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• Some anger but Innisfail Black Lives Matter rally mostly peaceful

  13-06-2020 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  There was some friction and angry words but a Black Lives Matter rally in central Alberta Saturday remained largely peaceful.
  
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• Wildlife this week: Animals spotted by viewers in and around Calgary

  13-06-2020 23:37
  
  With natural areas on our doorstep and the Rocky Mountains just a short drive away, the city of Calgary and surrounding area is a great place to spot wildlife. One resident in Parkland, in the southeast part of the city, spotted a big cat sitting up on his roof early Thursday morning. Robert Belanger sent in the photo of the bobcat, which likely wandered in from the nearby Fish Creek Provincial Park. "My children would get a kick out of seeing our house and the bobcat on TV," Belanger wrote in a
  
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• Controversial 'Black Lives Matter' gelato pulled, Calgary company apologizes

  13-06-2020 23:28
  
  Calgary-based Righteous Gelato has removed a "Black Lives Matter" edition of its frozen dessert line less than a day after it announced it as a fundraiser for the movement. In social media posts that have since been deleted, five dollars from every jar of the chocolate mint chip flavour would be donated to "support efforts to combat systemic racism and advocate for radicalized and marginalized communities." The jars also included a label depicting a Black Lives Matter protest — artwork tha
  
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• 37 new cases and 1 death reported in Alberta on Saturday

  13-06-2020 23:16
  
  Alberta announced 37 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 403. Another death was also reported. The case breakdown province-wide is as follows:Calgary zone: 204 active cases and 4,754 recovered South zone: 23 active cases and 1,242 recovered Edmonton zone: 160 active cases and 515 recovered North zone: 13 active cases and 223 recovered Central zone: two active cases and 85 recovered One active case and 11 recovered cases in zones to be c
  
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• Fauci says second wave is 'not inevitable' as coronavirus cases climb in some states

  13-06-2020 23:03
  
  Coronavirus cases are on an upswing in several states and experts warn case rates could rise further this summer as states reopen. But the nation's top infectious disease expert said a second wave of the virus later this year is not inevitable. More than 2 million people in the U.S. have been infected by the virus and at least 114,875 have died from it, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. A forecast published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday projects the d
  
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• Second man charged with murder following March shooting deaths of Alberta men: RCMP

  13-06-2020 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police charged Roger Bilodeau, 56, with the deaths of Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57.
  
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• Atlanta police officer shoots a Black man dead at a fast-food drive-thru, authorities say

  13-06-2020 21:28
  
  An Atlanta police officer shot and killed a man at a Wendy's drive-thru Friday night after he resisted arrest and struggled for an officer's Taser, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. The GBI identified the slain man as Rayshard Brooks, 27, of Atlanta, who was African American. Witnesses provided video to investigators, the GBI said on Twitter. "The GBI is aware that there is video posted on social media captured by witnesses in this incident. We are reviewing the video &
  
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• Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal police shooting of Black man

  13-06-2020 21:28
  
  Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday hours after a Black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer's Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields at a Saturday news conference as roughly 150 protesters marched outside the Wendy's restaurant where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot late Friday. The may
  
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• Thousands of prizes, including a $2.6 million home, handed out in Calgary hospital lottery

  13-06-2020 21:22
  
  A Calgary man is the winner of a multi-million dollar show home in Cranston, the top prize in this year's Foothills Hospital Home Lottery. David Pastor won the $2.6 million dream home, located at 181 Cranbrook Point S.E., in the draw. He was also awarded $100,000 to go with his big prize.(Supplied/Calbridge Homes) The 4,300 square-foot home was revealed in February and features four bedrooms, three bathrooms and panoramic river valley views. It also has a home theatre, sunroom and a two-storey w
  
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• Thousands of prizes, including a $2.6 million home, handed out Calgary hospital lottery

  13-06-2020 21:22
  
  A Calgary man is the winner of a multi-million dollar show home in Cranston, the top prize in this year's Foothills Hospital Home Lottery. David Pastor won the $2.6 million dream home, located at 181 Cranbrook Point S.E., in the draw. He was also awarded $100,000 to go with his big prize.(Supplied/Calbridge Homes) The 4,300 square-foot home was revealed in February and features four bedrooms, three bathrooms and panoramic river valley views. It also has a home theatre, sunroom and a two-storey w
  
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• Indigenous Canadians and police: A look at recent incidents sparking questions, criticism

  13-06-2020 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The death of Rodney Levi of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation in an RCMP shooting continues to put the focus on police relations with Indigenous communities in Canada.
  
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• Retailer Anthropologie denies Black shoppers were profiled with secret codename

  13-06-2020 20:40
  
  Boho-chic lifestyle retailer Anthropologie denied accusations it racially profiled customers by assigning codenames to Black shoppers so employees could watch them more closely. Earlier this week, Diet Prada, an Instagram account known for calling out bad or discriminatory practices within the fashion industry, reported that multiple employees from stores across the U.S. and Canada said they were told to watch Black shoppers and that the codename “Nick” was used. “Reg
  
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• Thunderstorm watch issued for parts of Alberta

  13-06-2020 19:51
  
  A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for a wide area of Alberta, including Edmonton and Calgary. According to Environment Canada, conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. Thunderstorms have already begun to develop in southern Alberta this morning. As the day progresses thunderstorms are expected to become severe from the international border to north of the Edmonton region. Thundersto
  
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• Calgary man wanted on warrants for harassment, assault, theft and intimidation

  13-06-2020 19:46
  
  Calgary police are looking for the public's help to locate a male suspect wanted in connection with two incidents that occurred earlier this month. Tyler Curtis Lee Davis, 34, is wanted on warrants for four counts of criminal harassment and one count each of assault, theft under $5,000 and intimidation. Davis is also wanted for numerous breaches. Police say the charges stem from two incidents that took place in the first week of June. Further details about the crimes are being withheld in order
  
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• COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada

  13-06-2020 19:29
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initiative, the aim is to connect people in need with professionals who can offer help and direction. "The lockdown has created just a myriad of issues for people legally," said Alex Don, founder and president of the initiative. "(But) what we quickly came to understand was that this isn't just a COVID problem. This is
  
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• RENEWING AND TRANSFORMING - Lethbridge News Now

  13-06-2020 18:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  RENEWING AND TRANSFORMING  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lebanon protesters call on government to resign amid crisis

  13-06-2020 18:24
  
  Lebanese protesters took to the streets in Beirut and other cities Saturday in mostly peaceful protests against the government, calling for its resignation as the small country sinks deeper into economic distress. The protests come after two days of rallies spurred by a dramatic collapse of the local currency against the dollar. Those rallies degenerated into violence, including attacks on private banks and shops. The local currency, pegged to the dollar for nearly 30 years, has been on a downwa
  
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• Indigenous man fatally shot by RCMP was troubled but not violent, says chief

  13-06-2020 18:18
  
  The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation says an Indigenous man shot and killed by the RCMP was troubled, but not a violent person. Chief Bill Ward of the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation said Rodney Levi shouldn't have become the province's second victim of a fatal police shooting in less than a month on Friday. "He had his demons but he was always very friendly, he never tried to harm anybody," Ward said during an emotional Facebook event on Saturday. Ward says Levi visited his home Friday and tal
  
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• 'Very disturbing to see': Greta Thunberg speaks out on video of Chief Allan Adam’s RCMP arrest

  13-06-2020 17:01
  
  Climate activist Greta Thunberg has weighed in on the video of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam’s arrest by RCMP in March. “I met with Chief Allan Adam in Fort McMurray last autumn and I’m shocked by this shameful abuse by the RCMP,” Greta said in a post uploaded to her Twitter account. “Very disturbing to see,” she added.I met with Chief Allan Adam in Fort McMurray last autumn and I'm shocked by this shameful abuse by the RCMP. Very disturbin
  
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• Police and Special Olympics Alberta team up for Virtual Summer Series - Lethbridge News Now

  13-06-2020 17:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Police and Special Olympics Alberta team up for Virtual Summer Series  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hundreds attend Black Lives Matter rally in Innisfail, Alta.

  13-06-2020 17:01
  
  After the event was nearly cancelled, the Black Lives Matter rally went forward as planned in Innisfail, Alta. Approximately 350 people showed up to support the campaign that began again in force following the death of George Floyd as a result of an interaction with Minnesota police officers. Since that time, rallies to protest racism and police violence have taken place in numerous communities around the world. While some of the demonstrations have been violent, Innisfail's was for the most par
  
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• Black Lives Matter rally to take place in Innisfail, Alta. as scheduled

  13-06-2020 17:01
  
  After the event was nearly cancelled, the Black Lives Matter rally is expected to move forward as planned in Innisfail, Alta. Brittany Bovey, the organizer of the demonstration first attempted to drum up support for the rally in the small rural community south of Red Deer over two weeks ago but says she was met with strong opposition. She said after she posted her intent to host the event online, she was inundated with hateful and racist comments. Now, after bringing her story to the media and g
  
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• Less than 300 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario for sixth straight day

  13-06-2020 16:31
  
  Ontario health officials recorded 266 news cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a 0.8 per cent increase over the previous day, marking the sixth straight day the province has reported fewer than 300 new cases of the virus. The province also said that nine more people died of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hour period. Right now, there are 31,992 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, including 2,507 deaths and 26,538 resolved cases. Testing for COVID-19 in Ontario continues to rem
  
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• Fewer than 300 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario for sixth straight day

  13-06-2020 16:31
  
  Ontario health officials recorded 266 news cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a 0.8 per cent increase over the previous day, marking the sixth straight day the province has reported fewer than 300 new cases of the virus. The province also said that nine more people died of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hour period. Right now, there are 31,992 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, including 2,507 deaths and 26,538 resolved cases. Testing for COVID-19 in Ontario continues to rem
  
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• Walks planned across Maritimes in memory of Indigenous woman killed by police

  13-06-2020 15:35
  
  Marches have been organized for cities across the Maritimes today in memory of a young Indigenous woman who was killed by police in northern New Brunswick last week. Chantel Moore, 26, died after being shot by an officer on June 4. Indigenous groups have planned healing walks to take place simultaneously in Edmundston, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B., as well as Halifax and Membertou, N.S. The groups organizing the walks say they should be described as Ikatomone, meaning "let's guard." The main wa
  
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• Beijing closes market, locks down area in new virus outbreak

  13-06-2020 14:16
  
  The largest wholesale food market in Beijing was shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighbourhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital. The outbreak -- coming more than 50 days after the last local case in the city of 20 million people -- showed how the virus can still come back as restrictions are eased. The city's swift response reflected China's emphasis on moving quickly to stem the spread of new cases wherev
  
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• Millions of Canadians will be maxing out their 16 weeks of CERB soon. Then what?

  13-06-2020 13:00
  
  By the first week of July and through the summer, millions of Canadians will come to the end of their 16-week eligibility period to claim the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. This is prompting serious questions about what will happen to those who have been on the program since it first launched, but are still out of a job and without income due to COVID-19. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing on Sunday, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government will not
  
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• Lethbridge media pioneer Fooks passes away - Lethbridge Herald

  13-06-2020 10:25 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge media pioneer Fooks passes away  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Lethbridge Speed Skating Association doles out awards - Lethbridge Herald

  13-06-2020 10:15 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge Speed Skating Association doles out awards  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Greta Thunberg calls video of Chief Allan Adam’s RCMP arrest ‘very disturbing to see’

  13-06-2020 09:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thunberg noted she met with Adam when she travelled to Fort McMurray, Alta., last year.
  
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• Provincial COVID-19 numbers show 37 new cases - Lethbridge News Now

  13-06-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Provincial COVID-19 numbers show 37 new cases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former William Aberhart high school students call for curriculum change

  13-06-2020 05:18
  
  Sixteen years after graduating from William Aberhart High, three former students have decided the time is ripe for meaningful change. Citing the broad cultural shift towards acceptance and equality inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests, three Calgary friends are calling for change in classrooms as well. Nicole Dodd, Cinde Adegbesan, and Pam Tzeng have initiated an online campaign calling on the Minister of Education to alter the curriculum and address racism in schools across Alberta. &ldq
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: June 12

  13-06-2020 04:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, June 12, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Divers from Manitobe Hutterite colony arrive to assist in effort to recover missing teen

  13-06-2020 04:24
  
  Searchers are focusing their efforts on a section of St. Mary River where a 17-year old girl was last seen, after a tragic boating mishap Wednesday. The girl was among a group from the Spring Valley Hutterite Colony who had been enjoying a day of swimming and canoeing on the river. RCMP said three girls were trying to come ashore when their canoe capsized, throwing them into the swift moving water. The girls were wearing jackets and long dresses, but were not wearing life jackets. One of the gir
  
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• Divers from Manitoba Hutterite colony arrive to assist in effort to recover missing teen

  13-06-2020 04:24
  
  Searchers are focusing their efforts on a section of St. Mary River where a 17-year old girl was last seen, after a tragic boating mishap Wednesday. The girl was among a group from the Spring Valley Hutterite Colony who had been enjoying a day of swimming and canoeing on the river. RCMP said three girls were trying to come ashore when their canoe capsized, throwing them into the swift moving water. The girls were wearing jackets and long dresses, but were not wearing life jackets. One of the gir
  
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• Airdrie firefighters on scene in Meadowbrook blaze

  13-06-2020 04:04
  
  Airdrie firefighters are currently on scene in the Meadowbrook area where a structure fire is burning. In a tweet sent around 7 p.m., @AirdrieFireFighters asked people in the area to "Please give crews room to work in the Meadowbrook area with an ongoing event." There was no word on the specific block, whether there are injuries or the cause of the fire. This is a developing story...Please give crews room to work in the Meadowbrook area with an ongoing event. pic.twitter.com/iKBeUYeffv — A
  
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• Elder of southern Alberta's Blood Tribe succumbs to COVID-19

  13-06-2020 03:04
  
  Representatives of the Kainai First Nation in southern Alberta say an elder living on the reserve has died from COVID-19. Officials did not share the exact date of the victim's death but Alberta Health confirmed to CTV News it occurred earlier this week. "It is with regret that one of our elders has passed away due to complications from COVID-19," said Rick Soup, director of the Blood Tribe's emergency management agency in a recorded statement Friday. Derrick Fox, CEO of Blood Tribe Health, sent
  
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• Bantam football ready to go after relaunch

  13-06-2020 02:57
  
  For the first time since winning the bantam football championship last season, six members of the Calgary Wildcats got back on the field Friday. It was their first team effort since the pandemic shut sports down in March, and for Wildcat wide receiver Nash MacDonald, that made it a little more special than every other practice. "It feels good," MacDonald said, in an interview with CTV News. "It's good to be back on the field where we play." That sentiment was echoed by safety Evan Lakatos, who s
  
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• Alberta’s Blood Tribe sees 1st death related to COVID-19

  13-06-2020 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw applauded the Blood Tribe on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Day 2 of search efforts continue for missing 17-year-old in St. Mary River

  13-06-2020 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The search continues for a missing teen believed to have drowned in the St. Mary River. The bodies of two other girls were recovered after two boats capsized Wednesday night. With more on today’s search, here’s Taz Dhaliwal.
  
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• American tourists in Alberta? RCMP investigating possible breaches of COVID-19 restrictions

  13-06-2020 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Banff restaurants may be "starving for business," but they're still wary of serving visitors from "massive hot spots" in the U.S.
  
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• How to plan a wedding in Alberta as COVID-19 restrictions ease

  13-06-2020 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans who are planning to tie the knot as COVID-19 restrictions ease will still have to be prepared to make some compromises. 
  
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• Deputy commissioner refuses comment on Chief Adam arrest but admits systemic racism in Alberta RCMP

  13-06-2020 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta RCMP's actions have been called in to question following the violent arrest of Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
  
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• Free bike registration program launched in Lethbridge - Globalnews.ca

  13-06-2020 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Free bike registration program launched in Lethbridge  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Free bike registration program launched in Lethbridge

  13-06-2020 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bike Index is a free registration service where bike owners place a water-resistant sticker with a QR code on their bike frame.
  
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• Casinos, gyms and personal grooming businesses open doors for Alberta's Stage 2 relaunch

  13-06-2020 01:18
  
  A trip to Cash Casino in southeast Calgary now starts with a temperature check at the front door and an offer of a mask and hand sanitizer. Plastic curtains are used to separate the video lottery terminals (VLTs) and all of the table games are unstaffed and unable to open during Stage 2 of Alberta’s relaunch. “It’s been a long few months,” said Jamil Ali, one of the owners of Cash Casino in Calgary and Red Deer.  “It’s nice to have the doors open again fo
  
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• ‘He’s a born leader:’ friend of Alberta Chief Allan Adam says his contradictions are his strength

  13-06-2020 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of the most reliably outspoken Indigenous leaders in Alberta, Allan Adam's language is blunt no matter what the topic.
  
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• Alberta doctors say fall will see spike in respiratory viruses with influenza and COVID-19

  13-06-2020 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans are being reminded that there is typically a spike in influenza and other respiratory viruses in the fall, leading to questions of what this fall could look like with both influenza and COVID-19.
  
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• Chief Allan Adam arrest: Cameras not enough to solve RCMP systemic racism, experts say

  13-06-2020 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It doesn't matter whether there's cameras there or not," said Lori Campbell, director of the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre.
  
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• New bike registration program comes to Lethbridge

  13-06-2020 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Bike Index is a free registration service to help recover stolen bikes, which is used in Calgary and Edmonton. A southern Alberta teen brought the idea forward in the fall after he was tired of getting his bikes stolen, and it’s now available in Lethbridge. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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