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• Calgary physician creates PAC to fight possible UCP health privatization

  10-10-2020 23:58
  
  A Calgary neurologist is starting a grassroots organization to fight back against what she considers an approaching move to privatize Alberta healthcare. Luanne Metz is one of dozens of physicians in the province worried Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives have their eyes set on a mixed health model. Kenney has promised multiple times that move is not in the cards, but a new UCP policy proposal is hinting at least some of the party wants a private system. Next week’s annual general m
  
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• Lethbridge woman begins 24-hour-long walk to fundraise for homeless shelter - Global News

  10-10-2020 23:49
  
  Lethbridge woman begins 24-hour-long walk to fundraise for homeless shelter  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge woman begins 24-hour-long walk to fundraise for homeless shelter

  10-10-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  For 24 hours, Kaelee Steel plans to walk around Lethbridge for her One Woman Walk for Our Homeless.
  
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• Need to get around on Thanksgiving Monday? Calgary says some services are impacted.

  10-10-2020 23:11
  
  If you're headed through Calgary this long weekend, officials say some services and routes have changed and all public facilities are closed Monday. The city says Calgary Transit will be running a regular weekend service for Saturday and Sunday, but Monday will be on a holiday schedule. There are also some specific changes in place at some stations this weekend: The pedestrian ramp at Brentwood station is closed on the Co-op side until 7 p.m. on Oct. 10. There is no impact to Red Line service an
  
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• A feast for southern Alberta veterans with a curb-side flavour

  10-10-2020 22:42
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the Veterans Association Food Bank’s annual Easter dinner in the spring, but the organization came up with something else to serve hundreds of veterans in Calgary. It turned to a curb-side pick-up for Thanksgiving, relying on volunteers to deliver meals and care packages to veterans from Sylvan Lake to Lethbridge, and everywhere in between. "We have volunteers here today to deliver 125 care packages to veterans across southern Alberta, not just in Calgary,"
  
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• Son of woman stabbed to death in 2007 in Calgary pays tribute to his mother

  10-10-2020 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon in Calgary to remember a woman killed in the 2007 stabbing rampage on 17 Avenue S.W.
  
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• Just 19, ranked 54th, Swiatek wins French Open for 1st Slam - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2020 20:24
  
  Just 19, ranked 54th, Swiatek wins French Open for 1st Slam  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stephen Harper's son Ben hired by Premier Jason Kenney's office

  10-10-2020 20:21
  
  The progeny of a former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been hired to help serve Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government. It was announced this week that Ben Harper, 24, was taken on as a policy advisor for the premier's office. Harper is the more junior of the two advisors enlisted to help Kenney. His salary is below the $111,395 threshold that requires public disclosure; therefore, it will not be released. Christine Myatt, a spokesperson for the Office of the Premier, says he was
  
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• Fox host's Ottawa 'mispronunciation' actually closer to Indigenous origin

  10-10-2020 20:18
  
  Canadians on social media were quick to accuse a U.S. news anchor of putting the “wrong emphasis on the wrong syllable” Friday night when he referenced Ottawa. But he was closer to the truth than some realized. In a Friday segment on the Fox News program Tucker Carlson Tonight, the anchor and political commentator said Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who went to high school in Montreal, was “at sea” when it comes to Abraham Lincoln-era Supreme Court hi
  
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• Manitoba sets single-day record with 97 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

  10-10-2020 19:50
  
  The Manitoba government announced two more deaths and 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Saturday, setting a single-day record once again. The two people who died were both women in Winnipeg; one in her 80s and the other in her 90s, according to a news bulletin from the province. The cases were previously identified. COVID-19 is now linked to 32 deaths in Manitoba. Of the 97 new cases, 74 are in Winnipeg. Nine cases are in the Interlake-Eastern health region, seven in Prairie Mountain Heal
  
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• Trump, Trudeau discuss president's COVID-19 diagnosis, Canadians detained in China

  10-10-2020 19:46
  
  The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the president's bout with COVID-19 on Saturday morning. The PMO says Trudeau wished Trump and his wife Melania well following their positive diagnoses, and recalled the president's "expressions of concern" following Sophie Gregoire Trudeau's own case of the virus in March. The two leaders also discussed the ongoing effort to manage the pandemic, according to a readout of the call. The readout says the prime
  
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• Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2020 19:10
  
  Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Walk planned to honour life of Indigenous woman murdered in 2007

  10-10-2020 18:56
  
  An advocacy group is holding a memorial walk to remember the life of Jackie Crazy Bull, an Indigenous woman who was killed in a random act of violence 13 years ago. The "Justice for Jackie" walk is scheduled to take place at noon in Calgary's Rouleauville Square, 197-17 Ave. S.W. Organizers say the event will be marked with drumming, songs, prayers, stories and sacred ceremonies. It will also include a traditional dance, which will be performed by Jackie's son Clifford, who was only five years o
  
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• Walk honours life of Indigenous woman murdered in 2007

  10-10-2020 18:56
  
  An advocacy group held a memorial walk to remember the life of Jackie Crazy Bull, an Indigenous woman who was killed in a random act of violence 13 years ago. The "Justice for Jackie" walk took place at noon in Calgary's Rouleauville Square, 197-17 Ave. S.W. The event was marked with drumming, songs, prayers, stories and sacred ceremonies. It also included a traditional dance, performed by Jackie's son Clifford, who was only five years old when she was killed. "Across Canada, families of missing
  
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• 3 employees at Calgary-area Sobeys stores test positive for COVID-19

  10-10-2020 18:29
  
  Three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among workers at three separate Sobeys locations in the Calgary area this week. The company announced the cases on its website, saying it is releasing the information so that customers who have recently shopped at the locations can take appropriate actions. The cases in the Calgary area are:An employee at the Safeway store located at 850 Saddletowne Circle N.E., Calgary (tested positive Oct. 5, last worked Sept. 26) An employee at the Safeway store loc
  
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• Lethbridge group submits application to join Canadian Junior Football League, could hit the field in 2022

  10-10-2020 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  No new teams have been added to the PFC since the Winnipeg Rifles joined approximately 18 years ago.
  
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• Crews respond to 2 early morning fires in Calgary

  10-10-2020 17:41
  
  Fire officials are investigating how two separate blazes began in different sections of the city Saturday morning. The latest incident occurred in a residential area, in the 4300 block of Centre Street N., at about 8:15 a.m. Officials say they responded to the scene and found a utility trailer in a back alley on fire.Crews quickly extinguished the blaze, which was contained to the trailer. A nearby fence was also scorched. No one was injured as a result and an investigation has been launched. Ea
  
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• Ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie says he's out of the hospital

  10-10-2020 16:42
  
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday he has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital where he spent a week, following his announcement that he had contracted the coronavirus. "I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center," Christie said in a Saturday morning post on Twitter. "I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week. Thanks to my family & friends for their prayers. I will have more
  
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• 29 million girls, women victims of modern slavery: report

  10-10-2020 15:18
  
  A new report estimates that 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery, exploited by practices including forced labour, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic servitude. Grace Forrest, co-founder of the Walk Free anti-slavery organization, said Friday that means one in every 130 women and girls is living in modern slavery today, more than the population of Australia. "The reality is that there are more people living in slavery today than any other time in human history," she to
  
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• Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

  10-10-2020 14:21
  
  Ripping tarps from damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction in Louisiana communities along a path Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph) before rapidly weakening over land. It was barely a tropical storm Saturday morning, with top winds of 40 mph (65 kph), but heavy rain, ocean water from the storm surge and flash floods con
  
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• U of C researchers developing new protein-based COVID-19 test as current method sees supply strain

  10-10-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Current testing methods involve a throat or nasal swab, which are then analyzed to see if they contain viral RNA. A new test being developed would use less medical supplies that have seen high demand amid COVID-19.
  
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• Trump viewed Canada as political pawn in trade issues with China: Bolton

  10-10-2020 13:00
  
  Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton says it was "true" that U.S. President Donald Trump viewed Canada as a political pawn in trade dealings with China — though he said the president was the only one in Washington who viewed it that way. Bolton made the comment in response to a question from CTV Question Period Host Evan Solomon, airing Sunday. Tensions between Canada and China plunged into a deep freeze following Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's arrest in December 2018.
  
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• Lethbridge Family Services reopens its North office - Lethbridge Herald

  10-10-2020 12:57
  
  Lethbridge Family Services reopens its North office  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Prairie Football Conference receives application for expansion CJFL team in Lethbridge - 3downnation.com

  10-10-2020 12:03
  
  Prairie Football Conference receives application for expansion CJFL team in Lethbridge  3downnation.com
  
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• Lethbridge group submits application to join Canadian Junior Football League, could hit the field in 2022 - Global News

  10-10-2020 09:00
  
  Lethbridge group submits application to join Canadian Junior Football League, could hit the field in 2022  Global News
  
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• Mobile game offers tasty options for Calgarians

  10-10-2020 05:44
  
  Whether you're looking for something for date night or a socially distanced family gathering, a new mobile game provides a series of tasty options for Calgarians. Alberta Food Tours (AFT) launched The Alberta Food Finder Friday, an innovative new way to discover the culinary delights of the Kensington neighbourhood restaurants and shops. The game is a digital version of Karen Anderson's popular Alberta Food Tours, which, since the former nurse founded it in 2006, has helped turn Calgary into a c
  
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• Police seek help identifying shooting suspect who injured two

  10-10-2020 04:44
  
  Calgary police are looking for help from the public in identifying an unknown man believed to be responsible for a Wednesday night shooting that left two injured. The shooting took place a little before 10:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 200 block of 13 Ave S.W., when police responded to a report of shots fired. Investigators on scene learned that the man was admitted to one of the units in the building, where it was believed he was meeting a woman for a date.Once inside the unit, the man
  
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• Police seek help identifying shooting suspect who injured 2

  10-10-2020 04:44
  
  Calgary police are looking for help from the public in identifying an unknown man believed to be responsible for a Wednesday night shooting that left two injured. Police were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 200 block of 13 Ave S.W., where they responded to a report of shots fired. Investigators on scene learned that the man was admitted to one of the units in the building, where it was believed he was meeting a woman for a date.Once inside the unit, the man allege
  
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• Lethbridge police first in Canada to be trained on ethical policing - CBC.ca

  10-10-2020 04:10
  
  Lethbridge police first in Canada to be trained on ethical policing  CBC.ca
  
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• Wildfire crews continue to battle massive wildfire west of Calgary

  10-10-2020 03:32
  
  Crews are continuing to fight a huge wildfire in a mountainous region west of Calgary that flared up earlier this week. The Devil's Head wildfire, in the Municipal District of Bighorn, was classified as out-of-control by provincial authorities earlier this week. Officials say there has been little change in the fire since that time and it has since grown to 3,624 hectares in size. However, there has been a massive response to bring the blaze under control.(Supplied/Wildfire Management Branch) "T
  
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• Dog diving competition taking place in central Alberta this weekend

  10-10-2020 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  When you imagine a day at the pool, your first thought isn't likely about dogs hitting the deep end, but this weekend in Blackfalds, Alta., the focus is all on dog diving.
  
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• Alberta nurses union and province at odds over contract negotiations

  10-10-2020 03:13
  
  The head of the United Nurses of Alberta, the union that represents more than 30,000 nurses, and the province, are bickering over collective agreement negotiations dates. Contract negotiations expired in March because of the pandemic and both sides agreed to delay talks. The nurses union doesn’t want to wait anymore and wants to meet with the province on November 16th. David Harrigan, the director of labour relations with United Nurses of Alberta, says the province announced last year it w
  
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• COVID-19 cases rising in Alberta's kids and teens

  10-10-2020 02:25
  
  School is out for the Thanksgiving weekend, and when Alberta’s classes resume on Tuesday, it’s safe to assume attendance won’t be perfect. Alberta has never recorded more positive COVID-19 cases among school-aged children than it did over the last seven days. During that time, there were more than 300 positive tests among those aged five to 19. The majority of them were among teenagers. Testing is increasing, but so too is the percentage of positives. “We have a lot of yo
  
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• Drumheller RCMP investigate suspicious vehicle near park

  10-10-2020 01:40
  
  Drumheller RCMP are investigating after an Oct. 5 incident where they received a report of a suspicious truck near the Green Tree park in south east Drumheller. The incident took place Monday, around 4:15 p.mn., when it's alleged that a man was watching children playing in the park, then called over two students who got off a bus towards his truck. The bus driver told the two children to go home instead, and the truck left. The truck is described as a 3/4 ton red truck, with a license plate cove
  
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• Man who failed to return to Vancouver halfway house last month arrested in Calgary

  10-10-2020 01:26
  
  A federal offender last seen in Vancouver on Sept. 14 has been arrested in Calgary, police say. Vancouver police first notified the public about Travis Ricky Ball on Sept. 17, three days after he failed to return to his halfway house in the city. At the time, police said the 29-year-old was wanted for breaching his release conditions. He had been serving time for charges connected to break-and-enter, theft under $1,000, failing to comply with a probation order and possession, use or trafficking
  
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• ‘Historic’ $815M irrigation investment announced for southern Alberta agriculture

  10-10-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney says the money is to be used to modernize and build new irrigation infrastructure and increase water storage capacity.
  
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• Mayor Nenshi says Calgary can deliver on Green Line project

  10-10-2020 01:09
  
  After receiving a letter from Alberta Transportation about Calgary's Green Line transit project, Mayor Nenshi says despite the concerns the provincial government has, he is convinced it will meet all its scheduled deadlines. Transportation Minister Ric McIver sent a letter to Nenshi Friday, outlining a number of issues the province had discovered in the summer review of the Green Line LRT. They had to do with estimated costs, contingencies, governance structure and "overall procurement strategy.
  
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• University of Lethbridge named second-best primarily-undergraduate school by Maclean’s - Global News

  10-10-2020 01:03
  
  University of Lethbridge named second-best primarily-undergraduate school by Maclean’s  Global News
  
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• Calgary man dies after contracting COVID-19 at Foothills hospital; family seeks remdesivir for daughter on ventilator

  10-10-2020 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary family is mourning the death of their father after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 while being treated at the Foothills hospital. The family is fighting for his daughter, who also tested positive, to have access to remdesivir.
  
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• Lethbridge apartment building fire that spread to the roof displaces all residents - CBC.ca

  10-10-2020 00:56
  
  Lethbridge apartment building fire that spread to the roof displaces all residents  CBC.ca
  
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• Thanksgiving 2020: Here is how you should enjoy the holidays in Calgary

  10-10-2020 00:54
  
  As rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases reach all-time highs in Alberta and in various places across the country, public officials have asked households to serve an extra dose of caution with their turkey dinner this Thanksgiving weekend. The Calgary Emergency Management Association (CEMA) has broken it down into three parts: the space, the size and the serving. Outdoors is best, perhaps gathered around a backyard fire or heat source on a covered patio, according to Sue Henry, deputy chief of CEMA.
  
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• Pincher Creek’s Pioneer Village offers socially-distanced Halloween fun

  10-10-2020 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village in Pincher Creek is opening its doors on Oct. 31 for trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities. As Emily Olsen reports, the venue has received a green light for its COVID-19 health and safety measures.
  
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• University of Lethbridge named second-best primarily-undergraduate school by Maclean’s

  10-10-2020 00:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge continues to prove why it’s one of the best post-secondary institutions in the country. The U of L was just named Canada’s second-best primarily-undergraduate school in Maclean’s magazine’s annual ranking of universities. Taz Dhaliwal has the details.
  
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• Residents of 36 units affected by west Lethbridge apartment fire - Globalnews.ca

  10-10-2020 00:41
  
  Residents of 36 units affected by west Lethbridge apartment fire  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Residents of 36 units affected by west Lethbridge apartment fire

  10-10-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of a west Lethbridge apartment building were frantically awoken on Friday morning, as a fire quickly engulfed much of the roof of their building. 
  
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• Alberta announces ‘historic’ $815M irrigation investment to benefit 8 southern districts

  10-10-2020 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: On Friday, the Government of Alberta, along with the Canada Infrastructure Bank, announced $815 million is going toward irrigation modernization in the province. Eloise Therien has more on where the funds came from, where they will be used and who they will benefit.
  
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• Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner comments on possible provincial policing - Lethbridge News Now

  10-10-2020 00:13
  
  Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner comments on possible provincial policing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ASIRT to investigate detention of 72-year-old man who died following release from Fort MacLeod RCMP

  10-10-2020 00:11
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the detention of a 72-year-old man who died following his release from cells at the Fort Macleod RCMP detachment. The investigation stems from the events after the RCMP responded to a call about an unconscious man lying on the sidewalk in front of the Fort MacLeod Public Library, where it was believed he was part of a group who'd been drinking throughout the night. The man, who exhibited signs of intoxication, was taken to Fort
  
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