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• 713 new cases of COVID-19, 7 deaths reported in Alberta Tuesday

  10-11-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuesday's update pushed the number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta over 8,000. There were 207 people in hospital with COVID-19, 43 of whom were being treated in intensive care.
  
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• Calgary Remembrance Day services going virtual in 2020

  10-11-2020 23:36
  
  Remembrance Day is going to look a lot different this year because of COVID-19 restrictions. Rather than by the usual solemn crowds, Canadian veterans will be honoured at several virtual ceremonies in the city, which will be closed to the public. The Hangar Flight Museum is hosting a private, indoor service which will be broadcast live on CTV Calgary from 10:57 am to 11:30 am and streamed live on the CTV Calgary website. “The service this year will be definitely different than years past,
  
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• Alberta aims to avoid restrictions as PM calls for measures during recent COVID-19 surge

  10-11-2020 23:36
  
  Alberta stood firm Tuesday on its path to avoid public health restrictions as the prime minister called on local governments not to keep sectors of the economy open if it’s putting Canadians at risk. Citing concerning record-breaking spikes in new COVID-19 cases across the country over the past few days Prime Minister Trudeau addressed the country, calling on provincial and municipal leaders to consider restrictions. “I’m imploring the premiers and the mayors to please do the r
  
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• Lethbridge Police need help in stolen vehicle investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 23:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta farmers file what might be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases

  10-11-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta farm family has filed what could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments.
  
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• ‘Letters Home’ installation in Calgary reveals who military heroes really were

  10-11-2020 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new installation at the former Currie Barracks military base in Calgary gives insight into the lives of four Canadian servicemen and women in their own words.
  
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• RCMP arrest repeat offender after stolen vehicle was involved in a collision

  10-11-2020 22:24
  
  Innisfail RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision just after 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6 and arrested the driver of an SUV, which was allegedly stolen earlier in Red Deer. A car and the SUV were travelling in opposite directions when they collided on Lakewood Drive in the northwest section of Innisfail. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and the SUV driver was transported to hospital but later released into police custody. Jordan Kyle Glasgow, 20, is charged with:Possession of stolen property;
  
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• RCMP arrest repeat offender after stolen vehicle involved in collision

  10-11-2020 22:24
  
  Innisfail RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision just after 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6 and arrested the driver of an SUV, which was allegedly stolen earlier in Red Deer. A car and the SUV were travelling in opposite directions when they collided on Lakewood Drive in the northwest section of Innisfail. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and the SUV driver was transported to hospital but later released into police custody. Jordan Kyle Glasgow, 20, is charged with:Possession of stolen property;
  
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• Iveson: Mayors generally support stronger COVID-19 measures but cities’ ‘tool kit is limited’

  10-11-2020 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton's mayor said most cities stand ready if stronger COVID-19 restrictions are required but said measures need to be implemented by the province to be truly effective.
  
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• Snowfall warning in place for Medicine Hat, Alta. area

  10-11-2020 21:59
  
  With accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres expected, a snowfall warning has been put in place for the Medicine Hat area in southeastern Alberta. Environment Canada issued the warning just before 2 p.m. Tuesday. It covers:Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield Cypress Hills Provincial Park-Foremost"Snowfall is expected to be heaviest in areas over and just to the north of the Cypress Hills. The area of 10-15 cm of snow is expected to stay south and southeast of the city of Medicine Hat," reads the warn
  
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• Lethbridge Fish and Game shooting range upgrade construction underway - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 21:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• What is a coronavirus ‘circuit-breaker?’ A pivot in strategy with pros and cons

  10-11-2020 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  For provinces like Alberta, currently seeing a sharp rise in transmission, the strategy is on the table.
  
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• COVID-19 website to show new Alberta data Tuesday afternoon

  10-11-2020 21:15
  
  Alberta Health will say how many cases the province recorded on Monday this afternoon. The province, which usually updates its coronavirus database at 3:30 p.m., added 644 new cases of the disease and seven deaths on Sunday. At last count, Alberta had 7,965 confirmed active infections, with more than 3,000 in the Edmonton and Calgary zones each.Alta. nears 200 hospitalizations as Dr. Hinshaw announces 644 COVID-19 casesThe number of patients with COVID-19 reached a new high in the last report wi
  
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• Alberta to release latest COVID-19 count Tuesday

  10-11-2020 21:15
  
  Alberta Health will say how many cases the province recorded on Monday this afternoon. The province, which usually updates its coronavirus database at 3:30 p.m., added 644 new cases of the disease and seven deaths on Sunday. At last count, Alberta had 7,965 confirmed active infections, with more than 3,000 in the Edmonton and Calgary zones each.Alta. nears 200 hospitalizations as Dr. Hinshaw announces 644 COVID-19 casesThe number of patients with COVID-19 reached a new high in the last report wi
  
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• Alberta exceeds 8,000 active COVID-19 cases, 200 hospitalizations

  10-11-2020 21:15
  
  Alberta has 8,090 active cases of COVID-19 after the province reported another 713 infections Tuesday. The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital set a new pandemic record Tuesday with 207 people, 43 of whom are in intensive care. The death toll increased to 376 after the province reported seven new deaths — all but one connected to continuing care outbreaks.The province's interactive app has yet to update. *No testing numbers again today due to tech issues *207 in hospital and 4
  
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• Trial dates set for Lethbridge man facing numerous sexual charges - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 21:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Studio Bell announces free admission on weekends

  10-11-2020 20:26
  
  Two of the best things around — 'weekends' and 'free' — are being combined at National Music Centre, the home of Studio Bell. Admission will be free on weekends, courtesy of ATB Financial, from Nov. 14 to Dec. 31. Instead of paying for admission, National Music Centre is encouraging music fans to leave a "pay-what-you-can donation, online or in-person," along with a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the Calgary Food Bank. “As families and friends are finding ways
  
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• Feds create $20M fund for struggling veterans’ organizations amid pandemic

  10-11-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government is launching a $20-million fund to prop up cash-strapped veterans' organizations amid the pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.
  
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• Late husband's ashes stolen during break-in at home in Hawkwood

  10-11-2020 19:24
  
  Calgary police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a wooden box containing ashes that was stolen during a recent break-and-enter in a northwest neighbourhood. The handmade oak box contained the ashes of the victim's late husband. An unknown man broke into a residence in the 0 to 100 block of Hawkland Circle N.W. in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2020. The suspect took various items as well as the box. The suspect is described as male with a slim build, who had on a beige ball cap and
  
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• Convicted offender 'capable of extreme violence' now in Calgary: police

  10-11-2020 19:01
  
  The Calgary Police Service has issued a public warning after confirming a 22-year-old man who allegedly poses a significant risk to the community moved from Edmonton to Calgary. According to the Edmonton Police Service, Tristan Thom was released from incarceration earlier this fall and is not bound by any conditions or court orders. Edmonton police say the 22-year-old is capable of extreme violence — especially when under the influence of alcohol or other drugs — and is known to lash
  
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• Edmonton couple charged with human trafficking - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 18:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• PM to provinces: Don't keep businesses open at expense of COVID-19 fight

  10-11-2020 18:06
  
  Citing “concerning” record-breaking spikes in new COVID-19 cases across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is imploring provinces not to keep sectors of the economy open if it’s putting Canadians at risk, and to reach out for more help from the federal government if they need it. “With rising cases of COVID-19 here at home, there’s added pressure on all orders of government to keep people safe, and to protect jobs. But I would hope that no leader in our coun
  
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• PM to provinces: 'Act now' to slow surging COVID-19

  10-11-2020 18:06
  
  Citing “concerning” record-breaking spikes in new COVID-19 cases across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is imploring provinces not to keep sectors of the economy open if it’s putting Canadians at risk, and to reach out for more help from the federal government if they need it. “With rising cases of COVID-19 here at home, there’s added pressure on all orders of government to keep people safe, and to protect jobs. But I would hope that no leader in our coun
  
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• Morning snowfall makes for slick conditions on Calgary roads

  10-11-2020 17:43
  
  City of Calgary officials are encouraging drivers to take extra care as Tuesday morning's snow has resulted in unfavourable conditions on city streets. Road crews are focusing their snow clearing and traction improvement efforts on Priority 1 routes including Glenmore Trail, Crowchild Trail and Macleod Trail with high traffic volume. Motorists are asked to drive to the conditions, leave additional stopping distance and to be extra cautious on known trouble spots like hills and bridge decks. As o
  
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• COVID may have reversed decline in Canadian trust in scientists, survey says

  10-11-2020 16:03
  
  The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted failing public trust in science and scientists, a new survey has found. "I think it's fantastic that we see the decline in skepticism about science among Canadians," said Brett McCollum, a chemist at Calgary's Mount Royal University who has seen the results of the survey. Since 2018, the 3M company has commissioned an annual global poll on a wide variety of attitudes toward science. In 2018, about 29 per cent of people around the world said the
  
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• All of Manitoba moving under Code Red restrictions starting Thursday

  10-11-2020 16:01
  
  The Manitoba government announced the entire province will be moving to the critical or red level on the pandemic response system. Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday. “Our number one priority through this entire process is protecting our most vulnerable citizens,” Pallister said. “And we are all vulnerable to COVID.” The move to Code Red means the province will be und
  
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• Snowy Tuesday gives way to slush and ice in days ahead

  10-11-2020 15:19
  
  By the time you read this, the snow event will be at least halfway over. A wave of wet, heavy snow piles throughout the morning, with an expected snowfall amount ranging from 4 to 6 cm here in our city. This afternoon and evening, the snow type will start to shift. An arctic front will swing through and knock our temperatures down and thus will further crystallize our snowflakes and "lighten" the top layer of snow. The only morning snowfall warnings from this system remained west of us in the Ok
  
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• COVID-19 case identified at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 14:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Family, pet birds safe following devastating fire in Silverado

  10-11-2020 14:27
  
  An early morning fire in a southwest neighbourhood resulted in significant damage to a home and displaced one family. Fire crews were deployed to the 100 block of Silverado Ponds Way S.W shortly before 3 a.m. following reports of a fire. Members of the Calgary Fire Department encountered heavy smoke and flames emanating from the rear of the two-storey building and the roof. The residents of the home had escaped unharmed prior to the arrival of firefighters. The family's pet birds remained inside
  
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• COVID-19 results in changes to Remembrance Day ceremonies - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 14:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Possible changes coming to Lethbridge digitally - Lethbridge News Now

  10-11-2020 14:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta government offers financial relief for faith-based organizations impacted by COVID-19

  10-11-2020 06:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Faith-based and cultural organizations in Alberta are now eligible to apply for one-time grants of up to $5,000 to "recover costs associated with COVID-19," the provincial government announced on Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge city council prepares to review 2021-2022 budget - Global News

  10-11-2020 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge city council prepares to review 2021-2022 budget

  10-11-2020 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city councillors are gearing up for a week of budget deliberations later this month. On Monday, council heard initial budget reduction recommendations from city staff.
  
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• Fougere to lose mayoral re-election bid after 8 years in office

  10-11-2020 05:09
  
  After eight years in office, incumbent mayor Michael Fougere has lost his re-election bid. With 37 of 40 polls reporting, first-time candidate Sandra Masters secured 47.65 per cent of the vote to claim the victory. Fougere finished second with 34.21 per cent of the vote. The Queen City’s incumbent mayor had held the position since 2012, after serving five terms as the city councillor for Ward 4.Also checked historic results: this is set to be the first time an incumbent mayor has lost re-e
  
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• Fougere loses mayoral re-election bid after 8 years in office

  10-11-2020 05:09
  
  After eight years in office, incumbent mayor Michael Fougere has lost his re-election bid. With 39 of 40 polls reporting, first-time candidate Sandra Masters secured 46.92 per cent of the vote to claim the victory. Fougere finished second with 34.63 per cent of the vote. “I’m obviously disappointed,” Fougere said. “We ran a strong campaign, but at the end of the day, the people made their choice. I talked to Masters and wished her well.” Fougere thanked the resident
  
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• 'Trying to save lives': Albertans press the province to adopt the federal COVID-19 app

  10-11-2020 03:30
  
  As Alberta’s active COVID-19 case numbers continue to soar and contact tracers are overwhelmed, more people are pressing the province to adopt the federal tracing app. The provincial government developed its TraceTogether app in the spring, saying it would eventually switch over when the federal app was available this summer but now Alberta’s premier says the province may not adopt the federal version, though some people are urging him to reconsider.   “Frankly I’m j
  
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• Lethbridge city council prepares for budget review | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  10-11-2020 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge city council prepares for budget review

  10-11-2020 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city councillors heard initial budget reduction recommendations from city staff on Monday, as council prepares for a week-long budget review beginning on Nov. 23. Danica Ferris reports.
  
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• Concern over government reaction to soaring COVID-19 numbers across Canada

  10-11-2020 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial responses vary as COVID-19 cases spike across Canada and as Aaron McArthur reports, a growing group of doctors in Alberta is expressing concern over their government’s reaction to surging numbers.
  
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• Seniors craft thousands of poppies for Remembrance Day

  10-11-2020 02:54
  
  Residents at Silvera for Seniors communities in Calgary are banding together to honour veterans in a unique and socially distant way ahead of Remembrance Day. It's called the Poppy Challenge, and residents have turned it into a friendly competition, with bragging rights as the prize. Over the past month, a group of seniors have been crocheting and knitting more than 1,400 poppies, which are now attached to a fence at the Silvera Aspen property along Memorial Drive.  The Poppy Challenge gave
  
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• Alberta’s Tanner Boser says he blew his chance in UFC co-main event loss

  10-11-2020 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser says he has no problems with the judges' decision in his weekend loss to former UFC champion Andrei (The Pit Bull) Arlovski.
  
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• 'Hope is not a strategy': Alberta doctors say province needs a better plan

  10-11-2020 02:35
  
  A letter signed by dozens of physicians paints a dire picture for Alberta’s health system if the government does not impose a two-week lockdown to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In it, physicians tell Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw they are “deeply concerned” about the number of cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions. “If this rate of increase continues unabated, our acute care health system wi
  
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• Alberta doctors fear voluntary measures won’t curb COVID-19 spike

  10-11-2020 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging more people to take the spread of COVID-19 seriously, but he still has no plans to impose mandatory restrictions. Heather Yourex-West reports on the calls for Kenney to take a tougher stance.
  
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• Second World War veteran living in Calgary celebrates ’10 Days of Mavis’ for 100th birthday

  10-11-2020 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A veteran of the Second World War, celebrated for her excellent wartime cooking, celebrated her 100th birthday in Calgary.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Nov 9

  10-11-2020 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, November 9, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Calgary family pushes for enhanced glider safety measures

  10-11-2020 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary family whose son died in a glider crash in 2019 is petitioning the federal government to do more to protect pilots and improve safety.
  
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• 2 Calgary sports writers choose 100 greatest NFL players of all time

  10-11-2020 01:36
  
  From stars of the past like Johnny Unitas and Gale Sayers to stars of the present like Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson — that’s who you’ll find in the new book, NFL Heroes: The 100 Greatest Players of All Time. And surprisingly, it was written by two Calgarians. Al Maki and George Johnson are two of this city's finest sports writers.  Between them they have 72 years' worth of experience writing spots for papers in Calgary. Maki worked for 19 years at the Calgary He
  
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• MD of Taber officials point to contractors for illegal dumping

  10-11-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  “The issue is when someone hires a friend, or a friend of a friend, and they throw [the waste] in the back of someone's pickup truck with a blue tarp and drop it off in the middle of someone's field."
  
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• Lethbridge residents deal with aftermath of blizzard conditions

  10-11-2020 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lot of people were in clean-up mode after a blizzard tore across the southern Alberta region on Sunday. Taz Dhaliwal has more on the impacts including a lot of local closures.
  
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