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• Alberta records 1,608 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 9 seniors die including 5 at Edmonton care centre

  29-11-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta announced another 1,608 cases of COVID-19 Sunday and reported nine deaths, all who were seniors.
  
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• A call for help in times of need as holiday season approaches in Calgary area

  29-11-2020 23:54
  
  An Airdrie, Alta. woman is quilting away this holiday season, looking for donations to that city’s Food Bank. Wendy Attwell, who runs Fairy Godmother Quilting, has health concerns but loves to quilt. “I’ve been pretty much locked up since March,” she said. “I’m really compromised, I only have one lung, and this (quilting) is my passion.”With dozens of quilts in her home, Attwell has decided to part with a few of them. Anyone who makes a $200 donation to
  
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• Alberta reports 1,609 more COVID-19 cases, bringing weekend total to 3,340

  29-11-2020 23:41
  
  Alberta reported 1,609 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 15,692. The province also reported nine deaths on Sunday. All of the deaths were linked to care centres:A man in his 80s, a woman in her 80s, a man in his 70s, a man in his 90s, and a woman in her 90s all with comorbidities were all linked to the Edmonton Chinatown Care Centre. A man in his 90s with unknown comorbidities from the Westlock Continuing Care Centre. A man in his 80s w
  
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• New COVID-19 death reported at Calgary's Clifton Manor

  29-11-2020 23:31
  
  Another resident at southeast Calgary's Clifton Manor has died from COVID-19, the province announced, as cases have flared up once again at the long-term care home. News of the death comes as the province reported another 1,609 new cases of the disease in Alberta Sunday. The latest victim at the seniors' facility is a man in his 80s who died Sunday. No other information about the resident, including comorbidities, is available at this time. The province says there are 39 active cases of COVID-19
  
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• One case of COVID confirmed at St. Mary School in Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2020 23:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  One case of COVID confirmed at St. Mary School in Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• $4M paid to NHL by Alta. government in 'unique partnership' during Stanley Cup playoffs

  29-11-2020 21:43
  
  Alberta paid $4 million to National Hockey League Canada to advertise during the Stanley Cup Finals in its capital city. The contract between Alberta Communications and Public Engagement (CPE) and the NHL ran from July 1 to Oct. 1. “The NHL playoffs taking place in the Edmonton 'bubble,' including the Stanley Cup Finals, was a major opportunity to showcase all Alberta has to offer to millions of viewers outside our province. The contract included in-arena, traditional broadcast, and digita
  
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• Mask protesters claim police are 'on their side,' CPS says it's still investigating

  29-11-2020 20:51
  
  The group that held an anti-mask and anti-lockdown rally in Calgary has vowed to continue protesting and the Calgary Police Service (CPS) says it will continue to monitor the demonstrations. Walk For Freedom, a grassroots movement that has demonstrated against mask usage and a number of other COVID-19 restrictions throughout the pandemic, held a mass gathering outside Calgary city hall Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of people attended despite the rules against outdoor gatherings larger than 10 peo
  
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• Break-in results in severe damages at Honkers Pub - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2020 20:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Break-in results in severe damages at Honkers Pub  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Public help sought to find missing Cochrane man

  29-11-2020 18:31
  
  RCMP, along with search and rescue crews from both Cochrane and Calgary, are actively searching for a man who went missing Saturday afternoon. Officials say Jim Beatty, 73, left his home in the Glenbow Drive area of Cochrane to go for a walk. He did not return and police were alerted a short time later. Beatty is described as:5-11 (180 centimetres) 172 pounds (78 kilograms) Grey hair Blue eyesPolice say he is believed to be in good health, but is hard of hearing. He possesses a hearing aid, but
  
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• Missing Cochrane man located

  29-11-2020 18:31
  
  RCMP, along with search and rescue crews from both Cochrane and Calgary, have located a man who went missing Saturday afternoon. Officials confirmed Sunday evening that Jim Beatty was safe and unharmed. **Original story appears below** Officials say Jim Beatty, 73, left his home in the Glenbow Drive area of Cochrane to go for a walk. He did not return and police were alerted a short time later. Beatty is described as:5-11 (180 centimetres) 172 pounds (78 kilograms) Grey hair Blue eyesPolice say
  
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• Teenage girl taken to Calgary hospital after ATV crash

  29-11-2020 18:06
  
  A teenage girl is in hospital in Calgary after she was seriously injured in an ATV crash south of the city. EMS and STARS Air Ambulance were dispatched to the McLean Creek area at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in response to a single-vehicle crash. Crews arrived a short time later and found a teenage girl had suffered serious injuries as a result of an off-highway vehicle crash. She was flown by STARS to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary in stable, non-life threatening condition. It is not known if
  
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• 26 cases of COVID-19 detected in workers at southern Alberta stores

  29-11-2020 17:10
  
  The three companies that oversee most of the pharmacies and grocery stores in the southern Alberta region have reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 in workers since last week. Loblaw Companies Ltd., Sobeys Inc. and Co-op have all been following the directions of Alberta Health Services (AHS) and working with that agency in order to be transparent with their customers. As a part of that work, each company has been announcing the positive cases of COVID-19 whenever they are found in their team member
  
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• Nunavut judges disagree on how to sentence offenders during pandemic

  29-11-2020 16:12
  
  Three Nunavut judges, including the territory's chief justice, are at odds over whether harsher prison conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered in sentencing. One of them wants Ottawa to weigh in. "Parliament's inaction on the pandemic sentencing issue has led to judges stepping into the void," Justice Paul Bychok wrote in the Nov. 17 sentencing of Karpik Kolola, a man convicted of sexual assault. "Three Nunavut judges have now published three different opinions on this su
  
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• Canada bans exports of some prescription drugs as U.S. readies for imports

  29-11-2020 15:57
  
  Canada has banned the export of some prescription drugs that are at risk of shortage in response to a U.S. plan to import medications from the country. The federal government announced the ban on Saturday, saying certain drugs are prohibited from being distributed for consumption outside of Canada if that sale would cause or worsen a drug shortage. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said in a statement that companies will now also be required to provide information to assess existing or potential short
  
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• Lethbridge Food Bank receives $20000 donation - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2020 15:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Food Bank receives $20000 donation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man, considered armed and dangerous, wanted in connection to Red Deer homicide

  29-11-2020 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a news release Saturday evening, RCMP said Dustin Mitchell (Coats), of Red Deer, is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached. 
  
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• Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

  29-11-2020 13:39
  
  Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday. Born in Bristol, southwest England, in 1935, Prowse was a three-time British weightlifting champion and represented England in weightlifting at the 1962 Commonwealth Games before breaking into movies with roles that emphasized his commandi
  
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• Conservatives attack Trudeau's 'reset' but they have ideas for their own

  29-11-2020 13:26
  
  Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says building up the Canadian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic can't be achieved without a massive overhaul of the tax system and regulatory regime. And he knows you're already yawning as you read that. But his party's parliamentary pit bull says for all the pizzazz attached to the federal Liberals' pledge of "building back better," the reality is that those ideas aren't sustainable if the country's underlying economic system isn't dramatically ret
  
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• Premier Moe calling for feds to procure more vaccines

  29-11-2020 13:00
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling on the federal government to procure additional vaccines that can be ready to be administered in the initial round of immunizations, a move he says in part would alleviate a lot of the “difficult decisions” premiers are having to make about closures and restrictions. “We need our federal government to very ambitiously and aggressively procure some additional vaccines in a tighter timeframe… we need access to more vaccines, we nee
  
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• 'Free speech' upstart Parler attracting conservatives 'sick and tired' of Twitter, Facebook

  29-11-2020 13:00
  
  While Facebook and Twitter have stepped up a war on the spread of misinformation through their platforms, right-leaning voices have been taking up the call for a somewhat upstart social media site that bills itself as a bastion of free speech. Parler, a social media platform launched in 2018, calls itself the “world’s town square” and promises not to fact-check or engage in content moderation, beyond criminal activity and spam. Though much trumpeted by high-profile U.S. conserv
  
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• Drive-thru robbery destroys front entrance of Lethbridge pub - CBC.ca

  29-11-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Drive-thru robbery destroys front entrance of Lethbridge pub  CBC.ca
  
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• Warrant issued for possibly armed and dangerous man in connection with Red Deer homicide

  29-11-2020 05:51
  
  RCMP Major Crimes is asking for help from the public to find a man in connection with a homicide in Red Deer earlier this week. The body of an adult was found dead in a home on Stewart Street in Red Deer around 5 p.m. on Nov. 25. A warrant has been issued for Dustin Mitchell (Coats), 25, of Red Deer in connection with the case. He is described as white, 6’ tall weighing 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of the word Still under his right eye, and Breathing under his
  
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• Lethbridge Police volunteer to collected toys at checkstop

  29-11-2020 01:49
  
  Most drivers don’t like going through police checkstops, but the one set up by Lethbridge Police Service Saturday at the Enmax centre was a little more welcoming. The Police Association and Lethbridge Police Service partnered up to host the first annual Charity Checkstop at the Enmax Centre Parking lot. Officers and other volunteers collected unwrapped toys, monetary donations and non-perishable food items. “The Lethbridge Police Service is pleased to have an opportunity to have a po
  
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• Lethbridge Police volunteer to collect toys at Checkstop - CTV Toronto

  29-11-2020 01:49 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Police volunteer to collect toys at Checkstop  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge Police volunteer to collect toys at Checkstop

  29-11-2020 01:49
  
  Most drivers don’t like going through police checkstops, but the one set up by Lethbridge Police Service Saturday at the Enmax centre was a little more welcoming. The Police Association and Lethbridge Police Service partnered up to host the first annual Charity Checkstop at the Enmax Centre Parking lot. Officers and other volunteers collected unwrapped toys, monetary donations and non-perishable food items. “The Lethbridge Police Service is pleased to have an opportunity to have a po
  
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• Anti-mask protest held in Red Deer

  29-11-2020 01:43
  
  More than 50 people gathered outside Red Deer City Hall to protest against COVID-19 restrictions. Protesters said they had gathered to fight for their civil liberties, chanting that mandatory masks were an act of repression. No fines were given out for exceeding the 10 person outdoor gathering limit. There are about 170 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer. 
  
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• Alberta reports new daily record of 1,731 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths Saturday

  29-11-2020 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta recorded a new daily high of 1,731 COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
  
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