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• Calgary celebrates Canada Day as province moves to Stage 3

  01-07-2021 23:37
  
  It’s open for business, open for summer and open for Canada Day parades. “Thank you Albertans, thanks to your diligence, we are leading Canada as the first province in Canada that is fully open,” said Premier Jason Kenney at a Canada Day celebration unlike any other. Kenney rolled up to the southeast Calgary community of Parkland in his blue pick-up truck waving, smiling and hugging Calgarians out to celebrate the nation’s birthday as well as the lifting of COVID-19 restr
  
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• Alberta health minister, wife and children mobbed and harassed during Canada Day parade

  01-07-2021 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Protestors surrounded and harassed Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro and his family during a Canada Day parade: "`You've destroyed thousands and thousands of Alberta lives."
  
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• Morinville gathers in show of solidarity after historic church destroyed by fire

  01-07-2021 23:04
  
  Canada Day celebrations were cancelled in Morinville Thursday, but the town came together in a show of solidarity a day after the town's historic church was destroyed by fire.  The Morinville Community Cultural Centre opened its doors to residents with Mayor Barry Turner saying it was place for residents to come together for support.  "When you have the heart and soul of your community ripped out its very difficult to have talks of celebration," Turner said.  "We wanted to create
  
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• Video shows confrontation between Alberta health minister family and protestors

  01-07-2021 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A video obtained by Global News shows a confrontation between Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and protestors at a Canada Day event in Calgary that left Shandro’s wife in tears.
  
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• ‘We shouldn’t be celebrating anything’: Calgarians reflect on residential school tragedies in spirit of reconciliation

  01-07-2021 22:32
  
  Thousands of Calgarians marked Canada’s 154th birthday Thursday by reflecting, listening, and participating in ceremonies to show solidarity with Indigenous peoples. In the wake of the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves recovered from residential schools, several First Nations groups and supporters gathered Thursday morning for the raising of a tipi at Fort Calgary. “It’s just putting our home back where we started,” said Yvonne Henderson with Calgary&rsq
  
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• Man from Southern Alberta hamlet wins $1M in vaccine lottery - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 21:58
  
  Man from Southern Alberta hamlet wins $1M in vaccine lottery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Politicians, Indigenous leaders say burning churches not the way to get justice

  01-07-2021 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  "To burn things down is not our way," Perry Bellegarde said Wednesday. "Our way is to build relationships and come together."
  
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• Mountain biker injured near Panorama

  01-07-2021 21:47
  
  A mountain biker suffered a mishap Thursday near Panorama. STARS responded around 10 a.m.  to reports of a mountain bike accident in the Panorama area, according to a STARS spokesperson. A 38-year-old male was transported to Foothills Medical Centre in stable condition. No other information was available.
  
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• Alberta premier declares province open for summer after relaxing most COVID-19 restrictions

  01-07-2021 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney declared Alberta open for summer during a speech at a Canada Day celebration in Calgary after almost all COVID-19 public health restrictions in the province were dropped.
  
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• 'Alarming and of the utmost concern': Edmonton Sikh community speaks out over racist harassment

  01-07-2021 21:39
  
  Edmonton's Sikh community is calling for action after they say a local place of worship has been harassed for months with racist and hateful taunts.  In a Facebook post Wednesday, local Sikh organization Sangat Youth said members of the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Mill Woods had been subject to daily threatening phone calls.  "The content of these calls includes racial slurs, harassment and anti-Sikh sentiments," a statement from the group reads.  It says the harassment started i
  
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• Latest reports of unmarked graves lack important context says former Aqam chief

  01-07-2021 21:31
  
  For a country coming to terms with a painful past, the announcement of 182 unmarked graves identified next to a former residential school was immediately horrific. "Every time there's those words come out: 'unmarked grave,' people jump on it and think 'oh, it's got to do with the residential schools,'" says Sophie Pierre, who served as chief of the Aqam community for 26 years. But she says the context of those people's remains is far more complicated than first reported. She says although well-i
  
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• Barlow Trail near airport closed for paving

  01-07-2021 21:05
  
  Travelers heading to the Calgary Airport Thursday may encounter an unexpected disruption. The city announced via social media that Barlow Trail between Airport Trail and 100 Ave. N.E. will be closed for paving. The paving is expected to be completed by 6 a.m. Friday morning. No other information was available.CLOSURE: AIRPORT TR & BARLOW TR NE Until 6 am on Friday July 2, Barlow Tr will be closed between Airport Tr & 100 AV NE for Paving. #yyctraffic — YYC Transportation (@yyctrans
  
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• First $1M COVID-19 lottery prize awarded to vaccinated Albertan

  01-07-2021 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta entered Phase 3 of the Open for Summer plan on Thursday, July 1, with virtually all public health restrictions being lifted. 
  
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• Century Gardens reopens after major renovation

  01-07-2021 20:03
  
  The City of Calgary officially reopened Century Gardens Wednesday. The park, located at 826 8 Avenue S.W., added two new pavilions, with a new bathroom and an opportunity for a food concession, a wood amphitheatre and a central splash pad. There's also upgrades to heritage waterfalls, restored and repositioned public art sculpture, and new, wider entrances that provide easier access to the C-Train platform. Originally opened in 1975 to celebrate Calgary's 100th birthday, the gardens' electrical
  
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• 49 temperature records set across Alberta on June 30; Jasper warns of fire danger

  01-07-2021 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperature records continue to be set across Alberta this week as the province deals with a historic heat wave.
  
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• Lytton fire: Residents unaccounted for; most of B.C. village destroyed, officials say

  01-07-2021 19:08
  
  After a dangerous fire forced all residents of a small B.C. village to evacuate their homes Wednesday evening, the province's solicitor general says some people are still unaccounted for. Mike Farnworth spoke about Lytton's devastating blaze at a last-minute news conference Thursday. "Because the fire hit so fast, people evacuated very quickly, about 1,000 people," he said. The fire started in the late afternoon and by the evening, the mayor had issued an evacuation order for the entire village.
  
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• Lytton fire: 90 per cent of B.C. village has burned in devastating blaze, local MP says

  01-07-2021 19:08
  
  Ely Makeiv arrived at the Merritt, B.C., evacuation centre without a shirt on his back. “It happened so fast. I didn’t have enough time to get my dogs and get out, I didn’t even have a chance of putting my shirt on,” he told CTV News Wednesday night. The fire started in the late afternoon and by 6 p.m., the mayor had issued an evacuation order for the entire town of Lytton. “We only had 20 minutes,” said Sherry Drynock. “So we packed up our RV and whatev
  
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• Montreal to host outdoor Canadiens games viewing after request for more fans in Bell Centre denied

  01-07-2021 18:42
  
  Montreal has announced it will set up outdoor viewing parties to allow fans to watch the Canadiens play in the Stanley Cup final, a day after Quebec public health denied a request to allow more fans into the Bell Centre. The city said the free viewings will take place in the city's entertainment district beginning with Friday's game. The announcement comes as the Quebec government confirms it refused a request by the Canadiens organization to allow about 10,500 fans into the team's home arena, w
  
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• Four Alberta communities hit 40 degrees Wednesday - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 17:02
  
  Four Alberta communities hit 40 degrees Wednesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Free of the mask’: Businesses taking cautious approach to Alberta’s full reopening

  01-07-2021 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Everybody was pretty excited to no longer have a mask on, but I do know some businesses where they're asking their servers to continue to wear masks."
  
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• Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 16:25
  
  Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Walk To Breathe – Alberta man will walk from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise $50000.00 - Todayville.com

  01-07-2021 16:03
  
  Walk To Breathe – Alberta man will walk from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise $50000.00  Todayville.com
  
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• Southern Alberta sailor an integral part of successful counter-terrorism mission - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 16:01
  
  Southern Alberta sailor an integral part of successful counter-terrorism mission  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stepping Into The Life Of Sitcom Star Lucille Ball - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 13:52
  
  Stepping Into The Life Of Sitcom Star Lucille Ball  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nearly all COVID restrictions now lifted in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  01-07-2021 13:01
  
  Nearly all COVID restrictions now lifted in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Emergency crews battle fire at hay plant near Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  01-07-2021 06:56
  
  Emergency crews battle fire at hay plant near Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Emergency crews battle fire at hay plant near Lethbridge

  01-07-2021 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a busy evening for Lethbridge and Coaldale firefighters on Wednesday, responding to a large fire at a hay plant east of the city. Erik Bay reports.
  
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• Damage is in the millions following a hay plant fire near Lethbridge, crews remain on scene - Global News

  01-07-2021 06:51
  
  Damage is in the millions following a hay plant fire near Lethbridge, crews remain on scene  Global News
  
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• Damage is in the millions following a hay plant fire near Lethbridge, crews remain on scene

  01-07-2021 06:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smoke could be seen for kilometres on Wednesday as emergency crews were called to battle a large fire at a hay plant near Lethbridge.
  
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• Large fire east of Lethbridge contained | CTV News - CTV Toronto

  01-07-2021 05:37
  
  Large fire east of Lethbridge contained | CTV News  CTV Toronto
  
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• Large fire east of Lethbridge contained

  01-07-2021 05:37
  
  A large fire burning at Green Prairie International Hay Facility was contained by firefighters Wednesday night. Fire crews responded to 911 calls that started around 8 p.m., reporting a large blaze burning at the facility along Highway 3 between Lethbridge and Coaldale, which caused large quantities of smoke to be seen throughout the city. There were no evacuations and no roadblocks. There was no information available about injuries. There's no word on what caused the fire.
  
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• Alberta Grand Chief pleads with his people to leave churches alone

  01-07-2021 05:30
  
  Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey asked his members not to take “vigilante actions” against Catholic churches Wednesday night – although he says he understands the anger that might make someone want to do that. Noskey released his emotional video on the same day a Catholic Church burned down in Morinville and 182 more unmarked grave sites were reported at a former residential school site in British Columbia. “In your communities where you have these churches, we are aski
  
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• COVID-19: As Alberta prepares to peel back public health measures, doctors offer advice

  01-07-2021 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly all public health measures will be lifted across the province, including the provincial mask mandate, though masks will still be required in certain circumstances.
  
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• Six Nations not recognizing Canada Day; hosting virtual event to honour residential school survivors

  01-07-2021 03:24
  
  Six Nations will not be recognizing Canada Day on July 1 following the discoveries of unmarked graves at residential school sites across the country. Instead, Six Nations is encouraging everyone to wear orange and engage in a day of education and reflection regarding Canada's legacy toward Indigenous peoples. “Although people have many different reasons to celebrate being Canadian, we ask that they also acknowledge Canada’s colonial legacy and the effects it has had and continues to
  
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• Man sent to hospital, another treated at scene of Calgary house fire

  01-07-2021 03:16
  
  Calgary firefighters were called to respond after two homes caught fire on Wednesday evening. The first incident took place at about 5 p.m. on Radcliffe Drive S.E. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the home. It was quickly extinguished and EMS transported a man with unspecified injuries to hospital. A second man was treated at the scene and released. It's believed the fire began in the rear of the home and spread to the attic, while officials say the two men were in
  
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• As COVID-19 restrictions end, youth sports battle the heat

  01-07-2021 03:11
  
  With virtually all COVID-19 restrictions lifting on Thursday, youth sports teams in Calgary are facing a new hazard: the sun Temperatures have soared in recent days and many teams are out practicing and playing games. Many of their seasons will begin once restrictions are fully lifted. “Definitely an added ripple this week,” said Joshua Staav, manager of the Calgary Tennis Club. Staav said with the tennis club holding day camps for youth this week, the plan is to do a little less. &l
  
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• 'The water's calling': Southern Albertans head to the lake to escape the heat

  01-07-2021 02:20
  
  Boat and water sport sales skyrocketed during the pandemic, and that trend is continuing as temperatures soar. “36, 37 (degrees), that’s crazy,” said Bo Cyr, who took his boat for a test run at Stafford Lake. “I wanted to make sure everything works in the water,” added Cyr, who was planning to do some fishing this weekend. Cyr said up until now he has been spending a lot of time on his motorcycle. “Now it’s almost too hot to ride the bike, so I thought I
  
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• Alberta prepares for public health measures to end on Canada Day

  01-07-2021 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will be moving into the third and final stage of reopening on Canada Day. Julia Wong reports on what will be changing.
  
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• Alberta abandoning Metis consultation policy talks ‘not acceptable’: Calgary councillor

  01-07-2021 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward Sutherland, a Métis man and Calgary councillor, says the province has treated the Métis nation as "second-class Indigenous people" by walking away from the negotiating table.
  
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• No leaks reported after CP freight train derails near Brocket, Alta.

  01-07-2021 01:52
  
  Officials are investigating after a freight train, hauling sulphur, derailed on Wednesday. Canadian-Pacific says one of its trains derailed near Brocket, the main community on the Piikani First Nation, at just before noon. Officials say the incident took place along Highway 786 and traffic is still being detoured. There are no public safety concerns and no one was injured when the train went off the tracks.Crews are at the scene and an investigation into what happened is underway. Brocket is loc
  
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• Federal government approves modified quarantine for CFL players

  01-07-2021 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has approved a plan that will allow CFL players and staff to return to Canada without undergoing a full 14-day quarantine.
  
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• Climate scientist Katharine Hayoe speaks on what Western Canada’s heat means for climate change

  01-07-2021 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of Western Canada has been grappling with a climate-fuelled heat emergency. Global National’s Dawna Friesen speaks with Katharine Hayhoe, a world-renowned Canadian climate scientist, about the importance of talking about solutions when communicating the climate crisis.
  
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• Alberta man charged after speeding away from police through busy parking lot

  01-07-2021 01:07
  
  A Drumheller man is facing a series of charges in connection with an incident where a vehicle fled from police through the parking lot of a grocery store. Mounties say they attempted to stop a vehicle on Seventh Avenue S.E. in the town of Drumheller on June 20 at approximately 5:10 p.m. When the driver noticed officers, they suddenly drove away at a high rate of speed through a parking lot. Luckily no one was injured in the incident and police soon found the vehicle just south of the community o
  
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• ‘Unprecedented’ heat wave in western North America set to pass, but impacts linger

  01-07-2021 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The heat wave hitting much of western North America, both in Canada and the U.S., has been called “unprecedented” by some as multiple cities break heat records, including the village of Lytton, B.C., which once again saw the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada for the third straight day. Ross Hull reports.
  
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• Alberta company creates synthetic cities to help model the future

  01-07-2021 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  You rarely get a look into what the future holds -- but an Edmonton couple's technology offers a glimpse into what's next for cities around the world.
  
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• Group bringing supportive housing to Blood Tribe Reserve

  01-07-2021 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  With grant funding through Indigenous Services Canada, a supportive housing complex with a main hub and four units will be constructed in Moses Lake, Alta.
  
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• Normal return to school planned for Alberta students this fall

  01-07-2021 00:32
  
  The Alberta government says young students will be enjoying a return to in-class learning in the fall without the need for "extensive health measures" that were put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials released details of the current 2021-2022 school year plan online on Wednesday, adding that while a "normal year" is expected, there will still be scenarios in the "unlikely event that they may be needed." "I'm pleased that students can expect a return to a normal school year," said Educa
  
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• Body of man found in Alberta septic tank in 1977 identified using genetic genealogy: RCMP

  01-07-2021 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say they have identified a man whose burned body was found in a septic tank on an abandoned Alberta farm 44 years ago. Police said the victim is a man from Manitoba.
  
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• Alberta confirms 76 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

  01-07-2021 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, Alberta's COVID-19 positivity rate was sitting at 1.17 per cent after the province conducted 6,335 tests over the previous 24 hours.
  
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