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• Kenney says ambitious, long-term Alberta economy reboot plan coming Monday

  26-06-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said a new economic recovery plan will involve the largest ever spending on public infrastructure.
  
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• Alberta adds 37 new cases of COVID-19, cases at Misericorida hospital continue to rise

  26-06-2020 23:57
  
  Alberta registered 37 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, increasing the active case total to 509 province wide. Hospitalization numbers saw a sharp decrease Friday, from 38 to 27, but ICU admissions remained at eight, according to Alberta's COVID-19 data website. There were no new deaths reported Friday. 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 still has the most active infecti
  
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• Alberta adds 37 new cases of COVID-19

  26-06-2020 23:57
  
  Alberta registered 37 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, increasing the active case total to 509 province wide. Hospitalization numbers saw a sharp decrease Friday, from 38 to 27, but ICU admissions remained at eight, according to Alberta's COVID-19 data website. There were no new deaths reported Friday. 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 still has the most active infecti
  
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• Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed in West Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 23:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed in West Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Doorcam video: Mother bear, spotting opportunity, breaks into minivan at B.C. resort

  26-06-2020 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman with property in B.C. sent Global News video of a mother bear breaking into a neighbour’s minivan near Rossland.
  
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• Doorcam video: Mother bear, spotting opportunity, breaks into minivan

  26-06-2020 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman with property in B.C. sent Global News video of a mother bear breaking into a neighbour’s minivan near Rossland.
  
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• Airdrie boy's pop-stand business for custom BMX bike becomes fundraiser for Alberta Children's Hospital

  26-06-2020 23:25
  
  Easton Grant has set up shop down the street from his home in Airdrie, selling pop and chips hoping to use the profits to buy himself an adaptive BMX bike. After an overwhelming response from the surrounding community since Thursday, the 12-year-old now has enough for the $700 bike plus the costs of additional customizations. ”The BMX I’m thinking of has pedals on the handlebars so you just pedal it with your hands,” said Grant, who uses a wheelchair. He says he will donate all
  
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• Aidrie boy's pop-stand business for custom BMX bike becomes fundraiser for Alberta Children's Hospital

  26-06-2020 23:25
  
  Easton Grant has set up shop down the street from his home in Airdrie, selling pop and chips hoping to use the profits to buy himself an adaptive BMX bike. After an overwhelming response from the surrounding community since Thursday, the 12-year-old now has enough for the $700 bike plus the costs of additional customizations. ”The BMX I’m thinking of has pedals on the handlebars so you just pedal it with your hands,” said Grant, who uses a wheelchair. He says he will donate all
  
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• Calgary grocer 'cart-broken' after its shopping carts mysteriously disappeared

  26-06-2020 23:11
  
  A local Calgary business found itself in a bit of strange mess this week. Staff at the Bownesian Grocer were stunned when they noticed Thursday afternoon that all 20 of their grocery carts went missing. The store posted on their social media accounts asking followers to keep an eye out for the lost carts. The store owner credited the disappearance of some of the carts to people needing to carry food hampers given out at the nearby Salvation Army. The independent grocery store is now in the proce
  
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• Calgary man arrested following string of bank robberies in southern Alberta

  26-06-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit said seven bank robberies occurred between August 2019 and April 2020. 
  
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• Calgary man arrested, semi-automatic rifle used in multiple bank robberies seized

  26-06-2020 22:51
  
  A Calgary man, believed to have committed seven bank robberies in the southern Alberta region over the past year has been arrested by RCMP. Authorities from a number of RCMP detachments along with partner agencies conducted an extensive investigation into the incidents which occurred between Aug. 2019 and April 2020. Officials say the robberies took place at banks in Granum, Caroline, Vauxhall (two separate occasions), Trochu, Calgary and Magrath. Following the investigation, Jesse Damond Morton
  
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• Paramedic takes over grass cutting duty for 90-year-old Calgary man

  26-06-2020 22:39
  
  After confirming the response to a senior's home was not serious, a Calgary paramedic finished mowing the 90-year-old man's yard. Stuart Brideaux, an EMS public education officer, confirms the paramedic responded to a home in Fairview on Wednesday morning after a man's Lifeline — a health monitoring system — sent a notification. Longtime paramedic Josh Nash arrived on scene and encountered a 90-year-old man mowing the lawn. After determining the man was the patient and not in medical
  
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• Man arrested following series of bank robberies across Southern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man arrested following series of bank robberies across Southern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mother bear breaks into minivan

  26-06-2020 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman with property in B.C. sent Global News doorcam video of a mother bear breaking into a neighbour’s minivan at Red Mountain near Rossland.
  
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• Alberta courts to see more in-person hearings starting July 6

  26-06-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective July 6, Alberta provincial courts will be increasing the number of criminal, family and youth and civil matters that can be heard in-person.
  
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• Final phase of Calgary's ring road construction set for this summer

  26-06-2020 21:36
  
  A construction date for the last section of Calgary's ring road has been set, the Government of Alberta announced Friday. The final stretch of highway will be built by Calgary Safelink Partners for $277 million, a release said. "Calgarians have been waiting decades for it to be completed. When construction wraps up, the ring road will provide more than 100 kilometres of free-flow travel, making it faster and easier for Calgarians and job creators to get around Alberta’s largest city," said
  
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• Majority of Calgary's outdoor pools to remain dry throughout 2020

  26-06-2020 21:31
  
  The Calgary Outdoor Swimming Pools Association confirms Highwood and Silver Springs are the lone outdoor pools slated to open in Calgary this year. The decision to keep six of the city's outdoor pools closed throughout 2020 was announced in a notice posted on the COSPA website. According to COSPA, the Mount Pleasant Community Association and Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association — which operate the outdoor pools in their respective communities — decided against opening their pool
  
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• Canadian Hockey League forms panel to deal with abuse after lawsuit

  26-06-2020 21:09
  
  The Canadian Hockey League says it is "deeply troubled" by abuse allegations in a class-action lawsuit filed by two of its former players and plans to form a panel to deal with any current issues. The CHL released a statement Friday, just over a week after former NHL player Daniel Carcillo and Garrett Taylor, who played in the Western Hockey League from 2008-10, filed a statement of claim with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. A statement from Koskie Minsky LLP, the law firm representing Ca
  
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• WestJet will end physical distancing on flights starting July 1

  26-06-2020 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Canada listed physical distancing among the ``key points'' in preventing the spread of the virus as part of a guide issued to the aviation industry in April.
  
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• WestJet, Air Canada will end physical distancing on flights starting July 1

  26-06-2020 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Canada listed physical distancing among the ``key points'' in preventing the spread of the virus as part of a guide issued to the aviation industry in April.
  
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• Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser looks for UFC win in Vegas

  26-06-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 28-year-old from Bonnyville, Alta., who now calls Edmonton home, weighed in at 235 pounds Friday, down from 248 pounds last time out.
  
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• Made-in-Alberta COVID-19 vaccine prototypes to be tested on humans

  26-06-2020 20:28
  
  An Edmonton-based lab is readying two COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical human trials. The potential vaccines displayed "really potent antibody response" when used in animal models, explained the University of Alberta’s Dr. John Lewis. It means the potential vaccine neutralized the infection and prompted a T-cell (a kind of white blood cell involved in immune response) response that recognized and eliminated SARS-CoV-2. “It turns out that your body, when it’s mounting an
  
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• WestJet ends physical distancing on flights, opens up all seats starting July 1

  26-06-2020 20:05
  
  In response to changes with international travel guidelines, WestJet has announced it will be removing its seat distancing protocol on its domestic flights starting July 1. The Calgary-based airline made the announcement Friday in a release following a review of the International Air Transport Association's guidance. Officials said because its flights have HEPA filters installed to clean recirculated air and the air flow in cabins flows from the ceiling to the floor, it did not need the extra ba
  
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• WestJet, Air Canada end physical distancing on flights, will open up all seats starting July 1

  26-06-2020 20:05
  
  In response to changes with international travel guidelines, both Air Canada and WestJet have announced the removal of seat distancing protocol on domestic flights starting July 1. The Calgary-based airline made the announcement Friday in a release following a review of the International Air Transport Association's guidance. Officials said because its flights have HEPA filters installed to clean recirculated air and the air flow in cabins flows from the ceiling to the floor, it did not need the
  
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• Vancouver is out of running as NHL hub city: Canucks - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 19:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vancouver is out of running as NHL hub city: Canucks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Education minister confident students will be back in schools in September - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 19:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Education minister confident students will be back in schools in September  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Spike in online child exploitation reports in Alberta ‘likely’ due to COVID-19 isolation measures: ALERT

  26-06-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a news release, ALERT said members of ICE speculate that the "rise in the number of investigative referrals" is "likely in part related to digital dependency during COVID-19 isolation measures."
  
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• Calgary police embrace online tool for reuniting owners with stolen bikes

  26-06-2020 19:42
  
  The Calgary Police Service has a new partner in the effort to get stolen bikes returned to their owners. CPS has entered into an agreement with Bike Index, a free online service that allows users to register their bicycle online. Users submit their bike's serial number, manufacturer, and other unique details such as modifications and notify the system should their bike go missing. "Bike thefts in Calgary have always been an issue, however we have seen a growing trend of this crime in our city in
  
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• Brooks residents come together to thank pandemic responders - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 19:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Brooks residents come together to thank pandemic responders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bugtopia! Ribbon cut at Calgary Zoo's new play structure

  26-06-2020 19:15
  
  The Calgary Zoo officially opened an exciting new creepy and crawly and interactive play space inspired by nature on Friday. The Bugtopia play structure in the Canadian Wilds section of the zoo is designed for children of all ages and immerses them in a playful world of insects. "We are so excited to be opening the Brawn Family Foundation Bugtopia," said Alison Archambault, the Calgary Zoo's director of brand and engagement. "Celebrating all the things that are squishy and slimy and buzzy and bu
  
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• 18 Albertans charged with child porn over last 2 months: ALERT

  26-06-2020 19:13
  
  The ALERT Internet Child Exploitation Unit is again warning parents to be vigilant of their children's online activities after charging 18 suspects with 65 offences over the last two months. The arrests were made between May 20 and June 23, with most of the investigations coming from referrals from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre. Those charged range in age from 18 to 74 years old. In March, ICE officials announced the number of complaints of online child exploitation
  
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• Three people from Lethbridge charged with child pornography offences - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 18:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Three people from Lethbridge charged with child pornography offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Convicted murderer Christian Ouellette sentenced in Calgary Remand Centre stabbing

  26-06-2020 18:29
  
  Christian Ouellette, who is currently serving a life sentence, received a three-year sentence Thursday after admitting to stabbing a fellow inmate in a cell at the Calgary Remand Centre last year. The 23-year-old pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge in the March 9, 2019 attack that sent Abdirahman Ibrahim to the Foothills Medical Centre with stab wounds to his face. Ouellette was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder earlier this year in the fatal daylight shooti
  
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• Calgary’s wastewater to be tested for traces of COVID-19 virus

  26-06-2020 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary is teaming up with the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services to test the city's wastewater for early signs of COVID-19.
  
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• Cineplex to re-open six Alberta theatres Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 17:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Cineplex to re-open six Alberta theatres Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CN announces $305-million investment in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2020 17:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CN announces $305-million investment in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Boating advisory back in place for Bow and Elbow Rivers

  26-06-2020 17:22
  
  Days after a boating advisory was lifted for the Bow and Elbow Rivers, one has been put back in place by the City of Calgary. That means Calgarians are advised against watercraft activities due to higher than expected flow rates. "No flooding over riverbanks is expected, however, flows on the Bow and Elbow are expected to increase significantly due to anticipated precipitation," the city said in a release. "This will make conditions on and near the rivers more dangerous."  The Calgary Fire
  
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• Planning to travel around Canada this summer? A new interactive map tells you where you're permitted to go

  26-06-2020 15:41
  
  A new interactive map has been designed to help Canadians navigate travelling in a world still plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic. Created by the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable with the goal of promoting safe travel and “to help save the summer travel season,” the map allows users to enter where they’re travelling from, as well as their province of residence – at which point it will indicate where they’re currently allowed to visit in Canada.  Quebec resi
  
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• One last chance to mow the lawn before the rain comes!

  26-06-2020 15:21
  
  Much of Friday looks to be in reasonable shape, with some cloud in the mix and a few prolonged sunny breaks expected. Earlier in the day, we can expect the first sign of change afoot to come in the form of wind gusts around 30 km/h from a northerly tilt, and later this evening, close to sunset, we are in for some weak storm potential. Thereafter, a 500 mb trough digs its way through, and a few periods of showers, at times heavy, will roll in. By the end of Sunday, a low end attempt to track inco
  
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• 'Perverse logic​': Don't compare the flu to COVID-19

  26-06-2020 14:54
  
  Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has been overrun with confusion and misinformation. Conspiracy theorists and pseudoscientists have peddled claims that the novel coronavirus is a bioweapon, or caused by cellular networks or that injecting disinfectant was a viable treatment — none of which are true. Among the myriad of misguided messages online, some widely shared posts claim that the virus has a lower death rate than the seasonal flu, even though influenza immunization i
  
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• No arrests after shots ring out in Skyview Ranch

  26-06-2020 14:09
  
  Calgary police are investigating after shots were fired from a vehicle in a northeast neighbourhood early Friday morning. Officers responded to Skyview Manor Shores N.E, in the community of Skyview Ranch,  around 4 a.m. following reports of gunfire coming from a vehicle into a home.  It’s not known if any bullets hit any nearby homes or vehicles. It’s not known if the shooting was targeted. There have been no reports of injuries and police have not released a description of
  
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• It makes no sense for Mountie facing charges to be on the streets: criminologist

  26-06-2020 13:21
  
  A criminologist with Mount Royal University in Calgary is questioning why a Mountie facing criminal charges was working on the streets during the violent arrest of a prominent First Nations chief. Charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer were dropped Wednesday against Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. But it was revealed the same day that one of the officers involved in the arrest, which was captured by a police dash-camera, is to go to tr
  
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• Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as Canadian businesses step up: PM

  26-06-2020 10:44
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian companies are now producing so much personal protective equipment needed in the fight against COVID-19 that Canada is almost at the point of being self-sufficient. He'll underscore that contention today with a visit to a Kanata, Ont., brewery that has retooled to make hand sanitizer during the pandemic. The visit to Big Rig Brewery, which has used the federal wage subsidy to rehire workers, is also intended to emphasize Trudeau's repeated plea to busin
  
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• Lethbridge police chief calls allegations against him ‘frivolous’ following dismissal of complaint filed by officer - Globalnews.ca

  26-06-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police chief calls allegations against him ‘frivolous’ following dismissal of complaint filed by officer  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge police chief calls allegations against him ‘frivolous’ following dismissal of complaint filed by officer

  26-06-2020 06:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge's interim chief of police is speaking out following the dismissal of a complaint lodged against him by an officer in 2019.
  
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• Legal Aid Alberta joins fighting the fear of the legal system within the Indigenous community.

  26-06-2020 05:54
  
  The Calgary Indigenous Court opened in September 2019 and Legal Aid lawyers are still looking for ways to guide First Nations people through the process. One of the biggest obstacles they've encountered is First Nations people's fear and lack of trust in the legal system. “When we say it's a healing court, they need to take responsibility for the offence that happened,” says Jessica Buffalo, Duty Council for the Calgary Indigenous Court. “We understand that there are a lot of i
  
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• Supervised consumption sites save Alberta money: University of Calgary study

  26-06-2020 05:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A study from the University of Calgary has concluded the Calgary supervised consumption site is saving the province money.
  
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• Cross-border travellers angered they’re paying annual travel insurance amid COVID-19 pandemic

  26-06-2020 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  “I just thought it was unfair that I’m paying for something I can’t do."
  
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• Kenney government boosts budget for public inquiry looking at how anti-oil groups are funded, extends report’s deadline

  26-06-2020 05:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime.
  
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• Canadian teen shatters autism stereotypes with candid videos on TikTok

  26-06-2020 04:12
  
  It’s rare to hear from young women with autism since it’s a disorder mainly attributed to boys and young men. But a 19-year-old from Lindsay, Ont., is trying to change how people perceive those with the condition -- particularly girls Paige Hennekam -- who on social media goes by Page Layle, her mother’s maiden name -- has become an “autism influencer” on social media, posting candid and educational videos about the challenges of life as a teen living with the disor
  
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