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• Pilot projects announced addressing mental health and addiction issues

  02-09-2020 23:51
  
  In partnership with community funding partners, the city announced Wednesday afternoon the second round of new ideas that will be tested as fast-pilots to find better and quicker ways to address mental health and addiction issues in Calgary. These ideas are to be funded through Change Can’t Wait! which is part of the Community Action on Mental Health and Addiction that was launched last year. Contribution from community organizations has helped to allocate over $500,000 through Change Can&
  
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• Alberta reports 114 cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death Wednesday

  02-09-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta now has 1,403 active cases of COVID-19 across the province.
  
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• By the numbers: 6 months since Alberta’s 1st COVID-19 case confirmed

  02-09-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta confirmed its first COVID-19 case on March 5. What's changed in the six months since -- in terms of our behaviours, the numbers and science?
  
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• Alberta records 1 more death, 114 new cases of COVID-19

  02-09-2020 23:46
  
  Another Albertan has died as the province recorded 114 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its total up to 14,180.  The death was a woman in her 60s who lived in the South health zone. The total number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus is now 242. Alberta's active case count rose by five from the day before, up to 1,403. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodActive cases rose by six in the city of Cal
  
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• Modern day version of 'pen-pals' connecting isolated seniors with kids

  02-09-2020 22:33
  
  In the year of social isolation, a pair of Calgary organizations are teaming up to create as human a solution to loneliness as a pandemic will permit. Grade school aged children go online with the help of their parents and log into Zoom to speak with seniors. The pilot program is being presented as a collaboration through the Kerby Centre and Kids Up Front Calgary. It's called Zoom Pals. Similar to a traditional pen pal program, which the partners are also running, Zoom Pals connects old and you
  
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• Ensuring animal health with new diagnostic pilot project - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2020 22:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ensuring animal health with new diagnostic pilot project  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vancouver company brings vehicle rebate program to Alberta

  02-09-2020 22:17
  
  It's already curbed tens of thousands of older, high-emission vehicles in British Columbia, and it now wants to bring that success to Alberta. SCRAP-IT, a Vancouver-based company, has been in business for more than 20 years and during that time it has helped removed approximately 50,000 vehicles that were contributing much more than their fair share of pollutants. The business offers registered owners wanting to scrap their older vehicles a rebate of $300, which can be used to pay for cleaner mo
  
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• Calgary woman wins $210K from scratch ticket and lottery event

  02-09-2020 21:18
  
  She first won $10,000 from a ticket she bought at a northwest Calgary business, but that prize ended being worth much more last week. Cora Wohlgemuth, who purchased a $5 THE BIG SPIN ticket in April, knew she had won a prize when she scanned her ticket and it said she had a "Spin Win." When she consulted a retailed, she learned that meant she'd won $10,000 instantly, as well as a chance to vastly increase her prize. "I just said, 'Wow!' It was so exciting," Wohlgemuth said in a release. Since th
  
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• Overcoming western alienation, Canada’s coronavirus recovery top priorities: O’Toole

  02-09-2020 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  O'Toole has been in his post for a little over a week. He named his House of Commons leadership team today, including bringing on Manitoba MP Candice Bergen as his deputy leader.
  
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• 'Bradykinin hypothesis' may explain how COVID-19 attacks the human body

  02-09-2020 20:59
  
  Scientists may be getting closer to answering a key question about the novel coronavirus – and all it took was tying up the world's second-most-powerful computer for seven days. One of the many things yet to be understood about the virus is exactly how it is able to attack the human body in so many different ways and cause so many different symptoms, from persistent heart disease to the inability to smell and taste to the skin lesions that have been dubbed 'COVID toes'. Early on in the pan
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs awarded 2021 WCBL All-Star Game after league pulls game from Edmonton

  02-09-2020 20:58
  
  The Okotoks Dawgs, the top drawing franchise in the Western Canadian Baseball League, are set to showcases the league's top players in 2021 after an agreement couldn't be reached between the league and Edmonton. Seaman Stadium will host the 2021 WCBL All-Star game as the league encountered difficulties in its discussions with the City of Edmonton after awarding the game to the Edmonton Prospects. On Tuesday, the Prospects announced plans to relocate to Spruce Grove for the 2022 season. Commissio
  
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• Mental health advocates alarmed about recent suicides in Medicine Hat - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2020 20:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Mental health advocates alarmed about recent suicides in Medicine Hat  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• People with sociopathic traits less likely to follow coronavirus guidelines, study finds

  02-09-2020 20:26
  
  A new study has found that people with sociopathic traits are less likely to follow public health measures designed to help limit the spread of COVID-19, including wearing a face mask and adhering to physical distancing. The study, conducted by researchers at the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil, found that people with sociopathic traits were also more likely to trivialize the risks posed by the novel coronavirus and avoid regular hand-washing. "Our findings indicated that anti-social
  
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• Alberta school authorities will see some federal COVID-19 funding in September: LaGrange

  02-09-2020 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said on Wednesday she has directed her department to transfer the funding to the school divisions as soon as the province receives it.
  
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• Calfrac shares rise after Wilks Brothers vows to make $26M takeover offer

  02-09-2020 20:21
  
  Shares in debt-laden Calfrac Well Services Ltd. jumped 10 per cent on Wednesday morning after a Texas rival committed to a takeover offer if shareholders reject a management-backed restructuring plan. Wilks Brothers LLC has been forcefully urging Calfrac for more than a month to abandon its proposed reorganization plan made through a court-supervised Canada Business Corporations Act process in favour of a “superior” one advanced by Wilks. But in a news release late Tuesday, Wilks vow
  
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• Suspects sought after ATM swiped from Three Hills, Alta. car wash

  02-09-2020 20:18
  
  Authorities are seeking to identify two suspects who managed to take a bank machine from inside a southern Alberta small business this week. RCMP say two suspects allegedly broke into Ron's Gas & Wash in Three Hills, Alta. at 7:10 a.m. on Aug. 30. Once inside, officials say the pair attached a tow rope to the ATM and used a truck to pull it out of the building, fleeing the scene shortly afterwards. RCMP say one suspect was wearing all black clothincalgarg and had a mask covering his face whi
  
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• How will COVID-19 cases in schools be reported? Hinshaw explains

  02-09-2020 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said school COVID-19 outbreaks will be included in the updates that are released twice a week. As well, parents will be notified if there’s even a single case in their child’s school. She explained what circumstances would trigger local versus public notifications.
  
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• COVID-19 cases may increase through autumn, winter if Albertans don’t follow safety measures: Hinshaw

  02-09-2020 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  When asked about people moving back indoors as cooler weather sets in and how that could affect COVID-19 in Alberta, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said she expects an increase in cases similar to how seasonal influenza does — but it all depends on how much people follow proper hygiene and public...
  
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• Hinshaw says masks in school need to be part of the ‘new normal’

  02-09-2020 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said wearing masks at school will be an adjustment for Alberta students, but along with other hygiene practices need to be part of the new normal of going to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alberta education minister on mixed messages about school funding

  02-09-2020 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said school funding cut in the spring was restored in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanded upon the $125 million in additional operating funds given to school boards. She also addressed what appears to be a disconnect between the government and school boards about whether enough money is going towards...
  
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• Deena Hinshaw explains Alberta’s desk spacing, masking in the classroom rules

  02-09-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains why Alberta’s return-to-school plan does not require desks to be spaced two meters apart. She explained why the province didn’t go with scenario two, which would split classes and have staggered school days. Hinshaw said she will be monitoring schools very closely and will recommend moving...
  
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• $262M will be dispersed to school boards in 2 phases

  02-09-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announces how Alberta will disperse the $262 million in federal funding in two phases – September and later in the school year. She said $250 million will go to school boards based on a per-student model, to be used for staffing, modifying classrooms, PPE, cleaning, special needs supports, online learning and...
  
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• $262M will be dispersed to Alberta school boards in 2 phases on a per student basis

  02-09-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announces Alberta will disperse the $262 million in federal funding in two phases — in September and later in the school year. She said $250 million will go to school boards based on a per-student model, to be used for staffing, modifying classrooms, PPE, cleaning, special needs supports, online learning and...
  
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• Extra garbage bags in Calgary will require a tag starting Oct. 1

  02-09-2020 19:32
  
  Calgarians who want to put more bags of garbage out than will fit in their black cart will have to buy tags beginning Oct. 1. Tags will cost $3 each and will be available starting this month at Calgary Coop and Circle K locations, or they can be bought online in bundles of five. Tags are also available at city hall, however only cash or debit is accepted as payment. Bags should be tied closed with a tag attached to the knot, then placed about half a metre to the side of the black cart to allow f
  
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• 3 Calgary restaurants ordered to increase distancing between tables

  02-09-2020 18:37
  
  Three Calgary restaurants have been ordered to rearrange the configuration of tables and chairs after health inspectors found a lack of physical distancing inside. Lounge Eighteen (1005 17th Avenue S.W.), Café Med Restaurant and Shisha Lounge (529 17th Avenue S.W.) and Gringo Street (524 17th Avenue S.W.) were each given verbal orders on Aug. 27 to rearrange or remove tables and chairs to ensure at least two metres of distance between parties, or install physical barriers. Café Med
  
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• Lethbridge College faculty find innovative ways to offer a “different kind of semester” - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2020 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College faculty find innovative ways to offer a “different kind of semester”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Imperial Oil stops production at Kearl after Inter Pipelines leak

  02-09-2020 18:29
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. says it has stopped production at its Kearl oil sands mining operation in northern Alberta because of the partial shutdown of the Polaris diluent pipeline following a spill near Fort McMurray. Cleanup is underway east of the Fort McMurray airport after 90 cubic metres of diluent leaked from Inter Pipeline’s Polaris system. Diluents are fluids used to thin heavy oil so it flows easier. The leak was detected early Saturday morning, but crews didn’t find the condensate
  
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• University of Calgary law school removes potential barriers for Black applicants

  02-09-2020 17:57
  
  The University of Calgary's faculty of law has launched a new admission process designed to address "the under-representation of Black students in the law school and the legal community as a whole." UCalgary Law unveiled its Black Students Admission Process (BSAP) on Wednesday. Applicants who self-identify as Black will have their applications reviewed by members of the BSAP sub-committee — comprised of Black law faculty members, Black members of the legal community and members of the Blac
  
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• Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine stops output due to diluent pipeline shutdown

  02-09-2020 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. says it has stopped production at its Kearl oilsands mining operation in northern Alberta because of the partial shutdown of the Polaris diluent pipeline following a spill near Fort McMurray.
  
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• Odorator, gauges and transmitter stolen from Stettler, Alta. compound

  02-09-2020 16:51
  
  RCMP in Stettler, Alta. are asking for help from the public as they investigate the theft of some unique oilfield equipment, which is valuable but not to members of the public. Police received a complaint Aug. 4 of a break-in at a locked compound that saw tools stolen from the back of a truck parked inside. The stolen equipment includes:Vivax Metro tech line locator (the receiver end) Transmitter (small box) Digitron gauge Crystal gauge OdoratorNo suspects have been identified. Stettler is about
  
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• Lethbridge College ag sciences provides wider knowledge platform in updated program - RealAgriculture

  02-09-2020 16:20 via realagriculture.com
  Lethbridge College ag sciences provides wider knowledge platform in updated program  RealAgriculture
  
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• Keyera names Dean Setoguchi as its next CEO, Smith to retire at the end of 2020

  02-09-2020 16:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The natural gas pipeline and processing company says Setoguchi will take over the top job and join the company's board of directors effective Jan. 1, 2021.
  
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• Recreational use of Memorial Drive lanes reduced to weekends-only

  02-09-2020 15:46
  
  The City of Calgary has rolled back a project that turned a section of Memorial Drive into a space designated for cyclists, runners, walkers, e-scooter riders and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two eastbound lanes of the road had been closed to traffic from a spot just east of the Louise Bridge (10th Street N.W.) to just west of the Reconciliation Bridge (Fourth Street N.E.) since late March. To accommodate the traffic closure, one of the westbound lanes of Memorial Drive was temporari
  
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• Wilks Brothers to make offer for Calfrac if recapitalization plan rejected

  02-09-2020 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Texas-based competitor, which already owns a roughly 20 per cent stake in Calfrac, says it will pay 18 cents per share. Calfrac shares closed at 15 cents on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
  
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• Windy again today, but it’s out of the north this time

  02-09-2020 15:00
  
  We’re on our way to a small string of warm, stable weather, but to get there, we have to have ourselves a 'growing pains' day. That’s what’s in store for today. High pressure aloft is setting up to slide in, but for today, we’re in that ridge’s exit region. That means that our upper airmass is out of the northwest, tossing a blast of northern wind at us, which will result in substantial gust periods in the 50 km/h range for Calgary. This could also help push a wave
  
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• CCSD focused on health and safety as students begin staggered re-entry

  02-09-2020 14:45
  
  Thousands of Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) students are heading back to class Wednesday as some parents and teachers continue to express concerns over the plans to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19.  Much like the Calgary Board of Education, Catholic students are taking a staged approach to re-entering their normal classes this week as select groups return to school on different days.  In a letter sent to parents and guardians from Bryan Szumlas, CCSD chief superintende
  
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• Province to give update on return to school, federal funding

  02-09-2020 14:01
  
  Alberta's education minister will explain Wednesday how the province is spending millions of dollars in federal funding to help students and staff return to class safely. Adriana LaGrange and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are set to deliver an update on school re-entry at 11 a.m. Watch the update live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Thousands of Alberta students are heading back to school this week. Staff and students will be asked to follow increased safety measures amid the ongoing C
  
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• Federal return-to-school funds will be given to schools: LaGrange

  02-09-2020 14:01
  
  The province will distribute most of the money from the federal government to school authorities on a per-student basis this school year. About $250 million from Ottawa will be given out, part in September and again sometime in the school year. The remaining $12 million will be allocated to helping school boards meet the demand for online learning options. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the decision on Wednesday. Thousands of Alberta students are heading back to school this week.
  
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• Shahin Mehdizadeh sworn in as chief of Lethbridge police - CTV Toronto

  02-09-2020 04:46 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Shahin Mehdizadeh sworn in as chief of Lethbridge police  CTV Toronto
  
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• Shahin Mehdizadeh sworn in as chief of Lethbridge police

  02-09-2020 04:46
  
  Lethbridge's new police chief was officially sworn into his role Monday at the Nikko Yuko Japanese Garden. Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh said this has been dream job for years and having the police flag passed to him comes with a lot of responsibilities. "It’s a moment of taking a huge accountability," he said.   Mehdizadeh says rather than come in and make changes arbitrarily, he says he prefers to look at what’s already being done and see how it can be done even better. “I jus
  
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• Prairie Baseball Academy adds impressive pair to coaching staff

  02-09-2020 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been an unusually long off-season that Prairie Baseball Academy (PBA) head coach Todd Hubka has taken full advantage of, including by bolstering his staff.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw 1-on-1 interview with Global News

  02-09-2020 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  In her first one-on-one interview with Global News, Dr. Deena Hinshaw talks with Julia Wong about being Alberta’s top doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic and answers questions about the province’s back-to-school plan. Here is their full conversation.
  
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• Prairie Baseball Academy introduces impressive pair of pitching coaches

  02-09-2020 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  What their Canadian College Baseball Conference season may look like is still a mystery to the Prairie Baseball Academy, but the program is taking full advantage of plenty of training this fall. As Danica Ferris reports, for the PBA pitchers, that includes learning from a new coaching duo.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Sep 1

  02-09-2020 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Tuesday, September 1, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Ovintiv and PetroChina end joint venture deal, agree to split Alberta assets

  02-09-2020 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  PetroChina Canada Inc. says it will be hiring engineers and technical specialists as it creates a new operating team after the end of an eight-year partnership in an Alberta oilfield.
  
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• WestJet raises fees, warns of further travel decline after Nav Canada rate increase

  02-09-2020 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is raising its surcharges on domestic flights in response to a 30 per cent rate increase by Nav Canada, which operates air navigation across the country.
  
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• Lingering concerns as classes return

  02-09-2020 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  More Canadian students are heading back to school amid the pandemic, and not all of them will be able to be physically distant. Jeff Semple looks at the lingering concerns over class sizes, and what the experts have to say.
  
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• Lethbridge owner to keep White and Privileged clothing site running despite backlash

  02-09-2020 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The owner of the controversial clothing company White and Privileged, which has been called out for promoting themes of racism and white supremacy, says he is going to continue with production afterall despite recently saying he plans to shut down the business. Taz Dhaliwal has more on the change of course and what a local...
  
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• Black Lives Matter mural now slated for Calgary's Chinatown

  02-09-2020 01:48
  
  A privately funded Black Lives Matter mural will be go up in Chinatown later this month, the group behind the project announced on social media Tuesday. Calgary artist Jae Sterling will produce the work, titled The Guide & Protector, which will "represent his vision for Black voices and Black artists in Canada," according to an Instagram post by Pink Flamingo YYC. "When we saw his work at the debut of his solo art show Riding Horses with White Men, we knew Jae had an incredible talent that n
  
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• Oilsands diluent pipeline partly closed following spill near Fort McMurray

  02-09-2020 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company is in contact with its customers but has not yet identified the cause of the leak.
  
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