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• Could Alberta be showing the first signs of ‘brain-drain’?

  02-10-2020 23:57
  
  New data reveals that Alberta is showing signs of losing its advantage of appealing to new residents from other provinces and abroad — in evidence of a net migration loss — and most are headed to British Columbia. The Annual Population Report - Alberta 2019-20 compiled by the Province revealed Alberta lost 2,733 people to other provinces between April and June of this year “heavily influenced by the economic conditions in the province, and as the economy cooled, the province ex
  
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• Alberta confirms 122 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, death toll reaches 272

  02-10-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Friday afternoon, there were 1,558 active COVID-19 cases across Alberta.
  
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• Semi driver suffers minor injuries after being hit by tractor-trailer on Hwy. 1

  02-10-2020 23:47
  
  A semi driver was lucky to escape with minor injuries after being struck by another semi on Highway 1 near Deadman's Flats on Friday morning. Canmore RCMP say the incident happened about 9:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1. A 53-year-old man was found in the ditch, near his tractor-trailer unit, which was parked on the shoulder of the highway. "Investigation revealed that the male had been out checking on his trailer when he was struck by another eastbound tractor-trailer uni
  
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• Calgarians excited Halloween will be celebrated in 2020

  02-10-2020 23:46
  
  Soon after Alberta’s chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that Halloween wasn’t going to be cancelled, Ryan Schoel’s phone lit up with text messages from his friends. Schoel is the owner of The Costume Shoppe in southeast Calgary and says it’s great news the holiday will go ahead on schedule. "Everybody wants to have a smile," he said. “Everybody wants to have fun so we’re here to help with that as long as everybody stays safe and protects their f
  
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• Alberta reports 3 deaths linked to COVID-19, 122 new cases

  02-10-2020 23:45
  
  Three more Albertans have died as a result of COVID-19 as the province reported 122 new cases of the disease Friday. The latest victims are all from the Calgary zone: a woman in her 70s linked to the Foothills Medical Centre outbreak, a man in his 90s who was a resident at the Wentworth Manor continuing care facility, and a woman in her 50s. Confirmed active infections of the coronavirus decreased by 38 to a total of 1,558. The Edmonton zone has 835 confirmed cases while the Calgary zone has 568
  
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• Waiting for your road test? Alberta government says it's 'cleaning up a mess'

  02-10-2020 23:30
  
  It's been several months since the Alberta government announced it was re-opening road tests for drivers, but admits some people may still be waiting a while to book one. All road tests were closed to the public in Alberta on March 17 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision left thousands of drivers, young and old, without a way to complete their testing required to obtain a licence. Officials reopened the testing procedures on June 30 and say they are being conducted with a number of
  
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• Aurora Cannabis increases executive compensation after layoffs, $3.3B in losses

  02-10-2020 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. handed out millions in compensation and salary increases to executives as the company was laying off more than 1,000 workers and reporting billions in losses.
  
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• Drive-by shooting reported in Hamlet of Conrich, Alta.

  02-10-2020 23:17
  
  Strathmore RCMP is asking for help to identify a dark-coloured truck used in a drive-by shooting in a hamlet northeast of Calgary last week. Between 12:45 and 1 a.m. on Sept. 28, a dark-coloured pickup drove by two residences in the Hamlet of Conrich, about 21 kilometres northeast of Calgary, and opened fire. No injuries were reported but there was damage to property. Police say they believe the shootings were targeted. Anyone with information is asked to call Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3535 or
  
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• Injured woman airlifted out of Stoney Nakoda casino after injury

  02-10-2020 23:01
  
  An injured woman was airlifted out of the casino at Stoney Nakoda Friday after suffering an unspecified injury. STARS confirmed they were dispatched at 11:46 a.m. to assist a female patient in her 30s, who had a medical emergency as a result of a workplace-related incident. She was airlifted in serious but stable condition to the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. No other details were made available. This is a developing story...
  
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• 20-year-old woman killed in Highway 3 collision near Oldman River Bridge

  02-10-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 20-year-old woman is dead and two others are in hospital following a single vehicle collision Thursday afternoon on Highway 3.
  
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• Lethbridge man successfully appeals conviction and sentence in murder case - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 22:49
  
  Lethbridge man successfully appeals conviction and sentence in murder case  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fire bans and restrictions in place across southern Alberta

  02-10-2020 22:15
  
  Fire bans and restrictions are in place in several provincial parks and mountain regions of southwestern Alberta. The fire bans run from just north of Banff all the way south to Castle Provincial Park, while fire restrictions are centred mainly around Bow Valley Provincial Park and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. A map showing the bans and restrictions can found online. A fire ban means all open fire, including campfires and charcoal briquettes are prohibited, but portable propane fire pits that
  
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• Sentence reduced for man convicted of manslaughter in George Span’s death

  02-10-2020 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  George Span was found dead in his home on Jan. 14, 2013.
  
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• Warrants issued for Delburne, Alta. man after woman allegedly held against will, assaulted

  02-10-2020 21:32
  
  RCMP are asking for help from the public to locate a 34-year-old Delburne, Alta. man wanted in connection with an assault and unlawful confinement investigation. According to RCMP, a man and a woman were driving from Calgary to Delburne on Sept. 8 when the man allegedly assaulted the woman and held her against her will. The assault victim reported the incident to police several days later and an arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Ian Bruce Cameron. Cameron is wanted on charges that inclu
  
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• Charges laid after stolen property discovered during traffic stop near Fort Macleod, Alta.

  02-10-2020 21:24
  
  The driver of a vehicle stopped by Fort Macleod RCMP was handed several fines while her passenger was arrested for several outstanding warrants. Officials say police stopped a vehicle that had a broken tail light on Sept. 29. The member soon determined the driver, a 26-year-old woman, did not have proper insurance, registration or licence plate. She was issued several fines under the Traffic Safety Act for:Operating an uninsured motor vehicle; Operating an unregistered motor vehicle; Displaying
  
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• City reminder of fall leaf collection program - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 21:00
  
  City reminder of fall leaf collection program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man killed in crash near Beiseker, 2nd person seriously injured

  02-10-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said the crash happened between Acme and Beiseker when one driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle.
  
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• Airbnb cancels some Halloween reservations over pandemic party concerns

  02-10-2020 20:33
  
  Airbnb has cancelled an untold number of Halloween reservations over concerns about people throwing parties at rental homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced Friday that it won't allow single-night bookings of entire homes on Oct. 30 or 31 in an effort to "stop large gatherings" from happening against health officials' advice. Airbnb said anyone who already reserved such a property anywhere in Canada or the U.S. on those nights will have their money refunded. "We understand tha
  
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• Medicine Hat advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site

  02-10-2020 20:15
  
  A pair of Hatters travelled to Lethbridge last week to volunteer outside the unsanctioned overdose prevention site. Kym Porter and Kari Ursulescu are members of the group Moms Stop the Harm, and have both lost a loved one to overdose. Porter lost her son Neil, and Ursulescu lost her partner Riley. The women say they went to the site to help people, and to show compassion to those battling addiction. “It's the right thing to do,” said Ursulescu. “Since ARCHES was closed and the
  
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• Suncor Energy to layoff 10-15% of workforce over next 1.5 years

  02-10-2020 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney called the news "very disturbing" and said it could affect about 2,000 Albertans.
  
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• Passenger dead, driver hospitalized following highway rollover near Beiseker, Alta.

  02-10-2020 19:49
  
  A 34-year-old Calgarian is dead following a Thursday evening rollover on Highway 806. According to RCMP, a pickup truck was travelling southbound on the highway between Acme and Beiseker at around 7 p.m. when it left the road and rolled several times. The passenger, who was ejected from the truck, was pronounced dead on scene. The identity of the deceased has not been released but RCMP confirm he was from Calgary. The 30-year-old woman from Acme who had been driving the truck was airlifted to ho
  
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• Canada West delays decision on sports returning to play - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 19:42
  
  Canada West delays decision on sports returning to play  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service won't support Phillips' appeal - Lethbridge Herald

  02-10-2020 19:28
  
  Lethbridge Police Service won't support Phillips' appeal  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Grocery bills set to increase for Canadians: report

  02-10-2020 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year's report forecasts that the average Canadian family will spend $12,667 on their annual grocery bill -- an increase of $487 compared to last year.
  
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• Mount Royal University to continue most classes online for winter semester

  02-10-2020 18:49
  
  Mount Royal University will continue delivering most classes online during the winter 2021 semester, officials announced Friday. "Over the next month, faculty members will decide on courses with in-person learning exceptions," read a statement. "A list of these will be posted online in the first week of November so that you can prepare. If a course is not listed on the Winter 2021 in-person courses list, students are not required to engage in in-person learning." Those decisions will also be gui
  
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• Alberta universities to continue classes online for winter semester

  02-10-2020 18:49
  
  Mount Royal University will continue delivering most classes online during the winter 2021 semester, officials announced Friday. "Over the next month, faculty members will decide on courses with in-person learning exceptions," read a statement. "A list of these will be posted online in the first week of November so that you can prepare. If a course is not listed on the Winter 2021 in-person courses list, students are not required to engage in in-person learning." Those decisions will also be gui
  
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• Lethbridge College students create new “unbreakable” Lacrosse stick - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 18:42
  
  Lethbridge College students create new “unbreakable” Lacrosse stick  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Energy giant Suncor plans to shed 2,000 employees

  02-10-2020 18:33
  
  Calgary-based oil and gas giant Suncor says it will reduce its workforce by 10 to 15 per cent over the next year-and-a-half. Approximately 2,000 positions will be lost as a result of the move. The company says much of that reduction could come through early retirements or voluntary severance packages, and the first wave of cuts will happen within the next 6 months. Suncor is the third large energy company to announce staffing cuts in recent weeks, with Shell and Marathon Oil making similar decis
  
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• Calgary traffic stop leads to seizure of weapons, drugs and cash

  02-10-2020 18:09
  
  Calgary police officers conducting speed enforcement found more than they expected when they pulled a vehicle over during an operation last month. A vehicle was spotted heading east on John Laurie Blvd., near 14th Street N.W., at high speed on Sept. 16. After initially pulling over, the driver allegedly sped away as officers approached. The vehicle was then spotted turning south on Centre Street N, from McKnight Blvd, before it pulled over and a man got out and started walking away. He was detai
  
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• One person dead in Highway 3 collision near Oldman River Bridge - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 17:47
  
  One person dead in Highway 3 collision near Oldman River Bridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 20-year-old woman killed in rollover crash on Hwy. 3 in southern Alberta

  02-10-2020 17:45
  
  A 20-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured in a rollover crash on Highway 3 in southern Alberta on Thursday. The crash happened just east of the Oldman River Bridge, near the western edge of Lethbridge County about 2:30 p.m. Police say a grey, 2015 BMW X1 was travelling west when the driver lost control and the vehicle veered into the ditch, rolling several times. A 20-year-old woman, who was a passenger, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driv
  
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• Canada changing travel restrictions to allow more families to reunite

  02-10-2020 17:29
  
  The federal government is easing the current cross-border travel policies on family reunification, expanding who will be allowed into Canada while also boosting monitoring for travellers entering the country. While the Canadian border is set to remain closed for another month at least to all non-essential travel, changes are coming to allow more extended family members into Canada on compassionate grounds, as well as allowing international students to enter the country under certain criteria. Im
  
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• Local advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site - Medicine Hat News

  02-10-2020 17:18
  
  Local advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Appeal filed after Alberta Review Board rescinds some privileges for Matthew de Grood

  02-10-2020 17:15
  
  Lawyers for Matthew de Grood — the man found not criminally responsible for killing five people at a 2014 house party in Calgary — have filed an appeal following the recent decision to rescind some of his freedoms. In September, the Alberta Review Board revoked some of de Grood's privileges after determining he continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public. "Certainly the treatment team, the mental health experts that treat my client on a daily basis, felt that t
  
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• Two family doctors explain why they’re leaving Alberta: ‘Physicians are just feeling powerless’

  02-10-2020 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Amy Tan has worked as a physician in Alberta for 16 years. She had planned to keep working in the province for many more, but said her plans changed when a bitter dispute began between the United Conservative government and the province's doctors.
  
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• We’re 'over the moon' for the first week of October weather.

  02-10-2020 15:51
  
  Tip: Check right at the bottom for some lovely lunar! It’s challenging to call this coming five-day forecast fall-like, save for the changing colours among the foliage. We’re not into record-breaking territory, but we most certainly are above the 15C seasonal normal. I mentioned smoke for a brief while yesterday, and again, that’s an element, but it will be largely above us and will have little impact on surface conditions. The potential is there for a few hazy moments, punctua
  
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• 2 in critical condition after car crashes through fence, strikes trees along Centre St N

  02-10-2020 14:13
  
  Two men in their 20s are in critical, life-threatening condition after a crash early Friday morning.  Emergency crews responded just after 3:30 a.m. to the intersection of Centre Street North and 32nd Avenue. Police say the vehicle was travelling southbound on Centre Street when it narrowly a Jeep parked on the street.  The car then climbed the curb at an excessive amount of speed as it hit a light standard, rammed through a fence and hit two more trees in the front yard of a home. It
  
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• 2 in critical condition after car crashes through fence, strikes large trees along Centre St N

  02-10-2020 14:13
  
  Two men in their early 20s are in critical, life-threatening condition after a high-speed crash in a residential area early Friday morning and police suspect alcohol may have been a factor. Emergency crews responded just after 3:30 a.m. to the intersection of Centre Street North and 32nd Avenue. Police say a Hyundai Genesis was travelling southbound on Centre Street when it narrowly missed a Jeep parked on the street.  The car then climbed the curb at an excessive amount of speed as it hit
  
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• Federal funds will help college create Indigenous gathering place, build extension - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 14:05
  
  Federal funds will help college create Indigenous gathering place, build extension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Feeling powerless:' Two family doctors explain why they're leaving Alberta

  02-10-2020 13:26
  
  Dr. Amy Tan has worked as a family physician in Alberta for 16 years. Tan, who practices at a teaching clinic and provides palliative care in Calgary, had planned to keep working in the province for many more - at least until her 11-year old son finished high school. But she said her plans changed in the spring when a prolonged and bitter dispute began between the United Conservative government and the province's doctors. Tan, also an associate professor at the University of Calgary's Cumming Sc
  
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• Teachers worried about their health, quality of education amid COVID-19 pandemic

  02-10-2020 12:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent survey of high school teachers from the Association for Canadian Studies found 78 per cent of respondents were afraid of getting COVID-19.
  
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• 14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble' - Lethbridge News Now

  02-10-2020 10:10
  
  14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medicine Hat advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site - CTV Toronto

  02-10-2020 09:00
  
  Medicine Hat advocates travel to Lethbridge to volunteer with its unsanctioned overdose prevention site  CTV Toronto
  
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• Calgary linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga off to solid start with Oklahoma State Cowboys

  02-10-2020 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga of Calgary is off to a solid start with Oklahoma State University this season.
  
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• Stolen bike reunited with owner 12 hours after it was taken

  02-10-2020 05:55
  
  Brian Meanley, a ten year veteran with Calgary Transit as a peace officer,  was on a regular patrol at the Chinook LRT station with his partner when they spotted a nice looking bike unattended on the LRT platform shelter. “I pulled out my phone and looked it up on bike index.” said Meanley, describing a website that lists missing bicycles. “The descriptions matched exactly," he said, "including the red and black cellphone holder on the handlebars." Meanley added when he to
  
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• 3 people arrested in Leduc after gun pulled out in alleged road rage incident

  02-10-2020 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three people are facing a series of firearms-related charges after Leduc RCMP say a gun was pointed at a motorist during a road rage incident on Highway 2.
  
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• Beiseker RCMP on scene at serious collision

  02-10-2020 05:23
  
  Beiseker RCMP are on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision just north of Beiseker, Alta., about 70 kilometres northeast of Calgary. The police issued a statement just before 9 p.m. Thursday, stating that Highway 806 is being rerouted, and advising motorists to avoid the area in order to allow emergency personnel to do their jobs. There was no word on how many vehicles were involved, or whether there were any injuries. This is a developing story...
  
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• Principal not made to apologize for use of racial slur with students of colour

  02-10-2020 04:38
  
  The use of a racial slur by a school administrator at Saint Michael School in Calgary has erupted into controversy. The administrator used the n-word during a discussion with a group of students last week. A small portion of the conversation was recorded by the students and then shared with other students and posted online. The students have been suspended for contravening the Calgary Catholic School District code of conduct policy that prohibits recording without consent, according to a distric
  
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• Comic fans celebrate casting of Markham, Ont. local as Muslim superhero Ms. Marvel

  02-10-2020 04:36
  
  In the wake of the news that a young actress from Markham, Ont., will be breaking down barriers in the world of superhero TV as Ms. Marvel, a Muslim superhero, local comic book fans are celebrating. In Heroes World, a comic book shop that has stood in Markham for almost 20 years, Marvel fan Zahra Rizvi told CTV News she was delighted to hear that someone with the same background as hers will finally play a superhero on screen. “It means a lot,” Rizvi said. “And now the women in
  
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• Keystone XL pipeline construction an economic boost for Oyen and area

  02-10-2020 03:54
  
  Nearly everywhere in the country is being hit hard by the double-whammy of the pandemic and an economic downturn. But the small Alberta town of Oyen is beating the odds right now, and it’s a boost brought on by the start of construction on the Keystone XL pipeline. “We’re riding out the wave. We know that we’re fortunate, that this does not happen very often,” says Wanda Diakow, the economic development officer for the area. “It’s a significant impact on
  
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