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• COVID-19 pandemic turns to be the final straw for another long-time Alberta business

  27-06-2020 23:56
  
  After more than 10 years in business, a bake shop, with locations in both Airdrie and Cochrane, Alta. has shut its doors for the final time. The Avenue Cakery & Bakeshoppe announced the news on its Facebook page last week, saying that it was a "horribly difficult" decision to make but a necessary one given the situation.The business said the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in "hardships" it could not recover from. "Words cannot begin to express how grateful we are to have been such a welcomed mem
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic turns out to be the final straw for another long-time Alberta business

  27-06-2020 23:56
  
  After more than 10 years in business, a bake shop, with locations in both Airdrie and Cochrane, Alta. has shut its doors for the final time. The Avenue Cakery & Bakeshoppe announced the news on its Facebook page this week, saying that it was a "horribly difficult" decision to make but a necessary one given the situation.The business said the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in "hardships" it could not recover from. "Words cannot begin to express how grateful we are to have been such a welcomed mem
  
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• Who said Cronk was dead? Long-lost beverage rediscovered thanks to Twitter and a micro-brewery

  27-06-2020 23:51
  
  It’s got sassafras, sarsaparilla, hops, camomile, cinnamon and ginger, but it will be a little while before anyone knows what “Cronk” -- a mystery drink from over a hundred years ago -- will taste like. It began as just another tweet about a series of curious old ads in the Calgary Herald that Paul Fairie stumbled across: Squeezed in between single-paragraph local news briefs and stories were words like, “Cronk”, “Dr. Cronk”, “Cronk is good&rd
  
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• Todd matches Johnson's 61 to take the lead at Travellers - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• 'Absolutely unacceptable': Pride pathway in Alberta community targeted by vandals

  27-06-2020 21:45
  
  A pathway inside a southern Alberta city has been defaced by an unknown individual who spilled tar and feathers on the colourful walkway meant to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The Rainbow Path, located in Airdrie's Nose Creek Park, was vandalized sometime overnight. Steve Durrell posted images of the act on social media, calling it an "act of hate."It's heartbreaking to see acts of hate aimed at the LGBTQ+ community in @City_of_Airdrie again.The Rainbow Path was defaced again, this time being
  
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• Protesters denounce changes to Quebec experience program - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 21:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Human bones discovered southwest of Calgary

  27-06-2020 20:38
  
  Southern Alberta police are investigating after a set of human bones were found on the Tsuut'ina First Nation, southwest of Calgary this week. RCMP were at the scene Friday afternoon. A spokesperson tells CTV News officers were in the area to contain the scene and make sure any evidence isn't compromised.There are few details about the remains at this time, but the Medical Examiner has been notified. A full examination is expected to take place next week.
  
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• These are the companies boycotting Facebook over its hate policies

  27-06-2020 20:20
  
  A growing list of companies say they'll join an advertiser boycott on Facebook in protest of what they say are the site's failures to stop the spread of hate. A civil rights coalition, which includes the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the NAACP, launched the #StopHateforProfit campaign last week when it called on major corporations to put a pause on advertising on Facebook, citing the company's "repeated failure to meaningfully address the vast proliferation of hate on its platforms." Within d
  
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• Radioactivity hike seen in northern Europe; source unknown

  27-06-2020 20:20
  
  Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may be from a source in western Russia and may “indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.” But Russian news agency TASS, citing a spokesman with the state nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom., reported that the two nuclear power plans in northwestern Russia haven't reported any problems. The Leningrad plant near St. Petersburg and
  
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• Alberta Health Services shares touching moment between senior and EMS member

  27-06-2020 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Facebook post shared Friday shows an EMS member helping a 90-year-old Albertan mow his lawn.
  
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• Gladbach reaches Champions League, Düsseldorf relegated - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 19:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• France arrests six over Banksy artwork stolen from Bataclan

  27-06-2020 19:15
  
  Six people have been arrested in France over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall, sources said Saturday. The suspects were arrested across France this week after the artwork, an image of a girl in mourning painted on one of the Paris venue's emergency doors, was found in Italy earlier in the month, judicial and police sources told AFP. On Friday, two were charged with theft while the ot
  
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• 'Be prepared for severe weather': Watch, warnings called for Calgary and area

  27-06-2020 19:04
  
  For the third weekend in a row, Environment Canada has installed a weather warning in the province of Alberta. The bulletin was issued at approximately 10:30 a.m. Saturday and the city of Calgary is included in the affected regions. "Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon in southwestern Alberta. These thunderstorms will move eastward into southeastern Alberta before weakening tonight," the advisory on Environment Canada's website reads. "Be prepared for severe weather." The follow
  
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• 'Be prepared for severe weather': Watch called for Calgary and area

  27-06-2020 19:04
  
  For the third weekend in a row, Environment Canada has installed a weather warning in the province of Alberta. The bulletin was issued at approximately 10:30 a.m. Saturday and the city of Calgary is included in the affected regions. "Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon in southwestern Alberta. These thunderstorms will move eastward into southeastern Alberta before weakening tonight," the advisory on Environment Canada's website reads. "Be prepared for severe weather." The follow
  
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• Monk believed to be 114 survives coronavirus

  27-06-2020 18:46
  
  An Ethiopian monk believed to be 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Ethiopia's health minister has said the ministry recommends the emergency use of the drug for COVID-19 patients who require ventilation or oxygen.
  
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• Mississippi governor supports calls to strip Confederate symbol from flag

  27-06-2020 18:37
  
  Mississippi lawmakers could vote in the next few days to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Saturday, for the first time, that he would sign a bill to change the flag if the Legislature passes one. He had previously said that he would not veto one -- a more passive stance. "The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it
  
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• Liverpool condemns fan behaviour in title celebrations - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Hamilton saddened and hurt by Ecclestone's racism comments - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Canadian Broadway star Nick Cordero doing 'better' after new infection, wife says

  27-06-2020 18:10
  
  Canadian Broadway star Nick Cordero is still hospitalized but doing better after fighting a new infection, according to his wife. The 41-year-old Hamilton native has faced numerous set-backs and complications after contracting COVID-19 and has been at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than 85 days. His wife, Amanda Kloots, posted an Instagram story last night as she left the hospital, saying that Cordero was having an overall better week than last despite ongoing blood pres
  
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• New report ranks the best elementary and secondary schools in Alberta

  27-06-2020 18:08
  
  The tumultuous 2019-20 school year has just wrapped up, and the Fraser Institute is marking the occasion by releasing a ranking of Alberta's best schools. Using data compiled during the 2018-19 school year, the independent Canadian public policy group released its annual ranking of elementary and secondary schools. The organization says the list helps parents weight their options when it comes to schooling by comparing the academic performance of schools across the province. "Our Report Cards of
  
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• Multiple explosions reported as Calgary garage goes up in flames

  27-06-2020 17:19
  
  Fire crews managed to extinguish a dangerous fire inside a detached garage early Saturday that resulted in exploding batteries, propane cylinders and ammunition. Firefighters were called to the scene, in the 300 block of Whitney Crescent S.E., at about 3:20 a.m. for reports of a fire. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from a detached garage, which was fully involved, behind the home. During the initial call, witnesses reported hearing explosions coming from the structure and crews
  
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• 16-year-old TikTok star Siya Kakkar dies

  27-06-2020 17:13
  
  Siya Kakkar, a teenage TikTok influencer with a significant fanbase on the video-sharing platform, has died, her manager has said. Arjun Sarin posted an image of the Indian star on Thursday with the caption "Rest in Peace." "No more words," he added. "You will always be the best artist." Police confirmed to CNN that Kakkar was a minor, and local media outlets are reporting that she was 16. She had nearly 2 million followers on TikTok as of Friday, and posted a video to the platform on Wednesday.
  
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• As Trump's poll numbers slide, Team Biden warns against overconfidence

  27-06-2020 16:44
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump is entering the final four-month stretch before Election Day presiding over a country that faces a public health crisis, mass unemployment and a reckoning over racism. His Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, is raking in cash. And a series of national and battleground polls suggests growing obstacles to Trump's reelection. But the election is far from locked in. Biden and his leading supporters are stepping up warnings to Democrats to avoid becoming complacent. Former P
  
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• In-person court hearings resuming July 6 in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 16:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• The NBA is coming back, and here's 10 things to know

  27-06-2020 15:59
  
  The deals are done. The NBA is coming back. The season will resume on July 30 at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. Here are 10 things to know about the restarted season: THE RACE FOR 8 There are six teams in the race for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference -- Memphis, Portland, New Orleans, Sacramento, San Antonio and Phoenix. (Technically, Dallas is also in that race, though the Mavericks need only one win and one Memphis loss to clinch no worse than the No. 7 spot.) T
  
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• U.S. states reimpose virus controls after daily cases surged to all-time high

  27-06-2020 15:14
  
  Reversing course, two of America's largest states reinstated some coronavirus restrictions in the nation's biggest retreat yet, as the daily number of confirmed infections in the U.S. surged Friday to an all-time high of 45,300. In Asia, a large increase pushed India's cumulative cases over the half-million mark, the fourth highest globally behind the U.S., Brazil and Russia, while China and South Korea battled smaller outbreaks in their capitals. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all bars closed,
  
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• Trudeau pledges $300 million to fight COVID-19 abroad

  27-06-2020 14:48
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Canada will contribute $300 million towards the international effort to battle COVID-19. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser -- this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that is trying to raise $42.8 billion. "COVID-19 has changed the lives of people everywhere, and it has highlighted inequalities around the world," Trudeau said in a recorded address from outside his Rideau Cottage home in Ottaw
  
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• Ontario extends emergency orders, lifts some restrictions on indoor sports facilities

  27-06-2020 13:40
  
  Ontario has extended the emergency orders put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 for another 10 days. The dozens of orders issued by the Ford government under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act were supposed to expire on June 30, but in a news release issued Saturday the province confirmed that it would extend them until July 10. The state of emergency, which allows the province to issue and amend the orders, is currently set to expire on July 15 after being extended earlier
  
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• EU to welcome travellers from approved countries, U.S. unlikely to make the cut

  27-06-2020 13:15
  
  European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next week, EU diplomats confirmed Saturday. Americans are almost certain to be excluded in the short term due to the number of U.S. coronavirus cases. The envoys were expected to have narrowed down later Saturday the exact criteria for countries to make the list, which include the way the spread of the virus is being managed. Another key condition is whether
  
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• Wexit Canada interim leader says Trudeau's 2019 win prompted him to back the movement

  27-06-2020 13:00
  
  The new interim leader of the separatist party Wexit Canada Jay Hill says the re-election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government was what convinced him that Western Canada needs to form an independent nation. The Wexit party’s view is that Confederation isn’t working for Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, and that it’s time to split off from the rest of the country. The separatist movement saw new life breathed into it on election night
  
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• Canadian meat-packing industry looks to make big changes following COVID-19

  27-06-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Outbreaks at two southern Alberta meat-processing plants this spring made hundreds of people sick with COVID-19. 
  
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• Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives - Lethbridge News Now

  27-06-2020 12:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lethbridge author's novel wins Indie Book Award - Medicine Hat News

  27-06-2020 10:42 via medicinehatnews.com
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• Alberta soap star Jason Thompson scores Daytime Emmy for work on ‘Young and the Restless’

  27-06-2020 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta-born actor Jason Thompson was named the winner of the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Friday night for his work on the long-running soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
  
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• 7-year-old boy rescued from Sheep River in southeast Okotoks

  27-06-2020 05:06
  
  A 7-year-old boy was rescued from the Sheep River in southeast Okotoks early Friday evening, in a dramatic supper-hour rescue. Okotoks RCMP received a call about 5 p.m. that the boy needed to be rescued from the Sheep River. Two adults, a man and a woman, entered the river to rescue the boy. All three were taken downstream due to the fast-moving water, before the man was able to safely reach a sand berm, help the 7-year-old and wait for help. An Okotoks RCMP officer and a Municipal Enforcement o
  
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• WHL commissioner responds to class-action lawsuit against CHL

  27-06-2020 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The leagues being targeted in a class-action lawsuit are responding — more than a week after allegations of a toxic and discriminatory environment were released.
  
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• Industry group calls for more support for struggling tourism businesses

  27-06-2020 03:50
  
  The Tourism Industry Association of Alberta is calling on the federal government to do more to directly support struggling businesses. TIAA says keeping cash moving for the province’s roughly 20,000 tourism-related businesses will give them a chance to survive until at least next year. “It’s going to be possibly two to three years before we recover to pre COVID-19 levels and there is no certainty even in those estimates,” says Darren Reeder with TIAA. Alberta’s tour
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: June 26

  27-06-2020 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, June 26, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Can Alberta businesses ask for proof of a negative COVID-19 test?

  27-06-2020 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health officials said that businesses cannot request proof that a customer received a negative COVID-19 test result.
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta returns to ‘gold standard’ nasal pharyngeal swabs as global supply rebounds

  27-06-2020 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  During the height of the pandemic, there was a global shortage of the nasal pharyngeal swabs.
  
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• More testing, more cases: Alberta condo struggling with latest COVID-19 outbreak

  27-06-2020 02:47
  
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) spent part of Friday conducting onsite COVID-19 tests as the number of cases inside a Calgary condominium continues to grow. Verve Condominium, which is in the East Village, has had 34 cases of the virus. Of those, 27 were active as of Friday’s provincial update, and three people were in hospital. AHS was inside the building doing free tests Friday and will conduct even more Saturday. It is also hosting a virtual town hall Friday nightto answer any questions t
  
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• Bill 16 passes third reading, advocates say changes threaten supports for victims of crime

  27-06-2020 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, UCP MLAs voted in support of pushing Bill 16 through a third reading in the Alberta legislature, much to the dismay of victims of crime and their advocates.
  
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• Airdrie youth flying high with donated kites while supporting local businesses

  27-06-2020 02:30
  
  Following three full months of lockdown, children from dozens families in Airdrie were able to get outside and spread their wings. In celebration of what would normally be the last day of school, 64 Airdrie households received gift packages and a $25 gift card to spend at a local business. Also included inside each parcel was a kite so, on Friday afternoon, the families celebrated in safe, social-distanced unity at Chinook Winds Park. The packages were distributed randomly, and were donated by G
  
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• Riding the trails once again: New ranch replaces Griffin Valley

  27-06-2020 02:17
  
  Last year Griffin Valley Ranch had its final trail ride. After five decades of and thousand of camps for kids, they decided to close the gates. But one family member wanted the tradition to continue so he built his own ranch. John Owens was raised at Griffin Valley Ranch. He worked there as a kid and ran the operation for the last 10 years. He says that was why it was so devastating when his uncle and aunt decided to shut the gates. “It was terrible. This place has so much meaning to my fa
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge parents reveal preferences in school re-opening plan survey - Global News

  27-06-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge parents reveal preferences in school re-opening plan survey

  27-06-2020 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The socialization part of it is also something that's very important... I'm kind of hoping Scenario 3 is not at all where we're at come Aug. 1." 
  
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• Making it through at 102: meet Muriel, Alberta’s oldest COVID-19 survivor

  27-06-2020 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Muriel McInnes, who also survived the Spanish Flu as a baby, was able to see her family for the first time in months.
  
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• Sister of Marshal Iwaasa provides update on exhaustive search near Pemberton, B.C.

  27-06-2020 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  An exhaustive ground search continues near Pemberton, B.C. for a missing Lethbridge man. Marshal Iwaasa’s torched truck was found in the remote area last November and there has been no sign of him since. Taz Dhaliwal spoke with Iwaasa’s sister on Friday to get an update on efforts to find the missing man.
  
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• Lethbridge Community Watch more than a job for Autumn Jerry - APTN News

  27-06-2020 01:13 via aptnnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Community Watch more than a job for Autumn Jerry  APTN News
  
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• WHL commissioner responds to class action lawsuit against Canadian Hockey League

  27-06-2020 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been more than a week since a class action lawsuit was filed against the CHL, and now its member leagues are responding. Danica Ferris spoke with WHL Commission Ron Robison for his take on the allegations.
  
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