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• 426 COVID cases confirmed provincially over the weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 23:53
  
  426 COVID cases confirmed provincially over the weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New acting fire chief appointed in Sundre, Alta.

  31-08-2020 23:42
  
  A new acting chief has been announced for the Sundre Fire Department. Alex Claws has been appointed to the role, officials announced Monday. The move follows the firing of Marty Butts, who let go by the town after spending 10 years as fire chief, and 34 years with the volunteer department. Butts says town officials fired him because of alleged bullying ongoing at the fire hall. "Clews is being promoted from the role of training officer and will be tasked with managing the department’s budg
  
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• Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78 - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 23:32
  
  Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 23:25
  
  Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberty announces investigation into Falwell's tenure - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 23:06
  
  Liberty announces investigation into Falwell's tenure  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Summer during a pandemic: Lethbridge families recount their extra-long breaks

  31-08-2020 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: The start of the school year is just around the corner in Lethbridge, and there are mixed feelings about the end of summer holidays. Eloise Therien spoke to some local families to find out how they were spending their last weekend of freedom.
  
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• Cannabis still in demand as 7 new stores set to open in Calgary

  31-08-2020 22:55
  
  Canopy Growth Corp. has begun opening several of its 10 new locations in Alberta, with seven of those in Calgary.  The Ontario-based company says Tokyo Smoke and Tweed will be the names of its Alberta stores. “We feel it is the right time to come into the market,” said Margo Mulitsa, district manager for Alberta.  “We are thrilled to bring that experience to our guests, and be a part of this market.” The Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis Commission says there a
  
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• Cannabis still in demand as 7 new stores open in Calgary

  31-08-2020 22:55
  
  Canopy Growth Corp. has begun opening several of its 10 new locations in Alberta, with seven of those in Calgary.  The Ontario-based company says Tokyo Smoke and Tweed will be the names of its Alberta stores. “We feel it is the right time to come into the market,” said Margo Mulitsa, district manager for Alberta.  “We are thrilled to bring that experience to our guests, and be a part of this market.” The Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis Commission says there a
  
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• Toronto FC, Montreal Impact get reinforcements ahead of derby rematch - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 22:53
  
  Toronto FC, Montreal Impact get reinforcements ahead of derby rematch  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ARCHES drug site shuts doors in Lethbridge after scathing report - Western Standard

  31-08-2020 22:50
  
  ARCHES drug site shuts doors in Lethbridge after scathing report  Western Standard
  
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• No singing or dancing allowed at Wildhorse Live shows

  31-08-2020 22:30
  
  Singing and dancing will be limited to the performers on the stage when Wildhorse Live shows resume in September. Rules posted online say audience members will have to refrain from singing during performances, and remain seated during the concerts. Capacity will be capped at 200 for the show slated for the Wildhorse Saloon — with Corb Lund scheduled to play Sept. 10 and 11 and Dallas Smith on Sept. 24 and 25. Both shows are scheduled to run from 7 to 11 p.m. "All patrons will be seated at
  
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• No singing or dancing allowed at Calgary's Wildhorse Live shows

  31-08-2020 22:30
  
  Singing and dancing will be limited to the performers on the stage when Wildhorse Live shows resume in September. Rules posted online say audience members will have to refrain from singing during performances, and remain seated during the concerts. Capacity will be capped at 200 for the show slated for the Wildhorse Saloon — with Corb Lund scheduled to play Sept. 10 and 11 and Dallas Smith on Sept. 24 and 25. Both shows are scheduled to run from 7 to 11 p.m. "All patrons will be seated at
  
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• Macron starts Lebanon trip by meeting iconic Lebanese diva - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 22:01
  
  Macron starts Lebanon trip by meeting iconic Lebanese diva  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 20 new sexual assault counts for adult film actor Ron Jeremy - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 22:01
  
  20 new sexual assault counts for adult film actor Ron Jeremy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Limited spectators will soon be allowed in Lethbridge's ice arenas - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 21:40
  
  Limited spectators will soon be allowed in Lethbridge's ice arenas  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau's promise to help Hong Kong - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 21:06
  
  Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau's promise to help Hong Kong  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coronavirus: Face coverings to be mandatory at all Starbucks Canada locations

  31-08-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The coffee giant joins a growing list of companies making face coverings mandatory for all customers and employees while inside their facilities.
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium closes programming amid 'financially challenging' time - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 20:43
  
  Vancouver Aquarium closes programming amid 'financially challenging' time  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Royally Fascinating Life Of Diana, Princess Of Wales - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 20:41
  
  The Royally Fascinating Life Of Diana, Princess Of Wales  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Calgary study using NASA data shows dramatic growth in glacial lakes

  31-08-2020 20:28
  
  In the largest study of glacial lakes ever conducted, researchers using satellite data from NASA and Google Earth have found the volume of water in glacial lakes has increased by 50 per cent since 1990 as glaciers melt due to climate change. Lead researcher Dr. Dan Shugar, an associate professor at the University of Calgary, found that while some of the water from melting glaciers ends up flowing into the oceans, a sustainable amount also feeds glacial lakes. The research, supported by NASA's Hi
  
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• Weekend COVID-19 cases ‘raise concerns’: Alberta’s Dr. Hinshaw

  31-08-2020 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hinshaw announced updates to several outbreaks in Alberta, including a large one linked to Calgary Kidanemehret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church, where 57 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. 
  
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• Suspect charged in fatal Sandstone shooting, search continues for additional suspects

  31-08-2020 19:52
  
  A 20-year-old man has been charged for his alleged role in a deadly Friday night shooting as the search continues for two other suspects. Dennis Wong faces two counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one count of party to the offence of an attempted murder. Wong is set to appear in court Thursday. On Aug. 28, 2020, police were called to Sandarac Place N.W., in the community of Sandstone, around 8:40 p.m. for reports of shots fired. Officers found a 19-year-old man and a 27-year-old man
  
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• Suspect charged in double fatal Sandstone shooting, victims identified

  31-08-2020 19:52
  
  A 20-year-old man has been charged for his alleged role in a deadly Friday night shooting as the search continues for two other suspects. Dennis Wong faces two counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one count of party to the offence of an attempted murder. Wong is set to appear in court Thursday. Police identified the victims as Abas Ahmed Ibrahim, 27 and Mohamed Khalid Shaikh, 19. Officers were called to the area of Sandarac Place N.W., in the community of Sandstone, around 8:40 p.m.
  
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• Suspect charged in double fatal Sandstone shooting, police name victims

  31-08-2020 19:52
  
  A 20-year-old man has been charged for his alleged role in a deadly Friday night shooting as the search continues for two other suspects. Dennis Wong faces two counts of accessory after the fact to murder and one count of party to the offence of an attempted murder. Wong is set to appear in court Thursday. Police identified the victims as Abas Ahmed Ibrahim, 27 and Mohamed Khalid Shaikh, 19. Officers were called to the area of Sandarac Place N.W., in the community of Sandstone, around 8:40 p.m.
  
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• N.S. mass shooting case: media outlets challenge redactions in search warrants - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 19:43
  
  N.S. mass shooting case: media outlets challenge redactions in search warrants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes in Japanese trading houses - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 19:41
  
  Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes in Japanese trading houses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta students will not be required to be distanced when seated in class: Dr. Deena Hinshaw

  31-08-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to a health order signed by Dr. Deena Hinshaw over the weekend, students will not be required to distance from one another when seated in their desks in classrooms when they return this week. 
  
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• Vancouver Aquarium closing to public temporarily; cites 'financially challenging times'

  31-08-2020 19:16
  
  A popular Vancouver tourist attraction says it will be closing next week due to "financially challenging times." The Vancouver Aquarium, located in the city's Stanley Park, says it will "temporarily pause public programming" after Labour Day. The 64-year-old facility says the decision was based on an almost 80 per cent decline in ticket sales. "It's not that people don't want to come," Ocean Wise president and CEO Lasse Gustavsson told CTV News on Monday, "It's just we can't let them come becaus
  
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• Trudeau ‘disappointed’ by toppling of John A. Macdonald statue during weekend rallies

  31-08-2020 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the weekend, multiple demonstrations took place across the country calling on Canada to defund police.  
  
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• Trudeau 'deeply disappointed' after demonstrators topple John A. Macdonald statue

  31-08-2020 19:15
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's "deeply disappointed" by the vandalism that he said took place when protesters toppled a statue of former prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald in Montreal over the weekend. The statue was toppled in a fall which decapitated the the former prime minister's statue during a demonstration on Saturday, calling for the defunding of police. "We are a country of laws, and we are a country that needs to respect those laws even as we seek to improve and change them,
  
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• Disappearing deposits? Alberta families warn of allegedly unscrupulous contractors

  31-08-2020 19:04
  
  A group of homeowners is warning anyone looking to renovate to watch out for fraudulent contractors using the pandemic as an opportunity to cheat people out of their money. Several victims of the same contractor are sharing their stories in the hope others might avoid their mistakes. One of those victims is a lawyer who agreed to donate her legal time to fight for the group. "We’re all spending a lot more time at home during the pandemic and many of us need renovations to accommodate that,
  
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• Two deaths, 426 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta over the weekend

  31-08-2020 19:02
  
  There were two deaths and 426 additional cases of COVID-19 in Alberta over the weekend, the province's top doctor confirmed Monday. There were 133 new cases Friday, 184 on Saturday and 109 on Sunday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said. The two additional deaths were a man in his 80s in the Edmonton Zone and a man in his 90s in the North Zone. There remain 1,370 active cases of the disease in Alberta, up from 1,185 active cases on Friday. Hinshaw provided a live update on the rising number of cases and also
  
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• Hinshaw to address classroom physical distancing in 3:30 p.m. update

  31-08-2020 19:02
  
  As some kids head back to school this week, Alberta's top doctor will provide an update on COVID-19 cases and health measures Monday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will hold her availability at 3:30 p.m. and will also address criticism over a health order she approved on the weekend that lifts mandatory physical distancing in classrooms. Order 33-2020 states that school operators do not have to maintain two-metre physical distancing in classrooms where seats are arranged to prevent students from f
  
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• Trudeau calls out vandals who toppled Montreal's Macdonald statue - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 19:00
  
  Trudeau calls out vandals who toppled Montreal's Macdonald statue  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge braces for closure of Canada's busiest supervised consumption site - CBC.ca

  31-08-2020 18:42
  
  Lethbridge braces for closure of Canada's busiest supervised consumption site  CBC.ca
  
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• Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 18:33
  
  Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge School Division: Government PPE “supplemental” to supplies already ordered - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 18:27
  
  Lethbridge School Division: Government PPE “supplemental” to supplies already ordered  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Three World Cup speedskating events in Canada cancelled because of COVID-19

  31-08-2020 17:59
  
  A World Cup speedskating event in Calgary and short-track competitions in Montreal and Laval, Que., have been cancelled because of COVID-19. The International Skating Union announced Monday that the first World Cup speedskating events of the 2020-21 season, including one in Calgary from Dec. 11 to 13, have been cancelled. The ISU also wiped out the first two World Cup short-track events of the season, in Montreal from Nov. 6 to 8, and Laval from Nov. 13 to 15. Complete coverage at CTVNews.c
  
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• Alberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in partner's shooting death - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 17:43
  
  Alberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in partner's shooting death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New lakes formed by melting glaciers poses flooding risk: researchers

  31-08-2020 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Because the water is only held back by ice, glacial lakes are prone to sudden events called glacial lake outburst floods.
  
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• Climate change creating vast new glacial lakes, future flooding risk: research - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 17:09
  
  Climate change creating vast new glacial lakes, future flooding risk: research  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Whitecap offers to buy NAL Resources from Manulife for $155 million in shares

  31-08-2020 17:04
  
  Whitecap Resources Inc. says it has struck an all-stock deal to buy private oil and gas producer NAL Resources Ltd. for the equivalent of about $155 million. The Calgary-based company says it will issue 58.3 million shares to buy its crosstown rival from owner Manulife Financial Corp. Whitecap says NAL's assets overlap with many of its own operations and offer opportunities for cost-saving synergies in west central Alberta, west central Saskatchewan and southeast Saskatchewan. Manulife is expect
  
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• Province removes physical distancing rules from classrooms - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 16:46
  
  Province removes physical distancing rules from classrooms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ARCHES ceases supervised consumption services in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 16:02
  
  ARCHES ceases supervised consumption services in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds sign deals with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson to secure millions of vaccine doses

  31-08-2020 15:45
  
  The federal government has reached agreements with Novavax and Johnson & Johnson to secure millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidates. The deals hinge on Health Canada approval but are currently in either Phase 2 or 3 of clinical trials internationally. The government has also inked deals with pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for access to millions of doses of their unique candidates. "Taken together, our vaccine agreements with Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax, and Johnson & Johnso
  
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• Feds sign deal with Novavax to secure up to 76M doses of vaccine candidate

  31-08-2020 15:45
  
  The federal government has reached an agreement with U.S. manufacturer Novavax for 76 million doses of the group’s promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate NVX-CoV2373. The deal hinges on Health Canada’s approval but would see the doses supplied to Canada beginning as early as the second quarter of 2021. The government has also inked deals with pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for access to millions of doses of their unique candidates.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sen
  
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• A bluster of wind from the south, and warm!

  31-08-2020 15:38
  
  Synoptically, the whole of the province is looking relatively benign today. Gusts could hit upwards of 40 km/h from the south this afternoon, dredged along by an upper ridge pulling air up, but it won’t amount to an above-normal high against the mass of slightly cooler air that lingered through the weekend, following that weekend cold front. In spite of the below-average temperature, we’re going to be watching for our early-day cloud layer to waltz on eastward, creating a solid mimic
  
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• Province quietly removes physical distancing rules for Alberta classrooms

  31-08-2020 15:11
  
  A health order signed over the weekend by Alberta's chief medical officer of health has lifted a mandate requiring physical distancing in the classroom when students return to school. The order, endorsed by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, states that "an operator of a school does not need to ensure that students, staff members and visitors are able to maintain a minimum of two metres distance from every other person when student, staff or students are seated at a desk or table." The decision applies to class
  
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• Alberta quietly removes physical distancing rules for classrooms

  31-08-2020 15:11
  
  A health order signed over the weekend by Alberta's chief medical officer of health has lifted a mandate requiring physical distancing in the classroom when students return to school. The order, endorsed by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, states that "an operator of a school does not need to ensure that students, staff members and visitors are able to maintain a minimum of two metres distance from every other person when student, staff or students are seated at a desk or table." The decision applies to class
  
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• Former athletes, sports shows take lead on social justice - Lethbridge News Now

  31-08-2020 14:47
  
  Former athletes, sports shows take lead on social justice  Lethbridge News Now
  
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