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• Calgary cardiac arrest survivor thanks paramedics for saving his life

  23-05-2021 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary man whose heart stopped for 11 minutes is thankful to be alive. On Sunday, he met the paramedics who helped save his life.
  
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• B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 23:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• A mass shooting at a New Jersey house party with hundreds of guests leaves 2 dead and 12 others shot

  23-05-2021 22:47
  
  A house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more. A man and a woman were shot and killed at the house party in Cumberland County, New Jersey State Police said. At least 12 more people were shot in the melee on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township around 11:50 p.m. Saturday. Cooper University Hospital in Camden said it received six victims from a shooting at a home in Cumberland County. It's not clea
  
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• A mass shooting at a house party with hundreds of guests leaves 2 dead and 12 others shot

  23-05-2021 22:47
  
  A house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more. A man and a woman were shot and killed at the house party in Cumberland County, New Jersey State Police said. At least 12 more people were shot in the melee on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township around 11:50 p.m. Saturday. Cooper University Hospital in Camden said it received six victims from a shooting at a home in Cumberland County. It's not clea
  
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• Calgary-based physiotherapy program aims to breathe new life into long-COVID patients

  23-05-2021 21:35
  
  When Yanelli Torres was diagnosed with COVID-19 last December, she thought her symptoms would quickly go away, but she continues to live in pain. The 36-year-old Calgary woman contracted the disease while visiting family members in Mexico over the Christmas break. “Within three days we were all down in bed, in the hospital,” she said. “The fatigue is the biggest challenge and the chest pain will never go away.” Torres spent a week recovering, but the after-effects of the
  
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• Ottawa doctor says family physicians left behind in Ontario's vaccine rollout

  23-05-2021 21:03
  
  While Ontario has been ramping up its vaccination efforts and expanding eligibility to youth, an Ottawa-based family physician says primary care doctors like herself are being left behind on the roll-out process. Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth's pop-up vaccination blitzes, which she calls "Jabapalooza," have helped hundreds of Ottawa residents get their shots, delivering over 200 doses within a single day. But her plans for a third Jabapalooza on May 29 had been thrown in jeopardy after running into diff
  
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• U.K. officials: Vaccines effective against variant first found in India

  23-05-2021 21:00
  
  British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an official study found that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines offer effective protection against the variant first identified in India. Authorities in Britain have expressed concern in recent weeks that increasing cases of the Indian variant could jeopardize the U.K.'s so-far successful plan to reopen its economy. More than 2,880 cases of the Indian variant hav
  
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• 'A safe environment': Company and union aware of COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary construction site

  23-05-2021 18:13
  
  As health officials report 70 cases of COVID-19 connected to a project to build Calgary's Cancer Centre, both the company and union say they are following government guidelines to keep workers safe. On Friday, Alberta Health reported 17 active cases of COVID-19 linked to the site, as well as 53 people who have already recovered from symptoms. The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), the union responsible for the workers at the site, responded to CTV News' requests, saying they were awa
  
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• Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists

  23-05-2021 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based geotechnical engineer Gord McKenna said mines can become attractive and useful landscapes — as long as people don't expect them to look the same as they did before.
  
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• 2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 16:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario reports nearly 1,700 new COVID-19 cases as province reaches vaccine milestone

  23-05-2021 16:16
  
  Ontario is reporting nearly 1,700 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the province reaches a new vaccination milestone. The 1,691 new infections represent a decrease from the 1,794 cases logged on Saturday and the 1,890 reported Friday. This is the third day in a row in which Ontario’s daily case count has been below 2,000 after a single-day jump on Thursday. The rolling seven-day average of daily cases has now dropped to 1,878, down from 2,430 last week. The province also reported 15 addition
  
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• Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 16:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Community involvement key to safe, reclaimable coal mines: industry scientists  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 14:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 9

  23-05-2021 14:38
  
  A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plunged to the ground Sunday, killing at least nine people and sending two children to the hospital, authorities said. A photo of the wreckage taken by Italy's fire department showed the crushed and crumpled remains of the cable car in a clearing of a thick patch of pine trees near the summit of the Mottarone peak overlooking Lake Maggiore. At that location, about 100 metres before the final pilo
  
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• Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14

  23-05-2021 14:38
  
  A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing 14 people. A young child was hospitalized in serious condition with broken bones, authorities said. Stresa Mayor Marcella Severino said it appeared that a cable broke, sending the car careening until it hit a pylon and then fell to the ground. At that point, the car overturned "two or three times before hitting some trees," s
  
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• Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 13

  23-05-2021 14:38
  
  A cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of some of northern Italy's most picturesque lakes plummeted to the ground Sunday and then tumbled down the slope, killing at least 13 people and sending two children to the hospital in serious condition, authorities said. Stresa Mayor Marcella Severino said it appeared that a cable broke, sending the car careening until it hit a pylon and then fell to the ground. At that point, the car overturned "two or three times before hitting some trees," s
  
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• India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K

  23-05-2021 13:37
  
  Doctors in India are fighting a fatal fungal infection affecting COVID-19 patients or those who have recovered from the disease amid a coronavirus surge that has driven the country's fatalities to nearly 300,000. The life-threatening condition, known as mucormycosis, is relatively rare but doctors suspect that the sudden increase in the infection could further complicate India's fight against the pandemic. India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pande
  
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• Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 13:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Congo volcano's lava flows short of regional capital - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 13:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Congo volcano's lava flows short of regional capital  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going: experts

  23-05-2021 13:07
  
  Raywat Deonandan is feeling more hopeful these days, and he's noticed a renewed optimism in many of his epidemiology and infectious disease colleagues. After months of observing negative COVID-19 trends, Deonandan is "filled with joy" to see cases, hospitalizations and deaths declining in most of Canada while vaccination rates climb to new heights. Canada's rollout reached a major milestone on Saturday with 50 per cent of its overall population at least partially inoculated, though 58 per cent o
  
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• Moderna doses 'haven't disappeared': Feds still banking on deliveries before end of June

  23-05-2021 13:00
  
  While Moderna has millions of promised COVID-19 vaccine doses outstanding and no future shipments confirmed, the federal government says it is confident that the company will meet its end of quarter commitments. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period with Evan Solomon, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said that Moderna has given “assurances” that shipments will continue to land and the company has not yet indicated it’ll be unable to keep to its end-of
  
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• India's national carrier says hack leaked passengers' data - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 11:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  India's national carrier says hack leaked passengers' data  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fatal 'targeted' shooting in southwest Calgary, police investigating

  23-05-2021 04:53
  
  Calgary police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in the Bankview neighbourhood Saturday afternoon. Around 5:30 p.m., police were called to the 1800 block of 26 Avenue S.W. after multiple reports of gunshots in the area. Officers found one man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle when they arrived. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. “While the investigation is in the early stages and details remain limited, we believe this was a targeted attack,” sai
  
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• 20 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 03:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  20 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association to hold non-confidence vote on education minister

  23-05-2021 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta teachers will hold a vote of non-confidence on Education Minister Adriana LaGrange on Sunday.
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association pass non-confidence vote on education minister with 99% in favour

  23-05-2021 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta teachers will hold a vote of non-confidence on Education Minister Adriana LaGrange on Sunday.
  
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• 'We are people, we are not terrorists': Palestinian car rally goes ahead in Lethbridge

  23-05-2021 02:41
  
  A recent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is holding strong, but members of the Muslim community in Lethbridge are still standing up for family and friends who have been caught in the middle of conflict. The ceasefire, agreed to on Thursday, brought an end to a brutal eleven-day war that left more than 250 people dead, the majority of whom were Palestinian. "My husband's family is in Gaza. They were terrorized last week. They actually left their homes last week. Thank god they're all safe. Th
  
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• Killorn, Kucherov pace Lightning's 6-2 rout of Panthers - Lethbridge News Now

  23-05-2021 02:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Killorn, Kucherov pace Lightning's 6-2 rout of Panthers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta teachers' assembly expresses a lack of confidence in minister of education

  23-05-2021 01:14
  
  The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) passed a motion of non-confidence in the minister of education at its annual membership assembly. In addition, motions to “depoliticize” the UCP’s draft K-6 curriculum development process and a lack of confidence in the draft curriculum were passed at the virtual meeting. The motion of non-confidence in Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange passed with 99 per cent of delegates voting in favour. According to the ATA, the motion was
  
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• Musicians playing their hearts out to save Calgary's iconic 'Blues Can'

  23-05-2021 00:30
  
  Musicians are picking up their guitars, playing the keys and singing with soul to save one of Calgary’s most iconic hotspots for live bands and nightlife. The Blues Can, located in the heart of Inglewood, has been shut down for 14 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but an online fundraiser hopes to raise enough revenue to keep the business alive. “The struggles are obvious to everybody because we’re not allowed to have any business and we haven’t had full capacity since
  
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• When it comes to vaccine interchangeability, NACI recommends using the same type

  23-05-2021 00:19
  
  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has provided new recommendations on vaccine interchangeability saying that COVID-19 vaccines types should remain consistent. “NACI recommends that the vaccine series be completed with the same COVID-19 vaccine product when possible. If the vaccine product used for a previously received dose is not known, or not available, attempts should be made to complete the vaccine series with a similar type of COVID-19 vaccine,” according to
  
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• Active cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations continue to trend down in Alberta

  23-05-2021 00:14
  
  Another 621 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta Saturday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported the numbers in a limited update over Twitter. The top doctor for Alberta said the province’s positivity rate is at 6.7 per cent after approximately 9,500 tests were completed. The last time the positivity rate was below 7 per cent was back on March 31 this year when the positivity rate was 6.74 per cent after completing 13,645 tests. Hospitalizations and ICU admissions also dropped for the third day
  
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