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• CFLers help high school football players get back on the field with free camp

  17-09-2020 23:50
  
  Jack Pasloski was really looking forward to getting onto the football field and showing the Western Canada Redhawks coaching staff how much work he’d put in during the off season. He says he was even hoping it would give him a chance to take his football career further.  “Four or five months ago the plan was to put on a whole lot of weight over this off-season," he said. "Go out there and smack some guys and hopefully get a scholarship somewhere but that doesn’t look like
  
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• Alberta Court orders recalculation of $1.4B in damages, supports Dow in Nova lawsuit

  17-09-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  When a shortage of ethane developed, Nova split the supply between its two crackers and the one shared with Dow, a strategy that Dow argued was in violation of Nova's obligation to keep its ethane cracker running at capacity.
  
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• Police investigate suspicious fire in northwest Airdrie community

  17-09-2020 23:32
  
  Police are looking for the public's help to learn more about a fire that occurred in the northwest Airdrie community of Stonegate early Wednesday. Members of the Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) were called to respond to a small fire burning near a home in the 100 block of Stonegate Close N.W. at about 2:34 a.m. on Sept. 15. By the time they arrived, fire crews found a resident of the community had already put out the fire, which had been burning between a fence and a two-storey home, with a garden
  
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• How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting high school athletes in southern Alberta

  17-09-2020 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: With most school divisions in southern Alberta not currently allowing sporting activities, post-secondary recruiters are adapting in terms of how they connect with prospects. As Eloise Therien explains, while some schools haven’t been given the green light to play again, some teams expect to be up and running in the next few weeks.
  
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• Alberta decision to scale back Swan Hills waste treatment plant leads to layoffs

  17-09-2020 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor of Swan Hills says layoffs at the town waste treatment plant will be another blow to the struggling community.
  
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• What to do when grandma and grandpa don’t follow your parenting approach

  17-09-2020 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health found that among families where kids saw grandparents often or occasionally — 43 per cent had major or minor disagreements about parenting.
  
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• U.S. supply firm executives 'should not have been permitted' to enter Canada: Blair

  17-09-2020 21:42
  
  Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says executives of an American supply company did not receive quarantine exemptions from the Canadian government and "should not have been permitted" to enter the country. According to a CBC News investigation, three executives from shipping and business supply firm Uline Inc. flew to Toronto on a private jet and visited the company's facility in Milton, Ont. without quarantining. A spokesperson for the company told CBC News that the three employees were issued
  
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• CRA cyberattacks impacted four times as many accounts as previously believed

  17-09-2020 21:40
  
  In a major update to the impact of a series of credential stuffing attacks on government websites including the Canada Revenue Agency, the country’s top information officer now says that “suspicious activities” have been found on 48,500 CRA user accounts. In August the CRA temporarily shut down its online services and applications after hackers used thousands of previously stolen usernames and passwords to fraudulently access government services in three separate but serious br
  
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• Edmonton's COVID-19 active cases hit record high

  17-09-2020 21:37
  
  Edmonton's active COVID-19 case count is the highest it has ever been since the pandemic started. The city of Edmonton currently has 633 active cases of the coronavirus, while the Edmonton zone, which includes areas surrounding the city, has 710 — nearly half of Alberta's 1,495 cases.   The entire city is under the province's watch with an active case rate of 62 per 100,000 residents. COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood Edmonton's hardest hit subzones include No
  
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• Hockey Alberta ramps up concussion education for female players

  17-09-2020 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The interactive online program focuses on symptoms, recovery and supporting teammates in hopes of improving the number of players recognizing their injuries.
  
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• Calgary pharmacist suspended after submitting $1.5M in fraudulent claims

  17-09-2020 20:49
  
  A tribunal has ordered the three-year suspension of a practice permit of a Calgary pharmacist after he was found to have kept improper records, submitted claims for unsafe products and llied to third-party insurers. The Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) found during an audit of a pharmacy owned and operated by Ahmed Atique that he created the potential for patient harm and harmed his own professional integrity. The panel found Atique submitted $1.5 million worth of claims for health care product
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

  17-09-2020 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Her new conference will be streamed in this post. 
  
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• Alberta shifting away from wide asymptomatic testing as province confirms another 146 cases of COVID-19

  17-09-2020 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Asymptomatic testing will now be reserved for certain priority groups.
  
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• NDP Leader Rachel Notley confirms she will run again to be Alberta premier

  17-09-2020 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rachel Notley confirmed her plans to run in 2023 on Thursday, saying "There's so much opportunity in Alberta and there's so much frustration with the current government."
  
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• Province announces $75-million Investment and Growth Strategy - Lethbridge News Now

  17-09-2020 19:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province announces $75-million Investment and Growth Strategy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 on the slopes: Lockdown insurance, contactless tickets and the end of 'apres ski'

  17-09-2020 19:49
  
  As colder weather pushes more people indoors in the coming months, Canada’s ski resorts could become the go-to pandemic escape. Since early in the crisis, health officials have urged Canadians to avoid gathering indoors where the virus that causes COVID-19 can more easily spread. But the slopes won’t be immune to the “new normals” of the coronavirus era. Canadians should expect a different kind of skiing experience, involving all the indoor masking, physical distancing an
  
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• Alberta man who thought he was seeing woman he met online kidnapped, robbed, assaulted

  17-09-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people have been arrested and police are searching for a third suspect after a 22-year-old Alberta man was kidnapped, robbed and assaulted earlier this month when he thought he was going to meet a woman he met online.
  
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• Edmonton to host 2021 world junior hockey championship with no fans

  17-09-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The event was originally scheduled to be held in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., from Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021.
  
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• Second suspect charged in connection with fatal southeast shooting, victim identified

  17-09-2020 17:55
  
  A 27-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a Saturday morning shooting that left one man dead. Police confirm Feysal Osman Abdul-Aziz has been charged as a result of the ongoing investigation into the death of 20-year-old Abdurhaman Oma Indiris. According to police, an argument between two groups outside of the Portico Hookah Lounge in the 1800 block of 35th Street S.E. occurred in the early morning hours of Sept. 12. The dispute escalated and two men
  
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• B.C. Tesla driver charged after Alta. RCMP allege he was asleep in speeding car

  17-09-2020 17:50
  
  RCMP have charged a B.C. man after pulling over a speeding Tesla on an Alberta highway earlier this year, alleging he was asleep behind the wheel in a fully reclined driver's seat. A 20-year-old B.C. man was charged with speeding and given a 24-hour licence suspension for fatigue. He was also charged later with dangerous driving under the Criminal Code of Canada. Police were called when the Tesla was spotted on Highway 2 near Ponoka, south of Edmonton, on July 9. Another QEII commuter reported s
  
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• B.C. Tesla driver caught driving with eyes closed, car on auto-pilot by Alta. RCMP

  17-09-2020 17:50
  
  Alberta RCMP say they caught a driver of a Tesla speeding at 150 km/h this summer – with his seat reclined and his eyes closed. A 20-year-old B.C. man was charged with speeding and given a 24-hour licence suspension for fatigue. Later, he was also charged with dangerous driving under the Criminal Code of Canada. On July 9, another Highway 2 commuter reported an apparently sleeping driver of a Tesla near Ponoka. They told RCMP both the driver’s and a passenger’s seat were fully
  
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• Provincial government to unveils plans to diversify economy, promote investment

  17-09-2020 17:10
  
  Alberta's minister of jobs, economy and innovation is scheduled to outline the province's plan to drive diversification and grow the economy. Doug Schweitzer is slated to announce the province's plan to address the floundering economy this morning at 11:30. A livestream of the announcement will be available here. The UCP government has been previously accused of placing too much focus on the energy sector and a participant in Thursday's announcement hints at new plans to embrace tech industries.
  
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• Provincial government to unveil plans to diversify economy, promote investment

  17-09-2020 17:10
  
  Alberta's minister of jobs, economy and innovation is scheduled to outline the province's plan to drive diversification and grow the economy. Doug Schweitzer is slated to announce the province's plan to address the floundering economy this morning at 11:30. A livestream of the announcement will be available here. The UCP government has been previously accused of placing too much focus on the energy sector and a participant in Thursday's announcement hints at new plans to embrace tech industries.
  
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• Province unveils plans to diversify economy, create jobs, promote investment

  17-09-2020 17:10
  
  Alberta's minister of jobs, economy and innovation has outlined the province's plan to drive diversification and grow the economy. Doug Schweitzer announced Thursday morning the province's ivestment and growth strategy to help "jump-start Alberta's economic recovery." The $75 million initative is said to build off the province's strengths including the energy, tourism and agriculture sectors while embracing emerging sectors including technology. financial services, aviation and aerospace. "Alber
  
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• Alberta to beat 'Ontario and B.C to the punch' in tech and innovation: Schweitzer

  17-09-2020 17:10
  
  Alberta's minister of jobs, economy and innovation has outlined the province's plan to drive diversification and grow the economy. Doug Schweitzer announced Thursday morning the province's investment and growth strategy to help "jump-start Alberta's economic recovery." The $75 million initative is said to build off the province's strengths including the energy, tourism and agriculture sectors while embracing emerging sectors including technology. financial services, aviation and aerospace. "Albe
  
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• RCMP charge Tesla driver for speeding and sleeping behind the wheel - Lethbridge News Now

  17-09-2020 16:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  RCMP charge Tesla driver for speeding and sleeping behind the wheel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta RCMP charge driver allegedly sleeping in a self-driving, speeding Tesla on Highway 2

  17-09-2020 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police charged the driver, a British Columbia man, with speeding and issued a 24-hour licence suspension.
  
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• Alberta RCMP charge driver allegedly sleeping in a self-driving, speeding Telsa on Highway 2

  17-09-2020 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police charged the driver, a British Columbia man, with speeding and issued a 24-hour licence suspension.
  
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• Police search for inmate who escaped Edmonton Institution for Women

  17-09-2020 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  At around 11:30 p.m., police said the inmate climbed over the fence at the facility -- located at 111 Avenue and 178 Street -- and ran off on foot. 
  
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• Wildfire smoke expected to persist in Calgary into next week

  17-09-2020 15:24
  
  It’s a repeat, but with a slight change: Environment Canada’s Firework model from 6 pm yesterday: Our upper air for today has Calgary beneath a ridge of high pressure, which is expected to cascade eastward. As it moves, so too does the southerly wind that forms it, which means tomorrow and Saturday could be quite smoky, with a minimal chance showers help abate those conditions. Then, into early next week, southwesterly flow achieves the same effect; another highway of air aloft will
  
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• From beef and hot tubs to shellfish, cargo theft a growing concern in Canada

  17-09-2020 14:12
  
  People may have found it odd when thieves made off with truckloads of hot tubs and beef within days of each other in rural Alberta, but the Insurance Bureau of Canada says it highlights a growing type of crime perpetrated by sophisticated culprits. "It's obviously not a new problem. But from what we're seeing in the statistics, the problem seems to be getting worse," said Sid Kingma, who directs the bureau's investigative services arm in Western Canada. Last year, $35 million in cargo theft loss
  
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• Police searching for woman who escaped from Edmonton prison

  17-09-2020 13:35
  
  Police are searching for a prisoner who escaped from the Edmonton Institution for Women on Wednesday night. Cierra Childress, 22, is described as:5’5” tall 170 pounds Black hair and black eyesThe woman reportedly climbed over a fence at the institution at 111 Avenue and 178 Street around 11:30 p.m. and took off on foot. Police say she was last seen around 170 Street and 114 Avenue, running east. Police say if you see her, she should not be approached. Anyone with information about he
  
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• 'My last words to each of them was that I loved them': Oshawa mom speaks at funeral for husband, 3 children

  17-09-2020 13:10
  
  Speaking in front of a small group of family and close friends at an Oshawa, Ont. church on Thursday, Loretta Traynor and her only surviving son Sam opened up about their grief and shared happy memories of their four murdered family members who were "taken too soon, too violently, and without warning" when they were shot and killed inside their home earlier this month. During the funeral service for her husband Chris and three of their children, 20-year-old Bradley, 15-year-old Adelaide, and 11-
  
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• From hot tubs to beef — cargo theft on the rise in Canada 

  17-09-2020 12:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Trucking Alliance has put total losses from cargo theft at $5 billion a year.
  
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• Lethbridge College leads innovative virtual supply chain conference - Lethbridge News Now

  17-09-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College leads innovative virtual supply chain conference  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jann Arden among protesters demanding change for live horse trade overseas as shipment departs Calgary

  17-09-2020 06:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jann Arden drew attention to the export of draft horses to Japan for slaughter as a shipment prepared to depart Calgary on Tuesday.
  
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• Councillor in northern Alberta county shares Facebook post asking people not to get tested for coronavirus

  17-09-2020 06:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An elected public official in northern Alberta says he shared a Facebook post calling on people to stop getting tests for the novel coronavirus because he does not believe knowing how many people are positive will help win the fight against the pandemic.
  
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• Calgary theatre companyto offer 'Artistic Basic Income' for artists with disabilities

  17-09-2020 05:10
  
  A Calgary theatre company that features the work of artists with mixed abilities is seeking applicants for a new kind of guaranteed basic income. Inside Out Theatre launched its Artistic Basic Income program September 1, when it started accepting applications from self-identifying artists with a disability, including d/Deaf artists, MAD artists, and/or artists living with mental illness who live in Alberta. Two artists will be chosen via lottery draw to receive $6,000, to be spent however that a
  
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• Calgary theatre company to offer 'Artistic Basic Income' for artists with disabilities

  17-09-2020 05:10
  
  A Calgary theatre company that features the work of artists with mixed abilities is seeking applicants for a new kind of guaranteed basic income. Inside Out Theatre launched its Artistic Basic Income program September 1, when it started accepting applications from self-identifying artists with a disability, including d/Deaf artists, MAD artists, and/or artists living with mental illness who live in Alberta. Two artists will be chosen via lottery draw to receive $6,000, to be spent however that a
  
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• Outbreaks declared at 7 Calgary schools, 1 city elementary elevated to watch status

  17-09-2020 03:00
  
  Seven Calgary schools have now declared a COVID-19 outbreak and one school has been elevated to "watch" status with six positive cases of the virus. Chris Akkerman School in the northeast community of Marlborough sent a letter home to parents informing them two or more people have tested positive for COVID-19. It has yet to be added to the provincial government’s official outbreak list, but Crescent Heights High School in Calgary and Centre High in Edmonton were also added to the list Wedn
  
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• Claresholm RCMP charge 2 in counterfeit U.S. currency incident

  17-09-2020 02:59
  
  Claresholm RCMP have filed multiple charges against a man and a woman after a number of incidents of counterfeit U.S. currency being used in Claresholm and Fort MacLeod last weekend. On Sept. 11, Nanton RCMP learned that fake U.S. currency was being used in the community, in addition to reports about the same thing happening in Claresholm and Fort MacLeod. September 14, a community message was sent out about the suspects, along with descriptions of both accused. On September 15, Claresholm RCMP
  
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• Alberta father stays connected with late son through passion of flying hot air balloons

  17-09-2020 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dale Lang is able to stay close to his son Jason's spirit when he's in the sky flying in a hot air balloon, a passion he's had for nearly five decades.
  
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• Oil demand not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels

  17-09-2020 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the COVID-19 pandemic pummels the oil and gas sector, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the economic impact will hurt global energy demand harder and longer than feared. But as Eric Sorensen reports, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is disputing any notion of a gloomy outlook.
  
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• Man and woman rescued from home by Airdrie RCMP

  17-09-2020 01:42
  
  Airdrie RCMP say charges have been laid against a local man as well as a man from Winnipeg in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation this week. Authorities were called to respond to a scene at 1:30 a.m. Sunday after a stolen vehicle was found in the community. While police attended the home where it was found, they discovered a man and woman who were being held against their will. Officers quickly surrounded the home and, a short time later, two suspects were arrested without incident. A
  
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• Alberta government asking for proposals to study feasibility of provincial pension plan

  17-09-2020 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Citing recommendations made by its Fair Deal Panel, the Alberta government is now accepting bids for a contract to study the pros and cons of opting out of the Canada Pension Plan and setting up a provincial benefit program in its place.
  
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• Southern Alberta students protest diploma exams during COVID-19

  17-09-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The superintendent says some parents believe diplomas would provide a boost to students' marks, which he says is an inaccurate assumption.
  
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• Two arrested in Claresholm for allegedly using counterfeit U.S. currency - Lethbridge News Now

  17-09-2020 01:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two arrested in Claresholm for allegedly using counterfeit U.S. currency  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Finishing carpenter believes his putter is a stroke of genius

  17-09-2020 01:16
  
  Todd Landsiedel is a finishing carpenter by trade. He’s also an avid golfer, so when he decided to combine the two it made perfect sense to Landsiedel - and is rapidly making a few dollars, too, thanks to a new business that combines both passions. Landsiedel is fidgety by nature and needed to find something to occupy himself.He started building memory boxes for his family. Then he moved onto minature grandfather clocks. About three months ago he says he he came up with another idea. He th
  
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• Southern Alberta man stays connected with late son through passion of flying hot air balloons

  17-09-2020 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been more than 20 years since Dale and Dianne Lang lost their son in the Taber school shooting, but Dale’s life-long passion for flying hot air balloons is helping him stay connected to Jason. As 2020 continues to be a difficult year, Lang also shares how his hobby continues to be a source of...
  
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• Media instructor explains pros and cons of 'Freeze Wednesday'

  17-09-2020 01:06
  
  If you’re wondering why some celebrities are MIA on some social media platforms, it’s because of "Freeze Wednesday," a campaign aimed at preventing misinformation. In June, an initiative called "Black out Tuesday" was launched to bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, Freeze Wednesday is a call for action to stop Facebook and Instagram from allowing people to spread disinformation and hate speech. Lethbridge College digital communications and media instructor Kris H
  
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