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• Alberta to hold review of COVID-19 response ahead of possible second wave

  12-07-2020 22:39
  
  The Kenney government has opened a request for proposal for organizations to conduct a third-party review of the province's COVID-19 response. It says the investigation will help determine if Alberta is adequately equipped to deal with a second wave of coronavirus, should one occur in Canada. "A strong, coordinated response can help save lives, prevent wide-scale spread of disease and help jobs and the economy bounce back more quickly," the province says in a release.COVID-19: Click for the late
  
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• Parts of central Alberta under severe thunderstorm warning; funnel cloud spotted near Nanton

  12-07-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Central Alberta was put under a severe thunderstorm warning Sunday, and a tornado warning was also put in place for a short period in the Nanton area. 
  
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• Environment Canada confirms tornado near town of Nanton, Alta., on Sunday

  12-07-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The national weather agency issued a tornado warning for parts of southern and central Alberta shortly after 1 p.m.
  
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• First weekend back: Lethbridge ATB Centre rinks open for bookings as swimmers head to Stan Siwik - Globalnews.ca

  12-07-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  First weekend back: Lethbridge ATB Centre rinks open for bookings as swimmers head to Stan Siwik  Globalnews.ca
  
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• First weekend back: Lethbridge ATB Centre rinks open for bookings as swimmers head to Stan Siwik

  12-07-2020 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I think that these kids are going home in a totally different state of mind than they've been in for the last three months."
  
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• Love in the time of coronavirus: Couples share how they found matches

  12-07-2020 21:15
  
  If you asked Alec Mahon one month ago whether he believed in love, he'd probably tell you he had "given up." When coronavirus first hit in March, the freelance production manager paid about $30 for a three-month premium subscription on the dating app Hinge -- and he figured he'd just keep swiping until that ended. Like many, the 29-year-old used dating apps like Hinge as a way to connect with others, especially since making in-person connections had become nearly impossible with COVID-19 shutdow
  
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• Head-on crash in northwest Calgary sends 2 to hospital

  12-07-2020 20:50
  
  Police closed down a section of road in northwest Calgary for a few hours as they completed an investigation into a head-on crash. Crews were called to the scene, near the intersection of Symons Valley Road and 144 Avenue N.W., at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found an SUV and a dump truck had been involved in what appeared to be a head-on crash. The driver of the SUV, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital in serious condition but EMS tells CTV News his injuries did not appea
  
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• Beachgoers crowd Sylvan Lake despite pandemic rules: ‘COVID-19 is still here’

  12-07-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several photos taken at Sylvan Lake, Alta., show a packed beach, with some groups clearly not adhering to social distancing rules.
  
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• Country superstar Paul Brandt to headline 2021 Bell Grandstand Show

  12-07-2020 20:25
  
  While Calgarians made the best of the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, there's something to look forward to for next year. Paul Brandt, the winner of multiple Canadian Country Music Awards, will be returning to the Stampede Stage and will perform on all 10 nights of the 2021 event alongside the Young Canadians. "The Stampede holds a special place in my heart, having strong roots here. I was proud to headline the Grandstand Show during the Stampede’s C
  
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• Palace player Zaha racially abused; 12-year-old arrested - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 20:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Palace player Zaha racially abused; 12-year-old arrested  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 20:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Take this thing seriously': New York pastor warns of COVID-19 after 100-day hospital battle

  12-07-2020 19:36
  
  A New York pastor is warning others to take COVID-19 seriously after spending 54 days on a ventilator and more than six weeks in a medically induced coma after contracting the disease. In a video released Thursday by Mount Sinai Hospital, Pastor Benjamin Thomas asks others to wear face masks and follow physical distancing measures after he says he lost over 22 kilograms and all of his muscle while battling the novel coronavirus. "COVID-19 I went through is real. I know still people do not want t
  
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• Thunderstorm watch set for Calgary and surrounding areas

  12-07-2020 19:35
  
  Environment Canada has issued another weather advisory for the residents of Calgary, stating that present conditions could result in "dangerous thunderstorms" Sunday. The agency first issued the watch at 8:13 a.m., saying there is a potential for storms to develop in the foothills at around noon. As the afternoon progresses, those systems are expected to move eastwards. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, d
  
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• Brief tornado warning south of Calgary, thunderstorm watches remain in place

  12-07-2020 19:35
  
  Environment Canada has issued another weather advisory for the residents of Calgary, stating that present conditions could result in "dangerous thunderstorms" Sunday. The agency first issued the watch at 8:13 a.m., saying there is a potential for storms to develop in the foothills at around noon. As the afternoon progresses, those systems are expected to move eastwards. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, d
  
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• Brief tornado warning south of Calgary, thunderstorm watch remains in place

  12-07-2020 19:35
  
  Environment Canada has issued another weather advisory for the residents of Calgary, stating that present conditions could result in "dangerous thunderstorms" Sunday. The agency first issued the watch at 8:13 a.m., saying there is a potential for storms to develop in the foothills at around noon. As the afternoon progresses, those systems are expected to move eastwards. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, d
  
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• Brief tornado warning south of Calgary lifted, thunderstorm watches ended

  12-07-2020 19:35
  
  Environment Canada has removed its weather advisories for the residents of Calgary and southern Alberta regarding potentially "dangerous thunderstorms" Sunday. The agency first issued the watch at 8:13 a.m., saying there is a potential for storms to develop in the foothills at around noon. As the afternoon progresses, those systems are expected to move eastwards. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, damaging
  
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• Albertan skywatchers share photos of Comet NEOWISE as it soars past Earth

  12-07-2020 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The comet is currently most visible just before dawn in the Northern Hemisphere. However, as July continues, NASA says it will become more visible as an evening object
  
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• 'Felt like a COVIDiot': Sun seekers pack Sylvan Lake, Alta. beach

  12-07-2020 19:18
  
  Crowds flocked to the beach on Sylvan Lake Saturday, creating a discussion online of the apparent lack of physical distancing being practiced. “Sylvan Lake today - my anxiety was a tad high today,” posted Twitter user @papercandie. “Don’t think we’ll be going back. I felt like a Covidiot today,” they continued.Sylvan Lake today - my anxiety was a tad high today Don’t think we’ll be going back. I felt like a Covidiot today ‍♀️ pic.t
  
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• F1 star Hamilton raises right fist in fight against racism - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 19:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  F1 star Hamilton raises right fist in fight against racism  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Boy taken to hospital after fall from 2-storey window

  12-07-2020 19:04
  
  A four-year-old boy was taken to the Alberta Children's Hospital Saturday night after he fell out of the second-floor window of a Calgary home. EMS says they were called to a home in the 100 block of Rocky Ridge Green N.W. at about 9 p.m. The child had reportedly fallen out of the window and onto the grass below. He was taken to hospital in stable condition, but the extent of his injuries is not known. Officials say with the warmer weather in Calgary, residents need to be extra vigilant when the
  
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• Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 18:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shots fired outside Calgary nightclub, no one injured

  12-07-2020 18:28
  
  Investigators are looking for suspects after they say multiple gunshots were fired outside a popular Calgary nightclub early Sunday. Police say they were called to the Fire N Ice bar, on 16 Ave. N.W., at about 3 a.m. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found multiple shell casings at the scene but no clear evidence of anyone hurt as a result. Police have not shared any details about suspects, but are investigating the possibility that a black Jeep could be connected with the shoot
  
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• A mother with COVID-19 gave birth to a baby girl who also tested positive

  12-07-2020 18:17
  
  A baby girl in Texas tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after her birth, offering what researchers call the strongest evidence yet that the disease can be transmitted from mothers to children in the womb. There have been several well-documented cases of female COVID-19 patients giving birth while positive for the disease. Doctors were even able to deliver a baby boy in Colombia last month 14 weeks early, after the mother slipped into a coma. Researchers have also found evidence of the novel co
  
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• Police narrow in on heavily wooded area in Quebec manhunt

  12-07-2020 18:09
  
  Police in Quebec are searching a heavily wooded area in Saint-Apollinaire for Martin Carpentier, the father of the two girls whose bodies were discovered Saturday following a three-day Amber Alert. Sunday’s search is focusing on the same wooded area where police discovered the bodies of Romy Carpentier, six, and Norah Carpentier, 11. “Some people said they saw him so we are continuing to focus on that area,” said Surete du Quebec (SQ) Sgt. Ann Mathieu. Police are using ATV
  
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• Police find 'items of interest' in search for Quebec father after missing girls found dead

  12-07-2020 18:09
  
  Police in Quebec are still searching a heavily wooded area in Saint-Apollinaire for Martin Carpentier, the father of the two girls whose bodies were discovered Saturday following a three-day Amber Alert. Monday's search is focusing on the same wooded area where police discovered the bodies of Romy Carpentier, six, and Norah Carpentier, 11, after "elements of interest" were found, though police would not disclose what they were.  On Sunday, police narrowed in on the woods when sightings of C
  
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• Motorcycle rider hurt following crash on Hwy. 1A

  12-07-2020 17:47
  
  Canmore RCMP and EMS were also called to the scene of a motorcycle crash at about 4:10 p.m. on Highway 1A, near the entrance to the Mount Yamnuska day-use area. Officials say the driver was eastbound on the highway with a group of others when he lost control and crashed into the ditch. The rider suffered undetermined injuries and was taken to hospital in Calgary. Police are investigating, but alcohol and speed are not believed to be factors in the crash.
  
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• Florida reports largest, single-day increase in COVID cases

  12-07-2020 17:41
  
  Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than 15,000 cases as its daily average death toll continued to also rise. According to state Department of Health statistics, 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases, and 45 deaths were recorded. California had the previous record of daily positive cases -- 11,694, set on Wednesday. New York had 11,571 on
  
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• As U.S. grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase

  12-07-2020 17:41
  
  With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state's largest single-day increase in positive cases. Deaths from the virus have also been rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, though still well below the heights hit in April, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. "I really do think we could control this, and it's the human
  
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• Hiker dead in fall from trail at southern Alberta's Mount Yamnuska

  12-07-2020 17:17
  
  Authorities say one man was killed and two other people were injured in a separate series of events in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. Canmore RCMP, along with Kananaskis Public Safety and Kananaskis Emergency Services, were called to an area near Mount Yamnuska for reports a hiker had fallen. The report indicated the 30-year-old man from Calgary was hiking in the scree section of the trail at about 2:10 p.m. Saturday when he fell approximately six metres. While the injured male was being h
  
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• Embattled Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg has history of controversy - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 16:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Embattled Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg has history of controversy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Family of missing southern Alberta man conducts search in Pemberton backcountry - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 16:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Family of missing southern Alberta man conducts search in Pemberton backcountry  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trump defends frequent golfing, saying 'my exercise is playing'

  12-07-2020 15:50
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday defended what he described as his exercise regimen, tweeting a justification for his frequent golf outings and claiming them as sufficient physical activity. "My 'exercise' is playing, almost never during the week, a quick round of golf. Obama played more and much longer rounds, no problem," Trump tweeted.CNN has previously fact-checked Trump's claim that he has played less golf than his predecessor; Trump has played more than twice as many rounds of golf th
  
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• Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 15:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada

  12-07-2020 13:17
  
  For the last four months, Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they may have given it to. But even the best efforts have left doctors stymied about the source of more than one-third of this country's known COVID-19 infections. Not knowing where cases come from makes outbreaks that much harder to stamp out. Now medical researchers and supercomputers are turning genetics labs into virus detective
  
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• Iran report blaming mistakes for military's downing of PS752 dismissed

  12-07-2020 13:07
  
  A representative of Canadian families and loved ones killed in Iran's shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner in January says a new report blaming a misaligned missile battery and other mistakes by the Iranian military for the tragedy underscores the need for an independent investigation. The report released late Saturday by Iran's Civil Aviation Organization comes months after Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Jan. 8 crash killed 1
  
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• Iran blames bad communication, misaligned battery for jet shootdown

  12-07-2020 13:07
  
  A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran's Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says. The report released late Saturday by Iran's Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the Jan. 8 crash near Tehran killed 55 Canadian citizens, 30 permanent residents and dozens more with ties to Canada. Authorities had initially
  
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• The challenge of relaunch for Alberta’s independent arts venues: ‘Profit margins are so small’

  12-07-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reopening amid COVID-19 poses a challenge for many companies, but for smaller arts venues in Alberta, it's tightened an already tight profit margin.
  
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• Hiker killed near Canmore, two others hurt in separate falls - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 08:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hiker killed near Canmore, two others hurt in separate falls  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 officers, suspect killed in Texas border town shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  12-07-2020 08:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  2 officers, suspect killed in Texas border town shooting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man dies while hiking in Canmore area Saturday: RCMP

  12-07-2020 07:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said a Calgary man died near Canmore in a hiking accident on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Protesters in Calgary, Edmonton call for Bill 1 to be repealed

  12-07-2020 04:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bill claims to protect essential infrastructure by creating offences for trespassing, interfering with operations or causing damage.
  
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• Rafters swept downstream in Red Deer River, water levels high

  12-07-2020 03:48
  
  Officials are asking people to avoid recreational use of the Red Deer River because of high water levels. Emergency crews were called to assist several people on the river on Saturday afternoon. Around 3:45 p.m., crews received a distress call from a group of rafters near the Gaetz Avenue bridge. The rafts, which were tied together, got hung up on bridge pilings, separating and overturning the rafts. Eleven rafters ended up in the water. Some nearby kayakers were able to provide some assistance,
  
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• Northern Alberta First Nation requires masks in public after first coronavirus case

  12-07-2020 03:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trips into and out of the First Nation will be limited to one per day, and travel within the community is strongly discouraged.
  
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• Hundreds protest Bill 1 in Calgary, Edmonton

  12-07-2020 02:04
  
  Hundreds gathered in Calgary and Edmonton to protest the provincial government and a controversial new piece of legislation Saturday. Chants of “Kill Bill 1!” rang out outside of Calgary’s City Hall and the Legislature in Edmonton as Albertans spoke out about a new bill they believe could make it more difficult to protest. They’re worried about Bill 1: a piece of legislation passed through the United Conservative Party government in mid-June.  “A lot of people
  
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• Lethbridge, Alta. pharmacy offers COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic individuals

  12-07-2020 00:59
  
  A pharmacy in Lethbridge, Alta. has been chosen to participate in a critical pilot project aimed at learning more about COVID-19 outside Alberta's major centres. The Medicine Shoppe is one of 20 locations chosen in the province to conduct tests on asymptomatic people. Officials say the goal of the project is to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 in those smaller communities. The data collected through the testing can be very helpful, say the people involved. "So, let's say there is an outbreak
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacy announces asymptomatic COVID-19 testing despite province keeping quiet - Globalnews.ca

  12-07-2020 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge pharmacy announces asymptomatic COVID-19 testing despite province keeping quiet  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacy announces asymptomatic COVID-19 testing despite province keeping quiet

  12-07-2020 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of four Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy locations in Lethbridge, Alta., has been selected to provide asymptomatic COVID-19 testing.
  
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• Legendary Alberta politician Bob Clark has died

  12-07-2020 00:17
  
  One of the youngest MLAs ever to be elected to the Alberta legislature passed away this week. Robert Curtis "Bob" Clark, was first elected to represent Didsbury in 1960 at the age of 23, making him the youngest MLA to serve at the time. According to media reports, Clark passed away in Calgary late this week. While serving in office, he was named the minister of youth under Premier Ernest Manning and then minister of education under Premier Harry Strom. When Peter Lougheed defeated the Social Cre
  
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