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• Calgary drag artist spat on while filming on Stephen Avenue

  03-08-2020 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary drag artist has shared disturbing footage of a man spitting on them during a video shoot on Stephen Avenue on Saturday.
  
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• Pincher Creek doctor calls out AHS, Alberta health minister for misinformation, lack of support

  03-08-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A dispute between a group of doctors in Pincher Creek, Alta., and the provincial government has led to one physician to post a public response alleging misinformation is being spread by officials.
  
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• Alberta’s free COVID-19 mask program comes to an end

  03-08-2020 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial non-medical mask distribution program has come to an end, Alberta's government said Monday. 
  
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• Alberta resident warns about unsolicited seeds arriving in mail

  03-08-2020 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  After receiving a package of unsolicited seeds, a Westlock, Alta., woman is warning others to be aware of the unwelcome delivery.
  
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• NHL taking strides towards racial equality

  03-08-2020 22:58
  
  Throughout the NHL's return to play, the league and players have made numerous statements against racism. Most notably, Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba gave an impassioned speech Saturday before the Oilers first game. He then took a knee for the American national anthem. According to a local black advocate and long-time hockey fan, it was the most profound anti-racism statement he's ever seen from the league. "It seems like now is the time for people to use their platforms, especially athle
  
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• Mars was once covered in ice sheets and not rivers as once thought: Western study

  03-08-2020 22:43
  
  In a new way of thinking, researchers at Western University say ice sheets and not rivers carved the surface of the red planet. The findings published in Monday's Nature Geoscience go against conventional thinking that rainfall and oceans once existed on Mars. "Our study challenges the widely held view that most valley networks on Mars were formed by rivers fed by precipitation. While we found evidence consistent with a small handful of valley networks having formed in this way, our observations
  
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• Mars was covered in ice sheets and not rivers as once thought: Western study

  03-08-2020 22:43
  
  In a new way of thinking, researchers at Western University say ice sheets and not rivers carved the surface of the red planet. The findings published in Monday's Nature Geoscience go against conventional thinking that rainfall and oceans once existed on Mars. "Our study challenges the widely held view that most valley networks on Mars were formed by rivers fed by precipitation. While we found evidence consistent with a small handful of valley networks having formed in this way, our observations
  
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• Toronto Raptors stretch win streak to six with win over Miami Heat

  03-08-2020 22:36
  
  Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 36 points and had a big deflection in the dying seconds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 107-103 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. Pascal Siakam had 22 points, while Serge Ibaka had 15 and Kyle Lowry chipped in with 14 points and eight rebounds as the Raptors (48-18) stretched their win streak to six games, and improved to 2-0 in the NBA's restart after the COVID-19 hiatus. Goran Dragic had 25 points to top the Heat (42-25). Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C.,
  
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• Alberta's free mask program comes to an end

  03-08-2020 22:24
  
  Alberta handed out 40 million masks to residents over the last few months, but now the program has ended. There are no further plans to distribute more free masks. The province said the program was intended to supplement people efforts to find their own masks. The masks were made available through drive-thrus at several fast food restaurants. The government estimates it saved about $35 million in packaging and shipping costs by handing out the masks at drive-thrus.  
  
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• Province ends mask distribution program having given out 40-million - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2020 22:05
  
  Province ends mask distribution program having given out 40-million  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary golfer records four holes-in-one in 401 days

  03-08-2020 21:10
  
  A Calgary woman is on quite the streak after recording her third hole-in-one of the season Friday. Kim Young, who is a member at Lynx Ridge Golf Club, now has a hole-in-one in May, June and July. She also recorded one in June of last year, meaning Young has recorded four aces in just 401 days. “It’s just amazing when it happens,” Young told CTV News. “It’s surreal, it really is. Disbelief.” Young has been golfing for more than two decades, but calls her skills
  
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• Aloha! Canadians will soon be able to visit Hawaii without having to quarantine

  03-08-2020 20:07
  
  Canadians will soon be allowed to travel to Hawaii amid the pandemic. Starting Sept. 1, "all trans-Pacific" travellers, including Canadians, will be allowed to visit Hawaii without having to quarantine, as long as they provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival. "Travelers arriving in Hawaii from out-of-state will have the option to get a valid COVID-19 test prior to their arrival, and show proof of a negative test result, to avoid the 14-day quarantine," a statement from Hawaii's De
  
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• Stanley Cup winner shares dark moments confronting dyslexia

  03-08-2020 19:48
  
  Tears streamed down Brent Sopel's face as he watched himself on screen, summoning the courage to detail the darkest moments of his lifelong struggles with dyslexia. The stinging memories of being taunted by classmates. The empty feelings of worthlessness that drained Sopel even while winning the Stanley Cup as a defenceman for the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks. And then there were his battles with alcohol and drug abuse upon retiring from pro hockey following a 17-career in which he played for six NHL
  
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• Dog attack leaves 3 injured in central Alta. town

  03-08-2020 19:20
  
  A dog attack in a town south of Edmonton left three people injured Sunday evening. RCMP confirm to CTV News that the dog attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. in Beaumont. All three people suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police are now investigating what happened during the attack, and what may have triggered it. More to come...
  
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• Dog attack leaves 3 injured in Beaumont, Alberta

  03-08-2020 19:20
  
  A dog attack in a town south of Edmonton left three people injured Sunday evening. RCMP confirmed to CTV News Edmonton that the dog attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. in Beaumont. All three people suffered non-life threatening injuries. “Judging by what we saw, it didn’t look very good,” said Ben Roth, a next-door neighbor to the home. Roth was inside of his home when he heard a commotion outside. “I looked over the fence and saw the dog attacking the man on the ground.&rdq
  
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• Dog attack leaves 3 injured in Beaumont

  03-08-2020 19:20
  
  A dog attack in a town south of Edmonton left three people injured Sunday evening. RCMP confirmed to CTV News Edmonton that the dog attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. in Beaumont. All three people suffered non-life threatening injuries. “Judging by what we saw, it didn’t look very good,” said Ben Roth, a next-door neighbor to the home. Roth was inside of his home when he heard a commotion outside. “I looked over the fence and saw the dog attacking the man on the ground.&rdq
  
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• Charities worry about loss of trust, donations in wake of WE deal controversy

  03-08-2020 19:03
  
  The pandemic has not been easy on a key source of revenue for Habit for Humanity -- its social enterprise known as the ReStore. The brick-and-mortar operations, like others in the country, closed during pandemic-related lockdowns, cutting into revenues at the same time that traditional donations dropped in line with the economic decline. Already concerned about the pandemic's effect on donations, the sector faces a new concern: that controversy around the WE organization and its since-aborted de
  
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• Link Pathway project chair hopes to start construction this fall - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2020 16:22
  
  Link Pathway project chair hopes to start construction this fall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. border communities feel loss of Canadian tourists, shoppers and friends

  03-08-2020 13:50
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has put cross-border shopping trips and vacations on hold since March, and many American businesses along the border say they miss both the revenue and the familiar Canadian faces. Bill Kilby, manager of Hardwick's Country Store in Calais, Maine, has seen a dramatic 90 per cent loss in revenue and had to lay off 10 employees. "I would buy $1,500 wholesale of milk a week from two different dairies, and now I'm lucky to squeeze out a $100 order every two weeks," Kilby said in
  
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• Dive team searching for Alberta man missing in Okanagan Lake

  03-08-2020 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A dive team is continuing the search for an Alberta man in Okanagan Lake. The man is presumed to have drowned after he failed to resurface after cliff jumping near Rattlesnake Island on Saturday.
  
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• Alberta parents call province’s back-to-school plan unsafe, push for changes

  03-08-2020 02:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta parents are criticizing the province's school reopen plan, calling it unsafe. Now they've started a group to take action.
  
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• Dangerous driving collision ignites vehicle near Cochrane - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2020 01:17
  
  Dangerous driving collision ignites vehicle near Cochrane  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘I would just like my legs back’: Calgary police officer loses both legs after battle with influenza

  03-08-2020 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary police officer is still recovering after fighting a strain of the flu this winter that ultimately resulted in his legs being amputated.
  
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• Another COVID-19 death reported at Good Samaritan Southgate brings fatalities to 23

  03-08-2020 00:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the weekend, the centre said the number of residents who have died due to COVID-19 has now reached 23 -- one additional death since they were last reported on Friday.
  
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• Lethbridge food trucks adapting after COVID-19 put the brakes on summer event season - Globalnews.ca

  03-08-2020 00:30
  
  Lethbridge food trucks adapting after COVID-19 put the brakes on summer event season  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge food trucks adapting after COVID-19 put the brakes on summer event season

  03-08-2020 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Food trucks in the Lethbridge area are adapting through COVID-19, going to smaller towns and areas around the region instead of the usual big festivals.
  
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• Calgary cop who lost his legs to influenza infection hopes to walk again

  03-08-2020 00:08
  
  Const. Jason Bramham has been with the Calgary Police Service for nine years, and was on duty up until February when he was rushed to hospital, with what turned out to be a serious infection. Both his legs were amputated as a result. "I keep saying, I can’t describe it, it was like the worst feeling in my life," said Bramham from hospital. Bramham collapsed in his home in February and doctors found that he had contracted a strain of H1N9. "The last thing I remember was being told by a doct
  
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• Calgary cop on the road to recovery hopes to walk again

  03-08-2020 00:08
  
  Constable Jason Bramham has been with the Calgary Police Service for nine years, and was on duty up until February when he was rushed to hospital, with what turned out to be a serious infection. Both his legs were amputated as a result. "I keep saying, I can’t describe it, it was like the worst feeling in my life," said Bramham from hospital. Bramham collapsed in his home in February and doctors found that he had contracted a strain of H1N9. "The last thing I remember was being told by a d
  
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