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• Alberta adds 158 cases of COVID-19, Edmonton removed from health watch

  28-08-2020 23:44
  
  Alberta Health counted 158 cases of COVID-19 for Thursday, increasing active infections to 1,185. The majority of active cases are in the Edmonton Zone with 544, though infections are climbing in the Calgary Zone with 435. The entire city of Edmonton is no longer under Alberta Health's watch category as cases dropped to 489 and the active case rate is now below 50 at 47.9 per 100,000 residents. However, the following four areas remain under watch: Edmonton-Northgate (122.6), Edmonton-Northeast (
  
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• AHS confirms 158 new COVID cases across Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 23:41
  
  AHS confirms 158 new COVID cases across Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Broken-down elevators wear on southeast Calgary apartment building residents

  28-08-2020 23:15
  
  A resident of Radisson Place rental building says the faulty elevators are not being repaired fast enough, after being trapped herself inside the one functioning elevator for the 11-storey complex. “I am beyond frustrated now, I’m mad. I’m really angry. There’s no excuse for this,” said Tracey Budge, who resides on the second floor. She says the second elevator has been downed for at least two years, while the only remaining functioning elevator is not working prope
  
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• Sentencing hearing underway for reputed gang leader in Surrey Six shootings - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 23:11
  
  Sentencing hearing underway for reputed gang leader in Surrey Six shootings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 23:11
  
  Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bragg Creek stop sign shouldn't stop Calgarians from visiting: Chamber president

  28-08-2020 23:08
  
  Officials in Bragg Creek are asking Calgarians not to let the prospect of a long wait at a stop sign stop them from making the short trek to visit the hamlet just west of the city. Bragg Creek and Area Chamber of Commerce president Kathleen Burk says reports on social media earlier this summer of long waits at the four-way stop sign at Highway 22 and Highway 758 were repeated on radio traffic reports, leading to fewer people visiting, and in turn, a dip in business. "We're seeing less and less o
  
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• COVID-19: Face masks for Alberta students, school staff to be delivered by Friday

  28-08-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Students will be heading back to classrooms under re-entry Scenario 1 in September, which means near normal operations with some health measures. 
  
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• JK Rowling returns award from group linked to Kennedy family - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 22:49
  
  JK Rowling returns award from group linked to Kennedy family  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta braces for upcoming flu season, higher demand for vaccine expected

  28-08-2020 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flu season typically runs from November to April, and there are particular challenges this year because of COVID-19, including the possibility of flu season coinciding with a second wave.
  
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• 'There is a communication problem': back-to-school headaches in Quebec - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 22:09
  
  'There is a communication problem': back-to-school headaches in Quebec  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta schools receive PPE shipments ahead of next week's start - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 21:56
  
  Alberta schools receive PPE shipments ahead of next week's start  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LGBTQ+ murals unveiled Friday as Calgary Pride kicks off 30th anniversary celebration

  28-08-2020 21:49
  
  This year marks 30 years since more than 100 people gathered in Central Memorial Park to protest discrimination and fight for equality for the LGBTQ+ community. This protest would later be known as Calgary's first pride celebration. To celebrate the momentous anniversary, four public art murals have been unveiled at the location that started it all. The project was made possible through a joint effort between Shaw Communications, Calgary Pride, Calgary Arts Development, and The City of Calgary.
  
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• Corrosion on 5th Avenue flyover forces long-term lane closure

  28-08-2020 21:39
  
  The City of Calgary is shutting down one lane of the Fifth Avenue flyover heading out of downtown over the Bow River. The lane closure is in preparation for the bridge’s rehabilitation, scheduled to begin in April 2021. According to the city, recent inspections of the flyover have identified corrosion affecting the structural capacity on a portion of the bridge. As a result, the city has closed a section of one of the middle lanes until it can be repaired in the spring. The bridge, constru
  
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• NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 21:24
  
  NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oil and gas spending fell by 54% in last quarter: Stats Can

  28-08-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Capital spending in the country's oil and gas sector fell by 54 per cent in the quarter ended June 30 as numerous producers chopped budgets amid sliding global oil prices.
  
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• Veteran driver Yannick Gingras feeling good about Pepsi North America Cup - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 20:59
  
  Veteran driver Yannick Gingras feeling good about Pepsi North America Cup  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge's Overdose Prevention Site sees quiet first week - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 20:49
  
  Lethbridge's Overdose Prevention Site sees quiet first week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 20:48
  
  NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Naomi Osaka into W&S final after calling for racial justice - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 20:11
  
  Naomi Osaka into W&S final after calling for racial justice  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 150-Pound Runaway Tortoise Makes Daring, Yet Slow, Escape - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 20:08
  
  150-Pound Runaway Tortoise Makes Daring, Yet Slow, Escape  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta musician snags $20,000 national songwriting prize

  28-08-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton man penned the original song for the contest.
  
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• Worker airlifted to hospital following incident at power station near Hanna, Alta.

  28-08-2020 19:39
  
  A STARS Air Ambulance crew was dispatched to the Heartland-Sheerness Generating Station on Thursday afternoon after an employee was seriously injured. A man in his mid-40s was airlifted from the coal-fired power station near Hanna, Alta. to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. "Our thoughts are with our employee and their family," said Sue Watson, manager of communications for Heartland Generation, in a statement. "We have implemented our emergency response and incident management procedures
  
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• Ottawa seeking feedback on proposed regulations for supervised consumption services - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 19:38
  
  Ottawa seeking feedback on proposed regulations for supervised consumption services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Next phase of University Drive Twinning project to start Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 19:23
  
  Next phase of University Drive Twinning project to start Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oilpatch capital spending fell by 54 per cent in second quarter, StatCan reports

  28-08-2020 19:11
  
  Statistics Canada says capital spending in the country's oil and gas sector fell by 54 per cent in the quarter ended June 30 as numerous producers chopped budgets amid sliding global oil prices. The federal agency says the industry spent about $3.88 billion in the three-month period, down from $8.46 billion in the first quarter and $8.59 billion in the second quarter of 2019, as a global price war and demand destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic eroded crude prices. In June, the Canadian A
  
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• In a week of layoffs, MGM Resorts adds 18000 more - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 19:11
  
  In a week of layoffs, MGM Resorts adds 18000 more  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 19:11
  
  Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 19:11
  
  Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canopy Growth to open 10 stores in Alberta under Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners

  28-08-2020 19:00
  
  Canopy Growth Corp. says it will open its first retail cannabis stores in Alberta. The Ontario-based company says it's set to open 10 stores under the Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners and has additional locations in the pipeline. The stores, which are to open over the next week, include seven locations in Calgary, one each in Spruce Grove, Lethbridge and Edmonton. Canopy says it will create more than 100 jobs in Alberta. Canopy is one of Canada's largest cannabis producers and retailers. The compan
  
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• Canopy Growth to open 10 cannabis retail stores in Alberta

  28-08-2020 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canopy Growth Corp. says it will open its first retail cannabis stores in Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers announce winning ticket for $14.1M 50/50 jackpot

  28-08-2020 18:46
  
  The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has finally announced the winning ticket for Aug. 7's record-breaking 50/50 jackpot. The winning number is A-37051557. The lucky winner will take home half of the $14.1-million jackpot: $7,088,425.Drum roll, please...The winning number from the Aug. 7 #Oilers 50/50 raffle for a prize of $7,088,425 is A-37051557!If this is your ticket, you have until 4pm MT on Wednesday, Sept. 2 to contact [email protected] & include your purchase email & pho
  
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• Alberta’s newest Costco marks the first in North America to open on First Nation land

  28-08-2020 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new Costco serves as the first anchor tenant in The Shops at Buffalo Run retail centre on Buffalo Run Boulevard in the Tsuut’ina Nation. 
  
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• WestJet, Vancouver airport to test passengers for coronavirus in new pilot project

  28-08-2020 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Vancouver International Airport announced on Friday plans for a pilot project to test passengers for the coronavirus on some departing flights.
  
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• WestJet implements strict mask policy that could lead to year-long travel ban

  28-08-2020 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The WestJet Group is implementing a strict new policy to ensure passengers wear a mask on its flights including the possibility of being denied travel for a year if they refuse.
  
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• Costco opens on Tsuut'ina Nation, company's first warehouse on an Indigenous development

  28-08-2020 16:01
  
  The doors have officially opened at a new Costco location just west of Calgary city limits, the first tenant of The Shops at Buffalo Run in the Taza development. The store — located near the intersection of 130 Ave. S.W. and Tsuut'ina Trail, the southwest leg of the ring road — opened Friday with Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney addressing dignitaries, store staff and a long line of Costco members eager to step inside. Costco hosted an employment fair for Tsuut'ina members in June
  
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• Costco opens on Tsuut'ina Nation, company's first store on an Indigenous development in Canada

  28-08-2020 16:01
  
  The doors have officially opened at a new Costco location just west of Calgary city limits, the first tenant of The Shops at Buffalo Run in the Taza development. The Costco at 12905 Buffalo Run Blvd. is the company's first warehouse in Canada to be situated on a First Nations development. The store — located near the intersection of 130 Ave. S.W. and Tsuut'ina Trail, the southwest leg of the ring road — opened Friday with Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney addressing dignitaries, sto
  
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• WestJet institutes 'zero tolerance mask policy', violators face 12-month travel ban

  28-08-2020 14:50
  
  Calgary-based WestJet is introducing new rules that could see passengers who refuse to wear a mask denied boarding or banned from travelling with the airline for a year. The airline's zero-tolerance mask policy, which goes into effect Sept. 1, outlines the potential repercussions for those who elect not to wear a mask. According to the airline, non-compliant guests may be prevented from boarding aircrafts while violations that occur during a flight could result in the return of the aircraft to t
  
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• US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.9% in July - Lethbridge News Now

  28-08-2020 14:47
  
  US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.9% in July  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge man with paraplegia to race world-renowned track in Colorado - Global News

  28-08-2020 14:43
  
  Lethbridge man with paraplegia to race world-renowned track in Colorado  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge man with paraplegia to race world-renowned track in Colorado

  28-08-2020 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Some guys (don't) even think that they can drive a car anymore after they injure themselves,' Rob Parsons said. 'That's absolutely not true.'
  
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• Questions over austerity and path to balanced budget follow Alberta fiscal update​

  28-08-2020 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic and low energy prices have pushed Alberta into a historic deficit of $24.2 billion.
  
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• Calgary Board of Education unveils guidelines for when and where masks must be worn in schools

  28-08-2020 14:21
  
  The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has released guidelines for student mask use as the first week of classes quickly approaches.  Calgary’s public system will begin in-person learning on Sept. 1 with mask-use mandates in place for all students in kindergarten through Grade 12 but there are several exceptions to the rules. The school board's policy does not require that students in kindergarten to Grade 3 wear a mask inside classrooms when they are working within their cohort group.
  
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• Lethbridge College hosting Movie on the Coulees - Lethbridge Herald

  28-08-2020 13:09
  Lethbridge College hosting Movie on the Coulees  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Canadian economy posted steepest decline on record as coronavirus struck: StatCan

  28-08-2020 10:31
  
  Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy to a crawl. The agency says real gross domestic product contracted at an annualized rate of 38.7 per cent for the three-month period, the worst showing since the start of 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis. Economists had expected a contraction in the quarter at an annualized rate of 39.6 per c
  
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• Teen charged in Kenosha killings stalls return to Wisconsin

  28-08-2020 06:03
  
  A judge agreed Friday to delay for a month a decision on whether a 17-year-old from Illinois should be returned to Wisconsin to face charges accusing him of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. The Illinois judge postponed Kyle Rittenhouse's extradition hearing to Sept. 25 during a brief hearing that was streamed online. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first-degree intention
  
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• Illinois teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

  28-08-2020 06:03
  
  Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. He would face a mandatory life sentence if co
  
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• Oilers say all refunds in 50/50 draw have been issued

  28-08-2020 05:31
  
  The Oilers Community foundation announced on Thursday night that they had finished voiding and refunding customers for the Aug. 7 50/50 draw. Anyone who is waiting on a refund should see those dollars in their bank account over the coming days. The Oilers are working with their technology provider to compile the final raffle participant list to make sure it is accurate and up to date. An updated timeline on draw dates will be provided on Friday morning. 
  
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• Drug deal turns to carjacking, foiled by Calgary police dog named Jake

  28-08-2020 05:14
  
  A drug deal turned into a carjacking Thursday afternoon, until it was all foiled by a Calgary police dog named Jake. The events unfolded shortly after 3 p.m., when police were made aware of a drug deal taking place in an alley at 4th Street and 13th Avenue S.W., near the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre. An offender, male, who is very well-known to police fled the scene, jumping into a truck and driving recklessly through the city, according to a police spokesperson. Initially, the suspect drove int
  
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• B.C. girl makes unlikely pen pals after ‘get well’ balloons travel 1,300 km over Rocky Mountains

  28-08-2020 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  "They crossed the Rockies, they passed forest fires ... and landed perfectly in her field."
  
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• Lethbridge man to become 1st paraplegic driver on Pikes Peak International Hill Climb since 1988

  28-08-2020 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Rob Parsons, 34, has always had a passion for adrenaline. In 2011, he became paralyzed after a dirt bike accident in southern Alberta, but wasn’t deterred from pursuing another high-action sport. Eloise Therien has more on his upcoming race and plans for the future.
  
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