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• Red paint splashed on statues at Calgary's police and firefighter memorials

  03-07-2020 23:56
  
  City crews were sent out Friday to clean off a pair of statues at the city's police and firefighter memorials after someone splattered red paint on them. There are no details on when the incident took place, but it likely happened sometime overnight. Calgary police Supt. Ryan Jepson called the act "disgusting" and no different than anyone vandalizing a gravesite. He added such acts will not affect how officers conduct themselves. "It's unfortunate. The good news is the members of the Calgary Pol
  
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• Another 18 COVID cases confirmed in County of Warner Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 23:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Another 18 COVID cases confirmed in County of Warner Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• In-person classes back in session for Calgary Catholic School District summer students

  03-07-2020 23:22
  
  A few hundred students in the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) are taking in-person summer classes at two high schools in Calgary. It’s the first time students have actually been allowed in the buildings since Alberta’s chief medical officer of health announced the temporary closure of schools in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 200 students enrolled at St. Francis High School and 150 are learning at Bishop O’Byrne Senior High School. Grade 12 student Rachel
  
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• Lethbridge Legion donates Navy anchor to local military museum - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 22:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Legion donates Navy anchor to local military museum  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Plane crash kills three in Leduc County

  03-07-2020 22:48
  
  Three people died in a plane crash southeast of Edmonton Friday morning. Leduc RCMP say the crash was reported at Range Road 232 and Highway 623 around 11 a.m. Three bodies were found inside the float plane. No other information about the victims was available, police said. Leduc County fire marshal Brad Gurmin was among those who responded to the call by a neighbour. "Said the plane was flying over his house, his wife yelled, thought it was going to hit the house. He ran outside and then though
  
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• Plane crash kills 3 southeast of Edmonton

  03-07-2020 22:48
  
  Three people died in a plane crash southeast of Edmonton Friday morning. Leduc RCMP say the crash was reported at Range Road 232 and Highway 623 around 11 a.m. Three bodies were found inside the float plane. No other information about the victims was available, police said. Leduc County fire marshal Brad Gurmin was among those who responded to the call by a neighbour. "Said the plane was flying over his house, his wife yelled, thought it was going to hit the house. He ran outside and then though
  
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• No risk of flooding, but stream flows on Oldman River high - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 22:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  No risk of flooding, but stream flows on Oldman River high  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calaway Park to reopen to the public in mid-July

  03-07-2020 22:30
  
  Western Canada's largest permanent outdoor amusement park is set to kick off its 38th season in the coming weeks and guests will encounter a slightly different park with smaller crowds compared to years past.   Calaway Park's 2020 campaign was delayed as a result of the province's COVID-19 pandemic-related health order but, following five submissions to Alberta Health, the park has been permitted to reopen as part of the already underway second phase of Alberta's economic relaunch. "We've b
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, but it likely won't stay that way

  03-07-2020 22:09
  
  Before the pandemic hit, few Canadian companies implemented plans to allow employees to work remotely. Now, more than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, that idea has surged to the point where two-thirds of Canadian businesses have at least 60 per cent of their workforce working remotely. That's just one of the findings in a report sent out by the Conference Board of Canada this week. The research group published its findings in its new Remote Work Support Survey, saying that before COVID-
  
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• 3 dead after small plane crashes southeast of Edmonton: fire official

  03-07-2020 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in a field southeast of Edmonton on Friday, according to Brad Gurmin, a fire marshal with the Leduc County Fire Services.
  
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• Edmonton family asks province to fund life-saving, multi-million-dollar drug for toddler

  03-07-2020 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly two-year-old Kaysen Martin was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy Type 1 (SMA 1) when he was eight months old. It's a progressive motor neuron disease that causes his muscles to weaken over time.
  
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• Presidential hopeful Biden could be swayed to supporting Keystone XL: Kenney

  03-07-2020 21:29
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes United States presidential hopeful Joe Biden can be swayed to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline. The presumptive Democratic nominee has vowed to rip up President Donald Trump's approval of the Alberta-to-Texas crude oil conduit if his party wins back the White House this fall. Kenney says his government would be reaching out to Democrats who support the project, as well as unions with members who would be put to work building it. The premier says h
  
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• Alberta premier believes presidential hopeful Joe Biden could be swayed to support Keystone XL pipeline

  03-07-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes United States presidential hopeful Joe Biden can be swayed to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline.
  
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• Alberta Announces Agri-Food Hub For Lethbridge - SwiftCurrentOnline.com

  03-07-2020 21:06 via swiftcurrentonline.com
  Alberta Announces Agri-Food Hub For Lethbridge  SwiftCurrentOnline.com
  
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• 'Don't date if you're sick': Canada's top doctor gives Canadians 'the talk'

  03-07-2020 20:55
  
  As COVID-19 restrictions are eased across the country, some Canadians hoping to add a little more love to their lives may be wondering how to safely date -- and have sex. So Canada's top doctor is giving Canadians "the talk." Yes, that talk. And she wants you to take things slow. "I'm not a dating expert, but let's just say, just to be sensible, maybe start virtually," Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said during her Friday press conference.Newsletter sign-up: Get The C
  
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• Hwy. 1 reopened near Revelstoke, 'significant delays' expected

  03-07-2020 20:11
  
  Highway 1 has been reopened west of Revelstoke but motorists travelling through the area should expect "significant delays," according to an update Friday morning from DriveBC. The highway was closed Thursday night about 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke due to severe flooding. Recent heavy rains have overtaken creeks and drainages running alongside the Trans-Canada Highway.OPEN - #BCHwy1 10-15km west of #Revelstoke to single lane alternating traffic due to flooding. Work in progress. Expect heav
  
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• Incoming chief honoured and humbled to be joining LPS - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 20:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Incoming chief honoured and humbled to be joining LPS  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta bee population impacted by cold weather, COVID-19 pandemic

  03-07-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cold spring weather and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a decreased bee population in Alberta, officials said.
  
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• Crops in Southern Alberta fairing well above five-year average - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 19:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Crops in Southern Alberta fairing well above five-year average  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Construction begins on Keystone XL pipeline in Alberta

  03-07-2020 19:56
  
  More than 10 years since the project was first announced, work has finally begun on the Keystone XL pipeline as crews are now on site in Oyen, Alta. The project, which aims to deliver 830,000 barrels of oil from Hardisty, Alta. to Steele City, Neb., is expected to take approximately two years to complete. It will also provide more than 2,000 construction jobs to Albertans and thousands more positions in associated sectors. "After many years of stringent environmental review, collaboration with l
  
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• Catastrophe averted: kitty stuck atop pole in northeast Calgary rescued by firefighters

  03-07-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cat had become wedged between some of the mechanics on the pole and couldn’t get down.
  
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• Calgary family fights to keep patio addition for impaired senior

  03-07-2020 19:17
  
  The pandemic has many people making their homes as comfortable as possible but one woman’s patio addition has caused a dispute and her family is now urging her condo board to reconsider its stance. Brenda O’Reilly is cognitively impaired due to a severe brain injury and since the 67-year-old is a high-risk for COVID-19 her patio has become her only escape. Her daughter added a leafy lattice to the patio but the condo board at Cranston Ridge said it’s not allowed and will result
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior reopens following flooding closure

  03-07-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  DriveBC is reporting that the highway was reopened to single-lane, alternating traffic just before 9:30 a.m., on Friday.
  
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• Alberta health minister orders review into racism after noose found at Grande Prairie Hospital

  03-07-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's minister of health has ordered an independent third-party investigation into how the province's health authority responded to a racist act.
  
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• Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 17:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Politics, pandemics and Russian aluminum: why Canada faces fresh U.S. tariffs - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 16:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Politics, pandemics and Russian aluminum: why Canada faces fresh U.S. tariffs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Noose found in northern Alberta hospital prompts provincial investigation

  03-07-2020 16:48
  
  The Alberta government is launching a third-party investigation after a noose was found taped to the door of an operating room at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie in 2016. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said he was made aware of the "racist act" last August and that Alberta Health Services told him it was being addressed appropriately. However, the minister went on to say in a statement, "Recently, individuals with first-hand knowledge of the incident have raised this matter agai
  
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• Noose found in northern Alberta hospital prompts province investigation

  03-07-2020 16:48
  
  The Alberta government is launching a third-party investigation after a noose was found taped to the door of an operating room at the Grande Prairie Hospital in 2016. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said he was made aware of the "racist act" last August and that Alberta Health Services told him it was being addressed appropriately. However, the minister went on to say in a statement, "Recently, individuals with first-hand knowledge of the incident have raised this matter again, questioning how AHS
  
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• Canadian Press NewsAlert: WE group to stop running federal volunteer program - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 16:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian Press NewsAlert: WE group to stop running federal volunteer program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspect arrested near Rideau Hall facing 22 charges

  03-07-2020 16:01
  
  A 46-year-old man who allegedly breached the front pedestrian gates of Rideau Hall on Thursday morning is now facing 22 criminal charges, most of them related to the possession and transportation of firearms. RCMP made the announcement in a press release following Corey Hurren’s bail hearing, when the charges were laid. The active member of the Canadian Armed Forces is currently being held in custody with a pending court date of July 17. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme told reporters
  
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• Applications open for RCMP youth program - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 15:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Applications open for RCMP youth program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Windy today, then unsettled

  03-07-2020 15:10
  
  It’s safe to say the city of Calgary hasn’t really had a full-on "break" in a while, if you considered yesterday’s 40 km/h gusts even a mild inconvenience. Today’s afternoon wind will be in the 50 km/h range. It would have been a swell morning for a Stampede Parade. We’re not quite out of this trough yet. For a few days (including today), it opened us to southwesterly wind across the Rockies and the warmth that entails. We’ll be back to waves along the bottom
  
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• Bell to commentate and race on same day in different states - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 15:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bell to commentate and race on same day in different states  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Review: A master class by Catherine Deneuve in 'The Truth' - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 14:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Review: A master class by Catherine Deneuve in 'The Truth'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film 'Songbird' - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 14:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Union tells actors not to work on pandemic film 'Songbird'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after hitting parked car in Monterey Park

  03-07-2020 14:53
  
  One man is dead following a Thursday night crash in a northeast neighbourhood. Emergency crews were called to California Boulevard N.E., in the community of Monterey Park, at around 10 p.m. after a motorcycle collided with a parked car. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on scene. No other injuries have been reported. An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway.
  
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• No parade? No problem: Western traditions alive despite 2020 Calgary Stampede cancellation

  03-07-2020 14:19
  
  While hundreds of thousands of Calgarians and visitors might not be able to celebrate the 2020 Calgary Stampede in person, the Calgary Stampede continues to honour its iconic western heritage traditions.  The 10-day event was supposed to kick off Friday with its iconic parade of majestic horses, crowd-pleasing marching bands and colourful floats.  The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the event for the first time since its inception in 1912, although organizers promise its proud energy and c
  
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• Man in custody in connection with Edmonton crash that killed 3 people

  03-07-2020 14:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charges are pending against a 25-year-old Ontario man who was taken into custody early Friday afternoon in connection with the deaths of three people after a car crashed into a south Edmonton Starbucks location.
  
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• 3 killed, driver missing after car crashes into Edmonton Starbucks

  03-07-2020 14:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police say three people were killed in a crash in the city’s northwest on Friday morning.
  
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• A 5-year-old boy with prosthetic legs raises $1.7 million by walking 9.6 kilometres

  03-07-2020 14:14
  
  A 5-year-old boy with two prosthetic legs has raised more than £1 million ($1.7 million) for the hospital that saved his life when he was just weeks old, by walking a total of six miles (9.6 kilometres) over the past month. Tony Hudgell lost both his legs after suffering abuse from his biological parents as a newborn, which left him on life support at a London children's hospital. He set out to raise £500 for the same hospital by walking throughout June -- but smashed that target alm
  
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• Man suspected of fleeing triple fatal crash taken into police custody

  03-07-2020 13:21
  
  Three people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a business on Calgary Trail early Friday morning. A 25-year-old Oscar Benjumea will be charged in relation to the fatal crash once his condition is stabilized in hospital, Edmonton Police Service said. Officers were called to Calgary Trail and 55 Avenue at approximately 2:20 a.m. after an Audi sedan struck the wall of a Starbucks. Three people — two women, aged 21 and 20, and a man, 32 — were found dead in an Audi RS5, police said. A
  
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• 3 killed in single-vehicle crash on Calgary Trail, driver missing: EPS

  03-07-2020 13:21
  
  Three people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a business on Calgary Trail early Friday morning. The Edmonton Police Service was called to Calgary Trail and 55 Avenue at approximately 2:20 a.m. after an Audi sedan struck the wall of a Starbucks. Three people were found dead in the car, police said. "The male driver of the vehicle remains outstanding at this time," a police spokesperson added. Police are on scene and Calgary Trail north of 55 Avenue is closed, EPS said. Drivers are asked to a
  
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• 3 killed in single-vehicle Calgary Trail crash that driver fled: EPS

  03-07-2020 13:21
  
  Three people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a business on Calgary Trail early Friday morning. The Edmonton Police Service was called to Calgary Trail and 55 Avenue at approximately 2:20 a.m. after an Audi sedan struck the wall of a Starbucks. Three people — two women, aged 21 and 20, and a man — were found dead in an Audi RS5, police said. The male driver of the vehicle who has not been identified fled on foot before police arrived and is still at large, EPS said in the mornin
  
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• Globe-galloping cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite to ride into Calgary after 8-year journey

  03-07-2020 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Filipe Masetti Leite was originally going to lead the 2020 Calgary Stampede Parade before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
  
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• Globe-galloping cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite rides into Calgary after 8-year journey

  03-07-2020 13:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brazilian-born cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite has successfully achieved his dream of becoming the third person in the world to cross the Americas on horseback.
  
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• Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 11:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 10:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• French prime minister resigns, reshuffle expected - Lethbridge News Now

  03-07-2020 09:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  French prime minister resigns, reshuffle expected  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Highway 1 west of Revelstoke remains closed due to flooding

  03-07-2020 06:03
  
  A section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke, B.C. is closed because of major flooding, leaving motorists wondering how long they're going to be stranded. Dramatic video of water pouring onto the highway about 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke was published on social media Wednesday night.Nature has been keeping us busy in the Southern Interior this week.Watch this video of the flooding happening now on #BCHwy1 10 - 15 km west of #Revelstoke.Assessment in progress as our crews work to re
  
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• Highway 1 west of Revelstoke closed due to flooding

  03-07-2020 06:03
  
  A section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke, B.C. is closed because of major flooding, leaving motorists wondering how long they're going to be stranded. Dramatic video of water pouring onto the highway about 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke was published on social media Wednesday night.Nature has been keeping us busy in the Southern Interior this week.Watch this video of the flooding happening now on #BCHwy1 10 - 15 km west of #Revelstoke.Assessment in progress as our crews work to re
  
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