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• 26 more deaths, 1,352 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Saturday

  19-12-2020 23:57
  
  Twenty-six more Alberta have died due to COVID-19 as the province recorded 1,352 new cases on Saturday.  Of the 26 new deaths,ten of them occurred on Friday.  Actives cases fell for a fifth straight day, down to 19,260, the lowest since Dec. 5COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersAfter growing at a rate of greater than 2 per cent a day for a 26-day stretch over November and December, total cases have grown by less tha
  
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• Second trucking rally held in Lethbridge to oppose COVID-19 restrictions - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 23:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Second trucking rally held in Lethbridge to oppose COVID-19 restrictions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario man killed in central Alberta collision: RCMP

  19-12-2020 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a central Alberta head-on collision Friday night.
  
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• Man in Calgary rink arrest video says COVID-19 rules 'getting ridiculous'

  19-12-2020 22:51
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released a statement about a rink arrest video circulating on social media this week, saying the individual in it was resisting arrest and obstructing justice. Ocean Wiesblatt, 21, was handed three tickets by police officers who arrived at a community rink to break up a hockey game he was participating in. The reason? Too many men on the ice. Instead of leaving peaceably, Wiesblatt engaged the officers in conversation, an interaction that was captured on video and
  
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• Man accused of defying COVID-19 restrictions on Calgary rink upset by arrest

  19-12-2020 22:51
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released a statement about an arrest at an outdoor rink that was caught on video and shared on social media this week. Police allege the individual in the video was resisting arrest and obstructing justice. Officers were called to the area after responding to a request for assistance from Calgary Bylaw Services about a hockey game that consisted of far more people than what was allowed under Alberta's Public Health Act. Reports indicate there were approximately 40
  
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• Suspicious death investigation launched after infant's body found in Calgary home

  19-12-2020 21:42
  
  Officials are investigating after a infant's body was discovered at a home in southeast Calgary. Calgary police say the death took place inside a home in the 100 block of Brightonstone Bay S.E. There are no details about what exactly took place as officials say it is still very early in the investigation. "An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning to start the process of determining the cause of the baby’s death. However, investigators are confident that the circumstances of this death po
  
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• Worker sent to hospital after falling through thin ice at Calgary lake

  19-12-2020 21:31
  
  A private lake in southeast Calgary is closed to all users following an incident that resulted in a worker needing to be rescued from the frigid water. The Calgary Fire Department responded to a 911 call at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday for reports a person had broken through the ice. Upon arrival, crews discovered a number of people out on the ice who were assisting someone who had fallen through. Officials say the worker was using a utility vehicle to clear the ice when it broke through the surface
  
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• IIHF releases scaled-back World Juniors exhibition schedule after 10 positive COVID-19 tests Friday

  19-12-2020 21:19
  
  More than half of the World Juniors pre-tournament exhibitions games have been cancelled after a COVID-19 outbreak inside the Edmonton bubble.  The International Ice Hockey Federation released a revised exhibition game schedule on Saturday that pares down the number of games from the initially scheduled ten matchups down to just four.  The revisions were needed after eight German players and two Swedish staff members were announced on Friday to have tested positive for COVID-19. 
  
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• Canada surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases

  19-12-2020 21:13
  
  Canada has now recorded more than half a million cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic, adding more than 100,000 cases in the last two weeks. The grim milestone came after Saskatchewan reported 252 new cases of the disease today, bringing the national tally to 500,242. Quebec also set a new case record Saturday after reporting 2,038 new cases and 44 more deaths, the province's highest single-day jump since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile Ontario logged more than 2,300
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canada passes 500000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 20:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CP NewsAlert: Canada passes 500000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 20:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• First New Brunswick vaccinations begin at nursing home in Miramichi - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 20:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  First New Brunswick vaccinations begin at nursing home in Miramichi  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. investigating five allergic reactions after Pfizer shot

  19-12-2020 20:15
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine in the United States this week, a top FDA official said late on Friday. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said at a press conference that the allergic reactions had been reported in more than one state, including in Alaska. Marks also said that a chemical called polyethyl
  
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• U.S. investigating 5 allergic reactions after Pfizer shot

  19-12-2020 20:15
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine in the United States this week, a top FDA official said late on Friday. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said at a press conference that the allergic reactions had been reported in more than one state, including in Alaska. Marks also said that a chemical called polyethyl
  
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• 'Things are tough:' Canadian charities struggling as COVID-19 hits their bottom line

  19-12-2020 20:07
  
  The familiar ringing of handbells has gone silent at many Canadian shopping malls this year as the Salvation Army tries to cope with COVID-19 rules at a time of dropping donations. The Christmas Kettle campaign has been replaced with a red-and-white sign and an electronic tap pad that allows people in Alberta, parts of Ontario and Manitoba to donate $5 using debit or credit cards. “This is our 118th year of having kettles and this is the first time we've ever had the kettles without people
  
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• More than $50K in cash and contraband seized during Lethbridge bust - CTV Toronto

  19-12-2020 18:59 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  More than $50K in cash and contraband seized during Lethbridge bust  CTV Toronto
  
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• More than $50K in cash and contraband seized during Lethbridge bust

  19-12-2020 18:59
  
  Lethbridge police say charges have been laid against a man following a bust on a suspected drug trafficking operation. Officers with the Lethbridge Police Service's (LPS) Crime Suppression Team first opened an investigation into a home in the 500 block of 26 St. South in September 2020. On Dec. 17, investigators executed a search warrant at the home and subsequently arrested Christopher Jackson, 39. A search of the home discovered:More than $20,500 in cash; A Taser; Brass knuckles; Bear spray; a
  
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• 2 units in Calgary fourplex damaged in Friday afternoon fire

  19-12-2020 17:56
  
  The Calgary Fire Department says no one was injured when an unattended pot inside a unit of a fourplex burst into flame. Officials say they were called to the scene of a home in the 1500 block of 38 St. S.E. for reports of a house fire at 2:45 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they found black smoke pouring out of one of the upstairs windows of the building as well as all residents waiting outside. Firefighters immediately entered the building and extinguished the fire inside one of the units, lim
  
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• ‘Things are tough:’ Canadian charities struggling as coronavirus pandemic continues

  19-12-2020 17:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The familiar ringing of handbells has gone silent at many Canadian shopping malls this year as the Salvation Army tries to cope with COVID-19 rules at a time of dropping donations.
  
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• Last minute holiday gift ideas

  19-12-2020 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beauty expert Karen Malcolm-Pye joins Global News Calgary with details on all the must-have beauty gift ideas.
  
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• Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 16:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New, faster-spreading strain of COVID-19 confirmed in Britain

  19-12-2020 16:55
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after it was confirmed that a new strain of the COVID-19 virus could spread more quickly and lead to a surge in cases. The BBC reported that London and southeast England would be placed in a new higher tier of restrictions and the government would cut back on a planned relaxation of the rules over Christmas, but gave no further details.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to
  
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• Ontario records more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths

  19-12-2020 16:11
  
  Ontario has logged more than 2,300 new cases of COVID-19, as well as 27 more deaths. Provincial health officials recorded 2,357 new infections of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, which is a slight increase from the 2,290 cases logged on Friday. Before that, 2,432 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, 2,139 on Wednesday and 2,275 on Tuesday. The province’s seven-day average for number of cases recorded is now 2,158. Saturday’s case count brings the total number of lab-confirmed case
  
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• Olympic champion Goggia gets 1st downhill win in 22 months - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 15:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Olympic champion Goggia gets 1st downhill win in 22 months  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• PM unrepentant about deficit spending, regrets PPE shortcomings

  19-12-2020 13:00
  
  The federal government’s plans to add billions to the deficit to stimulate the economy will end up being a “huge advantage” for Canada, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a year where the word “unprecedented” has been used a lot, the federal government was in the driver’s seat for a series of major decisions, from how to respond to the threat and then reality of COVID-19 in Canada, to what fiscal measures would be necessary to keep the economy aflo
  
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• The best holiday gifts $50 and under

  19-12-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lifestyle and beauty expert Nneka Elliott checks in with 'The Morning Show' to share gift ideas under $50.
  
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• Alberta to send adults to Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s ICU as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge

  19-12-2020 06:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta's health system continues to struggle with demands placed on it by COVID-19, officials say the situation will now see ICU patients at Edmonton's children hospital moved.
  
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• McCarville’s Northern Ontario team pulls out of Scotties due to COVID-19 concern

  19-12-2020 05:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Scotties, scheduled for Feb. 20-28, is one of the major curling events planned to be run in a bubble environment at Calgary's Markin MacPhail Centre.
  
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• Federal government proposes regulations for Clean Fuel Standard

  19-12-2020 05:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has proposed rules for its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan.
  
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• Lethbridge County increases taxes, Coaldale freezes taxes as both councils pass 2021 budgets - Global News

  19-12-2020 04:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge County increases taxes, Coaldale freezes taxes as both councils pass 2021 budgets  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge County increases taxes, Coaldale freezes taxes as both councils pass 2021 budgets

  19-12-2020 04:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both the Town of Coaldale and Lethbridge County announced budget approvals this week.
  
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• About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data - Global News

  19-12-2020 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data  Global News
  
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• About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data

  19-12-2020 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new online data system called the Alberta substance use surveillance system was launched in the province on Friday.  
  
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• Alberta reports 131 COVID-19 related deaths in the the past 7 days

  19-12-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman in her 20s with no known comorbidities was among the 25 new deaths linked to COVID-19 by Alberta Health on Friday. In total, there have been 131 deaths reported in the past week. Julia Wong has more on that plus other details from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s Friday update.
  
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• Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths so far in 2020, launches new dashboard to track trends

  19-12-2020 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is reporting 904 opioid-related deaths in the first 10 months of 2020 and Premier Jason Kenney said COVID-19 has had an impact on the numbers. As Sarah Komadina explains, the province has launched an online dashboard to give the public and caregivers more up-to-date information on substance abuse.
  
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• NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

  19-12-2020 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The season would start Jan. 13. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have an agreement, pending the approval of various executive boards.
  
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• Coronavirus: Dr. Hinshaw sees some early positive signs in Alberta, warns fight isn’t over

  19-12-2020 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw spoke of some positive signs during her daily COVID-19 update on Friday. Hishaw also announced the province had identified 1,413 new cases and 25 deaths, including a woman in her 20s.
  
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• 2020 becomes deadliest year for opioid deaths in Lethbridge as province releases new data | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-12-2020 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  2020 becomes deadliest year for opioid deaths in Lethbridge as province releases new data | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 2020 becomes deadliest year for opioid deaths in Lethbridge as province releases new data

  19-12-2020 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: The province launched the Alberta substance use surveillance system on Friday afternoon, showing a significant spike in opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. Eloise Therien has more on how the South Zone stacks up to the rest of the province, and how the closure of the city’s supervised consumption site has impacted overdose numbers.
  
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• Indigenous art exhibit inspired by historic Blackfoot pieces goes digital

  19-12-2020 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest art exhibit at the art gallery at the University of Lethbridge is a digital one and it’s based on historic Blackfoot artifacts housed in three museums in Britain. Taz Dhaliwal has more on this unique story.
  
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• Active COVID cases in Alberta falling but deaths remain high - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 01:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Active COVID cases in Alberta falling but deaths remain high  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman in her 20s among 25 new COVID-19 deaths reported

  19-12-2020 01:03
  
  Twenty-five more Albertans have died from COVID-19, including a woman in her 20s, as the province surpasses 800 deaths. The woman was from the Calgary zone and died Dec. 12. There are no known comorbidities linked to this death. The other deaths included five Albertans in their 90s, eight in their 80s, five in their 70s, five in their 60s and one in their forties. Eleven of the deaths were Albertans who lived in the Calgary zone. This is the fourth Albertan in their 20s to die from the disease.
  
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• Calgary zone woman in her 20s among 25 new COVID-19 deaths reported

  19-12-2020 01:03
  
  Twenty-five more Albertans have died from COVID-19, including a woman in her 20s, as the province surpasses 800 deaths. The woman was from the Calgary zone and died Dec. 12. There are no known comorbidities linked to this death. The other deaths included five Albertans in their 90s, eight in their 80s, five in their 70s, five in their 60s and one in their forties. Eleven of the deaths were Albertans who lived in the Calgary zone. This is the fourth Albertan in their 20s to die from the disease.
  
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• Veteran Canadian international Sophie Schmidt re-signs with the Houston Dash - Lethbridge News Now

  19-12-2020 00:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Veteran Canadian international Sophie Schmidt re-signs with the Houston Dash  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths to date in 2020, cites COVID-19 as factor

  19-12-2020 00:39
  
  Alberta is reporting 904 opioid-related deaths in the first 10 months of 2020, a sobering record surpassing the province's current death count of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney says the novel coronavirus has had an impact on those opioid numbers, initially reducing access to in-person treatment programs along with reports some people used federal COVID-19 income supports to purchase drugs. “It's important for us to learn from these factors that may have driven a significant increase in ove
  
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• ‘I couldn’t stop smiling’: Edmonton nurse shares COVID-19 vaccine experience

  19-12-2020 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton critical care nurse shares her experience of getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the rush of emotions that came with it.
  
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• Calgary killer pleads guilty in shooting death of friend, Shane Smith

  19-12-2020 00:27
  
  Six months after he pointed an AR-15 firearm in a ‘joking manner’ at his friend Shane Smith, the man who pulled the trigger pleaded guilty in a Calgary courtroom.  Ian Charles Abercrombie, 24, was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty Friday to the reduced charged of criminal negligence causing death, which lawyers determined was appropriate charged based on the evidence.  Abercrombie was also convicted of causing an indignity to a body after convincing two r
  
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• ‘It’s been really, really, busy’: Online holiday shopping results in record shipping numbers

  19-12-2020 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been a busy holiday season for everyone. While the number of people travelling is down, the amount of cargo being shipped is going up.
  
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• Kenney ‘profoundly disappointed’ in federal transfers for Alberta

  19-12-2020 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney reiterated his government's plans to hold a referendum on scrapping equalization.
  
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• Alberta’s online dashboard will help identify drug and alcohol abuse trends quicker: Kenney

  19-12-2020 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney said the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System dashboard will help social agencies, treatment centres and front-line organizations identify trends in real time, so resources can respond quicker to problems with greater accuracy.
  
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