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• Ottawa relaxes clean fuel targets in short term due to coronavirus

  19-06-2020 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  To make up for less stringent emissions reductions in the beginning, fuel producers will have to do more to green up their gasoline and diesel fuels starting 2026.
  
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• Father inspires Alberta woman’s career in civil engineering technology

  19-06-2020 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Emilee Kaupp of Lethbridge, Alta., is the daughter of a 30-year chemical engineer who inspired her to pursue a similar field – and one that is typically male dominated. Eloise Therien has the details on how she plans to inspire others as her father inspired her.
  
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• Canadian crude-by-rail exports drop by half in April as fuel demand saw sharp drop

  19-06-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian exports of crude oil by rail dropped by more than half in April compared to March as North American fuel demand plunged due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Travel agencies, airlines and vacation rentals hit hard by consumer complaints

  19-06-2020 23:39
  
  Consumers steamed about plans being changed by the COVID-19 pandemic have taken out their frustrations on the three industries most impacted by the disruption, the Better Business Bureau says. Travel agencies, airlines and companies offering vacation rentals were hit the hardest by complaints from Canadians during the period between March and May 2020, the agency says. In that time, the BBB says it received more than 53,000 complaints and reviews, an increase of approximately 280 per cent. In th
  
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• Alberta helping overnight camps that can't open this year - Lethbridge News Now

  19-06-2020 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta helping overnight camps that can't open this year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LPS refutes claims of abuse while arresting woman - Lethbridge News Now

  19-06-2020 22:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  LPS refutes claims of abuse while arresting woman  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Group wants orphaned grizzly cubs sheltered at the Calgary Zoo released back into the wild

  19-06-2020 22:29
  
  Three grizzly cubs arrived at the Calgary Zoo in early May after Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers discovered them orphaned after their mother was shot in the Crowsnest Pass area. And now a group of 73 scientists, wildlife conservationists and animal advocates have sent an open letter to the Alberta government, urging it to rehabilitate the five-month-old cubs so they can be released back into the wild.  Lisa Dahlseide is a conservation biologist and the education director at the Coch
  
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• Last remaining boil water advisories in Fort McMurray lifted after northern Alberta flooding

  19-06-2020 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are no further boil water advisories in place in Fort McMurray after flooding in April.
  
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• Alberta premier refutes separation threats: ‘Either you love your country or you don’t’

  19-06-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivered a clear message to Albertans on Friday, disputing separation talks made by fellow conservative caucus members.
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged after allegedly spitting on, elbowing officer during arrest - CTV News

  19-06-2020 21:29 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge woman charged after allegedly spitting on, elbowing officer during arrest  CTV News
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged after allegedly spitting on, elbowing officer during arrest

  19-06-2020 21:29
  
  A 20-year-old Lethbridge woman faces assault and resisting arresting charges following an early morning traffic investigation where she allegedly elbowed and spat on an officer. In the early morning hours of June  18, an officer spotted an SUV with its headlights off driving near the intersection of 10th Street and Fifth Avenue N. The LPS member attended to stop the vehicle but the driver continue eastbound onto Fifth Avenue before turning south into an alleyway. Minutes later, a second off
  
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• No-stopping zone in place on Hwy 1 near B.C.-Alberta border to protect bears

  19-06-2020 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The zone, which will be in place until the bears move away from the highway, runs from near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary to Field, B.C.
  
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• Coronavirus: Cineplex not requiring guests to wear masks when theatres reopen

  19-06-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cineplex says it's sticking with coronavirus safety policies that leave it up to moviegoers to decide if they wear a face mask inside their theatres.
  
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• Loss of cap on daycare fees will make life harder for Alberta families: AFL

  19-06-2020 20:36
  
  Alberta families who've been struggling to make ends meet as a result of job losses and rising costs will be in for another shock at the end of the month, an advocacy group says. The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) says June 30 marks the end of the cap on child care fees at 22 of the original child care centres that were part of a pilot project introduced by the previous government. While the funding at 100 other centres will last until next year, the AFL says without any further commitment f
  
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• Either you love Canada or you don't: Alberta premier rebukes separatists

  19-06-2020 20:25
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is delivering a sharp rebuke to would-be Alberta separatists by saying “either you love your country or you don't.” Kenney says he understands frustrations felt by some Albertans with the federal government and the province's role in Confederation, but adds there's no such thing as qualified patriotism. He also says threatening to leave Confederation is an empty threat because there's no evidence the majority of Albertans want it. He also says it's foolish econom
  
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• 18-year-old driver arrested after hit-and-run involving pedestrian

  19-06-2020 19:58
  
  An 18 year old was arrested after a hit-and-run in Meridian Beach southwest of Edmonton on June 18. According to Rimbey RCMP, the young man was driving carelessly shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday. A 54-year-old man tried to stop him by reaching through the passenger-side window of the vehicle. The driver drove away, dragging the pedestrian along until he fell out. The pedestrian was air lifted to a Calgary hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver will be charged with
  
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• Charges pending after pedestrian dragged by vehicle in central Alberta

  19-06-2020 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  An 18-year-old is facing charges after a pedestrian was allegedly dragged by his vehicle in central Alberta on Thursday. 
  
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• Calgary men face armed kidnapping charges in connection with assault outside Airdrie

  19-06-2020 19:48
  
  Two Calgarians have been arrested and charged following an investigation into an armed-kidnapping and assault of a Calgary man. Members of the Airdrie RCMP rural detachment responded to a rural area outside Airdrie city limits on June 2 after someone encountered a victim of an assault who had escaped his attackers. The injured man was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The man stated he had been kidnapped by armed males from an undisclosed spot in Calgary and
  
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• Lethbridge City Hall reopens to the public Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  19-06-2020 19:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge City Hall reopens to the public Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw reiterates health advice as Alberta COVID-19 cases continue to climb

  19-06-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon

  19-06-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Kenney government invests $200M for Alberta infrastructure and waterworks projects

  19-06-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is investing $200 million for 123 infrastructure and wastewater projects across the province.
  
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• Mother of missing Calgary man responds to information released to public by police

  19-06-2020 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, Lethbridge police released an update on the case of Marshal Iwaasa, who has been missing since Nov. 17. and on Tuesday Global News got reaction from his mom – Tammy Johnson.
  
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• New Alberta Health update on COVID-19 Friday afternoon

  19-06-2020 19:22
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give her final COVID-19 update of the week at 3:30 p.m. Friday. After 49 new cases of the coronavirus reported Thursday, Alberta currently has 489 active cases and 34 people in hospital, with six of them in intensive care units across the province. The City of Calgary still has the most active cases with 199, with Edmonton just behind at 192.  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers   This is what we know about Alberta's
  
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• Alberta adds 46 new cases of COVID-19 after approximately 9,000 tests

  19-06-2020 19:22
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 Friday after the province conducted approximately 9,000 tests in the past 24 hours. Active cases of the coronavirus increased once again, now totalling 512. Hospitalization numbers remain steady with 39 cases in hospital, including six in ICUs.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusNo new deaths were reported Friday. Calgary remains ahead of Edm
  
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• Lethbridge County denies tax cut for livestock producers, but provides some relief - Lethbridge News Now

  19-06-2020 19:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County denies tax cut for livestock producers, but provides some relief  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lawsuit accuses cannabis retailers of distributing product with incorrect THC and CBD levels on labels

  19-06-2020 19:01
  
  A class-action lawsuit filed in Calgary against cannabis companies claims the THC and CBD levels in their medicinal and recreational cannabis products differed from what was represented on packaging. According to the statement of claim filed at the Judicial Centre of Calgary on Tuesday, June 16, the companies allegedly sold cannabis products to Canadian consumers with drastically different THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) or CBD (cannabidiol) levels than advertised on the label. The defendants named i
  
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• $500M lawsuit accuses cannabis retailers of distributing product with incorrect THC and CBD levels

  19-06-2020 19:01
  
  A class-action lawsuit filed in Calgary against cannabis companies claims the THC and CBD levels in their medicinal and recreational cannabis products differed from what was represented on packaging. According to the statement of claim filed at the Judicial Centre of Calgary on Tuesday, June 16, the companies allegedly sold cannabis products to Canadian consumers with drastically different THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) or CBD (cannabidiol) levels than advertised on the label. The defendants named i
  
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• Pastor-turned-financial advisor recommended 'unsuitable' investments: securities commission

  19-06-2020 17:56
  
  The Alberta Securities Commission has ruled a former pastor and police officer made what it calls "unsuitable" investment recommendations to some of his elderly clients. The commission says while working for WealthTerra Capital Management Inc., Kenton Rustulka breached "know your client" rules while selling $6,500,000 in investments.  "He was found to have reported false and misleading information ... and to have failed to properly identify his clients’ investment needs, objectives, f
  
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• Canada's pandemic lockdown worked, says infectious disease doctor

  19-06-2020 16:45
  
  Lessons must be learned out of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the extreme economic and social lockdown the country is emerging from now was the right move, says an infectious disease expert. The fact that Canada has only seen a fraction of the illnesses and deaths projected in early worst-case scenarios is testament to the success of preventative measures, says Zain Chagla, a physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ont. Federal mo
  
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• Alta. to spend $200M on infrastructure projects as economic recovery continues

  19-06-2020 16:39
  
  The provincial government will spend another $200 million on municipal infrastructure projects as part of its economic recovery program. Premier Jason Kenney and Transportation Minister Ric McIver announced the additional $200 million would be earmarked for local transportation infrastructure and waterworks projects, creating thousands of jobs. Fifteen-million dollars of the investment will go toward the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program and $150 million will go to public waterwork
  
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• Alberta set to announce new funding for municipal projects

  19-06-2020 16:39
  
  The provincial government is ready to spend more money on municipal infrastructure projects. Premier Jason Kenney and Transportation Minister Ric McIver will provide details on the new support on Friday morning.Watch live at 10:30 a.m. on CTVNewsEdmonton.caAlberta cities called for more support from the province earlier this month to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Don Iveson said at the time that Edmonton’s biggest need is funding for transit. Ridership dropped u
  
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• Chaos in the Koreas sees Kim Jong Un's sister emerge stronger than ever

  19-06-2020 16:29
  
  On a crisp winter day two years ago, Kim Yo Jong took her first step to becoming the powerful politician her father thought she would be. It was February 10, 2018. The youngest child of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had already made history by becoming the first member of her family since the end of the Korean War to set foot in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. The night before, she had attended the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She sat b
  
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• Allegations against former Lethbridge Hurricanes coach included in CHL hazing lawsuit - CTV News

  19-06-2020 15:36 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Allegations against former Lethbridge Hurricanes coach included in CHL hazing lawsuit  CTV News
  
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• Allegations against former Lethbridge Hurricanes coach included in CHL hazing lawsuit

  19-06-2020 15:36
  
  A former Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach is amongst those facing allegations in a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League. Former CHL players Daniel Carcillo and Garret Taylor filed the lawsuit Thursday in Ontario Superior Court alleging decades of abuse, rampant hazing and bullying of underage players at the Canadian junior hockey level.  The CHL’s three member organizations — the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Major Junior
  
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• Summer solstice arrives with sun, storms and instability

  19-06-2020 14:48
  
  It’s a restless forecast for the weekend. The (literal) bright side is that it’s triggered by sun and heat. The less bright side, is that there’s plenty of instability to help thunderstorms along, which could mean more hail. Again? How now? One consistent element, and then a few smaller pieces. Today’s activity would spawn from northeasterly wind pooling moisture along the foothills. As we talked about in yesterday’s post, this activity is spurned along by the slow-
  
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• Calgary weather: Summer solstice arrives with sun, storms and instability

  19-06-2020 14:48
  
  It’s a restless forecast for the weekend. The (literal) bright side is that it’s triggered by sun and heat. The less bright side, is that there’s plenty of instability to help thunderstorms along, which could mean more hail. Again? How now? One consistent element, and then a few smaller pieces. Today’s activity would spawn from northeasterly wind pooling moisture along the foothills. As we talked about in yesterday’s post, this activity is spurned along by the slow-
  
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• Mouths to feed, no money coming in; rodeo stock contractors feel pandemic pain

  19-06-2020 14:32
  
  Canada's rodeo stock contractors are caught between bulls and broncs and an empty bank account. Rodeos cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic means bucking stock isn't bringing in money this summer. The animals still have to be fed, and fed well, to maintain strength and power to buck when rodeo does reboot. "You're into survival mode," said Ward Macza of Northcott Macza Rodeo. "You want to try to survive to still be in business for next year." Rodeos pay contractors for use of
  
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• Why are Indigenous people in Canada so much more likely to be shot and killed by police?

  19-06-2020 14:00
  
  An Indigenous person in Canada is more than 10 times more likely to have been shot and killed by a police officer in Canada since 2017 than a white person in Canada. A CTV News analysis reveals that of the 66 people shot and killed by police in that timeframe for whom race or heritage could be identified, 25 were Indigenous. That's nearly 40 per cent of the total. Adjusted for population based on 2016 census data, it means 1.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous Canadians have been shot and killed b
  
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• $62,000 in drugs, cash seized in ALERT investigation in Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  19-06-2020 11:22 via lethbridgeherald.com
  $62,000 in drugs, cash seized in ALERT investigation in Lethbridge  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• PM Trudeau 'very disappointed' over China charging two Canadians

  19-06-2020 07:32
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is "very disappointed" that China charged two Canadians who have been detained in China for 18 months. Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig was charged in Beijing on suspicion of spying for state secrets and intelligence. Michael Spavor was charged in Dandong city near the North Korean border on suspicion of spying for a foreign entity and illegally providing state secrets. Both men have been held since December 2018 in a move seen as an a
  
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• Former Lethbridge Hurricanes player teams up with Daniel Carcillo for class action lawsuit

  19-06-2020 06:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A class action lawsuit filed against the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) on Thursday alleges systemic hazing and abuse in major junior hockey. The lawsuit is spearheaded by Daniel Carcillo and former Lethbridge Hurricanes player Garrett Taylor. Danica Ferris has more on the allegations.
  
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• Social media standards stifle Alberta account holders from posting art, female brests

  19-06-2020 04:56
  
  If it’s an image of art, or a scar after an operation, then the most popular social media platforms are fine with posts of female breasts and it’s not considered nudity. However, some Alberta account holders say their posts have been flagged, removed or in some cases their accounts have been shut down entirely for violating community guidelines, when they say their posts fit within the listed exceptions. Carmelina Baccari is a paramedical tattoo artist who specializes in areola resto
  
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• Social media standards stifle Alberta account holders from posting art, female breasts

  19-06-2020 04:56
  
  If it’s an image of art, or a scar after an operation, then the most popular social media platforms are fine with posts of female breasts and it’s not considered nudity. However, some Alberta account holders say their posts have been flagged, removed or in some cases their accounts have been shut down entirely for violating community guidelines, when they say their posts fit within the listed exceptions. Carmelina Baccari is a paramedical tattoo artist who specializes in areola resto
  
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• UCP MLA’s private member’s bill aims to lift Alberta’s ban on private sale of blood products

  19-06-2020 04:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A private member's bill set to be tabled in the legislature is aiming to repeal Alberta's ban on the private sale and purchase of blood products.
  
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• Federal government poised to grant permission for NHL hub city: source

  19-06-2020 04:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis/St. Paul are in the running to be hub cities.
  
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• Cannabis companies facing proposed class-action lawsuit over alleged mislabelling

  19-06-2020 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The statement of claim filed in Calgary on June 16 accuses the companies of failing to properly label their products and alleges negligence on their part.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: June 18

  19-06-2020 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday, June 18, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Federal government clears path for NHL to have hub city in Canada

  19-06-2020 03:29
  
  The federal government has made a move to try to help one of three Canadian markets become a hub city for the National Hockey League's resumption of play. A federal official told The Canadian Press on Thursday that the government issued an order in council that would allow one of Vancouver, Edmonton or Toronto to serve as one of the NHL's two hub cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The official was granted anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the order publicly. The order is awa
  
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• Former Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach among those facing allegations in class-action lawsuit against CHL - Global News

  19-06-2020 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach among those facing allegations in class-action lawsuit against CHL  Global News
  
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