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• Calgary club challenging Canadians to ‘Try Dry’ for the month of January

  17-12-2020 23:32
  
  The new year is a time for resolutions. Many people vow to lose weight, be kind to others or swear less. The Boring Little Girls Club (BLGC) is looking for people to forgo recreational drugs and alcohol for the month of January. Kira Dunlop is the president and founder of the club that is hosting the second annual Try Dry: Dry January campaign. "(Participants) can either raise funds from their family and friends and pledge to try dry," said Dunlop. "Or alternatively they can pledge the amount th
  
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• Raptors borrow from bubble, turn ballroom into “awesome” practice facility - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 23:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Raptors borrow from bubble, turn ballroom into “awesome” practice facility  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Exhibition Park decides on local company for expansion project

  17-12-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Exhibition Park is going with a local company for its massive expansion project. Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. has been awarded the $62-million contract.
  
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• 2 charged in robbery of Calgary senior

  17-12-2020 23:13
  
  A man and a woman face multiple charges in regards to the robbery of a woman in her 70s that took place last month. The incident occurred just before 10:30 a.m. on Nov.24, when the woman was trying to cross eastbound at the corner of 37 Street and Bow Trail S.W. There, the man and woman approached from behind. The man is alleged to have hit her over the head, causing her to fall. The suspects took her purse and ran in the direction of Westbrook Mall, followed by a Good Samaritan, who was able to
  
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• A Food Tour Of The Strangest Holiday Dishes Around The World - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 23:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  A Food Tour Of The Strangest Holiday Dishes Around The World  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 23:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Shocking': King Henrik to miss season with heart condition

  17-12-2020 22:52
  
  Henrik Lundqvist looked straight into the camera and spoke haltingly, the out-of-nowhere news as difficult for him to comprehend as it must have been for fans of the Washington Capitals, his new club, the New York Rangers, his long-time employer -- or any hockey team, really. "It's still very hard for me to process all of this," Lundqvist said. "And kind of shocking, to be honest." Calling it "a pretty tough and emotional day" in a video posted on social media by the Capitals, the popular goalte
  
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• RCMP start criminal investigation into train derailment near Field, B.C.

  17-12-2020 22:30
  
  The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the probe comes after a preliminary review of the incident near Field, B.C., that killed three rail company employees. She says police consulted with the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada and the BC Prosecution Service and determined further investigation was warranted. She would not specula
  
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• RCMP start criminal investigation into trail derailment near Field, B.C.

  17-12-2020 22:30
  
  The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says the probe comes after a preliminary review of the incident near Field, B.C., that killed three rail company employees. She says police consulted with the Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada and the BC Prosecution Service and determined further investigation was warranted. She would not specula
  
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• Ruined resolutions: 2020 not the year for travel, fitness and financial goals

  17-12-2020 22:23
  
  As many people are looking forward to the new year with some hope, a new survey suggests COVID-19 derailed the plans of Canadians throughout the year. The Good Riddance 2020 Survey, published by insolvency trustees Bromwich+Smith, has found that the resolutions made by Canadians at the start of the year did not go as planned. According to the data, the top derailed resolution of the year was a dream to travel more, followed closely by improving exercise routines and balancing finances. All three
  
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• Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 22:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge County Council approves upcoming Capital and Operating Budgets - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 22:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County Council approves upcoming Capital and Operating Budgets  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Search continues for vehicle involved in southwest Calgary hit-and-run

  17-12-2020 21:58
  
  Calgary police continue to search for a dark-coloured car — possibly a 2005 to 2008 Honda Civic — that was involved in an injury hit-and-run over the weekend and say it will likely have front-end damage and possibly a smashed windshield. The crash sent to two people, a 37-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, to hospital with serious injuries. The pair were found near the intersection of 37th Street and 13th Avenue S.W. about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. A family member of the victims reache
  
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• Calgary physiotherapist to share Florida stage with world's fittest athletes

  17-12-2020 21:41
  
  Terra Plum is in Orlando not Las Vegas, in December not September, as she continues to roll with the pandemic-related punches to compete in one of the world's most prestigious fitness events. The Calgary-based fitness athlete is vying for the coveted title of Ms. Fitness Olympia at the rescheduled and relocated Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2020. "I'm totally stoked to be here," Plum told CTV News shortly after arriving in Florida. "It's a really stacked lineup. The defending two-tim
  
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• Edmonton field hospital ready by January, to be used as last resort: health minister

  17-12-2020 21:22
  
  A new field hospital being set up on Edmonton's University of Alberta campus will be operational by January, but Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it remains a last-ditch contingency. Shandro says the temporary 100-bed facility would only be necessary if current hospital limits, including creating up to 2,250 beds for COVID-19 patients, are reached. "This is not part of the current forecast and the current plans that AHS has to be able to get to 2,250 COVID-dedicated beds throughout the system.
  
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• 21 workers at Calgary and area supermarkets and pharmacies test positive for COVID-19

  17-12-2020 21:15
  
  Almost two dozen workers at Loblaw, Sobeys and Co-op stores in the Calgary area have tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirm. The details on the cases are listed on the corporate websites of each of the companies that own and operate the majority of supermarkets and pharmacies in Alberta. Loblaw Companies Ltd., Sobeys Inc. and Co-op have confirmed the following 21 new cases in workers: LoblawThree employees at the Real Canadian Superstore (10505 Southport Rd. S.W., Calgary) tested positi
  
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• Lethbridge Shelter equipped to handle current COVID outbreak - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 20:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Shelter equipped to handle current COVID outbreak  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New cancer diagnoses down 20% in Alberta during pandemic: AHS

  17-12-2020 20:38
  
  Alberta has seen a drop in the number of new cancer cases being diagnosed during the pandemic, but doctors say that doesn’t mean people aren't developing the disease.  “Cancer has not gone away," said Dr. Douglas Stewart, medical oncologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and senior medical director for the cancer strategic clinical network, Alberta Health Services.  "It is still really important to diagnose and treat in a timely manner. We are seeing decrease rates of cance
  
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• Alberta health minister says field hospital at Edmonton’s Butterdome to be used as a last resort

  17-12-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro said a field hospital being set up at the Edmonton Butterdome is a "contingency plan" that will be used as a last resort.
  
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• Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart condition - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart condition  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Assault inside trailer park results in charges against 5 Lethbridge men

  17-12-2020 20:03
  
  Lethbridge police say five men have been charged in connection with the assault of a 40-year-old man back in September. Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Westside Drive West in the early morning hours of Sept. 25. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from serious, life threatening injuries. A subsequent investigation determined the victim knew his attackers and the assault was targeted. Five men have since been charged with the incident. Nolan
  
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• 3 suspects in Lethbridge trailer park assault sought by police - CTV Toronto

  17-12-2020 20:03 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  3 suspects in Lethbridge trailer park assault sought by police  CTV Toronto
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

  17-12-2020 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to give a COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. Her news conference will be streamed live in this post. 
  
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• Alberta reports record-breaking 30 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, 1,571 new cases

  17-12-2020 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  While all these deaths didn’t occur on Wednesday, Hinshaw said it was the highest figure she has had the “sad task of reporting.”
  
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• Environmental rebates available to Banff, Alta. residents for crampons, studded bike tires

  17-12-2020 19:30
  
  Banff residents who buy urban crampons for their shoes or studded tires for their bikes this winter will once again be eligible for a rebate from the town. The Residential Environmental Rebate program remains suspended until Dec. 31, however anyone who buys urban crampons — also known as traction devices, footwear ice spikes, and a variety of brand names — and has a receipt dated Nov. 23 or later will be eligible for a $20 rebate while those who buy studded bike tires will be eligibl
  
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• Lethbridge School Division confirms one COVID case at Lakeview Elementary - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 19:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge School Division confirms one COVID case at Lakeview Elementary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Reporting 30 more deaths, CMOH pleads with Albertans to respect gathering restrictions over holidays

  17-12-2020 19:21
  
  As the province nears 800 COVID-19-related deaths, its chief medical officer of health is using the sobering statistic to encourage Albertans to follow public health orders over the holidays. "This year we can and must celebrate differently. Holiday gatherings with people outside of your household are not only against the restrictions that are in place, they are also the wrong thig to do right now," Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during Thursday's pandemic update. "We have seen time and time again examp
  
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• Hinshaw to deliver COVID-19 update at 3:30

  17-12-2020 19:21
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give an update on the province's COVID-19 numbers on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. MST. Watch Dr. Deena Hinshaw speak live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca then. The province is nearing the holidays with 20,169 active cases and 749 people in hospital with the disease. Of those, 139 are in ICUs. Hinshaw reported 1,270 new cases on Wednesday. The previous two days, new case counts numbered 1,341 and 1,887, respectively. The top doctor says transmission in Alberta has pl
  
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• As province reports 30 more deaths, Albertans urged to respect gathering restrictions over holidays

  17-12-2020 19:21
  
  As the province nears 800 COVID-19-related deaths, its chief medical officer of health is using the sobering statistic to encourage Albertans to follow public health orders over the holidays. "This year we can and must celebrate differently. Holiday gatherings with people outside of your household are not only against the restrictions that are in place, they are also the wrong thig to do right now," Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during Thursday's pandemic update. "We have seen time and time again examp
  
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• Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 19:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes on  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senior dies after being found in frigid temperatures outside long-term care home in Calgary

  17-12-2020 18:59
  
  Calgary police are investigating the death of a long-term care home resident who was located in freezing temperatures outside the facility early Monday morning. Officers were called to Extendicare Cedars Villa, in the 3300 block of Eighth Avenue SW in the community of Spruce Cliff, at around 4:45 a.m. Staff called police to report a missing person after realizing the woman was not in her room during nightly rounds at the care home.  Officers helped search the property and found the woman in
  
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• 91-year-old woman dies after being found in frigid temperatures outside long-term care home in Calgary

  17-12-2020 18:59
  
  Calgary police are investigating the death of a long-term care home resident who was located in freezing temperatures outside the facility early Monday morning. Officers were called to Extendicare Cedars Villa, in the 3300 block of Eighth Avenue SW in the community of Spruce Cliff, at around 4:45 a.m. Staff called police to report a missing person after realizing the woman was not in her room during nightly rounds at the care home.  According to police, the 91-year-old was last seen in her
  
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• Help needed in locating missing Lethbridge man - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Help needed in locating missing Lethbridge man  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Construction on Exhibition Park expansion to begin spring 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Construction on Exhibition Park expansion to begin spring 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta expanding COVID-19 rapid testing to long-term care, remote communities

  17-12-2020 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s health minister says the province’s COVID-19 rapid testing program will be expanded to include designated supportive living facilities, long-term care centres and remote rural communities. The initial rollout will start in the Edmonton zone on Friday, according to Tyler Shandro. Mobile testing centres are expected to be ready to deploy in the Calgary zone...
  
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• Construction stopped at Trans Mountain site in Burnaby after contractor seriously injured

  17-12-2020 16:59
  
  The Canada Energy Regulator says a contractor was seriously injured Tuesday at a construction site for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in British Columbia. Chief executive officer Gitane De Silva said in a statement Wednesday that her thoughts are with the person who was hurt, their family, fellow workers and others affected. An emailed statement from Trans Mountain late Wednesday confirmed that an employee of a contractor was seriously injured at the Burnaby Terminal on Tuesday af
  
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• Checkstops to continue in Calgary during holiday season despite pandemic

  17-12-2020 16:45
  
  Checkstops in Calgary will continue during the holiday season, but police say they will look a little different due to COVID-19 health regulations. Drivers can still expect to be stopped and be checked for signs of impairment, and officers will be wearing PPE to maintain safety. "We will continue to conduct Checkstops throughout the holiday season, as we do each year," said Const. Dan Kurz. "We have a duty to maintain public safety on our roads, even during a pandemic. The Checkstop program is a
  
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• Canadian Pacific Railway reaches tentative deal with union representing signal maintainers

  17-12-2020 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The railway announced a new tentative five-year contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11.
  
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• 'We are at a turning point': Alberta expands rapid testing pilot, utilizes mobile testing units

  17-12-2020 15:40
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the next phase of rapid testing deployment in Alberta will begin Friday. According to Shandro, mobile units will be deployed to homeless shelters and long-term care facilities. Ppositive cases are expected to be identified in a matter of hours. "Alberta’s COVID-19 testing program is critical to managing and preventing the spread of the virus in our communities," said Shandro in a statement released in conjunction with the announcement. "Bringing rapid poi
  
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• Alberta to announce COVID-19 rapid testing rollout

  17-12-2020 15:40
  
  The province is expected to provide an update Thursday morning on rapid testing in Alberta. Health Minister Tyler Shandro will be joined by Dr. William Stokes with Alberta Health Services, to provide more details on the next phase of rapid testing deployment. On Nov. 26, Shandro announced that rapid tests would be available in early December at several testing sites throughout the province including Calgary, Edmonton, Slave Lake and St. Paul.  Two versions of rapid COVID-19 test kits &mdash
  
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• Alberta expands rapid testing pilot, utilizes mobile testing units

  17-12-2020 15:40
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the next phase of rapid testing deployment will begin in Alberta on Friday. According to Shandro, mobile units will be deployed to homeless shelters and long-term care facilities and positive cases are expected to be identified in a matter of hours. "Alberta’s COVID-19 testing program is critical to managing and preventing the spread of the virus in our communities," said Shandro in a statement released in conjunction with the announcement. "Bringing rapi
  
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• Light flurry potential this evening, then warm again

  17-12-2020 15:22
  
  We have an active-weather forecast for the coming days. Aloft, westerly wind is set up and stays that way until Sunday, but I'm getting ahead of myself, so let's backtrack into today. A surface low is triggering in central Alberta, bringing in plenty of snow for our more northern neighbours – even Edmonton is just aiming for a couple of centimetres, with heavier potential further north. The effect Calgary will face rolls in long after the sun sets (that's at 4:30pm!) as heavy wind out of t
  
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• 'We're in a crisis during a pandemic': Friends, family talk about overdose deaths

  17-12-2020 15:00
  
  Wanda Plain Eagle was picking up her best friend to help her arrange her son's funeral when she came face-to-face with the opioid crisis in Alberta. She honked her horn to let her friend, whom she affectionately called Sissy, know that she was outside her house in Brockett, the Piikani Nation's main community in southern Alberta. "She wasn't coming, so I went in," Plain Eagle recalled during a recent interview with The Canadian Press. As she walked in the front door that August day, she said: "S
  
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• Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 14:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Green Line LRT procurement process stopped in its tracks due to provincial funding uncertainty

  17-12-2020 14:42
  
  The City of Calgary is delaying the next steps of the Green Line LRT project, which could potentially put a complete pause on the original plans to start the first phase of construction in 2021. The procurement process for phase one — which comes with a $5.5 billion price tag — will be delayed for an indefinite period of time as the city looks for more certainty regarding the provincial government’s financial commitment. The news was confirmed Wednesday evening in a Green Line
  
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• ‘It’s saddening. It’s heartbreaking’: Albertans discuss overdose deaths in the time of COVID-19

  17-12-2020 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elaine Hyshka from the University of Alberta says the drug market in Alberta was already highly toxic -- and it has become even more volatile this year.
  
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• Alberta health minister to provide update on COVID-19 rapid testing

  17-12-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Heath Minister Tyler Shandro is scheduled to speak at a news conference at 9 a.m. MT. He will be joined by Dr. William Stokes with Alberta Health Services.
  
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• Alberta expanding COVID-19 rapid testing to long-term care, remote rural communities

  17-12-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The initial rollout will start in the Edmonton zone on Friday, according to Health Minister Tyler Shandro. Mobile testing centres are to be ready to deploy in Calgary next week.
  
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• US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 12:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-12-2020 10:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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