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• 'Sad to see right now': Inglewood restaurant says recent break-in an added blow amid pandemic, downturn

  04-09-2020 23:42
  
  The owner of Scarpetta Italian Eatery in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood said a recent break-in and theft is another setback during an already challenging time with the threat of COVID-19. Security camera images and video show a man in a dark grey hooded sweatshirt, black mask and light coloured sneakers throw a rock through one of the glass doors to the restaurant at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday. It then captured nearly 15 minutes' worth of footage of the man ransacking the restaurant. The
  
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• Cost more than $63K for investigation into Coun. Magliocca's expenses

  04-09-2020 23:36
  
  The investigation into Coun. Joe Magliocca's expenses cost taxpayers more than $63,000, city officials confirmed Friday. The total cost was $63,820.00, not including GST, and a city spokesperson said some small additional expenses are still expected. Mayor Naheed Nenshi also released on Friday a "formal letter of reprimand" he sent to Magliocca last month. "The actions described in the Report show a pattern of behavior that continually disrespects the money and trust that have been placed i
  
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• Canada not on track to meet 2025 methane emissions target: report

  04-09-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada set a goal in 2016 to cut methane emissions by 40 to 45 per cent in 2025 compared to what they were in 2012.
  
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• Calgary artist unveils homage to Snoop Dogg

  04-09-2020 22:48
  
  Snoop Dogg is back in Calgary. Or at least a life-sized commissioned art piece of him, created by Calgary artist Tyler Lemermeyer, is. Starting Friday, a seven-foot artist rendition of the famous rapper Snoop Dogg was installed at an unusual art gallery: a  Liquor Depot on Brentwood N.W. Pictures and selfies are permitted - and expected. The art piece was created and installed by local artist Tyler Lemermeyer​, who says a curator from Snoop's branding team chose three Canadian artists
  
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• Inglewood Night Market back for September but tickets only available online

  04-09-2020 22:01
  
  The Inglewood Night Market is back with outdoor events featuring local vendors and food trucks, however admission will be a little different than usual. It's a modern market with locally-sourced and handmade vendors selling various goods. The shopping-only event will run each Friday in September from 3 to 11 p.m. in two parking lots along 9th Avenue, between 11th Street and 12th Street S.E. There will be no seating or a licenced area. This year’s primary difference will be the introduction
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to update COVID-19 situation ahead of long weekend

  04-09-2020 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of Alberta children returned to their classrooms this week, after classes were cancelled roughly six months ago because of the pandemic. 
  
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• Calgary a month behind in terms of COVID-19 relaunch, officials say

  04-09-2020 21:08
  
  Officials say Calgary's economy is having a slow but steady recovery after the COVID-19 lockdown, but statistics show the city's unemployment rate is still well into the double-digits. Calgary Economic Development says the rebound for the city's economy began in July and continued through to August, adding 26,900 jobs last month. "We are seeing a slow but steady recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown as people return to work and return to the office," said Mary Moran, president and CEO of Calgary E
  
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• Vulcan County issues wildfire alert - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vulcan County issues wildfire alert  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Bottle Depot Association looking to add deposit to cannabis containers

  04-09-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A proposal from the Alberta Bottle Depot Association would give cannabis users the ability to bring their plastic containers to the bottle depot for a refund.
  
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• Record high lumber, panel prices drive Alberta stumpage fees to new heights

  04-09-2020 19:54
  
  Record high prices for lumber and construction panelling are creating a resource revenue boost for the coffers of the Alberta government, partly making up for huge declines in oil and gas returns. Coniferous stumpage fees — paid by forest companies for evergreen wood such as pine or spruce harvested from Crown land — have nearly doubled to $67.31 in September, from $36.56 per cubic metre in August. That's more than eight times the $8.27 per cubic metre assessed in September 2019 and
  
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• Calgary piano teacher sentenced for showing pornography to young girl during lesson

  04-09-2020 19:34
  
  A Calgary man has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection with an investigation into disturbing behaviour during a young child's private piano lesson. Darrin Colby Hogue was charged after the mother of a five-year-old girl came forward in the winter of 2018 to report the piano teacher showed the little girl explicit images during a private lesson in the family's home in northwest Calgary. Hogue pleaded guilty to making child pornography, accessing chi
  
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• $6.3-million announced to improve green construction practices in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 19:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  $6.3-million announced to improve green construction practices in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights

  04-09-2020 19:10
  
  Transport Canada has fined two airline passengers for refusing to wear face masks on board. The travellers were fined $1,000 each after ignoring repeated directions from cabin crew to put on their face coverings, the department said Friday. The first incident occurred on a WestJet flight from Calgary to Waterloo, Ont., in June and the second on a WestJet trip from Vancouver to Calgary in July.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxMasks or face coverings have been mandatory
  
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• Coaldale man faces trafficking charges after arrest by RCMP - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 19:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Coaldale man faces trafficking charges after arrest by RCMP  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu speaks about addressing crime and racism

  04-09-2020 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says he will work with law enforcement and with racialized communities to address crime rates.
  
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• First wave of funding doled out to help food processors with COVID-19 upgrades

  04-09-2020 18:48
  
  The federal government has started providing cash for food processors across the country to help them deal with COVID-19. A $77.5-million emergency fund was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in May to help food processors adapt to COVID-19 protocols, including acquiring more protective equipment for workers. It was also supposed to help upgrade and reopen meat facilities shuttered due to outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau visited the Exc
  
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• 2 people who refused to wear masks on flights face $1,000 fines from Transport Canada

  04-09-2020 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Canada says two unnamed people have been fined $1,000 each for refusing to follow directions from air crews to wear their face coverings.
  
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• Hinshaw to issue another COVID-19 update Friday afternoon

  04-09-2020 18:41
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is back Friday afternoon with another COVID-19 update. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported an additional 130 cases of the coronavirus in Alberta, increasing active infections to 1,415. The death toll remained at 242.Thursday: Alberta adds 130 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodCalgary overtook Edmonton in COVID-19 cases this week and sits at 559 a
  
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• Alberta reports 164 new COVID-19 cases after more than 10,000 tests

  04-09-2020 18:41
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says another 164 Albertans have tested positive for COVID-19 after the province conducted 10,709 tests. Active cases increased by 18 since Thursday's update to a total of 1,433. No new deaths were reported Friday. There are 47 Albertans in hospital being treated for the coronavirus, including nine in intensive care. The city of Edmonton has once again reached 500 active cases of the disease, while Calgary now sits at 555.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19
  
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• Last weekend to visit the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 18:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Last weekend to visit the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge horse races return September 5 after pandemic delay - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 18:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge horse races return September 5 after pandemic delay  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 may be further fraying Albertans’ nerves 6 months into pandemic

  04-09-2020 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday will mark six months since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Alberta, and some people say there are increasing signs that the pandemic is leading to more and more frayed nerves.
  
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• Calgary’s unemployment rate the highest in Canada for second straight month

  04-09-2020 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Statistics Canada’s August 2020 Labour Force Survey, Calgary’s jobless rate sat at 14.4 per cent last month, the worst among the metropolitan areas surveyed.
  
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• Missing B.C. man found deceased, dog stayed by his side

  04-09-2020 17:17
  
  The search for a southeast B.C. man who went out for a walk with his dog and didn't return this week, ended with the discovery of his body near a lake. Martin Baker was last seen when he left his home in Wilmer, B.C., near Invermere, on Wednesday for a walk with his pitbull cross, Rusty. Search crews began scouring the area Wednesday evening when he didn't return. The search was resumed Thursday and officers in an RCMP Air Services fixed wing aircraft, spotted what searchers later determined to
  
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• Loyal dog stayed by missing B.C. man found dead near lake

  04-09-2020 17:17
  
  The search for a southeast B.C. man who went out for a walk with his dog and didn't return this week, ended with the discovery of his body near a lake. Martin Baker was last seen when he left his home in Wilmer, B.C., near Invermere, on Wednesday for a walk with his pitbull cross, Rusty. Search crews began scouring the area Wednesday evening when he didn't return. The search was resumed Thursday and officers in an RCMP Air Services fixed wing aircraft, spotted what searchers later determined to
  
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• Glenmore Reservoir dam upgrades complete, public pathway reopens Friday afternoon

  04-09-2020 17:13
  
  After almost five years of work, upgrades to the Glenmore Reservoir dam are complete and the public pathway atop the dam is ready to reopen. The City of Calgary will celebrate the finished project Friday morning. Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Minister of Alberta Environment and Parks Jason Nixon are scheduled to attend. The budgeted $82 million project will increase the city’s flood resilience along the Elbow River and fulfill drinking water needs as Calgary continues to grow in size. It will al
  
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• Glenmore Reservoir dam upgrades complete, public pathway reopens

  04-09-2020 17:13
  
  After almost five years of work, upgrades to the Glenmore Reservoir dam are complete and the public pathway atop the dam is ready to reopen. The City of Calgary will celebrate the finished project Friday morning. Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Minister of Alberta Environment and Parks Jason Nixon are scheduled to attend. The budgeted $82 million project will increase the city’s flood resilience along the Elbow River and fulfill drinking water needs as Calgary continues to grow in size. It will al
  
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• Unemployment rate at 8.6 percent in August for Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2020 16:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Unemployment rate at 8.6 percent in August for Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bleachers, shed damaged in fire at northeast Calgary ball diamond

  04-09-2020 16:03
  
  Calgary firefighters battled a blaze at a ball diamond in the northeast. Smoke could be seen for some distance as calls started coming into 911 just after 7 a.m. Friday for reports a shed was on fire in the 1800 block of 39th Avenue N.E., at the Jaycee Slopitch Park. A second call indicated the fire had spread to nearby bleachers. Firefighters arrived soon after and were able to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported and investigators are now looking into a cause.Fire in Calgary this m
  
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• High pressure first, but a cold front follows this long weekend!

  04-09-2020 15:47
  
  The province will undergo some pretty hefty changes between Saturday and Sunday. Let’s start with the present. Today and tomorrow, high pressure dominates, with westerly wind aloft. I refer to this as the "trifecta," with high pressure:Bringing sunshine and westerly wind providing an additional influx of warm, dry air.That changes around midnight Saturday. Westerly wind is going to pick up in advance of that cold front and perhaps create bluster late Saturday before the changeover into Sun
  
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• Busy weekend expected in Alberta's mountain parks, visitors encouraged to plan ahead

  04-09-2020 15:12
  
  Alberta’s mountain destinations are preparing for a big turnout this Labour Day long weekend and Parks Canada is encouraging visitors to plan ahead.  Traffic is expected to be busy along the highways as Albertans and tourists from other provinces head to the mountains and parking at trailheads in the parks could prove difficult. Visitors are being told to prepare a backup plan in the event that they encounter overflowing parking lots or large crowds that make it difficult to maintain
  
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• Uninvited relative sole shooter in deaths of father, three children at home east of Toronto, police say

  04-09-2020 11:14
  
  An uninvited relative from Manitoba is the lone suspect in the shooting deaths of a father, his two sons and his daughter in a home east of Toronto, CTV News has learned. Officers were called to a house in Oshawa, Ont. on Parklane Avenue, near Harmony Road North and King Street East, at around 1:20 a.m. after receiving "numerous calls" for a reported shooting. The body of a fifth person, who police allege was the shooter, was located inside the home and investigators say he sustained a self-infl
  
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• Unemployment dips as 246,000 jobs added in August: StatCan

  04-09-2020 10:25
  
  Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns this spring, bringing the number to within 1.1 million of pre-pandemic levels. Gains in August were largely concentrated in full-time work, which had been lagging behind gains in part-time employment. Full-time work rose by 206,000 while the number of part-time workers r
  
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• Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Andy Murray in 3 at US Open

  04-09-2020 05:48
  
  Andy Murray's U.S. Open has ended with a straight-set loss to 15th-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round. Coming off a five-set win in the opening round that lasted more than 4 1/2 hours, Murray -- a 33-year-old playing on an artificial hip -- just did not have enough left in the tank. Auger-Aliassime's 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory allowed him to give Canada three men in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil are the others
  
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• Calgary firefighters respond to multiple fires

  04-09-2020 05:34
  
  Calgary's fire department was busy Thursday as a pair of fires broke out in the city. Around 7:15 p.m., the fire department responded to a call for a house fire in the 1600 block of St. Andrews Place in northwest Calgary. Crews were met upon arrival with smoke and flames coming from a two storey home. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control using hoses on the exterior, before moving inside to make sure the fire was contained. Four occupants of the home self-evacuated, according t
  
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• Low sales, fewer customers creating dire situation for Alberta small businesses: CFIB ​

  04-09-2020 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the CFIB, just 23 per cent of Alberta small businesses said sales had returned to pre-COVID-19 levels.
  
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• Woman arrested after chaining herself to gate at TMX facility in Kamloops, RCMP say

  04-09-2020 02:46
  
  A 32-year-old woman has been arrested after chaining herself to a gate where work is being done on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Kamloops, B.C., according to local Mounties. Kamloops RCMP said in a news release Thursday that they were called to the Trans Mountain facility near the city's Airport Road around 6 a.m. to deal with the demonstrator. Security staff had already "attempted to interact" with the woman before police arrived, but "she refused to unchain herself from the
  
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• Fire fight: Emergency crews ask Calgarians to keep funding stable

  04-09-2020 02:40
  
  Calgary’s firefighter’s union is asking Calgarians to tell the city not to trim their budget. The city is floating the idea in an online survey (engage.calgary.ca) suggesting that a $5.8 million dollar savings in money directed toward the fire department would result in a savings of $6.90 per household, per year. But the city also warns that could lead to delayed response times, something the firefighters say isn’t worth the risk. “The difference in 30 seconds is the diff
  
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• Historian confesses she has posed as a Black woman for years

  04-09-2020 02:39
  
  An activist and historian admitted Thursday in a bizarre online confession that she has been pretending to be a Black woman for years. Jessica A. Krug has described herself over the years as having various Black heritages, from North African to Caribbean to Afro-Latina.  But according to a Medium article penned by Krug herself, she has never been any of these things. She grew up as a “white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City,” and completely fabricated her identity as a person
  
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• Pandemic fatigue and Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s fan page

  04-09-2020 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  She’s been the voice of calm and reassurance for many throughout the pandemic – a role model to look up to during these tough times. But a social media fan page – that’s been praising Dr. Deena Hinshaw for the last six months — is shutting down. As Nicole Stillger explains, the negativity has become...
  
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• Lethbridge’s first horse racing event of the year kicks off this weekend - Global News

  04-09-2020 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge’s first horse racing event of the year kicks off this weekend

  04-09-2020 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge's horse racing centre, The Rocky Mountain Turf Club is getting back into action on this weekend as they reopen their doors to hold their first live horse racing event.
  
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• Facing $900M gaming revenue loss in 2020, Alberta reopens casino tables

  04-09-2020 02:11
  
  Alberta declared casino tables safe to reopen Thursday, a week after the province predicted a $900 million loss of gaming revenue due to COVID-19 closures. Casinos across Alberta were ordered closed March 17, and remained shuttered until slots were allowed to resume on June 12. "The last few months there's been an opportunity to assess whether or not there's been transmission in casino environments here…we haven't seen transmission issues locally," Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief
  
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• LGBTQ people more likely to see negative job impacts due to COVID-19: study

  04-09-2020 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary agencies say they're helping more members of the LGBTQ community than ever, as COVID-19 is impacting their employment.
  
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• Confusion, anxiety as students head back to school

  04-09-2020 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plenty of parents are feeling uneasy as they send their kids back to school, while others are staying home. As Eric Sorensen explains, parents and educators want smaller class sizes, but that’s not always possible.
  
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• Canadian oilsands tailings ponds leaking; federal enforcement unclear: report

  04-09-2020 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An international environmental watchdog says there's convincing evidence that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking.
  
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• First horse racing event of the year kicks off in Lethbridge this weekend

  04-09-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Rocky Mountain Turf Club is getting set to reopen its doors this weekend for its first live horse racing event of the season. Taz Dhaliwal looks into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the coming season.
  
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• Calgary Canucks waiting to celebrate 50th year in Alberta Junior Hockey League

  04-09-2020 01:21
  
  This isn’t exactly how the Calgary Canucks wanted to start their 50th season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. There are no games because the league is on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic - and no date to resume play either. At least not yet. Former Calgary Hitmen Brad Moran, who is now the Canucks head coach,  says he’s still not sure when they’ll drop the puck for play. “It’s rumours and rumours,” said Moran. “We’re going about it and h
  
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• Calgary Canucks waiting to celebrate 50th year in AJHL

  04-09-2020 01:21
  
  This isn’t exactly how the Calgary Canucks wanted to start their 50th season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. There are no games because the league is on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic - and no date to resume play either. At least not yet. Former Calgary Hitmen Brad Moran, who is now the Canucks head coach,  says he’s still not sure when they’ll drop the puck for play. “It’s rumours and rumours,” said Moran. “We’re going about it and h
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary church rises to 98 active cases

  04-09-2020 01:16
  
  There are now almost 100 active cases connected to an outbreak of coronavirus at a northeast Calgary church, but Alberta's top doc wants residents to steer clear of placing blame on that community. According to the latest data released Thursday, Alberta Health says there are 98 active cases of COVID-19 among people who attended a service at the Calgary Kidanemhret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The number is almost double what was originally reported Monday. During her update Thursday, Albe
  
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