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• Only one new COVID case in Lethbridge, 244 provincially - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 23:48
  
  Only one new COVID case in Lethbridge, 244 provincially  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Slow and steady: Alberta’s unemployment rate continues to fall

  04-06-2021 23:47
  
  It's not the huge change many were hoping for but there is some positive news on Alberta's job front.  New numbers released Friday show the province is closer than it has ever been to pre-pandemic employment levels.  Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey reported a 0.3 per cent drop in Alberta’s unemployment rate. The monthly look at the job market says the provincial number dipped from nine per cent in April to 8.7 per cent in May.  "It certainly is a stronger and
  
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• City advises everyone to stay off Bow River this weekend

  04-06-2021 23:37
  
  The City of Calgary advised against boating and all other watercraft activities on the Bow River Friday due to higher than usual flow rates. The high flows are due to snowmelt and thunderstorms forecast for the weekend, and while the city said it doesn’t expect riverbanks to be flooded, high flow rates create increased water turbidity, making unexpected hazards harder to see. The Calgary Fire Department’s Aquatics Team will be monitoring the river over the weekend, but the city advis
  
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• Calgary judge issues court injunction against weekend rodeo protesting health restrictions

  04-06-2021 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawyer Jay Cameron says the centre argued that the rodeo was to be a peaceful protest, but the justice considered it a sporting event because there would be horses in a corral.
  
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• Lethbridge's movie theatres reopening June 10 - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 23:22
  
  Lethbridge's movie theatres reopening June 10  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Airdrie–East MLA Angela Pitt calls on Kenney to relax COVID-19 rules in wake of patio photos

  04-06-2021 22:55
  
  A UCP MLA is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to further reduce restrictions and allow more people to sit together at restaurants, "in the same fashion in which the premier just portrayed," referring to photos of him dining on the 'Sky Palace' patio. Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt penned the post Friday morning, days after photos emerged of Kenney dining on the patio outside his office along with Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Finance Minister Travis Toews, Minister of Environment and Parks and Hou
  
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• Sheathing on New Brighton home credited for minimizing damage in morning fire

  04-06-2021 22:33
  
  Calgary Fire Department officials say the damage from a Friday morning fire in a southeast neighbourhood could have been much worse if not for fire-resistant material underneath a home's siding. Fire crews responded to a two-storey home along New Brighton Heath S.E. shortly after 11 a.m. following reports of a fire and encountered flames climbing the side of the building. The fire was doused before it could spread to neighbouring homes but one adjacent residence was damaged by the intense heat.
  
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• 2 young children killed in central Alberta fire

  04-06-2021 22:18
  
  RCMP confirmed the remains they located in a burned-out home near Buck Lake, Alta., on Wednesday are two young children. Community members at the resort lake southwest of Edmonton had initially feared that it was two young children that died in the house fire on Wednesday. READ MORE: 2 dead after house fire in Buck Lake, RCMP major crimes investigating Mounties said that a one-year-old boy and four-year-old girl – both from Drayton Valley, Alta. – were located in the structure o
  
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• 'We always bring her with us': Alberta woman honours deceased sister by hiking with Matryoshka dolls

  04-06-2021 22:07
  
  Anytime Julie Chomlak goes for a hike or — prior to the pandemic — travels the world, she never leaves the house without a special doll. The 24-year-old is an avid collector of Matroyshka dolls, also known as nesting dolls. "I have a whole shelf of them and when I look I kind of just think I’ll take that one today or I’ll ask my boyfriend which one should I bring," said Chomlak. Along with her love for them, there is another reason the dolls are special. Chomlak shared he
  
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• Baby boy, young girl found dead after house fire near Buck Lake in western Alberta

  04-06-2021 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A baby boy and young girl were found dead after a house went up in flames on a rural property in western Alberta on Wednesday morning, RCMP confirmed Friday.
  
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• Lights, cameras, transaction? City puts 'for sale' sign on profitable Calgary Film Centre

  04-06-2021 21:38
  
  A thriving film industry and expected strong buyer interest has the City of Calgary looking to offload the Calgary Film Centre by the end of the year. The centre, located in southeast Calgary, has hosted numerous television and film productions since it first opened in May 2016 and its three sound stages are currently fully booked through the summer of 2022. "The industry is flourishing and there is increased demand and competition for studio space, so the time is right to explore a sale," expla
  
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• Lights, cameras, transaction? City of Calgary puts 'for sale' sign on profitable Calgary Film Centre

  04-06-2021 21:38
  
  A thriving film industry and expected strong buyer interest has the City of Calgary looking to offload the Calgary Film Centre by the end of the year. The centre, located in southeast Calgary, has hosted numerous television and film productions since it first opened in May 2016 and its three sound stages are currently fully booked through the summer of 2022. "The industry is flourishing and there is increased demand and competition for studio space, so the time is right to explore a sale," expla
  
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• Legislature member says Alberta premier’s patio dinner clearly broke COVID 19 rules

  04-06-2021 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Angela Pitt says it's clear to her that Kenney and members of his inner circle were breaking restrictions when they had drinks and dinner on a rooftop patio.
  
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• Severe thunderstorms set to hit Edmonton, central Alberta on Friday afternoon

  04-06-2021 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  While heat warnings remain in place across the south, central Alberta and the Edmonton region is expected to see severe thunderstorms roll in Friday afternoon.
  
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• Cineplex theatres to reopen across Alberta June 10

  04-06-2021 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Alberta enters Stage 2 of the Open for Summer plan on June 10, Cineplex movie theatres across the province will reopen with COVID-19 safety measures in place.
  
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• $13K worth of suspected methamphetamine seized by Lethbridge police during arrest - CTV Toronto

  04-06-2021 21:04
  
  $13K worth of suspected methamphetamine seized by Lethbridge police during arrest  CTV Toronto
  
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• $13K worth of suspected methamphetamine seized by Lethbridge police during arrest

  04-06-2021 21:04
  
  After arresting a man wanted on outstanding warrants, Lethbridge police seized a "significant quantity" of suspected methamphetamine. Member of the priority crimes unit made the arrest on Thursday and, while searching the man, discovered 219 grams of what is believed to be meth, valued at more than $13,000. A small amount of what is believed to be MDMA, also known as ecstasy was also seized. Robert Kenneth Laing, 31, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a cont
  
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• Road rage crash, confrontation near Edmonton caught on camera leads to charges

  04-06-2021 20:57
  
  A driver is seen ramming another commuter in a recorded road rage incident Alberta Mounties say has resulted in charges against two men. In the video given to CTV News Edmonton and which was published online, an SUV driver is seen leaning out his window to punch the side-view mirror of a Ford truck while both are stopped at the traffic circle at Highways 60 and 39. The truck is driven directly into the SUV as the SUV driver begins to leave, and pushes the SUV for several feet. The truck driver f
  
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• Road rage crash, confrontation caught on camera leads to charges

  04-06-2021 20:57
  
  A driver is seen ramming another commuter in a recorded road rage incident Alberta Mounties say has resulted in charges against two men. In the video given to CTV News Edmonton and which was published online, an SUV driver is seen leaning out his window to punch the side-view mirror of a Ford truck while both are stopped at the traffic circle at Highways 60 and 39. The truck is driven directly into the SUV as the SUV driver begins to leave, and pushes the SUV for several feet. The truck driver f
  
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• 10K surgeries delayed during Alberta’s 3rd COVID-19 wave

  04-06-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  An additional 10,000 surgeries have been delayed in the third COVID-19 wave, according to Alberta Health Services.
  
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• Police release photo of Calgary hate crime suspect

  04-06-2021 20:13
  
  Calgary police provided updates on alleged hate crimes reported in recent weeks, releasing a photo of a suspect in one and saying an arrest has been made in another. A woman and her son were at the Centre Street LRT station on May 30 when a man pushed the boy and began following and harassing the woman until a bystander intervened. The woman felt they were targeted because of race.  "As officers worked to find the suspect, a man matching the suspect description was taken into custody later
  
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• Dozens of heat records set across Alberta this week - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 20:11
  
  Dozens of heat records set across Alberta this week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coaldale resident raises concerns with 16th Avenue extension - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 19:29
  
  Coaldale resident raises concerns with 16th Avenue extension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge temporarily waives deadlines for local grants - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 19:21
  City of Lethbridge temporarily waives deadlines for local grants  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dozens of arson charges laid against Alta. woman

  04-06-2021 18:29
  
  A woman is accused of starting dozens of wildfires across northeastern Alberta. Audrey Elaine Dunham, 54, faces 32 counts of arson after being arrested by the RCMP Forestry Crimes Unit on May 27. Mounties allege she is responsible for a number of blazes in the Bonnyville and Lac La Biche areas over April and May. On April 24, multiple wildfires in a protected forest area east of Lac La Biche were deemed arson. Police say they identified a suspect at the time. Then, on May 27, seven wildfires wer
  
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• Lethbridge College launches new bachelor of agriculture science program - Canadian Cattlemen

  04-06-2021 18:12
  Lethbridge College launches new bachelor of agriculture science program  Canadian Cattlemen
  
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• 'No More Jason Kenney Rodeo Rally' planned this weekend near Bowden, Alta.

  04-06-2021 17:57
  
  First it called for No More Lockdown, and now a central Alberta rodeo event is calling for No More Jason Kenney. Northcott Rodeo Inc. says it is supplying the animals for the event, scheduled for June 4 and 5 near Bowden, Alta. A post on social media says the specific location will be revealed on Friday afternoon. Guest speakers are also scheduled for both days. A poster distributed on social media says the event is sanctioned by World of Rodeo Canada. Thousands of people attended a No More Lock
  
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• Injunction granted against 'No More Jason Kenney Rodeo Rally' planned this weekend near Bowden, Alta.

  04-06-2021 17:57
  
  An injunction has been granted against a 'No More Jason Kenney Rodeo Rally' planned near Bowden, Alta. The event is scheduled to take place June 4 and 5, with Northcott Rodeo Inc. supplying the animals, but on Friday morning, Justice John Rook granted the motion against the weekend events, as long as public health orders remain in place. Rook said terms of the injunction will be released by noon Friday. A post on social media says the specific location will be revealed on Friday afternoon. Guest
  
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• Major Calgary Stampede sponsor will support financially but not take part in events

  04-06-2021 17:17
  
  One of the Calgary Stampede's largest sponsors will continue with its financial support for the event this year, but won't be taking part when it comes to branding and hosting. TC Energy called it a "difficult decision" but a prudent one. "TC Energy has a long-standing relationship with the Calgary Stampede and while we will continue our financial support for certain Stampede events, we will not be participating in those events this year, from both a brand and a hosting perspective," said spokes
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate drops to 8.7% in May

  04-06-2021 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s unemployment rate dipped slightly last month as businesses continued to struggle through the province's third wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate for May drops significantly to 7.3% - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 16:37
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate for May drops significantly to 7.3%  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's heat warning has ended, cooler days with showers ahead

  04-06-2021 15:37
  
  First, a tweet:The number of temperature records set across the province in June so far: June 1: 49 June 2: 83 June 3: 64 — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) June 4, 2021This data, according to the Provincial Summary by Environment Canada. Calgary is listed again as a record despite the fact we fell 0.3 degrees short of the record Wednesday and our Thursday high of 31.8 C was 0.4 degrees shy of the 99-year-old 32.2 C record. Now, we're done chatting heat – in Calgary's case, let's take
  
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• Hurricanes receive second overall pick in 2021 US Priority Draft - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2021 14:39
  
  Hurricanes receive second overall pick in 2021 US Priority Draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Long search for missing Calgary girl comes to an end

  04-06-2021 14:09
  
  Calgary police say a little girl, who went missing Thursday evening while on her way home, has been found safe. A massive search lasting nearly 24 hours was launched after the nine-year-old was reported missing after walking home from a friend's house on Brackenridge Road S.W. at around 9 p.m. "Officers from our General Investigations Unit, Child Abuse Unit, Missing Persons Team, Real Time Operations Centre, Mountain Bike Unit, Public Safety Unit, Diversity Resource Team, HAWCS helicopter and Pa
  
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• 9-year-old girl missing in southwest Calgary

  04-06-2021 14:09
  
  Calgary police are searching for a nine-year-old girl last seen in the southwest neighbourhood of Braeside Thursday evening. Police say Arika Kakakaway was walking home from a friend's house on Brackenridge Road S.W. at around 9:00 p.m. but did not return home. She is Indigenous and has shoulder length, dark brown hair with an even shorter buzz cut at the base of her neck. She was wearing:A blue sweater Blue jean shorts Vans brand shoes with checkered pink and purple colours A pink and blue tie-
  
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• Live music coming back to Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald - Lethbridge Herald

  04-06-2021 13:37
  
  Live music coming back to Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in May: StatCan

  04-06-2021 10:52
  
  Statistics Canada says the economy lost 68,000 jobs in May as lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 continued. The losses marked the second consecutive month of declines after 207,000 jobs were lost in April. The unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent in May, little changed from the 8.1 per cent in April because the number of unemployed people in Canada overall stayed relatively steady.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxWhat changed is that more people dropped out of the
  
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• Live music coming back to Lethbridge - Lethbridge Herald

  04-06-2021 09:00
  
  Live music coming back to Lethbridge  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• 2 Innisfail residents face charges in stolen vehicle pursuit

  04-06-2021 05:46
  
  Innisfail RCMP have arrested two suspects in relation to a report of a stolen vehicle. On May 30, at around 7:30 p.m., police responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at the Co-Op card lock in Innisfail. Officers located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled at high speed. Witnesses kept police informed about the getaway route, until police eventually discovered the vehicle abandoned in an alley between 45 and 46 Avenue in Innisfail. Two suspects were spotted by a
  
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• Lethbridge College offers expanded option for agriculture students with new degree program - Globalnews.ca

  04-06-2021 04:54
  
  Lethbridge College offers expanded option for agriculture students with new degree program  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge College offers expanded option for agriculture students with new degree program

  04-06-2021 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge College is stepping up to meet the demands of an ever-changing industry come September, launching a new Bachelor of Agriculture Science degree program.
  
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• 'Each one will get their own little tipi': Indigenous-Edmontonians make tipis for lost children

  04-06-2021 04:43
  
  A group of Indigenous-Edmontonians are making tiny tipis for each of the children found buried in an unmarked mass grave at the former site of the Kamloops Residential School. Elder Taz Augustine told CTV News Edmonton that for the past five days Indigenous people have been gathering pairs of shoes and making tipis to put in front of St. Joseph’s Basilica Church in downtown Edmonton. “This is the largest church in Edmonton,” Augustine said. “We choose it as a site because
  
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• Lethbridge College announces new agriculture degree program

  04-06-2021 03:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge College is reiterating its commitment to advancing the agriculture industry in southern Alberta, launching a new Bachelor of Agriculture Science program this fall. Danica Ferris reports.
  
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• Patio payoff: Southern Alberta community shares outdoor furniture with businesses

  04-06-2021 03:15
  
  The Town of Okotoks has announced an initiative to help eligible business owners serve customers while abiding by Alberta's current COVID-19 restrictions. Officials said Friday that it would offer sets of patio furniture in support of the downtown business community. "Each patio package includes three square dining tables, six patio chairs, two freestanding umbrellas and five stand-alone patio planters filled with annuals. The planters can be used to define a space for the patio sets," the Town
  
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• A Prideful history with more work to be done

  04-06-2021 03:02
  
  June 1 marks the beginning of Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ2S+ people around the world. The event commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which many consider to be a catalyst of the LGBTQ2S+ rights movement. The month-long festivities traditionally consist of speakers, concerts, film festivals and other LGBTQ2S+ cultural events, culminating in a large parade. This year marks the 31st anniversary of Calgary’s Pride parade; though, last year’s was cancelled due to the COVID-19
  
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• 2 bear cubs orphaned after mama grizzly struck by car near Field, B.C.

  04-06-2021 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A nine-year-old female grizzly bear was struck by a car and killed near Field, B.C., in the early hours of  May 29, orphaning two of her yearlings.
  
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• Federal government releases preliminary MMIWG national action plan

  04-06-2021 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two years after the federal government’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls report came out, Ottawa is moving forward on calls for justice. As Nicole Stillger explains, there’s hope healing can begin.
  
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• Scathing criticism, calls to resign after Premier Kenney’s ‘Sky Palace’ dinner with cabinet members

  04-06-2021 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney spent another day defending his rooftop dinner with three senior cabinet ministers on the rooftop patio of the federal building, which became dubbed the ‘Sky Palace’ during the Alison Redford era. As Tom Vernon explains, the building has a history and it hasn’t been kind to premiers.
  
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• How accessible is Lethbridge for people with disabilities? - Global News

  04-06-2021 01:53
  
  How accessible is Lethbridge for people with disabilities?  Global News
  
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• Rough sleeping population at risk during southern Alberta heat wave

  04-06-2021 01:43
  
  When it's this hot out, some Albertans may choose to hunker down in a cool, air-conditioned basement. But for those living on the street, or in and out of shelters, that's not an option. "There's no place for people to go to get out of the heat and so, where the library might be close or people have smaller load limits at some of our stores or what not where people would get some shelter, shade is the best they can find," said Executive Director of Lethbridge's Interfaith Food Bank Danielle McIn
  
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