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• Calgary to celebrate Canada Day with an online concert

  15-06-2020 23:52
  
  Calgarians have been invited to celebrate Canada Day this year from the comfort of their own homes. The City of Calgary announced Monday plans to celebrate the holiday while adhering to public health guidelines. Instead of an outdoor concert, a show will be streamed online starting at 5 p.m. on July 1, featuring local artists Paul Brant, Lynn Olagundoye, T Buckley, Chad Van Gaalen and Bebe Buckskin. "This line-up of Calgary musical talent is outstanding and I couldn't be more excited to listen a
  
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• 'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 23:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge joining opioid class action lawsuit - My Grande Prairie Now

  15-06-2020 23:38 via mygrandeprairienow.com
  
  Lethbridge joining opioid class action lawsuit  My Grande Prairie Now
  
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• A look at some highlights of the Saskatchewan budget - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 23:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  A look at some highlights of the Saskatchewan budget  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chuba Hubbard to boycott Oklahoma State after coach photographed wearing far-right news network shirt

  15-06-2020 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian college football star Chuba Hubbard says he will "not be doing anything" with Oklahoma State University after a picture surfaced of head coach Mike Gundy wearing a One America News T-shirt.
  
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• Tradition was important factor in planning of Canadian Triple Crown races - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 22:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tradition was important factor in planning of Canadian Triple Crown races  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 22:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Saints' Jenkins joins CNN as social justice contributor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Are Americans using ‘Alaska exemption’ to skirt border shutdown? Feds looking into reports

  15-06-2020 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Exceptions to the Canada-U.S. border closure are raising questions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 'I will not stand for this': Chuba Hubbard says he'll sit out after coach shows support for far-right news network

  15-06-2020 21:50
  
  Sherwood Park running back Chuba Hubbard says he "will not be doing anything" with his Oklahoma State football team after its head coach was pictured with a t-shirt from a far-right news channel.  Head coach Mike Gundy was shown wearing One America News Network T-shirt during a fishing trip, in a social media post. I will not stand for this.. This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it’s unacceptable. I will not be doing anything with Oklahoma State u
  
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• Hubbard, Gundy meet after coach shows support for far-right news network

  15-06-2020 21:50
  
  Sherwood Park running back Chubba Hubbard met with Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy shortly after Hubbard tweeted he "will not be doing anything" with the football team when a picture of Gundy wearing a t-shirt from a far-right news channel surfaced on social media. Gundy was shown wearing One America News Network T-shirt during a fishing trip in a social media post. I will not stand for this.. This is completely insensitive to everything going on in society, and it’s unacceptable
  
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• Queen Latifah: Let 'Gone with the Wind' be gone forever - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 21:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Queen Latifah: Let 'Gone with the Wind' be gone forever  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 21:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 20:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Concerns raised as people crowd rare white grizzly in Banff and Yoho parks

  15-06-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bear, which has been nicknamed Nakota by locals, was first revealed publicly after it was spotted in Alberta's Banff National Park in late April.
  
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• Secondary-market thriving in Alberta during pandemic

  15-06-2020 20:27
  
  Garage sale seekers, bargain hunters, and shoppers keen to buy locally are flooding online market sites during the COVID-19 outbreak. Buyers and sellers have noticed a swell of interest on local Facebook Marketplace pages and Kijiji listings, a trend that followed an initial dip in transactions in 2020. "At the beginning of the pandemic, we started running PSAs across our platform asking users to consider whether a transaction was necessary right now," said Kijiji officials in a statement. "As t
  
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• Former Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis retires after 18-year career - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 20:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Former Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis retires after 18-year career  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to lift state of public health emergency, 20 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

  15-06-2020 20:02
  
  Alberta's health minister says the province will let its state of public health emergency, imposed March 15, expire as the COVID-19 infection rate falls. Tyler Shandro called it "an important day for our province" as he announced the order would be lifted. "I know these past few months have been challenging for all Albertans: families and communities," he said. "We faced an enormous test and our province passed with flying colours." On Monday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed 20 new cases of the dise
  
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• Nenshi exploring disaster relief funding as Calgary cleans up after severe storm

  15-06-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday's thunderstorm brought with it torrential rain and hail, causing flash flooding in the city, with Calgary's northeast seeing the most damaging effects.
  
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• City of Calgary to provide update on weekend storm that caused severe flooding, damage

  15-06-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The announcement will be made at 12:30 p.m. and will be streamed live in this article. 
  
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• City of Calgary provide update on weekend storm that caused severe flooding, damage

  15-06-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday's thunderstorm brought with it torrential rain and hail, causing flash flooding in the city, with Calgary's northeast seeing the most damaging effects.
  
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• Face masks to become mandatory at Calgary International Airport

  15-06-2020 19:41
  
  As of June 17, all passengers and staff at the Calgary International Airport will be required to wear a mask or face covering in all public areas within the terminals. The Calgary Airport Authority announced the new rules Monday, two days before the changes go into effect. "Our commitment to safety remains our top priority,” said Bob Sartor, Calgary Airport Authority president & CEO, in a statement. "As workers and travellers return to YYC we want them to trust that we remain focused o
  
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• Online booking option added to Lethbridge Transit's ride by reservation system - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 19:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Online booking option added to Lethbridge Transit's ride by reservation system  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Maybe even a billion dollars worth of damage': City to provide update on devastating weekend storm

  15-06-2020 19:05
  
  City officials will provide an update at 12:30 p.m. Monday on the response to a massive weekend storm that damaged homes, businesses and vehicles across the city. Much of the damage was centred in the northeast quadrant after the storm struck about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, with wind and hail tearing siding from homes and even smashing the windows out of some vehicles. Hundreds of cars were also left abandoned on city roadways and officials said about 300 storm drains were clogged, resulting in floodi
  
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• 'Maybe even a billion dollars worth of damage': City of Calgary assessing fallout from devastating weekend storm

  15-06-2020 19:05
  
  Soon after a massive hail storm swept over the city on Saturday evening, Coun. George Chahal began assessing the damage in his northeast Calgary ward and says he was shocked by what he saw. Siding had been completely torn away from several homes and a number of vehicles had windows smashed out in the communities of Falconridge and Taradale. "I've never seen so much damage within a block of homes," he said. "Siding shredded, eavestroughs, downspouts damaged and broken. I think every car on the bl
  
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• 'Maybe even a billion dollars worth of damage': City assessing after devastating weekend storm

  15-06-2020 19:05
  
  Soon after a massive hail storm swept over the city on Saturday evening, Coun. George Chahal began assessing the damage in his northeast Calgary ward and says he was shocked by what he saw. Siding had been completely torn away from several homes and a number of vehicles had windows smashed out in the communities of Falconridge and Taradale. "I've never seen so much damge within a block of homes," he said. "Siding shredded, evestroughs, downspouts damaged and broken. I think every car on the bloc
  
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• State of public health emergency ends in Alberta as 20 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

  15-06-2020 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak about Alberta's COVID-19 response on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw to update Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Monday afternoon

  15-06-2020 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak about Alberta's COVID-19 response on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Plans being finalized for 'exhaustive search' in Marshal Iwaasa disappearance - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 18:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Plans being finalized for 'exhaustive search' in Marshal Iwaasa disappearance  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Search of B.C. backcountry to resume for Calgary student missing since November

  15-06-2020 18:19
  
  Search crews are slated to return to an area near Pemberton, B.C. as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 26-year-old Marshal Iwaasa of Calgary. The charred frame of Iwaasa's truck was found in the B.C. backcountry by hikers on Nov. 25, 2019, several days after he was last seen by relatives in Lethbridge on Nov. 17.While Iwaasa's disappearance has been deemed suspicious, the Lethbridge Police Service says there is no indication of foul play. The LPS investigation has deter
  
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• Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 18:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ICU doctor warns Albertans to be cautious amid COVID-19 relaunch: ‘I see the consequences’

  15-06-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Darren Markland took to social media on Sunday to say that the hospital in west Edmonton has admitted a new patient to the ICU with COVID-19. It comes after weeks without a new patient.
  
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• Alberta vehicle services about to be shut down for 4 days

  15-06-2020 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Motor Vehicle System that tracks all driver and vehicle information will be updated June 19-22. To do so, the system must be shut down.
  
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• BP takes $17.5B hit as pandemic accelerates emissions cuts - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 17:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  BP takes $17.5B hit as pandemic accelerates emissions cuts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Marshal Iwaasa investigation: What we know about the missing Calgary man

  15-06-2020 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have released never-before-heard details on the investigation into a missing Calgary man, and say plans are in the works for another search of the mountainous terrain where his vehicle was found.
  
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• WestJet increases summer flights, resumes service to select U.S. destinations

  15-06-2020 16:46
  
  Calgary-based WestJet has announced its plan to more than double the number of flights it will offer in July compared to June. Between July 5 and Aug. 4, 2020, the airline will service 39 Canadian destinations, five U.S. locations (Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta, LaGuardia, and Orlando) and a single airport in Mexico (Cancun). "Today's schedule reflects our commitment to orderly and safe travel while providing steps to allow Canadians to get out, explore, and take part in critical economic acti
  
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• Coronavirus: Cineplex planning to reopen six Alberta theatres this month, others in July

  15-06-2020 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cineplex is inching towards a gradual reopening of its Canadian theatres, starting with six locations in Alberta later this month.
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 16:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Justices rule gay workers protected from job discrimination - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 16:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Justices rule gay workers protected from job discrimination  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Siksika First Nation mourns passing of former Chief Roy Little Chief

  15-06-2020 16:13
  
  A long-time advocate for the rights of Indigenous Albertans has died at the age of 81. Officials confirm Roy Little Chief, a Blackfoot elder and former Chief of the Siksika First Nation, passed away June 11 at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary after his health deteriorated over recent months. Prior to his tenure as Chief in the 1980s, Little Chief fought for Indigenous rights in his opposition of the federal government's 'White Paper' — a call for the elimination of separate legal statu
  
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• Extension to CERB being worked on, coming soon: PM

  15-06-2020 16:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, and is promising an update by the end of the week. “For now, all I can say is that we will continue to be there to support Canadians,” Trudeau said. 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 CERB, which has prompted questions about what will happen to those who have been
  
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• A CERB extension is in the works for those in need: PM

  15-06-2020 16:04
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, and is promising an update by the end of the week. “For now, all I can say is that we will continue to be there to support Canadians,” Trudeau said. 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 CERB, which has prompted questions about what will happen to those who have been
  
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• Council to debate and vote on future of $4.9 billion Green Line LRT

  15-06-2020 15:09
  
  Calgary councillors are set to make a decision on the future of the $4.9 billion first phase of the Green Line LRT project this week.  The debate will continue over the line’s proposed alignment as costs continue to be a major concern.  Calgary’s Green Line Committee already voted 8-5 in favour of recommendations for the first phase, which would see the LRT line run from Shepard in the southeast to 16 Avenue North.  The committee's proposal included a bridge over the B
  
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• Cineplex planning to reopen six Alberta theatres this month, others in July

  15-06-2020 14:58
  
  Cineplex Inc. is inching towards a gradual reopening of its Canadian movie theatres, starting with six locations in Alberta later this month. Canada's largest movie exhibitor says it plans to begin showing movies in the province on June 26. The company then hopes to reopen on July 3 in as many other markets across the country as government and health authorities allow. The rollout will introduce a number of new measures, including reserved seating in all auditoriums to ensure physical
  
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• Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 14:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come? - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 14:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 12:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Body meant to root out systemic housing inequities delayed by pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 10:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Body meant to root out systemic housing inequities delayed by pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Chief of the Siksika First Nation Roy Little Chief has died at 81

  15-06-2020 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A memorial service for him is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday June 18 at The Gordon Yellow Fly Memorial Arbour on the Siksika Reserve.
  
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• 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday - Lethbridge News Now

  15-06-2020 01:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  50 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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