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• Alberta revives 'turn-off-taps' resources bill that sparked legal row with B.C.

  25-05-2021 23:53
  
  Alberta is reviving its so-called turn-off-the taps legislation, but with a few changes. Environment Minister Jason Nixon says a proposed bill with revisions would be retroactive to May 1, when the previous act expired following a two-year sunset clause. The original legislation was crafted by Alberta's former NDP government and proclaimed as the first act of Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative government in April 2019. It was to be used as a last resort against British Columbia to restri
  
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• Alberta revives ‘turn-off-the-taps’ resources bill that sparked legal row with B.C.

  25-05-2021 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Minister Jason Nixon says a proposed bill with revisions would be retroactive to May 1, when the previous act expired following a two-year sunset clause.
  
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• No jail time for Saskatoon woman who played a role in human trafficking

  25-05-2021 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dilshad Ali Zada, 25, received an 18-month conditional sentence, meaning she’ll serve her time under conditions in the community.
  
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• Rundle Studio online school set to open for classes this fall in Calgary

  25-05-2021 23:05
  
  Canada’s first and only online school dedicated to the teaching of students with diagnosed learning disabilities or ADHD is set to open in the fall. “We are building a school in the clouds,” said John Wolf, principal at Rundle Studio, which is starting with Grades 7 and 8 and a limited intake of 28 students. "We've been talking about ways to branch out and so is that creating schools elsewhere," said Wolf. "That just takes time and capital, so we've been looking for this probab
  
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• Rundle Studio online K-12 school set to open for classes this fall in Calgary

  25-05-2021 23:05
  
  Canada’s first and only online school dedicated to the teaching of students with diagnosed learning disabilities or ADHD is set to open in the fall. “We are building a school in the clouds,” said John Wolf, principal at Rundle Studio, which is starting with Grades 7 and 8 and a limited intake of 28 students. "We've been talking about ways to branch out and so is that creating schools elsewhere," said Wolf. "That just takes time and capital, so we've been looking for this probab
  
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• Search of Okotoks residence leads to discovery of fentanyl, heroin, meth, stolen property

  25-05-2021 22:52
  
  A 59-year-old Okotoks resident faces multiple charges after a search of his residence yielded quantities of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and stolen property. Following a lengthy investigation, on Thursday, May 20 at around 8:30 p.m. Okotoks RCMP and members of their crime reduction unit (CRU) executed a search warrant for a residence on Hunter's Crescent in Okotoks. In addition to stolen property, police recovered four grams of fentanyl, 15 grams of methamphetamine and 10 grams of heroin. L
  
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• Alberta designer crafts 5.09 carat engagement ring for Kaitlyn Bristowe

  25-05-2021 22:37
  
  Millions of people around the world have come to know and love a famous Canadian who first appeared as a contestant on Season 19 of The Bachelor, and then again as the lead on Season 11 of The Bachelorette. Kaitlyn Bristowe hails from Leduc and while she didn’t find forever love on either season, she did manage to win the hearts of her hometown. So much so, her fiancé and fellow Bachelor alumni Jason Tartick called up a local jewelery store to have them design her engagement ring. &
  
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• Property tax notices being mailed out this week in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2021 21:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Small steps to help guide families to greener living

  25-05-2021 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mother and green blogger wants families to think twice about throwing anything out while spring cleaning.
  
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• Brooks, Alta. man charged with impaired driving after going wrong-way on Trans-Canada Highway

  25-05-2021 20:46
  
  A 45-year-old man faces numerous charges after an SUV was spotted travelling west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 1 in southern Alberta early Monday morning. RCMP was notified of a 2010 GMC Acadia endangering oncoming vehicles on the Trans-Canada Highway east of the city of Brooks at around 2 a.m. The suspect vehicle was located and stopped by officers. According to RCMP officials, there was open liquor in the vehicle and the driver  — subsequently determined to be a 45-year-old man
  
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• Soil conditions in southeast Alberta a concern despite recent rainfall

  25-05-2021 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A blast of moisture in the second half of May came at a good time as most farmers are done, or nearly done, seeding. Unfortunately, areas around Calgary are still running a moisture deficit. As Tiffany Lizée reports, some regions are short a full year’s worth of moisture.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Tuesday

  25-05-2021 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of Alberta students returned to the classroom on Tuesday, following a weeks-long shift to online learning.
  
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• RCMP major crimes unit investigating suspicious death in Fort Macleod, Alta.

  25-05-2021 20:36
  
  Fort Macleod RCMP is investigating a suspicious death after police were called to a home in the southern Alberta town early Sunday where they found a man suffering injuries. Police were called to a home on First Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. and officers attempted life-saving measures until paramedics arrived, however the man was declared deceased. The major crimes unit has taken over the investigation and an autopsy is scheduled in Calgary this week. Investigators are now looking for any dash ca
  
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• Dry soil conditions in southeast Alberta continue to be a concern, despite recent rainfall

  25-05-2021 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Data released by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry as of May 10 shows pockets around Calgary are facing one-in-25 year lows when compared to long-term normals.
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death in Fort MacLeod - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2021 20:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Canmore town council rejects second proposed development

  25-05-2021 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The proposed Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, west of Calgary, would have almost doubled the town's population in the coming decades.
  
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• Lethbridge volleyball standout Claire Talbot commits to Kodiaks - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2021 19:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge volleyball standout Claire Talbot commits to Kodiaks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta invests in supports for rural sexual violence survivors - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2021 19:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• More young women turning to higher education during pandemic: Stats Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2021 19:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  More young women turning to higher education during pandemic: Stats Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 9 deaths, 387 new cases on Tuesday

  25-05-2021 19:00
  
  Alberta added fewer than 500 new cases of COVID-19 for a second straight as the province reported 387 new infections Tuesday.  Nine more Albertans, ranging in age from their 40s to 80s, were also reported to have died Tuesday. There have now been 2,192 deaths due to COVID-19 in Alberta since the start of the pandemic. Active cases fell for a 15th straight day, down to 12,078, about where the active case count was near the end of the first week of April.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by t
  
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• Alberta reports 387 COVID-19 cases, Kenney to give 'opening for summer' update Wednesday

  25-05-2021 19:00
  
  Alberta added fewer than 500 new cases of COVID-19 for a second straight as the province reported 387 new infections Tuesday.  Nine more Albertans, ranging in age from their 40s to 80s, were also reported to have died Tuesday. There have now been 2,192 deaths due to COVID-19 in Alberta since the start of the pandemic. Active cases fell for a 15th straight day, down to 12,078, about where the active case count was near the end of the first week of April.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by t
  
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• U.S. confirms charges against Chad officials in Griffiths Energy corruption case

  25-05-2021 18:36
  
  A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to lucrative oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against Chad's former ambassador to the United States and Canada and Chad's former deputy chief of mission for the U.S. and Canada, charging them with soliciting and accepting a $2-million bribe and conspiring to launder the bribe payment.
  
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• U.S. confirms charges against Chad officials in Calgary-based Griffiths Energy corruption case

  25-05-2021 18:36
  
  A decade-old corruption case involving a Canadian junior oil company that bribed officials in Chad to try to gain access to oil plays in the north-central African nation is making news again. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against Chad's former ambassador to the United States and Canada and Chad's former deputy chief of mission for the U.S. and Canada, charging them with soliciting and accepting a $2-million bribe and conspiring to launder the bribe payment. According
  
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• Belarus closing Canadian embassy as PM Trudeau condemns regime

  25-05-2021 18:13
  
  The Government of the Republic of Belarus has announced it will be closing its embassy in Canada, just as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Belarusian authorities over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist. The embassy will be suspending its activity on Sept. 1, 2021, though consular services such as processing visa applications and other documents will be halted as of July 10, authorities announced Tuesday.During a press conference on Tuesday, Trudeau
  
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• Ottawa supports Waterton Energy Storage and Lethbridge's CVR tech - Electrical Business - Electrical Business

  25-05-2021 18:05 via ebmag.com
  Ottawa supports Waterton Energy Storage and Lethbridge's CVR tech - Electrical Business  Electrical Business
  
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• More than 200 properties on evacuation alert in East Kootenay, B.C., after heavy rainfall

  25-05-2021 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents should gather essential items, move pets and livestock to a safe area, arrange to transport all household members and arrange accommodation for everyone if possible.
  
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• After a long pandemic wait, puck finally drops on elite women's hockey in Canada

  25-05-2021 16:49
  
  After a long pandemic wait, puck finally drops on elite women's hockey in Canada Marie-Philip Poulin was finally able to put her prodigious talent with the puck to use in a real game. Her short-handed goal on a third-period breakaway sealed Bauer's 3-2 win Monday over Sonnet to open the Secret Cup women's hockey tournament in Calgary. A golden-goal scorer for Canada in both the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games, Poulin played her first meaningful game in over a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "
  
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• New vaccine clinic looks to bolster rural immunization numbers in southern Alberta

  25-05-2021 16:08
  
  The Siksika First Nation is hoping to break down accessibility barriers by offering the COVID-19 vaccine to people in the surrounding area.  A new clinic will be giving out shots to people who live in Strathmore, Gleichen, Wheatland County, Vulcan County, and Newell County, starting Tuesday. The announcement of the clinic comes after the province released an interactive map breaking down provincial data into smaller regions. Albertans are now able to see how many people in their communities
  
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• Trudeau has promised for years to end the blood ban, why hasn't it happened yet?

  25-05-2021 16:02
  
  Years after first promising to do so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during Pride month last June that he hoped to “very soon” announce the elimination of the blood donation ban for gay men as well as some other folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community.  It’s nearly a year later and the policy remains unchanged, with the government now arguing in federal court, that while they want to see the blood ban eliminated, it’s not within their powers to unilaterally change the po
  
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• It has been nearly a year since Trudeau said the blood ban could be eliminated 'very soon.' What happened?

  25-05-2021 16:02
  
  Years after first promising to do so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during Pride month last June that he hoped to “very soon” announce the elimination of the blood donation ban for gay men as well as some other folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community.  It’s nearly a year later and the policy remains unchanged, with the government now arguing in federal court, that while they want to see the blood ban eliminated, it’s not within their powers to unilaterally change the po
  
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• Third reading for contentious Canmore development goes before council

  25-05-2021 15:52
  
  After a two-week delay, Canmore town council is expected to give its third and final reading to the proposed Three Sisters Village development project. The decision was expected May 11 but council pushed the date, citing the need for further study. A series of amendments for the Three Sisters plan was passed in April on the same day that council voted to reject the development’s sibling project Smith Creek. Smith Creek would have added about 3,500 residents to the town and required an expa
  
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• Canmore town council votes down contentious Three Sisters Village development

  25-05-2021 15:52
  
  By a vote of 6-1, Canmore town council has quashed plans for a massive residential project. **This is a developing story. The original version of this story appears below.** After a two-week delay, Canmore town council is expected to give its third and final reading to the proposed Three Sisters Village development project. The decision was expected May 11 but council pushed the date, citing the need for further study. A series of amendments for the Three Sisters plan was passed in April on the
  
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• Witnesses sought after pedestrian hit by car in Deer Ridge

  25-05-2021 15:06
  
  A woman was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre with severe injuries after she was struck by a car Monday night in the city's southeast. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Canyon Meadows Drive and Deer Ridge Drive S.E. at around 10:30 p.m. after a sedan struck a pedestrian and sent her airborne for, what police refer to as, "a significant distance". According to police, two people were crossing the road in a designated crosswalk when a northbound 2009 Hyundai Accent hit the woman
  
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• Pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by car in Deer Ridge

  25-05-2021 15:06
  
  A woman was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre with severe injuries after she was struck by a car Monday night in the city's southeast. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Canyon Meadows Drive and Deer Ridge Drive S.E. at around 10:30 p.m. after a sedan struck a pedestrian. EMS officials say the victim, a woman in her 30s, was transported by ambulance to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police did not say if the driver was injured. The investigation into the c
  
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• 1 dead after RCMP open fire in Red Deer Hospital parkade

  25-05-2021 14:55
  
  A man was killed in a confrontation with central Alberta RCMP on Sunday. According to Mounties, officers fired shots at the man during a confrontation around 9 p.m. in the parkade at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. The man had been driving a vehicle which RCMP had stopped while investigating driving complaints. RCMP did not say what prompted officers to fire their weapons, how many officers fired shots, how many shots were fired, or the age and name of the man killed. No police members were inju
  
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• Most Alberta students head back to class Tuesday after weeks of online learning

  25-05-2021 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of Alberta's students will return to in-person learning on Tuesday.
  
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• Most Alberta students head back to class after weeks of online learning

  25-05-2021 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of Alberta's students will return to in-person learning on Tuesday.
  
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• Back to school again: In-person learning resumes in Alberta except in Wood Buffalo

  25-05-2021 14:07
  
  After weeks of remote learning, the majority of Alberta's students will return to the classroom Tuesday. The province ordered all kindergarten to grade 12 students be sent home for two weeks on May 7 as COVID-19 case rates threatened to overwhelm Alberta's hospitals. At the time, thousands of students in higher grades in both Edmonton and Calgary had already been learning from home. The exception to the back-to-school plan are kindergarten to grade 12 students in the regional municipality of Woo
  
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• Man killed in RCMP shooting outside Red Deer hospital

  25-05-2021 08:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  At around 9 p.m., police said officers were responding to "multiple driving complaints" when they stopped a vehicle in the parkade at the Red Deer hospital. 
  
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• 1 man dead after RCMP shooting outside Red Deer hospital

  25-05-2021 08:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  At around 9 p.m., police said officers were responding to "multiple driving complaints" when they stopped a vehicle in the parkade at the Red Deer hospital. 
  
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• Alberta legislature resumes Tuesday after 3-week pause due to surging COVID-19 cases

  25-05-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta legislature is set to resume session Tuesday following a three-week pause.
  
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• Alberta asks universities to report on links with China and Communist Party

  25-05-2021 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's advanced education minister has asked universities to pause their pursuit of partnerships with organizations linked with China or the Chinese Communist Party.
  
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• Alberta asks universities to report on links with Beijing and Communist Party

  25-05-2021 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's advanced education minister has asked universities to pause their pursuit of partnerships with organizations linked with China or the Chinese Communist Party.
  
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• Alberta MLAs returning to legislature for spring session

  25-05-2021 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lot has changed in Alberta since the legislature adjourned four weeks ago. Tom Vernon has more on what we can expect as the spring session resumes this week.
  
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• Heading into summer, Alberta wildfire season under control

  25-05-2021 01:28
  
  Alberta’s wildfire season has been fairly tame. With a damp long weekend nearly behind us, Alberta’s wildfire season has not been extremely busy. By this time every year, Alberta averages about 410 wildfires. So far only 360 have burned, with 16 currently active. What does that mean for the province moving into the summer months, which some have predicted will be dry and hot? “It's always difficult to say,” said wildfire information officer Travis Fairweather. “Cert
  
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• Calgary's 'top dogs': The most popular breeds in the city

  25-05-2021 00:58
  
  From Chihuahuas to rottweilers, there's no shortage of dogs in Calgary. In fact, according to the latest data released by the City of Calgary, there are 91, 568 licensed dogs.  However, it seems that Calgarians are 'pawing' over some breeds more than others.The Labrador retriever takes the top spot with 10,609 dogs registered. The German shepherd is second with 6,435, and in third, it's the golden retriever with 4,606. The shih tzu, Yorkshire terrier and bichon frise also made the list of t
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Students set to return to classrooms as province adds 452 new cases, 7 deaths

  25-05-2021 00:19
  
  Alberta recorded 452 new cases of COVID-19 on Victoria Day Monday as most of the province's students ready to return to classrooms tomorrow.  Seven new deaths were also reported Monday, bringing the number of Albertans who have died due to COVID-19 up to 2,183.COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersActive cases continued to fall, down to 13,608 the lowest since April 9.  The number of patients receiving care in instens
  
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• Alberta reports 452 new COVID-19 cases, 7 additional deaths Monday

  25-05-2021 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta identified 452 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as well as seven additional deaths from the disease.
  
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