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• Man sentenced to five years for impaired driving death near Coalhurst - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man sentenced to five years for impaired driving death near Coalhurst  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta adds 44 cases of COVID-19

  24-06-2020 23:51
  
  Alberta has 44 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing active infections to 539. Hospitalization numbers decreased by one to 36, but there are still six Albertans in ICUs. There were no new deaths in the past 24 hours. Alberta has reported 7,825 cases, 7,134 recoveries and 153 deaths since March.  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers   This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases   More at Edmonton.ctvnews.ca/coronavirusThe Edmonton Zone has 14
  
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• Kenney defends Alberta referendum bill, accuses NDP of hypocrisy on campaign spending

  24-06-2020 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is pushing back on Opposition NDP claims that his new referendum bill is a backdoor attempt to unfairly influence debate during elections and bring big money back into politics.
  
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• Provincial amateur golf championships go ahead with COVID-19 safety protocols - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Provincial amateur golf championships go ahead with COVID-19 safety protocols  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 44 new COVID-19 cases confirmed provincially, including one in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  44 new COVID-19 cases confirmed provincially, including one in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Officials ask interprovincial visitors to pack 'travel manners' when coming to B.C.

  24-06-2020 23:32
  
  As British Columbia enters the third phase of its pandemic response, officials are offering a "slightly amended" message to people considering travelling to the province from other parts of Canada. On Wednesday, Premier John Horgan asked that all interprovincial visitors respect the COVID-19 precautions that B.C. residents have used to successfully flatten their curve and keep infections low. "If you're coming to British Columbia, be mindful of what British Columbians have done together to get u
  
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• Gleichen, Alta. death sparks fears about safety among residents

  24-06-2020 23:32
  
  RCMP say a 33-year-old Siksika Nation woman has been charged for a suspicious death that occurred Monday afternoon. Gleichen RCMP arrested Rebecca Ann Yvette Raweater on Tuesday. She is charged with manslaughter in the death of Danny Junior Eagle Child, 53. Police were first called to investigate after a reported assault near Main Street and Fourth Avenue in Gleichen at about 5 p.m. June 22.Eagle Child was found at the scene and pronounced dead a short time later. A witness said Eagle Child was
  
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• Charge laid in connection with death of Siksika Nation man

  24-06-2020 23:32
  
  RCMP say a 33-year-old Siksika Nation woman has been charged for a suspicious death that occurred Monday afternoon. Gleichen RCMP arrested Rebecca Ann Yvette Raweater on Tuesday. She is charged with manslaughter in the death of Danny Junior Eagle Child, 53. Police were first called to investigate after a reported assault near Main Street and Fourth Avenue in Gleichen at about 5 p.m. June 22.Eagle Child was found at the scene and pronounced dead a short time later. There are no details as to the
  
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• Province proposes new rules around local election campaign financing - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Mosquito challenges for many Calgarians

  24-06-2020 23:25
  
  Enjoying the outdoors is a challenge right now for many Calgarians because they’re seeing more mosquitoes than usual - or at least it sure seems that way. Integrated pest management technician Sarah Verdiel, with the City of Calgary Parks Department,  typically looks for mosquito larvae and traps adult mosquitoes. “(We're) getting a lot of calls from people who think the mosquitoes are out of control and for them they are,” said Verdiel. “But if you live along a part
  
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• Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's credit rating downgraded to AA+ by Fitch - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 23:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's credit rating downgraded to AA+ by Fitch  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 22:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Schanks sports bar latest casualty of pandemic shutdown

  24-06-2020 22:54
  
  A black security fence now covers the front entrance at Schanks South on MacLeod Trail. Planter boxes are filled with weeds. At Schanks North in Crowfoot Village there is a note on the door saying the once booming sports bar has closed for good. Schanks had reopened as pandemic restrictions were eased but two long-time regulars say that with no sports to show on their many TV screens, there were often just a half dozen customers. “A lot of memories, a lot of friends,” says Larry Swal
  
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• Alberta tables legislation that would prohibit sex offenders from changing their name

  24-06-2020 22:54
  
  Alberta is moving to follow Saskatchewan’s lead in preventing convicted sex offenders from legally changing their name. Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish tabled legislation Wednesday that would require adult name change applicants to also submit either a criminal record check or police information check. Any applicant with a conviction of sexual exploitation, child pornography, luring, sexual assault, trafficking or other crimes outlined in S. 490.011 of the Criminal Code will not be a
  
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• Province overhauling municipal election finance rules ahead of 2021 vote

  24-06-2020 22:47
  
  The Alberta government is overhauling municipal financing rules, including changing regulations on campaign surpluses as well as the limit on donations to candidates. Bill 29, the Local Authorities Election Amendment Act, was introduced by Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu on Wednesday afternoon. “These changes are about levelling the playing field, so the best candidates for local office – regardless of where they stand on the political spectrum – are running and winning,
  
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• Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for Flames arena - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 22:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for Flames arena  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pilot landing at Lethbridge airport temporarily blinded by laser pointer

  24-06-2020 22:21
  
  Police are investigating after a green laser light was reportedly pointed at an incoming plane at the Lethbridge Airport Tuesday. Officials say they were contacted after the co-pilot of a King Air 200 plane was temporarily blinded by a device while coming in for a landing at about 3:15 a.m. June 23. Police say the high intensity laser caused them to temporarily lose their vision. Luckily, the pilot was looking in the opposite direction when the incident occurred and was not affected. Investigato
  
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• 'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 21:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan

  24-06-2020 21:22
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company says it will consolidate call centre activity in Alberta, restructure its office and management staff and contract out operations at all but four of the 38 Canadian airports where it operates. WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the changes are "unavoidable" as the Calgary-based company contends with "the biggest crisis in the history o
  
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• WestJet to lay off 3,333 workers under restructuring plan

  24-06-2020 21:22
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company says it will consolidate call centre activity in Alberta, restructure its office and management staff and contract out operations at all but four of the 38 Canadian airports where it operates. WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the changes are "unavoidable" as the Calgary-based company contends with "the biggest crisis in the history o
  
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• Multiple Toronto Blue Jays players and staff test positive for COVID-19

  24-06-2020 21:19
  
  A number of Toronto Blue Jays players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19, TSN has confirmed.  The Blue Jays shut down their spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla. on Friday after a player presented symptoms of the novel coronavirus.Can confirm a number of #BlueJays players and staff in Dunedin have tested positive for COVID-19.@ShiDavidi on it first. — Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) June 24, 2020 The Blue Jays said personnel at their camp have underwent testing. The club
  
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• Long-time Calgary Flames captain named to the Hockey Hall of Fame

  24-06-2020 21:17
  
  Calgary Flames icon Jarome Iginla is the team's latest player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The prestigious honour was announced Tuesday afternoon. Iginla, who is widely regarded to be the greatest player to wear a Flames jersey, captained the team for nine of the 16 seasons he played in Calgary. He was honoured by the Flames last year when his number 12 was retired and raised to the rafters. Iginla has been the recipient of many prominent NHL awards, including the Art Ross Trophy (most
  
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• Long-time Calgary Flames captain in the running for Hockey Hall of Fame

  24-06-2020 21:17
  
  Calgary Flames icon Jarome Iginla is expected by many to be the team's latest player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The prestigious honour is expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon. Iginla, who is widely regarded to be the greatest player to wear a Flames jersey, captained the team for nine of the 16 seasons he played in Calgary. He was honoured by the Flames last year when his number 12 was retired and raised to the rafters. Iginla has been the recipient of many prominent NHL awards
  
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• Why the stock market is bouncing back and what amateur investors should know

  24-06-2020 21:11
  
  It's been an interesting year to be an investor. On Feb. 20, the S&P/TSX composite index hit an all-time closing high of 17,944.06. Half a week later, as it became clear that the novel coronavirus was not an isolated concern, the mass sell-off was underway. By late March, more than one-third of the value of Canada's main stock index was gone. Since then, though, the market has rallied. As of the close of trading Tuesday, nearly two-thirds of the losses from the early days of the pandemic had
  
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• Canadians have racked up $13M in coronavirus fines, racial profiling evident: report

  24-06-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians were handed roughly $13 million in fines for offences related to the new coronavirus, according to a new report from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
  
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• Racist graffiti found in restaurant in downtown Calgary following break-in, suspicious fire

  24-06-2020 21:03
  
  The Calgary Police Service and the arson unit continue to investigate a Tuesday morning fire at a restaurant in the downtown core where the walls were vandalized with hateful messages. Crews responded to the Chinese Village Restaurant in the 500 block of Sixth Street S.W. at around 12:45 a.m. following reports of fire. According to police, there had been a break-in at the restaurant just prior to the fire and several items had been stolen. Investigators say the fire appeared to have been deliber
  
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• Latest WestJet layoffs affect 3,333 employees as COVID-19 cripples airline industry

  24-06-2020 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The moves are being made to position the company for "a competitive future following the COVID-19 crisis."
  
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• Hurricanes GM on WHL's return-to-play plan - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 20:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes GM on WHL's return-to-play plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police searching for Jeep connected to assault in Acadia

  24-06-2020 20:42
  
  Calgary police are asking for help to locate a dark-coloured Jeep Wrangler they believe is connected to a violent assault in Acadia earlier this month. After being assaulted near the intersection of Fairmount Drive and Arbour Crescent S.E. at about 6 a.m. on June 17, a man approached two bystanders at a bus stop asking for help. He was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police are now looking for a black or dark-grey Jeep Wrangler or newer-model Jeep with a dark hard-cov
  
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• WestJet announces more layoffs, organizational changes - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 20:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• At age 24, N.C. Congress runoff victor may be rising star - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 20:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  At age 24, N.C. Congress runoff victor may be rising star  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman accused of burning Wendy's after shooting granted bond - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Woman accused of burning Wendy's after shooting granted bond  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chief Adam’s lawyer Brian Beresh on charges being dropped

  24-06-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta lawyer Brian Beresh addresses the charges being dropped against Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.
  
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• Charges dropped against Alberta First Nations chief in violent arrest - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Charges dropped against Alberta First Nations chief in violent arrest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta First Nations Chief Allan Adam speaks about charges being dropped

  24-06-2020 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation speaks about charges against him being dropped and how more reconciliation is needed.
  
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• Calgary Stampede announces scaled-back plans for 2020 events

  24-06-2020 20:02
  
  The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth may not be celebrated the traditional way this year, but the Calgary Stampede spirit will not be stopped. The Calgary Stampede was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Wednesday, organizers announced a slate of events to keep the spirit alive.  "It's hard to imagine a July in Calgary without a Stampede pancake breakfast, mini-donuts, and other midway treats," said Dana Peers, president and chairman of the Calgary Stampede board. With t
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings ended for Calgary

  24-06-2020 19:36
  
  Environment Canada ended a severe thunderstorm watch for Calgary and many other southern Alberta communitiesearly Wednesday evening, after thunderstorms spilled hail and rain across parts of the city. The storm struck Signal Hill, as well as West Hillhurst and other west Calgary neighbourhoods before moving east across the city.The storm's wind grew even more violent as it passed through Jenner, Alta.Very strong winds and torrential rain as the severe storm moves through Jenner, AB video taken b
  
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• 'Dangerous thunderstorms' possible as Calgary under another weather watch

  24-06-2020 19:36
  
  Residents of Calgary and many other communities in southern Alberta are again under a severe weather watch as high winds, rain and possibly even large hail are in the forecast Wednesday afternoon. Environment Canada issued the alert at 10:30 a.m. for the following areas:City of Calgary Airdrie - Cochrane - Olds - Sundre Brooks - Strathmore - Vulcan Cardston - Fort Macleod - Magrath Crowsnest Pass - Pincher Creek - Waterton Lakes Nat. Park Drumheller - Three Hills Lethbridge - Taber - Milk River
  
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• Stampede Parade honorary marshal learns it's not always lonely on the road

  24-06-2020 19:35
  
  The honorary marshal for this year's Stampede Parade had an interesting encounter on his way to Calgary earlier this week. Filipe Masetti Leite was on horseback near Corkscrew Mountain on Tuesday when he ran into a juvenile grizzly. Photos posted to social media show the young bear on a dirt road just yards from the cowboy and his horses. "We are stronger than our fears," was the caption alongside the series of pictures. Leite began an epic, 12-country, 25,000-kilometre journey from Calgary to A
  
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• Canada gives $5 million for new wildlife research network - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 19:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada gives $5 million for new wildlife research network  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Residential feedback sought on recreation and culture in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 19:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Residential feedback sought on recreation and culture in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian Finals Rodeo will not take place this year due to COVID-19

  24-06-2020 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 47th edition of the Canadian Finals Rodeo will be held off until 2021, after organizers decided Wednesday to cancel this year's event in Red Deer due to concerns around COVID-19. 
  
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• Sanction Chinese officials over human-rights violations, senators urge Trudeau - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 19:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sanction Chinese officials over human-rights violations, senators urge Trudeau  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Don DeLillo novel 'The Silence' coming in October - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 18:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Don DeLillo novel 'The Silence' coming in October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Building inspections allowed to resume in private dwellings and commercial units - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 18:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Building inspections allowed to resume in private dwellings and commercial units  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Health releases more detailed guidance on cohorts, how to form them

  24-06-2020 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cohorts are a “bubble” where members do not have to physically distance from one another; members are encouraged to stay within their cohort rather than interact with others outside that circle.
  
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• Charges laid against 6 people after Lethbridge swarming caught on video - Globalnews.ca

  24-06-2020 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charges laid against 6 people after Lethbridge swarming caught on video  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Charges laid against 6 people after Lethbridge swarming caught on video

  24-06-2020 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The assault left a 47-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Exhaustive search for Marshal Iwaasa begins - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2020 18:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Exhaustive search for Marshal Iwaasa begins  Lethbridge News Now
  
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