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• Community pulling together to help neighbours in need

  08-12-2020 23:33
  
  For the holiday season Evelyn Tanaka is including gifts in the little free library on her front lawn. “Just little things for the kids,” said Tanaka. “Because it’s been such a rough year for so many families and we really wanted to share some kindness and reciprocity.” Tanaka has lived on Elgin Meadows Circle in southeast Calgary for four years. She’s has had a community library on her front lawn for almost two years. Her sister-in-law made it for her birthday
  
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• Leaked memo says Alberta bars, restaurants will be closed to in-person dining at midnight Sunday

  08-12-2020 23:07
  
  Stricter health measures set to be announced Tuesday will see bars and restaurants in Alberta closed to in-person dining effective at midnight Sunday. Masks will be made mandatory while indoors province-wide, according to a memo obtained by CTV News, and hair and nail salons, gyms and tattoo parlours will be closed. Along with the expanded mask rule, indoor and outdoor social gatherings will be prohibited effective immediately and close contact limited to household members only. Personal and wel
  
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• Alberta bars, restaurants closed to in-person dining at midnight Sunday

  08-12-2020 23:07
  
  Stricter health measures announced Tuesday will see bars and restaurants in Alberta closed to in-person dining effective at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Masks will be made mandatory while indoors province-wide, according to a memo obtained by CTV News, and hair and nail salons, gyms and tattoo parlours will be closed. Later Tuesday afternoon, Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro announced the new restrictions, which will remain in place for a minimum of four weeks. "The recent su
  
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• Alberta bars, restaurants closed to in-person dining at 12:01 a.m. Sunday

  08-12-2020 23:07
  
  Stricter health measures announced Tuesday will see bars and restaurants in Alberta closed to in-person dining effective at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Masks will be made mandatory while indoors province-wide, according to a memo obtained by CTV News, and hair and nail salons, gyms and tattoo parlours will be closed. Late Tuesday afternoon, Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro announced the new restrictions, which will remain in place for a minimum of four weeks. "The recent sur
  
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• Alberta eases close-contact determination for school staff after COVID-19 exposure

  08-12-2020 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Previously, anyone who was in a classroom with an infectious case was considered a close contact and required to self-isolate.
  
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• The Alex's Holiday Hope Totes Program aims to support community members in need

  08-12-2020 22:38
  
  A local community support organization is inviting Calgarians to 'stuff a tote' with basic needs items, which will be distributed to community members in need. The Alex is hoping to collect 1,000 totes filled with basic needs items, warm clothing, and a gift card which will be distributed throughout the community through December. Because of a donation from Enmax, The Alex is more than halfway to their goal of 1,000 totes. Last year's holiday season, The Alex hosted more than 300 guests for thei
  
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• Calgary’s Green Line LRT talks derailed until municipal election: sources

  08-12-2020 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple sources with the City of Calgary confirm to Global News that Alberta's Transport Minister wants to delay the RFP process until after the next municipal election.
  
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• Broken rail cause of 2019 derailment in southern Alberta: TSB report

  08-12-2020 22:03
  
  The Transportation Safety Board has determined a broken rail was responsible for a 2019 train derailment near the village of Barons, Alta. A locomotive and 21 CP Rail cars were involved in the Sept. 2, 2019 incident which happened about 40 kilometres north of Lethbridge, in southern Alberta. A TSB report released Tuesday says the CP Rail train was travelling north about 64 km/h when the cars derailed. Three of the derailed cars were loaded with octane — a flammable liquid — and some
  
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• ‘I wanted to spread some good’: N.B. boy crafts birdhouses for seniors at home amid the pandemic

  08-12-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A New Brunswick boy is crafting birdhouses and gifting them to seniors at home amid the pandemic.
  
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• Man re-arrested on additional child sex abuse charges

  08-12-2020 21:45
  
  A Calgary man has been re-arrested after investigators learned of additional allegations, including luring and sexually assaulting a minor, as well as drug trafficking. Michael Todd Mazar was initially arrested Nov. 4 on charges relating to the trafficking of a 15-year-old girl. Mazar was re-arrested Monday after investigators learned of another alleged instance of sexual coercion with a minor. It is alleged between April and August of 2020, a 16-year-old girl was repeatedly assaulted. In additi
  
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• New seniors housing complex announced for Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 21:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New seniors housing complex announced for Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New housing for Lethbridge seniors Français - Canada NewsWire

  08-12-2020 21:15 via newswire.ca
  
  New housing for Lethbridge seniors Français  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Lethbridge residents petition against proposed location for supportive housing - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge residents petition against proposed location for supportive housing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 20:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Davies, Duvernay-Tardif share 2020 Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athletes

  08-12-2020 20:26
  
  FC Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, who was raised in Edmonton, and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, have both been named Lou Marsh award winners. It’s just the third time in the history of the award and first since 1983 (Wayne Gretzky and Rick Hansen) that the award has been shared. Davies helped lead Bayern Munich to a Champions League title, scoring two goals and six assists in 33 appearances in the 2019-20 season.This year has been a rollercoaster and I&
  
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• Police warn Calgarians after puppy-selling scams triple in 2020

  08-12-2020 20:17
  
  Police are warning about a sharp rise in online puppy-related scams, which have cost Calgarians more than $30,000 in the past year. Officers say the scammers make an online post advertising the animal and require interested buyers to place a deposit or pay full price for the animal— but then do not receive the animal. In 2020, there have been 33 reported instances where the animal is paid for, but not received­–up from 10 reported cases in 2019which cost Calgarians an estimated $
  
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• Arrest made in 1994 Calgary double-homicide, police searching for second suspect

  08-12-2020 19:48
  
  A Calgary man is facing two counts of first-degree murder and police are asking for help to identify a second suspect in a 1994 double-homicide. On July 11, 1994, two intruders entered a home in the 2500 block of 10th Avenue S.E. and shot and killed two men. The victims were identified as Barry Christian Buchart, 26, and Trevor Thomas Deakins, 25. The motive was believed to be associated to the sale of cannabis from the home. Police will hold an availability at noon Tuesday. No suspects were ide
  
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• 48 Alberta drivers nabbed by RCMP on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day

  08-12-2020 19:28
  
  Nearly 50 allegedly impaired drivers were taken off Alberta roads during a weekend blitz to mark National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, including a number who had children as passengers. Checkstops and blitzes were done in communities across the province, resulting in 48 charges, including 26 drivers who received an immediate roadside sanction (IRS) fail, and 10 who received a warning. Another driver was cited for refusing to provide a roadside sample. Seven drivers with a graduated licence
  
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• Kenney, other officials to join Hinshaw Tuesday afternoon for COVID-19 update

  08-12-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro, and Jobs, Economy and Innovation Minister Doug Schweitzer will all join Dr. Deena Hinshaw for a COVID-19 update at 4 p.m.
  
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• Alberta’s new COVID-19 measures ban in-person dining; retail to remain open

  08-12-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro, and Jobs, Economy and Innovation Minister Doug Schweitzer will all join Dr. Deena Hinshaw for a COVID-19 update at 4 p.m.
  
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• Alberta’s new COVID-19 measures ban in-person dining, outdoor gatherings; retail to remain open

  08-12-2020 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has banned outdoor gatherings, dine-in service at restaurants and bars is no longer permitted and all hair salons and gyms must close.
  
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• Canadian junior hockey team cuts players, resumes selection camp after quarantine

  08-12-2020 18:42
  
  Canada's top junior male hockey players returned to the ice Tuesday following a 14-day quarantine, although there were fewer of them. Five players were released from Canada's selection camp roster in Red Deer, Alta., because they were “unfit to continue to play based on return-to-play protocols,” according to Hockey Canada senior vice-president of national teams Scott Salmond. Defencemen Matthew Robertson, Mason Millman and Daemon Hunt and forwards Ridly Greig and Xavier Simoneau wer
  
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• Community Futures offers additional support for small and rural businesses - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 18:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Community Futures offers additional support for small and rural businesses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 18:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 18:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, 70 per cent effective - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 17:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, 70 per cent effective  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian junior hockey team scheduled to resume selection camp after quarantine - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 17:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian junior hockey team scheduled to resume selection camp after quarantine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New COVID-19 restrictions: Alberta to close most businesses, make masks mandatory: leaked document

  08-12-2020 17:30
  Alberta is making masks mandatory across the province, banning all social gatherings and closing restaurants, gyms and hair salons to curb the spread of COVID-19, a document obtained by CTV News shows. The limits on indoor and outdoor social gatherings and province-wide mandatory mask mandate are effective Tuesday. Close contacts are limited to within homes, and people who live alone can still have up to two close contacts. The following restrictions are effective Sunday, Dec. 13, starting at 12
  
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• Kenney, 2 ministers to join Hinshaw for 4 p.m. COVID-19 update

  08-12-2020 17:30
  
  More COVID-19 restrictions could be on the way Tuesday as the premier and two minister will speak along the chief medical officer of health Tuesday afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Jobs, Economy and Innovation Minister Doug Schweitzer will all be at the COVID-19 update at 4 p.m. More to come…
  
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• Trans Mountain Pipeline could drop in value with tougher climate laws: PBO

  08-12-2020 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's decision to purchase the Trans Mountain Pipeline continues to be a profitable one — but that trend hinges on the government's future climate policy.
  
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• Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 16:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Chicago 7-year-old raises money for hospital's pandemic gear  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions necessary for pandemic and economic recovery: Former AHS CEO

  08-12-2020 16:26
  
  A former Alberta Health Services CEO says listening to public health advice is the key to successfully fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and to supporting economic recovery. Dr. Stephen Duckett was one of the architects of Australia's pandemic response plan. Parts of the country went into a strict lockdown to stop the second wave and restrictions were aggressively enforced in order to get down to zero COVID-19 cases. "There was no conflict between what was good for the economy and what was good for
  
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• Snow on Wednesday for Calgary area, and a dip into the negatives

  08-12-2020 15:22
  
  Can we say, the end is nigh? I think we have to. But the 'end' in question refers only to that streak of warm weather, and thereafter we're falling just below seasonal — but not rudely so. Starting aloft, our large, high-pressure ridge continues driving westerlies along the surface today. More gusts should be expected from that, amounting to 40, perhaps 50 km/h in Calgary. Then, the ridge aloft passes to the east and the embedded zone where it rises will encompass a surface low that swings
  
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• UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 15:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I will not hesitate': Nenshi says city will take action against COVID-19 if province doesn’t announce more measures Tuesday

  08-12-2020 14:20
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says city council will look at further health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 if the province doesn’t announce new restrictions on Tuesday. “I am expecting an announcement tomorrow. If we don’t get one, then I will call an emergency meeting of council for Wednesday or Thursday,” the mayor told reporters Monday afternoon.  Nenshi said a provincial cabinet committee is meeting Monday to discuss the possibility of new restrictions as
  
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• 'I will not hesitate': Nenshi says Calgary will take action against COVID-19 if province doesn’t announce more measures Tuesday

  08-12-2020 14:20
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says city council will look at further health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 if the province doesn’t announce new restrictions on Tuesday. “I am expecting an announcement tomorrow. If we don’t get one, then I will call an emergency meeting of council for Wednesday or Thursday,” the mayor told reporters Monday afternoon.  Nenshi said a provincial cabinet committee is meeting Monday to discuss the possibility of new restrictions as
  
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• ‘He was like our unofficial city mascot’: Bronze tribute to Calgary’s wandering turkey in the works

  08-12-2020 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shortly after the bird died in an apparent coyote attack in July, Andrew Uyeno started an online petition to erect a statue in the bird's honour.
  
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• COVID-19: Will Albertans expect to see effects of health measures before Christmas?

  08-12-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been nearly two weeks since the Alberta government introduced new, targeted public health restrictions, yet cases continue to steadily climb.
  
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• Biden promised to block Keystone XL, but environmental groups say it’s far from over

  08-12-2020 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden.
  
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• 90-year-old grandmother, William Shakespeare are first in U.K. to get COVID-19 vaccine

  08-12-2020 12:36
  
  A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country's COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signalling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, got the shot at 6:31 a.m. on what public health officials have dubbed "V-Day." She was first in line at University Hospital Coventry, one of several hospitals around the country that are handling the initial phase of the Unit
  
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• UK-EU talks near collapse ahead of Johnson Brussels trip - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 10:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UK-EU talks near collapse ahead of Johnson Brussels trip  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Congratulations pour in for Fort McMurray teen after she wins major international science contest

  08-12-2020 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Maryam Tsegaye, a 17-year-old student at École McTavish Public High School, was named the winner of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation's sixth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge.
  
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• Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 06:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Holy Spirit Catholic School Division confirms new COVID cases - Lethbridge News Now

  08-12-2020 06:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Holy Spirit Catholic School Division confirms new COVID cases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta man charged with assault after Indigenous man beaten, car rear ended

  08-12-2020 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Airdrie have laid charges after the Indigenous man says his car was rear-ended and he was beaten with a baton while the attacker shouted racist slurs at him and his wife.
  
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• Alberta can expect daily cases to double in next month, says COVID-19 biostatistician

  08-12-2020 04:29
  
  An Ontario based COVID-19 biostatistician predicts Alberta in on track to reach 2,500 daily cases by the weekend and 4,000 by  Christmas. Ryan Imgrund, who has worked for a few different Ontario health regions throughout the pandemic, says those findings are based on Alberta’s reproduction number - or R-value, which he calculated to be 1.13,  the highest in the country. The R-value or reproduction rate shows how many people a single case will infect. Monday, Alberta recorded 16 d
  
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• 'The cost is astronomical': Families face rising home care costs due to the pandemic

  08-12-2020 04:11
  
  Staying at home and away from extended family is the message during the COVID-19 outbreak but for those who provide medical support to loved ones, the pandemic has added new challenges. More than 40,000 people in the Calgary area have received home care services in the past year and costs to provide that care have risen due to the pandemic. “They get assessed as needing a certain amount of hours but then you add a pandemic and family is not able to help out,” SAID Sandra Azocar execu
  
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• Mustard Seed eyes 2 sites to help address needs of Lethbridge’s vulnerable population

  08-12-2020 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Mustard Seed is looking to open a supportive housing facility in Lethbridge.
  
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• Calgary businessman raises concerns about e-transfer fraud after money disappears

  08-12-2020 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary businessman says he believes e-transfers are not as safe as many consumers believe. After his money went missing, he had to fight to get it back.
  
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• Southern Alberta man evicted by health order stemming from father's unpaid back taxes

  08-12-2020 03:26
  
  A New Dayton man has found himself literally out in the cold, after being evicted from his family home, an action the mans neighbour described as heartless. “How do you throw a man out of his home at this time of year?” asked Paches Zahorejko, who questioned why a tax dispute that had been going on for years with the County of Warner had suddenly become urgent. “Why are they doing it in the winter time, at Christmas time, during a pandemic?” added Zahorejko. Zahorejko&rsq
  
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