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• New record 1584 COVID-19 cases reported Sunday - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 23:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Despite no COVID-19 deaths reported Sunday, Alberta adds another record-breaking 1,584 cases

  22-11-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite reporting no additional deaths Sunday, for the fourth day in a row, Alberta has broken its own record for the most COVID-19 cases reported in one day.
  
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• UCP associate minister retracts misinformation given on criteria for hospital capacity

  22-11-2020 23:54
  
  Alberta’s Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan is facing harsh criticism from comments made during a virtual town hall meeting on Friday evening. “Our criteria is measured against our hospital capacity to handle ICUs and hospitalizations,” said Luan. “We’re waiting to see where that threshold will be pushed to our limit and then gradually reduce more activities that way.” The Alberta NDP believe Luan’s comments insinuate that the
  
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• Alberta reports more COVID-19 cases on Sunday than any other province

  22-11-2020 23:53
  
  Alberta reported 1,584 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the province recorded a new daily case record for the fourth-consecutive day. It was also the highest number of cases reported in any province in Canada on Sunday. Saturday saw the province report 1,336 new cases. No new deaths were reported on Sunday for the first time since Oct. 17. There are now 319 people in hospital -- a decrease of one person since Saturday -- but 60 of those people are in intensive care, an increase of four since
  
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• Alberta records daily COVID-19 case record for fourth consecutive day

  22-11-2020 23:53
  
  Alberta reported 1,584 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the province recorded a new daily case record for the fourth-consecutive day. Saturday saw the province report 1,336 new cases. No new deaths were reported on Sunday for the first time since Oct. 18. There are now 319 people in hospital -- a decrease of one person since Saturday -- but 60 of those people are in intensive care, an increase of four since Saturday. Active cases in the Edmonton zone now sit at 5,479, an increase of 538 since
  
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• Alberta reports zero new COVID-19 deaths over the past 24 hours

  22-11-2020 23:36
  
  For the first time in a long time, the province has reported no new deaths in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn't all good news on Sunday however as the province said there were another 1,584 cases added to Alberta's totals. The report comes after three days straight of daily records of more than 1,000 cases per day. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, is expected to hold a media availability on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Sunshine Village institutes parking capacity as additional COVID-19 restriction

  22-11-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sunday, the resort began limiting capacity by not allowing additional vehicles once the parking lot is full.
  
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• Government lockdown forces Woodbine Entertainment to end thoroughbred season early - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 23:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• So you notice someone breaking Alberta's COVID-19 rules. What do you do?

  22-11-2020 21:54
  
  While the province of Alberta may be in a different situation than many other Canadian provinces when it comes to COVID-19 health guidelines, there are still many important rules to follow here. But what do you need to do when you spot someone who isn't following all guidelines in place to stop the spread of COVID-19? The province says Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, has spoken about the importance of Albertans following all public health advice throughout the pande
  
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• US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the 1st time - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 21:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none

  22-11-2020 20:59
  
  As they frantically searched for ways to salvage U.S. President Donald Trump's failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centred on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. The strategy may have played well in front of television cameras and on talk radio to Trump's supporters. But it has proved a disaster in court, where judges uniformly rejected their claims of vote fraud and found the campaign's legal work amateurish. In a scathing ru
  
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• Canada's top public health officer urges COVID-19 caution ahead of holiday season

  22-11-2020 20:57
  
  Canada's top public health officer says the best way to ensure a safe holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic is to limit gatherings and only go out for essentials. Dr Theresa Tam is urging Canadians to be cautious amid what she describes as rapid epidemic growth across the country. Her advice comes as Quebec and Ontario, the provinces with the most cases and deaths to date, recorded 1,154 and 1,534 new COVID-19 cases, respectively, over the past 24 hours. Atlantic Canada is also experiencin
  
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• Lethbridge Police Chief welcomes ban on carding - Toronto Star

  22-11-2020 20:38 via thestar.com
  
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• 10 years after it first opened, Calgary's Apartment 22 is back again

  22-11-2020 19:58
  
  The name of the business might sound familiar to many in Calgary's fashion community. Apartment 22 first opened its doors to the public on First Street S.W. in 2010 before moving to a new location in West Springs. However, like many Calgary businesses during the pandemic, Kimberlie Stern, Apartment 22's owner, was forced to close down earlier this year. The business is back in the same place where it started, almost 10 years to the day when Stern first opened. She tells CTV News she had catered
  
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• ‘The documentary is like a letter to my wife’: Edmonton man produces film about Iran plane tragedy

  22-11-2020 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The husband of one of the Edmonton victims in an airplane that was shot down in Iran in early 2020 has produced a documentary about what the families have gone through following the tragedy.
  
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• Southern Alberta First Nation records 15 overdoses since Friday

  22-11-2020 18:04
  
  After more than a dozen overdoses occurred on the Kainai First Nation since noon on Friday, police are looking for answers and they need the public's help. Officials with the Blood Tribe Police Service and EMS say they've responded to 15 drug overdoses since Nov. 20. Investigators are also awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine whether a death was the result of an overdose. The age and identity of the victim has not been released. Because of the desperate situation, police need the publ
  
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• Powerful drugs believed linked to 15 overdoses, 1 death on southern Alberta First Nation

  22-11-2020 18:04
  
  After more than a dozen overdoses occurred on the Kainai First Nation since noon on Friday, police are looking for answers and they need the public's help. Officials with the Blood Tribe Police Service and EMS say they've had to respond to 15 drug overdoses since Nov. 20. One person has died from a possible overdose, but an autopsy has yet to confirm the connection. Because of the desperate situation, police need the public's help to track down the source of the dangerous substances. "Our messag
  
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• U.S. Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the first time

  22-11-2020 17:58
  
  The U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, though that didn't extinguish enthusiasm among the 32 students who won scholarships to Oxford University. The Rhodes Trust announced the winners early Sunday, which include 22 students of colour. Ten are Black, which ties the record for the most Black students elected in a single year. Shera Avi-Yonah, a 22-year-old Harvard University student, said she found o
  
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• U.S. Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the 1st time

  22-11-2020 17:58
  
  The U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe. The Rhodes Trust announced the 32 winners early Sunday, which include 22 students of colour. Ten are Black, which ties the record for the most Black students elected in a single year. Shera Avi-Yonah, a 22-year-old Harvard University student, said she found out about her win Saturday night while she was sitting in her parent's basement in Lincoln, Massachusett
  
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• U.S. expects to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in early December

  22-11-2020 17:50
  
  The United States hopes to begin a sweeping program of COVID-19 vaccinations in early December, the head of the government coronavirus vaccine effort said Sunday as cases surge across the worst-hit nation. The beginning of vaccinations could be a crucial turning point in the battle against the virus that has claimed more than 255,000 lives in the U.S., the world's highest reported toll, since emerging from China late last year. "Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites w
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at southeast Calgary McDonald's

  22-11-2020 17:40
  
  McDonald's Canada is warning Calgarians after an employee at a restaurant on Macleod Trail S.E. tested positive Saturday. Officials say a worker employed at the McDonald's on 3912 Macleod Tr. S.E. notified them about the positive test on Nov. 21. "Out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to immediately shut down the restaurant for a thorough cleaning and sanitization by a certified third party," the company wrote in a statement. As a result, all crew members who were in close contac
  
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• Texas National Guard brought in to help struggling morgues with COVID-19 deaths

  22-11-2020 17:30
  
  The Texas National Guard has sent a 36-member team to El Paso to assist morgues in the border region with the number of dead as a result of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Statewide, the Texas health department on Saturday reported a one-day high of 12,597 new virus cases, nearly 20,500 dead since the pandemic began and more than 8,200 virus hospitalizations. "The Texas Military will provide us with the critical personnel to carry out our fatality management plan and we are very
  
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• Japan breaks record for new cases for fourth straight day

  22-11-2020 17:26
  
  The daily tally of reported COVID-19 cases in Japan hit a record for the fourth day in a row, with 2,508 people confirmed infected, the health ministry said Sunday. Japan has had fewer than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths so far, avoiding the toll of harder hit nations. But fears are growing about another surge. A flurry of criticism has erupted, from opposition legislators and the public, slamming the government as having acted too slowly in halting its "GoTo" campaign, which encouraged travel
  
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• Trump's legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 16:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Ontario reports more than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 as Toronto, Peel Region head toward lockdown

  22-11-2020 16:13
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 1,500 cases of COVID-19 for the second straight day as Toronto and Peel Region prepare for a 28-day lockdown period starting Monday. Health officials confirmed 1,534 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, which comes after the province reported a record-breaking number of 1,588 new cases on Saturday. From Monday until Friday, the province logged numbers below the 1,500 mark, but this is 17th straight day in which Ontario has reported case c
  
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• $1, $2 among Canadian bills set to lose legal tender status in 2021

  22-11-2020 16:08
  
  Any Canadians who have old paper bills in their wallets have until the end of the year to use them in day-to-day transactions before merchants no longer have to accept them. The Bank of Canada (BoC) issued a reminder on Thursday that hundreds of millions of $1, $2, $25, $500, and $1,000 bank notes will have their legal tender status removed as of Jan. 1, 2021. However, the bank says the decision to remove legal tender status from these bills will have little impact on the majority of Canadians.
  
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• Shop of Wonders bringing holiday hope to Southern Alberta families - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 15:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Exclusion of mental illness in assisted dying-bill slammed by psychiatrists - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 13:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Despite dose delivery confusion, feds say Canada-wide collaboration 'essential'

  22-11-2020 13:00
  
  After a week of confusion around how many doses of vaccines each province and territory will be receiving and when, the federal minister responsible for procurement says it’s crucial the federal government and provinces are on the same page in order to have “an efficient distribution across this country.” In an interview on CTV’s Question Period, Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said that despite the back-and-forth seen over the week -- with provinces
  
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• Man killed in shark attack in Western Australia state - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 12:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• UK leader to end England's coronavirus lockdown on Dec. 2 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 12:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Hockey Canada ‘non core’ staff member tests positive for COVID-19

  22-11-2020 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada's senior vice-president of national teams Scott Salmond says the team learned of the positive test Saturday morning.
  
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• Hockey Canada “non-core” staff member tests positive for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 02:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Hospital outbreak confirmed at Peter Lougheed Centre

  22-11-2020 02:32
  
  As Alberta added another 1,336 COVID-19 cases Saturday, another Calgary hospital is experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus. Peter Lougheed Centre has at least two confirmed cases. “One patient and one healthcare worker linked to the unit have tested positive for COVID-19," an e-mailed statement from Alberta Health Services says. “All precautions are being taken to reduce the risk of transmission among patients and HCWs on the unit including enhanced cleaning and symptom screening.&r
  
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• MLA flyer claiming ‘worst of COVID-19 pandemic behind us’ sent in September: UCP

  22-11-2020 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A flyer sent to residents of Alberta MLA Miranda Rosin riding is being criticized for stating that "the worst of the COVID-19 health pandemic is behind us.” The UCP Caucus says it was written in September, before the latest spike in cases.
  
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• Concerns grow as COVID-19 daily case records broken in 4 provinces

  22-11-2020 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada is bracing for more dark days in the pandemic, as provinces break daily records for COVID-19 infections. David Akin reports on the urgent warnings by provincial and federal officials across the country, and concerns of too much mixed messaging.
  
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• Alberta sets record 1336 COVID cases Saturday - Lethbridge News Now

  22-11-2020 00:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta sets record 1336 COVID cases Saturday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• School's out and so are students in the Rocky Mountains

  22-11-2020 00:24
  
  Aven Mckay is studying geography and science – but she’s also learning about rare plants and tracking wildlife. “We learned about where the animals are going so we can follow tracks,” says the 13-year-old. “And sometime we learn if you feel the track you might know where the animal is going because of how warm it is.” Mckay is a Grade 8 student in Canmore, Alta.’s Lynx Education program. Students study math and English online but the rest of their classw
  
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• Alberta reports new daily high of 1,336 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths Saturday

  22-11-2020 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health reported an additional nine deaths Saturday connected to COVID19, bringing the total number of deaths in the province as a result of the virus to 471.
  
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