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• Province allows limited singing & wind instruments during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 23:55
  
  Province allows limited singing & wind instruments during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Edmonton man’s screenplay to be made into Hollywood film

  11-09-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gerard Butler is slated to star in the movie.
  
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• Live music returns to Calgary: Here's what has changed, here's what hasn't

  11-09-2020 23:43
  
  Outdoor tents are popular venues during the Calgary Stampede, and now that same formula is being applied to host one of the first live music concerts since the pandemic cancelled large gatherings. Alberta-raised country singer Corb Lund returns to the Wildhorse Live tent series Friday night after performing to a sold out audience Thursday. “It was fun, it’s been a long time since we played a show with the full band,” he told CTV news. “You can’t dance right, (the au
  
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• Horror-thriller film featuring Bret Hart, Corey Feldman holding auditions Saturday in Edmonton

  11-09-2020 23:32
  
  A movie being shot in Edmonton starring Bret Hart, Corey Feldman and Dakota House is in need of a few more actors. An open audition is being held in the province's capital city Saturday for the film Tales from the Deadzone. The horror-thriller feature was partially shot in Edmonton in the spring before production was shut down due to COVID-19.  Hart makes his big-screen debut in the film playing a no-nonsense detective. The legendary wrestler says it was easy for him to get into character b
  
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• Suspect wanted in domestic incident arrested by Calgary police

  11-09-2020 23:24
  
  Calgary police say a man, wanted in connection with a number of domestic incidents, was arrested following an appeal for information from the public. Officials first released details about Anthoney Schrade earlier this week and now say he was arrested without incident. Schrade was wanted in connection with a number of incidents between mid-August and early September of this year. During the incidents, police said a victim's property was destroyed and a fire was set beside a building. Officials s
  
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• 11th annual Kidney March fundraiser taking place virtually

  11-09-2020 22:49
  
  Organizers knew it was too big an event to cancel outright because it traditionally raises over $1 million annually for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. In this year of a pandemic just under 500 people signed up to take part in the event virtually.  Instead of gathering out at the Millarville Racetrack for the start of the march September 11th, participants watched the kickoff online at 9 a.m. “We’ve already had such incredible feedback,” said Joyce Van Deurzen, Executive
  
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• Southern Alberta farmers leading province in crop harvest - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 22:43
  
  Southern Alberta farmers leading province in crop harvest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Indigenous advocate Nellie Carlson passes away: ‘She left a remarkable legacy’

  11-09-2020 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nellie Carlson, a Cree woman who lost her Indigenous status when she married a Métis man, died Thursday at the age of 93.
  
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• Alberta government loses appeal in case of man held against his will in Calgary hospital

  11-09-2020 21:58
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has struck down an appeal by the provincial government to set aside a ruling that said the Mental Health Act breached the rights of a Calgary man who was detained for nine months in hospital. The judgment, which was handed down on July 17, 2019, found the trial judge made no error when she declared Alberta's Mental Health Act violated the Charter rights of J.H., a First Nations man who was held against his will at Foothills Medical Centre. Both the minister of justice
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor to provide COVID-19 update Friday afternoon

  11-09-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. The news conference will be streamed in this post.
  
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• Alberta records 111 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 1 additional death

  11-09-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province recorded 111 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of active cases to 1,444.
  
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• Grass fire in farmer's field in northeast Calgary erupts twice

  11-09-2020 19:53
  
  Fire crews were called to the scene of a large grass fire burning in northeast Calgary Friday morning. Officials say they were called to respond to the incident, at 144th Avenue and First Street N.E., at about 10:30 a.m. and say it's grown to about the size of a small soccer field. The flames spread quickly, but fire crews managed to put it out within a few hours.However, as soon as crews felt they had extinguished the fire, it sparked up again, spewing smoke towards nearby homes and obscuring t
  
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• Fire department battles grass fire in northeast Calgary

  11-09-2020 19:53
  
  Fire crews are at the scene of a large grass fire burning in northeast Calgary Friday morning. Officials say they were called to respond to the incident, at 144th Avenue and First Street N.E., at about 10:30 a.m. and say it's grown to about the size of a small soccer field. The flames are spreading, but crews are working to get it under control.No structures have been damaged as a result and it's not believed there are any injuries. It's not known how the fire started.According to the Alberta Fi
  
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• Nova Scotia eases self-isolation restrictions for out-of-province workers during pandemic

  11-09-2020 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time since the pandemic began, rotational workers can drop off and pick up household members at school, work or recreational activities, as long as stay in their vehicles.
  
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• Hinshaw to speak Friday after week of 'concerning total' of COVID-19 cases

  11-09-2020 19:14
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will wrap up a week of daily updates on Friday afternoon as COVID-19 cases amount to "a concerning total." Dr. Deena Hinshaw has spoken every day since Tuesday after all schools across the province welcomed students back into the classroom late last week. Out of the 1,494 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, 24 have been confirmed at 21 different schools, with outbreaks declared at two schools in Calgary and one in Lethbridge. On Thursday, Alberta Health
  
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• Alberta reports 111 COVID-19 cases, 1 death

  11-09-2020 19:14
  
  Alberta's top doctor announced 111 new cases of COVID-19 Friday after 11,979 tests. A woman in her 90s at Edmonton's Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre died as a result of COVID-19, but Alberta's death toll remained at 253 because a previous death was reclassified. Active cases of the coronavirus decreased by 50 to 1,444 — including 530 in Edmonton and 482 in Calgary. The city of Edmonton remains under Alberta Health's watch category with an active case rate of 51.9 per 100,000 residents
  
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• Alberta to expand use of privately run day clinics to ramp up surgeries by 150%

  11-09-2020 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the province will expand the 43 chartered surgical facilities that already contract with Alberta Health Services and the call is going out for new proposals as well.
  
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• N.S. investigates COVID-19 case from another province, warns of possible exposure on flight from Calgary

  11-09-2020 18:59
  
  Nova Scotia reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and two active cases remain. However, the provincial government says health officials are investigating and managing a COVID-19 case in Nova Scotia that was identified in another province. Because the person tested positive in another province, the case is not included in the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. The provincial government told CTV News that the person was granted an exception to Nova Scotia’s self
  
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• Carfentanil and fentanyl seized from Airdrie home, 3 people facing charges

  11-09-2020 18:29
  
  Two men and a woman are facing charges after RCMP seized what they describe as a "significant" amount of drugs, including carfentanil, from a home in Airdrie. A search warrant was executed Sept. 9 at a home in the Big Springs neighbourhood in Airdrie, just north of Calgary, where police seized a number of drugs, including:69.7 grams of Carfentanil 15.7 grams of Methamphetamine 35.8 grams of Cocaine 1.5 litres of Gamma-HydroxyButyrate (GHB) 2.7 grams Psilocybin (Mushrooms) Approximately 20 p
  
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• Alberta's COVID-19-related backlog in surgeries reduced, additional non-hospital facilities planned

  11-09-2020 18:24
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro says Alberta's plan to increase the number of surgeries conducted in the province has greatly reduced the number of patients awaiting procedures. According to the province, the decision to place surgeries on hold from March 18 through May 14 — a move made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — led to a backlog of nearly 25,000 procedures. Since the resumption of surgeries in mid-May,  Shandro says nearly 88 per cent of the backlog in procedures has
  
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• Bull elk entangled near Grande Prairie freed by 'rodeo roping and deep sea fishing techniques'

  11-09-2020 18:03
  
  An Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer played the role of cowboy when he wrangled a bull elk whose antlers were entangled in a cable near Grande Prairie. The officer was called to a wheat field on Sept. 7 to find the elk trying to buck off hundreds of feet of the telecommunications wire. At one point the animal attempted to cross a range road that was under constructions.(Alberta Fish and Wildlife) Thinking on his feet, the officer thought of a unique plan to get the elk in range of a tranquilizer
  
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• Appeal filed by man convicted in double homicide at Superstore parking lot

  11-09-2020 16:54
  
  A Calgary man is appealing his manslaughter conviction and subsequent eight-year sentence connected to a 2017 double homicide in a southeast Superstore parking lot. Blais Delaire was convicted April 3 — along with co-accused Christian Ouellette, who was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder and sentenced to life with no parole for 40 years — for the May 21, 2017 killings of Colin Reitburger, 23, and Anees Amr, 26 in a southeast parking lo
  
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• Charge upgraded to first-degree murder for man accused in Vida Smith disappearance

  11-09-2020 16:29
  
  A 60-year-old Calgarian has had his manslaughter charge upgraded to first-degree murder in connection with the suspected death of a Chestermere woman who went missing in July. Vida Smith, 69, was reported missing by family after she failed to return home following an appointment in northeast Calgary on July 21. Smith's vehicle, a 2002 Nissan Altima, has been recovered but she has not been located. A police investigation into the disappearance resulted in the arrest of Kevin Barton, a friend of S
  
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• Air quality risks for southern Alberta this weekend

  11-09-2020 15:31
  
  The quick-notes on our standing forecast conditions for today and tomorrow: high pressure is here and deforming by the end of tomorrow, which means we’ll fall off somewhat from these above-seasonal temperatures and begin to range within a few degrees. Seasonal normal for this time of year is around 18.7C. Enjoy these next two days, and make the most of time outdoors while you can. Our air quality is about to plummet. As that high pressure zone above us deforms and works its way south, an a
  
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• Lethbridge judge appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta - Medicine Hat News

  11-09-2020 15:01
  Lethbridge judge appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Calgary doctor urging more shelter space as cold weather approaches

  11-09-2020 14:37
  
  A doctor who has been working with some of Calgary's most vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic is worried homeless shelters won't have enough space to keep everyone safe once the cold weather hits. "Currently - at least in Calgary, and I expect it's reflected in other parts of the province - there just simply isn't enough space for people to be much more than, in the peak of winter, inches apart," said Dr. Richard Musto, a retired public health officer who is volunteering during the
  
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• Petition launched to support renaming Banff’s Tunnel Mountain

  11-09-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous groups and Banff residents want to see Tunnel Mountain's name changed.
  
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• Woman sentenced to 90 daysfor breaking into Lethbridge home - Medicine Hat News

  11-09-2020 13:49
  Woman sentenced to 90 daysfor breaking into Lethbridge home  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Feed Lethbridge to benefit Lethbridge, Interfaith Food Banks - Medicine Hat News

  11-09-2020 13:49
  Feed Lethbridge to benefit Lethbridge, Interfaith Food Banks  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Toronto Raptors look for Game 7 win against Boston Celtics tonight

  11-09-2020 13:36
  
  For the first time since the most famous shot in team history, the Toronto Raptors will play a Game 7 tonight. The Raptors and the Boston Celtics square off at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in the finale of their Eastern Conference semifinal. The most recent Game 7 for the Raptors came in last year's Eastern Conference semi, when Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beating jump shot went in after hitting the rim four times, giving Toronto a dramatic victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge judge appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta - Lethbridge Herald

  11-09-2020 13:08
  Lethbridge judge appointed to Provincial Court of Alberta  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Toronto Raptors hope for Game 7 win against Boston Celtics tonight - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 10:25
  
  Toronto Raptors hope for Game 7 win against Boston Celtics tonight  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman sentenced to 90 days for breaking into Lethbridge home - Lethbridge Herald

  11-09-2020 09:00
  Woman sentenced to 90 days for breaking into Lethbridge home  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• U of L talks transition to online courses during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 09:00
  
  U of L talks transition to online courses during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• India, China agree to disengage thousands of border troops - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 07:20
  
  India, China agree to disengage thousands of border troops  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chiefs begin title defence with 34-20 victory over Texans - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 06:28
  
  Chiefs begin title defence with 34-20 victory over Texans  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• One person injured following vehicle rollover

  11-09-2020 05:42
  
  One person was injured in a single-vehicle incident early Thursday evening. The incident took place just before 7 p.m. on northbound Deerfoot Trail, just north of Southland Drive S.E., when a vehicle went out of control and rolled over several times before landing in a ditch, according to police.ALERT: Traffic incident, NB Deerfoot Tr after Southland Dr SE, blocking the right lane. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/8RCwj1NPt7 — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) September 11, 2020It's
  
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• Maddow beneficiary of scramble for attention by authors - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 04:37
  
  Maddow beneficiary of scramble for attention by authors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Davis, Lakers run past Rockets for 3-1 West semifinals lead - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 04:28
  
  Davis, Lakers run past Rockets for 3-1 West semifinals lead  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Brooks Bandits keeping intensity high at camp even with no AJHL games in sight

  11-09-2020 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Brooks Bandits have a long history of winning, and right now the team's focus in on winning some more, whenever the Alberta Junior Hockey League gives the green light for teams to play again.
  
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• Brooks Bandits competing hard at camp with no AJHL games in sight

  11-09-2020 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Brooks Bandits had their journey to back-to-back Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and National Junior A titles cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the Bandits are back on the ice and looking to keep the intensity high until the league gives the green light to play. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Alberta government hiring staff to study feasibility of replacing RCMP with new police force

  11-09-2020 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP.
  
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• Calgary ultra-marathoner tests mask in 100 kilometre run

  11-09-2020 03:02
  
  A Calgary ultra-marathoner was ultra curious to find out if wearing a mask while running impeded his oxygen intake - curious enough to conduct an ultra-gruelling bit of pandemic research. Dave Proctor ran seven 15 kilometre long loops around the Glenmore Resevoir wearing his mask and taking his blood 02 levels after every lap. “The first couple of laps it was a bit annoying," Proctor said. "I think it does limit the amount of air that comes in, you have to suck a bit more. But after a whil
  
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• St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2020 02:14
  
  St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Concert for the cows: Desperate for an audience, Lethbridge Brass Quintet puts on a moo-ving performance - ctvnews.ca

  11-09-2020 02:11
  
  Concert for the cows: Desperate for an audience, Lethbridge Brass Quintet puts on a moo-ving performance  ctvnews.ca
  
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• Concert for the cows: Desperate for an audience, Lethbridge Brass Quintet puts on a moo-ving performance - CTV Toronto

  11-09-2020 02:11
  
  Concert for the cows: Desperate for an audience, Lethbridge Brass Quintet puts on a moo-ving performance  CTV Toronto
  
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• Concert for the cows: Desperate for an audience, Lethbridge Brass Quintet puts on a moo-ving performance

  11-09-2020 02:11
  
  The Bridge Brass Quintet has played for a wide variety of audiences over the past 30 years, but Wednesday night was the first time they ever played a concert for cows. “We’ve had a lot of different experiences,” said euphonium player Rene Van De Vendel, “but have never done anything quite like this.” The idea was proposed by trumpeter Ken Lewis, who along with Don Robb, has played with the group since its inception in 1990. Lewis said the quintet hasn’t perfor
  
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• Edmonton man creates Amazon-like website for made-in-Alberta products

  11-09-2020 02:08
  
  As people increased their online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Edmonton man saw an opportunity for a business — and to showcase Alberta products. Ryan Corry created madeinlocalshops.com to cater to Alberta shoppers and support local businesses when they needed it most. "A lot of that money was leaving the community," Corry told CTV News Edmonton. "We want to compete directly with Amazon but with all local products…if you look around in the weeds of your own community, al
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw addresses Lethbridge anti-mask protesters - CTV Toronto

  11-09-2020 01:52
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw addresses Lethbridge anti-mask protesters  CTV Toronto
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw addresses Lethbridge anti-mask protesters

  11-09-2020 01:52
  
  Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she doesn't agree with concerns raised by those who feel masks aren’t useful in preventing the spread of COVID-19. "The more people who wear face masks, the more our community and those around us are protected," she said during a regular update Wednesday afternoon. Hinshaw was fielding a question regarding those who feel masks aren’t effective in slowing down the virus. The topic was brought to light following a p
  
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