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• Active COVID-19 cases continue to climb as Alberta adds 32 cases

  22-06-2020 23:59
  
  Alberta registered 32 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Monday. The active case count increased by eight in the past 24 hours to a total of 542. There are 32 people in hospital, with six of them in ICUs. The latest victim was a woman in her 90s in the Calgary Zone. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases  More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusEdmonton passed Calgary in active cases on Saturday and is 11 ahead
  
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• Alberta records 32 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, 1 additional death

  22-06-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta confirmed 32 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and one additional death due to the disease.
  
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• Poplar fluff piles up on Edmonton trails and parks

  22-06-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  City trails and parks are full of poplar fluff. A local arborist says it could be a sign of trees in distress.
  
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• Some Landmark Cinema theatres to reopen in Calgary on Friday

  22-06-2020 22:49
  
  Some good news for movie-goers — Landmark Cinemas will be reopening select theaters this Friday. Landmark Cinema locations at Market Mall, Country Hills, and Shawnessy will be the first to open, along with two locations in Edmonton and one in Fort McMurray. All remaining locations will open on July 3. Movie theaters were allowed to open on June 12 as part of Stage 2 of Alberta's relaunch plan, but Landmark Cinemas took extra time to ensure safety for all movie-goers. Landmark theaters in O
  
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• Bobcat family spotted strolling through southwest Calgary neighbourhood

  22-06-2020 22:28
  
  A bobcat family was captured on video walking outside a Calgary home over the weekend near the southwest community of West Springs.  The video — sent to CTV News Monday — was shot by a viewer Sunday afternoon. According to Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers, bobcat sightings are common in Calgary and the agency receives several reports every year.  While bobcats are generally not a threat to people, officers say not to approach them or feed them as the wild animals could le
  
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• Calgary’s low income program reopens in-person service at city hall Monday

  22-06-2020 22:17
  
  The Fair Entry Program counter reopened at city hall Monday. The program, which helps low-income Calgarians afford city programs, was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair entry counter at the Village Square location will remain closed for the time being. The city has added precautionary measures such as installing Plexiglas barriers, offering masks and hand sanitizer and wiping down workstations. The seating area has been temporarily removed, the only exception being for sen
  
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• Water shortages expected on Alberta’s Milk River as repairs begin on Montana canal

  22-06-2020 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Repairs on the St. Mary Canal will begin immediately and will be paid for by officials in the United States. The repairs are scheduled to be completed by September.
  
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• Phase 1 of Alberta mask program complete, 20M more coming in July

  22-06-2020 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's government announced Monday that it will be pausing its non-medical mask distribution program until July, following the handout of 20 million masks during the initial phase.
  
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• U of L kicks off digital convocation week - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 22:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  U of L kicks off digital convocation week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta casinos take varying approaches to reducing COVID-19 risk

  22-06-2020 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are four COVID-19 health and safety requirements venues must meet in order to operate under Stage 2, but the precise implementation and methods are up to each company.
  
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• 14-million face masks distributed at Albertan drive-thrus - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 21:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  14-million face masks distributed at Albertan drive-thrus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge police seize drugs and $12K in cash found in suspect's backpack

  22-06-2020 21:34
  
  Two men face charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Lethbridge that resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of cash as well as small quantities of several drugs. On June 18, search warrants were executed at homes in the 900 block of Eighth Street N. and the 200 block of 13th Street N. Officers seized drugs, cash and a can of bear spray from the home on Eighth Street. Nothing was seized from the home on 13th Street. A man associated with the homes was arrested at a local bu
  
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• Downtown Lethbridge to reopen with new look - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 21:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Downtown Lethbridge to reopen with new look  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary public art projects named finalists for international award

  22-06-2020 20:53
  
  Three Calgary public art installations are among the Top 100 finalists for a prestigious CODAaward. Two People’s Choice awards are given annually to public art projects voted on through an online poll. This year the 446 entries represent $141 million in commission fees and projects in 30 countries. CODAworx, the company in charge of the awards, has narrowed down the entries to 100 finalists. Jill Anholt's Emergent — located on the corner of First Street and Ninth Avenue S.W. —
  
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• Two men arrested on drug charges in North Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 20:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two men arrested on drug charges in North Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service announces virtual police run for Special Olympics - Globalnews.ca

  22-06-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Police Service announces virtual police run for Special Olympics  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service announces virtual police run for Special Olympics

  22-06-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Typically a one-day event with hundreds of runners racing through Lethbridge's coulees, the fundraiser has pivoted to allow for safe and distanced participation.
  
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• Lethbridge Pride Fest adapts to COVID-19

  22-06-2020 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: In 2019, Lethbridge Pride Fest saw thousands attend a variety of events to support the LGBTQ+ community within the city. Along with many other festivals, it was cancelled this year amid COVID-19. As Eloise Therien explains, the group was still able to celebrate on a smaller scale.
  
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• Second murder suspect apprehended in death of Calgary chef

  22-06-2020 20:11
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms a second man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the March death of 56-year-old business owner Christophe Herblin. Tommie Borris Holloway, 31, was apprehended by CPS members on June 20 at an undisclosed location and subsequently charged with second-degree murder. In the early morning hours of March 14, 2020,  Herblin and police responded to an alarm at Croque Saveurs — his yet-to-be-opened business — in the 3800 block of Bow Trail S.W.
  
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• Toddler suffers life-threatening injuries in hit-and-run in Deer Ridge

  22-06-2020 19:22
  
  Calgary police are searching for the driver and suspect vehicle following a hit-and-run in the southeast neighbourhood of Deer Ridge. Police officials confirm a child, believed to be approximately 18 months old, was injured after being hit by a vehicle shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday along Deerfield Villas S.E. According to police, the child was transported by ambulance to the Alberta Children's Hospital in life-threatening condition with severe injuries. A description of the suspect vehicle has
  
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• Calgary police searching for suspect vehicle after toddler injured in southeast hit-and-run

  22-06-2020 19:22
  
  Calgary police are searching for the driver and suspect vehicle following a hit-and-run in the southeast neighbourhood of Deer Ridge. Police officials confirm a child, believed to be approximately 18 months old, was injured after being hit by a vehicle shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday along Deerfield Villas S.E. According to police, the child was transported by ambulance to the Alberta Children's Hospital in life-threatening condition with severe injuries. A description of the suspect vehicle has
  
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• Alberta reveals top baby names of 2019

  22-06-2020 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were 51,598 babies born in Alberta last year — 26,328 boys and 25,270 girls.
  
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• These were the top baby names in Alberta in 2019

  22-06-2020 17:34
  
  Olivia and Noah were the top baby names in Alberta in 2019. The province released the top 10 girls and boys names on Monday. Olivia has held the number one spot every year since 2013. Noah has been in the top 10 since 2011 and was the most popular name in 2017. Top boys' names in 2019Noah Liam Oliver Ethan Jack William Lucas Owen Benjamin JacobTop girls' names in 2019Olivia Charlotte Sophia Emma Ava Amelia Emily Abigail Hannah Elizabeth Alberta parents continue to love the name Olivia for their
  
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• Pandemic has provided chance to reshape Canada's future, PM says

  22-06-2020 16:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that, while the COVID-19 pandemic has been an “unprecedented challenge,” it’s opening up opportunities to rethink and reshape Canada’s future. “If this pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for our country, it has also been an important opportunity to figure out what really matters in our communities, to have meaningful conversations about how we can take care of those around us, and perhaps above all, to think about what ki
  
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• Coronavirus: Is the pandemic contributing to a slower Alberta wildfire season?

  22-06-2020 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  By June 2019, roughly 600 blazes were reported burning across Alberta, with more than 650,000 hectares having caught fire. This year, that number is cut in half.
  
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• Don’t forget a COVID-kit! Select campgrounds reopen in national parks

  22-06-2020 16:21
  
  People with existing reservations will be allowed to set up camp at a number of campgrounds in national parks — including sites near Banff and Lake Louise — beginning Monday. Camping will look slightly different with bathrooms open but cooking shelters and shower staying closed to accommodate social distancing. Parks Canada also encourages campers to pack a COVID-19 hygiene safety kit that includes hand sanitizer and wipes. Parks Canada will gradually begin accepting new booking
  
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• Fire crews rescue pet snake while preventing garage fire from spreading to Arbour Lake home

  22-06-2020 15:27
  
  Three people and a pet snake survived an early morning fire in a northwest neighbouhood that destroyed two vehicles. According to Calgary Fire Department officials, crews were called to home in the 200 block of Arbour Stone Rise N.W. shortly before 1 a.m. following reports of a vehicle on fire in the attached garage. Three adults escaped the two-storey home unharmed prior to the arrival of firefighters but were unable to find a pet snake on the main floor of the building as they fled.   CFD
  
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• Calgary's forecast with a spring rain recap

  22-06-2020 14:55
  
  We’ll get a couple of stable days to start this week, with a sharp left turn expected Wednesday. If you’re reading this past 8 o’clock today, that bullet point about fog has passed you by. The spring that was As spring rain goes, this one cracked the top ten and rests among the “rainiest.” One could easily posit that the 54 mm June 13th was the primary culprit towards that dubious honour – Calgary experienced 201.5 mm of rain through the spring, good for 9th o
  
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• Calgary Transit distributing free masks, installing barriers in effort to keep passengers safe

  22-06-2020 14:18
  
  Monday marks the first day that Calgary Transit workers will be providing passengers with non-medical masks at several city CTrain stations. The new initiative hopes to increase ridership while keeping passengers and drivers safe.  Calgary Transit was given 200,000 non-medical masks by the province and will be handing them out at stations from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on weekdays. Masks can also be picked up at Calgary Transit’s two customer service centres in the downtown core.  W
  
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• Trudeau says China made 'obvious link' between Meng and two Michaels

  22-06-2020 13:32
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Chinese officials it made clear in the days following their arrests of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor that their imprisonments were linked with Canada's detaining high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou days earlier. Trudeau was rebutting a spokesman for China's foreign ministry who said earlier Monday that his country does not arbitrarily detain people, and that Trudeau's earlier remarks linking the cases were "irresponsible." Trudeau doubled down, saying Chinese offi
  
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• Canadians of Chinese ethnicity report widespread racism over coronavirus: survey

  22-06-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Since March 2020, I have been repeatedly yelled at on the sidewalk in my own neighborhood,” said one person who took part in the survey. 
  
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• Trial dates set for cocaine smuggling case at Coutts - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trial dates set for cocaine smuggling case at Coutts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police's Run for Special Olympics goes virtual this year - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Police's Run for Special Olympics goes virtual this year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Fresh new start’: Downtown Lethbridge receiving enhancements, new branding with $100,000 in funding - Globalnews.ca

  22-06-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Fresh new start’: Downtown Lethbridge receiving enhancements, new branding with $100,000 in funding  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Crews battle coulee fire in Lethbridge - Globalnews.ca

  22-06-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crews battle coulee fire in Lethbridge  Globalnews.ca
  
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• NASCAR rallies around Bubba Wallace as FBI investigates noose

  22-06-2020 06:47
  
  Bubba Wallace steered the No. 43 to the front of pit road, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch pushing the famous car on one side and close friend Ryan Blaney pushing on the other. The entire 40-driver field and all their crew members followed. After the car came to a stop, Wallace climbed out, sat on the window ledge and sobbed. Richard Petty, his Hall of Fame team owner, gently placed a hand on Wallace's shoulder. As federal authorities descended on Talladega Superspeedway on Monday to investigate the
  
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• FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driver

  22-06-2020 06:47
  
  Federal authorities on Monday confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only Black full-time driver who successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues less than two weeks ago. U.S. Attorney Jay Town said his office, the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were involved. "Regardless of whether federal charges can be brought, this type of action has no
  
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• Medicine Hat veteran celebrates 100th birthday on Father's Day

  22-06-2020 04:54
  
  Father’s Day is is that extra special day for father’s, but for one Medicine Hat man who has a very large family, it coincides with his birthday, making it a little extra special. Roy Gale, father of six, grandfather of 12 and great grandfather of 18 turned 100 on Sunday, which is also Father’s Day. “It’s great to have a family, and great to have a place like Medicine Hat to bring them up in,” Roy said. For everything he already appreciates about his family an
  
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• Seven $1,200 tickets given to Americans who hiked in Banff National Park in past week: RCMP

  22-06-2020 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the past week, Mounties have issued seven $1,200 tickets to Americans violating public health orders in Banff National Park.
  
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• Alberta-born model is one of the faces of new Nike ad campaign

  22-06-2020 02:49
  
  A woman from the Enoch Cree Nation is being featured in a new Nike ad. Ashley Callingbull is part of the campaign for the company’s new shoes, inspired by Indigenous culture. Callingbull is a professional model, and has been featured in ad campaigns around the world, but she said representing this Nike campaign is something special. “This is the first campaign I’ve done where it’s about intergenerational healing and about how the land helps you heal, being in tune with yo
  
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• More flooding in Calgary as another spring storm hits the city

  22-06-2020 01:42
  
  Wild weather caused flooding in Calgary on Sunday afternoon. It’s the second storm to hit in the last week. There are reports of flooding from McKnight Boulevard to 36 Street. Three lanes on the Deerfoot are closed due to water pooling, and there are traffic tie-ups as vehicles try to drive through the water or find alternate routes. It’s unclear how much damage has been caused, but many residents are still cleaning up from the hail storm last Saturday. 
  
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• More flooding in Calgary as another big storm hits the city

  22-06-2020 01:42
  
  Wild weather caused flooding in Calgary on Sunday afternoon. It’s the second storm to hit in the last week. There are reports of flooding from McKnight Boulevard to 36 Street. Three lanes on the Deerfoot are closed due to water pooling, and there are traffic tie-ups as vehicles try to drive through the water or find alternate routes. It’s unclear how much damage has been caused, but many residents are still cleaning up from the hail storm last Saturday. 
  
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• At least 5 Edmonton restaurants close temporarily because of COVID-19

  22-06-2020 00:41
  
  At least five Edmonton restaurants have temporarily closed because of COVID-19 spreading among customers and staff. Greta Bar YEG closed Thursday to undergo extensive cleaning over last weekend after a customer with the virus came into contact with multiple staff members. A notice posted at the bar states the closure was self-imposed "out of an abundance of caution." Management confirm one employee later tested positive for COVID-19. The business is asking anyone who visited on Sunday, June 14 t
  
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• At least 4 Edmonton restaurants close temporarily because of COVID-19

  22-06-2020 00:41
  
  At least four Edmonton restaurants have temporarily closed because of COVID-19. Greta Bar YEG closed Thursday to undergo extensive cleaning this weekend after a customer was found to have the virus. A notice posted at the bar states the closure was self-imposed "out of an abundance of caution". The business is also asking anyone who visited on Sunday, June 14 to get tested. Earls Tin Palace is also closed after an employee tested positive. The restaurant is scheduled to reopen Tuesday. A spokesp
  
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• 3 Edmonton restaurants close temporarily because of COVID-19

  22-06-2020 00:41
  
  Three Edmonton restaurants have temporarily closed because of COVID-19. Greta Bar YEG closed Thursday to undergo extensive cleaning this weekend after a customer was found to have the virus. A notice posted at the bar states the closure was self-imposed "out of an abundance of caution". The business is also asking anyone who visited on Sunday, June 14 to get tested. Earls Tin Palace is also closed after an employee tested positive. The restaurant is scheduled to reopen Tuesday. CTV News has also
  
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• Edmonton zone now has most active COVID-19 cases in Alberta; 31 additional cases in province Sunday

  22-06-2020 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sunday, the province confirmed an additional 31 cases in the province, and the Edmonton zone reached 238 active cases, three more than Calgary zone's 235. 
  
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• Edmonton zone surpasses Calgary zone for active COVID-19 cases

  22-06-2020 00:16
  
  Alberta confirmed an additional 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, and no additional deaths. Twenty two more people have also recovered. The province did not release the number of tests performed in the last 24 hours. The Edmonton zone has now officially surpassed the Calgary zone for active cases. The case breakdown by region is as follows: Calgary zone – 235 active cases, 4,840 recovered cases Edmonton zone – 238 active cases – 594 recovered Central zone – 3 active cas
  
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• WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases - Lethbridge News Now

  22-06-2020 00:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarians soak up sunshine on the first weekend of summer

  22-06-2020 00:06
  
  With travel limited because of the global pandemic, Calgarians are starting their summers at home. Saturday marked the first day of summer, and with temperatures in the mid-20s, Calgarians were out biking, walking and running in city parks over the weekend. "I think the biking is the only thing we can do now, for our great days," said Hans Ryu, who was out biking along the Bow River and Memorial Drive with his girlfriend.The city closed parts of Memorial Drive east to accommodate more pedestrian
  
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