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• Alberta adds fewer than 1K cases for first time since late March, positivity rate remains high

  17-05-2021 23:54
  
  Alberta added 721 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time the number of daily new cases was less than 1,000 since April 6 and the smallest daily increase since March 30. The number of active cases fell to 21,288, the first time the province has had fewer than 22,000 actives since April 30. COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers Kenney appeals for patience, promises relaxed restrictions coming as COVID-19 vaccina
  
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• Alberta adds fewer than 1K cases for first time since late March

  17-05-2021 23:54
  
  Alberta added 721 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time the number of daily new cases was less than 1,000 since April 6 and the smallest daily increase since March 30. The number of active cases fell to 21,288, the first time the province has had fewer than 22,000 actives since April 30. COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers Kenney appeals for patience, promises relaxed restrictions coming as COVID-19 vaccina
  
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• Mix-up in Lethbridge, Alta. means 5 people given saline water diluent instead of Pfizer vaccine - CTV Toronto

  17-05-2021 23:53 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Mix-up in Lethbridge, Alta. means 5 people given saline water diluent instead of Pfizer vaccine  CTV Toronto
  
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• Mix-up in Lethbridge, Alta. means 5 people given saline water diluent instead of Pfizer vaccine

  17-05-2021 23:53
  
  Alberta Health Services is notifying 10 people who received a Pfizer vaccine at the Lethbridge Exhibition on April 29 that they may have mistakenly been given saline water diluent instead. Officials were able to identify the window of time when the mistakes happened and say 10 people were seen, with five of them receiving the saline. AHS will be directly contacting all 10 people to rebook their immunization appointment.  "Only those individuals contacted directly by AHS are considered impac
  
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• Workers at Olymel, other meat packing plants receive COVID vaccine - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 23:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Workers at Olymel, other meat packing plants receive COVID vaccine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shoppers Drug Mart selling rapid COVID-19 tests at stores in Ontario and Alberta

  17-05-2021 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Customers are asked to make an appointment to get a test, which costs $40, Loblaw said.
  
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• Alberta “Myth Busting” COVID facts, announce drive-in events are allowed - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 23:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta “Myth Busting” COVID facts, announce drive-in events are allowed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police seek public assistance in locating missing man

  17-05-2021 22:51
  
  Airdrie RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 21-year-old man. Deliver-Me-O-God Price was last seen May 15, around 8 p.m. driving his brother’s white Mustang, which has since been located in southeast Calgary. Price is described as a Caucasian, around 185 centimetres (6’1”), weighing about 75 kilograms (165 pounds), with dark green/blue eyes. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Price is asked to call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200. Anonymous tipste
  
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• ‘COVID-19 continues to impact healthy, young adults’: Dr. Deena Hinshaw

  17-05-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains that COVID-19 continues to impact people of all ages, even healthy people.
  
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• Kenney says Alberta ICU capacity over 40% normal capacity due to COVID-19

  17-05-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates the severity of the COVID-19 situation and its effects on the health-care system.
  
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• Alberta could cross 50% first-dose vaccination threshold soon

  17-05-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province could soon surpass the 50 per cent threshold for eligible Albertans receiving the first-dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• AHS CEO says health-care system under ‘significant stress’ due to COVID-19

  17-05-2021 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services explains why the health-care system is under significant stress due to COVID-19.
  
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• Feds fund ice plant replacement at Lethbridge Labour Club Ice Centre - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Feds fund ice plant replacement at Lethbridge Labour Club Ice Centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Blizzard grad commits to Kodiaks women's soccer - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 22:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Calgary Blizzard grad commits to Kodiaks women's soccer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pincher Creek getting new CT scanner thanks to $3.1 million investment - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 22:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pincher Creek getting new CT scanner thanks to $3.1 million investment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez tie the knot - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 22:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez tie the knot  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian miner Centerra says Kyrgyz government taking control of gold mine

  17-05-2021 21:49
  
  Canadian miner Centerra Gold Inc. says the Kyrgyz Republic is moving to install external management at its Kumtor gold mine in the Central Asian country after "effectively seizing control" of the operation over the weekend. In a news release, it warns of the potential for a material impact or loss of its entire investment in the mine, which produced 90,169 ounces of gold in the first quarter. Centerra says it is no longer in control of the gold mine and can no longer ensure the safety of the min
  
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• Youth accused in Calgary police officer's death chooses trial by judge and jury

  17-05-2021 21:41
  
  A trial date is to be set next month for an 18-year-old man charged as a young offender in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. The accused is charged with first-degree murder in the New Year's Eve death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett, who had tried to pull over an SUV because its plates didn't match its registration. Police have said Harnett was dragged by the vehicle before he fell and was hit by another car. The alleged driver of the SUV, who was 17 when he was charged, can't be named u
  
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• Feds facing questions about Fortin's departure, vaccine rollout replacement

  17-05-2021 20:43
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls from Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole to be more transparent with Canadians about Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s departure as the country’s logistical lead on the vaccine rollout, as ministers faced questions about the situation in Trudeau’s absence on Monday. On Friday, the Department of National Defence announced in a brief statement that Fortin would be stepping away from his role overseeing the delivery and distribution of COVID-
  
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• Feds face calls to be more transparent about Fortin's departure, as replacement named

  17-05-2021 20:43
  
  The federal government faced new calls Monday to be more transparent with Canadians about Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s departure, with ministers taking questions about the matter in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s absence. Now, with the vaccine rollout in a pivotal moment without a logistical lead, Fortin’s replacement has been named: Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, who was initially seconded to work alongside Fortin at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Operations Centre
  
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• Feds face calls to be more transparent about Fortin's departure, as replacement expected soon

  17-05-2021 20:43
  
  The federal government faced new calls Monday to be more transparent with Canadians about Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s departure, with ministers taking questions about the matter in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s absence. Now, with the vaccine rollout in a pivotal moment without a logistical lead, Fortin’s replacement could be named imminently. On Friday, the Department of National Defence announced in a brief statement that Fortin would be stepping away from his role overseeing th
  
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• Wearable device developed to help diagnose brain health of boxers, MMA fighters

  17-05-2021 20:23
  
  Research suggesting middle-aged athletes who suffered repeated blows to the head have similar brain patterns to an average person twice their age is paving the way toward technology for guiding 'return-to-ring' decisions.  Dr. Ryan Peters, assistant professor at the University of Calgary's faculty of kinesiology, led a team of researchers in a study that found high intensity head motion —such as an in-ring knockout — damaged the vestibular part of the inner ear in much the same
  
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• Photos released of suspect in series of downtown Calgary robberies

  17-05-2021 19:49
  
  CCTV footage turned up several photos of a suspect linked to a series of robberies in teh downtown core last week, which Calgary police are releasing with the hope it will trigger some tips. Police say between May 10 and 12 — last Monday and Wednesday — nine robberies or attempted robberies were reported on LRT platforms or along Eighth Avenue S.W., each involving similar circumstances and suspect descriptions. One robbery was reported in the Beltline, near 12th Avenue and 11th Stree
  
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• Streak of light had Central Albertans looking skyward this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 19:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Streak of light had Central Albertans looking skyward this weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gary Klassen running for Mayor of Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 19:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gary Klassen running for Mayor of Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Capital budget items sent to Lethbridge City Council for final verdict - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 18:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Capital budget items sent to Lethbridge City Council for final verdict  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney, Hinshaw, Yiu providing COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

  17-05-2021 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney, Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS CEO Dr. Verna Yiu will be providing an update on protecting public health during the pandemic Monday at 1p.m.
  
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• 3rd COVID-19 wave bringing ‘the most ICU patients that we’ve ever seen in our health-care system:’ Alberta Health Services

  17-05-2021 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has 241 ICU beds occupied right now, 40 per cent more than normal capacity, "easily the most ICU patients that we've ever seen in our health-care system."
  
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• Summer weather outlook for Southern Alberta appears average

  17-05-2021 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgarians can expect a rainy start to summer before dry and warm conditions take over.
  
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• Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to update Alberta's COVID-19 status at 1 p.m. Monday

  17-05-2021 17:35
  
  Alberta's premier and top doctor will update the province's COVID-19 status at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.  Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will also be joined by Dr. Verna Yiu, the president of Alberta Health Services. You can watch their press conference live this afternoon at CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersThis weekend, the province's new cases counts trended downwards but the number of
  
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• Kenney appeals for patience, promises relaxed restrictions coming as COVID-19 vaccinations numbers grow

  17-05-2021 17:35
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney appealed for patience on Monday, saying relaxed COVID-19 health restrictions could be coming if vaccinations continue to trend up and hospitalizations level off. Kenney said rules around self-isolation quarantine requirements for vaccinated could be relaxed "later this week" to reflect "the lower level of ... risk that they pose."  COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood  Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersThe premier sa
  
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• Maple Leafs promote Wickenheiser, hire Goyette

  17-05-2021 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hayley Wickenheiser and Danielle Goyette are teammates again in the Toronto Maple Leafs player development department.
  
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• Goyette joins Toronto Maple Leafs staff

  17-05-2021 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian women's hockey veteran Danielle Goyette has been named director of player development for the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and their American Hockey League affiliate.
  
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• North Lethbridge fire causes $100K in damages - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 17:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  North Lethbridge fire causes $100K in damages  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Goyette leaves Dinos bench for opportunity with Maple Leafs

  17-05-2021 17:07
  
  After 14 years as the head coach of the University of Calgary women's hockey team, Hockey Hall of Fame member Danielle Goyette is stepping away to accept a position with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Goyette announced Monday she had accepted a role as director of player development with the NHL club and the team's AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. "It wasn’t an easy decision to make," Goyette said in a statement. "I loved my job, I loved working at the University of Calgary. I have grown
  
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• Fire doused at unoccupied home in Montgomery

  17-05-2021 16:56
  
  Calgary fire crews are investigating what caused an empty house to catch flames Monday morning bear the corner of Home Road and Bowness Road in the city's northwest. Officials say crews arrived around 6:00 a.m. and the fire was extinguished about 90 minutes later. No injuries have been reported. The garage of the home on the corner closest to 19th Ave. N.W. sustained significant damage A 'For Sale' sign is posted in front of the home. As of 8:45 a.m., all fire and police vehicles have cleared th
  
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• How Christina Hunger Taught Her Dog Stella To Talk - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 15:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  How Christina Hunger Taught Her Dog Stella To Talk  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Very warm today, possible midweek flurries

  17-05-2021 15:29
  
  A tale of three forecasts: Let's start with The Gooder. Nobody told this Monday what a "case of the Mondays" is supposed to look like! We're into the entry region of a high pressure ridge, which means it's a sunny, windy-out-of-the-west sort of day. This will generate potentially record-breaking highs across southern Alberta today. Brooks and Medicine Hat should come within two degrees of their high records, and conditions will persist in this fashion well beyond our boundary, with Winnipeg, Bra
  
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• Lindholm OT winner gives Flames 6-5 win over Canucks despite blowing four-goal lead

  17-05-2021 14:33
  
  In a game with little to play for besides pride, the Vancouver Canucks felt they did enough to hold their heads high despite losing in overtime. The Canucks overcame a four-goal deficit in the third period against Calgary to force OT. Elias Lindholm scored the winner and the Flames held on for a thrilling 6-5 win. The game didn't mean much as the Canucks (22-28-4) and Flames (25-26-3) were already eliminated from playoff contention. After a second period in which they struggled mightily, Vancouv
  
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• India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 12:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort

  17-05-2021 10:36
  
  Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked with overseeing it. The federal government says it expects around 4.5 million doses to arrive this week thanks to planned deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and BioNTech had been scheduled to deliver around 2 million doses this week as their vaccines continue to flow into Canada on a regular
  
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• 'Cash Back': Report investigates what restitution for Indigenous land theft could look like

  17-05-2021 04:32
  
  How much money does Canada owe Indigenous people for the theft of their land, and what could restitution look like? A new report posed these and other questions as it took a deep dive through the finances behind Canada’s historical and ongoing oppression of Indigenous people. Called “Cash Back,” the report released on Wednesday is the newest Red Paper from the Yellowhead Institute, an Indigenous-led think tank operating out of Ryerson University. It follows their earlier &ldquo
  
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• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin facing historical sexual misconduct allegation: CTV News sources

  17-05-2021 03:58
  
  Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the public face of Canada’s vaccine rollout since November, is facing a sexual misconduct claim against him that dates back more than 30 years, CTV News has learned. Sources tell CTV News that military police received a formal complaint against Fortin in March, alleging a “historical sexual assault.” The incident, sources say, allegedly dates back 32 years to early 1989, when Fortin was a student at the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean, Que. The sourc
  
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• Third Palestinian protest draws more than a thousand vehicles to Calgary city centre

  17-05-2021 02:46
  
  Thousands of Calgarians are protesting and throwing their support behind the Palestinian Territories as mounting violence sweeps over the Middle East. Tensions are rising worldwide as Arab and Jewish communities take to the streets in dozens of major cities to protest the conflict and to express their displeasure with the other side. In Calgary, Sunday saw a third day of gatherings to denounce the violence and injustices against Palestinian people. The protests come following the deadliest day i
  
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• Consistent, small declines in provincial COVID cases - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2021 01:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Consistent, small declines in provincial COVID cases  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta-based non-profit fights to hold First Nation chiefs and band councils accountable

  17-05-2021 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  BMAAC founder Rob Louie said the organization was created to help make a change on issues that have been plaguing communities for decades.
  
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• Calgary police arrest pastor for organizing services violating public health orders

  17-05-2021 01:49
  
  A Calgary pastor was arrested Sunday afternoon for organizing a church service violating public health orders. Police said in a news release that Pastor Tim Stephens organized a church service held at Fairview Baptist Church that did not comply with public health orders requiring masking, physical distancing, and attendance limits. The gathering also went against a Court of Queen’s Bench order granting Alberta Health Services (AHS) an injunction against public gathering that do not comply
  
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• How vaccinating young people could change the course of the pandemic in provinces

  17-05-2021 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  As millions more vaccine doses are set to arrive in Canada, some provinces are now preparing to put shots into the arms of young Canadians aged 12 and up. But how much of a difference will that make in curbing COVID-19 transmission? Abigail Bimman explains.
  
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• Hospitalizations decline for fourth day as Alberta reports 1,140 new cases of COVID-19

  17-05-2021 01:14
  
  Alberta reported another 1,140 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday as hospitalizations decline for the fourth day in a row. The numbers were reported in a limited update on the province’s COVID-19 information website that was delayed by an hour Sunday. On Sunday, 647 people were in hospital – a decrease of 39 patients. Hospitalizations spiked Wednesday to 741 and have declined since. ICU admissions set a new pandemic record for the province Sunday. Hinshaw said 186 people were in ICU. At th
  
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• Alberta reports 1,140 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths on Sunday

  17-05-2021 01:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were three reported deaths Sunday: a man in his 80s in the Calgary zone and two men in their 70s in the Edmonton zone.
  
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