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• ‘Legacy horrific’ but Ontario trucker’s retrial in Edmonton hotel death more sensitive to victim: lawyers

  26-06-2021 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Barton, a truck driver from Mississauga, Ont., was convicted in February of manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Metis and Cree woman.
  
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• Alberta releases new guidelines for preschools and daycares as Stage 3 reopening looms

  26-06-2021 22:07
  
  The provincial government released new guidelines Friday to help preschool, daycare, and out-of-school care operators plan for Stage 3. Stage 3 begins on Canada Day in Alberta and marks the first day nearly all public health restrictions will be lifted, including the provincial mask mandate and full capacity at restaurants, bars, and retail outlets. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 will still have to quarantine. Most restrictions on child care operations will be removed including mask use
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister’s daughter says she was victim of hate attack in Calgary: ‘I just was terrified’

  26-06-2021 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta cabinet minister Rajan Sawhney and her daughter Raman are speaking out after the 25-year-old said she was grabbed, pushed, sworn at and chased in downtown Calgary.
  
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• Immunocompromised Albertans waiting for details about COVID-19 booster shots

  26-06-2021 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are questions about what level of immunity immunocompromised Albertans have, even if they are fully vaccinated, and if — or when — they will need a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. As Julia Wong explains, the questions linger as the province prepares to lift most COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies - CBC.ca

  26-06-2021 21:07
  
  Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies  CBC.ca
  
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• Dolberg scores 2, Denmark beats Wales 4-0 at Euro 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2021 20:59
  
  Dolberg scores 2, Denmark beats Wales 4-0 at Euro 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Decathlete Warner wins the Canadian 110-hurdles title in pouring rain - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2021 20:27
  
  Decathlete Warner wins the Canadian 110-hurdles title in pouring rain  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fourth wave or fear mongering? Alberta premier pans idea of Delta variant outbreak

  26-06-2021 20:20
  
  As some health experts are concerned over the increase in cases connected to the highly contagious Delta variant strain of COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney is standing by the province's vaccination plan as a way to curb future cases of the disease. Speaking to the media earlier this week, Kenney responded to a question about the new variant, which originated in India earlier this year and has recently been projected to be the dominant strain of the virus in many regions, including in Ontario. Desp
  
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• Fort McMurray continuing care facility opens after years of delays

  26-06-2021 20:14
  
  Fort McMurray’s Willow Square Continuing Care Centre opened its doors on Wednesday after nearly a decade of delayed timelines. Located merely a few steps away from the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, the facility cost $102 million and was completed under budget, the province said. Willow Square faced nearly a decade of delays, including the 2016 Horse River wildfire, 2020 April flood, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Infrastructure Prasad Panda said in a statement that it wil
  
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• July 1 a 'day of hurt' for Red Deer Indigenous leader - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2021 20:04
  
  July 1 a 'day of hurt' for Red Deer Indigenous leader  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Of course it’s suspicious’: 2 more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s Southern Interior

  26-06-2021 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Chief of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band confirmed that a church in the small community of Hedley burned, as did one in the border community of Chopaka.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies - CTV Toronto

  26-06-2021 18:47
  
  Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies

  26-06-2021 18:47
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service has delivered a revamped plan to the province's justice minister aimed at fixing problems that led to a threat that the service could be disbanded. The department in Alberta's third-largest city has, among other things, faced allegations of officers conducting illegal database searches for personal use. Police Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh delivered the plan to Justice Minister Kaycee Madu in mid-April after the minister warned there were serious problems and change neede
  
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• New Horizon Mall offers new indoor place for children to play

  26-06-2021 17:53
  
  The owners of a new indoor playground at a southern Alberta mall are hoping their business will offer children a safe place to play for hours as well as conquer their own limits. SkyCastle, a 34,000-square-foot facility, has recently opened to the public. It is located inside New Horizon Mall, a shopping centre just outside Calgary city limits right next to the QEII Highway. It offers slides, climbing structures, a "ninja" area and a car track, all designed to keep children occupied for hours.Th
  
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• Calgary ‘experiment’ looks to transform vacant office tower into affordable housing

  26-06-2021 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  With more than five million Canadians still working from home, offices across the country have become dark and lonely places. 
  
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• COVID-19: Immunocompromised Albertans waiting for details about booster shots amid reopening

  26-06-2021 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are questions about what level of immunity immunocompromised Albertans have, even if they are fully vaccinated, and if, or when, they will need a booster shot.
  
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• Saskatchewan athlete who played college hockey on when NHLer comes out: ‘It’s going to take one’

  26-06-2021 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former college hockey player from Saskatchewan hopes the hockey community is ready for an openly gay active player in the NHL.
  
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• Ontario reports nearly 350 new cases of COVID-19, 13 additional deaths

  26-06-2021 16:29
  
  Ontario reported 346 more COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths on Saturday. As a result, the seven-day rolling average of new cases fell to 291, compared to 390 seven days ago. Provincial labs processed more than 25,626 test specimens, generating a positivity rate of at least 1.1 per cent. The number of known active cases across Ontario fell to 2,729. A total of 9,114 people have died of COVID-19 since March 2020. The province says 532,074 people have recovered. Toronto reported 64 new c
  
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• Historical walking tour app takes deep dive into Lethbridge's past - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2021 16:07
  
  Historical walking tour app takes deep dive into Lethbridge's past  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Theories abound on why a Florida condo high-rise collapsed

  26-06-2021 15:39
  
  From sinkholes to concrete-weakening saltwater intrusion, theories abound on what caused a Florida beachside condominium tower to collapse with no warning. The Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that partially went down was in the midst of its 40-year recertification process, which requires detailed structural and electrical inspections. A 2018 report by the Morabito Consultants engineering firm -- the same one doing the 40-year inspection -- identified numerous issues with the building
  
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• Report showed 'major' damage before Florida condo collapse

  26-06-2021 15:39
  
  The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had "major structural damage" and needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report that also uncovered "abundant cracking and spalling" of concrete columns, beams and walls in the parking garage. The report was among a series of documents released by the city of Surfside as rescuers continued to dig Saturday through rubble in an effort to find a
  
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• Experts get 1st clues on what may have caused condo collapse

  26-06-2021 15:39
  
  Some of the concrete columns were cracked. The parking garage was frequently flooded with corrosive saltwater. And the roof was undergoing repairs, with crews pounding on the tower from above for weeks. Officials don't yet know whether any -- or all -- of those factors caused a Florida beachside condominium tower to suddenly collapse Thursday morning. But experts are closely examining a 2018 repor t that identified numerous issues with the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, including "
  
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• What you need to know about the ‘heat dome’ hovering above B.C., Alberta and territories

  26-06-2021 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures into the 40s Celsius are expected for many parts of B.C. Many communities in Alberta could also see temperatures near the 40 C mark by early next week.
  
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• Lethbridge Chamber elects new board chair - Lethbrige Herald

  26-06-2021 13:38
  
  Lethbridge Chamber elects new board chair  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Millennials vs. baby boomers: Why the cost of living has skyrocketed for young Canadians

  26-06-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The reality for a typical young person is they have to go to school longer, land jobs that pay thousands of dollars less and face skyrocketing housing costs, one expert said.
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies - Global News

  26-06-2021 09:00
  
  Lethbridge Police Service submits revamped improvement plan following controversies  Global News
  
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• 'Outraged, saddened and disgusted': Calgary politician's daughter targeted in alleged hate-fuelled attack

  26-06-2021 05:46
  
  A UCP cabinet minister has shared details about an alleged attack on her daughter that occurred on a downtown Calgary street that she says was motivated by hate. Rajan Sawhney, Alberta's minister for community and social services and representative of the riding of Calgary-Northeast, posted on social media about the incident, which she says left her and her daughter "shaken." In the account, Sawhney says her 25-year-old daughter was attacked on Stephen Avenue on Friday, near her place of work. "
  
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• Calls for transparency, access to records grow as more residential school graves found

  26-06-2021 04:26
  
  WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. On the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, where an estimated 751 unmarked graves have now been identified, Carol Lavallee remembers a skating rink. At the time Lavallee, who was forced to attend the school at just six-years-old, had no idea the rink was situated above a burial site. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she heard rumours of unmarked graves on the school grounds. &
  
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• Feasability study to explore possibility of high speed hyperloop between Calgary and Edmonton

  26-06-2021 03:18
  
  A high-speed hyperloop link between Calgary and Edmonton would boost Alberta jobs and its economy, according to a study from TransPod.  Last August, TransPod signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Alberta to determine the feasibility of a hyperloop between Alberta's two largest cities with potential speeds of up to 1,000 km/h. The company isn't the first to propose a similar transport link, but TransPod's CEO says he's confident this project is the real deal.  "We
  
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• Punished and hit for speaking her language, a B.C. residential school survivor is not staying silent

  26-06-2021 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sphenia Jones was 11 years old when she attended the residential school in Edmonton and was put on a train from British Columbia that picked up other children along the way.
  
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• 'This is my life': Beloved Lethbridge teacher celebrates 50 year milestone - CTV Toronto

  26-06-2021 02:51
  
  'This is my life': Beloved Lethbridge teacher celebrates 50 year milestone  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'This is my life': Beloved Lethbridge teacher celebrates 50 year milestone

  26-06-2021 02:51
  
  When Dr. Delores Dante started teaching at St. Paul elementary in 1970, the Beatles had just released their album ‘Let It Be’ and the mobile phone was still a construct of science fiction. Fast forward half a century and Dante can’t believe where the time has gone. "They tell me it’s been 50 years, so I’m going to believe them," she said. “It’s been a wonderful 50 years because I have enjoyed every day that I have been here.” THIRD GENERATION OF ST
  
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• Heritage Park to honour Famous 5 on Canada Day

  26-06-2021 02:14
  
  Heritage Park is open again and has big plans for Canada Day this year. On July 1, the park will be hosting a tea throughout the day at the Famous 5 Centre of Canadian Women offering a special experience to guests. The usual Canada Day festivities found throughout the rest of the park are expected to be back as well. The first 1000 guests will receive a free mini-butter tart. The event will honour the achievements of the Famous 5 and 100 years of women’s right to vote in Canada. Heritage P
  
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• Some Edmontonians hesitant to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine amid Pfizer shortage

  26-06-2021 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We're seeing concepts like brand hesitancy, where's there's been a preference of one brand over the other," pharmacist Eddie Wong said.
  
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• High heat and low precipitation has Alberta farmers worried - Global News

  26-06-2021 01:43
  
  High heat and low precipitation has Alberta farmers worried  Global News
  
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• High heat and low precipitation has Alberta farmers worried

  26-06-2021 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  With record-breaking temperatures in the forecast and very little precipitation so far this year, farmers in southern Alberta are getting worried for their crops.
  
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• Alberta surpasses 4 million vaccine doses as it reports about 100 new COVID-19 cases

  26-06-2021 01:28
  
  Alberta reported around 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as the province marked the milestone of surpassing four million vaccine doses administered. As of Friday, 71.3 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and over have received at least one dose and 34.3 per cent are fully immunized. The province completed approximately 6,100 tests raising the provincial positivity rate from 1.38 on Thursday to 1.79 per cent. The province has approximately 1,500 active infections. Last Friday, the province’s a
  
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• Demers bringing confidence from the octagon to Kodiaks net after unique road to soccer

  26-06-2021 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Kodiaks men's soccer team has signed a promising MMA fighter turned goalkeeper.
  
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• Calgary mother files $16.6 million lawsuit against AHS for alleged failure of care for infant son

  26-06-2021 01:27
  
  A Calgary mother has filed a $16.6 million lawsuit against Alberta Health Services and a pair of medical doctors for allegedly failing to provide proper care for her now disabled son. Bronson McPhail was only 17 days old in September of 2016 when his mother, Kayla McPhail noticed he was breathing abnormally and had not yet regained his birth weight due to poor eating patterns. The claim alleges that the child was brought to the Emergency Department of the Alberta Children’s Hospital on Sep
  
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• Lethbridge senior recognized as remarkable resident - Global News

  26-06-2021 01:26
  
  Lethbridge senior recognized as remarkable resident  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge senior recognized as remarkable resident

  26-06-2021 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beginning as soon as she graduated school, Lorraine Fitzgerald spent her career helping people as a psychiatric nurse.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after incident at Calgary's Lake Chaparral

  26-06-2021 01:22
  
  Emergency crews were called to a possible drowning at a lake in southeast Calgary Friday afternoon. EMS tells CTV News they responded to the scene at Lake Chaparral shortly after 3:30 p.m. There are no details about what happened, but an adult male was taken to hospital. It is not known what condition he was in at the time. This is a developing story and we will have more details when they become available…
  
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• 'Potentially historic' heat warning issued for much of Alberta, including Calgary and Edmonton

  26-06-2021 01:03
  
  As promised by many meteorologists, the province of Alberta has been plunged into a heat wave and with it; Environment Canada has issued a heat warning. The agency issued the alert at about 3:30 p.m. Friday and said it expects the conditions to remain in place throughout most of the province until next week. Officials say the heat wave will be "prolonged, dangers and potentially historic." "Afternoon high temperatures near 30 degrees Celsius on Friday will climb to the mid 30s by Sunday, and cou
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta boy recovering from rare inflammatory condition

  26-06-2021 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Airdrie boy is recovering at home after being rushed to the intensive care unit last week due to a rare inflammatory condition linked to COVID-19.
  
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• Calgary Stampede sponsor ‘will not be encouraging employees to attend’ event

  26-06-2021 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sponsor of the Calgary Stampede is telling employees that partaking in the large-scale, summertime event amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could be risky.
  
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• High heat and little rain has Alberta farmers worried

  26-06-2021 00:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  With record-breaking temperatures in the forecast and very little rain so far this year, farmers are getting worried. Jessica Robb has more on what this means for crops in southern Alberta.
  
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• Demers bringing unique experience to Kodiaks’ net

  26-06-2021 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s soccer team has recruited a number of exciting local products ahead of the upcoming ACAC season, including an MMA fighter turned goalkeeper who’s hoping to grab the starting job. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Grizzly bear and yearling cub killed by train in Banff National Park

  26-06-2021 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada says a mother grizzly and her female yearling cub have been killed by a train near Banff. A second cub was orphaned.
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – June 25, 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-06-2021 00:33
  
  The Weekly with LNN – June 25, 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta boy continues to recover after being diagnosed with MIS-C

  26-06-2021 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven-year-old Hunter McConnell was rushed to the ICU last week after being diagnosed with a rare inflammatory condition linked with COVID-19. As Tracy Nagai reports, doctors first believed McConnell had an ear infection, but within a matter of days it became much worse.
  
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