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• Police on Montreal's South Shore seek missing teen who could be in Calgary or Edmonton

  13-07-2020 23:59
  
  Police on Montreal's South Shore are asking the public to help find a missing 15-year-old girl who could have travelled as far as Calgary or Edmonton. Longueuil police issued the statement Monday morning in hopes of finding Stephanie Robert-Cote. She was last seen on the morning of July 1 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, an off-island suburb southeast of Montreal. She could be in Calgary or Edmonton, police said. Stephanie is white, 5'5" tall (1.65 metres) and weighs 100 lbs. (45 kgs). She has bro
  
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• 168 COVID cases confirmed over the weekend in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  13-07-2020 23:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  168 COVID cases confirmed over the weekend in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Edmonton dog lover commits to trimming down another ‘morbidly obese’ abandoned dog

  13-07-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pam Heggie, who rescued and helped trim down retriever-lab cross Kai, has committed to helping another obese dog.
  
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• Kenney says federal government told Apple, Google not to work with Alberta on contract tracing apps

  13-07-2020 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ABTraceTogether app was launched May 1, by the province and Alberta Health Services, and uses Bluetooth to more accurately and efficiently identify contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case.
  
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• Kenney says federal government told Apple, Google not to work with Alberta on contact tracing apps

  13-07-2020 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ABTraceTogether app was launched May 1, by the province and Alberta Health Services, and uses Bluetooth to more accurately and efficiently identify contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case.
  
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• Calgary police seize numerous firearms, 1 man facing charges

  13-07-2020 23:07
  
  A Calgary man is facing numerous drug and weapons charges following an investigation by the guns and gangs unit. With the assistance of the tactical unit, a warrant was executed July 8 at a home in the 100 block of Chaparral Valley View S.E. where police seized six firearms and drugs, including:One Kel-Tec Sub 2000 9mm rifle One Ruger Mini-14 Ranch rifle One SKS 7.62 x 39 rifle One Escort 12-gauge pump action shotgun Two Ranger Silha Bullpup 20 shotguns Four over-capacity magazines 157 rounds of
  
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• Coronavirus: Sylvan Lake officials to meet with province after weekend of crowded beaches

  13-07-2020 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Town of Sylvan Lake said it is reaching out to the province for guidance on how it can help control crowds, after people flocked to the beach community in central Alberta over the warm weekend.
  
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• Protesters show support for banning conversion therapy in Lethbridge, others want definition changed - Lethbridge News Now

  13-07-2020 22:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Protesters show support for banning conversion therapy in Lethbridge, others want definition changed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• High River RCMP seek masked man following armed convenience store robbery

  13-07-2020 22:16
  
  The suspect in a Sunday night robbery at a convenience store in High River concealed his face while also doing his part to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Shortly before midnight, the masked suspect entered a Circle K store in the 600 block of Fifth Street. S.E. brandishing what appeared to be a firearm. The suspect proceeded to demand money and cigarettes from the lone employee on duty. According to RCMP, the worker was allegedly struck with the firearm, kicked and had bear spray di
  
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• Shando says calling international medical grads ‘scabs’ is shameful

  13-07-2020 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health minister responds to social media posts claiming the government is hiring international medical grads as “scabs.”
  
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• Kenney says feds have told Google and Apple not to work with provinces on tracing apps

  13-07-2020 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the federal government has told Google and Apple not to work with provinces on tracing apps.
  
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• Hinshaw responds to large crowds at Alberta beaches over the last week

  13-07-2020 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw responds to reports of crowded beaches in the province over the last week.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw ‘strongly recommends’ wearing masks in public

  13-07-2020 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health updates her stance on wearing masks in public to avoid the transmission of COVID-19.
  
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• New local partnership features Southern Alberta producers July 14 while promoting Lethbridge's local attractions - Prairie Post

  13-07-2020 21:37 via prairiepost.com
  New local partnership features Southern Alberta producers July 14 while promoting Lethbridge's local attractions  Prairie Post
  
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• Alberta government introduces more financial literacy programs for students

  13-07-2020 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is looking to prepare the province's youth for life after school with financial literacy programs. 
  
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• ‘Humboldt-style’ fatal crash in West Kelowna results in charges more than a year later

  13-07-2020 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Harinder Singh Toor has been charged with dangerous operation causing death and bodily harm.
  
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• Pilot rescued after glider crashes in mountainous terrain near Invermere, B.C.

  13-07-2020 20:46
  
  One man was airlifted to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary following a Friday evening glider crash near the airport in Invermere, B.C. Trevor Florence, owner of the Invermere Soaring Centre, tells CTV News that he had just landed his glider shortly before 7 p.m. on July 10 and conditions were great. He began monitoring the unusual path of another glider using a device for collision avoidance on-board his glider. The pilot of the airborne glider — who Florence says is a member of a Va
  
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• U of L hosting summer camps in August - Lethbridge News Now

  13-07-2020 20:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  U of L hosting summer camps in August  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• N.W.T. patients in Alberta hospitals eligible to be added to organ donor list

  13-07-2020 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Northwest Territories residents who want to be organ donors can now do so through Alberta's registry.
  
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• Alberta health officials to provide updates on COVID-19 and free mask program

  13-07-2020 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Premier Jason Kenney are scheduled to speak at 1 p.m.
  
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• Alberta announces Phase 2 of free mask program as 230 additional cases of COVID-19 recorded since Friday

  13-07-2020 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Masks will again be available at A&W, Tim Hortons and McDonald’s Canada locations, among other organizations and services.
  
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• Fatty liver disease a growing public health concern in Canada: study

  13-07-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  An estimated one-quarter of Canadians over the age of 20 have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD.
  
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• Pieridae Energy says engineering company seeking exit from Goldboro LNG deal

  13-07-2020 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company says it has received written notice from Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd. that it is no longer prepared to enter into a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for the project as agreed in March 2019, although it is willing to provide the services on other terms.
  
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• Lethbridge's Word on the Street festival moving off the street - Lethbridge News Now

  13-07-2020 18:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge's Word on the Street festival moving off the street  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Potential COVID-19 vaccine approved for human trial in Canada is stuck in China

  13-07-2020 18:46
  
  A Canadian human trial of a possible COVID-19 vaccine has yet to start because the Chinese government has not approved the sending of Ad5-nCoV to Canada, Canadian authorities say. Health Canada announced May 16 that it had approved Ad5-nCoV for human trials in Canada, to be carried out by the Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCV) at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Human trials of the vaccine candidate are further along in China, with results promising enough that the Chinese government has appr
  
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• #ChipinforKids: Amid pandemic, Shaw Charity Classic asks for donations to Alberta charities via text

  13-07-2020 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians can text KIDS to 30333 to donate $10 to the Shaw Charity Classic Foundation.
  
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• Hinshaw, premier, health minister to give COVID-19 update Monday

  13-07-2020 18:23
  
  Three of the province's top officials will give the first-in-person pandemic update in more than a week on Monday. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, returned from vacation, Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandrow will speak at 1:30 p.m. Watch the broadcast live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. According to data released before the weekend, Alberta had counted 8,596 cases of COVID-19. There were 592 active cases across the province.READ MORE: COVID-19: Alberta reports 77 ne
  
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• 230 COVID-19 cases over weekend, government urges Albertans to use masks

  13-07-2020 18:23
  
  After four months since the province first counted its first case of COVID-19, the chief medical officer of health says spread of the virus is growing again.  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there were 230 new cases since Alberta’s last update on Friday.  “Spread of the virus is growing, however, with 54 new cases on July 10, 96 new cases on July 11, and 80 new cases yesterday,” she said on Monday. “There are also more cases with unknown sources now than there was a week
  
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• WestJet expands August schedule to include Canadian, American, Caribbean and European destinations

  13-07-2020 18:02
  
  WestJet will begin offering flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe, the airline announced Monday in releasing its August schedule. The flights will service 39 cities in Canada, five in the U.S., two in Europe and one each in Mexico and the Caribbean.   "The airline will reintroduce non-stop Dreamliner service from Calgary to London (Gatwick) and Paris effective August 20 and will continue to serve five key transborder destinations inclu
  
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• Trudeau, Morneau apologize for not recusing themselves from WE decision

  13-07-2020 16:57
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau have issued apologizes for not removing themselves from conversations about granting WE Charity a sole-sourced contract to run the now-halted $900 million COVID-19 student volunteer program, given their personal connections to the organization. "I made a mistake in not recusing myself immediately from the discussions, given our family's history, and I'm sincerely sorry about not having done that," Trudeau said. Trudeau said he is so
  
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• PM says he 'made a mistake' in not recusing himself from WE Charity student grant decision

  13-07-2020 16:57
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for making “a mistake” by not removing himself from conversations about granting WE Charity a sole-sourced contract to run the now-halted $900 million COVID-19 student volunteer program. "I made a mistake in not recusing myself immediately from the discussions, given our family's history, and I'm sincerely sorry about not having done that," Trudeau said. Trudeau said he is sorry for how the rollout of the volunteer program went, and he reg
  
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• With NHL season resuming, some fans say the lure of parties will be strong: ‘I can’t say no to a good time’

  13-07-2020 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  As hockey fans gear up for a truncated season to begin next month, some in Canada's two "hub cities" say the temptation to celebrate — and flout physical distancing guidelines — may prove too great.
  
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• Free face mask distribution returns to Alberta drive-thrus, province to review COVID-19 response

  13-07-2020 16:17
  
  Albertans can once again pick up free, non-medical face masks at drive-thru locations, as the province begins to investigate the potential for a second wave of infections. The government says 20 million more masks are now available for distribution and free of charge at participating locations and other businesses. This comes after 20 million masks were handed out in June in the first phase of the free mask program, something the province's health minister deemed a "huge success." In addition to
  
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• Recapping Sunday's tornado, funnel clouds and hail, and cooler passage expected today!

  13-07-2020 15:17
  
  Welcome to another work week! TThe next few days will be a great opportunity to enjoy some time outdoors because the weekend ahead is expected to leave plenty to be desired. So does today, for that matter:Monday, too, lacks the "get up and go" of our midweek. That’s a by-product of the back-end of a trough, one which created some nasty weather through parts of the province. Much more on that when we get to the photos – there were some great ones sent by! Digressing back into our day
  
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• Flames back on the ice as postseason preparations begin

  13-07-2020 14:20
  
  The Calgary Flames will practice as a team Monday morning for the first time since the NHL season was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Players and coaches will be back on the ice at the Saddledome to kick off a mini training camp in preparation for their Stanley Cup playoffs play-in series next month in Edmonton.  As per NHL rules, each team is allowed to bring a cohort of 52 people to the hub city comprised of various trainers, medical staff, coaches and 28 total players.  The Flames
  
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• Some fans say the lure of parties will be strong as postponed NHL season resumes

  13-07-2020 13:28
  
  As hockey fans gear up for a truncated season to begin next month, some in Canada's two “hub cities” say the temptation to celebrate - and flout physical distancing guidelines - may prove too great. “I can't say no to a good time,” said Edmonton Oilers fan Jeet Jermana. “I'd be hard-pressed not to jump into a big party.” On Friday, the NHL board of governors and NHL Players' Association said they had ratified the return-to-play plan, paving the way f
  
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• Alberta failed to flag N.W.T. about suspending oilsands monitoring despite agreement: emails

  13-07-2020 12:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta suspended environmental monitoring for oilsands companies without notifying the Northwest Territories, despite a legally binding agreement to do so.
  
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• 2 Lethbridge police officers demoted after using positions for personal, political agendas - Global News

  13-07-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  2 Lethbridge police officers demoted after using positions for personal, political agendas  Global News
  
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• Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name, long denounced as slur, after 87 years

  13-07-2020 07:10
  
  The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the "Redskins" name and logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racis
  
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• Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name: AP source

  13-07-2020 07:10
  
  The Washington Redskins are shedding that name effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't yet announced the change. That announcement is expected later Monday morning. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in Nort
  
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• Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years

  13-07-2020 07:10
  
  The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the "Redskins" name and logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racis
  
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• Reports: Washington NFL team set to shed its name on Monday

  13-07-2020 07:10
  
  Washington's NFL team will get rid of the name 'Redskins' on Monday, according to multiple reports. It's unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league's oldest franchises. USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal reported Sunday night that owner Dan Snyder is set to "retire" the name. Yahoo, on Saturday, reported a name change was imminent. The team launched a 'thorough review' of the name July 3 that the NFL supported. That came in the
  
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• Volunteers aid in search for Sara Coates, missing for almost eight years

  13-07-2020 00:38
  
  The search for a Cochrane woman who has been missing since 2012 continued on a First Nation west of Calgary Sunday. Sara Coates, from Cochrane, Alta., was reported missing by her family in Aug. 2012. The 32-year-old was last seen in the community of Stanley Park but her vehicle, a blue Chevrolet Astro minivan, was recovered in a remote area of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation about a year later. Numerous searches have been conducted in the area ever since and all of them have turned up no trace of
  
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• Recovery home for Indigenous women opens in Calgary

  13-07-2020 00:03
  
  A partnership between Oxford House and Poundmaker’s Lodge treatment centres has blossomed a new beginning for Indigenous women seeking help to recover from trauma or addictions. "It’s the first of its kind, so it's going to be a learning process for everybody," said Earl Thiessen, executive director of Oxford House. The home, named "Red Woman House" will accommodate between four to five women, all who have gone through hardships. It will match the men's home that opened in Dec. 2019,
  
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