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• AHS reports two COVID-19 deaths in Lethbridge this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 23:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  AHS reports two COVID-19 deaths in Lethbridge this weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Environmental law group seeks to stop Alberta inquiry into oil and gas critics

  27-07-2020 23:58
  
  An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative government contends foreign interests are bankrolling environmental opposition to Canadian fossil-fuel projects. In June 2019, It appointed forensic accountant Steve Allan to head a public inquiry. Ecojustice filed a lawsuit last November that alleged the inquiry is politically motivated, biased and outside
  
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• Lethbridge officials warn of dangers associated with hot weather as temperature rises

  27-07-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  While dangers associated with water-related activities are more prevalent in the summer months, extreme heat is also an issue when it comes to things like vehicle safety. 
  
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• Border jumper avoided arrest by floating down a B.C. river for hours: Mounties

  27-07-2020 23:37
  
  B.C. Mounties say a border jumper has been arrested after he managed to evade capture by leading police on an hours-long "float chase" down the Kettle River. Grand Forks RCMP say they were contacted by Stevens County Sheriff around 1 a.m. Friday about a stolen vehicle that had entered Canada illegally at the closed Port Cascade border crossing. The sheriff had tried to stop the vehicle in Kettle Falls, Wash. ​"A spike belt was deployed successfully by U.S. officials, however, the suspect c
  
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• Gyms adapt to new normal during pandemic

  27-07-2020 23:34
  
  Depending on where you go, some Calgary gyms and fitness centres are either open or closed. After the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered operations in mid-March, Calgary fitness clubs and gyms were given the green light to re-open operating under strict guidelines last month. That included drastically reduced capacity for each gym. “We’re probably down to 40-30 per cent, even within our own gym on how we allow that and we have some wait times as well,” said Edie Vlooswyk, who's the di
  
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• Hikers frustrated after car windows smashed in Kananaskis Country

  27-07-2020 23:05
  
  Vandals targeted hikers in Kananaskis Country last weekend, smashing car windows and rummaging through glove departments.  Canmore RCMP responded to several calls of smashed windows at the Heart Creek Trail parking lot over the weekend. Chris Booth and his family arrived at Heart Creek Trail Saturday morning and took a picture of the damage. "Each car had two to three windows broken and some of the glove boxes were open and things were thrown around," he said. Canmore RCMP responded to simi
  
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• Officials warn of heat-related dangers as temperatures rise in southern Alberta

  27-07-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: With temperatures rising to above 30 C for several consecutive days, Lethbridge officials are reminding the public to remain cautious when out and about in the heat. Eloise Therien has more on how to keep yourself, your family and your pets out of danger.
  
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• NHL COVID-19 testing not expected to delay lab work for Albertans, Dynalife CEO says

  27-07-2020 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  CEO Jason Pincock said the company has a dedicated team for NHL-related coronavirus testing.
  
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• U of L expecting 60% of students returning this fall - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 21:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  U of L expecting 60% of students returning this fall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fatal plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., points to risk of disorientation, need for quick maintenance: TSB

  27-07-2020 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A private Piper Aerostar PA-60-602P aircraft crashed on the north end of the island on Dec. 10, 2019. Three people died in the crash.
  
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• Feds considered other groups before WE deal but most were never told about program

  27-07-2020 21:05
  
  New documents indicate the public service considered at least 20 organizations to work on the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), including the United Way and the Canadian Red Cross, before concluding that WE Charity was the best fit. However, many of these organizations say they were never actually contacted about the program itself. The new documents, which were given to the House of Commons finance committee on Monday, explain that public servants with Employment and Social Development Canad
  
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• Feds considered 20 groups to deliver student grant before deeming WE the 'only' charity capable

  27-07-2020 21:05
  
  New documents indicate the public service considered at least 20 organizations to work on the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), including the United Way and the Canadian Red Cross, before concluding that WE Charity was the best fit. The new documents, which were given to the House of Commons finance committee on Monday, explain that public servants with Employment and Social Development Canada made calls to multiple organizations in mid-April, including the Boys and Girls Club of Canada, the
  
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• Swimco to cut five stores, downsize headquarters under Bankruptcy Act creditor proposal

  27-07-2020 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Swimco filed a notice in June that it intended to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, according to legal documents posted online by Deloitte Restructuring.
  
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• Development of liquefied natural gas industry could create almost 100,000 jobs: report

  27-07-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Conference Board of Canada report, funded by the Canadian LNG Alliance, examines a scenario where 56 million tonnes per year of LNG is produced by 2034, including an expansion of the $40-billion LNG Canada project now under construction in Kitimat, B.C.
  
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• Germany’s Deutsche Bank won’t back new oilsands or coal projects

  27-07-2020 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The German bank says its new fossil fuels policy will also prohibit investing in projects that use hydraulic fracturing or fracking in countries with scarce water supplies and all new oil and gas projects in the Arctic region.
  
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• Village Brewery closes until Aug. 4 after staff test positive for COVID-19

  27-07-2020 18:58
  
  A Calgary brewery is shutting down temporarily after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Village Brewery says it has decided to close its southeast location until Aug. 4. The business says it is deep cleaning and working with health officials to meet all necessary protocols. Village Brewery is also working with Alberta Health to notify anyone who may have been in contact with infected staff members. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to provide COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

  27-07-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is schedule to provide an update Monday afternoon on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta and the continued public health response. 
  
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• 'The curve is no longer flat': Alberta reports 8 deaths, 304 cases of COVID-19 since Friday

  27-07-2020 18:34
  
  Alberta health officials confirmed another eight deaths and 304 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday as the province grapples with a spike in the rate of active infections. After more than 28,000 tests the province added 110 cases Friday, 103 Saturday and 91 Sunday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said. Active infections increased to 1,430 over the weekend. There are 88 patients in hospital, including 17 in ICU. "We continue to identify high numbers of cases across the province,"
  
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• Edmonton continuing care home reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, Hinshaw to speak at 3:30 p.m.

  27-07-2020 18:34
  
  Alberta's top doctor will release COVID-19 numbers from the last three days on Monday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw last spoke Thursday when she expressed concerns and said the rising spread needed to be a "wake-up call" for Albertans. A day later, the province added another 111 cases of the coronavirus, increasing current infections to 1,341.Alberta surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases with 111 new infections  On Monday, Edmonton's Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre reported another three deat
  
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• Alberta to report weekend COVID-19 numbers in Monday update

  27-07-2020 18:34
  
  Alberta's top doctor will release COVID-19 numbers from the last three days on Monday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw last spoke Thursday when she expressed concerns and said the rising spread needed to be a "wake-up call" for Albertans. A day later, the province added another 111 cases of the coronavirus, increasing current infections to 1,341.Alberta surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases with 111 new infectionsAs of Friday there were 95 Albertans in hospital with 19 of them in intensive care. The warm
  
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• Hot temperatures prompt heat warning for much of Alberta Monday: Environment Canada

  27-07-2020 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several Alberta communities have been placed under a heat warning Monday as temperatures are expected to soar to 29 C or higher for the next two days. 
  
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• Mayor Nenshi to announce new event to support arts, non-profit sector, tourism and sports in Calgary

  27-07-2020 18:02
  
  The City of Calgary and more than 55 partners in the arts, non-profit, tourism and sporting communities are set to announce a new event. Mayor Naheed Nenshi is scheduled to make the announcement at 12:15 p.m. Monday at Olympic Plaza. The arts, tourism and sporting sectors in Calgary have been hard hit by closures and health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Calgary to hold 6-week Chinook Blast midwinter roundup

  27-07-2020 18:02
  
  In an effort to support the tourism, arts, sporting and non-profit sectors, Calgary will host the inaugural Chinook Blast, a six-week mid-winter roundup in January and February, Mayor Naheed Nenshi announced Monday. The event will be put on by 55 partner organizations in the various sectors, including Calgary Arts Development, Tourism Calgary, the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and Calgary Downtown Association "Calgary's arts, culture, and sports scene is vibrant no matter the season," said
  
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• Calgary to hold 6-week Chinook Blast mid-winter roundup

  27-07-2020 18:02
  
  In an effort to support the tourism, arts, sporting and non-profit sectors, Calgary will host the inaugural Chinook Blast, a six-week mid-winter roundup in January and February, Mayor Naheed Nenshi announced Monday. The event will be put on by 55 partner organizations in the various sectors, including Calgary Arts Development, Tourism Calgary, the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and Calgary Downtown Association "Calgary's arts, culture, and sports scene is vibrant no matter the season," said
  
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• Council to vote on controversial height of Inglewood development

  27-07-2020 16:53
  
  Calgary’s historic Inglewood neighbourhood — famous for its Edwardian heritage buildings, restaurants and unique vendors — could soon be overshadowed by a new, contemporary highrise.  On Monday, Calgary city councillors are expected to hold a public hearing and vote on whether or not to approve a $50 million, 12-storey building, which is twice as high as is currently allowed in the area.  A firm called Rndsqr (pronounced round square) wants to build on the used car lo
  
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• New CEO for Tourism Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New CEO for Tourism Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vermilion loses $71.3M in second quarter on 55 per drop in revenues

  27-07-2020 16:25
  
  Vermilion Energy Inc. is reporting a net loss of $71.3 million in its second quarter on a 55 per cent decrease in sales from a year earlier due mainly to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary-based company says the loss amounted to 45 cents per share for the three month period that ended June 30, compared with a one cent per share or $2 million increase in the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in earnings and a 52 per cent drop in fund flows from operations was primarily due to sig
  
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• Vermilion loses $71.3M in second quarter on 55 per cent drop in revenues

  27-07-2020 16:25
  
  Vermilion Energy Inc. is reporting a net loss of $71.3 million in its second quarter on a 55 per cent decrease in sales from a year earlier due mainly to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary-based company says the loss amounted to 45 cents per share for the three month period that ended June 30, compared with a one cent per share or $2 million increase in the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in earnings and a 52 per cent drop in fund flows from operations was primarily due to sig
  
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• Experimental coronavirus vaccine put to final test in thousands of U.S. volunteers

  27-07-2020 16:25
  
  The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There's still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., will really protect. The needed proof: Volunteers won't know if they're getting the real shot or a dummy version. After two doses, scientis
  
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• Calgary will have more days at or above 25C in the next week than we’ve had for all of 2020

  27-07-2020 15:30
  
  A shorter five-day synopsis trends toward having less to say – being able to post a forecast with minimal asterisks is quite welcomed, after a summer with limited periods of heat. To cap off that headline note: we’ve had five days at 25 C or above so far this year; every single day through this cycle. We have an upper ridge to thank, as it lazily billows along in a weak omega block. Here’s a looks at today’s omega block:And here is an ideal omega block.The second image is
  
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• Calgary council to make final tweaks to mandatory mask bylaw

  27-07-2020 14:17
  
  Calgary city council will discuss changes to its mandatory mask bylaw this week, days before the requirement is set to go into effect. The bylaw will mandate face coverings in all Calgary indoor public spaces and public transit starting Aug. 1.  Councillors are expected to make minor changes to the mask bylaw during their last council meeting before the summer break. It’s not clear when the mask discussion will happen, as the session is expected to stretch into Tuesday and possibly We
  
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• Calgary council to make final tweaks Monday to mandatory mask bylaw

  27-07-2020 14:17
  
  Calgary city council is set to make final changes to its mandatory mask bylaw on Monday, days before the new legislation goes into effect.  The new mandate will require Calgarians to wear masks in all indoor public spaces and on public transit starting Aug. 1, but some fine-tuning to the rules is still needed.  Council will discuss a recommended $100 fine for people not wearing face coverings when they’re required to do so. A $200 fine is also up for debate with regard to busines
  
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• Lethbridge officials warn of dangers associated with hot weather as temperature rises - Globalnews.ca

  27-07-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge officials warn of dangers associated with hot weather as temperature rises  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge council mandates masks on transit starting Aug.4 - CTV Toronto

  27-07-2020 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge council mandates masks on transit starting Aug.4  CTV Toronto
  
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• Hutterite colonies worry about discrimination as case numbers rise

  27-07-2020 04:00
  
  Hutterite colonies across Western Canada have become the epicentre of recent COVID-19 outbreaks, a development that has many members of these communities feeling targeted. The religious group has long considered themselves to be quite private. Now, as case numbers rise, they have become the focus of press conferences. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe highlighted the community as a concern during a press briefing on Tuesday to announce that they would be “limiting the essential travel to a sm
  
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• Search and rescue underway after man swept away in river in Banff National Park

  27-07-2020 03:43
  
  Emergency crews responded to a possible drowning in Banff National Park on Saturday. The call came in around 7 p.m. from the North Saskatchewan River along the Glacier Lake trail. The victim and two others stopped for a photo next to the river for a photo when he went into the water. As of 7 p.m. on Sunday, the man has not been located. Parks Canada is working with the Lake Louise RCMP on the search and rescue operation to find the man. No further updates are available.  
  
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• Smoke breaks out at Calgary apartment building

  27-07-2020 03:36
  
  Crews were called to a fire at an apartment building in Calgary on Sunday. The fire broke out at the Centre Pointe West apartments at 1313 13 Avenue SW. Smoke could be seen coming from a suite on the fourth floor. There is no information about injuries at the time of publication.  
  
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• Fire breaks out at Calgary apartment building

  27-07-2020 03:36
  
  Crews were called to a fire at an apartment building in Calgary on Sunday. The fire broke out at the Centre Pointe West apartments at 1313 13 Avenue SW. Smoke could be seen coming from a suite on the fourth floor. There is no information about injuries at the time of publication.  
  
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• 2 people and a dog escape fire at Calgary apartment

  27-07-2020 03:36
  
  Crews were called to a fire at an apartment building in Calgary on Sunday. The fire broke out at the Centre Pointe West apartments at 1313 13 Avenue SW. around 6:30 p.m. Smoke and flames could be seen coming from a suite on the fourth floor. Two alarms were called in, but firefighters were able to put out the fire fairly quickly. The apartment where the fire started suffered significant damage. The two residents and there dog were able to get out before crews arrived. The residents were taken to
  
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• Two men charged after Mounties seize $380,000 worth of stolen goods

  27-07-2020 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said officers executed a search warrant Wednesday at a rural property in Sturgeon County, just north of Edmonton, seized stolen goods worth an estimated $130,000.
  
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• B.C. couple finds war medals, photos in hidden ‘Jumanji treasure chest’

  27-07-2020 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Port Moody couple now hopes to reunite the items, which trace a family's history through two world wars, with their rightful owners.
  
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• Canadian Chris Johnston captures first career Bassmaster Elite tournament win - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 02:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian Chris Johnston captures first career Bassmaster Elite tournament win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 7-Eleven in Taber temporarily closed due to COVID-19 exposure - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 01:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  7-Eleven in Taber temporarily closed due to COVID-19 exposure  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UPDATE: Crowsnest Pass RCMP locate missing person - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 00:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UPDATE: Crowsnest Pass RCMP locate missing person  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Couple wears swastika masks in Minnesota Walmart

  27-07-2020 00:31
  
  WARNING: This story contains offensive video.A couple in Minnesota wore red face masks emblazoned with swastikas to a Walmart in a video posted on social media. Police were called Saturday to the Walmart in Marshall, in the southwest part of the state, on a report that two shoppers were wearing the mask with the symbol used by the Nazi Party. Another shopper, Raphaela Mueller, who is a vicar of a southwest Minnesota parish, posted video on Facebook of the man and woman being confronted by others
  
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• Kiermaier's triple in 10th lifts Rays over Blue Jays, 6-5 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-07-2020 00:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kiermaier's triple in 10th lifts Rays over Blue Jays, 6-5  Lethbridge News Now
  
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