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• Cold Lake RCMP investigating northern Alberta homicide

  21-08-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cold Lake RCMP said officers were called to a home at the First Nation at around 2:10 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta school boards already have ‘flexibility’ on fall restart date: education minister

  21-08-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASBA and CASS said, in a joint statement: "At this time, a province-wide adjustment may serve as a disruption to existing school board plans already in place."
  
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• Southern Alberta harvest raises money for Canadian charity fighting food insecurity

  21-08-2020 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Volunteers in the Lethbridge and Coaldale area took to their combines Friday morning to harvest a plentiful crop of barley. The crop will be sold to other locals, with proceeds going toward a global initiative that aims to end hunger. Eloise Therien has more on this event and how it looks amid the...
  
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• Symptoms, confirmed cases and outbreaks: How Alberta plans to handle COVID-19 in schools

  21-08-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Children are likely to have symptoms of COVID-19 whether they've come in contact with the virus or not, as many of them are similar to the common cold or flu. 
  
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• Education Minister: School boards can individually delay start of classes - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Education Minister: School boards can individually delay start of classes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta-wide protests against fall school re-entry plan

  21-08-2020 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are protests across Alberta Friday over the provincial strategy to get kids back to class. As Nicole Stillger reports, there are calls for more funding to help with preparation, reducing class sizes and helping with physical distancing.
  
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• Lethbridge residents protest back-to-school plan - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 21:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge residents protest back-to-school plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police seek witnesses to fatal sports car rollover in northeast Calgary

  21-08-2020 21:31
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking witnesses to come forward in connection with Thursday afternoon's crash along Stoney Trail that left one man dead and sent another to hospital. According to police, a black 2015 Chevrolet Corvette was traveling northbound on Stoney Trail at a high rate of speed shortly after 3:30 p.m. when the 24-year-old driver attempted to exit at the McKnight Boulevard interchange. The driver allegedly lost control of the sports car, causing the vehicle to leave the road a
  
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• Resource sector workers call on Nova Scotia to follow N.B.’s lead on coronavirus self-isolation

  21-08-2020 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nova Scotians who work in the resource sector away from home say it's time to follow New Brunswick's lead and drop isolation requirements for returning workers.
  
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• Calgary to use Stampede site as jury trials resume

  21-08-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Courts across the country are working to figure out how – and where – to resume jury trials this fall after months of delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Cowboys swapped out for lawyers: Calgary to use Stampede site for jury trials

  21-08-2020 21:01
  
  Hotels. Convention centres. Even rodeo grounds. Courts across the country are working to figure out how - and where - to resume jury trials this fall after months of delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has decided that jury selection and trials will restart next month. In Edmonton, they'll take place at a centre for writing diploma exams. Lawyers will replace cowboys at Calgary's Stampede grounds, where the Big Four events building and rodeo grandstand will
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle on 11th Avenue S.W.

  21-08-2020 20:58
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday in the Beltline. The incident took place shortly after noon at the corner of Fourth Street and 11 Ave S.W. There was no word on the condition of the pedestrian or any information available about the driver of the vehicle. This is a developing story... ALERT: There is an incident involving a pedestrian, 4 St and 11 Ave SW. #yyctraffic #yycroads — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) August 21, 2020
  
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• Southern Alberta derailment caused by unstable track: TSB report

  21-08-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The TSB report says despite repair work and inspections months before the derailment, the track subgrade remained unstable and was susceptible to "the effects of increased longitudinal forces produced by the high ambient temperatures."
  
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• Justice Minister talks drug treatment court and addiction recovery - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 20:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Justice Minister talks drug treatment court and addiction recovery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CBE cutting 70 per cent of its school bus attendants

  21-08-2020 19:52
  
  The Calgary Board of Education has confirmed that it's cutting approximately 160 school bus attendants, rougly 70 per cent of the positions. In 2019, the CBE says it had more than 230 school bus attendants. For the upcoming school year, that  number will be reduced to around 70, who will "continue to provide enhanced support for our most vulnerable students, including those attending Christine Meikle and Emily Follensbee schools," according to an email from CBE's media relations department,
  
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• ‘This is really at risk’: Lethbridge woman swimming to raise awareness on drinking water - 660 News

  21-08-2020 19:51 via 660citynews.com
  
  ‘This is really at risk’: Lethbridge woman swimming to raise awareness on drinking water  660 News
  
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• Rallies across Alberta call for more school funding ahead of fall return

  21-08-2020 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rallies are being held across Alberta Friday, with those involved calling for more funding for schools as students head back to class in the fall.
  
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• Southern Alberta to see smoke from B.C. & U.S. wildfires - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 18:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Southern Alberta to see smoke from B.C. & U.S. wildfires  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Minor Basketball Association cancels fall season as school gym rentals halted

  21-08-2020 18:41
  
  The Calgary Minor Basketball Association has scrapped its fall season due to a lack of gym availability through the end of 2020. Public rentals of Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District and Onseil Scolaire Franco-Sud school gymnasiums have been halted until Dec. 31, 2020.   According to City of Calgary Recreation — the agency which facilitates the rental of school gymnasiums — the decision was made in order to "allow the school jurisdictions to focus upon t
  
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• Lethbridge County signs ICF agreement with Town of Nobleford - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 17:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County signs ICF agreement with Town of Nobleford  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Shift in wind could increase danger of blaze near Penticton

  21-08-2020 17:22
  
  Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Okanagan are bracing for a change in wind and weather that has the potential to drive a huge wildfire north toward the outskirts of Penticton. Calm winds over the last few days are forecast to switch direction and gain strength over the 20-square kilometre wildfire that has already destroyed one home and forced hundreds of evacuations. The BC Wildfire Service says it is increasing the number of teams capable of setting up sprinkler systems to protect m
  
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• Calgary lotto winner awaits opportunity to travel after claiming million dollar prize

  21-08-2020 17:09
  
  A Calgary man has started making tentative travel plans after he matched the winning numbers in a June 30 WESTERN MAX draw. Ijaz Khan purchased what would prove to be the winning ticket at Wing's Food Store in the northwest neighbourhood of Ranchlands. The store was also where Khan discovered through the ticket checker that he had won $1 million. "I just went to the store like I always do to check my tickets," said Khan. "I just went numb. I was in total shock." He had matched all seven numbers
  
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• Cooler, smokier and a lookback at the August snowstorm of ‘92

  21-08-2020 15:41
  
  Get ready for a lot of charts. Weather conditions for the coming days will be largely benign as the bulk of instability will trend far to our north. A combined westerly flow across the Rockies interacting with a south-driven jet will keep our temperatures in the 20s through the weekend. When the jet stream is south of the city, cooler air from the north is allowed to sweep in. The more prevalent concern for the coming days is going to be air quality. Wildfires continue raging through the BC inte
  
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• Cooler, smokier and a look back at the August snowstorm of ‘92

  21-08-2020 15:41
  
  Get ready for a lot of charts. Weather conditions for the coming days will be largely benign as the bulk of instability will trend far to our north. A combined westerly flow across the Rockies interacting with a south-driven jet will keep our temperatures in the 20s through the weekend. When the jet stream is south of the city, cooler air from the north is allowed to sweep in. The more prevalent concern for the coming days is going to be air quality. Wildfires continue raging through the BC inte
  
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• Thousands of Albertans to rally for increased funding, wider safety supports for schools

  21-08-2020 14:41
  
  Protests will be held outside United Conservative Party MLA offices across the province Friday to voice concerns with the province’s back to school plan. In total, 27 rallies will take place calling on the province to take additional steps to ensure the safety of school staff and students. Among the seven protests planned for Calgary is one outside of Health Minister Tyler Shandro's office in Calgary-Acadia. Some Calgary parents say they are most worried about maintaining physical distanci
  
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• Thousands of Albertans rally for increased funding, wider safety supports for schools

  21-08-2020 14:41
  
  Protests are being held outside United Conservative Party MLA offices across the province to voice concerns with the province’s back-to-school plan. In total, 27 rallies are calling on the province to take additional steps to ensure the safety of school staff and students. Among the seven protests underway in Calgary is one outside of Health Minister Tyler Shandro's office in Calgary-Acadia. Some Calgary parents say they are most worried about maintaining physical distancing in schools at
  
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• Flameout: Dallas Stars beat Calgary 7-3, bounce Flames out of NHL playoffs

  21-08-2020 14:08
  
  The Dallas Stars spotted the Calgary Flames three goals, then ran them out of the rink and out of the NHL playoffs Thursday, crediting a cheeky, inexplicable penalty from Calgary's Milan Lucic for igniting their comeback. The Flames also served up a side order of controversy, pulling starting goalie Cam Talbot with the game still in the balance, then offering up differing reasons for doing so afterward. Denis Gurianov scored four times and added an assist as the Stars scored seven unanswered goa
  
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• Alberta's top doctor says her kids will return to school, but no wrong answers

  21-08-2020 13:37
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer says her children will return to the classroom in September, but that every parent will have to weigh what's right for their family. “As a parent of school-aged children, I have decided the value of in-school learning outweighs the risks for my family,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during Thursday's COVID-19 briefing. But she says there's no wrong decision when it comes to in-school or online learning. “Each parent is uniquely positioned to make the be
  
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• Lethbridge branch of Canadian Blood Services to be plasma donation centre - Lethbridge Herald

  21-08-2020 13:35 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge branch of Canadian Blood Services to be plasma donation centre  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• ‘Safe September’ rally in Lethbridge calls on more school funding ahead of fall return - Global News

  21-08-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Safe September’ rally in Lethbridge calls on more school funding ahead of fall return  Global News
  
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• Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5 - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 05:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Advocates say changes in criminal prosecution of illicit drugs is step forward, but decriminalization is needed

  21-08-2020 04:08
  
  Federal prosecutors pursuing charges for illegal drug use are now being urged to only criminally prosecute those with the most serious drug possession offences -- a step towards decriminalization, but not a complete endorsement of it. It is one of several policy changes that advocates are applauding, even while they increase calls for more to be done to help addicts. “We have this moment where medical, public health and police officials are all coming together to say the current approach i
  
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• Article meant to ease parents back to school concerns raises eyebrows

  21-08-2020 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton infectious disease physician said she could have been more clear when she wrote that it might not be possible to acquire COVID-19 by simply by being in the same room as an infected person.
  
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• Southern Alberta landowners seeing spike in grasshopper population - Global News

  21-08-2020 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southern Alberta landowners seeing spike in grasshopper population  Global News
  
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• Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 03:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Questions surround controversial article and its endorsement from the UCP

  21-08-2020 03:10
  
  A doctor is facing criticism from Albertans — including from some of her peers — over a controversial back-to-school op-ed. The opinion piece, published in the Edmonton Journal, has been shared by multiple government officials this week. Jason Kenney called it a “great read.” But one line inside, which questions COVID-19 transmission, has caused outrage. The sentence in question reads “it is exceedingly rare and maybe not even possible to acquire the virus simply by
  
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• ‘We must learn how to live with this virus’: Alberta’s top doctor defends decision to reopen schools

  21-08-2020 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health defended her decision to reopen schools at a news conference on Thursday. Silvana Benolich has the details.
  
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• Southern Alberta landowners seeing spike in grasshopper population

  21-08-2020 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Depending on what part of the province you live in, you might be battling a grasshopper problem. As Quinn Campbell reports, the pests have been hopping up in pockets all over southern Alberta and leaving their mark.
  
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• Coronavirus: Dr. Hinshaw offers warning about negative impact of shaming those with COVID-19

  21-08-2020 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hinshaw said some Alberta residents who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus have reported being shamed.
  
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• Baffling bus route: Calgary parents question why bus stop is 3km in opposite direction of school

  21-08-2020 02:02
  
  Like many parents, Jordan Grose has some concerns about sending his children back to school in September. But one of his biggest questions is about changes to his son’s bus stop location. “His bus stop is three kilometres in the opposite direction, when our school is only two and a half kilometres [the other] way,” Grose says. The family lives in the community of Haysboro. They have three children in three different schools within the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), with thei
  
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• Child in critical condition after being found unresponsive in pool at Prairie Winds Park

  21-08-2020 01:50
  
  A young child was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being discovered unresponsive in a pool at Prairie Winds Park in northeast Calgary. Pool staff spotted the girl — who is believed to be under three years old — unresponsive in the water and called 911 about 4:30 p.m. She was rushed to the Peter Lougheed Centre in critical, life-threatening condition. No other information is available. Police are now investigating.
  
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• Spike in lumber prices worries some Lethbridge homebuilders - Global News

  21-08-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Spike in lumber prices worries some Lethbridge homebuilders  Global News
  
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• Spike in lumber prices worries some Lethbridge homebuilders

  21-08-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  “It might be better for us just to stop production for 90 days, 120 days, and curtail the demand in order to move forward."
  
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• Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules - Lethbridge News Now

  21-08-2020 00:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Spike in lumber prices worry Lethbridge homebuilders

  21-08-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homebuilders in Lethbridge say they may have to pause projects in response to skyrocketing lumber prices. As Emily Olsen reports, local lumber suppliers say the prices are largely being determined by demand from the United States.
  
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• Innisfail RCMP seek information about ATM theft

  21-08-2020 00:37
  
  Innisfail RCMP are seeking public assistance to identify a suspect after an early morning theft of an ATM machine. The incident took place around 5:30 a.m. at the Ghost Pine General Store, when two suspects gained entry into the store, then hooked up the ATM to what police believe was a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. The suspects proceeded to pull the ATM out of the store, causing substantial damage. One suspect was captured on surveillance video. He's described as male, with a heavier build, wea
  
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• Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking quarantine rules in Alberta Rockies

  21-08-2020 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drivers are allowed a reasonable period of stay to make the transit and are limited to travel within Canada using the most direct route to Alaska.
  
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• Driver killed in rollover crash on Stoney Trail near McKnight Blvd. N.E., passenger injured

  21-08-2020 00:29
  
  A 24-year-old driver was found dead a "significant distance" away from a vehicle after being ejected in a crash on the off-ramp from northbound Stoney Trail onto McKnight Blvd. N.E. on Thursday afternoon. Calgary police said a dark-coloured Corvette was northbound on Stoney Trail when the driver lost control while exiting onto McKnight Blvd. N.E. The driver was killed and a passenger, a 30-year-old man, was taken to hospital. "It looks like the vehicle has rolled a couple of times," said Acting
  
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• 1 person killed in crash on Stoney Trail near McKnight Blvd. N.E.

  21-08-2020 00:29
  
  A person was found dead a "significant distance" away from a vehicle after being ejected in a crash near the off-ramp from northbound Stoney Trail onto McKnight Blvd. N.E. on Thursday afternoon, according to Calgary EMS. A second person, who was riding in the same vehicle, was taken to hospital. No ages or genders were available. Police say they are looking at whether speed was a factor in the crash. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Calgary police at 403-266-1234.
  
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• 1 person ejected in crash on Stoney Trail near McKnight Blvd. N.E.

  21-08-2020 00:29
  
  Calgary EMS says one person was found a "significant distance" away from a vehicle after being ejected in a crash near the off-ramp from northbound Stoney Trail onto McKnight Blvd. N.E. on Thursday afternoon. The patient suffered critical injuries and was rushed to hospital by paramedics. A second person was also treated by EMS. No ages or genders were available. Police say they are looking at whether speed was a factor in the crash. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Calgary pol
  
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