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• Shaw Communications Q3 profit surges on tax liabilities revision and revenue growth

  30-06-2021 23:59
  
  Shaw Communications Inc. says it had $354 million of net income for the three months ended May 31, compared with $184 million in last year's fiscal third quarter. That translated into 70 cents per diluted share, double the profit from a year earlier. Revenue was $1.38 billion, up 4.8 per cent from $1.31 billion in the prior year. Shaw was expected to earn $169 million or 33 cents per share on $1.35 billion of revenues, according to financial data firm Refinitiv. The results are from the Calgary
  
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• COVID-19: B.C., Alberta ahead of Ontario in reopening plans

  30-06-2021 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. and Alberta are poised to eliminate almost all COVID-19 restrictions starting Thursday. So why is Ontario lagging behind? Kamil Karamali reports.
  
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• Cross country journey raising funds for care facility

  30-06-2021 23:47
  
  All her cross-country journey has cost Cindy Cooper so far is six pairs of running shoes. "A pair of runners lasts about 4 -500 kilometres," said Cooper. "So we'll go through a few pairs of shoes but you know what, it's a cheap membership really." Cooper set off January 1st, 2021 with a goal of walking across Canada as the crow flies. For motivation she decided to make her walk a fundraiser for the Father Lacombe and Providence Care Centres in Midnapore. The Father Lacombe Care Foundation raises
  
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• Trial dates set, judge to determine if teen charged in officer death to be released

  30-06-2021 22:58
  
  Trial dates have been set for two people charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer. The alleged driver of an SUV, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was 17 when he was arrested following the death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett on New Year's Eve. Police have said Harnett was dragged by the SUV before he fell away from the vehicle and was hit by another car. The accused, who is now 18, is to have a 10-day trial starting Jan. 31, 2022
  
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• ‘Not the way to go’: Trudeau condemns recent fires at Catholic churches

  30-06-2021 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Half a dozen churches have been torched in the last two weeks, prompting national leaders to condemn violent acts as efforts continue to uncover gravesites at residential schools.
  
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• City of Lethbridge reversing utility disconnects during heatwave - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 22:48
  
  City of Lethbridge reversing utility disconnects during heatwave  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta premier condemns recent suspected arsons after historic Morinville church destroyed by fire

  30-06-2021 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A church in Morinville, Alta. is the latest Catholic institution in Canada to go up in flames, prompting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to condemn acts of arson and announce a doubling of funding for a recently announced program aimed at helping vulnerable people and religious institutions prevent hate crimes.
  
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• Western Canada heat wave: How to stay cool and plan for future hot spells

  30-06-2021 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s West Coast is grappling with record-breaking temperatures. A look at the risks and some ways to keep safe indoors and outdoors during a heat wave.
  
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• Taste of space? Science centre launches new ice cream shop with galactic offerings

  30-06-2021 22:11
  
  A new cafe in the TELUS Spark Science Centre in northeast Calgary is now serving up planet-inspired soft serve ice cream concoctions. The Astronaut Ice Cream shop offers 10 different cones inspired by the nine planets of the solar system as well as the recently relegated celestial body of Pluto, the planet that wasn't. Spark officials say the menu includes a Neptune cone with cotton candy clouds representing the wind on the planet eighth from the sun and a Saturn cone with a donut emulating that
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 bill more than $5B: finance minister

  30-06-2021 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The money went toward continuing care, hospitals, testing, vaccine distribution, personal protective equipment, and grants and aid for businesses and workers.
  
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• Veteran CTV Lethbridge broadcaster Terry Vogt retiring after 5 decades in news - CTV Toronto

  30-06-2021 22:00
  
  Veteran CTV Lethbridge broadcaster Terry Vogt retiring after 5 decades in news  CTV Toronto
  
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• Veteran CTV Lethbridge broadcaster Terry Vogt retiring after 5 decades in news

  30-06-2021 22:00
  
  After a nearly half-century career telling the stories of southern Alberta, CTV Lethbridge news director and senior reporter Terry Vogt will sign off this fall, when he is set to retire. Vogt called it a privilege to witness southern Alberta history firsthand. “It has been an amazing journey, where I have had a front row seat to most of the major events and happenings in southern Alberta over the past 49 years," he said. "I have been fortunate to have so many tremendous co-workers and coll
  
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• Road to Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park reopened

  30-06-2021 21:54
  
  Drivers, not just cyclists and pedestrians, will now be able to access one of the most picturesque sections of Banff National Park, thanks to a loosening of the province's COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this year, Parks Canada said the Bow Valley Parkway, the highway that leads to the Johnston Canyon hiking trail, would be closed for the entire summer season. However, with the Alberta government making the decision to drop COVID-19 restrictions, it is now safe to reopen the route, effective July
  
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• Applications being accepted for Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 21:53
  
  Applications being accepted for Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fire destroys church in Morinville, Alta.

  30-06-2021 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Catholic church in Morinville, Alta. has been destroyed by fire. As Kim Smith reports, the blaze at the St. Jean Baptiste Church happened early Wednesday morning .
  
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• Lethbridge ER seeing influx of non-emergency patients as doctors leave province - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 21:38
  
  Lethbridge ER seeing influx of non-emergency patients as doctors leave province  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Silicon Valley agtech company makes Calgary its Canadian headquarters

  30-06-2021 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's place in the agriculture sector and the previous work done in Calgary's tech sector made the city a top candidate for Thrive Canada's headquarters.
  
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• Family identifies Airdrie father as motorcyclist killed by suspected impaired driver on Hwy. 22

  30-06-2021 20:11
  
  The 43-year-old man killed by an alleged impaired driver Sunday evening on Highway 22 has been identified as Matthew Forseth of Airdrie. Forseth's family confirms to CTV News that the Calgary-born, Airdrie-raised man was the victim of the crash. Didsbury RCMP says the fatal collision occurred at around 9:30 p.m. at a location near Range Road 43 in Mountain View County. According to Mounties, the driver of a southbound pickup truck attempted to overtake a southbound van on the undivided highway a
  
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• Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs

  30-06-2021 20:07
  
  New figures show Alberta's fight against COVID-19 hit more than $5 billion by the end of the last fiscal year in March. The money went toward continuing care, hospitals, testing, vaccine distribution, personal protective equipment, and grants and aid for businesses and workers. The numbers are part of the final report on 2020-21 finances delivered by Finance Minister Travis Toews. The year ended with a $17-billion deficit on $60 billion in spending. Taxpayer-supported debt sat at $93 billion. Th
  
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• Alberta's deficit lower than anticipated last quarter, still reaches $16.9B

  30-06-2021 20:06
  
  The Alberta government's final fiscal update for the 2020-21 year is slightly smaller than anticipated in its update presented in November, but the province is still dealing with a $16.9 billion deficit – more than double what was presented in Budget 2020 last February. “Last year was very difficult for many Albertans, but the province is emerging stronger than expected," said Travis Toews, Alberta's finance minister. The $16.9 billion deficit is about $3.2 billion lower than forecas
  
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• Hurricanes select two forwards in CHL Import Draft - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 19:42
  
  Hurricanes select two forwards in CHL Import Draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man goes missing while at Pearce Estate Park beach with friends

  30-06-2021 19:36
  
  Calgary police is asking for help after a man left one group of friends to go talk to another and didn't return while at a beach along Harvie Passage in Pearce Estate Park earlier this week. Tyrese Lens was on the beach along the Bow Riverwith friends about 5 p.m. Monday and left personal belongings behind when he went to talk to another group of friends. "A search was conducted of the area yesterday and today, but no sign of Tyrese has been found. We are hoping someone in the community might ha
  
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• Hurricanes GM named to Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence Management Group - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 19:17
  
  Hurricanes GM named to Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence Management Group  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Extreme heat persists in southern Alberta, relief on the horizon

  30-06-2021 19:00
  
  Expect more daily heat records to be broken across southern Alberta Wednesday and Thursday. Calgary’s all time record high still stands, although the afternoon temperature on Tuesday was very close, 36.3 C. A change is on the way, but relief from the heat is staggered. As the upper ridge responsible for the unprecedented heat wave tracks further east, an upper trough moves along behind it. Conditions in central and southern Alberta will be favourable for thunderstorm development Friday aft
  
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• Remains of 182 people found in unmarked graves near former residential school outside Cranbrook, B.C.

  30-06-2021 18:52
  
  Another Indigenous community in B.C. says ground-penetrating radar has found human remains near a former residential school. In a statement released Wednesday, the Lower Kootenay Band said remains of 182 people were found in unmarked graves close to the former St. Eugene's Mission School near Cranbrook.  This is a breaking news story. Check back for more.
  
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• 182 unmarked graves found near former residential school outside Cranbrook, B.C.

  30-06-2021 18:52
  
  Another Indigenous community in B.C. says ground-penetrating radar has found human remains near a former residential school. In a statement released Wednesday, the Lower Kootenay Band said remains of 182 people were found in unmarked graves close to the former St. Eugene's Mission School near Cranbrook.  The statement says the Aq'am community conducted the search in 2020. It also says the residential school operated from 1912 to the 1970s. "Some of the findings had the human remains buried
  
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• Banff votes to repeal mask bylaw, no longer needed outdoors, indoor requirement lifts Thursday

  30-06-2021 18:48
  
  Masks no longer need to be worn outdoors in the Town of Banff and they won't be needed while indoors as of Thursday, when the provincial mandate is lifted as part of Stage 3 of reopening. The move comes after Banff town councillors voted 5-1 in favour of repealing the bylaw during a special meeting Tuesday evening. Only Coun. Chip Olver opposed the move, saying the indoor masking requirement should remain in place due to possible spread of the Delta variant. Alberta moves to Stage 3 of its reope
  
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• Calgary police charge Kevin J. Johnston with harrassing AHS employee

  30-06-2021 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The charges stem from a monthlong period in which Calgary police say Kevin J. Johnston harassed an Alberta Health Services employee online and on social media.
  
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• Calgary Zoo readies for wild summer as part of Stage 3 reopening

  30-06-2021 17:59
  
  With Alberta moving to Stage 3 and health measures being lifted on Thursday, officials at the Calgary Zoo say they are preparing for a wild summer experience. "From animated dinosaurs to baby animals and the reopening of Gateway to Asia (formerly known as ‘Panda Passage’), with new species and some friendly faces in July, every visit to the zoo this summer will be memorable and different," said zoo spokesperson Alison Archambault. The lifting of health measures means some logistical
  
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• Calgary mayoral candidate charged with criminal harassment of AHS employee

  30-06-2021 17:46
  
  Kevin J. Johnston, who is seeking to become Calgary's next mayor, has been charged with criminal harassment following a police investigation into alleged online threats. According to police, Johnston allegedly threatened an Alberta Health Services employee on social media over several weeks in April and May. The 49-year-old remains in custody ahead of his court appearance scheduled for July 12. Johnston was previously charged with causing a disturbance after he allegedly harassed employees at st
  
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• 38 record highs set in Alberta Tuesday as historic heat wave continues

  30-06-2021 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A whopping 38 communities throughout Alberta saw their previous record highs for June 29 broken on Tuesday.
  
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• More temperature records broken as historic heat wave continues - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 17:05
  
  More temperature records broken as historic heat wave continues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Open for good? Alberta enters Stage 3 of reopening on Canada Day

  30-06-2021 16:42
  
  The province is set to move into the third and final stage of its Open for Summer plan on Thursday. In Stage 3, nearly all pandemic-related health measures will be lifted including the province-wide mask mandate. According to Alberta Health Services, masks will still be required in some settings, including while on public transit and while inside city-owned buildings. The City of Calgary's mandatory mask bylaw will remain in place until at least July 5, while Edmonton, Okotoks and Banff have ann
  
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• Flames engulf Catholic church in Morinville

  30-06-2021 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Morinville RCMP and fire crews are investigating an early morning fire at the St. Jean Baptiste church in the community north of Edmonton as suspicious. RCMP say the fire started before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and forced the evacuation of nearby homes and a senior’s residence. Kim Smith has the details from the scene.
  
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• Too hot for Wi-Fi? Calgary Transit temporarily pulls plug at CTrain stations over heat concerns

  30-06-2021 15:59
  
  Calgary Transit passengers will be without the option of public Wi-Fi at all CTrain stations as the equipment has been turned off over concerns the sweltering heat could potentially cause damage. Transit officials announced the temporary removal of public Wi-Fi Tuesday afternoon.  The disruption will remain in place until temperatures return to seasonal and concerns for the state of the Wi-Fi equipment wane.#CTRiders #RedLine #BlueLine - Due to extreme heat, Public Wi-Fi has been shutdown t
  
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• Calgary office vacancy moves further into uncharted territory as nearly a third of space sits empty

  30-06-2021 15:24
  
  Many office buildings in downtown Calgary remain empty as the vacancy rate dropped to a new low of 32.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year. in a report from CBRE, Canada’s leading commercial real estate service firm, year-to-date analysis shows over 1.5 million square feet of office space has returned to market, making this the worst half-year of fundamentals on record. CBRE says the Calgary office market recorded 266,000 square feet of negative net absorption this quarter as vaca
  
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• NHL and CFL prizing added to Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery - Lethbridge News Now

  30-06-2021 15:17
  
  NHL and CFL prizing added to Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP investigate suspicious fire at Catholic church in Morinville, Alta.

  30-06-2021 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Morinville RCMP are investigation an early morning fire at a Catholic church in the community north of Edmonton as suspicious.
  
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• Flames engulf Catholic church in Morinville, Alta.

  30-06-2021 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters in Morinville, Alta. are working to extinguish a fire at a Catholic church.
  
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• Motorcyclist dead, passenger hospitalized in fiery northwest crash

  30-06-2021 14:35
  
  One man is dead and a woman is in hospital in serious condition following a Tuesday night collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV. Police confirm the vehicles collided shortly before 11 p.m. at the intersection of 20th Avenue and 14th Street N.W.and ignited a fire. The man operating the motorcycle was pronounced dead on scene and the passenger on the bike was taken to hospital by ambulance. No injuries have been reported regarding the driver of the SUV who remained on scene following the cra
  
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• Husband dead, wife hospitalized in fiery northwest crash between motorcycle and SUV

  30-06-2021 14:35
  
  One man is dead and his wife is in hospital in serious condition following a Tuesday night collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV. A Yamaha motorcycle was travelling northbound on 14th Street N.W. shortly before 11 p.m. when it struck the rear passenger side of a southbound Honda CRV that was turning left onto 20th Avenue. The impact of the collision sent the two people who were on the motorcycle — since confirmed to be a married couple — airborne with them landing on the driver
  
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• Church north of Edmonton destroyed in fire

  30-06-2021 14:35
  
  Flames broke out at a church north of Edmonton around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. As of 6 a.m., crews were still on scene dousing St. Jean Baptiste Parish, but the Roman Catholic church on Morinville's Main Street had been badly damaged and fire departments from neighbouring communities had been called in to help. Construction on the church finished in 1907 and it hosted its first mass on Jan. 1, 1908. It is named after Father Jean Baptiste Morin, who led several Francophone families to the Morinvil
  
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• Catholic church north of Edmonton destroyed in fire

  30-06-2021 14:35
  
  Firefighters were called to a burning Catholic church north of Edmonton around 3 a.m. on Wednesday. As of 6 a.m., crews were still on scene dousing St. Jean Baptiste Parish, but the Roman Catholic church on Morinville's Main Street had been badly damaged and fire departments from neighbouring communities had been called in to help.Construction on the church finished in 1907 and it hosted its first mass on Jan. 1, 1908. It is named after Father Jean Baptiste Morin, who led several Francophone fam
  
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• Cyclist appears to escape unscathed in Tuesday collision

  30-06-2021 06:00
  
  A cyclist appears to have had a lucky outcome in a collision with a vehicle Tuesday. Police were called to the northwest around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, receiving reports of a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist. A bike was pulled from underneath a vehicle on Citadel Vista Close, but it appeared to be relatively intact. Police described it as a minor crash. A youth was transported to hospital as a precaution to get assessed.
  
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• Machine catches fire in southeast Calgary business

  30-06-2021 05:44
  
  A machine caught fire in southeast Calgary Tuesday afternoon. 911 operators received a number of calls shortly after 3 p.m. about a fire at the 1200 block of 58 Avenue S.E. The first caller was an employee of the industrial manufacturing company located in the building, who told the operator that one of their machines was on fire. The alarm activated, and all employees evacuated the building. Upon arrival, fire crews could see growing quantities of smoke and fire coming from the rooftop exhaust
  
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• COVID-19: City council repeals Lethbridge’s mandatory mask bylaw, effective July 1

  30-06-2021 05:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Masks will become a personal choice for Lethbridge residents and businesses on Thursday. City council voted unanimously to repeal Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw 6239.
  
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• COVID-19: Council repeals mandatory masks in Lethbridge, effective July 1 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  30-06-2021 05:16
  
  COVID-19: Council repeals mandatory masks in Lethbridge, effective July 1 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• COVID-19: Council repeals mandatory masks in Lethbridge, effective July 1

  30-06-2021 05:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge city council voted unanimously to repeal its municipal mandatory mask bylaw on Tuesday. As Danica Ferris reports, as of July 1, face coverings will be a personal choice for residents and businesses.
  
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• Scorching temperatures and low rainfall creates worry for Alberta farmers

  30-06-2021 02:53
  
  Record high temperatures combined with significantly lower precipitation this year have many areas of Alberta heading toward drought. The Calgary area has received just two-thirds of its normal precipitation since Jan. 1 — 117.7mm so far, which is nearly 60mm shy of the long-term average according to Environment Canada. In many places, crops which should be growing quickly are starting to turn brown. One life-long farmer near Strathmore says his usually dependable pasture has just a fracti
  
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• At last regular COVID-19 update, Dr. Hinshaw urges Albertans to continue to make ‘safe choices’ when restrictions lift

  30-06-2021 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  In her last regularly scheduled COVID-19 update on Tuesday, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health asked residents to get vaccinated, continue with good hand hygiene and weigh the benefits vs. the rewards of activities. Julia Wong has more from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s update.
  
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