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• Lethbridge anti-mask protesters crowd city council meeting - CBC.ca

  09-09-2020 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
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• Drugs, guns and other prohibited weapons seized from property outside Medicine Hat

  09-09-2020 23:38
  
  Several firearms, crossbows and an estimated $21,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized following an investigation at a rural home in southern Alberta. ALERT, Medicine Hat's organized crime team, searched the home on Sept.4 with the help of Medicine Hat Police Service and Redcliff RCMP. Items  seized on the property included: 80 grams of methamphetamine, 46 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of fentanyl, 31 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and $7,035 cash ALERT seized nine firearms, three crossbows a
  
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• Grey Eagle casino is the latest in the province to open table games

  09-09-2020 23:02
  
  It’s a move casinos in Alberta were waiting for. On September 3, table games were allowed to resume play with a number of safety measures in place to protect staff and players. In a world filled with dealers, table games are one of the biggest deals for a variety of stakeholders - the casinos, the government and numerous community stakeholders who rely upon casinos for substantial portions of their fundraising. Tammy Whitney is the resort executive at Grey Eagle and says table games histor
  
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• WE Charity winding down operations in Canada

  09-09-2020 22:46
  
  WE Charity is selling off its assets and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog, CTV News has learned. WE Charity is preparing to announce its plans later today, which includes selling off the organization’s assets to keep its international humanitarian programs afloat long-term while also digitizing its educational resources so they can be accessed in the future.Watch Lisa La
  
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• Kielburgers 'devastated' by We Charity closure but say 'there's no one to blame'

  09-09-2020 22:46
  
  WE Charity is selling off its assets, eliminating staff and winding down operations in Canada months after becoming embroiled in a political scandal that has triggered investigations by the federal ethics watchdog. The charity announced Wednesday that, due to financial pressure and loss of sponsors, it plans to sell off tens of millions of dollars’ worth of assets, including real estate in Toronto, in hopes of keeping its international humanitarian programs afloat. Co-founder Craig Kielbur
  
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• ‘Not going to micromanage our way out’: Kenney shuts down idea of more COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta

  09-09-2020 22:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite news from B.C. this week of increased COVID-19 restrictions, Jason Kenney said Wednesday he does not think Alberta needs to do the same.
  
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• Alberta sheriffs shut down drug house in north Lethbridge - Global News

  09-09-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta sheriffs shut down drug house in north Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• Alberta sheriffs shut down drug house in north Lethbridge

  09-09-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit obtained a court order that went into effect at noon on Sept. 9, which authorized officers to shut down the house located at 341 - 20 St. North.
  
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• SAIT announces opening of new School for Advanced Digital Technology

  09-09-2020 21:42
  
  SAIT announced the opening of its new School for Advanced Digital Technology in downtown Calgary on Wednesday as a flagship initiative of the institution's five-year strategic plan, New World, New thinking. The School of Advanced Digital Technology will be located in the historic Odd Fellows building downtown and funded by a $30-million donation to SAIT from Calgary businessman and philanthropist, David Bissett. The school will fast-track digital learning through newly-created programs combining
  
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• Lethbridge 'drug house' shuttered after 47 police responses over 18 month span

  09-09-2020 21:34
  
  Alberta Sheriffs have fenced off a problem house in Lethbridge following an investigation that began in the fall of 2019. As of noon Wednesday, the home at 341 20th Street North has had fence erected around the property, the locks have been changed and the windows and doors boarded over. According to Alberta Justice, police have executed three search warrants at the home since October 2019 resulting in the seizure of drugs — including fentanyl and methamphetamine — and stolen tools,
  
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• 'It's how you finish': Serena Williams into U.S. Open semifinals

  09-09-2020 21:19
  
  They were just two particular points from Serena Williams' latest three-set comeback at the U.S. Open, yet they were pivotal and consisted of the sorts of lengthy exchanges filled with athleticism and brilliance that in any other, non-pandemic year would be marked by thousands of folks rising to their feet for delirious roars and raucous applause. She needed both of these points, one of which included a shot she hit left-handed, to reverse a deficit that reached the scale of a set and a break af
  
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• City implementing Transit On Demand pilot program - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2020 20:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City implementing Transit On Demand pilot program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update as active cases surge in Alberta

  09-09-2020 20:17
  
  The province's top doctor will address Albertans for a second straight day as COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the province. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw is expected to provide details about online reporting tools for cases of the disease in schools. The update comes a day after she announced an increase of 619 COVID-19 cases and five deaths since Thursday.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersHinshaw said on Tuesday that all of cases reported in schools so
  
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• Alberta reports 98 new COVID-19 cases, one death

  09-09-2020 20:17
  
  There have been another 98 cases of COVID-19 and an additional death reported in the last 24 hours, according to Alberta's top doctor. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, resuming her daily updates throughout the week now that the school year has begun, said there are 45 people in hospital including seven in ICUs. Alberta Health confirmed the death was a woman in her 70s in the Edmonton Zone who was not in a continuing care facility. There are now 1,585 active cases in the province, down 107 from the previous da
  
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• Michael Bomford to be sentenced for impaired driving crash that killed daughter, injured friend

  09-09-2020 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary father Michael Bomford is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in a drunk driving crash that killed his teenage daughter and injured her friend.
  
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• Michael Bomford sentenced to 5.5 years for impaired driving crash that killed daughter, injured friend

  09-09-2020 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary father Michael Bomford is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in a drunk driving crash that killed his teenage daughter and injured her friend.
  
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• Freehold Royalties reports unexpected resignation of CEO Thomas Mullane

  09-09-2020 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Freehold spokesman declined to comment on why Mullane is leaving the company.
  
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• Alberta commits $20M to end-of-life care for patients and families

  09-09-2020 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the money is a first step in improving access to palliative care for patients and their families.
  
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• Miss in the wrist: Calgary surgeon disciplined after resident removes wrong bone

  09-09-2020 19:04
  
  A Calgary-based plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay more than $16,000 to cover his hearing costs after a surgeon working underneath him removed the wrong bone from a patient's wrist. In its hearing tribunal decision, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta says Dr. Alan Lin failed to adequately supervise a third-year resident surgeon during a left-hand trapezial excision conducted on Dec. 13, 2017. As a result, the patient's scaphoid bone was removed instead of her trapezium. Acc
  
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• Calgary surgeon disciplined after resident removes wrong bone

  09-09-2020 19:04
  
  A Calgary-based plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay more than $16,000 to cover his hearing costs after a surgeon working underneath him removed the wrong bone from a patient's wrist. In its hearing tribunal decision, the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta says Dr. Alan Lin failed to adequately supervise a third-year resident surgeon during a left-hand trapezial excision conducted on Dec. 13, 2017. As a result, the patient's scaphoid bone was removed instead of her trapezium. Acc
  
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• Province announces funding for palliative care in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2020 18:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province announces funding for palliative care in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drugs, guns, crossbows seized from rural southern Alberta property

  09-09-2020 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firearms, crossbows and about $21,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized following an investigation in southern Alberta. 
  
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• Children struck by vehicle along 17th Ave. S.W.

  09-09-2020 17:55
  
  Two children have been transported by ambulance to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the city's southwest Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded  to the intersection of 17th Ave. and 25th St. S.W. shortly after 8 a.m. following reports two youths had been hit while crossing the street. The school-aged children, a female and a male, were transported by ambulance to the Alberta Children's Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. At the time of transport, the patients were b
  
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• Children struck by vehicle along 17 Ave. S.W.

  09-09-2020 17:55
  
  Two children have been transported by ambulance to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the city's southwest Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded  to the intersection of 17th Ave. and 25th St. S.W. shortly after 8 a.m. following reports two youths had been hit while crossing the street. The school-aged children, a female and a male, were transported by ambulance to the Alberta Children's Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. At the time of transport, the patients were b
  
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• Alberta advocacy group launches online list tracking COVID-19 at K-12 schools

  09-09-2020 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A parent-student advocacy group has launched an online tracker of K-12 schools in Alberta with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
  
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• Calgary wants to be a hub city as Canada loses international sports to virus

  09-09-2020 16:52
  
  Canada's status as an international winter-sport host is taking a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancellations that started in March when the novel coronavirus virus shut down sport have resumed with Canada losing more World Cups and world championships in 2020 and 2021. However, Calgary is attempting to plug the drain. With an eye on Edmonton's success so far as an NHL hub city, Tourism Calgary and WinSport at Canada Olympic Park want the city to be an international hub for a sport they'
  
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• Six First Nations to invest $93M in power plant with loan guarantee from Alta. Crown corporation

  09-09-2020 16:40
  
  The first move by a $1-billion Crown corporation, newly created to support Indigenous involvement in major resource projects, will be to provide a loan guarantee to six First Nations to secure a stake in the Cascade Power Project by Edson, Alta. The consortium consists of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Enoch Cree Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, O’Chiese First Nation, Paul First Nation and Whitefish Lake First Nation. Together, the nations will invest $93 million in the Kineticor Resource Corp.-o
  
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• Six First Nations to invest $93M in power plant with loan guarantee from Alta. Crown

  09-09-2020 16:40
  
  The first move by a $1-billion crown corporation, newly created to support Indigenous involvement in major resource projects, will be to provide a loan guarantee to six First Nations to secure a stake in the Cascade Power Project by Edson, Alta. The consortium consists of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Enoch Cree Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, O’Chiese First Nation, Paul First Nation and Whitefish Lake First Nation. Together, the nations will invest $93 million the Kineticor Resource Corp.-owne
  
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• Province set to reveal first investment by Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

  09-09-2020 16:40
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will announce on Wednesday the first dollars that will be spent by a $1-billion crown entity in support of Indigenous natural resource and infrastructure projects.   The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), created in 2019, is meant to allocate up to $1 billion in financial support, like loan guarantees, to qualified First Nations vying for an equity position in major resource projects. Kenney is set to announce its first investment Wednesday alongs
  
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• Into high pressure we go!

  09-09-2020 15:20
  
  A shorter article about the conditions we’ll face moving forward usually bodes well for the city. That’s the story today! We fall beneath that wave of high pressure that just yesterday tried pushing northern air our way and kept us rather cool early. Wildfire smoke from the U.S. has worked into B.C. While westerly wind aloft is a prevalent element for us, the Environment Canada Firework model doesn’t project that we’ll deal with smoke here. With these next few lovely days
  
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• Judge to sentence Calgary father in drunk driving crash that killed teen daughter

  09-09-2020 14:47
  
  Michael Shaun Bomford is expected to be sent to prison Wednesday for a 2016 drunk driving crash that killed his 17-year-old daughter and left her best friend with a serious brain injury.  Court of Queen's Bench Justice Kristine Eidsvik is scheduled to sentence the Calgary father Wednesday afternoon. At Bomford’s sentencing hearing last month, the crown argued Bomford should be sentenced to seven years in prison. The defence suggests five years is an appropriate sentence.  Earlier
  
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• Calgary father receives 5.5 year sentence for drunk driving crash that killed teen daughter

  09-09-2020 14:47
  
  Michael Shaun Bomford received a 5.5 year prison sentence Wednesday for a 2016 drunk driving crash that killed his 17-year-old daughter and left her best friend with a serious brain injury. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Kristine Eidsvik delivered the sentence Wednesday afternoon. As part of his sentence, Bomford for prohibited from driving for a total of eight years which, given credit for his inability to drive while incarcerated, will equate to a five year driving ban upon his release. At Bom
  
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• University professors in Calgary invited to participate in two-day strike protesting systemic racism

  09-09-2020 14:24
  
  Universities in Calgary and across the country have made the move to support professors in pausing their teaching and administrative duties on Wednesday and Thursday as part of the push for racial justice.  The two-day event, known as Scholar Strike Canada, is aimed at protesting anti-Black policies, racism and police brutality in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere.  Professors will not be in class if they choose to participate in the strike and will instead organize free public
  
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• Calgary wants to be a hub city as Canada loses international sports to COVID-19

  09-09-2020 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  With an eye on Edmonton's success so far as an NHL hub city, Tourism Calgary and WinSport at Canada Olympic Park want the city to be an international hub for a sport they're not ready to reveal.
  
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• Man accused of killing Alberta doctor at walk-in clinic makes second rambling court appearance

  09-09-2020 14:23
  
  A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta made a second rambling court appearance on Wednesday. Deng Mabiour, 54, is charged with first-degree murder in death of Dr. Walter Reynolds. Reynolds, who was 45, was attacked Aug. 10 while working at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer. In court on Wednesday, Mabiour appeared via closed circuit television and was asked if he understood the charges he faces.  "I don't recognize that," he said in part of
  
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• Court appearance for man accused of killing Alberta doctor at walk-in clinic

  09-09-2020 14:23
  
  A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta is scheduled to appear in court today. Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in death of Dr. Walter Reynolds. Reynolds, who was 45, was attacked Aug. 10 while working at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer. One witness told media that she was in the waiting room when she heard cries for help and that a man in the clinic had a hammer and a machete. RCMP have said the crime was not random and the two
  
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• Psychiatric exam ordered for man accused of killing Alberta doctor at walk-in clinic

  09-09-2020 13:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in death of Dr. Walter Reynolds.
  
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• Court appearance Wednesday for man accused of killing Alberta doctor at walk in clinic

  09-09-2020 13:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in death of Dr. Walter Reynolds.
  
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• North Lethbridge home, “an oasis of crime,” has been shut down - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  North Lethbridge home, “an oasis of crime,” has been shut down  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge 'drug house' shuttered after 47 police responses over 18 month span - CTV Toronto

  09-09-2020 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge 'drug house' shuttered after 47 police responses over 18 month span  CTV Toronto
  
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• Alberta Health Services says COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lethbridge’s Chinook High School - Global News

  09-09-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services says COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lethbridge’s Chinook High School  Global News
  
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• Calgary hockey coach Dampy Brar wins NHL award

  09-09-2020 05:25
  
  Calgary's Dampy Brar was named the winner of the 2020 Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award by the NHL Tuesday night.Congratulations to Dampy Brar for winning this year's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award. #NHLAwardsMORE ➡️ https://t.co/bZTLKWBhIs pic.twitter.com/vP2sExJJWL — NHL (@NHL) September 8, 2020The award is presented to someone who helps people build character and develop important life skills, using hockey as a platform. "That's amazing," Brar said on Sportsnet Tuesday
  
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• Saskatchewan man charged after cougar harassed with slingshot in Banff National Park

  09-09-2020 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man is facing two charges after a cougar was allegedly harassed with a slingshot in Banff National Park.
  
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• Vegas is back, baby: Golden Knights beat Stars to tie series - Lethbridge News Now

  09-09-2020 05:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vegas is back, baby: Golden Knights beat Stars to tie series  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Anti-mask protesters make their voices heard at Lethbridge city hall - Global News

  09-09-2020 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anti-mask protesters make their voices heard at Lethbridge city hall  Global News
  
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• Anti-mask protesters make their voices heard at Lethbridge city hall

  09-09-2020 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of roughly 80 protesters gathered to voice their disapproval of Lethbridge's mandatory mask bylaw. 
  
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• 'It gave me hope': Manitoba artist gets recognition in national exhibit for mask creation

  09-09-2020 04:14
  
  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues throughout the world, more people have been getting creative with their masks. And now an Indigenous artist from Manitoba is getting national recognition for her creation. Cynthia Boehm, who has been a beadwork artist for four years, created two masks, one of which will be showcased in an exhibition in Banff, Alta. She said she started making the masks back in March when the pandemic first started after she found a Facebook page called Breathe. The page was cre
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Sep 8

  09-09-2020 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Tuesday, September 8, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• WestJet flight from Calgary to Toronto grounded over mandatory mask dispute involving children

  09-09-2020 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A family flying from Calgary to Toronto is angry the entire flight was cancelled over a mask dispute involving their children.
  
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• Doctor who sexually assaulted dozens of patients sentenced to three years

  09-09-2020 03:31
  
  Depression, anxiety and distrust in the medical system are some of the life-changing affects described by sexual assault victims of a retired Calgary neurologist at his sentencing hearing. Keith Hoyte, 72, pleaded guilty in January to assaulting 28 female patients over three decades and was sentenced to three years in federal penitentiary. “This old man used me for his own sexual gratification then billed the province for it,” one victim said. Court heard impact statements from 20 of
  
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