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• Major cancer fundraiser goes virtual in Calgary

  04-10-2020 22:51
  
  Even though the pandemic has forced the 24th CIBC Annual Run for the Cure to become a virtual event — the motto “keep on running” is apt in the era of physical distancing. More than 1,500 participants jogged or walked around their neighbourhoods in support of the fundraiser, which is also a kick-off event for breast cancer awareness month in October. A year ago, crowds gathered at Southcentre Mall before the run, but this year’s event featured a livestreamed opening cerem
  
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• Blood Tribe police seek help to find missing man

  04-10-2020 21:58
  
  Authorities are looking for the public's help to try and located a man from the Blood Reserve who hasn't been seen since Sept. 20. The Blood Tribe Police Service is asking for assistance to locate Jason Many Fingers, 46. Officials say Many Fingers disappeared last month and hasn't been seen since. He was last seen at the Fas Gas in Pincher Creek, Alta., fuelling up his truck. His vehicle is described as a white 2005 GMC Sierra bearing an Alberta plate CFN 2131. "There has been no activity on his
  
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• Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

  04-10-2020 21:38
  
  Canada's top public health officer is urging people to plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam says indoor gatherings should be kept small, especially in parts of the country where infection rates are high. She says people celebrating outdoors should follow physical distancing guidelines and encouraged people to avoid sharing food and other objects during their meals.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inb
  
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• Vigil for murdered and missing Indigenous women takes place in Calgary

  04-10-2020 21:30
  
  The loved ones of many Indigenous women and girls, many of which are homicide victims, gathered in Calgary for nationwide movement Sunday. The Sisters In Spirit Vigil brings together Indigenous elders, families, Calgary police officers, advocates and community leaders for an annual memorial. Calgary's event began with drumming and singing at Third Street and Stephen Avenue S.W., after which participants marched to City Hall Plaza for a noon gathering. Organizers say the city's ceremony is one of
  
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• 'We appreciate you': Alberta country star praises efforts of front-line workers

  04-10-2020 19:54
  
  An Alberta country star has expressed her support for front-line workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the province. Terri Clark posted a video message on the Alberta Health Services Twitter account Sunday, saying the pandemic has created an "unprecedented need" for health professionals and they need our support.“Thank you so much for putting your lives on the line on a daily basis and being on the front lines for all of us,” says Medicine-Hat born country star, @TerriClarkMusic.
  
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• RCMP charge 29-year-old southern Alberta man after standoff, assault

  04-10-2020 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP have charged a 29-year-old man with a series of offences after a man barricaded himself inside a house following an assault on another man. The incident led to a police standoff.
  
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• RCMP investigating homicide northeast of Edmonton

  04-10-2020 18:39
  
  Smoky Lake RCMP are investigating a homicide at Goodfish Lake after a teenager was found dead Friday night. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Mounties were called to assist EMS on a call at the lake. Upon arrival, it was determined that the 16-year-old male was dead at the scene. RCMP have opened a homicide investigation into this incident. 
  
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• Titans have 2 new positives, none for rest of NFL: AP source

  04-10-2020 18:04
  
  Another Tennessee Titans player and another staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the rest of the NFL returned no new positives on Sunday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The Titans' outbreak is now at 20 cases, with 18 positive tests returned since Tuesday. The results from around the rest of the league come after the NFL postponed the Patriots' game at Kansas City from Sunday to either Monday or Tuesday. New England starting quarterback Ca
  
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• Man sent to hospital in Calgary after motorcycle crash

  04-10-2020 17:42
  
  A man is in hospital after he was involved in a crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle near Pincher Creek, Alta. Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene, near the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 3, at about 11:30 a.m. STARS Air Ambulance confirms it rendezvoused with ground ambulances to transport a man, in his 40s, to the Foothills Medical Centre. There are no details on his current condition.
  
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• Quebec records third straight day with over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths

  04-10-2020 17:08
  
  The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Quebec continues to skyrocket, as public health authorities announced Sunday that 1,079 more people have tested positive in the past 24 hours. Sunday's numbers come a day after a record 1,107 new cases were reported in the province. In the past 24 hours, two people died due to the disease in addition to nine who died between Sept. 27-Oct. 1. One person also died at an unknown date. Five of the deaths were reported in Monteregie (628 deaths total), two in
  
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• Countries across Europe set grim COVID-19 records as restrictions are reimposed

  04-10-2020 16:07
  
  As Europe transitions from summer into fall, countries that claimed to have the coronavirus under control are once again seeing a surge in infections. The United Kingdom, which has the biggest death toll on the continent, reported 12,872 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, more than double the country's most recent seven-day rolling average, according to official figures. Although the U.K. government blamed the spike on a "technical issue" where previously unreported infections from the past week ha
  
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• Lethbridge's Versteeg competing for a cause on Battle of the Blades - Lethbridge News Now

  04-10-2020 16:01
  
  Lethbridge's Versteeg competing for a cause on Battle of the Blades  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Geneva adopts what's believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world

  04-10-2020 14:08
  
  Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of US$25 an hour -- believed to be the highest in the world. According to government data, 58% of voters in the canton were in favour of the initiative set the minimum wage at 23 Swiss francs an hour, which was backed by a coalition of labor unions and aimed at "fighting poverty, favouring social integration, and contributing to the respect of human dignity." While Switzerland has no natio
  
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• Joyce Echaquan's death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say

  04-10-2020 13:20
  
  The fate of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her, is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people face when accessing health services in Canada, advocates and patients say. The Atikamekw mother of seven died soon after she filmed herself from her hospital bed last Monday while she was in clear distress and pleading for help. Toward the end of the video, which was streamed live, two female hospital staff enter her ro
  
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• Blanchet confident Quebec police won't overuse new COVID-19 powers

  04-10-2020 13:00
  
  As the Quebec government moves to grant police new powers to enforce COVID-19 measures in people’s homes, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he's "confident" it won’t be abused. Speaking to reporters this week, Quebec Premier Francois Legault explained that Quebec police can now obtain "telewarrants," which allow them to quickly gain permission to enter people's homes and enforce new lockdown orders. As of Oct. 1, people living in the "red zones" of Quebec — incl
  
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• Assault leads to standoff and charges west of Lethbridge - CTV Toronto

  04-10-2020 04:12
  
  Assault leads to standoff and charges west of Lethbridge  CTV Toronto
  
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• Assault leads to standoff and charges west of Lethbridge

  04-10-2020 04:12
  
  A man is facing charges after a standoff west of Lethbridge. Crowsnest Pass RCMP was called to a home in Lundbreck around 5:20 p.m. on Friday after a report of an assault. According to police, a man assaulted another man before leaving the scene and barricading himself in another house. Police attempted to negotiate with the man, but when communications broke down, officers went into the home, and the man ran. He was arrested a short distance away by a canine officer team. Shaine William Smith,
  
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• ‘My eyes filled with tears’: 97-year-old Alberta veteran gets birthday surprise of a lifetime

  04-10-2020 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of Alberta’s last surviving Second World War veterans was honoured on Saturday with a special birthday celebration in Red Deer.
  
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• Free mini-outdoor food bank, library provided to Ranchlands housing co-operative

  04-10-2020 00:38
  
  The motto "take a blessing and leave a blessing" is marked on the panels of a mini outdoor food bank and library in a northwest Calgary community. The latest free food bank of its kind has been installed in a complex off Ranchview Road N.W. The Love with Humanity Association has provided three other little pop-ups since the non-profit began in 2018. "Our mission is that no one sleeps (with an) empty stomach," said founder Syed Hassan. "This is a critical time, people are jobless and they are sta
  
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