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• Another 1307 COVID cases in Alberta, 16 in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Another 1307 COVID cases in Alberta, 16 in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 project in Minnesota

  01-12-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday.
  
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• Wildlife hospital sees record number of patients in 2020

  01-12-2020 23:39
  
  Looks like the public health crisis isn't limited to humans. The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) has cared for a record 2,045 animals to date, an increase of 30 per cent over last year according to Holly Lillie, the executive director at AIWC. “With people being close to home during the pandemic as well I think that’s had a big impact,” said Lillie. “So wildlife that may not have otherwise been found have been found this year.” This year's patient
  
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• Alberta RCMP’s new Instagram account ‘to show positive stories’ about police force

  01-12-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said the Instagram will have a number of campaigns, including #WhereWeWork and #CommunityMembers. The account won't be a place where safety messaging is posted. 
  
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• Mustard Seeds plans sober shelter and supportive housing in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mustard Seeds plans sober shelter and supportive housing in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LPS operation results in drug trafficking charges - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 21:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS operation results in drug trafficking charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Second World War medals missing after Remembrance Day ceremony

  01-12-2020 21:34
  
  Police are asking for the public's help in locating multiple medals from the Second World War after they were misplaced. The owner believes the medals were lost during a Remembrance Day ceremony in the city's northwest. The missing medals hold a high level of sentimental value to the owner and are described as:1939-1945 Campaign star France and Germany campaign star Defence Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf Canadian efficiency decoration with 'Capt. EW MacD
  
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• B.C. man busted in Lethbridge, Alta. surveillance sting, cocaine seized

  01-12-2020 21:17
  
  A Surrey, B.C. man is facing charges following a surveillance operation in Lethbridge earlier this week. Members of the Lethbridge police priority crimes unit and crime suppression team had been doing ongoing surveillance throughout the month of Novemberand, on Monday, observed behaviour consistent with drug trafficking. A search warrant was obtained and executed at a home in the 2000 block of Westside Drive. Two related vehicles were also searched. Police seized a number of items, including mor
  
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• Hinshaw warns Albertans of 'different holiday season' as she reports 1,307 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

  01-12-2020 20:49
  
  As the calendar flips to December, Dr. Deena Hinshaw told Albertans it’s best to assume they will still have to limit their contacts outside their homes this holiday season. The chief medical officer of health reported another 1,307 COVID-19 cases after more than 15,000 tests, as well as 10 deaths connected to the disease. Of the 16,628 Albertans diagnosed with the coronavirus, 479 are in hospital and 97 of them are in intensive care.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-1
  
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• Alberta enters December with pandemic highs in active cases, hospitalizations

  01-12-2020 20:49
  
  Alberta’s top doctor will give her first December update after she reported the highest daily COVID-19 case count to close out November. Entering December, Alberta has 16,454 active cases, 96 patients in ICU out of the 453 in hospital, and 541 deaths.Alta. sets new daily record with 1,733 COVID-19 cases, Dr. Hinshaw 'alarmed' with rise Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodNearly 400 schools are closing in on 1,500 cases
  
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• Council opts to pay for EMS dispatch in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 20:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Council opts to pay for EMS dispatch in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney's approval falls to 40% in latest Premiers' Performance poll - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 20:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kenney's approval falls to 40% in latest Premiers' Performance poll  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• December transit refunds available for Calgary students

  01-12-2020 19:57
  
  High school students in Calgary who bought a transit pass for the month of December but won't be using it because classes have moved online can get a refund, without paying an administrative fee. Calgary Transit announced on social media the administrative fee is being waived for the return of December adult and youth monthly passes. Passes can be returned by going to a customer service centre, or mailing it to Calgary Transit. Refunds requested after Dec. 1 will have the value of two trips per
  
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• Leaked Alberta modelling data projects upwards of 775 COVID-19 hospitalizations by mid-December

  01-12-2020 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Official Opposition said Tuesday it has obtained internal modelling data from Alberta Health Services that shows the increased strain on hospitals, and particularly intensive care units.
  
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• Brenda Strafford Foundation welcomes post-flood, pre-Christmas donation

  01-12-2020 19:54
  
  PrinterWorks West has made a significant donation to the Brenda Strafford Foundation as part of Giving Tuesday. In addition to the $2,500 cash donation, the company is also collecting toys for the families escaping domestic abuse. Jonathan Ceaser, owner of PrinterWorks West. says it's extremely important to help during the holiday season. "We heard they were doing a toy drive," said Ceaser. "With the pandemic that’s out today — and obviously family violence is very prevalent —
  
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• Brenda Strafford Centre welcomes post-flood, pre-Christmas donation

  01-12-2020 19:54
  
  PrinterWorks West has made a significant donation to the Brenda Strafford Centre as part of Giving Tuesday. In addition to the $2,500 cash donation, the company is also collecting toys for the families escaping domestic abuse. Jonathan Ceaser, owner of PrinterWorks West. says it's extremely important to help during the holiday season. "We heard they were doing a toy drive," said Ceaser. "With the pandemic that’s out today — and obviously family violence is very prevalent — we f
  
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• 2 charged in connection to suspected drug lab uncovered east of Calgary

  01-12-2020 19:46
  
  Two men are now facing charges and unknown, seized substances have been sent for testing following a three-day drug investigation at a property east of Calgary. A large black plume of smoke spotted about 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 alerted authorities to a property near Delacour, Alta. Upon arrival, authorities realized they had discovered a clandestine drug lab and entered into a drug investigation. Illegal synthetic drug production tools were discovered at the property, including a variety of technical
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give Alberta update on COVID-19 Tuesday

  01-12-2020 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to give updates every day until Friday this week as the province sees a surge of record-breaking case numbers.
  
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• Albertans should prepare for ‘much different’ holiday season as COVID-19 cases spike: Hinshaw

  01-12-2020 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw warned that Albertans should be planning for online celebrations and small outside gatherings for holidays in December like Christmas and Hanukkah.
  
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• Local baseball organizations hosting Cash for Christmas fundraiser - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 19:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Local baseball organizations hosting Cash for Christmas fundraiser  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge City Council defers operating budget decisions - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 18:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge City Council defers operating budget decisions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police in support of new provincial impaired driving rules - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 18:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Police in support of new provincial impaired driving rules  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney's approval rating continues to slide as pandemic progresses: poll

  01-12-2020 18:18
  
  The recently released results of a new poll suggests the majority of Canadian premiers are being lauded for their performance during the pandemic with noticeable exceptions in Alberta and Manitoba. According to the Angus Reid Institute's Premiers' Performance Survey, Jason Kenney's approval rating has fallen from the summer of 2019 through this fall. In June 2019, Alberta's premier had a 61 per cent approval rating. As of November 2020, his approval rating had dipped to 40 per cent. Kenney's Nov
  
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• Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor

  01-12-2020 18:10
  
  A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective. “(Measures) will only work if you have a majority of the population that supports it,” said Andre Corriveau, who was Alberta's chief medical officer of health from 2009 to 2012. “You can't pass measures that a majority of the public is not supportive of, because it's not enforceable.” Corriveau, speaking from Iqaluit, Nunavut, where he was advising that territo
  
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• Imperial Oil to write off up to $1.2B in Alberta natural gas assets

  01-12-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. said it has reassessed the long-term development plans of its unconventional natural gas portfolio in Alberta and no longer plans to develop a "significant potion" of those assets.
  
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• China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

  01-12-2020 17:36
  
  A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced. The China National Space Administration said Chang'e 5 "successfully landed" at its designated site shortly after 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) Tuesday after making a powered descent from its orbiter. It published images of the barren scene at the landing site, including where the lander's shadow can be seen. The lander was launched Nov. 24 from the tropical southern isla
  
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• Imperial Oil to write off up to $1.2 billion in Alberta natural gas assets

  01-12-2020 17:07
  
  Shares in Imperial Oil Ltd. were rising after it announced late Monday it would write down up to $1.2 billion on Canadian assets it doesn't think it will ever develop. In a brief news release, it said it has reassessed the long-term development plans of its unconventional natural gas portfolio in Alberta and no longer plans to develop a "significant potion" of those assets. It says that will result in a non-cash writedown of between $900 million and $1.2 billion in the current quarter. In Toront
  
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• Alberta’s new, tougher impaired driving laws are in effect — here’s what you need to know

  01-12-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under the new impaired driving laws, significant penalties will be handed out at the roadside including fines up to $2,000.
  
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• Former Alberta top doc says public health must balance science and society

  01-12-2020 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective.
  
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• Double-digit temps on the way!

  01-12-2020 14:53
  
  Welcome to the start of Meteorological Winter! The meteorological seasons follow the Julian Calendar by month; so December, January, and February make our winter, March, April and May make spring, and so on. The astronomical seasons follow our solstices and equinoxes, so, the sun`s position above earth. The shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, is the 21st, marking when the sun is directly over 23-degrees longitude in the southern hemisphere. For now, we`ll continue losing roughly 2 min
  
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• $30M to reintroduce fluoride to Calgary's drinking water: City report

  01-12-2020 14:22
  
  One of the most divisive debates in Calgary’s history will take centre stage at city hall Tuesday as the discussion continues on whether fluoride should be added to the city's drinking water. The city’s priority and finance committee will review a new report that found the estimated overall capital cost of reintroducing fluoride would be roughly $30.1 million over a 20-year life cycle, not including a maintenance cost of between $2 million and $4 million each year. The chemical addit
  
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• $30M cost to reintroduce fluoride to Calgary's drinking water: City report

  01-12-2020 14:22
  
  One of the most divisive debates in Calgary’s history will take centre stage at city hall Tuesday as the discussion continues on whether fluoride should be added to the city's drinking water. The city’s priority and finance committee will review a new report that found the estimated overall capital cost of reintroducing fluoride would be roughly $30.1 million over a 20-year life cycle, not including a maintenance cost of between $2 million and $4 million each year. The chemical addit
  
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• Christmas music and COVID-19: How to adapt when group singing isn’t safe

  01-12-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Music is central to the tradition and nostalgia of the holidays. But what can we do when the pandemic has made concerts and caroling too risky?
  
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• New group facing down racism and inequality in Alberta's creative sector

  01-12-2020 13:48
  
  There is no doubt in Georgina Lightning's mind that had an organization like Creatives Empowered been there when she first started acting, “intimidation and fear” wouldn't have been what controlled her life then. Creatives Empowered launched late November. It's a collective of Alberta-based artists and creatives who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) who empower each other as an allied community. “Creatives Empowered would have been so valuable. It would have bl
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Brooke Clapson and the violence that followed her

  01-12-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of Brooke Clapson and the violence that followed her
  
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• Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 10:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police ready to deal with new impaired-driving laws - Lethbridge Herald

  01-12-2020 09:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
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• Lethbridge police, MADD support new Alberta bill for impaired driving penalties - Globalnews.ca

  01-12-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police, MADD support new Alberta bill for impaired driving penalties  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge more than doubles COVID-19 case count in 1 month | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  01-12-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge more than doubles COVID-19 case count in 1 month | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Ripley's Offering $10000 Reward For The Missing Utah Monolith - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 06:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ripley's Offering $10000 Reward For The Missing Utah Monolith  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Online shopping during COVID-19 drives massive surge in holiday shipping

  01-12-2020 05:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada Post has said it’s preparing for one of its busiest holiday shipping seasons in years -- delivering nearly two million parcels in just one day recently. 
  
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• Service disrupted at Whitehorn LRT Station after pedestrian struck by train

  01-12-2020 05:41
  
  Service was disrupted at the Whitehorn LRT Station Monday evening after a pedestrian was struck by a train on the southbound tracks . The incident took place shortly before 9 p.m., at 36 St. and Whitehorn Drive N.E. The person was transported to Foothills hospital. The southbound left lanes are blocked. Shuttle buses are being brought in to bus riders between Rundle and McKnight stations. Police said the incident is not criminal in nature. This is a developing story...ALERT: There is an incident
  
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• 'Hard pass': Ryan Reynolds pumps brakes on street-naming petition

  01-12-2020 05:31
  
  Should Vancouver name a street after home-grown celebrity philanthropist Ryan Reynolds? If you ask the "Deadpool" star, the answer is a firm no. Over the weekend, the actor weighed in on a petition calling for a Ryan Reynolds Street somewhere in the city, and politely discouraged the campaign. "Very kind but hard pass. If traffic sucks everyone will say, 'Ryan Reynolds is a mess' or 'Ryan Reynolds is really backed up,'" he wrote on Twitter. "My brothers would enjoy this too much." The petition w
  
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• Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb. 23 - Global News

  01-12-2020 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb. 23  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb. 23

  01-12-2020 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Face coverings will continue to be mandatory in indoor public spaces in Lethbridge until at least Feb. 23, after city council extended the temporary bylaw on Monday.
  
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• Northeast Calgary pharmacy robbed of cash, drugs

  01-12-2020 04:58
  
  A northeast Calgary pharmacy was robbed early Monday evening of an undisclosed amount of cash and drugs. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., when police received a call about an armed robbery at Universal Health Pharmacy at 150-630 Redstone Dr. N.E. Two men with concealed faces entered the pharmacy and demanded money and drugs. One suspect showed a hand gun. The offenders made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and drugs. Police said no one seemed to be hurt. Officers remain on scene.
  
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• Calgary choreographer beats out Beyonce’s music video at the 2020 UK Music Video Awards

  01-12-2020 04:55
  
  A Calgary dancer and co-director of an independent music video defeated some true musical heavyweights, including Beyonce, to win the 2020 UK Music Video award for best choreography. Brittney Canda, from Calgary, was the choreography, dancer and co-director of the short film that took home the prestigious prize on Nov.5. "We wanted to make a video that we thought was cool, I didn't expect to win anything," said Canda. “The video was out for a year and it didn’t get much traction, so
  
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• Two additional COVID cases at CCH in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  01-12-2020 03:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• COVID-19 cancels 2020 Polar Express run in Alberta; ticket holders demand refunds

  01-12-2020 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A popular holiday event in Alberta has been cancelled due to pandemic restrictions leaving many customers out hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Stricter drunk driving laws will get impaired drivers off the streets immediately

  01-12-2020 02:55
  
  Police will be able to hand out stricter impaired driving penalties roadside, to get impaired drivers off the streets immediately.   Starting on Dec.1 through SafeRoads Alberta, a new adjudication branch, first-time impaired driving charges will be handled quicker outside of court and impaired drivers could face larger fines and lose their vehicle up to 30 days. SafeRoads Alberta, will allow drivers to pay their fees online, request more time to pay their ticket, or dispute their penal
  
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