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• Calgary woman climbing to help feed hungry kids

  13-05-2021 23:43
  
  A Calgary woman with a passion for climbing and a desire to pay it forward thinks she may have found a way to do both in a single leap. Karen Knowlton has a goal to summit Mount Athabasca July 23rd. In addition to her adventurous climb, she's raising money for a local charity called I Can For Kids. "So I thought you know, I can bring my passion for the mountains and try and raise some money for a charity," said Knowlton. "I know right now they're really hard-hit, this is a really good year to do
  
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• Below average moisture conditions continue for Alberta agricultural regions - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 23:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Below average moisture conditions continue for Alberta agricultural regions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Custom wedding ring valued at $20K stolen from car parked in southwest Calgary

  13-05-2021 23:09
  
  Police are asking Calgarians to keep their eyes open for a unique wedding ring stolen from a vehicle last week. Sometime between 6 and 7 p.m. on May 4, the custom ring was stolen from the victim's vehicle, which was parked in front of a home in the 4000 block of Crestview Road. S.W. A neighbour identified a suspect as being:Caucasian Between 25 and 30 years old About 177 to 182 centimetres (5'10" to 6') tallThe suspect had a slim build and was wearing red sweat pants. The ring is described as wh
  
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• 'Your vaccine is your ticket': Alberta government pushes vaccination through ad campaign

  13-05-2021 23:02
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced a new ad campaign to promote the COVID-19 vaccination campaign and experts say it aims to appeal to what Albertans want most – a return to normalcy. Earlier this week, the premier unveiled a new advertising campaign with the chief goal of making sure residents of Alberta understand the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. "Albertans will begin to see ads like this one pop up on billboards in their social media feeds, over the next few days," he said. "
  
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• Work on fiscal framework plebiscite to go ahead for ‘informed discourse’: Nenshi

  13-05-2021 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Calgarians go to the polls in October, they could be asked about the city's fiscal framework with the province as well as federal equalization payments.
  
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• Soaring lumber prices affecting Calgary home renovations, thefts on the rise

  13-05-2021 22:40
  
  A surge in lumber prices over the last year has left many Calgarians scratching their head over whether or not to build or renovate their homes. Benchmark prices according to the Chicago lumber futures at the start of the pandemic were just over USD$400 per thousand board feet, but hit the $1,700 mark just last week. The news is concerning for developers and realtors like Puma Banwait with Century 21. He ordered a lumber package for a new custom-made luxury home at a price of $108,000 back in No
  
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• Why non-compliant Alberta air travellers may not be getting fined

  13-05-2021 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some travellers arriving in Alberta are refusing to quarantine under COVID-19 protocols and are not being ticketed because the province has not yet adopted the Contravention Act.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney faces call to quit from inside the UCP

  13-05-2021 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Conservative senior backbencher Todd Loewen is publicly calling on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to resign. Kim Smith explains.
  
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• Bowden Institution inmate death is the 6th linked to COVID-19 across Canada

  13-05-2021 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The death at the Bowden Institution comes as the central Alberta prison deals with a second COVID-19 outbreak that, as of Tuesday, had seen 36 positive cases among inmates.
  
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• Opening of Chief Mountain Alberta border crossing postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19

  13-05-2021 21:50
  
  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirms a seasonal border crossing from Montana into Alberta will not open as scheduled due to the ongoing pandemic. The Chief Mountain Alberta border crossing, which provides access to Highway 6 near Waterton Lakes National Park, normally opens each year on May 15 and closes for the season on Sept. 30. CBSA officials say the border crossing will remain closed until further notice. The border crossing did not operate in 2020 due to COVID-19 and the pande
  
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• Troy Ryan to coach Canadian women's hockey team in 2022 Winter Olympics

  13-05-2021 21:16
  
  Troy Ryan has been named head coach of Canada's women's hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan, from Spryfield, N.S., was an assistant coach for Laura Schuler in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where Canada lost the final to the United States in a shootout. He was also an assistant coach to Perry Pearn in the 2019 world championship in Finland, where Canada took bronze. Ryan was named Canada's head coach for the world championship in his home province of Nova Sc
  
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• Truck smashes into building at corner of 17th Avenue and 14th Street S.W.

  13-05-2021 20:55
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a truck slammed into a building in the Beltline around noon Thursday. A white Ford F150 smashed into the former Pint Public House location on the northeast corner of 17th Avenue and 14th Street S.W. According to EMS the driver then got out and fled on foot. No other details are available.
  
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• Calgary doctor who was intimately involved with patient found guilty of unprofessional conduct

  13-05-2021 20:53
  
  A Calgary physician has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct following an investigation that determined he falsified records, breached the conditions of an undertaking and failed to divulge a sexual relationship he had with a patient. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) announced the ruling against Dr. Wequar Ahmad on Thursday, finding he did not follow the undertaking he had previously signed with the agency. "In 2014, Dr. Ahmad signed an undertaking with CPSA that r
  
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• Calgarians sweep top prizes in Foothills Hospital Home Lottery

  13-05-2021 20:08
  
  Four Calgary residents won the top prizes in this year's Foothills Hospital Home Lottery, including a multi-million-dollar home in the southeast community of Mahogany Lake. According to the organization's website, Cuong Ho from Calgary won the $2.6-million showhome, which has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and is approximately 5,900 square feet. Ho also won $250,000 cash with the prize. Another Calgarian, Brenda Kreuger, won the $1.2-million early bird prize of an 1,800-square-foot lux
  
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• Horse racing back in Lethbridge this weekend with no fans in the stands - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 20:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Horse racing back in Lethbridge this weekend with no fans in the stands  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine approval for young people could cause conflict for divorced parents

  13-05-2021 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  After Alberta approved the COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older, a lawyer is encouraging divorced and separated parents to come to an agreement together.
  
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• To allow the shot or not? Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine approval for young people could cause conflict between parents

  13-05-2021 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parents don’t always agree on how to raise their child, and being divorced or separated can exacerbate disagreements. This week, Alberta became the first province to give the COVID-19 shot to anyone 12 and older. As Kendra Slugoski explains, it’s a big decision that may cause conflict between co-parents.
  
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• Mounties investigating potentially threatening images against officers at Whistle Stop Café rally

  13-05-2021 19:16
  
  Alberta RCMP are investigating whether images they say have been circulating on social media are a credible threat to Mounties. Police say the images show RCMP vehicles and members in the crosshairs of a rifle scope during last weekend's rally at the Whistle Stop Café in Mirror, Alta. RCMP are working to determine whether the images can be considered an act to intimidate members on scene. Four people were reportedly ticketed after hundreds attended the anti-lockdown rally in the hamlet on
  
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• Rebuild of fire-ravaged Waterton Lakes National Park campground gets funding boost from feds

  13-05-2021 19:06
  
  Ahead of the 2021 tourist season in Waterton Lakes National Park, the federal government has announced a combined $8.7 million in funding to improve two campgrounds within the park. On Thursday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson made the financial commitment to help rebuild the Crandell Mountain Campground devastated by the 2017 Kenow wildfire and renovate the townsite campground. "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance and health benefits of spending ti
  
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• 1,558 COVID-19 cases reported in Alberta as province sets new mask exemption rules

  13-05-2021 19:03
  
  New mask exemption rules were revealed by the province’s top doctor on Thursday as the province reported 1,558 cases of COVID-19. In a live update, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Alberta Dr. Deena Hinshaw and CEO of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Dr. Verna Yiu revealed the rise in COVID-19 cases and provided an update on contract tracing efforts during the third wave of the pandemic. Hinshaw said starting Thursday, people qualifying for exemptions from mandatory mask wearing will need
  
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• Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2021 event postponed, new date not set yet

  13-05-2021 18:59
  
  Organizers of the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo say they are working on putting together an event for 2021, but it won't be in July or August. "Things change quickly and even though we're in the final stretch, our community's safety is our top priority," read a social media post on Thursday. The event was tentatively planned for July 30 to Aug. 2, and a new date hasn't been set. "For our fans, Calgary Expo is a gathering place for community — making friends, celebrating fandom and
  
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• Alberta surpasses 2M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered as 1,558 new cases identified Thursday

  13-05-2021 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has hit yet another milestone in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, surpassing two million doses administered.
  
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• Greyhound Canada to cut all bus routes, end operations

  13-05-2021 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
  
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• Trio charged in bust hailed as Alberta’s largest seizure of date-rape drug

  13-05-2021 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT officers searched two homes in Calgary on April 27, during which 113.5 litres of GHB was found.
  
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• Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

  13-05-2021 18:23
  
  Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service. The motor coach company said its remaining routes in Ontario and Quebec will cease permanently at midnight Thursday. Its American affiliate, Greyhound Lines, Inc., will continue to operate cross-border routes to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver once the border reopens. More coming.
  
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• Massive 'date rape drug' seizure in Calgary believed to be largest-ever in Alberta

  13-05-2021 18:13
  
  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime unit in Calgary seized an estimated $3 million worth of drugs and cash from two homes, including what is believed to be the province's largest ever seizure of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, known as GHB. The busts happened April 27 at two homes — one in the neighbourhood of Killarney and another in Bankview — following a short-term investigation into alleged drug trafficking . "ALERT seized enough methamphetamine, fentanyl, c
  
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• Alberta's largest-ever seizure of 'date rape drug' made in Calgary

  13-05-2021 18:13
  
  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime unit in Calgary seized an estimated $3 million worth of drugs and cash from two homes, including what is believed to be the province's largest ever seizure of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, known as GHB. The busts happened April 27 at two homes — one in the neighbourhood of Killarney and another in Bankview — following a short-term investigation into alleged drug trafficking . "ALERT seized enough methamphetamine, fentanyl, c
  
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• Okotoks gifts 2.3 acres to not-for-profits for affordable housing projects

  13-05-2021 18:08
  
  Okotoks town council has approved a land transfer that will allow two not-for-profit agencies to construct affordable, safe housing for people in need. On Monday, council voted in favour of transferring 2.3 acres in the community of D'Arcy to Westwinds Communities — an organization that provides services for senior and subsidized housing for individuals and families — and the Brenda Stafford Society, an agency that supports women and families escaping domestic violence. "This is an i
  
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• Secret Cup women's tournament final games to be held in Calgary's Saddledome

  13-05-2021 17:07
  
  The final three games of Canada's Secret Cup women's hockey tournament will be played in Calgary's NHL arena. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) has partnered with the Calgary Flames for its Dream Gap Tour tournament May 24-30 in Calgary. Sixty players from the PWHPA's three Canadian hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary will play a three-team, round-robin tournament with a final. The first four games will be played in the Tsuut'ina Nations' Seven Chiefs Sportsplex foll
  
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• PM Trudeau cleared, but Morneau broke ethics law over WE Charity contract: Dion

  13-05-2021 17:07
  
  Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found that former finance minister Bill Morneau broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been cleared in relation to his involvement in granting WE Charity a contract in 2020. Dion’s findings follow two separate investigations prompted by both Trudeau and Morneau failing to recuse themselves from the cabinet decision to pay WE Charity $43.5 million to manage a $900 million student summer volunteer program, despite
  
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• Alberta not expecting shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine after Ontario, Manitoba announce more on the way

  13-05-2021 16:27
  
  Ontario and Manitoba are announcing that another shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine is on its way to Canada, but Alberta has yet to confirm if it’s expecting any doses. The announcement of a potential shipment comes just days after Alberta said it was putting a pause on using the vaccine for first doses. The province said on Tuesday it was not aware of any future shipments of the shot comin to Alberta, and therefore would only be using current supply for second doses. Now, Ontario is anno
  
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• Alberta could receive another shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine

  13-05-2021 16:27
  
  Ontario and Manitoba are announcing that another shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine is on its way to Canada, but Alberta has yet to confirm if it’s expecting any doses. The announcement of a potential shipment comes just days after Alberta announced it was putting a pause on using the vaccine for first doses. The province said on Tuesday it was not aware of any future shipments of the shot, and therefore would only be using it shot for second doses. Now, Ontario is announcing it will be r
  
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• Loonie reaches highest level since 2015

  13-05-2021 15:22
  
  The Canadian dollar soared to its highest level since 2015 on Wednesday, hovering at just under 83 cents U.S., despite the COVID-19 pandemic putting pressure on global economic recovery. Behind the loonie’s ascension are surging prices for commodities, like lumber and the rebound in global oil prices, along with wheat and copper exports recently hitting nine-year highs. “These are things Canada produces, and therefore higher prices generate income here in Canada – this is bette
  
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• Instability across southern Alberta today

  13-05-2021 15:14
  
  Another storm day is upon us! Is this the one that Calgary gets to experience? That's up to Mother Nature. Westerly wind aloft has been dragging moisture off the Pacific for over a day now, and the British Columbia interior was inundated yesterday. For our part, spotty showers persisted yesterday, but didn't amount to any instability. That changes today.Our instability pattern today matches earlier in the week. We can track convective available potential energy (CAPE, or, if you prefer, "storm f
  
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• Inmate's death at Alberta penitentiary due to COVID-19: CSC

  13-05-2021 14:55
  
  Correctional Service Canada confirms the recent death of an inmate at Bowden Institution is considered to be the result of complications of COVID-19. According to CSC, the inmate died Tuesday and their next of kin have been notified. The identity and age of the deceased were not released. CSC officials say the Bowden Institution death is the sixth COVID-19-related death of a federally sentenced inmate.
  
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• Inmate death at Alberta penitentiary due to COVID-19: CSC

  13-05-2021 14:55
  
  Correctional Service Canada confirms the recent death of an inmate at Bowden Institution is considered to be the result of complications of COVID-19. According to CSC, the inmate died Tuesday and their next of kin have been notified. The identity and age of the deceased were not released. CSC officials say the Bowden Institution death is the sixth COVID-19-related death of a federally sentenced inmate.
  
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• UCP caucus chair quits, calls for removal of Premier Kenney

  13-05-2021 14:21
  
  Dissent from within the United Conservative Party has reached new heights with a call from within caucus for Premier Jason Kenney to resign. Todd Loewen, caucus chair and MLA for the Central Peace-Notley riding in northwestern Alberta, posted an open letter to his Facebook page Wednesday night announcing his resignation from caucus and stating "we must remove the primary source of this dysfunction, Premier Jason Kenney." The letter highlights Loewen's concerns that caucus can no longer function
  
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• Todd Loewen stepping down as UCP caucus chair, calls on Kenney to resign

  13-05-2021 13:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Todd Loewen says he is also resigning as chair of Kenney's United Conservative caucus in order to freely speak his mind.
  
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• Kodiaks women's soccer team adds Lethbridge standout to roster - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta legislature’s spring sitting pause extended another week amid 3rd wave of COVID-19

  13-05-2021 07:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The speaker's memo cites "the ongoing public health concerns arising from the pandemic" as the reason the spring sitting adjournment would continue until May 25.
  
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• Johnsen scores 2 goals in 11 minutes, Montreal edges Miami - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 07:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Johnsen scores 2 goals in 11 minutes, Montreal edges Miami  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women’s Olympic team

  13-05-2021 06:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wanting to provide players with some certainty about the future after months without it, Hockey Canada named its roster of women invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic team.
  
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• Iconic Last Chance Saloon goes up for sale

  13-05-2021 05:39
  
  The hamlet of Wayne, Alta. isn't what it once was. In its heyday, it boasted nearly 2,500 residents and 12 coal mines. It now claims 29 residents. But the old saloon built in 1913 has operated continuously, and long after the last miner moved on, it still hosts motorcycle rallies, a music festival and campground. Now it's up for sale. The Last Chance Saloon is listed for $925,000 and comes complete with historic artifacts, tall tales, ghost stories and no end of lore. The sale will also include
  
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• Crescent Point Energy reports $21.7M Q1 profit compared with a loss a year ago

  13-05-2021 05:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crescent Point Energy Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $21.7 million compared with a $2.3-billion loss a year ago when oil prices were falling at the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Calgarians with family in India feeling helpless as COVID-19 rages

  13-05-2021 05:24
  
  For the 21st consecutive day over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India on Wednesday. The country also suffered through its deadliest 24 hours of the pandemic with over 4,200 deaths recorded. Calgarians with family in hot spots in India say the video and images of the devastation in the country are heartbreaking. “The word is that people, those who are going to hospital are not going to come back. So the place where you would rely on, people are just afraid to be there,”
  
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• Alberta town’s ER without overnight doctor due to COVID-19’s impact on availability: AHS

  13-05-2021 04:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emergency department in central Alberta will be without an on-site physician for 16 hours because of a temporary doctor shortage linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Calgary couple showcases art history with a twist

  13-05-2021 03:23
  
  Mary-Leigh and Patrick Doyle have been sharing their love of art history and humor on Facebook since the beginning of the pandemic.  What started out as an idea to bring a few laughs to friends has now become a meaningful escape from isolation and anxiety for both the Doyles and their growing group of online supporters. The couple started by posting just a handful of playful re-creations of famous art works. Mary-Leigh with a background instructing art and Patrick a drama teacher, the pair
  
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• COVID-19 vaccination rate will shape Alberta’s summer, province says

  13-05-2021 03:21
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says the province is considering a staged approach to lifting restrictions based on how many people are vaccinated, similar to the 'reopening roadmap' Saskatchewan introduced last week. "We're still in the early days, but our Emergency Management Committee of cabinet tasked the Department of Health with beginning to develop a reopening plan," Kenney said Tuesday. "Part of which would be to track progress in the rate of vaccination of the population." Kenney said the immediat
  
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• Hundreds of complaints about false statements during 2019 campaign investigated - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 03:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hundreds of complaints about false statements during 2019 campaign investigated  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ohio governor: Coronavirus health orders to end June 2 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-05-2021 02:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ohio governor: Coronavirus health orders to end June 2  Lethbridge News Now
  
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