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• Alberta surpasses 17,000 COVID-19 cases with 143 new infections

  23-09-2020 23:48
  
  Alberta Health reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths on Wednesday. Active infections decreased to 1,520 across the province, but increased to 821 in the Edmonton zone. The city of Edmonton has 729 cases of the coronavirus and remains under the province's watch with an active case rate of 71.4 per 100,000 residents. Alberta's death toll reached 260 in Wednesday's update. The victims were a woman in her 80s in the Calgary zone connected to the Foothills Medical Centre outbreak, an
  
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• Zero new COVID cases in South Zone, 143 provincially - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 23:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Zero new COVID cases in South Zone, 143 provincially  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police release images of 2 men sought in connection to fatal stabbing

  23-09-2020 23:32
  
  Police are asking for help to locate two men they believe have information about a fatal stabbing in northeast Calgary earlier this week. Investigators are also searching for the victim's vehicle. A passerby saw a man in medical distress on the steps of a home in the 4800 block of First Street N.E. about 3:30 p.m. on Monday and the 35-year-old died at the scene, despite being treated by emergency crews. Police said Wednesday they believe he was stabbed about 2 p.m., near where he was found. His
  
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• Death of man in Falconridge not criminal, Calgary police say

  23-09-2020 23:25
  
  The death of a man following reports of a shooting in Falconridge has been found to not be criminal in nature, police stated Wednesday. Officials say the CPS was called to respond to an apparent shooting at a home in the 1200 block of Falconridge Drive N.E. at 1:30 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found the body of a 32-year-old man. An autopsy and investigation has since determined the man's death was not a homicide. In order to protect the privacy of the victim's family, police are withhol
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic having ‘stark effects’ on opioid-related deaths in Alberta

  23-09-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Alberta between April and June this year is more than any three-month period recorded in the last four years.
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic having ‘stark affects’ on opioid-related deaths in Alberta

  23-09-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Alberta between April and June this year is more than any three-month period recorded in the last four years.
  
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• Lethbridge police officer struck by debris after incident at shooting range: ASIRT

  23-09-2020 22:52
  
  A preliminary report by the province's police watchdog into an incident that injured a Lethbridge police officer Tuesday shows he was hurt when a gun accidentally went off at a shooting range. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was called to investigate after a police officer was injured Tuesday. The agency says a number of police officers were at the Lethbridge Police Service's firing range for a training exercise at 10:40 a.m. During the course, one of the officers was handling
  
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• Gun mishap at Lethbridge shooting range sent officer to hospital, investigation says - CTV Toronto

  23-09-2020 22:52 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Gun mishap at Lethbridge shooting range sent officer to hospital, investigation says  CTV Toronto
  
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• Local snowbirds weigh options before the snow starts to fly

  23-09-2020 22:51
  
  Calgary couple Marla and Michael Finch are flying to South America to escape the frigid temperatures Alberta winter brings. “We have to get COVID testing before we go, to prove that we are negative,” said Michael Finch. The pair have been living in their RV in Black Diamond since the end of March when their travels last year and into the new year were interrupted by the pandemic. That hasn't deterred them, but the closed U.S. border may have detoured them - for this winter at least.
  
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• Third death connected to COVID-19 outbreaks at Foothills hospital

  23-09-2020 22:48
  
  A third person has died as the COVID-19 outbreak at Foothills hospital in Calgary grows to 26 cases. Alberta Health Services confirm an 82-year-old man who died in the cardiac unit tested positive for the virus over the weekend.  There are now 17 patients and nine staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, health officials declared outbreaks in the cardiac care unit and the general medicine unit at Foothills hospital. AHS also says 114 staff members have been ordered to
  
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• Third death connected to COVID-19 outbreaks at Calgary hospital

  23-09-2020 22:48
  
  A third person has died as the COVID-19 outbreak at Foothills hospital in Calgary grows to 26 cases. Alberta Health Services confirm an 82-year-old man who died in the cardiac unit tested positive for the virus over the weekend.  There are now 17 patients and nine staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, health officials declared outbreaks in the cardiac care unit and the general medicine unit at Foothills hospital. AHS also says 114 staff members have been ordered to
  
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• Alberta’s police watchdog investigating training injury to Lethbridge police officer

  23-09-2020 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASIRT said the incident happened in a room at the range, when one officer, who was handling a firearm, discharged a live round into a table.
  
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• Fentanyl deaths up in Lethbridge this year, SCS visitation down significantly - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 22:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fentanyl deaths up in Lethbridge this year, SCS visitation down significantly  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Opioid deaths spike in first half of 2020, Alberta cites pandemic as cause

  23-09-2020 22:26
  
  Alberta's opioid-related deaths increased by nearly 100 in the first half of 2020 compared to the same timeframe last year, and the provincial government says the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame. The Alberta COVID-19 Opioid Response Surveillance Report Q2 2020 says there were 449 unintentional opioid deaths in the first months of 2020 — an increase of 99 from the first half of 2019. The majority of the 449 deaths — 414 — came as a result of a fentanyl overdose, the report said. U
  
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• Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 22:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Investigation into firearm discharge injury at Lethbridge Police range - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 22:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Investigation into firearm discharge injury at Lethbridge Police range  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Five highlights from the speech from the throne - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 21:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Five highlights from the speech from the throne  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian international Quinn hopes to start conversation, help young trans folk - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 21:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian international Quinn hopes to start conversation, help young trans folk  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Supreme Court reserves judgment in Canada’s carbon tax cases

  23-09-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of the carbon tax could take several more months.
  
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• Coronavirus: Hinshaw gives green light for indoor children’s play areas to open

  23-09-2020 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a tweet on Wednesday, Alberta's chief medical officer of health gave the green light for indoor play centres to re-open across the province.
  
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• 'Absolutely shocking': Busy Calgary dad now equipped with laptops for his children

  23-09-2020 21:01
  
  A large, low-income family in Calgary is now ready to tackle the rest of the online school year thanks to the support of others. CTV News first brought the story of Ian Quayle, a single father of six children, last week. The busy dad had signed up his five school-aged children for the Calgary Board of Education's Hub online learning program after he had misgivings about sending his children to in-person classes. He'd gotten through the first little bit of the year with an iPad, but as the course
  
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• Alberta reopens indoor play areas as colder conditions near

  23-09-2020 20:57
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is following B.C., Ontario and Saskatchewan and is allowing indoor children's play areas to reopen. The health order, which went into effect Wednesday, allows indoor recreation, entertainment and play centres to resume operations as long as public health guidances are observed. Hinshaw announced the move on Twitter, citing the role of play in the healthy development of children.These centres have re-opened in BC, Ont
  
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• Alberta allows indoor play areas to reopen as colder conditions near

  23-09-2020 20:57
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is following B.C., Ontario and Saskatchewan and is allowing indoor children's play areas to reopen. The health order, which went into effect Wednesday, allows indoor recreation, entertainment and play centres to resume operations as long as public health guidances are observed. Hinshaw announced the move on Twitter, citing the role of play in the healthy development of children.These centres have re-opened in BC, Ont
  
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• City looking into exemptions for mandatory large condo recycling bylaw - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 20:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City looking into exemptions for mandatory large condo recycling bylaw  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• From bells and bows to face masks: Alberta wedding company makes succesful pandemic pivot

  23-09-2020 20:27
  
  With a growing number of communities making face coverings mandatory, a southern Alberta company has found success after making a quick pivot. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Medicine Hat area company Weddingstar shifted from matrimony to masks, and they are now shipping the face coverings to more than 100 countries around the world. Weddingstar owner and CEO Rick Brink said the pandemic brought the wedding industry to a sudden halt. He recalls looking at the sales report on a Friday shortly aft
  
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• Construction underway on YWCA affordable housing project in Banff

  23-09-2020 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The three-storey YWCA Banff Courtyard will offer 33 affordable rental units for Banff-area residents.
  
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• Legs of sleeping suspect lead Alta. RCMP to recover stolen vehicle

  23-09-2020 20:12
  
  A stolen vehicle was recovered after an RCMP officer spotted a pair of legs hanging out of one of its doors. An Alberta RCMP Traffic member came across the parked vehicle west of Rocky Mountain House on Sept. 17. The rear driver's side door was open and a pair of legs was hanging out. The driver and a passenger were both asleep. The officer's investigation found that vehicle had been stolen in Edmonton three days earlier. They removed the keys then woke and arrested the two people. The 25-year-o
  
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• Lethbridge property taxes due by September 30 to avoid late penalties - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 19:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge property taxes due by September 30 to avoid late penalties  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hangar Flight Museum shuffles aircraft, seeks donations ahead of humidity unit installation

  23-09-2020 19:24
  
  A new humidity unit has arrived at the Hangar Flight Museum in northeast Calgary and museum officials are looking to raise funds to help cover the cost of installation as well as repairs to the building's trusses. To accommodate the project, staff and volunteers have moved several aircraft, including the Bell helicopter, from the main hangar to a tent hangar. The cost of the installation and truss repairs to the building that was constructed in 1941 is slated at $250,000. The City of Calgary has
  
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• Province announces Mineral Advisory Council - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 18:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province announces Mineral Advisory Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta looks to mineral resource production to help diversify economy

  23-09-2020 18:30
  
  The province has convened an expert panel tasked with helping Alberta become a world leader in mineral resource production. "The five-member Mineral Advisory Council will help government unlock Alberta’s vast, untapped geological potential for various minerals that are in increasing global demand," the province said in a release. "These minerals include lithium, vanadium, uranium, rare earth elements, diamonds, and potash – many of which are used to manufacture batteries, cell phones
  
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• Documentarian seeks to reclaim Black history on the Plains

  23-09-2020 18:14
  
  John Ware was more than a solitary Black rancher riding the southern Alberta plains in the late 1800s. It's one of several myths Calgary filmmaker Cheryl Foggo tries to destabilize in her 2020 documentary John Ware Reclaimed. The film opens with Foggo listing the oft-used tropes associated with Ware — he was supposedly “singular; a big, amiable, Black cowboy all alone in his Blackness in southern Alberta.” Speaking with the Leader-Post, Foggo said he doesn't embody all of Weste
  
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• Documentarian seeks to reclaim Black history on the Alberta plains

  23-09-2020 18:14
  
  John Ware was more than a solitary Black rancher riding the southern Alberta plains in the late 1800s. It's one of several myths Calgary filmmaker Cheryl Foggo tries to destabilize in her 2020 documentary John Ware Reclaimed. The film opens with Foggo listing the oft-used tropes associated with Ware — he was supposedly “singular; a big, amiable, Black cowboy all alone in his Blackness in southern Alberta.” Speaking with the Leader-Post, Foggo said he doesn't embody all of Weste
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council celebrating National Coaches Week - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 17:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Sport Council celebrating National Coaches Week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Many events planned for Lethbridge Arts Days - Lethbridge Herald

  23-09-2020 16:23 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Many events planned for Lethbridge Arts Days  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• PM Trudeau puts COVID-19 fight at top of agenda in throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is opening the new session of Parliament with a reprioritized national agenda, fixated primarily on how to protect Canadians from COVID-19. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is currently reading the Liberal minority government’s speech from the throne in the Senate Chamber, which details a four-pronged approach to pandemic survival and recovery. "This pandemic is the most serious public health crisis Canada has ever faced,” read Payette's prepared remarks. “
  
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• Feds resuming Parliament with COVID-19 focused throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  How Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to steer his Liberal government through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be laid out in Wednesday’s throne speech, along with new details of his minority government’s economic and social support and recovery plans in the face of an anticipated second wave.Watch CTV News at 1:30 p.m. EDT for special coverage of the throne speech. Follow along on CTV, CTV News Channel, CTVNews.ca, and the CTV News app. Watch a CTV News Speci
  
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• Feds promise COVID-19 aid to continue, national child care in throne speech

  23-09-2020 15:22
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the new session of Parliament with a reprioritized national agenda, fixated primarily on how to keep financially supporting Canadians through COVID-19, while repairing the inequalities the pandemic has exposed. Being billed as "an ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality," the Liberals are committing to a "resiliency agenda for the middle class" that includes more money for COVID-19 testing and long-term care homes, pledging to create over one million jobs
  
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• New addition for Pronghorn women's rugby team - Lethbridge News Now

  23-09-2020 14:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New addition for Pronghorn women's rugby team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Poor internet makes online education impossible in rural Alberta

  23-09-2020 14:45
  
  Rural parents are frustrated and feeling left behind as poor internet connections make working and learning from home impossible. Lisa Rosales and her family live in Sturgeon County. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they found they couldn't even get an internet provider to give them service, stalling efforts to learn and work from home. The Rosales family moved out to the Calahoo area more than 10 years ago and never needed an internet connection at home. That all changed when schools closed and
  
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• Aurora reports $3.3 billion loss for full year, $1.86 billion for Q4

  23-09-2020 13:28
  
  Miguel Martin has his work cut out for him just weeks into his new job as Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s chief executive. The Edmonton-based cannabis company reported Tuesday that it incurred $3.3 billion in losses in its 2020 fiscal year, including $1.86 billion in its latest quarter due to large impairment charges. Martin, who was named CEO on Sept. 8, conceded that the company had slipped from its top position in the Canadian consumer cannabis market. The fall is forcing him to stage an immediat
  
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• Carbon tax hearings continue as Supreme Court hears arguments from Indigenous leaders

  23-09-2020 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Appeals courts in Saskatchewan and Ontario ruled in 2019 that the federal carbon tax legislation was constitutional, but in February of this year, the Alberta Court of Appeal said it was not.
  
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• Canada’s carbon tax dispute not settled yet as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases

  23-09-2020 12:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday.
  
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• Canadian crude by rail exports fall to another 8-year low in July

  23-09-2020 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canada Energy Regulator says rail shipments of oil in July fell to about 39,000 barrels per day, down from 42,820 bpd in June (also an eight-year low).
  
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• Small fire at northeast Calgary recycling facility

  23-09-2020 05:17
  
  Calgary firefighters spent several hours Tuesday clearing smoke from a building following a small fire at a northeast recycling facility. Fire crews were called to the 900 block of 57th Avenue N.E. just after 6:30 p.m. where they were met with employees outside the building and smoke inside the building. They were able to follow the smoke to a machine used to bail recycled materials, which had caught fire. It was quickly extinguished and firefighters spent several hours clearing smoke from the b
  
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• Junior, senior high school sports begin south of Lethbridge in Westwind School Division - Global News

  23-09-2020 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Junior, senior high school sports begin south of Lethbridge in Westwind School Division  Global News
  
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• Junior, senior high school sports begin south of Lethbridge in Westwind School Division

  23-09-2020 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, the Westwind School Division allowed the first games of the school year. 
  
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• Alberta Mounties charged in shooting death of man in car to get jury trial

  23-09-2020 05:12
  
  Two RCMP officers charged in the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in northern Alberta will be getting a jury trial. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown of the Whitecourt RCMP detachment were arrested in June and initially charged with criminal negligence causing death. Earlier this month, the charges were changed to manslaughter. The pair appeared Tuesday in Whitecourt provincial court and, court documents say, there was an election for a jury trial. No trial date was set, and the nex
  
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• Westwind School Division gives green light for cohort-friendly competition in southern Alberta

  23-09-2020 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Westwind School Division had actual high school sports games in progress on Tuesday, as the southern Alberta division that represents towns like Raymond and Cardston has given the green light to athletics. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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