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• Student groups urge feds to reallocate funding from WE charity program

  26-07-2020 23:54
  
  Student groups are urging the federal government to quickly reallocate funds reserved for the now-cancelled COVID-19 student grant project, saying that Canadian students have been left in financial limbo during the pandemic. “The biggest challenge for students is that they are left in a limbo period right now,” Bryn De Chastelain, chair of the Canadian Alliance of Student Association, told CTV News Channel on Sunday. “A number of them were hoping to be able to access this stude
  
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• Airdrie shows support for LGBTQ+ community following most recent act of vandalism

  26-07-2020 23:25
  
  A shed on a rural property – near the entrance sign to Airdrie off the QEII Highway – was painted with the message "LGBT Virus" Saturday. "Initial reactions are disappointments frustration and some fear," said Tammy Plunkett, with Airdrie Pride Society. "This isn’t what Airdrie is about." That shed is very visible from the highway, and within hours was painted over with a message of love. "It's been such an outpouring of support from the community to get that barn taken care of
  
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• Edmonton gears up for NHL playoffs as teams arrive

  26-07-2020 23:21
  
  Hockey excitement is in full swing in Edmonton. Teams started arriving in the city Sunday morning, and will continue throughout the day. The Oilers Entertainment Group partnered with Treaty Six leaders to hold a welcome and thanksgiving pipe ceremony in the ICE District. The Treaty Six members will offer prayers for a safe, healthy playoff. Participants included Treaty Six Grand Chief Billy Morin, Chief Wilton Littlechild and Elder Cecil Crier. United Cycle crews also polished up the replica Sta
  
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• ‘Outgoing, dynamic and bright’ football player identified as Shuswap Lake drowning victim

  26-07-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tributes from the football community poured in for the 22-year-old athlete who played in the Canadian Junior Football League.
  
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• Suncor facing charges after 2018 incident

  26-07-2020 22:40
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. is facing charges from the Alberta government over an alleged incident that occurred in July 2018. Five of the charges are for contravening a term or condition of an approval. The company was also charged with releasing a substance into the environment that may cause harm and failing to report it in a timely manner. The charges are under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The company has a court date set for July 29 in Sherwood Park. While the government did not
  
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• Chayka steps down as Arizona GM a week before qualifier - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 22:40
  
  Chayka steps down as Arizona GM a week before qualifier  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP investigating collision near Milk River - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 21:45
  
  RCMP investigating collision near Milk River  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police and fire chiefs go toe-to-toe for charity

  26-07-2020 21:04
  
  A well-known Calgary fundraiser was forced to change things up this year, so organizers got creative with their flagship event Sunday. The sixth annual Wellspring Calgary Stair Climbing Challenge held its Challenge the Chief competition inside a gym for the first time ever. Calgary fire chief Steve Duckworth and Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld donned full firefighter gear and hit the stair climbing machines for 1,204 steps. The event is usually held inside Calgary’s downtown Bow building
  
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• Admiral lashes out at 'hateful' comments as Navy looks to drop 'seaman'

  26-07-2020 20:26
  
  The deputy commander of the Royal Canadian Navy says there is no place in the force for sailors who subscribe to what he describes as "hateful, misogynistic and racist" beliefs. Rear-Admiral Chris Sutherland issued the warning after some sailors and veterans posted online comments criticizing the Navy's decision to drop the term "seaman" when referring to its most junior sailors. Navy officers have said the decision to replace the term with something more gender-neutral is aimed at making the Na
  
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• Olivia de Havilland, star of 'Gone With the Wind,' dies at 104

  26-07-2020 20:02
  
  Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and for decades the last surviving star of "Gone With the Wind," has died at age of 104, her publicist Lisa Goldberg told CNN. The actress died July 26 of natural causes at her residence in Paris, Goldberg said. She lived in Paris for nearly six decades. De Havilland emerged as a star during the classic movie era -- first as a romantic partner for Errol Flynn in swashbucklers such as"Captain Blood" and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and then as Melani
  
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• Car vandalism hits hikers visiting Kananaskis Country

  26-07-2020 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  At least four vehicles at the Heart Creek Trail parking lot near Canmore had their windows smashed out on Friday.
  
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• Police disperse Brampton, Ont. house party with as many as 200 attendees

  26-07-2020 19:25
  
  Police and bylaw officers in Brampton, Ont. say they dispersed a house party attended by as many as 200 people on Saturday night, with organizers who tried to keep the gathering off social media and concealed from neighbours. Peel Regional Police say they were called to a home in the area of Countryside Drive and Goreway Road on Saturday night for a report that a house party was taking place inside, with parked cars all over the yard and the surrounding area. Officials said the homeowner or part
  
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• Busted Brampton, Ont. party had valet parking, barriers to block neighbours' view

  26-07-2020 19:25
  
  Police and bylaw officers in Brampton, Ont. say they dispersed a house party attended by as many as 200 people on Saturday night, with organizers who tried to keep the gathering off social media and concealed from neighbours. Peel Regional Police say they were called to a home in the area of Countryside Drive and Goreway Road on Saturday night for a report that a house party was taking place inside, with parked cars all over the yard and the surrounding area. Officials said the homeowner or part
  
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• United, Chelsea into CL; Bournemouth, Watford down from EPL - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 19:22
  
  United, Chelsea into CL; Bournemouth, Watford down from EPL  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Study finds moms with COVID-19 can safely breastfeed if they wear a mask, wash hands

  26-07-2020 19:17
  
  Mothers infected with COVID-19 are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborns while breastfeeding if appropriate safety measures are taken, according to a new study. The study, published Thursday in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, found that wearing a face mask while breastfeeding and cleaning hands before handling the babies kept the novel coronavirus from spreading from mothers to their infants. The study observed mothers and their babies at three New York City hospitals between Ma
  
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• Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the U.S.

  26-07-2020 18:37
  
  Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles in California and Virginia. A protest against police violence in Austin, Texas, turned deadly when police said a protester was shot and killed by a person who drove through a crowd of marchers. And someone was shot and wounded in Aurora, Colorado,
  
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• STARS dispatched to help woman hurt in ATV crash

  26-07-2020 18:18
  
  STARS Air Ambulance was called to the scene of an incident involving an off-highway vehicle Saturday night that resulted in serious injuries to a woman. The agency said a helicopter was sent at about 8 p.m. to a scene in Blairmore, Alta.STAR 1 (Calgary) has been dispatched for a Scene Call Emergency in the Blairmore, AB area. — STARS air ambulance (@STARSambulance) July 26, 2020A spokesperson for STARS says the incident involved a woman in her 20s who was injured when the ATV she was ridin
  
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• Ryan Reynolds offers $5K reward to help find woman's stolen teddy bear

  26-07-2020 18:10
  
  B.C.-born actor Ryan Reynolds has promised $5,000 for the return of a Vancouver woman's stolen teddy bear, which was a gift from her dying mother. Mara Soriano's bear has glasses, a red dress with a fruit pattern, and a white jacket, but what really sets it apart is a recording of her late mom, Marilyn. The stuffed animal, which was created at Build-a-Bear Workshop, has a "voice recording saying that she loves me," Soriano wrote in an emotional post on social media. "I listened to and hugged the
  
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• Lethbridge Police searching for missing 33-year-old - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 17:56
  
  Lethbridge Police searching for missing 33-year-old  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crowsnest Pass RCMP seeking missing person - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 17:49
  
  Crowsnest Pass RCMP seeking missing person  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Maui braces for impact as Hurricane Douglas nears Hawaii

  26-07-2020 17:24
  
  Hawaii prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge. "It's definitely going to be a triple threat," said National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Almanza said. Rainfall from the storm can be anywhere from 5-15 inches (13-38 centimetres). It's "probably not a good day to go to the beach," Almanza said. Douglas weakened Saturday to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Hawaii, but officials warned people should not be lulle
  
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• Hurricane Douglas swirls 'uncomfortably close' to Hawaii

  26-07-2020 17:24
  
  Heavy rain and wind gusts battered Maui on Sunday as Hurricane Douglas swirled off the coast of Hawaii and officials urged residents to take shelter. Forecasters said the Category 1 hurricane would pass close to Oahu and potentially even make a direct hit on the island, which is home to state's biggest city of Honolulu. "We remain uncomfortably close to a dangerous hurricane here in the state of Hawaii," Robert Ballard, the science and operations officer at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center,
  
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• Hurricane Douglas swirling off Maui, bears down on Hawaii

  26-07-2020 17:24
  
  Hawaii prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge. "It's definitely going to be a triple threat," said National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Almanza said. Rainfall from the storm can be anywhere from 5-15 inches (13-38 centimetres). It's "probably not a good day to go to the beach," Almanza said. Douglas weakened Saturday to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Hawaii, but officials warned people should not be lulle
  
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• Hurricane Douglas nears Hawaii, bringing high winds and rain

  26-07-2020 17:24
  
  Hawaii prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Douglas on Sunday, with predictions of high winds, rain and storm surge. "It's definitely going to be a triple threat," said National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Almanza said. Rainfall from the storm can be anywhere from 5-15 inches (13-38 centimetres). It's "probably not a good day to go to the beach," Almanza said. Douglas weakened Saturday to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Hawaii, but officials warned people should not be lulle
  
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• No one injured in 2 overnight fires in Calgary

  26-07-2020 17:16
  
  Calgary fire crews were called to deal with two fires in the span of less than an hour Saturday night. The first fire broke out in the community of Forest Lawn at approximately 10 p.m. Once crews arrived at the scene in response to a 911 call, they found smoke coming from a home in the 3900 block of 12 Avenue S.E. Flames were seen coming from the roof and attic of the home, prompting crews to attack the fire from the outside, using ladders and hoses. Once the fire was under control, an interior
  
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• No one injured after 2 overnight fires in Calgary

  26-07-2020 17:16
  
  Calgary fire crews were called to deal with two fires in the span of less than an hour Saturday night. The first fire broke out in the community of Forest Lawn at approximately 10 p.m. Once crews arrived at the scene in response to a 911 call, they found smoke coming from a home in the 3900 block of 12 Avenue S.E. Flames were seen coming from the roof and attic of the home, prompting crews to attack the fire from the outside, using ladders and hoses. Once the fire was under control, an interior
  
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• Tropical Storm Hanna drenches South Texas amid virus crisis

  26-07-2020 17:01
  
  A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in coronavirus cases. Downgraded to a tropical storm, Hanna hovered over the U.S.-Mexico border in the morning with winds near 50 mph (85 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. It was expected to unload as much as 18 inches of rain (45 centimetres) on parts of South Te
  
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• 5G phones and networks are here, but the features and effects are unclear

  26-07-2020 16:14
  
  Amid much fanfare, Canada's Big 3 telecom companies introduced fifth-generation networks in major cities earlier this year and a few smartphones with 5G capabilities are now available for sale. Yet after years of promises about next-generation wireless powering self-driving cars and robotic surgery, it's still unclear exactly what the newly launched networks are currently able to do. The short answer, experts say, is that it will take years to understand the true potential of 5G. Catherine Rosen
  
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• Divorcing couples may find mediation faster, cheaper during pandemic: experts - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 16:06
  
  Divorcing couples may find mediation faster, cheaper during pandemic: experts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• TV reporter discovers she has cancer after viewer notices suspicious lump

  26-07-2020 16:05
  
  A Florida television reporter was diagnosed with cancer after a concerned viewer saw a lump on her neck and alerted her that it could be a tumor. Victoria Price wrote in a Twitter post Thursday that she will be undergoing surgery Monday to remove the tumor, her thyroid, and a few lymph nodes. Price is an investigative reporter for WFLA in Tampa. The unexpected series of events began in June when a woman saw Price on air and noticed a suspicious lump on her neck. The woman immediately emailed her
  
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• WHO reports two highest daily coronavirus case counts ever

  26-07-2020 15:39
  
  The World Health Organization said its member nations reported more than 284,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, setting a new record for the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic. The UN health agency said more than half of the new confirmed infections were reported in North and South America, with nearly 70,000 new cases reported in the United States and over 67,000 in Brazil. The U.S. also recorded 1,074 new deaths while Brazil added 1,284. Globally, there were nearly 10,000
  
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• U.K. to unveil obesity plan after PM's near-death experience

  26-07-2020 14:42
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to roll out a £10 million anti-obesity campaign, including junk food advert bans, following his own brush with death that he partly blamed on his weight. Johnson will announce his "Better Health" campaign on Monday, which is expected to include encouraging doctors to issue "cycling prescriptions" for overweight patients, more segregated cycling lanes and a ban on junk food television ads before 9.00pm, according to British media reports. "COVID-1
  
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• N.S. RCMP arrest Bridgewater fugitive after days-long search

  26-07-2020 14:42
  
  The Nova Scotia RCMP say they have arrested a man accused of trying to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the neck, bringing a six day manhunt to an end. Police had been searching for Tobias Charles Doucette since an incident at a hotel in Bridgewater, N.S., on Monday night. Around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Lunenburg District RCMP received a call regarding an attempted stolen vehicle in Hebbville, N.S. RCMP, along with the Bridgewater Police Service, set up a perimeter to allow the RCMP Emergenc
  
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• Trump signs order pushing to allow drugs to be imported from Canada

  26-07-2020 14:25
  
  Under fire for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump pivoted Friday to a longstanding campaign promise -- to lower drug prices. The president resurfaced a kitchen sink of controversial proposals aimed at reducing Americans' drug costs, which have advanced little during his term. He signed four executive orders, including ones on importing medications from Canada and basing the cost of drugs in the U.S. on their prices in other countries -- both of which progressiv
  
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• 100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 14:20
  
  100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic

  26-07-2020 14:11
  
  Australia has suffered its deadliest day from the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with authorities reporting 10 fatalities Sunday and a rise in new infections despite an intensive lockdown effort. The country's COVID-19 death toll rose to 155 and the southeastern state of Victoria reported more than 450 new infections in the last 24 hours. A clearly concerned Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said 10 people aged between their 40s and 80s had died, of which seven deaths were linked to outbrea
  
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• NHL players, staff arrive in Edmonton, Toronto ahead of restart - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 11:12
  
  NHL players, staff arrive in Edmonton, Toronto ahead of restart  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Akindele's goal gives Orlando City a 1-0 win over Montreal - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2020 05:03
  
  Akindele's goal gives Orlando City a 1-0 win over Montreal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests

  26-07-2020 03:59
  
  Seattle police retreated to a precinct early Sunday, just hours after declaring a riot during large demonstrations in the city's Capitol Hill neighbourhood near where weeks earlier people had set up an "occupied protest zone" that stretched for several blocks. Some demonstrators lingered after officers filed into the department's East Precinct around 1 a.m., but most cleared out a short time later, according to video posted online. Authorities said rocks, bottles, fireworks and mortars were thro
  
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• North Korea locks down border city over suspected virus case

  26-07-2020 03:42
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under total lockdown after a person was found there with suspected COVID-19 symptoms, saying "the vicious virus" may have entered the country, state media reported Sunday. If the person is officially declared a coronavirus patient, he or she would be North Korea's first confirmed case. The North has steadfastly said it has had no cases of the virus, a claim questioned by outside experts. The lockdown was
  
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• Nose or throat swab? AHS using both tests for COVID-19

  26-07-2020 02:31
  
  Some Albertans may have noticed the more intrusive test for COVID-19 has returned. "Now that global supply is stabilizing, APL is returning to using the NP (nasal pharyngeal) swabs on a broader basis," said Kerry Williamson, spokesperson for Alberta Health Services. AHS began using throat swabs at the height of the pandemic when getting NP tests was difficult because of high demand. "Early on in the pandemic, Alberta Precision Laboratories validated and confirmed that a throat sample collected o
  
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• Anti-LGBTQ+ message scrawled on shed near southern Alberta city

  26-07-2020 00:59
  
  Drivers heading north on the QEII Highway towards the city of Airdrie may be surprised to see a discriminatory message painted on the side of a shed. Someone ended up writing a message, aimed at the LGBTQ+ community, on the side of a small building near southern edge of the community. An image of the message was quickly shared on social media.Soo... This is my city.. Yes.. there is a lot of bigotry.. ☹ pic.twitter.com/dn4iT1sjr1 — ❤ ♡❤ (@JessRobynLoney) July 25, 2
  
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• Province announces $10M for 2 new addiction recovery communities in southern Alberta

  26-07-2020 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: On Saturday, Premier Jason Kenney announced $5 million will each go to Lethbridge County and the Blood Tribe First Nation for the construction of new drug treatment facilities. As Eloise Therien explains, the move is part of a larger initiative to increase availability of addiction and mental health supports across the province.
  
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• Black families rally at Alberta legislature against racism in schools

  26-07-2020 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of Black parents gathered at Alberta's legislature on Saturday afternoon, aiming to raise awareness of racism and a lack of representation that some students in the province face. 
  
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• Alberta family escapes injury after tire flies off; family believes lug nuts loosened in B.C.

  26-07-2020 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fortunately, says the woman, no one was hurt while they were travelling at highway speeds along the Trans-Canada near Canmore on Thursday.
  
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• Alberta family escapes injury after tire flies off; believes lug nuts loosened in B.C.

  26-07-2020 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fortunately, says the woman, no one was hurt while they were travelling at highway speeds along the Trans-Canada near Canmore on Thursday.
  
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