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• Province expands COVID-19 testing eligibility to those without symptoms - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 23:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Members donate free rounds for people out of work due to pandemic

  29-05-2020 23:33
  
  Noelle Carrier takes her first golf swing of the season with her two daughters beside her. It’s a round of golf that wouldn’t have been possible, if not for the generosity of fellow players at Muirfield Lakes Golf Club (MLGC) in Lyalta, Alberta. “I went from a temporary layoff to a permanent one (during the pandemic), so something like this wouldn’t normally be something we have to worry about, but in our situation it has become a luxury,” Carrier says. “These
  
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• Golfers helping golfers: Members donate free rounds for people out of work due to pandemic

  29-05-2020 23:33
  
  Noelle Carrier takes her first golf swing of the season with her two daughters beside her. It’s a round of golf that wouldn’t have been possible, if not for the generosity of fellow players at Muirfield Lakes Golf Club (MLGC) in Lyalta, Alberta. “I went from a temporary layoff to a permanent one (during the pandemic), so something like this wouldn’t normally be something we have to worry about, but in our situation it has become a luxury,” Carrier says. “These
  
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• Juniors Garden Club helps Alberta kids learn where their food comes from

  29-05-2020 23:14
  
  Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life) has partnered with Calgary Horticultural Society to offer a program aiming to continue education by encouraging kids to explore, learn new skills and build confidence by growing their own food. "The Calgary Horticultural Society (are) experts in gardening so we’ve come together to offer this program," said Luree Williamson, Ag for Life CEO. "It’s the first year but we already know based on popularity that this will be a program that we continue to d
  
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• Senate joins House of Commons in extending suspension until mid-June - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 23:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Police in Lethbridge seek suspect in connection with suspicious fires

  29-05-2020 22:31
  
  Lethbridge police are looking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a small fire that was set near a business earlier this week. Investigators say emergency crews were called to a fire that was reported inside a waste bin in an alleyway on May 25 at about 9:48 p.m. Firefighters put out the blaze, which resulted in about $1,000 in damage. Two days later, fire officials contacted police for help in the investigation, which resulted in video footage being obtained th
  
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• Person of interest sought after suspicious fires in Lethbridge - CTV News

  29-05-2020 22:31 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Calgary Ismaili Muslim community providing much-needed relief through food bank donations

  29-05-2020 22:30
  
  Ismaili Muslim volunteers are giving back to those hardest hit because of the corona virus.  Close to a dozen Ismaili CIVIC volunteers arrived at the Calgary Food Bank on Friday morning, with a truck and five cars loaded with donations.  The Ismaili Muslim Community came together and donated more than 1,000 pounds of non-perishable food items, and more than 300 pounds of fresh perishable food items, including close to $1,400 in monetary donations. “It’s a great partnership
  
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• Lethbridge County reopening main office June 1 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Canucks parting ways with amateur scouting director Judd Brackett - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 21:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canucks parting ways with amateur scouting director Judd Brackett  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta outfitters decimated by COVID-19 restrictions, cost tourism industry billions

  29-05-2020 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tourism around the world has been hit hard by COVID-19 and Alberta is no exception. However, certain segments of the industry, like outfitters, who which rely on international visitors, are struggling even more.
  
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• 'Kidnapped' fawn reunited with mom by Alberta wildlife group

  29-05-2020 21:30
  
  Now that hundreds of baby deer are being born throughout the province of Alberta, wildlife officials want to remind residents that a fawn left by itself is not lost or in any danger at all. The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) says it admitted its first fawn of the year earlier this week that was brought to them by a resident. In a release, they say the resident believed the newborn animal had been orphaned and needed help. AIWC says that wasn't the case. "Deer mothers (does) w
  
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• Gallagher: Canadiens given 'second life' in NHL's return-to-play plan - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 20:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gallagher: Canadiens given 'second life' in NHL's return-to-play plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Study finds B.C. logging continues on critical caribou habitat - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 20:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Study finds B.C. logging continues on critical caribou habitat  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Northern Alberta bear encounter captured on video

  29-05-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kelly Betts was working about an hour and a half south of Grande Prairie when he came upon the bear on an oilfield road.
  
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• Calgary seniors’ centre resident injured in suspicious fire dies, homicide investigation launched

  29-05-2020 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say a elderly man who was critically injured in a fire at a seniors' centre last month has died, prompting a homicide investigation.
  
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• Fighting Blindness Canada hosts ‘Screens off for Sight’ challenge amid COVID-19 pandemic

  29-05-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The initiative begins on May 30 at 6 p.m., and asks families to "go dark" for a full 24 hours.
  
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• The Brentwood Five massacre

  29-05-2020 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a day that left a scar on the soul of a city — the biggest mass killing in Calgary’s history.
  
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• Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man charged with murder

  29-05-2020 19:32
  
  The Minneapolis police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, after the office gathered enough evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Freeman did not have immediate details, but said a criminal complaint would be m
  
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• Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested

  29-05-2020 19:32
  
  The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests that resulted in fires and looting across parts of Minneapolis. Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said state investigators arrested Derek Chauvin, who was one of four officers fired this week, but he did not provide details. The state attorney who would oversee any prosec
  
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• Ex-Minneapolis officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck is in state custody

  29-05-2020 19:32
  
  Minnesota authorities say the police officer who knelt on George Floyd has been arrested Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said Friday that state investigators arrested Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is the white officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of Floyd, a handcuffed black man. The arrest comes after three days of protests, which escalated in violence as demonstrators torched a police precinct that had been abandoned by officers. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday acknowledged
  
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• Ruling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays open - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 19:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ruling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays open  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senior dies 1 month after being injured in fire, police launch homicide investigation

  29-05-2020 19:26
  
  The death of a resident following a fire at a senior's facility last month is now being investigated as a homicide. Police were called to Wentworth Manor in the 5700 block of 14th Avenue S.W. just before 1:30 a.m. April 27 for reports of a suspicious fire. A man in his 80s was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and he died on May 27. Another resident of the facility, a man in his 70s, was arrested and charged with one count of arson and police said additional charges could be laid.
  
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• Statistics Canada says Q1 GDP worst showing since 2009 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 19:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Statistics Canada says Q1 GDP worst showing since 2009  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Another $650M in COVID-19 aid bound for Indigenous communities - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 19:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will be available to anyone in Alberta

  29-05-2020 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective immediately, Albertans can complete the online assessment for an appointment to be tested.
  
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• Alberta to hear update on COVID-19 response Friday, including more asymptomatic testing

  29-05-2020 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Her update will be streamed live in this story.
  
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• Alberta partners with fast food restaurants to distribute 4 non-medical masks to every resident

  29-05-2020 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The health minister announced that the government has partnered with A&W, McDonald's Canada and Tim Hortons to distribute non-medical masks to every Alberta resident.
  
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• 20 million masks to be distributed to Albertans via drive-thrus - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 18:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  20 million masks to be distributed to Albertans via drive-thrus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New Alberta COVID-19 update Friday afternoon

  29-05-2020 18:30
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her final COVID-19 update of the week on Friday at 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, Alberta reported 29 cases of the coronavirus and two more deaths, bringing the province-wide totals to 6,955 cases and 143 deaths since March. Out of Alberta's 652 active cases, 50 are in hospital and four of them in intensive care units.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusWatch the chief m
  
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• Alberta reports 24 cases of COVID-19 as AHS expands testing to everyone in the province

  29-05-2020 18:30
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as Alberta Health Services expanded testing to everyone in the province. There are currently 616 actives cases of the coronavirus in Alberta, with 55 of them receiving care in hospital. There were no deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusAlberta has had a total of 6,979 COVID-199 cas
  
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• Alberta reports 22 cases of COVID-19 as AHS expands testing to everyone in the province

  29-05-2020 18:30
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as Alberta Health Services expanded testing to everyone in the province. There are currently 612 actives cases of the coronavirus in Alberta, with 55 of them receiving care in hospital. There were no deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusAlberta has had a total of 6,977 COVID-199 cas
  
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• Shortened MLB amateur draft to remain at New Jersey studio - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 17:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Trudeau addresses riots in Minneapolis, says more to do in Canada to fight anti-black racism

  29-05-2020 17:44
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday weighed in on the escalating protests in the U.S. this week following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died following an encounter with police. Trudeau took a moment at the end of his daily press briefing to acknowledge the situation south of the border where violent demonstrations wage for a third day in recognition of police brutality against black Americans. "Many Canadians of diverse backgrounds are watching like all Canadians are t
  
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• Trudeau addresses Minneapolis riots, says Canadians watching 'with shock and with horror'

  29-05-2020 17:44
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday weighed in on the escalating protests in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died following an encounter with police. Trudeau took a moment at the end of his daily press briefing to acknowledge the situation south of the border where violent demonstrations wage for a third day in recognition of police brutality against black Americans. "Many Canadians of diverse backgrounds are watching like all Canadians are, the news o
  
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• Trudeau addresses Minneapolis protests, says Canadians watching 'with shock and with horror'

  29-05-2020 17:44
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday weighed in on the escalating protests in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died following an encounter with police. Trudeau took a moment at the end of his daily press briefing to acknowledge the situation south of the border where violent demonstrations wage for a third day in recognition of police brutality against black Americans. "Many Canadians of diverse backgrounds are watching like all Canadians are, the news o
  
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• Lethbridge Police extend operational changes to June 30 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 17:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Immediate families may soon be able to cross Canada-U.S. border: PM Trudeau says feds looking into it

  29-05-2020 17:16
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking into possible tweaks to the current Canada-U.S. border restrictions that could allow immediate families to reunite. “We have been looking at ways of perhaps allowing close family members, children, spouses, or parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be able to reunite under strict conditions through a slight modification of the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency,” Trudeau said Friday.N
  
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• Immediate families could soon cross U.S. border: PM

  29-05-2020 17:16
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking into possible tweaks to the current Canada-U.S. border restrictions that could allow immediate families to reunite. “We have been looking at ways of perhaps allowing close family members, children, spouses, or parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be able to reunite under strict conditions through a slight modification of the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency,” Trudeau said Friday,
  
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• Canada looking at ways to reunite immediate families despite U.S. border restrictions

  29-05-2020 17:16
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking into possible tweaks to the current Canada-U.S. border restrictions that could allow immediate families to reunite. “We have been looking at ways of perhaps allowing close family members, children, spouses, or parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be able to reunite under strict conditions through a slight modification of the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency,” Trudeau said Friday.N
  
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• Some fans allowed in stadiums when Russian soccer returns - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 16:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Police want Liverpool's title decider in neutral stadium - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 16:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 16:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds extend cruise ship ban through the summer

  29-05-2020 16:00
  
  Ottawa has announced that any cruise ship that carries more than 100 people will be prohibited from operating in Canadian waters until at least Oct. 31, pushing off the possibility of a summer cruise ship season. In March, the federal government announced it was temporarily barring all large cruise ships and ferries that carry more than 500 people, including crew, from docking in Canada until July 1, citing the need to limit the possible avenues for further COVID-19 spread. Now, Transport Minist
  
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• Canada's vulnerability to money laundering similar to other countries, expert says at B.C. hearing

  29-05-2020 15:36
  
  A senior police officer from the United Kingdom with expertise in money laundering says “underground banking” linked to China has become a significant threat in the U.K. and he believes Canada shares some of the same vulnerabilities. Simon Lord of the National Crime Agency, who is also part of a Five Eyes group dedicated to international money laundering controls, testified before a public inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia on Thursday. Money laundering is mirrored in
  
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• Alec Baldwin on pandemic life and why he worries for kids - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 15:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Province to distribute 20M face masks at drive-thrus across Alberta

  29-05-2020 15:21
  
  The Province of Alberta will begin distributing non-medical face masks at A&W, McDonald's and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province in early June, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Friday. The province ordered 20 million masks last month and Shandro said they will be distributed to Albertans in packs of four. There are around 600 drive-thrus in Alberta and Shandro said 95 per cent of the population lives within a few kilometres of one. The cost of the distribution will be about $
  
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• Health Minister Shandro to announce safety options for Albertans during relaunch

  29-05-2020 15:21
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro is scheduled to make an announcement Friday morning about "additional options for Albertans to stay safe as the provincial relaunch progresses." Shandro will provide details on a new initiative intended to help Albertans prevent the spread of COVID-19 at 10 a.m. Friday. Earlier this month, Premier Jason Kenney said the province would begin handing out 40 million non-surgical masks at the end of May. The first 20 million masks arrived in Edmonton last week. Albertans
  
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• Alberta to distribute 20 million face masks at A&W, McDonald's and Tim Hortons drive-thrus

  29-05-2020 15:21
  
  The Province of Alberta will begin distributing non-medical face masks at A&W, McDonald's and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province in early June, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Friday. The province ordered 20 million masks last month and Shandro said they will be distributed to Albertans in packs of four. There are around 600 drive-thrus in Alberta and Shandro said 95 per cent of the population lives within a few kilometres of one. The cost of the distribution will be about $
  
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• Four locals competing for Maxim Covergirl spot - Lethbridge News Now

  29-05-2020 15:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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