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• 'This is reckless': Notley says families at risk due to Alberta school class sizes

  03-09-2020 23:50
  
  Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley ripped into the province's re-start of schools Thursday, labelling it as a 'reckless' plan that puts families at risk. "Schools closed in March. (Premier) Jason Kenney and his ministers have had six months to develop a plan and set aside the resources that schools need to keep students, staff and families safe, but they failed to do any of these things," she said. "On Tuesday, instead what we heard was the premier going, 'Well, COVID-19 outbreaks in school
  
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• Charity in the court: Old judge robes made into masks

  03-09-2020 23:50
  
  Protective masks made from recycled judicial robes has raised $97,900 for local charities. Judges were asked to purchase a mask for a $2,000 donation and direct that money to a charity of their choice. "That was the important thing for me," said Justice Rosemary Nation, who helped set up the campaign. "To encourage everyone to find a small business that they could support and also to give to so many of the charities that are still struggling now." The masks were made with a local business that c
  
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• Southern Alberta man charged will allegedly 3D printing firearm parts

  03-09-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) suspects a 53-year-old Picture Butte man of firearm manufacturing, primarily through the use of 3D printers in his home. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• Donations running short for addiction treatment centre expansion south of Calgary

  03-09-2020 23:27
  
  Teen Challenge Alberta Men’s Centre needs $1.3 million to complete a $5.5 million expansion at it’s facility near Priddis. Construction started about 18 months ago on two buildings. The ranch house will host office space, classrooms, a commercial kitchen and dining hall. The bunk house is for the 24 students struggling with addiction to take part in the program. That’s double its current capacity. The centre's director Greg Cornelsen said the facility has managed to some raise
  
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• Chinatown location for Black Lives Matter mural questioned by Calgary’s Chinese community

  03-09-2020 23:18
  
  As the first strokes of paint are laid against the bricks of a private apartment building in Chinatown, some Chinese Calgarians say there was little time to provide input about the art that will celebrate Black voices. Calgary artist Jae Sterling has begun work on the multi-story mural titled The Guide & Protector, which faces the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre. “It’s pretty straightforward, I’m trying to get up on the wall. In the city there’s so much controversy be
  
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• Mount Royal University joins the esports world by offering accreditation

  03-09-2020 23:03
  
  Calgary's Mount Royal University now has a new program for students interested in managing esports events. Esports is a billion dollar business where video games are played at an organized, professional-level involving competitors, individuals or teams competing for prizes and championship titles. According to MRU, the certificate’s four courses will offer practical communications and project management skills tailored to planning and executing an esport event. "Esports is an exploding seg
  
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• Calgary's Indefinite Arts set to reopen Sept. 8

  03-09-2020 22:51
  
  Indefinite Arts is set to reopen next week, officials said in an announcement Thursday. The centre, which provides studio space and support for more than 300 artists living with physical and developmental disabilities and operates out of the former Fairview Community Hall, will begin a three-phase reopening Sept. 8. "Thanks to support from the City of Calgary and the Calgary Foundation, extensive work has been done to create additional studio space, install plexiglass dividers, provide additiona
  
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• Tables games at Alberta casinos can re-open with COVID-19 safety measures

  03-09-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  After being closed since mid-March to stop the spread of COVID-19, table games at Alberta casinos can open again with mitigating health and safety measures.
  
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• Alta. student who refused to follow province’s mandatory-mask rule asked to leave school

  03-09-2020 22:45
  
  A central Alberta high school student was asked to leave for refusing to wear a mask on the first day of classes Wednesday. “For the safety of our students and staff, we are asking for masks to be worn where the Chief Medical Officer has required this, including in common areas and hallways and for our students in Grade 4 to 12,” a statement from Clearview Public Schools in Stettler reads. It cites a public health order recently signed by the province’s top doctor, Deena Hinsha
  
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• AHS shows its pride with parade of vehicles visiting Calgary hospitals

  03-09-2020 22:20
  
  A fleet of decorated Alberta Health Services vehicles and vehicles from other agencies were greeted by waves and smiles as they visited hospitals across the city on Thursday. Vehicles with rainbow flags and banners made their way to six hospitals, EMS headquarters and the Southport Tower as part of Pride Drive in recognition of Calgary Pride Week.  Patients, visitors, staff and volunteers were invited to wave from windows and cheer from the curb as the parade passed by. The 2020 Calgary Pri
  
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• Fake mask exemption cards being sold in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 22:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fake mask exemption cards being sold in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Granson captures Lethbridge Tennis Club championship - Yahoo News Canada

  03-09-2020 22:03 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  
  Granson captures Lethbridge Tennis Club championship  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• Sunshine Village and Lake Louise ski resorts include mandatory masks and heated tents in reopening plans

  03-09-2020 21:49
  
  Covering your face and carving out your own space are familiar terrain on skill hills but some resorts have now made them mandatory due to COVID-19. Sunshine Village and Lake Louise Ski Resort are two sites implementing physical distancing and mask protocols. The resorts are also working with Alberta Health Services to develop other safety measures ahead of the upcoming ski season. "We think it’s important to be able to give people who are struggling with pandemic fatigue a place to recrea
  
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• Harvest begins early for Southern Alberta`s sweetest crop - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 21:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Harvest begins early for Southern Alberta`s sweetest crop  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fake licence plate sticker leads to fines for Calgary driver

  03-09-2020 21:38
  
  A 45-year-old Calgary woman is facing fines up to $3,685 after an eagle-eyed RCMP officer spotted what appeared to be a fake validation tag on a licence plate in Airdrie. The incident unfolded about 8 a.m. Wednesday when the officer spotted an odd-looking plate on a vehicle parked at a business in Airdrie, just north of Calgary. A check on the police database showed the registration for the plate was expired and during a subsequent traffic stop, it was revealed there was also no insurance on the
  
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• Boseman to be honoured in hometown, where he inspired others - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Boseman to be honoured in hometown, where he inspired others  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers, response on Thursday

  03-09-2020 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday will mark six months since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Alberta. 
  
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• 'Energy coming out of our butts': Alberta firms convert human waste into biofuel

  03-09-2020 21:13
  
  A new pilot program in a community east of Calgary aims to revolutionize the way humans treat raw sewage by transforming it into raw water, fertilizer and biofuel. Through a partnership with the City of Chestermere, MAGNA Engineering and Eco-Growth Environmental Inc. are using engineered wetlands and dehydration technology to treat sewage. Representatives say those methods of dealing with human waste have been in practice in small communities in Europe since the 1920s but haven't been widely ado
  
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• Calgary-made bike giving freedom back to outdoor enthusiasts with disabilities

  03-09-2020 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta firefighter/EMT paralyzed in a ski accident is back on the mountain bike trails in his hometown of Banff thanks to the ingenious work of a Calgary bike architect also living in a wheelchair.
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs to host 2021 Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game

  03-09-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The game will be held at Seamen Stadium on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
  
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• Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 20:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Men fined at Edmonton protest over COVID-19 restrictions have tickets withdrawn

  03-09-2020 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people who were given $1,200 tickets when they took part in protests at the Alberta legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic in May will not have to pay the fines.
  
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• After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 20:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Local union president raises concerns over 911 EMS dispatch services consolidation - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 20:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Local union president raises concerns over 911 EMS dispatch services consolidation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 19:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Photo of potential witness released as search for Vida Smith's remains continues

  03-09-2020 19:40
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released a surveillance video of a woman who may have information in connection with the disappearance of a Chestermere, Alta. woman who is presumed dead. The last known whereabouts of 69-year-old Vida Smith were in northeast Calgary on the afternoon of July 21. Smith had travelled to Calgary to meet with a friend and never returned home. Kevin Errol Barton, 60, has been charged with manslaughter in connection with Smith's disappearance. As of Thursday, Smith's bod
  
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• Canadian Space Agency gets first female president - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 19:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian Space Agency gets first female president  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 5 clients test positive: COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary homeless shelter

  03-09-2020 19:29
  
  A Calgary homeless shelter is reporting an outbreak of COVID-19. The Calgary Drop-In Centre says that as of Wednesday, five people staying in its main shelter downtown had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. It says more than 140 clients and 100 staff have been tested on-site since the shelter reported its first case a week ago. People are waiting for test results in a hotel that's being used as an assisted isolation site, as well as at the Drop-In Centre's satellite shelter. The Alberta
  
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• Lethbridge College students share priorities for studies during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 19:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College students share priorities for studies during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• These are Alberta's COVID-19 stats before Hinshaw's Thursday update

  03-09-2020 18:30
  
  Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will update Albertans on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Alberta has 1,403 active cases of the coronavirus, including 555 infections in Calgary and 488 in Edmonton. There are 50 Albertans in hospital being treated for COVID-19, with 9 in intensive care units.Wednesday: Alberta records 1 more death, 114 new cases of COVID-19 Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoo
  
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• Alberta adds 130 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths

  03-09-2020 18:30
  
  Alberta's top doctor reported 130 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday after 9,500 tests. No Albertans died as a result of the coronavirus on Wednesday, keeping the death toll at 242. There are 1,415 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. Calgary has the majority of current infections with 559 while Edmonton has 480.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodAlberta has reported 14,310 cases of the disease since the pandemic began. More
  
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• Military members asked to use federal government's COVID-19 tracking app - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 18:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Military members asked to use federal government's COVID-19 tracking app  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to remain under contract with Montreal Alouettes - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 18:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to remain under contract with Montreal Alouettes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Travelling to Canada? Here’s how to prepare for quarantine

  03-09-2020 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Who can come to Canada and what can they do to prepare for quarantine?
  
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• Backer of tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S. - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 18:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Backer of tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Provinces missed out on $14.5B in equalization payments due to rule change: PBO

  03-09-2020 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The spending watchdog's review of a decade of federal payments to provinces showed that federal coffers have saved $14.5 billion over that time.
  
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• Feds short $14.5 billion over decade of equalization payments, PBO says - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Feds short $14.5 billion over decade of equalization payments, PBO says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Outdoor pools and spray parks in Lethbridge preparing for end of season closures - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 17:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Outdoor pools and spray parks in Lethbridge preparing for end of season closures  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta man charged with 3D printing firearm parts

  03-09-2020 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 53-year-old Alberta man has been charged for allegedly using a 3D printer to manufacture firearm parts. 
  
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• Alberta man accused of 3D printing firearm parts facing weapons charges

  03-09-2020 16:58
  
  In what is believed to be a first in the province, a Picture Butte, Alta. man has been charged for allegedly 3D printing firearm parts. Started in April 2019, the investigation involved Lethbridge’s organized crime team and the RCMP’s National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST). It culminated with a 53-year-old man from Picture Butte, Alta. being arrested Aug. 18. "The strength of collaboration during investigations of illegal movement and criminal use of firearms has once agai
  
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• Nets hire Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as coach - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nets hire Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Was your CERB payment delayed this week? This may be why

  03-09-2020 16:45
  
  Complaints about seeming delays in Canada Emergency Response Benefit claims have flooded social media this week, with the CERB acronym trending on Twitter both Wednesday and Thursday.#CERB this is what a delay in payment looks like. CRA better have some concrete answers on to why me and Countless others will have the same problem pic.twitter.com/4YDHkwmI23 — Kip Santiago (@KipSantiago2) September 3, 2020 Did anyone still not receive their CERB payment today? I still haven't. Its been over
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canadian Steve Nash named head coach of Brooklyn Nets - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 16:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CP NewsAlert: Canadian Steve Nash named head coach of Brooklyn Nets  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Okotoks Dawgs to host 2021 WCBL All-Star Game - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 16:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Okotoks Dawgs to host 2021 WCBL All-Star Game  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests - Lethbridge News Now

  03-09-2020 16:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Boy attacked by cougar in B.C.; border collie rushes to his aid: conservation officers

  03-09-2020 15:45
  
  A boy is recovering after being attacked by a cougar near Lillooet, B.C., local conservation officers say. The BC Conservation Officer Service wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday that two women and four children, ranging in age from 10 to 13, were walking along a trail Monday outside a remote family cabin near Marshall Lake.  At one point, the boy ran ahead, when a cougar suddenly dropped out of a tree and swiped at the boy, knocking him down. The cougar then chased the boy on the ground, sc
  
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• Without broadband access, online learning not viable in rural, remote Canada

  03-09-2020 15:37
  
  As back-to-school season ramps up across Canada, the federal government is being urged to do more to help children in rural and remote parts of the country, including Indigenous communities. The deputy grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), which represents 49 First Nations in northern Ontario, told CTV's Your Morning on Thursday that the 9,000 elementary- and high-school-aged children in those communities are facing difficulties from the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. "
  
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• Our next three days headed toward the long weekend: calm and toasty!

  03-09-2020 15:22
  
  If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: if this article is short, it usually bodes well for Calgary. Benign conditions overtake us for a few days beneath a high pressure ridge, though there is a drastic turn in the forecast through Sunday. The ridge will be moving by us by then, which will drop our temperatures dramatically and could create some inclement weather. Two notes for Monday: first, the low temperature carrying into Monday evening is currently limited to 1C. Sec
  
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• Our next 3 days headed toward the long weekend: calm and toasty!

  03-09-2020 15:22
  
  If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: if this article is short, it usually bodes well for Calgary. Benign conditions overtake us for a few days beneath a high pressure ridge, though there is a drastic turn in the forecast through Sunday. The ridge will be moving by us by then, which will drop our temperatures dramatically and could create some inclement weather. Two notes for Monday: first, the low temperature carrying into Monday evening is currently limited to 1C. Sec
  
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