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• Research shows rates of postpartum anxiety and depression increasing during COVID-19

  29-09-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Data out of the University of Calgary suggests more new mothers are struggling with postpartum anxiety and depression in the first three months after giving birth than prior to the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta records 160 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death Tuesday

  29-09-2020 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta reported 160 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon and one additional death linked to the disease.
  
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• South Zone has no new COVID cases as 160 confirmed provincially - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 23:40
  
  South Zone has no new COVID cases as 160 confirmed provincially  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 160 new COVID-19 cases confirmed across Alberta on Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 23:33
  
  160 new COVID-19 cases confirmed across Alberta on Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lack of capital for major project investments cited by Indigenous business panel

  29-09-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Limited and slow access to capital is a major barrier to First Nations' ability to take ownership roles in the resource megaprojects being built across their lands, a panel of Indigenous business leaders said Tuesday.
  
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• Health-care provider Medisys reports data breach affecting 60,000 clients

  29-09-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The breach affected about five per cent of its clients, Medisys said.
  
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• Third trial ordered for New Zealand man found guilty of murdering Albertan wife in B.C.’s Interior

  29-09-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Beckett was charged with murder in the drowning death of his wife, Laura Letts of Alberta, while vacationing near Revelstoke in August 2010.
  
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• Third trial ordered for New Zealand man found guilty of murdering Alberta wife in B.C.’s Interior

  29-09-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Beckett was charged with murder in the drowning death of his wife, Laura Letts of Alberta, while vacationing near Revelstoke in August 2010.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash on Barlow Trail S.E.

  29-09-2020 23:01
  
  A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Barlow Trail in southeast Calgary on Tuesday afternoon. EMS says they were called to the 2600 block of Barlow Trail S.E. just after 12:30 p.m. for a reports of a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. Paramedics arrived and attempted to resuscitate the motorcyclist – a man believed to be in his 20s – but were unsuccessful. The man was declared deceased at the scene. The other driver was not injured. No other information was available.
  
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• Motorcyclilst killed in crash on Barlow Trail S.E.

  29-09-2020 23:01
  
  A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Barlow Trail in southeast Calgary on Tuesday afternoon. EMS says they were called to the 2600 block of Barlow Trail S.E. just after 12:30 p.m. for a reports of a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. Paramedics arrived and attempted to resuscitate the motorcyclist – a man believed to be in his 20s – but were unsuccessful. The man was declared deceased at the scene. The other driver was not injured. No other information was available.
  
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• Alberta presses Canada to enforce domestic violence law

  29-09-2020 22:48
  
  Police can warn people at high-risk of violence from their partner under legislation set to take effect in Alberta next year, but the province is urging Ottawa to ensure it will be enforced. Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu wants the federal government make sure the RCMP follows the legislation known as Clare’s Law, which gives police the right to disclose information to someone about their intimate partner’s abusive or violent history. “Alberta has got the third highest in
  
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• Family and friends looking for answers regarding Bow River pathway tragedy

  29-09-2020 22:46
  
  On August 26th two cyclists collided head on around a blind corner on the Bow River pathway just south of 130th avenue SE. A 65 year old man died of his injuries a short time after the incident. There is a poster at the scene with a small memorial below it looking for help. It reads: “On August 26th at approximately 3 p.m. there was an accident between two cyclists leading to the death of our friend Mark. Anyone who may have information regarding this collision or what happened after the a
  
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• “Silicon Valley meets Olds College” with provincial agriculture partnership - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 22:43
  
  “Silicon Valley meets Olds College” with provincial agriculture partnership  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge College honouring Indigenous cultures through Orange Shirt Day - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 22:39
  
  Lethbridge College honouring Indigenous cultures through Orange Shirt Day  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• SUV careens through southeast Calgary backyards, driver seriously injured

  29-09-2020 22:00
  
  A resident says it sounded like a bomb went off when an SUV left the road and crashed through a series of backyards in southeast Calgary late Sunday. Police say a blue Chevrolet SUV was travelling westbound at high speed on 130th Avenue S.E. about 10 p.m. on Sunday when it left the road and went up an inclined boulevard toward the rear property fences along Douglas Ridge Circle S.E. "The SUV broke through the back fence, passing through several bushes, a garden shed, and a fence, before striking
  
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• Calgary man charged in hate crime investigation

  29-09-2020 21:58
  
  A Calgary man is facing charges in an incident police are calling a hate crime, captured on video. Mark John Koop, 39, has been charged with mischief to property and causing a disturbance. The investigation started after Otis Chan said a man launched into a verbal tirade at him, while he was sitting in his vehicle in an empty Inglewood parking lot around 9:30 a.m. Monday, finishing some paperwork. “F* you, you F*ing Chinaman, you need to go back to your country. I looked at him and said, I
  
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• MMIWG recommendations presented to city council - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 20:14
  
  MMIWG recommendations presented to city council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U of L professor working on new treatments for Alzheimer's disease - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 20:02
  
  U of L professor working on new treatments for Alzheimer's disease  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canyon Meadow School placed under COVID-19 watch status after 5 or more cases identified

  29-09-2020 19:44
  
  Canyon Meadows School is now the second in Calgary to be placed on  COVID-19 watch status, meaning five or more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed at that location within a two week period. St. Wilfrid Elementary is the other school that was placed on watch status earlier in September by Alberta Health Services (AHS).   Roughly 420 students attend Canyon Meadows. It’s not yet clear how many cases have been confirmed or whether those infected are staff members or s
  
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• Former Calgary MP Rob Anders charged with tax evasion

  29-09-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal prosecution service says Anders is also charged with making misleading statements and for getting a refund or credit than he should not have received.
  
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• Former Conservative MP Rob Anders facing multiple charges for evading taxes

  29-09-2020 19:29
  
  Former Conservative MP Rob Anders has been charged with tax evasion. The federal prosecution service says Anders is also charged with making misleading statements and for getting a refund or credit than he should not have received. The charges under the Income Tax Act were first reported by the National Post. Anders represented a Calgary riding between 1997 and 2015, and the Post reported the charges are linked to his time in office. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 30. Anders could no
  
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• Calgary police release composite sketch of suspect in roadside attack

  29-09-2020 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police have released a composite sketch of a suspect following a roadside assault in the city that left the victim in life-threatening condition.
  
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• WHL alumni recognized for Stanley Cup Win - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 19:03
  
  WHL alumni recognized for Stanley Cup Win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s auditor general finds province’s disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape

  29-09-2020 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a report released Tuesday, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent plan for evaluating the risk the province faces from disasters such as floods or wildfires.
  
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• Organizer of pop-up injection site issued fine - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 18:50
  
  Organizer of pop-up injection site issued fine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Unruly' passenger removed from airplane in Winnipeg: RCMP

  29-09-2020 18:25
  
  Manitoba RCMP officers removed an ‘unruly’ woman from a flight on Monday night. Mounties said the flight took off in Calgary and was headed for Toronto, with a stopover in Winnipeg. Officers said they removed the 34-year-old woman, who is from North York, Ont., when she became unruly. Police arrested the woman, who remains in custody. The woman may face charges of causing a disturbance, as well as mischief. This is a developing story. More details to come.Last night, #rcmpmb removed
  
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• Ontario woman removed from plane in Winnipeg for being 'unruly': RCMP

  29-09-2020 18:25
  
  Manitoba RCMP officers removed an ‘unruly’ Ontario woman from a flight on Monday evening. Around 6:30 p.m., Mounties were told of a disturbance on a plane, which took off in Calgary and was headed for Toronto, with a scheduled stopover in Winnipeg. When the plane landed in Winnipeg, officers went to the gate and were told a woman became “unruly” when she found out the flight was stopping in Winnipeg. Mounties got on the plane and asked the 34-year-old woman, who is from N
  
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• Healthy eating in city facilities presented to council - Lethbridge News Now

  29-09-2020 18:05
  
  Healthy eating in city facilities presented to council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals to face overnight confidence vote on new COVID-19 benefits

  29-09-2020 17:20
  
  The federal Liberals are willing to put their minority government on the line over their proposal to implement a series of new COVID-19 benefits for Canadians transitioning off of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The government has announced that they view the vote on the government's legislation to bring in the new aid package to be a matter of confidence, meaning if it fails Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government could fall. That outcome is unlikely given the NDP's pre-stated
  
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• Liberals declare confidence vote on new COVID-19 benefits

  29-09-2020 17:20
  
  The federal Liberals are willing to put their minority government on the line over their proposal to implement a series of new COVID-19 benefits for Canadians transitioning off of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The government has announced that they view the looming vote on the government's legislation to bring in the new aid package to be a matter of confidence, meaning if it fails Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government could fall. That outcome is unlikely given the NDP's pre
  
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• RCMP ask for help to identify Airdrie, Alta. theft suspects

  29-09-2020 16:33
  
  Airdrie RCMP are hoping the public can help identify a man and a woman believed responsible for the early-morning theft of a large piece of meat and a food cart from a pizza restaurant earlier this month. A man and a woman entered the yard of Bogey's Pizza at Eighth Street and First Avenue, in Airdrie, about 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 where they stole a large piece of meat, a large box and a food cart before hopping the fence and fleeing the scene, according to police. The male described as:Approxima
  
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• Road rage assault leaves man suffering serious stab wounds

  29-09-2020 15:58
  
  Calgary police have release a composite sketch of a suspect and photo of a vehicle believed involved in a road rage assault in August that left a victim suffering serious stab wounds. Two men were riding in a Black Mazda 3 just after 9 p.m. on Aug. 5 when police say a grey or silver SUV began tailgating them, so the driver pulled over in the 500 block of 10th Avenue N.E. — in the community of Renfrew — to let the other vehicle pass. But police say the driver of the grey SUV also pull
  
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• Calgary continues with warmth into October

  29-09-2020 15:27
  
  I had to re-write this as we have pushed through the morning, more because the “thing that was going to happen” … happened. A good dose of westerly wind brought warm, dry air through Monday that drove temperatures up to 22C and provided gusts a hair beneath 50 km/h. Overnight, the west wind calmed but pressed on, keeping us between 17C and 18C — that’s the power of that warm, dry air at work. Everything is eventual, however, and the inevitable drop has occurred as
  
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• Province to release audit evaluating disaster response in Alberta

  29-09-2020 14:28
  
  Alberta’s UCP government is releasing its auditor general report Tuesday, focused on how to better respond to natural disasters such as tornadoes, flooding, and wildfires.  The province will release findings in a report titled Provincial Hazard Assessment for Emergency Management, which will evaluate the effectiveness of Alberta’s hazard assessment system. A provincial hazard assessment system is expected to help inform the government in making province-wide decisions around fun
  
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• Auditor general report says improvements needed around provincial risk assessment

  29-09-2020 14:28
  
  Alberta has elements of a hazard assessment system but improvements are needed so the province and its partners can properly analyze the total disaster risk, according to an auditor general's report released Tuesday. The report – Provincial Hazard Assessment for Emergency Management – by auditor general Doug Wylie looks at whether "the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) has an effective system to coordinate a provincial hazard assessment to identify provincial emergency manag
  
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• Open letter to Lethbridge from minister - Medicine Hat News

  29-09-2020 13:49
  Open letter to Lethbridge from minister  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Looking for a big raise in 2021? Canadian survey suggests it's unlikely

  29-09-2020 12:16
  
  If you were hoping 2021 might bring some financial stability and maybe a modest raise, a new survey suggests not to keep your hopes up. According to Morneau Shepell’s annual Salary Projection Survey, 46 per cent of Canadian employers are unsure about whether to freeze salaries in 2021, while 13 per cent have already committed to do so, leading the agency to suggest salaries may only increase by 1.9 per cent in 2021. This would be an improvement from 2020, however, when salaries only increa
  
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• First virtual vote in the Commons marked by delays, technical glitches, goofs by MPs

  29-09-2020 10:23
  
  Members of Parliament have completed their first-ever virtual vote in the House of Commons, a historic occasion marked by numerous technical glitches, lengthy delays and cameo appearances by some of their kids and even a family dog. The vote was on a Bloc Quebecois sub-amendment to a Conservative amendment denouncing last week's throne speech, a routine matter that normally would have taken 15 minutes. It was roundly defeated by a vote of 293-33 -- with help from one Bloc MP who accidentally vot
  
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• Open letter to Lethbridge from minister - Lethbridge Herald

  29-09-2020 09:00
  
  Open letter to Lethbridge from minister  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Dispatch from CIFF: A socially distant world premiere of Jasmine Road

  29-09-2020 05:32
  
  Lots of films have premieres, but only a select few can say they had a pandemic world premiere. One of them is Jasmine Road, a new drama by Calgary director and screenwriter Warren Sulatycky, which had its socially distanced premiere Sunday as part of the Calgary International Film Festival. The event took place at Eau Claire, in what appeared to be a sparsely attended screening more suited to a Tuesday afternoon at Chinook Mall than a world premiere - about 35 of us - until it dawned upon me th
  
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• Tampa Bay beats Dallas to capture Stanley Cup in six games

  29-09-2020 04:51
  
  The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 Monday to capture the NHL's top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at Rogers Place. Brayden Point and Blake Coleman scored the goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots for his first career playoff shutout. The Lightning players exploded off the bench as the seconds ticked to zero, swarming Vasilevskiy, their whoops and hollers echoing around the arena. The Lightning are the c
  
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• Pronghorns golfers the lone U of L team in action this fall: ‘It’s a privilege’

  29-09-2020 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  One University of Lethbridge team is relishing the opportunity to compete, as the lone Pronghorns team in action. 
  
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• Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 eclipses 1 million

  29-09-2020 03:04
  
  The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. "It's not just a number. It's human beings. It's people we love," said Dr. Howard Markel, a professor of medical history at the University of Michigan who has advised government officials on containing pandemics and lost his 84-year-o
  
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• Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million

  29-09-2020 03:04
  
  The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. "It's not just a number. It's human beings. It's people we love," said Dr. Howard Markel, a professor of medical history at the University of Michigan who has advised government officials on containing pandemics and lost his 84
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Sep 28

  29-09-2020 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, September 28, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Environmental group accuses CPP of breaking its rules with third-party donations in U.S.

  29-09-2020 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canada Pension Plan is overlooking its own rules that say its money cannot be used for political ends, says an environmental group.
  
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• Group fighting sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op to U.S. firm wants court to delay deal

  29-09-2020 02:24
  
  People opposed to the sale of Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op to a U.S. investment firm are hoping to ask a B.C. Supreme Court judge to delay the deal. The sale would see the longtime co-op go private following financial struggles made worse by the pandemic, and the transaction still requires regulatory and court approval. Kevin Harding with the Save MEC campaign said nobody told the co-op’s members what was happening. “We’re really fighting an uphill climb,” Har
  
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• Alberta says it has avoided second COVID-19 wave

  29-09-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite a surge of COVID-19 cases across Canada, and an outbreak in Alberta’s largest hospital, health officials say the province has avoided a second wave. Heather Yourex-West explains how that could quickly change.
  
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• Golfers the lone Pronghorns in action this fall

  29-09-2020 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been a tough year for university athletes as most seasons have been cancelled by leagues around the country, but golfers have been allowed to compete on a smaller scale. Danica Ferris caught up with the University of Lethbridge’s Pronghorns golf team.
  
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• Protestors gather outside Lethbridge city hall frustrated over pop-up overdose prevention site - CTV Toronto

  29-09-2020 01:06
  
  Protestors gather outside Lethbridge city hall frustrated over pop-up overdose prevention site  CTV Toronto
  
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