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• BC-Results Lethbridge-5-Add | Regional | chronicle-tribune.com - Chronicle-Tribune

  12-10-2020 23:50
  BC-Results Lethbridge-5-Add | Regional | chronicle-tribune.com  Chronicle-Tribune
  
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• Devils' Head wildfire downgraded as firefighters and favourable weather diminish its force

  12-10-2020 23:23
  
  The wet, sometimes snowy weather brought one piece of good news for the residents of the municipal district of Bighorn, Alta., Monday, when the Devil's Head wildfire was classified as being held. According to Alberta Wildfire, that means that given current weather conditions and resources, the wildfire is not anticipated to grow past expected boundaries. That announcement came via social media, at around 2:30 p.m.when @AlbertaWildfire tweeted out the news. Last Monday, a state of local emergency
  
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• Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy - Lethbridge News Now

  12-10-2020 23:19
  
  Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City removing lane closures starting Tuesday

  12-10-2020 22:59
  
  Starting Tuesday, the City of Calgary is removing a number of lane closures that were put in place to promote social distancing during the pandemic. According to the city's website, "In preparation of winter, The City will be removing most of the lane closures put in place to accomodate physical distancing along popular walking and cycling routes. This will occur on Tuesday, October 13, 2020." That means numerous city streets that have been taken over by strollers, cyclists, skateboarders, pedes
  
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• Calgary bike group wants city to keep temporary cycle and pedestrian lanes open

  12-10-2020 22:59
  
  Bike Calgary is urging the city to consider keeping temporary lane closures in place along popular walking and cycling routes to allow physical distancing through the winter. “The adaptive roadways have been very popular because they’ve created extra space for people that have wanted to get out for recreation or active transport to run errands during the pandemic. It allows them to create physical distancing from other people using the pathways,” said Gary Millard, President, B
  
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• Incident on Memorial Drive cleared

  12-10-2020 22:32
  
  A two vehicle collision that disrupted traffic on Memorial Drive Monday. The incident took place a little after 1 p.m, on eastbound Memorial near 12th Street. S.E. According to @yyctransport, the right lanes on eastbound memorial were blocked. There was no word on what happened or if anyone was injured in the collision.ALERT: Two vehicle incident, EB Memorial Dr approaching 12 St NE, blocking the right lanes. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/7grOAqLFGw — YYC Transportation (@yyctransp
  
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• Incident on Memorial Drive blocks traffic

  12-10-2020 22:32
  
  A two vehicle collision disrupted traffic on Memorial Drive Monday. The incident took place a little after 1 p.m, on eastbound Memorial near 12th St. S.E. According to @yyctransport, the right lanes on eastbound memorial were blocked. There was no word on what happened or if anyone was injured in the collision.ALERT: Two vehicle incident, EB Memorial Dr approaching 12 St NE, blocking the right lanes. #yyctraffic #yycroads pic.twitter.com/7grOAqLFGw — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) Octo
  
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• BC-Results Lethbridge | College - Citrus County Chronicle

  12-10-2020 22:30
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• Alberta town unveils statue of coach who died in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  12-10-2020 21:59
  
  A junior hockey coach who was killed in a deadly bus crash that scarred the nation was honoured this weekend with a bronze statue unveiled in the Alberta town where he grew up and coached another team to five league championships. Darcy Haugan, 42, was one of 16 people who died after the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus and a semi collided at a crossroads in Saskatchewan on April 6, 2018. Haugan was remembered over the weekend as a coach who pushed his players to bring their very best t
  
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• First snowman of fall arrives Thanksgiving morning

  12-10-2020 21:37
  
  Ho ho say it ain't snow? It's been a gorgeous autumn by any measurement in Calgary, but no sooner had 10,000 turkeys been slid into the oven Monday  to start Thanksgiving preparations did a snowman rise up on someone's Calgary lawn. It's hard to confirm, but the first snowman of the fall may well have come from Cougar Ridge resident Ryan Ramage and his son Lincoln, who were already tweeting out an image of theirs by 9:30 a.m.The Cougar Ridge snowfall was just one area of southern Alberta th
  
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• Proceeds of Leduc County harvest donated in effort to end world hunger

  12-10-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  A special harvest took place south of Edmonton last week, with community members coming together in an effort to end world hunger.
  
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• Canadiens sign forward Tyler Toffoli to four-year contract through 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-10-2020 20:49
  
  Canadiens sign forward Tyler Toffoli to four-year contract through 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Council members touring storm-ravaged northeast Calgary communities

  12-10-2020 20:36
  
  Many northeast Calgary homes and cars  are still severely damaged as residents continue to wait for insurance claims stemming from a powerful June hailstorm to be resolved four months later. The powerful June 13 storm caused about $1.5 billion in damage to northeast neighbourhoods of the city, impacting tens of thousands of residents in the middle of a global pandemic. Councillor George Chahal, who represents many of those most severely impacted by the storm, called on all levels of governm
  
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• Council members tour storm-ravaged northeast Calgary communities

  12-10-2020 20:36
  
  Many northeast Calgary homes and cars are still severely damaged as residents continue to wait for insurance claims stemming from a powerful June hailstorm to be resolved four months later. The powerful June 13 storm caused about $1.5 billion in damage to northeast neighbourhoods of the city, impacting tens of thousands of residents in the middle of a global pandemic. Councillor George Chahal, who represents many of those most severely impacted by the storm, called on all levels of government to
  
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• Lord of the Rings enthusiast creates Hobbit house in Winnipeg

  12-10-2020 19:35
  
   A Winnipegger has transformed his home into a scene out of The Lord of the Rings. “I’ve read The Lord of the Rings probably about a dozen times, I started reading it when I was 12,” Hardy Groening told CTV News Saturday.  His life-long fascination with J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic turned into a hobbit-inspired home renovation project nearly two decades ago, after the first Lord of the Rings movie was released.  The labour of love has grown ever since.  &l
  
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• B.C. renters promised $400 rebate, extension of rent freeze if NDP elected

  12-10-2020 19:27
  
  In his latest bid to woo undecided voters, NDP Leader John Horgan made a promise to renters. If elected, the B.C. NDP would extend a freeze on rent increases until the end of 2021. The freeze was put in place in the spring in response to COVID-19 and associated job loss. Additionally, he promised at a news conference Monday a renter's rebate of $400 a year for households with an income of up to $80,000 a year. This is a developing news story and will be updated.
  
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• Yet another Brexit deadline looms; trade talks in rut

  12-10-2020 19:06
  
  Almost by tradition, another Brexit deadline is looming. Just as much by tradition, talks are expected to continue afterward. British negotiators travelled to European Union headquarters on Monday to start what has long been billed as another do-or-die session between both sides. The divorce was settled at the end of January when the U.K. left the spurned bloc. Now, the end of a transition period is drawing close and both sides have to decide what kind of trade deal, if any, they want. British P
  
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• Devil’s Head wildfire west of Calgary ‘being held,’ not likely to grow

  12-10-2020 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an update Sunday night, Alberta Wildfire said firefighters made good progress on the Devil's Head wildfire, which was previously burning out of control in the Municipal District of Bighorn.
  
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• Alberta town unveils statue of Humboldt Broncos coach who died in 2018 bus crash

  12-10-2020 16:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darcy Haugan, 42, was one of 16 people who died after the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus and a semi collided at a crossroads in Saskatchewan on April 6, 2018.
  
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• Keeping the homefires burning: A 127 km walk for justice for Roderica Ribbonleg in John D’Or Prairie

  12-10-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was so much more than just a march for justice for Roderica Ribbonleg and Malena Loonskin that drove residents to walk 127 kilometres from John D'Or Prairie to High Level in northern Alberta.
  
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• Keeping the homefires burning: A 127 km walk for justice for Roderica Ribbon in John D’Or Prairie

  12-10-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It wasn't just a walk for justice for Roderica Ribbonleg and Malena Loonskin that drove residents to walk 127 kilometres from John D'Or Prairie to High Level in northern Alberta.
  
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• New CRA support program for COVID-19 benefits restored after technical difficulties

  12-10-2020 13:49
  
  The government's new financial support program for Canadians who have missed work due to the COVID-19 pandemic was temporarily sidelined by technical issues Monday, leaving many unable to apply for the Canada Recovery Benefit. According to a statement issued to CTVNews.ca, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) experienced "technical issues" with the applications for the benefits Monday morning. Multiple people have also contacted CTV News to report the issue. Service was restored Monday afternoon. "Th
  
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• Two Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

  12-10-2020 12:09
  
  Auctions are everywhere in today's economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and the way governments sell off the public airwaves to telecom companies and broadcasters. For helping make auctions run more efficiently, two Americans on Monday won the Nobel prize for economics. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, both of Stanford University, "have benefited sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world," the Nobel Committ
  
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• Coronavirus can remain infectious on bank notes, other surfaces for weeks: study

  12-10-2020 05:24
  
  A new study looking at how long the novel coronavirus can survive on surfaces found that it can remain infectious on some surfaces -- including bank notes -- for at least 28 days, provided the temperature is right. Published this week in the Virology Journal, the new paper describes how researchers tested the virus on several surfaces, including cotton and bank notes, at numerous temperatures in order to measure the lifespan of the virus under these different circumstances. They found that the v
  
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• RCMP directive eliminates wearing of ‘thin blue line’ patch while on duty

  12-10-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The thin blue line represents the line officers walk daily between life and death. It is also seen as a show of solidarity. The RCMP is asking officers to instead wear the commemorative blue ribbon.
  
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• 6 people injured in southeast Calgary crash

  12-10-2020 00:41
  
  Six people were taken to hospital following a serious crash in southeast Calgary Sunday afternoon. Calgary police say the incident occurred near 52 St. and McIvor Boulevard S.E. at about 4:30 p.m. Two vehicles were involved. EMS escorted five people to Foothills hospital, and one to Children's Hospital. An EMS spokesperson described the injuries as minor.
  
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• 3 people injured in southeast Calgary crash

  12-10-2020 00:41
  
  Emergency crews have been called to respond to a serious crash in southeast Calgary Sunday afternoon. Calgary police say the incident occurred near 52 St. and McIvor Boulevard S.E. at about 4:30 p.m. Two vehicles were involved and three people have been taken to hospital, officials say. There are no details on their conditions. This is a developing story and we will have more details when they become available…
  
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• 3 more COVID-19 cases confirmed at Alberta Sobeys stores

  12-10-2020 00:24
  
  The Sobeys grocery store chain has confirmed another three cases of COVID-19 among workers at its Alberta stores this weekend. The corporate website lists three more cases of the illness were confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 10. They are at the following locations:The Safeway located at 5048-16 Ave. N.W. in Calgary (the last day the employee worked was Oct. 4) The Safeway located at 1200 Railway Ave. in Canmore, Alta. (the last day the employee worked was Oct. 2) The Safeway located at 5110 Windermer
  
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