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• Alberta granting more peace officers powers to enforce COVID-19 rules - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 23:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Ski hills busy and winter sport stores see uptick in sales during pandemic

  27-11-2020 23:43
  
  Just as bicycles were flying off the shelves during the summer, skis are a proving to be a hot commodity this winter season as families find ways to stay active during the pandemic. Dan Russell, the co-owner and general manager of Ski Cellar Snowboard, says demand for sports equipment has been strong. They have new stock coming in daily to keep up with the demand and there's currently a wait list for kids’ equipment. “Everything from boots, skis and snowboards,” said Russell.&n
  
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• Canadian Enock Makonzo, Chanticleers chase Sun Belt East regular-season crown - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 23:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Jason Kenney keeps being mistaken for the premier of Alberta

  27-11-2020 23:28
  
  Sharing a name with a well-known politician can make for interesting online encounters, and Jason Kenney — hailing from Richmond, Va. — is no stranger to a case of mistaken identity. He's recently been the recipient of some flak from Albertans who believed they were reaching out to their premier. Kenney, — the one from Virginia — shared a screenshot to social media of an email he received, advising him to not lock down Alberta.Then wear a mask, practice physical distancin
  
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• Alberta announces changes to Class 1 training requirements, financial relief for prospective truck drivers

  27-11-2020 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, the provincial government announced a new grant for unemployed Albertans seeking a Class 1 licence, and instated a new program that will shorten training time for those with Class 3 experience. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• Minnesota tribes file to halt approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 project because of coronavirus

  27-11-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Native Americans in Minnesota are asking state regulators to stop the construction of the Line 3 pipeline replacement, saying it would increase the risk of coronavirus infections.
  
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• Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 23:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Theatre community mourns loss of Alberta Theatre Projects executive director Darcy Evans

  27-11-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Theatre Projects executive and artistic director Darcy Evans passed away on Wednesday, after being diagnosed with cancer in March. 
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta’s R value to be publicly posted starting Monday

  27-11-2020 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health tells Global News the R value will now be posted online each Monday, the first public disclosures of the R value outside the daily updates.
  
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• 'Letting a few affect many': Enforcement needed to protect Calgarians, city says

  27-11-2020 22:38
  
  Now that new restrictions have put prohibitions on how many people can gather outside, among other limits, the city says there is much more of a reason for law enforcement agencies to step in. The City of Calgary says educating residents about the rules around the COVID-19 pandemic is having less of an impact on keeping numbers down, so it is now taking a harder look at enforcement. Outgoing Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson says the city has been working with the prov
  
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• Sarnia, Ont. mayor urges Michigan to keep pipeline open, says economies are at risk

  27-11-2020 22:26
  
  The mayor of Sarnia is warning that the economies of two countries will be put at risk if the governor of Michigan proceeds with a move to shut down an oil and gas pipeline that runs under the St. Clair River. “It could impact on three to five thousand jobs. And not just here, although that would be where the core group is. It goes all the way to Quebec. It also will cost jobs in Michigan,” says Mike Bradley. Bradley has written to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, expressing conce
  
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• Aurora cannabis in Medicine Hat “pausing operations indefinitely” - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 21:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• City of Calgary introduces 15-minute free parking to support shopping local

  27-11-2020 21:31
  
  The City of Calgary is encouraging residents to buy from local businesses this holiday season. To help with that, officials have announced the ability for shoppers to park their vehicles for free for a short period. "Local businesses make up the fabric of our community and they help us feel connected in our city," said CEMA Chief Tom Sampson during Friday's City of Calgary COVID-19 response update. "It's been a tough year for business and a tough year for our economy." Effective Nov. 27, Calgari
  
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• Be Local YYC will pay you to cancel your Amazon Prime account

  27-11-2020 20:49
  
  A local community-first network aimed at encouraging Calgarians to shop local is going the extra mile to ensure holiday spending supports small businesses. Be Lcal YYC will give individuals $79 —the price of an Amazon Prime membership— if they cancel their Amazon Prime account and send an email confirming the cancelled account. The $79 gift card can be spent on Be Local YYC's website, and does not expire. Until Dec. 24, 2020, individuals can email [email protected] with a confirmation
  
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• Edmonton doctors say new COVID-19 committee will provide ‘impartial, objective’ information

  27-11-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The committee said medical leadership is required "with over 1,500 daily cases and exponential growth... and frequent circulation of dangerously incorrect information."
  
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• Alberta’s former CMOH among doctors forming their own pandemic response committee

  27-11-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of Edmonton doctors are forming their own pandemic response committee amid decrease in public trust in the Alberta government — and one of the chairs of the committee is Alberta’s previous chief medical officer of health. Kim Smith reports.
  
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• Sun sets 'indefinitely' on Aurora Sun cannabis facility in Medicine Hat, Alta.

  27-11-2020 20:09
  
  Aurora Cannabis is halting operations at its grow facility in Medicine Hat as a result of "recent shifts in the industry." Aurora officials confirmed the move in a statement sent to CTV News Friday. "Aurora continuously and carefully reviews the company’s operations network to ensure it is fit for our business today and in the near term," said Michelle Lefler, Aurora's vice-president of communications and public relations, in the statement. "In response to the recent shifts in the industry
  
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• Restrictions, tragic milestones and betrayal: Alberta's week in COVID-19

  27-11-2020 20:00
  
  Albertans might look back on November as the month to remember, or forget, in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prompted by daily records of cases and deaths, on Nov. 16, Dr. Deena Hinshaw admitted “we are in the second wave.” Things have only gotten worse since, with Alberta adding more than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus on each of the past eight days and struggling to keep up with contact tracing. This week began with the chief medical officer of health announcing she would give daily update
  
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• Alta. adds 1,227 COVID-19 cases; peace officers to enforce new restrictions

  27-11-2020 20:00
  
  Alberta’s top doctor reported 1,227 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths linked to the disease. The positivity rate for Thursday was 7.6 per cent after provincial labs conducted more than 16,200 tests. Four-hundred and five of the 14,217 Alberta diagnosed with COVID-19 are in hospital, with 86 of them in ICU. With new business restrictions effective Friday, Alberta’s justice minister and solicitor general, Kaycee Madu, announced provincial and municipal peace officers would enf
  
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• Alberta adds 1,227 COVID-19 cases; peace officers to enforce new restrictions

  27-11-2020 20:00
  
  Alberta’s top doctor reported 1,227 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths linked to the disease. The positivity rate for Thursday was 7.6 per cent after provincial labs conducted more than 16,200 tests. Of the 14,217 Albertans diagnosed with COVID-19, 405 are in hospital, with 86 of them in ICU. With new business restrictions effective Friday, Alberta’s justice minister and solicitor general, Kaycee Madu, announced provincial and municipal peace officers would enforce the COVID-
  
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• Lethbridge College hosting Alumni Holiday Bakeoff - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 19:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary appoints Susan Henry as new CEMA chief

  27-11-2020 19:49
  
  As the province's new pandemic restrictions officially come into effect, city officials have an update on its COVID-19 response as well as a new addition to a critical team. Tom Sampson, head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), announced his retirement earlier this year. Officials announced Friday that Susan Henry will become the city's new CEMA chief. Henry, a veteran firefighter who was born and raised in Calgary, has played a number of key leadership roles in disasters througho
  
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• Calgary appoints new CEMA chief, updates response to COVID-19

  27-11-2020 19:49
  
  As the province's new pandemic restrictions officially come into effect, city officials will provide an update on its COVID-19 response and announce a new addition to a critical team. Tom Sampson, head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), announced his retirement earlier this year. During the noon availability, he is expected to formally introduce his successor. Details on the announcement, as well as an update on the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be available onli
  
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• Calgary appoints new CEMA chief, updates COVID-19 response

  27-11-2020 19:49
  
  As the province's new pandemic restrictions officially come into effect, city officials have an update on its COVID-19 response as well as a new addition to a critical team. Tom Sampson, head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), announced his retirement earlier this year. Officials announced Friday that Susan Henry will become the city's new CEMA chief. Henry, a veteran firefighter who was born and raised in Calgary, has played a number of key leadership roles in disasters througho
  
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• Alberta justice minister to join Dr. Hinshaw at Friday COVID-19 update

  27-11-2020 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday peace officers would be given more enforcement powers after Alberta declared a public health emergency in the COVID-19 second wave.
  
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• Coaldale Copperheads season on pause due to COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 18:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary man accused of giving alcohol and drugs to young teens in exchange for sex

  27-11-2020 18:11
  
  A 23-year-old Calgary man faces several charges following an investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of children he met online. Calgary Police Service officials say the investigation began in January following reports a 13-year-old girl had been given alcohol and other drugs in exchange for sex. Investigators believe the man contacted potential victims on social media apps including Whisper, Yubo, Instagram and Snapchat where he identified himself as Ray. Police say his Snapchat usern
  
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• Online bookings now available for some Lethbridge rec facilities - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 18:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgarian plans to retire, eventually travel after claiming $1M LOTTO 6/49 win

  27-11-2020 16:26
  
  A Calgary woman has a million reasons to smile after her guaranteed prize draw number matched the winning number in an October LOTTO 6/49 draw. Pamela Dyck-Viner, who purchased her ticket for the Oct. 28 draw at the Sobeys in Tuscany, says she was skeptical after checking her numbers on the app. "I didn’t believe it," recalled Dyck-Viner. "I pushed my phone across the counter to my boyfriend and told him to tell me what it said." Dyck-Viner says she won't repeat the strong words she used a
  
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• Conditions trending up today, down tomorrow!

  27-11-2020 15:16
  
  We'll skip past the science lessons today – lots to talk about! Environment Canada has named this well: an atmospheric river persists today across western Canada. A ridge-trough setup today may produce gusts of 110 km/h in the deep southwest of our province. That value may push up to 130 km/h this afternoon. It's pumping a lot of moisture into the B.C. interior, with a few zones dealing in 20-35 cm of snow on our side of the boundary, too; the Icefields Parkway will be a treacherous drive,
  
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• Calgary Zoo reveals giant pandas Er Shun and Da Mao heading home to China Friday

  27-11-2020 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two giant pandas who remained at the Calgary Zoo despite a dwindling supply of bamboo are now beginning their journey home to China.
  
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• Calgary Zoo's giant pandas sent packing after international permits secured

  27-11-2020 14:42
  
  The Calgary Zoo confirms the two giant pandas on loan to the zoo are scheduled to depart Calgary Friday, destined to return their homeland of China. Difficulties securing fresh bamboo amidst the pandemic prompted the zoo to begin arranging the return of Er Shun and Da Mao in the spring, but red tape delayed their departure for months. The giant pandas, which require a total of 40 kilograms of bamboo each day, remained in their enclosures at the Calgary Zoo but not on display, as the Panda Passag
  
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• Lethbridge Police respond to off-reserve Blood Tribe election polling station - Lethbridge News Now

  27-11-2020 14:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Shopping malls, local businesses adjust for Black Friday sales during COVID-19 pandemic

  27-11-2020 14:14
  
  It's normally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but Black Friday sales are looking a little different in the midst of a global pandemic.  Starting Friday, Alberta retailers must now follow 25 per cent capacity restrictions, which has prompted some adjustments for staff at local shopping malls to abide by the rules.  Darren Milne, general manager of CF Market Mall, says his shopping centre typically sees upwards of 65,000 people on Black Friday.  Fewer shoppers are expe
  
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• Wind, winter storm and snowfall warnings issued for parts of western Alberta

  27-11-2020 06:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of weather warnings were issued for parts of western Alberta on Thursday, from as far north as the M.D. of Greenview all the way south to the U.S. border.
  
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• Venezuelan refugee Kenney cited in COVID-19 news conference says interaction was less dramatic

  27-11-2020 04:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who believes she was used as part of Jason Kenney's argument not to lock down restaurants in Alberta remembers her encounter with him as less dramatic than he suggested.
  
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• 'Trust has been broken': Hinshaw responds to leaked audio from COVID-19 discussions

  27-11-2020 03:46
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says “trust has been broken” in reacting to a story which included secretly-recorded audio of public health meetings throughout the pandemic.  Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the recordings, detailed in a report by CBC News on Thursday, are a "personal betrayal and a betrayal of the trust of our hardworking team." According to the news story, the recordings show tension and a disconnect between medical advice and political decision making.&
  
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• COVID-19 ICU admissions on the rise as Alberta doctors prepare for health strain

  27-11-2020 03:24
  
  After another increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations and ICU admissions were announced Thursday, the specifics of a new provincial promise are being called into question.  Dr. Deena Hinshaw told Albertans on Wednesday that an additional 425 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for COVID-19 patients will be created.  Those beds will be direly needed as the province continues high daily case counts of the virus. As of Thursday, there are 383 Albertans in hospital and 84 in intensive car
  
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• Alberta woman demands compensation for damages following lengthy and stressful move

  27-11-2020 02:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman is asking for compensation for damages she says were done during a lengthy and stressful move.
  
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• Leaped recordings renew calls for Alberta’s top doctor to be more independent

  27-11-2020 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Audio recordings of civil servants, including Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and elected officials were leaked on Thursday. The leaks suggest there is some tension between public health officials and the UCP government when it comes to decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic response. As Tom Vernon explains, it has renewed calls for Dr. Hinshaw to have more...
  
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• Leaked recordings renew calls for Alberta’s top doctor to be more independent

  27-11-2020 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Audio recordings of civil servants, including Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and elected officials were leaked on Thursday. The leaks suggest there is some tension between public health officials and the UCP government when it comes to decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic response. As Tom Vernon explains, it has renewed calls for Dr. Hinshaw to have more...
  
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• Venezuelan restaurateur referenced by Kenney recalls slightly different encounter

  27-11-2020 02:52
  
  Premier Jason Kenney had a somber look on his face Tuesday as he described a tearful plea by a "new Albertan, a refugee of Venezuelan socialism." He says she came up to him after recognizing the premier. "She broke down in tears in front of me," Kenney said on the day he laid out new restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. “’My entire life savings as a refugee into this business – I’ve just opened, we’re struggling to pay the bills. If you shut me down, I
  
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• Venezuelan restauranteur referenced by Kenney recalls slightly different encounter

  27-11-2020 02:52
  
  Premier Jason Kenney had a somber look on his face Tuesday as he described a tearful plea by a "new Albertan, a refugee of Venezuelan socialism." He says she came up to him after recognizing the premier. "She broke down in tears in front of me," Kenney said on the day he laid out new restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. “’My entire life savings as a refugee into this business – I’ve just opened, we’re struggling to pay the bills. If you shut me down, I
  
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• As number of COVID-19 cases rises in Alberta, so does tension over world junior championship

  27-11-2020 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's spike in COVID-19 infections is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epidemiologist.
  
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• Okotoks man hospitalized by COVID-19 wants Albertans to take virus more seriously

  27-11-2020 02:45
  
  An Okotoks man who ended up in the ICU with COVID-19 in March says he is growing increasingly frustrated with Alberta’s rising cases numbers.  Alberta currently has more active cases than any other province, with 14,052 being reported as of Thursday afternoon. "It’s concerning the amount of people who are protesting it and part of the reason why I believe that is, is because they haven’t really been affected personally yet," said Matt Greenshields. "I understand it’s
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw calls leaked public health meeting recordings a ‘personal betrayal’

  27-11-2020 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said she was “profoundly disappointed” after audio recordings of civil servants and elected officials disagreeing over COVID-19 were leaked. As Julia Wong explains, Alberta’s top doctor called it a personal betrayal.
  
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• University of Lethbridge Science Commons building recognized for architectural design

  27-11-2020 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge's new science building has received a prestigious international award for architectural design.
  
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• Family in mourning after 40-year-old Edmontonian dies of COVID-19

  27-11-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The human toll of COVID-19 is growing in Alberta, the province with the most active cases. Heather Yourex-West has the story of Ricky Lam, a 40-year-old Edmonton man who died days after contracting the virus.
  
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• Alberta students with disabilities exempt from online learning

  27-11-2020 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province says students with disabilities will be able to remain in the classroom, as kids in Grades 7-12 move to online learning next week.
  
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• Lethbridge city council sets 0% municipal tax increase for 2021 - Global News

  27-11-2020 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city council sets 0% municipal tax increase for 2021  Global News
  
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