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• As May comes to a close, Alberta has 584 active cases of COVID-19 and 143 people have died

  31-05-2020 23:39
  
  Alberta reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases to 584. No additional deaths were reported. There are currently 52 people in hospital; six of them are in intensive care. The case breakdown across the province is as follows:Calgary zone: 440 active cases and 4,330 recovered South zone: 42 active cases and 1,184 recovered Edmonton zone: 69 active cases and 464 recovered North zone: 28 active cases and 202 recovered Central zone: two active cases and 9
  
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• How well has Alberta responded to the COVID-19 pandemic?

  31-05-2020 22:24
  
  An organization that works to improve health care for all Albertans is now asking for input on the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) launched a survey Friday to ask residents about what their experiences have been in "the extraordinary circumstances we finds ourselves in." "COVID-19 has led to many changes over the past couple of months. It’s important for an independent body to check in with Albertans to see what’s being done well, and where we
  
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• Local fly fishing shop gains new customers, reminds fishers of regulations and best practices

  31-05-2020 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southern Alberta fly fishing shop is providing advice for those looking to take up the sport.
  
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• Edmonton area, much of central and eastern Alberta under wind warnings on Sunday

  31-05-2020 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada said Sunday that gusts up to 100 km/h were possible as much of central Alberta was put under a wind warning.
  
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• This southern Alberta school held its graduation ceremony in the parking lot

  31-05-2020 21:40
  
  For many high school students, the day of getting to hold that piece of paper, stating they have graduated and spending time with all their classmates for possibly last time is a day they long for. However, due to COVID-19 physical distancing measures, many schools have had to rearrange their graduation ceremonies or cancel them altogether. Students at one school in Vulcan got to celebrate in a different way. “This was inspired by a group of parents, community members and staff members tha
  
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• Season's first tropical storm drenches part of Central America

  31-05-2020 21:32
  
  The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific season drenched parts of Central America on Sunday and officials in El Salvador said at least seven people had died in flooding. President Nayib Bukele decreed a 15-day state of emergency to deal with the rains that began pounding the country on Friday ahead of Tropical Storm Amanda's landfall on Sunday. "We are facing a critical situation," said Intrior MInister Mario Duran. "The situation in all of the country and especially in the metropolitan a
  
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• 3 suspects in custody after Mounties shot at in High Prairie

  31-05-2020 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police were responding to a traffic complaint when shots were fired at them early Sunday morning.
  
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• Shooting at house party in east Edmonton leaves two injured

  31-05-2020 21:20
  
  A shooting at a house party in east Edmonton early Sunday morning left two people injured. Police say just after 2 a.m. they received reports of a shooting in the area of 106 Avenue and 52 Street. Upon arrival police determined that an altercation had occurred during which shots were fired at the residence, which  was being used as a short-term rental. They located two injured men, aged 25 and 27. One of the victims was at the scene, and one had fled the scene was found outside a nearby add
  
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• Shooting at house party in east Edmonton leaves 2 injured

  31-05-2020 21:20
  
  A shooting at a house party in east Edmonton early Sunday morning left two people injured. Police say just after 2 a.m. they received reports of a shooting in the area of 106 Avenue and 52 Street. Upon arrival police determined that an altercation had occurred during which shots were fired at the residence, which  was being used as a short-term rental. They located two injured men, aged 25 and 27. One of the victims was at the scene, and one had fled the scene was found outside a nearby add
  
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• Weinstein raped me in 1994 at age 17, woman says in lawsuit

  31-05-2020 21:15
  
  A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the imprisoned movie mogul, the latest court action accusing him of decades of vile sexual behaviour. The woman, now 43, alleges Weinstein forced her to disrobe, demanded she perform oral sex on him and raped her in a hotel room in 1994 during what she thought would be a meeting about helping her break into the entertainment business, according to her allegations in the lawsuit filed Thu
  
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• ‘Makes no sense’: Alberta woman can’t fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip

  31-05-2020 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The widow of Jacob Sansom is still at a loss on what could have happened to lead to her husband and his uncle Maurice Cardinal being shot to death on a rural road in northern Alberta two months ago.
  
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• 3 Calgary-area esthetics businesses opened to the public despite COVID-19 order

  31-05-2020 19:42
  
  Three businesses in the Calgary Zone were ordered by Alberta Health Services to shut down last week. The agency says they were all offering esthetics services to customers which, according to the province's public health order, could promote the spread of COVID-19. Tanya Kim Esthetics in Crossfield, Queen's Nails in Strathmore and Sajjal Threading & Waxing Studio Inc. in Calgary were all ordered to close after health officials discovered they were open to the public. The services that each o
  
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• Calgary man sent to hospital after incident in Fish Creek Park

  31-05-2020 19:02
  
  A young man was seriously injured following an incident in Fish Creek Provincial Park Saturday evening. Emergency crews were called to the scene at 7:30 p.m. for reports that a man had fallen. Officials found the victim at the scene suffering from severe head injuries. They were told he had been jumping off the shore into the Bow River with friends. During one of the jumps, he missed the water and hit the rocks instead.He was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in serious, life-threatening conditi
  
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• 'Gusts possibly exceeding 100 km/h:' Parts of Alberta under wind warning

  31-05-2020 18:41
  
  Environment Canada issued a wind warning Sunday for parts of Alberta. The agency says strong west to northwest winds will develop this evening with gusts possibly exceeding 100 km/h. The areas under the wind warning are: ·         Leduc - Camrose - Wetaskiwin – Tofield ·         Bonnyville - St. Paul - Cold Lake - Lac La Biche ·         Cardston - For
  
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• Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic

  31-05-2020 18:16
  
  Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly this morning includes $30 million that was originally earmarked for attracting foreign visitors to Canada. The funding will instead be used to help provinces and territories encourage Canadians to discover their "own backyard" as the country's international borders remai
  
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• Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

  31-05-2020 18:11
  
  Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, with worshipers ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Islam's holiest site in Mecca remained closed to the public. The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Islam's holiest site outside of Saudi Arabia, also reopened for prayers for the first time since it was closed in mid-March. With little regard for social distancing, throngs waited outside the holy si
  
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• Calgary rally gathers to show support for George Floyd and fight racism

  31-05-2020 17:58
  
  Calgarians came together for a rally Sunday afternoon in support of ongoing anti-racism protests in the United States. The group, which calls itself Rise Up Against Racism, met in Fish Creek Provincial Park Saturday afternoon. "Please come ... with signs ... in support of George Floyd and every other human being who has ever been or will be a victim of racism, including our First Nations peoples," the group's Facebook page reads. Floyd, 46, died on May 25 following his arrest by Minneapolis poli
  
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• Calgary rally aims to show support for George Floyd and fight racism

  31-05-2020 17:58
  
  Calgarians are expected to come together for a rally Sunday afternoon in support of ongoing anti-racism protests in the United States. The group, which calls itself Rise Up Against Racism, is scheduled to meet in Fish Creek Provincial Park. "Please come ... with signs ... in support of George Floyd and every other human being who has ever been or will be a victim of racism, including our First Nations peoples," the group's Facebook page reads. The organizers go on to say that the demonstration w
  
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• Ontario government asked to take over Woodbridge nursing home after 18 residents taken to hospital

  31-05-2020 16:22
  
  Eighteen patients of a Woodbridge long-term care home who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been transported to hospitals after the operator of the home said the level of care "exceeded" what could be provided at the facility. Paramedics transferred 18 patients of Woodbridge Vista Care Community, located near Steeles Avenue and Martin Grove Road, to hospitals outside York Region on Saturday night. “All long-term care homes in Ontario work closely with their local hospital partners and
  
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• 18 residents with COVID-19 from Woodbridge, Ont. nursing home transported to hospital

  31-05-2020 16:22
  
  Eighteen patients at a Woodbridge long-term care home were transported to hospital on Saturday night after testing positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for York Region confirmed to CP24. York Region spokesperson Patrick Casey said that last night paramedics transferred 18 patients of Woodbridge Vista Care Community, located near Steeles Avenue and Martin Grove Road, to hospitals outside York Region. He could not confirm the condition of the patients and would not say if they are currently in in
  
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• 'Makes no sense:' Woman can't fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip

  31-05-2020 16:21
  
  Sarah Sansom didn't think she had any reason to worry when her husband and his uncle ventured into the woods to go moose hunting. Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot to death on a rural road in northern Alberta two months ago. The younger man's widow still can't fathom why. “There's nothing that these two men could have done to justify dying over,” Sarah Sansom said in an interview from her home in Nobleford in southern Alberta. “It just makes no sense.&
  
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• Sweats are in, slacks are out: Could 'work-leisure' become business as usual?

  31-05-2020 16:17
  
  Every morning when Ariella Baron searched her closet for something to wear to work, she would mentally scroll through her schedule to calibrate her outfit to the tasks the day had in store for her. But the manager at a Toronto accounting firm says getting dressed has become a whole lot simpler since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered offices to turn homes into makeshift workspaces. After weeks of toiling away in T-shirts and leggings, 26-year-old Baron dreads the day she has to dust off her dress s
  
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• Video appears to show NYPD truck plowing through crowd during protest

  31-05-2020 15:38
  
  Police are investigating after a video appeared to show a New York City Police Department truck plowing through a crowd during Saturday's protests over the death of George Floyd. The 27-second video, which was posted to Twitter, shows an NYPD truck in front of a crowd throwing objects at the vehicle. There is a barricade in front of the truck. The truck then appears to drive into the barricade, knocking over protesters. Screaming and yelling are heard while a person is seen jumping on top of the
  
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• Reminder: Monday is the extended deadline day for filing 2019 tax returns

  31-05-2020 15:27
  
  While Monday is the extended deadline for Canadians to file their taxes, it is not their last chance. June 1 is the deadline for Canadians to file their 2019 tax returns, except for self-employed individuals and their spouses, who have until June 15 to file. However, those who do not file on time won’t be hit with a penalty as long as they file before Sept. 1. All payments are due Sept. 1. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) extended the normal April 30 filing deadline back in March as part of
  
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• Investigations, prosecutions for polluting in Canada down sharply since 2015

  31-05-2020 14:45
  
  Environment Canada has been doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions over the last five years to enforce a law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. According to figures provided last month in response to a written question submitted in the House of Commons, the department investigated 43 companies for violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act in 2015-16. There were 22 prosecutions and convictions. In each of the last two fiscal years, however, t
  
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• George Floyd's brother says Trump 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' during phone call

  31-05-2020 13:47
  
  George Floyd's family spoke to both U.S. President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden this week following Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minn. Speaking to MSNBC's Al Sharpton, George's brother, Philonise Floyd, said his conversation with Trump was "so fast." "He didn't give me an opportunity to even speak," Floyd said. "It was hard. I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept, like, pushing me off, like 'I don't want to hear what you're talking about.' "And I just told him, I want
  
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• Huge protests across U.S. raise fears of new virus outbreaks

  31-05-2020 13:34
  
  The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week." As emergency orders are lifted and beaches and businesses reopen, add protests to the list of concerns about a possible second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. It's also an issue from Paris to Hong Kong, where anti-government protesters accuse police of using social distancing rules t
  
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• 'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters U.S.

  31-05-2020 13:23
  
  Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police, who responded to the violence with tear gas and rubber bullets. Tens of thousands marched peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing. But many demonstrations sank into chaos as n
  
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• U.S. cities clean up, prepare for another night of unrest

  31-05-2020 13:23
  
  America's cities boarded up windows, swept up glass and covered graffiti Sunday as the country's most significant night of protests in a half-century spilled into another day of unrest fueled by killings of black people at the hands of police. The turbulence sparked by the death of George Floyd -- a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes -- shook not only the streets of New York and Los Angeles, but dozens of smaller communiti
  
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• Tanker drives into crowd at Minneapolis protest; no apparent injuries

  31-05-2020 13:23
  
  Officials in Minnesota say no protesters appear to have been hit after a semitrailer drove into a crowd demonstrating on a freeway near downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol says in a tweet that the action appeared deliberate. The patrol says the driver was injured and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It wasn't clear how the driver was hurt. TV footage showed protesters swarming the truck, and then law enforcement quickly moving in. Other TV footage showed the t
  
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• Protests form across U.S. demanding end to police violence

  31-05-2020 13:23
  
  Protests formed across America again Sunday, even as glass and graffiti from the previous night's unrest were still being cleaned up, with some violence and crime flaring in pockets of largely peaceful demonstrations fueled by the killings of black people at the hands of police. From Boston to San Francisco, protesters took to the streets once more, and some signs of trouble emerged in cities that have closed streets and imposed curfews after days of turmoil. People robbed stores in broad daylig
  
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• Protests flare again in U.S. amid calls to end police violence

  31-05-2020 13:23
  
  Protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with violence flaring in pockets of largely peaceful demonstrations fueled by the killings of black people at the hands of police. A truck driver -- apparently deliberately -- drove into demonstrators in Minneapolis nearly a week after George Floyd pleaded with an officer pressing a knee into his neck that he could not breathe. Protests sprang up from Boston to San Francisco, with people robbing stores in broad daylight in Philadelphia
  
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• Coronavirus: Animal activists protest working conditions at Cargill meat-packing plant

  31-05-2020 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Activists gathered outside the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., on Saturday, protesting working conditions they call unsafe and exploitative because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.
  
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• New adaptive bike bought for Calgary girl who lost bike to theft

  31-05-2020 02:48
  
  A Calgary girl who had her bike stolen got a special surprise on Saturday. A local group raised over $1,000 to get a new bike for Trinity Dunn. Dunn has a rare disability called glucose transporter type 1, which makes it hard for her to balance and move. Alberta’s Cerebral Palsy Association loaned Dunn an adaptive bike, but it was stolen earlier this month. Big Rig Towing & Recovery raised the money and gave it to CP Kids and Family to buy Dunn a new bike.  
  
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• Playgrounds in Lethbridge County have reopened - Lethbridge News Now

  31-05-2020 02:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Playgrounds in Lethbridge County have reopened  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta announces 13 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death Saturday

  31-05-2020 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  In total, 6,245 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19, Alberta Health said.
  
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• 13 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta and 1 more death

  31-05-2020 00:23
  
  Alberta reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 604. An additional death has also been reported, but another death was determined not to be related to COVID-91, meaning that 143 people in Alberta have died because of the virus. The case breakdown by region is as follows:Calgary zone: 461 active cases and 4,295 recovered South zone: 44 active cases and 1,182 recovered Edmonton zone: 67 active cases and 464 recovered North zone: 2
  
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