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• Alberta adds 773 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

  17-11-2020 23:58
  
  Alberta Health reported 773 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, but the province’s active sum only saw a slight increase as hundreds of people recovered from the disease. The count of current infections, 10,068, only went up by 37 after 731 Albertans recovered from the coronavirus on Monday. The province also announced five deaths on Tuesday with four of them in the capital region, including a man in his 80s connected to the South Terrace Continuing Care outbreak and a woman in her 80s linke
  
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• Lethbridge sees 25 new COVID cases Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge sees 25 new COVID cases Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta records 773 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, 5 deaths

  17-11-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four of the deaths were in the Edmonton zone and one was in the South zone.
  
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• LPS searching for Pokemon card thief - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 23:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS searching for Pokemon card thief  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Health official talks about ‘promising’ start to COVID-19 protocols for world junior hockey championship

  17-11-2020 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's deputy chief of public health says the initial health and safety protocols proposed for the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Edmonton look "promising.''
  
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• Westside house fire likely due to smoking materials - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 23:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Westside house fire likely due to smoking materials  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A symbol of hope and optimism': 2021 Calgary Stampede poster unveiled

  17-11-2020 23:22
  
  Meant to symbolize the passing of the storm and recognize resiliency and optimism, the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster was unveiled Tuesday. Created by 22-year-old Calgary artist Lexi Hilderman — the winner of this year's Calgary Stampede Youth Poster Competition — the artwork features a young Fancy Dancer with rainbow ribbons flowing from her regalia, inspired by the image of a young woman named Katari Righthand from the Siksika First Nation. "She is a symbol of hope and optimism for m
  
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• CPS Supt. Mike Worden named Medicine Hat police chief

  17-11-2020 23:13
  
  A Calgary Police Service superintendent, Mike Worden, has accepted a new role in policing: starting early in 2021, Worden will serve as chief of police for the Medicine Hat Police Service. Worden becomes Medicine Hat's 22nd police chief, replacing current chief Andy McGrogan, who is retiring after 13 years. Worden was selected for the position by the Medicine Hat Police Commission, following an extensive national search for candidates. With more than 25 years of experience with Calgary police, t
  
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• CPS Superintendent Mike Worden named Medicine Hat police chief

  17-11-2020 23:13
  
  A Calgary Police Service superintendent, Mike Worden, has accepted a new role in policing: starting early in 2021, Worden will serve as chief of police for the Medicine Hat Police Service. Worden becomes Medicine Hat's 22nd police chief, replacing current chief Andy McGrogan, who is retiring after 13 years as chief of police. Worden was selected for the position by the Medicine Hat Police Commission, following an extensive national search for candidates. With more than 25 years of experience wit
  
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• Flag raised at City Hall in honour of Métis Week - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 23:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Flag raised at City Hall in honour of Métis Week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Opportunities in food exports, says Farm Credit Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 22:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Opportunities in food exports, says Farm Credit Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• From homeless to famous: Edmonton artist signs on with Marvel Comics

  17-11-2020 22:15
  
  It’s been said that art has the power to change lives. In the case of Edmonton artist Kyle Charles, the cliché has literal meaning. Five years ago, in 2015, he was living on the streets, often sleeping behind MacEwan University. But he managed to turn his life around, attend post-secondary classes, and pursue his dream of illustrating comic books. “It was hard work. It was dedication,” Charles told CTV News Edmonton. “It was just staying true to the path I was on.&
  
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• Pups destined to become guide dogs celebrate 1st birthday together

  17-11-2020 21:54
  
  Four guide dogs from the CNIB guide dogs training facility in Calgary celebrated their first birthday on Tuesday and the organization is now looking for volunteers to help raise the incoming batch. The dogs are preparing for their future careers that will change the lives of some Canadians living with sight loss. Kezia Gray, puppy raising surpervisor with CNIB guide dogs, says that volunteers play a crucial role in their success to help Canadians with sight loss "The puppy raisers, without them
  
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• Alberta charity considering changes to fundraiser involving Kenney, other political leaders

  17-11-2020 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The event was billed as a scotch- and wine-tasting get-together with 15 people in-person at an Edmonton Mercedes-Benz dealership and with other participants attending virtually.
  
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• Former UCP candidate files $7M defamation lawsuit against NDP, media companies, individuals

  17-11-2020 21:13
  
  A former UCP candidate in the 2019 provincial election has filed a $7 million defamation lawsuit against the NDP, along with several individuals and media companies. Caylan Ford was a United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate in the riding of Calgary-Mountain View before dropping out of the race days into the campaign after private messages she had previously made on social media on the issue of race were released. The amended lawsuit, filed Nov. 12, names a number of people and companies as def
  
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• Alberta Health says province has had only 1 human case of rare swine flu

  17-11-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health says in a statement that, despite testing, no other positive cases have been identified.
  
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• Flu numbers at all time low in Alberta

  17-11-2020 20:43
  
  At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza with Alberta logging 139 cases by Nov. 8, 2019. This year there have been only 17 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza in Canada with none of those in Alberta. In a briefing Monday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw praised Albertans for keeping the numbers down. "We have called on all Albertans to do their part to support our health system by getting their flu shot, and you have answered that call. More
  
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• ABTraceTogether app has been used to track just 19 cases of COVID-19

  17-11-2020 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's COVID-19 contact-tracing app, which has been downloaded 268,064 times and cost $625,000, has only been used to track close contacts of 19 positive cases since it launched in May.
  
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• Coaldale signs developer for Civic Square, lots of project details released - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 20:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Coaldale signs developer for Civic Square, lots of project details released  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WHL raising funds for children through T's For Toys Campaign - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  WHL raising funds for children through T's For Toys Campaign  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Theatre Project launches livestreamed readings of the Wizard of Oz

  17-11-2020 20:02
  
  The Wizard of Oz's adage of 'There's no place like home' rings true for many in 2020, and a Calgary theatre company is hoping audiences will adhere to the saying, as they announce livestreamed readings of their adaptation of the story. Livestreams of the script readings will run once daily from Dec. 3 to 6, with two readings on Dec. 5. The rare behind the scenes look will allow audiences to see how a new play is developed, as actors will be reading draft scripts during the livestreams. Audiences
  
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• Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 19:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AMA issues challenge to help out local food banks - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 19:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  AMA issues challenge to help out local food banks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• TC Energy exec says Keystone XL fits Biden agenda with union jobs, Indigenous support

  17-11-2020 19:07
  
  The creation of union jobs and support by Indigenous investors will help convince U.S. president-elect Joe Biden that the Keystone XL pipeline fits into his "Build Back Better" agenda, an executive with proponent TC Energy Corp. said Tuesday. The Calgary-based company said it is forging ahead with construction of the pipeline designed to transport up to 830,000 barrels per day of oil from Alberta to Nebraska despite Biden's election campaign vow to rip up the presidential permit that allows it t
  
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• Council targets 0% property tax and utility rate increase for 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 18:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Council targets 0% property tax and utility rate increase for 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Home rental prices down nationally but up in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 18:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Home rental prices down nationally but up in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Incoming TC Energy CEO stresses importance of Keystone XL pipeline

  17-11-2020 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy announced it has signed a deal to allow Natural Law Energy, which represents four First Nations in Alberta and one in Saskatchewan, to invest up to $1 billion in Keystone XL.
  
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• Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 18:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New lighting at Henderson Ice Centre results in environmental boost - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 17:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New lighting at Henderson Ice Centre results in environmental boost  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• How many people are using Alberta's COVID-19 tracing app?

  17-11-2020 16:46
  
  Only 19 people with positive COVID-19 cases have used Alberta’s contact tracing app since it launched in May. A total of 70 close contacts were identified using their uploaded data. According to the province, ABTraceTogether has approximately 268,000 registered users. The province has refused to adopt the federal exposure notification app, which has millions of users.READ MORE: Alberta will not adopt national COVID-19 Alert appAlberta’s chief medical officer of health says each perso
  
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• Black Diamond town council votes down proposed mandatory face covering bylaw

  17-11-2020 16:22
  
  The Town of Black Diamond, just south of Calgary, has voted against a bylaw that would require the mandatory use of face coverings in all indoor public spaces.  Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the province of Alberta, the town notes that case numbers in the region are significantly lower than average. According to Alberta Health Services (AHS), the Black Diamond region — which also includes Turner Valley, Eden Valley, Longview and Millarville — has 20 active cases
  
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• Nelson Mandela High School transitions to online learning following potential COVID-19 exposures

  17-11-2020 15:37
  
  Students in two grades at a northeast Calgary high school will move entirely to online classes beginning Tuesday following several confirmed COVID-19 cases.  Nelson Mandela High School notified parents and guardians this week that many of Grade 10 and 11 students and associated staff members have been exposed to the coronavirus and will be required to isolate for 14 days.  Due to staffing capacity issues, the school has opted to transition its classes to online formats until at least N
  
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• Warm Tuesday conditions ahead of Wednesday night's arrival of arctic wave

  17-11-2020 15:18
  
  Let's break today into three components. First, this morning: a wave of warmer air has fallen in above us and mixed with some of the cooler air found there. As it sinks to ground-level, it's not only fully saturated, but supercooled – that means the water droplets are holding a negative temperature, but that there isn't enough energy required to freeze those particles until they latch onto a surface. AKA "Freezing Fog." Visibility can only go as far down on our charting to 200 metres, but
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at Kainai Continuing Care Centre - Lethbridge News Now

  17-11-2020 14:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  COVID-19 case confirmed at Kainai Continuing Care Centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Stampeders punter building protective shields during pandemic

  17-11-2020 13:28
  
  When Burke Dales was punting for the Calgary Stampeders there were two things he couldn’t stand. One was losing, the other was having his punts blocked. It's rather ironic then that years later, Dales is all about the block.  But he says this kind of block is much different.   It's about protect people. "We’ve moved into this business and now we’re blocking viruses with our product," said Dales who punted for the Stamps from 2005 – 2011/ The idea for G
  
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• Murder trial begins for mother accused of beating daughter with belt, spatula

  17-11-2020 13:19
  
  Shalaina Arcand's siblings were asleep in another room when the five-year-old was hit in the head so hard that she died in hospital four days later, a trial judge heard Monday. The girl's mother, Lauren Lafleche, pleaded not guilty on the first day of a two-week trial to second-degree murder, assault with a weapon and failure to provide the necessaries of life. The weapons listed as evidence are a belt and a spatula. Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench Justice Avril Inglis heard testimony from Shala
  
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• Welcome to the new CTVNewsCalgary.ca!

  17-11-2020 13:05
  
  CTV News is transforming its digital experience beginning with the CTV News Calgary homepage, popular with our audience across southern Alberta. We're offering you a better way to stay informed about what’s most important to you. The design changes are easy to see but improvements that go beyond the new look include:Faster loading: pages will appear 35% faster with the new design Minute-to-minute updates in the new 'Happening Now' feed Story Mosaics bring together stories by related t
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The evil and senseless plot against Ray Johnson

  17-11-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the shocking and senseless reason grandfather Ray Johnson was targeted and killed.
  
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• City council targets 0% property tax increase ahead of budget deliberations

  17-11-2020 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the final city council meeting before the budget review begins, councillors debated multiple motions that would have implications next week, including whether or not to raise property taxes in 2021. 
  
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• SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

  17-11-2020 05:24
  
  SpaceX's newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The linkup occurred 262 miles (422 kilometres) above Idaho. "Oh, what a good voice to hear," space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the Dragon's commander, Mike Hopkins, first made radio contact. "We can't wait t
  
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• Lethbridge city council gets head start on budget talks ahead of review next week | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  17-11-2020 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city council gets head start on budget talks ahead of review next week | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge city council gets head start on budget talks ahead of review next week

  17-11-2020 05:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  City council addressed 2021 property taxes and more in its final meeting before the 2021-2022 operating budget is deliberated next week. Danica Ferris has more on early moves made ahead of the review.
  
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• Some Calgary businesses and organizations choosing to take tougher COVID measures

  17-11-2020 03:38
  
  As Alberta experiences unprecedented increases in COVID-19 cases, a few organizations and businesses are choosing to take extra precautions beyond the measures required by the province. The Calgary Public Library decided to cancel in-person events and programs until Nov. 27, and Dickens Pub posted a message online saying it would close for at least two to three weeks, bracing for a possible lockdown.  “You know, it feels responsible for us to be doing that and if that’s all I ha
  
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• The tow job: Northeast Calgary community wakes up to discover cars missing from street

  17-11-2020 03:32
  
  Imagine waking up in the morning and finding your car gone - and all your neighbors' cars gone, too. That's what happened recently to people living in one northeast Calgary community, when the Calgary Parking Authority and a small armada of tow trucks showed up after midnight in order to tow away an entire block's worth of vehicles, without so much as issuing a warning. The parking putsch took place in the early hours of November 5, when residents of Cornerstone Blvd. in northeast Calgary woke t
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: Nov 16

  17-11-2020 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, November 16, 2020 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Blasty’s back: Flames resurrect controversial logo for Reverse Retro jerseys

  17-11-2020 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Blasty the horse will ride again in the 2021 NHL season.
  
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• Pressure builds on Alberta to lock down as COVID-19 cases surge

  17-11-2020 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calls are building on the Alberta government to impose tougher COVID-19 restrictions — including a potential lockdown — as surging case numbers there are only being met with modest measures. As Heather Yourex-West reports, some Albertans are even taking matters into their own hands.
  
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• Calgary bar makes ‘tough decision’ to shut down as Alberta COVID-19 cases grow

  17-11-2020 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Alberta businesses say they've had to make some hard decisions, feeling the province hasn't gone far enough to protect the public from COVID-19.
  
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• Southern Alberta witnessing ‘unprecedented’ surge in renewable energy projects - Global News

  17-11-2020 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southern Alberta witnessing ‘unprecedented’ surge in renewable energy projects  Global News
  
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• Human rights complaint filed against Calgary bar after person refusing to wear mask denied entry

  17-11-2020 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A human rights complaint has been filed against a Calgary bar after a person who didn't wear a mask was denied entry.
  
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