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• Cancer survivor reflects on 10 years of volunteerism at Chinook Regional Hospital

  06-11-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Rosemarie Gattiker was inspired by the volunteers who supported her and her husband during their times in hospital care, now marking a decade-long milestone returning the favour. Eloise Therien has more on her story, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting volunteers as a whole.
  
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• Alberta added 23,400 jobs in October, but unemployment still very high

  06-11-2020 23:33
  
  While Alberta's labour minister is happy with the province's job growth, many industries are still suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada released the latest details Friday, which took into account the fact that a number of Canadian provinces had imposed restrictions due to the virus. "Unlike the widespread economic shutdown implemented in March and April, these measures were targeted at businesses where the risk of COVID transmission is thought to be greater, includin
  
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• Calgary bakery ordered closed after health inspection find 43 violations

  06-11-2020 23:28
  
  A Calgary bakery has been ordered closed after health inspectors found a litany of infractions around upkeep of the building, cleanliness, food storage and proper pest control. Dated Nov. 4, the order lists 43 health violations found at Apna Punjab Sweets and Samosa Factory in the 5100 block of 47th Street N.E. Along with portions of the ceiling and walls being in disrepair, equipment was found to be faulty, there was a lack of cleaning protocols in place, and mouse droppings were seen on the fl
  
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• Airdrie RCMP asking public for information related to August fire

  06-11-2020 23:18
  
  Airdrie RCMP are asking the public for information connected to an August fire that damaged multiple houses in the city's southwest. Police are investigating a fire that happened in the 1000 block of Prairie Springs Hill S.W. shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2020. Two homes were destroyed in the fire and neighbouring houses also sustained damage. All residents were able to escape unharmed. A firefighter sustained a lower back injury while fighting the flames. Airdrie RCMP is asking anyone with i
  
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• User fee for publicly-funded residential addiction treatment beds eliminated in Alberta

  06-11-2020 23:07
  
  People seeking treatment in public residential addiction treatment centres no longer have to pay $40 a day for room and board. The UCP made the announcement Friday saying the user fee has been removed. This cost prohibited many Albertans from accessing treatment who make too much to qualify for income support but not enough to pay privately. Nicole Bastien, a program manager at Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions said the news gives hope to those needing help. “I think it
  
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• Quebec's World Cup moguls, aerials to relocate to Calgary - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 23:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Quebec's World Cup moguls, aerials to relocate to Calgary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 21:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• E-scooters have promising future in Calgary, Bird Canada believes

  06-11-2020 21:04
  
  New data from one of the companies that offered e-scooter service in Calgary shows more people hopped on board the devices for short trips around the city as the pilot program progressed. Now that the city's e-scooter pilot program is over, Bird Canada released more details about how often Calgarians used the service. The company says before the scooters were parked this year, people were really warming up to the idea. "From getting groceries to scooting to a business meeting across town, this y
  
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• Kenney, Hinshaw to speak to Alberta’s COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon

  06-11-2020 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw suggested Thursday that further restrictions could be introduced in the province, given the sharp increase in cases.
  
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• Further COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings announced across much of Alberta

  06-11-2020 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective immediately, any area under the province's "watch" category is subject to new COVID-19 measures.
  
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• Quebec's World Cup moguls, aerials relocated to Calgary in January

  06-11-2020 20:33
  
  Freestyle ski moguls and aerials World Cup events in Quebec have been relocated to Calgary in January. Calgary was already scheduled to host World Cup moguls Jan. 30. A moguls event that was to take place Jan. 23 in Tremblant and an aerials events Jan. 31 in Val Saint-Come are now scheduled to be held at Calgary's Canada Olympic Park. Freestyle Canada chief executive officer Peter Judge says Tourism Quebec can't provide funding for the events there, and it's also easier to keep athletes separate
  
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• Southern Alberta First Nations get grants to create chartered surgery proposals - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 20:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Southern Alberta First Nations get grants to create chartered surgery proposals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alleged leader of Calgary drug-trafficking ring ‘The Family’ charged by police

  06-11-2020 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 500 people are believed to be involved or connected to The Family’s drug distribution network as either sellers or buyers, according to police.
  
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• Privacy commissioner to review proposed changes to Alberta health legislation

  06-11-2020 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It is extremely disappointing that I was not at any point consulted on this bill," Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton said.
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate up slightly in October - CHAT News Today

  06-11-2020 19:12 via chatnewstoday.ca
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate up slightly in October  CHAT News Today
  
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• Kenney to join Hinshaw in Friday COVID-19 update

  06-11-2020 18:42
  
  A day after Alberta reported about 800 cases of COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney will join Dr. Deena Hinshaw in her address to the province this afternoon. Alberta Health did not report exact data Thursday after more technical issues; however, the chief medical officer of health said there were more than 800 new cases of the coronavirus — a count that shattered the previous record of 622. It’s unknown how many infections there currently are, but the count has continued to balloon even
  
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• Kenney announces more restrictions as Alta. reports 609 COVID-19 cases

  06-11-2020 18:42
  
  Premier Jason Kenney asked Edmontonians and Calgarians to stop having get-togethers at home after Alberta Health counted more than 1,400 COVID-19 cases in two days. Kenney joined Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw in Friday’s COVID-19 update and lamented the voluntary restrictions for the two cities nearly two weeks ago were not enough to bend the coronavirus curve. A ‘STRONG REQUEST’ He said 40 per cent of cases in Edmonton and Calgary, each with more than 2,500
  
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• Kenney announces more guidelines as Alta. reports 609 COVID-19 cases

  06-11-2020 18:42
  
  Premier Jason Kenney asked Edmontonians and Calgarians to stop having get-togethers at home after Alberta Health counted more than 1,400 COVID-19 cases in two days. Kenney joined Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw in Friday’s COVID-19 update and lamented the voluntary guidelines for the two cities nearly two weeks ago were not enough to bend the coronavirus curve. A ‘STRONG REQUEST’ He said 40 per cent of cases in Edmonton and Calgary, each with more than 2,500 i
  
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• Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 18:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pipeline company Enbridge reports $990-million third-quarter profit

  06-11-2020 17:52
  
  Enbridge Inc. says it earned $990 million in its latest quarter, up from $949 million in the same quarter last year. The pipeline company says the profit amounted to 49 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 47 cents per share a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, Enbridge says it earned $961 million or 48 cents per share for the quarter, down from an adjusted profit of $1.12 billion or 56 cents per share a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a profit of 53 cents per
  
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• Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017 - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 17:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police bust 'The Family', alleged drug network with up to 500 members

  06-11-2020 17:33
  
  As part of an effort to address drug-related crime and violence in the city, Calgary police spent the last year targeting a network of up to 500 people known as The Family, which culminated in a dozen arrests, including the alleged leader. Police took notice of increasing violence in 2015 and say over the last 18 months, more than 80 violent incidents are believed to be connected to the group known as The Family. "Our goal has always been to identify and hold to account, those who prey on vulner
  
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• Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski

  06-11-2020 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bonnyville, Alta.'s Tanner Boser is focused on defeating former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski on Saturday.
  
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• Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off

  06-11-2020 17:25
  
  Despite minuscule travel demand, Canadian airlines continue to schedule tens of thousands of monthly flights, only to cancel the vast majority of them several weeks before departure in a strategy experts call "bait and switch." The approach, adopted by carriers following the collapse of the global travel industry due to COVID-19, leaves passengers stuck with vouchers they may never use or flights that take off days later than planned. Figures from aviation data firm Cirium show that Air Canada c
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 10.7 in October 2020

  06-11-2020 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s unemployment may have dropped in October 2020 but it remains one of the highest in the country. Bindu Suri has details.
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate dropped in October, still among highest in Canada

  06-11-2020 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's jobless rate dropped to 10.7 per cent in October from 11.7 per cent in September.
  
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• Grizzly den prompts closure near Bow Lake in Banff National Park

  06-11-2020 16:24
  
  An area north of Bow Lake in Banff National Park has been closed to protect a female grizzly denning in the area. Believed to be about 8.5 years old, the bear was observed with a large male grizzly in the spring, so officials are hopeful she may emerge with a litter of cubs in spring 2021. "Noise or disturbance over the winter, however, may cause her to miscarry or lose newborn cubs," reads a notice from the province. "This area closure will give this bear and her potential offspring the best ch
  
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• Wintry blast to wallop southern Alberta, miss Calgary

  06-11-2020 15:41
  
  For the past few days, we've been eyes-up on the winter storm that's on its way to Canada. The low that David Spence was projecting to form and roll through northern Wyoming and Montana will indeed come to pass and provide the second of a one-two snowy punch in our province, preceded by the exit region of a steep trough piling in an initial wave off the Pacific.Here's Environment Canada's full assessment:  <EnvCan> We're pretty par for that course for now, but we're still seeing some
  
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• ENMAX to sell downtown District Energy Centre as company focuses on electricity services

  06-11-2020 15:04
  
  ENMAX Corporation has reached a definitive agreement to sell its District Energy Centre to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure for $27 million. The facility, located at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Fourth Street S.E., has been providing central heating and hot water to commercial buildings throughout East Village and the downtown core since it was commission in 2010. According to ENMAX officials, the sale is part of the organization's ongoing effort to focus on its electricity services.
  
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• Man accused of murdering Red Deer doctor in court Friday after being found fit to stand trial

  06-11-2020 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deng Mabiour, 54, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer in August.
  
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• Man accused of killing Red Deer doctor to represent himself, wants trial ‘as soon as possible’

  06-11-2020 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deng Mabiour, 54, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer in August.
  
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• Education and the importance of families in Canada's armed forces - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 14:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Education and the importance of families in Canada's armed forces  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Winter storm watches blanket southern Alberta

  06-11-2020 14:14
  
  Environment Canada has issued winter storm watches for the majority of southern Alberta, save Calgary, as significant snowfall is expected this weekend. As of Friday morning, watches cover the section of the province between the B.C. and Saskatchewan boundaries, stretching from just south of Calgary to the U.S. border. Two systems are expected to hit Alberta with upward of five cm of snow falling in some regions Friday night, followed by the potential an additional 25 to 30 cm of snow beginning
  
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• Man charged in Alberta doctor's death back in court

  06-11-2020 13:18
  
  A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta is to make a court appearance today after being found fit to stand trial. Deng Mabiour, 54, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer in August. Mabiour has had a number of unusual interactions with the court since his arrest and a judge ordered an initial five-day psychiatric examination to determine if the accused understood the charges
  
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• 'As soon as possible': Suspect to represent himself at trial in death of doctor

  06-11-2020 13:18
  
  A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta last summer has been committed to stand trial. Deng Mabiour, 54, was charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer in August. Mabiour has had a number of unusual interactions with the court since his arrest and a judge ordered an initial five-day psychiatric examination to determine if the accused understood the charges against him. The judge ext
  
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• Nikka Yuko plans for socially distanced Winter Light Festival - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 13:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nikka Yuko plans for socially distanced Winter Light Festival  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate up slightly in October - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate up slightly in October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: Nov 5

  06-11-2020 04:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday, November 5 2020 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• 'Treat a human like a human': Two Calgary cops being recognized for act of kindness

  06-11-2020 04:37
  
  Two Calgary police officers are being recognized for their act of kindness, after being caught buying groceries for a person in need. Constables Kevin Lisowski and Brad Milne responded to complaints of a shoplifter at a downtown grocery store Tuesday night. They escorted the man off the property, but were called back when he came back. Rather than arrest him for causing a disturbance, the police officers escorted him somewhere else - to a nearby Safeway, where they took him grocery shopping.This
  
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• Pembina Pipeline Q3 net profit decreases 14% to $318M

  06-11-2020 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pembina Pipeline Corp. says its net income decreased 14 per cent to $318 million in the third quarter.
  
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• Trump steps to podium, baselessly attacks U.S. election

  06-11-2020 03:47
  
  For 40 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump fumed in private and tweeted his grievances in all caps. When he at last emerged, it was to stand behind the presidential seal in the White House and deliver a diatribe most notable for his litany of false statements about the election and his attempt to cast doubt on the integrity of the Democratic process. As votes continued to be counted and Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to victory, Trump lashed out Thursday evening in a performance that suggested h
  
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• More COVID-19 contact tracers on the way for Alberta

  06-11-2020 03:01
  
  Alberta Health Services, in order to keep up with the pace of new COVID-19 cases, is changing how it will conduct contact tracing when it comes across a positive case. The agency says it's also recruiting more people to help in the growing effort of contact tracing. During Thursday's update, the province reported 800 new cases of coronavirus in Alberta, another new daily record of infections. That increase is putting a strain on health-care workers, said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medica
  
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• Uncooperative weather forces Nakiska to postpone opening day until Saturday

  06-11-2020 02:59
  
  Downhill skiers planning to hit the slopes at Nakiska will have to wait until Saturday to do it. Management at the closest mountain to Calgary made the announcement Thursday that its season-opening would be pushed back a day, due to uncooperative weather conditions. With snow in the forecast, the plan is to be open both Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.
  
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• Alberta doctor calls for more restrictions, data as hospital COVID-19 outbreaks and case numbers spike

  06-11-2020 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nine of Alberta's hospitals have COVID-19 outbreaks, and hospitalization numbers in the province are only expected to rise in the coming days.
  
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• Drumheller vehicle stop results in drug trafficking charges

  06-11-2020 01:29
  
  Two men face multiple charges after Drumheller RCMP conducted a traffic stop that yielded what police believe to be controlled substances. On Oct. 30, 2020, Drumheller RCMP made a traffic stop on a vehicle with three people in it. A search of the vehicle prior to arrest produced substances believed to be cocaine, meth and fentanyl, in addition to a large amount of cash and drug trafficking paraphernalia. 55-year-old Patrick Bell of Hanna, Alta. is charged with: * Possession of methamphetamine *
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta contact tracing teams facing challenges, will only contact high-priority settings

  06-11-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces changes to Alberta’s contact-tracing protocol as higher numbers are putting a strain on teams.
  
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• Hinshaw concerned about number of COVID-19 cases that worked, attended gatherings while symptomatic

  06-11-2020 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Dr. Hinshaw says she is concerned about the number of cases in Edmonton and Calgary that worked, visited businesses, and attended social gatherings while symptomatic.
  
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• 9 Alberta hospitals have COVID-19 outbreaks, hospitalizations concerning: Hinshaw

  06-11-2020 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announces nine hospitals in province have COVID-19 outbreaks and says she’s concerned about growing hospitalization numbers.
  
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• Hinshaw concerned as more Albertans going out while symptomatic with COVID - Lethbridge News Now

  06-11-2020 01:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hinshaw concerned as more Albertans going out while symptomatic with COVID  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service to launch high-tech employee wellness app with world-leading company - Global News

  06-11-2020 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Police Service to launch high-tech employee wellness app with world-leading company  Global News
  
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