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• Pujols hits 660th career homer, ties Mays for 5th place - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 23:54
  
  Pujols hits 660th career homer, ties Mays for 5th place  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian international centre back Shelina Zadorsky makes debut for Tottenham - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 23:27
  
  Canadian international centre back Shelina Zadorsky makes debut for Tottenham  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Newton runs for 2 TDs, Patriots hold off Dolphins 21-11 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 22:39
  
  Newton runs for 2 TDs, Patriots hold off Dolphins 21-11  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Three teens killed in vehicle crash in central New Brunswick: principal - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 22:34
  
  Three teens killed in vehicle crash in central New Brunswick: principal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nuggets do it again, taking Clippers to Game 7 in West - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 22:24
  
  Nuggets do it again, taking Clippers to Game 7 in West  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Majority of Calgarians support mask bylaw, survey indicates

  13-09-2020 22:23
  
  Nearly 90 per cent of Calgarians in the city are fine with wearing a mask inside all indoor public spaces including municipal buildings and businesses, a new report says. The full details are expected to be presented during Monday's council meeting, but officials tell CTV News that the vast majority of respondents to an online survey are in support of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). The survey, which was conducted on a group of 500 Calgarians, showed 89 per cent of respondents were
  
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• Town of Taber unveils 3 new additions in trifecta of grand openings

  13-09-2020 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: After years of planning and construction, a set of new facilities were officially opened in Taber, Alta., including a campground, baseball diamond, and emergency services building. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• Battle on to save Brazil's tropical wetlands from flames

  13-09-2020 21:50
  
  A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke. Preliminary figures from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, based on satellite images, indicate that nearly 5,800 square miles (1.5 million hectares) have burned in the Pantanal region since the start of August -- an expanse comparable to the area consumed by the historic blazes now afflicting California. It's also well beyond the previous fire season rec
  
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• On Western swing, Trump aims to court pivotal Latino voters

  13-09-2020 21:37
  
  President Donald Trump on Sunday aimed for further inroads with Latinos who could prove vital in closely contested states that could determine the White House race, promoting economic gains these voters made before the coronavirus pandemic. Though Trump has made scores of inflammatory and derogatory comments about Latinos, his campaign is growing confident that he has won some support that could help in Florida, Arizona and Nevada, his target this weekend. The president scheduled a roundtable di
  
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• In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally

  13-09-2020 21:37
  
  In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration's pandemic health guidelines, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June with a packed, mask-less Nevada crowd. Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse. Not since a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was blamed for a surge of coronavirus infections has he gathered supporters indoors. There was no early mention from the president that the
  
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• Vigil planned for former Calgarian found dead in southern Ontario

  13-09-2020 21:27
  
  Family and friends of a former Calgary woman who was found dead in Hamilton, Ont. last week will hold a vigil in her honour later this month. Holly Ellsworth-Clark, 27, who was living in the southern Ontario city to pursue a career in music, went missing in January. During the last contact she had with her family over the phone, she indicated was being followed by two men. Her family soon joined authorities in Ontario to aid in the search, during which Ellsworth-Clark was caught on video several
  
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• Mourinho woe, Ancelotti joy: Everton opens with win at Spurs - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 21:20
  
  Mourinho woe, Ancelotti joy: Everton opens with win at Spurs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy on video punching Black man in Georgia fired - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 21:11
  
  Sheriff: Deputy on video punching Black man in Georgia fired  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A woman of heart': Tributes pour in for Aline Chretien

  13-09-2020 20:52
  
  Aline Chretien, the wife and trusted partner of former prime minister Jean Chretien, is being remembered as a tenacious and devoted partner, one who played a quiet yet influential role in Canadian politics. Chretien, 84, died peacefully Saturday morning surrounded by family at her home in Shawinigan, Que., a family spokesperson said Sunday. A cause of death was not specified. Condolences poured in following the announcement of her death, shedding light on her influential role as the former prime
  
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• 3 taken to hospital in serious condition after head-on crash on Hwy 3 near Fort MacLeod

  13-09-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Traffic was rerouted for several hours Saturday evening as officials, including a collision analyst, investigated the crash. 
  
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• Three in hospital following Highway 3 collision - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 19:18
  
  Three in hospital following Highway 3 collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Florida city repeals 13-year ban on saggy pants - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 19:17
  
  Florida city repeals 13-year ban on saggy pants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian Bouchard loses Istanbul final in three sets to Romania's Tig - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 19:15
  
  Canadian Bouchard loses Istanbul final in three sets to Romania's Tig  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cabinet retreat to confront challenge of limiting damage from ongoing pandemic

  13-09-2020 19:14
  
  Bold plans to rebuild Canada's shattered economy will take a back seat during a two-day cabinet retreat as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers confront the more immediate challenge of how to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from doing even more damage to Canadians' lives and incomes. The retreat, starting Monday, is being held as COVID-19 cases are spiking again after a summer lull and experts are warning of a second wave over the fall and winter. Trudeau last week warned Canadians are
  
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• Cabinet retreat to confront challenge of limiting damage from ongoing pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 19:13
  
  Cabinet retreat to confront challenge of limiting damage from ongoing pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More than 1,500 hectares to burn in prescribed fire in Banff National Park

  13-09-2020 18:49
  
  Officials in Banff National Park say the sky will become a bit smokier in the northwest section of the region as 1,571 hectares of forest will be set on fire. Parks Canada says the prescribed fire is scheduled to take place in the Alexandra River Valley Sunday. The fire, which will be located seven kilometres west of the Icefields Parkway and seven kilometres east of the B.C.-Alberta boundary, is expected to improve conditions for flora and fauna. "It will restore the historic fire cycle to the
  
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• Aline Chretien, wife and trusted adviser of former PM, dead at 84

  13-09-2020 18:38
  
  Aline Chretien may have been the most influential political figure Canadians never knew. She was often seen at political events -- a petite, elegant figure standing demurely at the side of her gregarious husband, former prime minister Jean Chretien -- but was seldom heard. At least not publicly. Behind the scenes though, she was Chretien's confidante and most trusted adviser, his "Rock of Gibraltar," as he always called her. Aline Chretien died surrounded by family Saturday morning at her home i
  
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• Lethbridge food banks hosting joint fundraiser - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 18:01
  
  Lethbridge food banks hosting joint fundraiser  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing Airdrie man found dead

  13-09-2020 18:00
  
  Authorities in Airdrie, Alta. confirm a missing 19-year-old man has been found dead. According to Airdrie RCMP, Calvin Kennard was last seen on Sept. 10 at about 9 p.m. It's believed that he was driving a silver 2011 Audi A4 sedan and was likely in the Cochrane, Alta. area or somewhere west of that community. RCMP confirmed Monday morning that the search had ended and Kennard had been found deceased. Details regarding the nature of his death have not been released.(Supplied/Kennard family)
  
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• 'In the midst of a catastrophe': Report shows dramatic decline in wildlife population

  13-09-2020 18:00
  
  A new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) shows the global wildlife population has fallen by two-thirds in less than 50 years, while at-risk species in Canada have seen their populations decline by 42 per cent. The WWF's Living Planet Report 2020, published Friday, analyzed nearly 21,000 populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles and found a 68 per cent drop in monitored animal species from 1970 to 2016. James Snider, WWF-Canada's vice-president of ccience, knowledge and
  
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• Airdrie RCMP seek assistance to find missing man

  13-09-2020 18:00
  
  Authorities in Airdrie, Alta. are looking for help from the public in connection with a missing 19-year-old man. Airdrie RCMP says Calvin Kennard was last seen on Sept. 10 at about 9 p.m. It's believed that he was driving a silver 2011 Audi A4 sedan and could be in the Cochrane, Alta. area or somewhere west of that community. He is described as:Caucasian 5-11 (180 cm) tall Slim build Blond hair Blue eyes with glassesAuthorities say he was wearing a dark grey or green shirt, brown dress shorts an
  
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• Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 17:34
  
  Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Months after infection, COVID-19 patients report breathing difficulty, excessive fatigue

  13-09-2020 17:14
  
  It's been five months since Lucy Gahan contracted COVID-19, and her life still hasn't returned to normal. Gahan, a clinical psychologist in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, hasn't been able to return to work. The disease causes what she calls "storms," disabling periods when she feels shortness of breath, numbness in her hands and feet and her heart rate shoots up from simple tasks. Even taking a shower is possible only during an occasional respite in symptoms. "In May and June, I could barely talk b
  
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• Northeast Calgary McDonald's closed down because of active COVID-19 case

  13-09-2020 16:59
  
  McDonald's Canada has announced a restaurant in northeast Calgary is being closed down and sanitized after an employee at the location tested positive for coronavirus. In a release issued Sunday, the company stated an employee at the McDonald's at 951 64 Ave. N.E. tested positive for COVID-19 late on Sept. 12. The infected worker had their last shift at the location on Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but all crew members who may have been in close contact with the employee have been asked to self
  
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• Next defence chief will signal Liberals' priorities for the military - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 16:50
  
  Next defence chief will signal Liberals' priorities for the military  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario reports more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for third straight day

  13-09-2020 16:18
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day. Health officials confirmed an additional 204 cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sunday. The new cases continue to mark a spike in numbers after several weeks of daily case counts below the 200 mark. The new COVID-19 cases come after 232 were reported on Saturday and 213 were reported Friday. Before the previous three days, the last time Ontario saw a daily case count climb above 200 was on Ju
  
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• Schweitzer remains optimistic for Alberta's economic future - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2020 16:02
  
  Schweitzer remains optimistic for Alberta's economic future  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Young boy found dead with dog in his lap after trying to escape Oregon wildfire

  13-09-2020 15:31
  
  As wildfires ravage the West Coast, one boy and his dog died huddled together in a car, where they sought safety from the flames. Wyatt Tofte, 13, died Tuesday in the wildfires in Marion County, Oregon, along with his 71-year-old grandmother, Peggy Mosso, a family spokesperson told CNN. Mosso was found dead in a car that went up in flames, as her daughter and Wyatt Tofte's mother, Angela, stood nearby attempting to save her. Angela survived but is in critical condition. Her husband and Tofte's f
  
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• Shooting at Montreal's Old Port injures five, including police officer

  13-09-2020 14:28
  
  Quebec’s Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) has been asked to investigate an early morning shooting in Montreal’s Old Port that injured five people, including a police officer.  Officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) headed to the clock tower by the water shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday after receiving complaints about loud music and other noise.  According to preliminary information, when the SPVM arrived on scene, a man opened fire in th
  
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• Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

  13-09-2020 13:33
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates. Beginning Friday, the start of the Jewish High Holiday season, schools, restaurants and hotels will shut down, among other businesses, and Israelis will face restrictions on movement. "Our goal is to stop the increase (in cases) and lower morbidity,"
  
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• Paulette rolls toward Bermuda; Sally threatens U.S. Gulf Coast

  13-09-2020 13:21
  
  Residents of Bermuda were urged to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette, while Tropical Storm Sally threatened to intensify into a hurricane as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Paulette gained hurricane status late Saturday and was expected to bring storm surge, coastal flooding and high winds to Bermuda, according to a U.S. National Hurricane Center advisory. Bermuda's government announced that L.F. Wade International Airport would close Sunday evening, and governm
  
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• Paulette rolls toward Bermuda; Sally prompts hurricane warning in New Orleans

  13-09-2020 13:21
  
  Residents of Bermuda were urged to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette, while Tropical Storm Sally threatened to intensify into a hurricane as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Paulette gained hurricane status late Saturday and was expected to bring storm surge, coastal flooding and high winds to Bermuda, according to a U.S. National Hurricane Center advisory. Bermuda's government announced that L.F. Wade International Airport would close Sunday evening, and governm
  
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• Canada's ambassador had 'conversations' with U.S. administration after top Trump adviser disparaged Canadian troops

  13-09-2020 13:00
  
  Canada's Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman said she had some "conversations" with the U.S. administration in the wake of disparaging comments top Trump adviser Peter Navarro made about Canada’s troops. Speaking to CTV's Question Period during Sunday's episode, Hillman emphasized that Canadian forces are "deeply respected by the United States and Americans." However, when pressed on whether she took any action in the wake of the inflammatory comments, Hillman said she did. "I
  
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• McDonald's restaurant in Lethbridge closes temporarily because of COVID-19 - CTV Toronto

  13-09-2020 09:00
  
  McDonald's restaurant in Lethbridge closes temporarily because of COVID-19  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'No cuts to AISH financial benefits' says minister in charge of program

  13-09-2020 03:12
  
  Albertans living on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped are breathing a little easier after the province said it wouldn’t cut funding for the program. A Postmedia report published Friday indicated the government was reviewing and possibly making cuts to the program. The minister responsible for the program dismissed that on social media on Saturday.The statement from the community and social services minister reads in part “The focus of my review has been on service delivery,
  
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• 'No cuts to AISH' financial benefits' says minister in charge of program

  13-09-2020 03:12
  
  Albertans living on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped are breathing a little easier after the province said it wouldn’t cut funding for the program. A Postmedia report published Friday indicated the government was reviewing and possibly making cuts to the program. The minister responsible for the program dismissed that on social media on Saturday.The statement from the community and social services minister reads in part “The focus of my review has been on service delivery,
  
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• Police on scene of serious crash on Highway 3 in southern Alberta

  13-09-2020 02:11
  
  Police are currently on scene of a serious two vehicle crash just west of Lethbridge. It happened on Highway 3 near the Monarch turnoff. Westbound traffic is being diverted into Monarch. Eastbound traffic is flowing normally. No other details on the crash have been provided. 
  
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• Police called to serious crash on Highway 3 in southern Alberta

  13-09-2020 02:11
  
  Police responded to the scene of a serious two vehicle crash just west of Lethbridge. It happened on Highway 3 near the Monarch turnoff. Westbound traffic was being diverted into Monarch. Eastbound traffic is flowing normally. No other details on the crash have been provided. 
  
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• 3 sent to hospital after head-on crash on Alberta's Hwy. 3

  13-09-2020 02:11
  
  Officials say three people were taken to hospital in Calgary after they were involved in a head-on crash near Monarch, Alta. Saturday afternoon. Fort Macleod RCMP say they were first called to respond to a report of a vehicle driving in the wrong direction on Highway 3. While officers were headed to the incident, another call reported the eastbound vehicle had struck a westbound SUV. The driver of the car was airlifted to Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance in serious condition while the two occupant
  
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• Calgary cafe owner cites 'inconsistent' messaging after another pandemic violation

  13-09-2020 01:50
  
  The owner of a Mission cafe is upset with Alberta Health Services after being issued a COVID-19-related health order this week. Paul Overholt, who owns Purple Perk on 4 street S.W., tells CTV News he’s having a tough time staying on top of “confusing” provincial guidelines. “The rules are changing on a daily basis almost, and it’s been a struggle to try to keep up with the changes,” he said. “It’s pretty much impossible.“ Purple Perk has had
  
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• Missing B.C. family may be in Alberta: police

  13-09-2020 01:01
  
  Police in B.C. are looking for a family that hasn’t been seen in more than a week. Bradley Michael Cook, 42, Melissa Trost, 40, and their two young children ages 2 and 4 were supposed to be in Victoria on Sept. 4, but their current whereabouts are unknown. The family lives in Saanich, B.C., but police believe they could be in eastern B.C. or in Alberta. The couple was believed to be travelling with a trailer and a 2018 Dodge Ram with Alberta license plate CCX 1573. They also own a 2017 Nis
  
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• B.C. family disputes police claims that they're 'missing'

  13-09-2020 01:01
  
  A man claiming to be the subject of a missing persons report says he's not missing, neither is the rest of his family, and the police know it. In a series of emails to CTV News Edmonton, Brad Cook accused the Saanich Police Department of "using the media to subvert the courts," when they asked people across B.C. and Alberta to be on the lookout for him, 40-year-old Melissa Renee Trost, and their two young children. The police release indicated the family was supposed to be back in the Victoria a
  
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• Man stabbed in southeast Calgary parking lot

  13-09-2020 00:41
  
  Investigators are seeking suspects in connection with a serious stabbing that occurred at just past noon in southeast Calgary. Police officers were called to the scene, near the TD Bank located at 3012 17 Ave. S.E., after a man had been stabbed. They say the man had just withdrawn some cash from a bank machine when he was approached by two men in the parking lot. The individuals demanded money, but he refused. The suspects then stabbed him and fled the scene. The patient was rushed to Foothills
  
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• ‘Huge for the Town of Taber’: 3 separate grand openings held for newly-added facilities

  13-09-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday's ceremonies included a ribbon-cutting for a campground north of the town and a emergency services facility, as well as a naming ceremony for a brand new baseball diamond. 
  
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• Heritage Park's annual Harvest Sale draws thousands of physically-distanced shoppers

  13-09-2020 00:27
  
  Things were set up a little bit differently at this year's Harvest Sale at Heritage Park, but it still drew crowds of shoppers. 2020 is the 46th year of the sale that offers fresh fruit and vegetables and raises money for a good cause. All of the proceeds of the event go to support the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, the Calgary Community Kitchen program and the Heritage Park Society. Visitors did need to follow all the proper public health rules and officials say they made some changes
  
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