. No one was injured in the fire, and firefighters and police believe that may be due to an unknown person who noticed the fire and alerted the residents inside. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and police would like to speak with the unknown person who spotted the fire
  
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• A woman claimed her 9-year-old son was abducted. Now she's charged with his murder

  23-05-2020 22:56
  
  Police in south Florida have arrested and charged a woman in the death of her 9-year-old son after they say she falsely accused two black men of abducting him. Patricia Ripley, 45, had claimed she was driving with her son Alejandro around 9 p.m. EST Thursday when two black men in another vehicle forced her to stop, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a news conference Saturday morning. Ripley told police that one of the men got out and demanded drugs, according to offici
  
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• Calgary museum collects photos, letters and drawings to document COVID-19

  23-05-2020 22:41
  
  Whether it is through your employment, your family life or even your social environment, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all. Now is your chance to share your story and ensure it is recorded for generations to come. The Glenbow Museum is calling on all Calgarians to share stories, letters, photos and even drawings about how the pandemic has affected their lives. "What is important to you right now? What are your hopes for the future? Tell us something about your life in 2020," the museum's
  
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• Police in Medicine Hat, Alta. investigate fatal crash

  23-05-2020 22:10
  
  Police are investigating after a woman has died as a result of a crash in Medicine Hat Saturday. Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) says officers were called to the scene, in the 1200 block of McKenzie Crescent N.W. earlier in the day. An 83-year-old woman has died as a result. It's not known if she was behind the wheel at the time of the incident. There are also no details on whether or not any other vehicles were involved. Police shared their condolences to the victim's family members. "All tr
  
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• ‘We finally can do this’: Vendors, shoppers at Lethbridge Farmers’ Market gather with new restrictions - Globalnews.ca

  23-05-2020 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘We finally can do this’: Vendors, shoppers at Lethbridge Farmers’ Market gather with new restrictions  Globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘We finally can do this’: Vendors, shoppers at Lethbridge Farmers’ Market gather with new restrictions

  23-05-2020 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thirty-nine vendors were ready for Saturday's opening, but that number is expected to grow as weeks pass and more vendors are prepared to sell products.
  
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• Forest fire forces evacuation of 1,000 people, closes highway in N.S.

  23-05-2020 20:28
  
  A forest fire in Porters Lake, N.S.,on Saturday has resulted in over 1,000 residents being evacuated from their homes. Around 2 p.m., Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency tweeted that its crews, alongside Nova Scotia Lands and Forestry crews, are working on a brush fire near Highway 107 Exit 19 – in close proximity to West Porters Lake Road. The portion of the highway has since been closed, with crews asking motorists to avoid the area.HRFE and Lands & @NSLandsForestry are workng a sign
  
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• The U.S. successfully tested a laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight

  23-05-2020 20:27
  
  A U.S. Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said in a statement Friday. Images and videos provided by the Navy show the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland executing "the first system-level implementation of a high-energy class solid-state laser" to disable an aerial drone aircraft, the statement said. The images show the laser emanating from the deck of the warship. Short video clips show what
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta-born actor Michael J. Fox salutes health-care workers

  23-05-2020 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael J. Fox filmed a video 'shout out' to Alberta health-care workers amid COVID-19. It was posted to the Alberta Health Services official Facebook page.
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu, unbeaten in elections, is going on trial

  23-05-2020 19:48
  
  After entering the record books last year as Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will once again make history when he becomes the country's first sitting leader to go on trial. Surrounded by security guards, Netanyahu is set to march into Jerusalem's district court for arraignment on a series of corruption charges on Sunday. The stunning scene will push Israel into uncharted political and legal territory, launching a process that could ultimately end the career of a leade
  
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• Calgary restaurant and shisha bar told to stop dine-in service by Alberta Health Services

  23-05-2020 19:06
  
  A southwest Calgary restaurant and shisha bar has been issued an order from Alberta Health Services after it was found to be offering dine-in services to customers. Soby's Eatery, located at 1131 17 Ave. S.W., was told to stop serving customers food and shisha inside its establishment by a health inspector on May 20. "The operator was providing dine-in food service and shisha service in the dining room of the food establishment," the order reads. The chief medical officer of health's seventh pub
  
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• Trump heads to golf course, says he will attend space launch

  23-05-2020 19:04
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday underlined his push for a return to normal life in the U.S. by making his first visit to a golf course in two months and confirming he would attend a space launch next week. Trump took a 35-minute drive from the White House to the Trump National club in Sterling, Virginia, in his first visit to a golf property since March 8. It was not confirmed whether the president would play golf, but he was a regular weekend player before the coronavirus lockdown.Newsl
  
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• Red Deer man charged with attempted murder following domestic assault

  23-05-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a man has been charged with attempted murder after his girlfriend was assaulted and taken to hospital in Fort McMurray, Alta.
  
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• Fort McMurray man charged with attempted murder following domestic assault

  23-05-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a man has been charged with attempted murder after his girlfriend was assaulted and taken to hospital in Fort McMurray, Alta.
  
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• Gas prices in Calgary and Edmonton hover around 90 cents per litre

  23-05-2020 18:12
  
  If you've been to a gas station lately, you might have noticed that pump prices are up again to nearly a dollar a litre in both Calgary and Edmonton. According to GasBuddy.com, the most expensive price for a litre of regular gas in the City of Calgary is 92.9 cents, but some stations are still offering gas for a bit lower than that. The site says the cheapest gas, at 79.9 cents per litre, can still be found at the Co-op station at 4122 Brentwood Rd. N.W. Meanwhile, Edmontonians are still enjoyin
  
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• A hairstylist worked while symptomatic and exposed 91 people to coronavirus

  23-05-2020 18:07
  
  A hairstylist with coronavirus worked for eight days this month while symptomatic, exposing as many as 91 customers and coworkers in Missouri, health officials said. The case highlights the threats of community spread in the United States as businesses reopen after weeks of restrictions to combat the spread of coronavirus.In this instance, the 84 customers exposed got services from the hairstylist at Great Clips, said Clay Goddard, director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. In
  
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• 'Absolute tragedy': Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura dead at 22

  23-05-2020 18:03
  
  Hana Kimura, a beloved Japanese wrestler, has died at the age of 22, according to her promotion team. Kimura won Stardom Wrestling’s 2019 Fighting Spirit Award and was cast in the Japanese reality show Terrace House, which streams on Netflix. “We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away,” World Wonder Ring Stardom wrote on Twitter early Saturday. “Please be respectful and allow some time for things to process, and keep your thoughts and prayers with h
  
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• Canada's NHL teams offer varying refund options to season-ticket holders

  23-05-2020 17:26
  
  Canada's NHL teams have offered season-ticket holders rebate or refund options in acknowledgment that no more 2019-20 regular-season games will be played in front of fans in their respective buildings. In a four-day span May 13-16, all seven teams contacted their season-ticket bases with options and, in some cases, deadlines to make a decision. "It has become increasingly apparent, that any possibility will not include any further games being played this season in front of fans at Bell MTS Place
  
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• Firefighters knock down blaze in northeast Calgary home

  23-05-2020 17:22
  
  Calgary fire crews say no one was injured in a fire that broke out inside a home along Centre Street and add proper smoke alarms played a role in helping them. Firefighters were called to the scene, in the 6100 block of Centre Street N.E., at about 8:10 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the attic of the home and nine occupants of the home waiting outside. Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze, which appeared to have started in the kitchen fan and extended into the
  
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• Firefighters are battling a 4-alarm fire on Pier 45 in San Francisco

  23-05-2020 17:20
  
  More than 125 San Francisco firefighters are battling a four-alarm warehouse fire Saturday on Pier 45, the city's fire department says. A quarter of the pier at Fisherman's Wharf "has been lost to the flames," according to the San Francisco Fire Department PIO. No injuries have been reported. The pier has been fully evacuated, the department says. Flames could be seen in the early morning darkness in photos tweeted by Dan Whaley. The blaze was first reported at 4:17 a.m. local time (7:17 a.m. ET
  
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• Canada’s meat industry expected to increase safety measures amid COVID-19

  23-05-2020 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.5 million earmarked by Ottawa for the food-processing industry will be used for future changes to plants, not to pay for measures already put in place.
  
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• Liberals table proposal for expanded Commons COVID-19 meetings, summer sittings

  23-05-2020 16:29
  
  The Liberals have tabled a proposal that would see expanded Parliamentary meetings to discuss the government's response to the COVID-19 crisis as well as a handful sittings over the summer. The proposal is laid out in a motion that will be debated in the House of Commons on Monday. The motion proposes to add an additional day to the weekly meetings of the special COVID-19 committee, which have been acting as a sort of stand-in for the Commons. The special committee has been meeting in the House
  
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• From curbside pickup to home delivery: COVID-19 is shifting how Canadians get groceries

  23-05-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Will grocery delivery and curbside pick up remain after the pandemic is passed?
  
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• Zero new cases in China as virus surges in Latin America, India

  23-05-2020 15:50
  
  New coronavirus cases in China fell to zero on Saturday for the first time but surged in India and overwhelmed hospitals across Latin America -- both in countries lax about lockdowns and those lauded for firm, early confinement. The virus hit a reopened church in Germany and probably a restaurant, too. The pandemic's persistence stymied authorities struggling to keep people safe and revive their economies at the same time, disrupting Memorial Day weekend in the United States and collective celeb
  
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• 'Shot through the heart': Loon fatally stabs bald eagle in defence of chicks

  23-05-2020 15:34
  
  In a never-before documented fatal clash between a bald eagle and a loon protecting its chicks, Canada’s loonie mascot stabbed America’s national bird through the heart. It’s a wildlife first, according to Courtney Moulton of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Moulton wrote a blog post titled "Bald Eagle Shot Through the Heart – By a Loon!" about the incident this month, saying it excited loon researchers who had never before documented a loon killing
  
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• Alternative plans being considered for Lethbridge Pride Festival - Lethbridge Herald

  23-05-2020 09:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Alternative plans being considered for Lethbridge Pride Festival  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Former CPC exec who left after Scheer tuition controversy hired by Alberta’s UCP

  23-05-2020 06:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former executive director of the Conservative Party of Canada has been hired to serve in the same capacity for the United Conservative Party in Alberta, the party announced on social media Friday.
  
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• Alberta tour operators prepare for a year of losses

  23-05-2020 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s tourism industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with international visits limited to only essential travel.
  
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• A look inside a long-term care home recovering from a COVID-19 outbreak

  23-05-2020 04:00
  
  Some semblance of normalcy has returned for residents of Laval’s Villa Val des Arbres, a long-term care home recovering from a widespread outbreak of COVID-19. Now that patients inside the home are stable and staff recovered from illness are returning to work, the home is tasked with the reality of adjusting to life after the outbreak, armed with the knowledge that it will never be the same. “Did we do everything we should have done to prevent [the virus]? The answer is yes,” c
  
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• Some Calgary restaurants may not open for dine-in, despite provincial green light

  23-05-2020 03:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many Calgary restaurants say a second closure could be financially devastating, and they plan to stick to pickup and delivery for now. 
  
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• White grizzly named by Bow Valley residents

  23-05-2020 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nakoda means "friend" or "ally" in the native language of the three Indigenous tribes in the area.
  
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• Lethbridge gyms consider what reopening could look like - Globalnews.ca

  23-05-2020 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge gyms consider what reopening could look like  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Last member of Nordic Combined national men's team retires

  23-05-2020 02:22
  
  Nordic Combined has a rich tradition. It was one of the original sports of the Winter Olympics in 1924. It’s a sport that combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Nathaniel Mah of Calgary says he knew from the time he was three that he wanted to try out the ski jumping part. “We live just up the hill from here. So driving by one day I pretty much looked out the window and told my mom that those were the biggest jumps that I could see," Mah said, in an interview with CTV News. "
  
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• A look at how Lethbridge retail stores are faring 1 week after Phase 1 relaunch: ‘We’re very busy’ - Globalnews.ca

  23-05-2020 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A look at how Lethbridge retail stores are faring 1 week after Phase 1 relaunch: ‘We’re very busy’  Globalnews.ca
  
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• A look at how Lethbridge retail stores are faring 1 week after Phase 1 relaunch: ‘We’re very busy’

  23-05-2020 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  About a week after Phase 1 of Alberta's relaunch strategy was officially implemented in most of the province, Lethbridge storeowners are talking about what it's like trying to earn a living during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Calgary widow grieving loss of twin sister marks bittersweet 82nd birthday

  23-05-2020 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Celebrating a birthday in the midst of a pandemic is tough for anyone. But it's particularly hard for a Calgary senior who is grieving the loss of both her sister and her husband, only weeks apart.
  
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• NHLPA board approves ‘further negotiations’ with league on 24-team playoff format

  23-05-2020 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union added in its statement that ``several details remain to be negotiated and an agreement on the format would still be subject to the parties reaching agreement on all issues relevant to resuming play.''
  
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• NHL awaits player feedback on 24-team playoff format before deciding league’s next steps

  23-05-2020 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the NHL Players' Association executive board could release the results of its vote as early as Friday, but numerous questions remain whatever the decision is.
  
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• These are the top 5 jobs that have the highest risk of catching COVID-19 in Alberta

  23-05-2020 01:34
  
  Now that the province of Alberta is moving towards relaunching its economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some are wondering if enough is being done to protect worker from getting infected with the illness. The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) has released a list of the top 100 jobs in the province that possess the highest risk of infection from coronavirus. Out of the top five on the list, four are in the dental industry:Dental hygienists and dental therapists Dental assistants Dentists Denturis
  
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• Businesses see varying success one week after Alberta’s Phase 1 relaunch

  23-05-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government’s decision to slowly relaunch the economy on May 14 allowed a variety of businesses to reopen their doors in some parts of the province. As Eloise Therien reports, some retailers in Lethbridge have been luckier than others.
  
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• Lethbridge gyms consider what reopening could look like

  23-05-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  As it gets closer and closer to the reopening stage for gyms, many are wondering what the future of working out could look like. Taz Dhaliwal looks at what kind of regulations two different facilities in Lethbridge are considering.
  
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• Alberta’s border communities fear water shortage after Milk River collapse in U.S.

  23-05-2020 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A potential water shortage is on the horizon for Alberta’s southern communities after a concrete drop structure that usually channels water from the United States across the border collapsed on Sunday. As Emily Olsen reports, both Milk River and Coutts officials hope this will help them advocate for better reservoirs on this side of the...
  
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• Okanagan wineries allowed to open doors again for taste testing: ‘It’s very nice’

  23-05-2020 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wineries across the Okanagan are reopening their doors for taste testing after the province of B.C. rescinded a closure order last week that was first issued on March 17.
  
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• Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology reopens to the public

  23-05-2020 01:01
  
  A lot of work has gone into cleaning surfaces and setting up signs along with plexiglass barriers in the last three weeks at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller. Lisa Making is the executive director of the museum and said the gallery is set up in a way that makes it a little bit easier to practice social distancing. “We are a linear path,” said Making. “We are that journey through time for our visitors so we have that advantage of being able to direct that
  
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• Hospitalization rates remain low Friday but Alberta sees 2 more COVID-19 deaths

  23-05-2020 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were 54 people in hospital, six of whom were in intensive care, as of Friday.
  
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• Massive drive-in movie night planned for Cochrane in June

  23-05-2020 00:21
  
  In a nod towards the gradual easing of restrictions associated with COVID-19, several groups in Cochrane are uniting to host a giant drive-in theatre. Dubbed “Movie Under the Stars,” the drive-in is slated for June 6 at the expansive parking lot at the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. It is estimated the lot can hold 300 vehicles. “I’ve been on record multiple times saying “stay home, be kind, save lives”, it is so nice to say something different now,
  
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• How to reinvent working from home and bring more joy to the ‘office’

  23-05-2020 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you're still working from home, your new routine may not be working anymore.
  
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• Alberta doctors warn against leaving hand sanitizer in hot cars due to fire risk

  23-05-2020 00:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire.
  
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