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• Alberta adds 80 COVID-19 cases, continuing care home reports 3 new deaths

  28-07-2020 23:48
  
  Alberta reported 80 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon but active infections saw a small decrease. Active cases fell by 33 to 1,397 while hospitalizations remained at 88, with 16 people in ICUs. The province added one more COVID-19 death since Monday's update, but Edmonton's Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre says three more people have died at the facility, increasing its death toll to 15. Active cases also increased at the continuing care home by three to 64. Alberta has reported 10,470
  
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• Empty Calgary hotels become sets for TV and film industry

  28-07-2020 23:45
  
  With high hotel vacancies during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Calgary location recently got an opportunity to fill part of its space with a television production. Cast and crew of the supernatural western Wynonna Earp took over part of Hotel Blackfoot July 21 and 22, and the venue welcomes other productions to consider it as well. “It was nice to see a piece of business come back into the marketplace in an otherwise slow economy,” said Scott Warner, manager of Hotel Blackfoot, who said
  
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• Empty Calgary hotels become sets for TV and film

  28-07-2020 23:45
  
  With high hotel vacancies during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Calgary location recently got an opportunity to fill part of its space with a television production. Cast and crew of the supernatural western Wynonna Earp took over part of Hotel Blackfoot July 21 and 22, and the venue welcomes other productions to consider it as well. “It was nice to see a piece of business come back into the marketplace in an otherwise slow economy,” said Scott Warner, manager of Hotel Blackfoot, who said
  
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• Calgary police seek man wanted for domestic assault

  28-07-2020 22:57
  
  Police are asking for help from the public to locate a man wanted in connection with a violent domestic incident last week. Jason Patrick Dawson, 39, of Calgary, is charged with one count of aggravated assault and three counts of failing to comply with a court order in connection with the case. Police say they need to locate Dawson "immediately to prevent any further risk to the victim." He is described as:Being 5-9 tall Having an average build Having brown hair and blue eyesDawson has a koi fis
  
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• Calgary car buyer shocked after buying stolen truck from dealership

  28-07-2020 22:49
  
  A Calgary car buyer is urging others in the market for a vehicle to do their homework, after finding out the truck he purchased from a reputable dealer was stolen. In December, Skyler Anderson bought a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 from Sunridge Nissan for $33,000. He said that last month he received a call from a registry in Edmonton informing him the truck was stolen, so he went to Calgary police, who looked at the vehicle identification numbers. “They looked at the VIN on the front, they’re
  
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• Dangerous stunt horrifies onlookers at Bow Falls, video posted to social media

  28-07-2020 22:21
  
  Meaghen MacEachern-Sendyk and her daughter were hiking at Bow Falls last weekend when they spotted two people climb down a small cliff for an apparent selfie, with one sitting dangerously close to rushing water. At first, MacEachern-Sendyk thought the pair were in need of help — until she saw them taking photos. “There was evidently no thought given to safety or the sheer danger of what we were witnessing. It was very troublesome," she said. In a video posted to Facebook, one individ
  
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• Alberta municipalities, transit get financial boost amid COVID-19 financial crises

  28-07-2020 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced $600 million for Alberta's municipalities on Tuesday, thanks to the partnership with the federal government. 
  
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• Cyclist in life-threatening condition after collision

  28-07-2020 21:59
  
  One person suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a collision involving a cyclist and a vehicle Tuesday morning. The incldent took place around 10:55 a.m., at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Edmonton Trail N.E. The cyclist was immediately rushed to Foothills Hospital. There was no word on the nature of the injuries or information about the motorist available.UPDATE: There is an incident involving a pedestrian, WB Memorial Dr and Edmonton Tr NE, the road is blocked WB and NB. #yyct
  
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• Alberta-based scientist part of NASA Mars probe looking for signs of life

  28-07-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris Herd of the University of Alberta is one of the advisers on a Mars probe that is to pick up rocks on the red planet, study them, then seal them away to be picked up on a later mission.
  
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• Kingston, Ont. youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest

  28-07-2020 20:59
  
  A Kingston, Ont., youth has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for trying to persuade someone to plant a bomb. The youth, who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, admitted to the four charges plus another for violating his bail conditions during a video appearance in the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, Ont., Tuesday afternoon. The RCMP arrested the youth during a raid in Kingston in January 2019 following a month-long investigation initiated by a t
  
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• Calgary Catholic School District student tests positive for COVID-19, classmates asked to quarantine

  28-07-2020 20:49
  
  A Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) student attending summer classes at St. Francis School has tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirmed Tuesday. As a result, the student, teacher and classmates have been instructed to quarantine for 14 days. Officials would not confirm the student's age or gender. "Safety is a top priority," CCSD said in an email to CTV Calgary. "We are working closely with AHS as they are investigating to determine where the student contracted the illness an
  
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• Calgary Catholic School District student tests positive for COVID-19

  28-07-2020 20:49
  
  A Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) student attending summer classes at St. Francis School has tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirmed Tuesday. As a result, the student, teacher and classmates have been instructed to quarantine for 14 days. Officials would not confirm the student's age or gender. "Safety is a top priority," CCSD said in a release. "We are working closely with AHS as they are investigating to determine where the student contracted the illness and who the stud
  
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• Banff, Lethbridge approve mandatory mask-wearing measures - rdnewsnow.com

  28-07-2020 20:38
  
  Banff, Lethbridge approve mandatory mask-wearing measures  rdnewsnow.com
  
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• Body of missing Lethbridge man recovered from B.C. river - CBC.ca

  28-07-2020 20:37
  
  Body of missing Lethbridge man recovered from B.C. river  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary’s Sikh community mourns loss of hiker presumed drowned in river north of Lake Louise

  28-07-2020 20:16
  
  He’s described as caring, kind, and generous.  Condolences are continuing to pour in for 23-year-old Gagandeep Singh Khalsa of Calgary, who fell into the frigid waters of the North Saskatchewan River while hiking last weekend just north of the Lake Louise area.  The incident happened around 7 p.m Saturday when RCMP responded near Glacier Lake for reports of a man who fell into water. Extensive search efforts have been ongoing ever since.  Sources confirm Khalsa had climbed o
  
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• Taber corn stands to open with “soft launch” this Thursday - Lethbridge News Now

  28-07-2020 19:30
  
  Taber corn stands to open with “soft launch” this Thursday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Alarming' amount of garbage being left at day use areas west of Calgary

  28-07-2020 19:20
  
  Day use areas west of Calgary have been seeing extremely high visitor numbers so far this summer and officials say an "alarming" amount of garbage is being left behind. A Facebook post from the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park account says that at the end of each weekend there has been an alarming amount of garbage left behind, which they call a "huge concern for the environment and wildlife." "Please leave NO trace. This means packing out what you packed in," reads the post. "This includes
  
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• RBC agrees to buy electricity from new southern Alberta solar power farm project

  28-07-2020 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bank has agreed with green energy retailer Bullfrog Power to buy the majority of the electricity produced by the project to be designed and built by BluEarth Renewables of Calgary.
  
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• Alberta parks overrun by “tens of thousands of random campers” - Lethbridge News Now

  28-07-2020 18:51
  
  Alberta parks overrun by “tens of thousands of random campers”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 20-year-old man found dead after suspected drowning in southern Alberta lake

  28-07-2020 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Just before 5 p.m. Monday, emergency crews responded to reports of a missing man who was presumed to have drowned in Stafford Lake.
  
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• RCMP confirm death following drowning at Stafford Lake - Lethbridge News Now

  28-07-2020 18:32
  
  RCMP confirm death following drowning at Stafford Lake  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP ask residents north of Drayton Valley to stay inside amid active firearms incident

  28-07-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents near a community hall north of Drayton Valley, Alta., are being told to shelter in place as RCMP investigate an active firearms incident. 
  
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• 4 suspects arrested after home invasion near Drayton Valley

  28-07-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four people are in custody after a home invasion north of Drayton Valley, Alta., Tuesday morning. 
  
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• 2 suspects in custody, 2 on the loose after home invasion near Drayton Valley

  28-07-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people are in custody and two people remain at large after a home invasion north of Drayton Valley, Alta., Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Body of 20-year-old drowning victim recovered from Stafford Reservoir in southern Alberta

  28-07-2020 18:28
  
  Hours after being reported missing, searchers recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who drowned in the Stafford Reservoir near Coaldale, Alta. Emergency crews were called to the lake about 20 kilometres east of Lethbridge just before 5 p.m. Monday. Members of the Coalhurst Fire Department, Coaldale RCMP and Lethbridge Fire Water Rescue Team responded and were able to use a drone to narrow their search. The man's body was recovered just after 9 p.m. An autopsy will be performed in Calgary. "Our
  
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• Body of 20-year-old drowning victim recovered from Stafford Lake in southern Alberta

  28-07-2020 18:28
  
  Hours after being reported missing, searchers recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who drowned in Stafford Lake near Coaldale, Alta. Emergency crews were called to the lake about 20 kilometres east of Lethbridge just before 5 p.m. Monday. Members of the Coalhurst Fire Department, Coaldale RCMP and Lethbridge Fire Water Rescue Team responded and were able to use a drone to narrow their search. The man's body was recovered just after 9 p.m. An autopsy will be performed in Calgary. "Our thoughts
  
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• Alberta backcountry being overused by campers who cut trees, leave garbage and trespass: report

  28-07-2020 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory committee.
  
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• Economic help coming for municipalities: Alberta government

  28-07-2020 17:39
  
  Alberta is promising to help municipalities through low oil prices and a global pandemic. Premier Jason Kenney is set to announce a stimulus program for local governments on Tuesday as part of the province's economic recovery strategy. He's promising the package will create jobs. The ministers of municipal affairs and transportation, Kaycee Madu and Ric McIver, as well as the province's big city mayors, Don Iveson and Naheed Nenshi, and the municipal associations will also be there. Watch the an
  
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• Alberta government matches federal funding for municipal aid

  28-07-2020 17:39
  
  The Alberta government is matching about $300 million in federal funding for infrastructure projects and transit systems in municipalities across the province. The dollars are meant to support cities through and recoup the costs of a low oil price environment and global pandemic. Altogether, the provincial and federal aid was billed as a $1.1 billion investment consisting of:$500 million from the provincial government for building projects, previously committed as part of Alberta's recovery stra
  
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• Air travel expected to not recover before 2024

  28-07-2020 17:29
  
  Global air travel is recovering more slowly than expected and will take until until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels, the trade association for the airline industry said Tuesday. The International Air Transport Association pushed back its prediction by one year due to the slow containment of the outbreak in the U.S. and developing countries. The industry is seeing a rebound from the depths of the shutdowns in April, but the bad new is that any increase “is barely visible,” IATA
  
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• Remdesivir approved to help treat Canadians with severe symptoms of COVID-19

  28-07-2020 17:21
  
  An antiviral medication originally used to help treat Ebola has been approved by Health Canada for treatment of COVID-19. Health Canada announced Tuesday that the drug remdesivir has been authorized for treatment of the novel coronavirus in patients with severe symptoms such as pneumonia, or those who require extra oxygen to breathe. Remdesivir is the first drug that has been approved for treatment of COVID-19 in Canada. The drug has also been granted emergency or conditional authorization in th
  
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• Why isn't N.S. mass shooting getting a full inquiry? Parliamentarians question gov't decision

  28-07-2020 16:37
  
  Parliamentarians are challenging the federal and Nova Scotia governments’ decision to launch a joint review rather than a public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting. In response to the review, senators have tabled a formal question seeking answers from the federal government. Tabled by Independent Sen. Kim Pate — a longtime advocate for women and girls in the Canadian justice system — the formal question requests the government answer for the decision. “Why hasn&rs
  
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• N.S. justice minister now backs calls for inquiry, citing calls from parliamentarians

  28-07-2020 16:37
  
  Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey is now saying he supports the calls for a full inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting, citing the political pressure from some parliamentarians who have challenged the federal and provincial governments’ decision to launch a joint review rather than a public inquiry. In a new statement, Furey said he has heard the calls from Nova Scotians and “a number of federal MPs” who have come out against their own government’s decision to
  
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• Government now launching full public inquiry into N.S. mass shooting

  28-07-2020 16:37
  
  The federal government will now proceed with a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting, following increased pressure from victims and families to provide more transparency into the investigation. On Tuesday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said the government will “work diligently with all those affected by this tragedy to bring forward the critical answers, and to ensure an event such as this will never happen again.” “We have hea
  
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• Heat warning continues, storm watches possible Tuesday evening

  28-07-2020 15:22
  
  We’re continuing through this high-pressure region, with the possibility near and north of Calgary for isolated thundershower development. Owing to our heat today, storms that develop are likely to break into severe status, should they develop at all. Continuing on our trend of upper-ridging, surface high pressure develops a cap for us today. High pressure gathers air aloft and brings it to the surface, which counteracts with the rising air that would otherwise deliver storms. Therefore, w
  
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• City of Airdrie to discuss mandatory mask bylaw on Tuesday

  28-07-2020 14:31
  
  The City of Airdrie is the latest southern Alberta community to engage in discussions around implementing a mandatory mask bylaw on transit and in all indoor public spaces.  Despite being on a summer break, Airdrie council members have scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon.  “We have received a number of inquiries this week about masks in public spaces," read a statement on the City of Airdrie's Facebook page.  The meeting comes after both Calgary and Edmonton pa
  
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• 'Insane:' Report details random camping stresses on Alberta wilderness

  28-07-2020 14:04
  
  A vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory committee. Camping numbers in the large undeveloped wilderness in central Alberta's foothills and Rocky Mountains, have been “insane,” says the most recent report by Alberta Environment's Bighorn Backcountry Standing Committee. “Everywhere people could camp they would camp ... just one on top of
  
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• Bell: Lethbridge and the Mystery of the Drug Site Trainwreck - Calgary Sun

  28-07-2020 13:00
  
  Bell: Lethbridge and the Mystery of the Drug Site Trainwreck  Calgary Sun
  
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• Liberal ties not the reason for WE deal: co-founders

  28-07-2020 12:37
  
  Craig and Marc Kielburger, the co-founders of WE Charity, are denying that close ties to Liberal politicians had anything to do with their organization being awarded the contract to administer a now-halted $912 million student volunteer grant program. The pair appeared before the House of Commons Finance Committee on Tuesday where they opted to testify under oath as part of an hours-long hearing about their involvement in the controversy embroiling the federal Liberal government.   &ld
  
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• Fresh comedy faces, 'Modern Family' farewell seek Emmy nods

  28-07-2020 12:31
  
  "The Morning Show" and "Ramy" are among the series vying for Emmy nominations as TV's top honours strive to keep Hollywood's awards tradition going despite the pandemic. The 72nd prime-time Emmys are the first major entertainment honours to unfold amid the coronavirus' disruption, and Tuesday's virtual announcement makes clear how much improvising is required. The nominations, typically unveiled with fanfare at the TV academy's Los Angeles headquarters, will be announced online Tuesday by host L
  
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• Game on: NHL returns after months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19

  28-07-2020 12:25
  
  NHL hockey returns today after a months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal Canadiens are in Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers meet the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place as part of today's three-game exhibition schedule that kicks off Phase 4 of the league's return-to-play plan. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers square off in Toronto in today's other game. Edmonton and Toronto are serving as hub cities for the 24 NHL teams that are returning
  
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• Lethbridge city council votes to mandate face coverings on transit and at city facilities - Globalnews.ca

  28-07-2020 06:33
  
  Lethbridge city council votes to mandate face coverings on transit and at city facilities  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge city council votes to mandate face coverings on transit and at city facilities

  28-07-2020 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting Aug. 4, all transit riders will be required to wear face coverings when buses resume their regular routes and fares.
  
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• MEG Energy records bigger Q2 loss on lower oil prices, reduced bitumen output

  28-07-2020 05:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. is reporting a higher second-quarter net loss on voluntarily curtailed bitumen production and lower oil prices.
  
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• Lethbridge city council votes unanimously to mandate face coverings on transit and at city facilities

  28-07-2020 05:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a lengthy debate, Lethbridge city council has voted to make masks mandatory on public transit. The change will take effect next week and all public spaces in city facilities will be soon to follow. Taz Dhaliwal has more details.
  
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• Petition launched to create statue for Turk the Ramsay Turkey

  28-07-2020 05:50
  
  An online petition has been launched asking the City of Calgary to create a statue of a real turkey. That would be Turk, aka the Ramsay Turkey, who died Sunday in Bridgeland, the victim, some speculate, of a coyote attack. The petition was launched by writer Andrew Jonathan, who described Turk as a "beacon of hope to our great city. "Every time someone saw him they would light up with a huge smile," he added. "I think we should remember this great turkey with a memorial statue in the neighbourho
  
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• Lethbridge council mandates masks on transit starting Aug.4

  28-07-2020 05:28
  
  Lethbridge city council voted unanimously Monday night to mandate masks on Lethbridge Transit, beginning August 4, when the city resumes regular routes and fares. Riders will be encouraged to bring their masks, but free masks will be made available to those that need them. Council also voted by an 8-1 margin to ask the city manager to implement mandatory masks in public areas of all City of Lethbridge facilities as soon as practicable. Council also is asking for appropriate legislation, to be re
  
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• Council mandates masks on Lethbridge Transit and at City facilities - Lethbridge News Now

  28-07-2020 04:47
  
  Council mandates masks on Lethbridge Transit and at City facilities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Environmental law group seeks to stop Alberta’s inquiry into who funds oil critics

  28-07-2020 04:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Family remembers Edmonton man who drowned in Shuswap Lake

  28-07-2020 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan Falito was a former Canadian Junior Football League player who was being recruited by the University of Calgary's football program.
  
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