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• Alberta confirms 71 new cases of COVID-19, largest single-day increase since May

  29-06-2020 23:46
  
  Alberta Health says there are another 71 cases of COVID-19 in the province with no new deaths. It's the largest day-over-day increase since May 16, when there were 72 new cases. The Edmonton zone continues to have the highest number of active cases in Alberta with 257, while Calgary has 239 active cases. The total number of people who've recovered from the virus is 7,354. Forty-one people remain in hospital with nine of those patients in intensive care. Health workers have completed 442,253 COVI
  
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• Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 23:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Emergency care for pediatric patients resumes at South Health Campus

  29-06-2020 22:51
  
  Emergency services for patients under 18 years old resume Monday at the South Health Campus. The services were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they will now be available during the evening hours, seven-days-a-week.   "Dedicated pediatric emergency department beds and pediatrician-provided emergency services for any child under 18 years of age will also continue to be offered at the Alberta Children’s Hospital," Alberta Health Services said in a release. "As al
  
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• Names of Bow Valley climbing walls spark discussion around racism

  29-06-2020 22:45
  
  ‘No tickee, no laundry, Yellow peril and White Imperialist’ are just some of the names of some Bow Valley climbing walls near Canmore that are provoking controversy. Some members of the Bow Valley climbing community believe its time to take a serious look at the racialized meaning behind some of the names, and to begin a conversation about renaming a few. “It definitely deserves looking at, possibly altering the names or changing them,” said Evan Hau, an experienced climb
  
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• Lethbridge hockey player organizes peace rally on Multiculturalism Day

  29-06-2020 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Lethbridge’s Galt Gardens saw a gathering of about 200 people Saturday to hear speeches regarding discrimination and racism in the community. Eloise Therien has the details.
  
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• NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 8

  29-06-2020 21:59
  
  The NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol started June 8. The numbers released Monday include 11 positive results previously announced June 19. The league added it's also aware of 11 other players testing positive outside of Phase 2 over the last three weeks. The NHL said it's conducted in excess of 1,450 tests for COVID-19 during Phase 2, which has practice facilities open for voluntary on- and off-ice workouts in small groups under s
  
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• Stolen Jeep found in Calgary after man shot in Red Deer

  29-06-2020 21:03
  
  One man is in hospital after a shooting outside a mall in Red Deer Monday morning. Police responded to Parkland Mall at 11:32 a.m. after the shooting. Mounties were searching for a stolen 2016 white Jeep Grand Cherokee with black rims. The SUV was found in Calgary on Monday afternoon and seized by the Calgary Police Service. The three or four men who were believed to be in the Jeep are still at large.  
  
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• 1 man in hospital after Red Deer shooting, RCMP searching for vehicle

  29-06-2020 21:03
  
  One man is in hospital after a shooting outside a mall in Red Deer Monday morning. Police responded to Parkland Mall at 11:32 a.m. after the shooting. Mounties are searching for a stolen 2016 white Jeep Grand herokee with black rims. They believe there are three or four men in it. The public is advised to avoid the area and call 911 if they spot the vehicle.
  
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• St. Albert puppy becomes ill after ingesting joint on walk: ‘Highlights how toxic it can be’

  29-06-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  'She was wobbling, her feet were going out from under her, she lost all bladder control,' Krysta Wilson said, after her small dog suffered marijuana poisoning after picking up a joint butt on a walk.
  
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• ‘Alberta open for business’ as corporate tax rate is lowered to 8%

  29-06-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews said the corporate income tax rate was set to go from 10 to eight per cent in the coming years, but on Monday announced it will be done immediately.
  
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• Lethbridge Fire Department called to vehicle fire on Highway 3 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 20:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Fire Department called to vehicle fire on Highway 3  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premier Kenney says innovation jobs grant coming for tech industry

  29-06-2020 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said the province is creating an innovation jobs grant for industries such as high-tech and artificial intelligence, to replace the investment tax credit and SHRED credit that he said was underutilized.
  
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• Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 20:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government boosts infrastructure spending by 40% to help economy, create jobs

  29-06-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will spend $10 billion on infrastructure projects to boost the economy and create jobs, including work on gas lines, schools, hospitals, roads, drug treatment centres and tourism infrastructure.
  
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• Alberta boosts infrastructure spending by 40%, cuts business tax to bolster economy

  29-06-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will spend $10 billion on infrastructure projects to boost the economy and create jobs, including work on gas lines, schools, hospitals, roads, drug treatment centres and tourism infrastructure.
  
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• Kenney announces details on Alberta's recovery plan - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 20:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kenney announces details on Alberta's recovery plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government boosts infrastructure spending by 40%

  29-06-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will spend $10 billion on infrastructure projects to boost the economy and create jobs, including work on gas lines, schools, hospitals, roads, drug treatment centres and tourism infrastructure. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic impacting television host Izumi's business and personal lives - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 19:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  COVID-19 pandemic impacting television host Izumi's business and personal lives  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Edmonton physicists crack century-old mystery about earth's magnetic field

  29-06-2020 19:39
  
  Physicists at the University of Alberta have found an answer to a phenomenon that has been puzzling scientist for decades. A new study shows why changes to Earth's magnetic field are noticeably weaker in the Pacific region by measuring electrical conductivity. Earth's magnetic field creates the Northern Lights and shields the planet from space particles. The study uses a new model that shows the core-mantle boundary region, the area between earth's rocky mantle and iron-nickel core, is diverse a
  
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• Search continues for hit-and-run driver who struck a toddler in southeast Calgary

  29-06-2020 19:08
  
  Police are continuing to search for the driver of a vehicle who fled from the scene of a crash last week that left a child suffering serious injuries.Warning: photos below may be upsetting to some viewersThe crash happened just after 10:30 a.m. on June 22 in the 0-100 block of Deerfield Villas S.E. when a three-year-old girl named Kaylie was crossing a green space toward her home. She was hit by a vehicle, suffering serious head injuries. The driver fled the scene. Police are now looking for a m
  
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• Electrical permits and inspections required for programmable lighting systems - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 18:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Electrical permits and inspections required for programmable lighting systems  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tim Hortons’ mobile app under investigation for breaking privacy laws

  29-06-2020 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The investigation was triggered by numerous media reports about the app's privacy settings. 
  
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• Tim Hortons’ mobile app under investigation for allegedly breaking privacy laws

  29-06-2020 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The investigation was triggered by numerous media reports about the app's privacy settings. 
  
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• Adjusting to COVID, Sundance to expand footprint nationwide - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 18:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Adjusting to COVID, Sundance to expand footprint nationwide  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 17:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kerby Centre to restart in-house programming, continue services for seniors isolating

  29-06-2020 17:43
  
  A Calgary seniors' organization will open July 6 after being closed for three months during the pandemic. Kerby Centre is allowed to restart in-person services in the second stage of Alberta's provincial relaunch under guidelines for physical distancing, mask wearing and contact tracing. “While we are optimistic about the reopening, we can’t lose sight of the risk that still exists for seniors,” CEO Larry Mathieson wrote in a statement. “Many seniors will continue to self
  
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• Four city-owned ice rinks reopen Monday in Calgary

  29-06-2020 17:33
  
  Four city-owned ice rinks – George Blunden, Optimist, Stew Hendry, and Henry Viney – are set to reopen Monday, however it won’t be business as usual. "The public can expect a different experience when they return to city-operated recreation facilities," said Calgary recreation superintendent Michelle Tait in a statement released last week. "We are helping to ensure the safety of staff and customers by introducing COVID-19 user terms and conditions in alignment with provincial p
  
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• Provincial relaunch grant to help businesses opens Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 17:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Provincial relaunch grant to help businesses opens Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Still hotspots, but COVID-19 spread in Canada on decline: PM

  29-06-2020 16:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that things are moving in the right direction when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 in Canada, though the threat remains. His remarks come ahead of Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam providing a revised picture of the current epidemic in this country through new modelling, including the estimated number of cases and deaths on the horizon. “The virus remains a very serious threat to our health,” Trudeau said Monday, updating Canadians on t
  
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• New national COVID-19 modelling projections coming today

  29-06-2020 16:46
  
  Canadians are poised to get a revised picture of the current COVID-19 epidemic in this country as Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is set to provide an update on the national modelling, including the estimated number of cases and deaths on the horizon. First, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will update Canadians on the latest pandemic relief efforts the federal government is working on. Monday’s figures will be the fourth federal modelling update offered by Heath Canada officials.
  
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• 'Hotspots' linger, more young people getting COVID-19: new modelling

  29-06-2020 16:46
  
  New national modelling on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada shows that “hotspots” remain in Ontario and Quebec, and the percentage of younger people contracting the virus have increased in the last month. Federal health officials are projecting that as of July 12 the country could see between 103,940 and 108,130 cases, and between 8,545 and 8,865 deaths. To-date there are 103,818 confirmed Canadian COVID-19 cases, of which 64 per cent have recovered, while there have been 8,566 deaths.
  
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• 'A work in progress': Injured Broncos player continues rehab after lockdown

  29-06-2020 16:32
  
  At first glance it appears that Ryan Straschnitzki, the former Humboldt Broncos hockey player paralyzed from the chest down two years ago in a Saskatchewan bus crash, is paying close attention to the black smartphone in his hand. But on closer inspection it's actually the remote controller for the epidural stimulator he had implanted during spinal surgery in Thailand last fall. The device sends electrical currents to his spinal cord to stimulate nerves and move limbs. On the urging of his physio
  
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• Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects

  29-06-2020 16:30
  
  Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining U.S. President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday. Interpol later said it wouldn't consider Iran's request, meaning Trump faces no danger of arrest. However, the charges underscore the heightened tensions between Iran and the United States since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehra
  
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• Canadian companies join growing boycott of Facebook advertising

  29-06-2020 16:22
  
  Canadian companies are joining a growing list of top international brands vowing not to advertise on Facebook Inc. in July because of the company's refusal to deal with the spread of hateful content on its platform. Vancouver athleticwear companies Lululemon Athletica Inc., Mountain Equipment Co-op and Arc'teryx are pulling their paid ads from Facebook and joining a boycott that has already been supported by Coca-Cola, Unilever, Honda America, Patagonia and more. Champions of the #StopHateForPro
  
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• At least it’s consistent? More cool, wet weather ahead

  29-06-2020 15:39
  
  Let’s just get straight into the DayLites. If this looks familiar: it is. High pressure east of us has strengthened into a heat warning machine, with those slated through Manitoba and northern Ontario for today. Rising into that ridge is the trough that we’re caught under still – and will be for a little while. The origin point for our airmass is still a large upper low over the Gulf of Alaska, with that band of chillier air continuing its sweep on through. As such, we’re
  
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• Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki continues rehab during COVID-19 lockdown

  29-06-2020 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ryan Straschnitzki, 21, was hurt when a semi-trailer and the Broncos team bus collided at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan in April 2018. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured.
  
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• Kenney approval rating drops along with COVID-19 concerns

  29-06-2020 15:14
  
  A new poll released Monday from ThinkHQ suggests concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic have fallen sharply over the last two months, while credit for politicians has taken a slight dip.  In a survey of 1,204 Albertans from June 17-20, results suggested the number who say they are “very concerned” about COVID-19 has dropped 23 percentage points to 35 per cent.  Meanwhile, the provincial economy remains as the most prominent issue with 70 per cent stating they are “
  
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• Beyoncé's message, epic performances stand out at BET Awards - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 14:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Beyoncé's message, epic performances stand out at BET Awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. teenager photographs personal experiences of people around the world - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 10:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. teenager photographs personal experiences of people around the world  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A work in progress': Injured Broncos player continues rehab after lockdown - Lethbridge News Now

  29-06-2020 10:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  'A work in progress': Injured Broncos player continues rehab after lockdown  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Anxious passengers 'unlikely' to see refunds after airlines end physical distancing

  29-06-2020 04:02
  
  WestJet and Air Canada will soon begin selling every seat on their flights again, ending their attempts at physical distancing -- a decision that has left many passengers demanding refunds. Starting July 1, passengers will no longer be spaced apart on flights as the airlines begin offering the middle seats for sale, once blocked off in an effort to space passengers due to COVID-19. But customers who purchased a ticket expecting not to have anyone sitting in the adjacent seat are unlikely to see
  
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• Kenney unveils $10B plan to to rebuild econony, create 50K jobs

  29-06-2020 02:45
  
  The provincial government will invest $10 billion in infrastructure projects help rebuild the economy, creating 50,000 jobs in the process, Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday. The business tax rate will also be lowered from 10 per cent to eight per cent on July 1. Alberta is faced with what Kenney called a triple threat — the health crisis, oil price collapse and five years of tough economic times. As part of the initiative, the province will launch a series of "large-scale infrastructu
  
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• Kenney unveils $10B plan to to rebuild economy, create 50K jobs

  29-06-2020 02:45
  
  The provincial government will invest $10 billion in infrastructure projects help rebuild the economy, creating 50,000 jobs in the process, Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday. The business tax rate will also be lowered from 10 per cent to eight per cent on July 1. Alberta is faced with what Kenney called a triple threat — the health crisis, oil price collapse and five years of tough economic times. As part of the initiative, the province will launch a series of "large-scale infrastructu
  
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• Kenney unveils $10B plan to rebuild economy, create 50K jobs

  29-06-2020 02:45
  
  The provincial government will invest $10 billion in infrastructure projects help rebuild the economy, creating 50,000 jobs in the process, Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday. The business tax rate will also be lowered from 10 per cent to eight per cent on July 1. Alberta is faced with what Kenney called a triple threat — the health crisis, oil price collapse and five years of tough economic times. As part of the initiative, the province will launch a series of "large-scale infrastructu
  
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• Kenney to unveil economic recovery strategy on Monday

  29-06-2020 02:45
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is set to announce the first part of a major economic recovery strategy on Monday. “It will be a bold and ambitious plan,” he said during his Thursday briefing. “By an order of magnitude, the most ambitious economic recovery plan offered by any Canadian province at least to date.” Light on details, the premier did hint steps towards helping diversify Alberta’s economy while not fading support for the energy sector. “We will be announcing t
  
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• Region in Calgary under COVID-19 watch Sunday as condo cases rise; Alberta sees 39 new cases

  29-06-2020 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health officials are monitoring an area of Calgary as COVID-19 cases at a condo building continue to climb.
  
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• Calgary Centre region under COVID-19 watch Sunday as Verve condo cases rise; Alberta sees 39 new cases

  29-06-2020 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health officials are monitoring an area of Calgary as COVID-19 cases at a condo building continue to climb.
  
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• Calgary – Centre region under COVID-19 watch Sunday as condo cases rise; Alberta sees 39 new cases

  29-06-2020 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health officials are monitoring an area of Calgary as COVID-19 cases at a condo building continue to climb.
  
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• Calgary's significant rainfall impacting businesses returning from COVID-19 shutdowns

  29-06-2020 00:13
  
  The staff at The Winston Golf Club raced against time, as water flooded their pro-shop, back shop and course on June 13. After tens of thousands of dollars in damages to carts, inventory and the course as well as a two-day shutdown, the course was back to playing conditions. "Golf course was pretty much half underwater, it looked like a lake out there," said assistant professional Carson Taylor. Taylor says staff were busy pushing water out of the store, trying to save equipment."Our back shop s
  
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• ‘A total selfless act’: Calgary golfer rescues boy from from drowning in Sheep River

  29-06-2020 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary golfer is being credited with saving a 7-year-old boy in the Sheep River south of the city on Friday.
  
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