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• Calgary extends partial closure of Memorial Drive through summer for pedestrians despite increasing traffic

  25-07-2020 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary has decided to extend the partial closure of Memorial Drive and the lower deck of the Centre Street Bridge that has been in effect for the past four month to assist with social distancing.
  
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• Alberta announces $10M for addiction recovery communities in Lethbridge County, Blood Tribe First Nation - Globalnews.ca

  25-07-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta announces $10M for addiction recovery communities in Lethbridge County, Blood Tribe First Nation  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Alberta announces $10M for addiction recovery communities in Lethbridge County, Blood Tribe First Nation

  25-07-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  In total, 125 long-term resident addiction treatment beds will be created: 75 on the Blood Tribe and 50 in Lethbridge County.
  
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• Armed robbers hit Innisfail bar, escape with undisclosed amount of cash

  25-07-2020 23:33
  
  Police are looking for two men after the Zoo bar at the Innisfail Hotel was the victim of an armed robbery on Friday night. Police said the men came into the bar with weapons and demanded money. They took an undisclosed amount of cash and left the scene in a silver Chrysler 300 headed towards Red Deer.No one was injured during the robbery. The first man is described as skinny, about 5’7” or 5’8” tall, wearing a black mask, a white and black hoodie, and between 20 and 30-y
  
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• Man drowns in Bellagio fountains in front of tourists: Las Vegas police

  25-07-2020 22:30
  
  A man drowned in front of tourists in Las Vegas after jumping into the famous fountains outside the Bellagio hotel on Friday. Las Vegas police said the man, described as a white male between 40 and 50 years old, swam toward the centre of the deep man-made “lake” sometime around 10 a.m. local time. A witness told a local TV news station that the man was swimming “confidently” toward the middle for a few minutes before he stopped, began treading water and started yelling fo
  
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• Report: Television personality Regis Philbin dies at 88

  25-07-2020 21:57
  
  Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88, People magazine reported. Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement to the magazine. Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin's eponymous syndicated morning show, but its heart was in
  
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• Regis Philbin, television personality and host, dies at 88

  25-07-2020 21:57
  
  Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88. Philbin died of natural causes Friday night, just over a month before his 89th birthday, according to a statement from his family provided by manager Lewis Kay. Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin's eponymous syndicated morning show, but its heart was in the f
  
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• Longtime TV host Regis Philbin dies at 88: reports

  25-07-2020 21:57
  
  Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88, People magazine reported. Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his 89th birthday. He died of natural causes, according to a family statement to the magazine. Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin's eponymous syndicated morning show, but its heart was in
  
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• Piikani Nation RCMP seeking missing youth - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2020 21:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Piikani Nation RCMP seeking missing youth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Two more recovery communities to be built in southern Alberta

  25-07-2020 21:17
  
  The UCP government says a total of 125 long-term care beds, catered specifically to help those recovering from drug addiction, are coming to southern Alberta. Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement about the recovery communities Saturday alongside associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan. The two recovery communities are the second and third to be announced in the province, following the first to be built in Red Deer. They'll cost approximately $5 million each and will b
  
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• 'Wall of white': Storm tears through Alberta campground, sends 3 to hospital

  25-07-2020 18:53
  
  Three teenage boys have been sent to hospital in Calgary after they were pinned underneath a tree that had toppled over during a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon. EMS tells CTV News they were called to a campground near Bottrel, Alta. at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Four ambulances were dispatched to the scene and they found three teenage boys who had been injured when a tree fell onto the tent they were staying in. Cochrane RCMP responded to the scene at about 4:50 p.m. and said it looked like '
  
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• 'Wall of white': Savage storm tears through Alberta campground, sends 3 to hospital

  25-07-2020 18:53
  
  Three teenage boys have been sent to hospital in Calgary after they were pinned underneath a tree that had toppled over during a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon. EMS tells CTV News they were called to a campground near Bottrel, Alta. at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Four ambulances were dispatched to the scene and they found three teenage boys who had been injured when a tree fell onto the tent they were staying in. Cochrane RCMP responded to the scene at about 4:50 p.m. and said it looked like '
  
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• Teenage boys hurt in severe thunderstorm, possible tornado at Alberta campground

  25-07-2020 18:53
  
  Three teenage boys have been sent to hospital in Calgary after they were pinned underneath a tree that had toppled over during a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon. EMS tells CTV News they were called to a campground near Bottrel, Alta. at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Four ambulances were dispatched to the scene and they found three teenage boys who had been injured when a tree fell onto the tent they were staying in. Cochrane RCMP responded to the scene at about 4:50 p.m. and said it looked like '
  
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• Teenage boys hurt in severe thunderstorm at Alberta campground

  25-07-2020 18:53
  
  Three teenage boys have been sent to hospital in Calgary after they were pinned underneath a tree that had toppled over during a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon. EMS tells CTV News they were called to a campground near Bottrel, Alta. at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Four ambulances were dispatched to the scene and they found three teenage boys who had been injured when a tree fell onto the tent they were staying in. All of the victims were taken to hospitals in Calgary by ground ambulance. Two bo
  
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• 3 teens hospitalized after storm hits campground northwest of Calgary

  25-07-2020 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to EMS, the teens were in a tent on the campground when they were pinned under a tree downed by the storm.
  
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• Exhaust stacks removed from U of L's University Hall - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2020 18:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Exhaust stacks removed from U of L's University Hall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police investigate shooting in Calgary's West Hillhurst community

  25-07-2020 17:03
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a man was found injured at the scene of a shooting on First Avenue N.W. Friday night. Officials say the incident happened at around 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of First Avenue N.W. Police say they were responding to a report of shots being fired in the area. Upon arrival, they found a man in critical, life threatening condition.EMS took him to Foothills Medical Centre for treatment. There are no details on any suspects at this time.
  
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• Salmonella outbreak linked to U.S. hits five provinces, but source still unknown

  25-07-2020 16:07
  
  An outbreak of Salmonella has made at least 59 people sick across five provinces and appears to be linked to an outbreak in the U.S., but the source has yet to be identified, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a notice on Friday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also investigating a Salmonella outbreak, and the agency noted that the genetic fingerprint in those cases appeared similar to the ones in Canada. The Canadian outbreak, which began sometime in
  
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• It's been 2 months since George Floyd's death. Here's what has and hasn't changed.

  25-07-2020 14:49
  
  Saturday will mark two months since George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, igniting a national reckoning over racial injustice and police brutality. The intervening two months have seen a remarkable cultural embrace of the Black Lives Matter movement, which was featured on the mound at Nationals Park on the opening day of Major League Baseball. Protests continue in cities across the country, as CNN's Ray Sanchez writes -- a new kind of sustained protest movement that has
  
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• More than a third of coronavirus patients feel symptoms for weeks, CDC says

  25-07-2020 14:29
  
  Coronavirus symptoms can stick around for weeks, even in otherwise healthy people who don't have a severe case of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a grim new analysis. The CDC surveyed 292 people who tested positive for the virus, and 35 per cent said they still weren't back to their usual good health even two or three weeks after testing positive. While older people were more likely to feel prolonged symptoms, even young adults without underlying conditions r
  
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• Coronavirus report card: Experts give Canada a B, U.S. an F

  25-07-2020 13:00
  
  The novel coronavirus became a reality in Canada six months ago today. A man who had travelled to Wuhan, China, had fallen ill after returning to his home in a Toronto suburb. He sought medical attention, and doctors diagnosed him with Canada's first presumptive positive case of the virus. Two days later, test results on the man came back positive, and his wife was diagnosed as the country's second presumptive patient. As this was happening, health officials from B.C.to Ottawawere saying that th
  
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• Hurricane Hanna makes landfall in virus-weary Texas

  25-07-2020 05:18
  
  Hurricane Hanna made a second landfall in Texas on Saturday afternoon. The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made its second landfall at around 6:15 p.m. in eastern Kenedy County, about 15 miles north-northwest of Port Mansfield. It had maximum sustained winds of 145 km/h. Earlier in the afternoon, the storm had made landfall on Padre Island, about 24 kilometres north of Port Mansfield, which is about 209 kilometres south of Corpus Christi and about 113 kilometres north of Br
  
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• Hurricane Hanna lashes virus-weary Texas, floods expected

  25-07-2020 05:18
  
  Hurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases. The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall twice as a Category 1 storm on Saturday afternoon within the span of little over an hour. The first landfall happened at around 5 p.m. about 24 kilometres north of Por
  
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• Hanna becomes first hurricane of 2020 Atlantic season

  25-07-2020 05:18
  
  Tropical Storm Hanna was upgraded to a hurricane Saturday, moving toward the Texas coast and threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. The storm, which is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or evening south of Corpus Christi, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (
  
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• U.S.-linked salmonella outbreak leads to 59 cases across 5 provinces

  25-07-2020 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The outbreak has been linked to the United States, where the CDC has reported 125 infections across 15 states.
  
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• Deadly mix of fentanyl, heroin becoming drug of choice for some users amid pandemic

  25-07-2020 04:54
  
  On the streets, it’s called “down,” sometimes “purple” or “yellow”. They are benign names for a dangerous mix of fentanyl and heroin that has taken hold among users in Winnipeg and northern Ontario. The deadly drug is quickly taking over meth as one of the most popular street drugs, as meth supplies run out, trafficking routes are cut off due COVID-19 border closures and police are making significant meth seizures. “That has become the drug of choi
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: July 24

  25-07-2020 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, July 24, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• ‘Be a lifesaver’: Tam tells young adults to stop spreading COVID-19

  25-07-2020 02:11
  
  Canada’s chief public health officer rebuked young adults Friday for their role in spreading the coronavirus and driving the daily case count higher, cautioning them that they are not invincible and will make loved ones sick. Teresa Tam’s warning came as the number of daily new cases in Canada crept higher, with data showing more than 60 per cent of cases this week were people under the age of 39. Nearly one-third of them were hospitalized. Those aged 20 to 39 also accounted for the
  
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• Bail decision for Calgarian with alleged ties to Islamic State set for next week

  25-07-2020 02:00
  
  A Calgary man facing terrorism-related charges will find out if he’s granted bail next Thursday. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, is facing four charges dating back to a time between 2013 and 2014 he allegedly spent in Syria. He appeared in Calgary provincial court Friday. The proceedings were protected by a publication ban. RCMP say Borhot trained with terrorist organization the Islamic State (IS) and participated in a kidnapping while overseas. He was arrested Monday in Calgary following what R
  
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• Professional bull riding returns to Lethbridge with drive-in show - Globalnews.ca

  25-07-2020 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Professional bull riding returns to Lethbridge with drive-in show  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgary man’s bail hearing for terrorism charges to continue next week

  25-07-2020 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, of Calgary faces four charges including participation in activity of a terrorism group and commission of an offence for a terrorist group.
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge city council to begin discussions on face mask policies Monday - Globalnews.ca

  25-07-2020 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Lethbridge city council to begin discussions on face mask policies Monday  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: Lethbridge city council to begin discussions on face mask policies Monday

  25-07-2020 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, Lethbridge city council is set to begin discussions on a mandatory face mask policy for city-owned facilities and transit.
  
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• Lethbridge hosts Team Canada judo athletes

  25-07-2020 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city of Lethbridge is playing host to Canada’s top judo athletes as the team uses local facilities to train and prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo. Emily Olsen reports.
  
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• The Daily with LNN – July 24, 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2020 01:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Daily with LNN – July 24, 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New U of L men’s basketball bench boss busy leading Edmonton Stingers at CEBL Summer Series

  25-07-2020 01:22
  
  When Jermaine Small was announced as the new head coach of the University of Lethbridge’s men’s basketball team back on March 18th, he couldn’t even have a formal introduction to the community due to COVID-19. While it’ll still be some time before the 'Horns new bench boss gets onto the court in southern Alberta, as Canada West basketball won’t begin until 2021, Small is hard at work with the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He also serves
  
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• Lethbridge hosts Team Canada judo athletes as they train - Globalnews.ca

  25-07-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge hosts Team Canada judo athletes as they train  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge hosts Team Canada judo athletes as they train

  25-07-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Athletes from Canada's Olympic judo team are in Lethbridge this summer as they use the city's training facilities to prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo.
  
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• Professional Bull Riding returns to Lethbridge with drive-in show

  25-07-2020 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Professional Bull Riding made its return to Lethbridge yesterday. After a 138-day hiatus, PBR has now resumed its competitions in Canada with a new approach. Taz Dhaliwal has the story.
  
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• Alberta surpasses 10,000 total COVID-19 cases after recording 111 new cases Friday, 2 more deaths

  25-07-2020 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has confirmed a total of 111 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the provincial total of active cases to 1,341.
  
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• Alberta surpasses 10K COVID cases to date - Lethbridge News Now

  25-07-2020 00:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta surpasses 10K COVID cases to date  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The complicated history of the now-former name of Edmonton’s CFL club

  25-07-2020 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The word Eskimo is also closely tied to colonialism, something that came relatively late to some Inuit communities.
  
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• Lethbridge city council to discuss mandating face masks as COVID-19 case numbers rise in the city

  25-07-2020 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing in Alberta in recent weeks, cities such as Calgary and Edmonton have passed temporary bylaws to mandate face masks in certain spaces. As Eloise Therien explains, Lethbridge may be following suit – but not all are pleased with the possibility.
  
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