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• Alberta adds 127 cases of COVID-19

  26-08-2020 23:56
  
  The Alberta government reported another 127 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Active infections increased by 42 to a total of 1,176. Forty-eight of the Albertans currently battling the coronavirus are in hospital, with seven of them in ICUs. No new deaths were reported Wednesday. The city of Edmonton remains under Alberta Health's watch with an active case rate of 54.5 per 100,000 residents as the Edmonton Zone has 625 infections. The province has counted 912,302 tests, 13,210 cases, 11,799 recove
  
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• Edmonton TikTok star uses app to educate 1M followers on Indigenous culture

  26-08-2020 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a sea of TikTok dance challenges, James Jones is putting a unique spin on his content.
  
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• Small business owner bouncing back during COVID

  26-08-2020 23:53
  
  Social distancing requirements for the pandemic put a halt to Lynnsy Plunz’s small business in mid-March. For Plunz, working on crafts means a time for her to escape daily responsibilities and a small break from her three children. In 2018 she decided to share that passion with other moms when she launched a small business called Make It Night. “I created ‘Make It Night’ so women could get away from it all,” said Plunz. “Their kids, their partners, their jobs,
  
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• 'It makes me sick': Tkachuk doesn't like criticism thrown at Gaudreau and Monahan

  26-08-2020 23:50
  
  Matthew Tkachuk knew right away it wasn’t good. In Game 2 of the Flames' playoff series against the Dallas Stars, Tkachuk was sandwiched between Jamie Benn and Jamie Oleksiak and his head took the brunt of the blow.  The result was a concussion and Tkachuk says he knew he wasn’t going to be coming back in the series. “You can’t put a timeline on this injury. But you do know it’s going to be at least a week or two," he said Wednesday. "I mean, when you get one o
  
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• Coronavirus: 127 new cases in Alberta Wednesday, no additional deaths

  26-08-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of the active COVID-19 cases remain in the Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health data showed on Wednesday.
  
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• 127 new COVID cases in Alberta including two for Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 23:44
  
  127 new COVID cases in Alberta including two for Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NBA postpones Wednesday's playoff games after Bucks players protest

  26-08-2020 23:16
  
  All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. Games between Milwaukee and Orlando, Houston and Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland were all called off. The NBA said all three games would be rescheduled, yet did not say when. The dramatic series of moves began when the Bucks -- the NBA's team from Wisconsin, a state rocked in recent days by the
  
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• NBA postpones playoff games after Bucks players protest

  26-08-2020 23:16
  
  The NBA has postponed all three of today's playoff games. The announcement comes after the Milwaukee Bucks did not leave their locker room for Game 5 of their series with Orlando. The Bucks' decision to protest comes in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend in Kenosha, Wis. More coming.The NBA and the NBPA today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – M
  
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• Boycott: NBA playoff games called off amid player protest

  26-08-2020 23:16
  
  Making their strongest statement yet in the fight against racial injustice, players from six NBA teams decided not to play post-season games on Wednesday in a boycott that quickly reverberated across other professional leagues. Also called off: Some games in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the three WNBA contests, as players across four leagues decided the best way to use their platform and demand change was to literally step off the playing surface. Players made the extraordinary
  
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• Secure bear spray disposal set up at 6 Calgary fire halls

  26-08-2020 22:58
  
  After seeing a steady increase in bear spray being used in violent crimes, Calgary police have partnered with the city and Haul-All Equipment to install secure disposable bins outside six fire halls. A trend of bear spray being stolen from hazardous materials drop off locations was first noticed last fall, Calgary police said in a social media post, leading to the secure bins. Used or expired bear spray canisters can now be dropped off at the following fire halls:Station 37 Evergreen (2511 Evers
  
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• High Level to be lit in celebration of Davies' 'historic' Champions League win

  26-08-2020 22:52
  
  Edmonton’s High Level Bridge will be lit red and white Wednesday night in celebration of Alphonso Davies’ win with Bayern Munich. The 19-year-old Edmonton-raised soccer player became the first Canadian men’s athlete to win a Champions League title Sunday night when the German club beat Paris Saint-Germain. “When one of us shines, we all shine!” Mayor Don Iveson commended Davies on Twitter. “His story proves that for a kid from #YEG, with supports like @freefoo
  
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• Fentanyl dealer sentenced to three years in jail - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 22:43
  
  Fentanyl dealer sentenced to three years in jail  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta school boards appreciate federal funding but some ‘disappointed’ by province’s response

  26-08-2020 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  While many of Alberta's school districts are expressing gratitude for $2 billion from Ottawa to help prepare for safe re-entry into schools as restrictions remain in place because of COVID-19, some say the support should be coming from the provincial government instead.
  
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• Lethbridge businesses advised to be aware of email bomb threat scam - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 22:15
  
  Lethbridge businesses advised to be aware of email bomb threat scam  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge police issue warning after businesses receive unfounded bomb threats

  26-08-2020 22:02
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service is warning business owners following three separate responses to businesses on Tuesday due to bomb threats. According to LPS officials, all three businesses received emails indicating a bomb had been placed inside the building and would be detonated if a significant amount of Bitcoin wasn't transferred. No explosives were located during the searches of the three buildings and investigators determined there was no credible threat to public safety. Police say the emai
  
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• Fight led to shooting near Calgary Central Library: Police

  26-08-2020 21:39
  
  Police have released more information related to a Monday afternoon shooting near the Central Public Library. Two officers were in a parking lot nearby when they heard shots fired. Police say there was a fight between three men near an apartment building in the 400 block of Eighth Avenue S.E. just before 2 p.m. Two of the men fled in a black Hyundai Sonota and a third man shot at them then fled in a separate vehicle. "The black Hyundai Sonata was found abandoned nearby a short time later. The ve
  
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• This Toronto home is selling for $160,000 and it legally can't go for more

  26-08-2020 21:08
  
  A detached home located in Toronto is selling for only $160,000 but because of legal reasons won't go for a cent over asking. The home, located on a decent-sized lot at 4 Channel Avenue on Ward Island, can only be purchased by one of 500 people on the Toronto Islands Residential Community Trust Purchasers' List.  This is because the homes on Toronto Islands are sold through a regulated system, introduced through legislation in 1993, that fixes the price of houses and prevents island propert
  
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• Charge withdrawn against Edmonton man arrested during COVID-19 protest in May

  26-08-2020 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 15-person maximum rule was in place at the time to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and Teichroew was part of a group of about 50 protesters.
  
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• Water main break causes sinkhole at Foothills Hospital, traffic affected

  26-08-2020 20:48
  
  A small sinkhole developed near Hospital Drive N.W. at the Foothills Medical Centre following a water main break Monday afternoon. The break also caused flooding to a portion of the road. Barriers were put in place and a section of the road has been closed off. Crews are on site to help reroute traffic while the sinkhole is repaired. Anyone entering the hospital is asked to use the 29th St N.W. entrance to avoid congestion in the affected area. Patient care and water supply will not be affected.
  
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• Medicine Hat, Lethbridge Ringette create league for upcoming season - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 19:26
  
  Medicine Hat, Lethbridge Ringette create league for upcoming season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NDP, ATA call on province to explore using public facilities as makeshift classrooms during pandemic

  26-08-2020 19:18
  
  Sarah Hoffman, NDP education critic, joined Bob Cocking of the Alberta Teachers' Association for a demonstration on the safe return of students to school. Hoffman, Cocking and a Calgary teacher discussed their concerns regarding class sizes and physical distancing. "We will be sending students back into schools this fall, in just a week or two, in situations that are far from ideal," said Hoffman, standing in front of a makeshift classroom at the Marda Loop Community Associations on Wednesday. "
  
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• NDP and Alberta Teachers' Association simulate return to classroom amidst pandemic

  26-08-2020 19:18
  
  Sarah Hoffman, NDP education critic, will join Bob Cocking of the Alberta Teachers' Association for a demonstration on the safe return of students to school. Hoffman, Cocking and a Calgary teacher are slated to demonstrate ways to limit class sizes and ensure students practice physical distancing. A livestream of the classroom simulation, scheduled to begin at noon at the Marda Loop Communities Association in southwest Calgary, will be available here.
  
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• City of Lethbridge conducting phone survey on its operating budget - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 18:22
  
  City of Lethbridge conducting phone survey on its operating budget  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta drugstores ramp up in-store COVID-19 testing amid pandemic

  26-08-2020 18:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Drugstores in Alberta will offer in-store coronavirus tests at hundreds of locations by next month and are pushing to provide them in other provinces as pharmacies expand their health-care presence amid the pandemic.
  
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• CBE confirms roughly 1-in-6 students enrolled in online learning

  26-08-2020 16:44
  
  The Calgary Board of Education says more than 21,000 of its students enrolled in the hub online learning option prior to Monday's deadline. The school board says the number represents approximately 16 per cent of its total students. Online enrolment numbers may decrease over the coming days as parents and guardians have the option to move their children into in-class learning prior to the start of school on Sept. 1. The CBE says families who selected the hub learning option will receive a confir
  
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• Lethbridge council votes to mandate masks - 660 News

  26-08-2020 16:02
  
  Lethbridge council votes to mandate masks  660 News
  
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• ‘A child at heart:’ Cousin says 15-year-old murder victim Roderica Ribbonleg had her future stolen

  26-08-2020 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The remains of 15-year-old Roderica Ribbonleg were found in a forested area near John D’Or Prairie, Alta., in mid-July.
  
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• Air quality should deteriorate again this evening, perhaps accompanied by stormy weather

  26-08-2020 15:32
  
  As strange as it sounds, yesterday’s article sums us up pretty well. We’re into a holding pattern of zonal flow that will continue driving in moderate temperatures and reasonably fair weather for the majority of the day. The exception develops later in the evening, as we cool off and could deal with a layer of migrating smoke dropping in. A weak disturbance this evening could produce the trigger mechanism for isolated thundershowers off the foothills, but we lack the potential energy
  
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• Rollover near Priddis sends 2 to hospital, driver arrested on highway walking from crash scene

  26-08-2020 15:18
  
  RCMP members are investigating a Tuesday afternoon crash west of Calgary that sent two people to hospital, one in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to a location on Priddis Valley Road, just north of Highway 22, at around 2 p.m. following reports a gold coloured sedan had left the road and flipped in the ditch.A woman was airlifted by STARS Air Ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. EMS transported a man to hospital by ground
  
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• Rollover near Priddis sends 2 to hospital, arrest made near crash scene

  26-08-2020 15:18
  
  RCMP members are investigating a Tuesday afternoon crash west of Calgary that sent two people to hospital, one in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to a location on Priddis Valley Road, just north of Highway 22, at around 2 p.m. following reports a gold coloured sedan had left the road and flipped in the ditch.A woman was airlifted by STARS Air Ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. EMS transported a man to hospital by ground
  
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• Largest deficit 'by a country mile' expected ahead of Alberta fiscal update

  26-08-2020 14:21
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is painting a grim financial picture for the province as the UCP government is expected to release first quarter numbers this Thursday for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.  Kenney says Alberta is dealing with the biggest deficit in the province's history by what he calls "a country mile." "It will be well north of the $20 billion deficit mark in part because of the total collapse of revenues emanating from the coronavirus recession," Kenney said.  "Other provinces and fe
  
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• 'Fighting for you': First lady makes her case for Trump vote - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 11:37
  
  'Fighting for you': First lady makes her case for Trump vote  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2nd arrest in slaying of Kentucky girl playing in dollhouse - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 11:32
  
  2nd arrest in slaying of Kentucky girl playing in dollhouse  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• School announcement and hurricane latest: In The News for Aug. 26 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 10:18
  
  School announcement and hurricane latest: In The News for Aug. 26  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Party leaders converge on Fredericton today during New Brunswick election campaign - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 10:04
  
  Party leaders converge on Fredericton today during New Brunswick election campaign  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 06:29
  
  The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2nd annual female hockey prep camp in Lethbridge sees major increase in participation - Global News

  26-08-2020 05:17
  
  2nd annual female hockey prep camp in Lethbridge sees major increase in participation  Global News
  
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• Giolito pitches 1st no-hitter of year, White Sox top Pirates - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 05:09
  
  Giolito pitches 1st no-hitter of year, White Sox top Pirates  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Warning for Calgary dog owners: Be wary around foxtail grass

  26-08-2020 04:31
  
  Calgary veterinarians say they are seeing an increase in the number of dogs who have come in contact with foxtail grass — which is common in Alberta and has sharp, barbed seeds that can become lodged in paws, ears and in dogs’ skin. “One of the more common presentations we get are dogs that have eaten them and they actually get stuck in the tonsils,” said Dr. Shelby Kimura of Healthy Paws Forward Veterinary Hospital. “(The seeds) curl and they form a little pocket j
  
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• Polanski's request to restore film academy membership denied - Lethbridge News Now

  26-08-2020 04:28
  
  Polanski's request to restore film academy membership denied  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Aug 25

  26-08-2020 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Tuesday, August 25, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Program helping financially challenged teens by providing clothes for back to school

  26-08-2020 03:40
  
  Teenage girls in Calgary who are heading back to school but can’t afford new clothes for the year have somewhere to turn — My Best Friend's Closet. Walking into its southwest facility is much like visiting a retail outlet. There are racks of clothes and accessories for all sizes. What’s different here is everything is provided for free to girls from ages 12 to 18 who need them. Cathy Coutts is the executive director of Making Changes. It operates a program for women who need ap
  
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• Feds to give provinces $2B to bolster safe reopening of schools this fall

  26-08-2020 03:26
  
  The federal government is giving $2 billion more to provinces and territories to help them ensure kids can safely go back to school next month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make the announcement Wednesday at a school in Toronto. The money is on top of the $19 billion Trudeau has already promised provinces and territories to help them cope with the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economies and health care systems. He informed premiers of his plan during a conference cal
  
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• 2nd annual female hockey prep camp in Lethbridge sees major increase in participation

  26-08-2020 03:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  This past weekend, the second annual female hockey prep camp was held at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge. As Taz Dhaliwal reports, increased participation in the camp may just be a sign of the growing popularity of hockey for girls and women across southern Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge council passes temporary mandatory mask bylaw - CTV Toronto

  26-08-2020 02:37
  
  Lethbridge council passes temporary mandatory mask bylaw  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge council passes temporary mandatory mask bylaw

  26-08-2020 02:37
  
  Wearing a mask is now the law of the land in Lethbridge, at least temporarily. Lethbridge city council approved by a 6-3 vote Monday evening a mandatory face-covering bylaw that includes all indoor public spaces, aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 and keeping the local economy moving ahead. That includes places like malls, grocery stores, retail businesses, churches, as well as taxi and ridesharing businesses. The bylaw will be in effect until the end of December, at which point council wi
  
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• School bus drivers raise concerns over COVID-19

  26-08-2020 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  As schools make adjustments before students head back to class, school buses are also following a new road map because of the pandemic. As Mike Armstrong reports, some drivers and parents have concerns about the lack of protection.
  
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• 'They’re scared': Parents of special needs children worried about return to class

  26-08-2020 02:14
  
  The decision to send kids back to school in September is on the minds of all parents, but for parents with special needs children, the choice is more complicated. “I think the most vulnerable have been left out of this administration; I don’t think their plan includes children with special needs,” said Mary O’Brien, the parent of a special needs student. O’Brien said the government didn’t do enough to consult with families like hers before releasing the back-t
  
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• Volunteer Lethbridge helping with column of opportunities - Lethbridge Herald

  26-08-2020 02:04
  Volunteer Lethbridge helping with column of opportunities  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Ultra-high-speed hyperloop being explored between Edmonton and Calgary

  26-08-2020 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government supports research into the feasibility of an ultra-high-speed hyperloop that could see people travel between Edmonton and Calgary in about 30 minutes. Sarah Ryan explains how it could work — and how realistic the idea is.
  
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