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• Calgary volunteers help Muslim farmer after his hard work was targeted by vandals

  10-07-2021 23:46
  
  A group of volunteers are helping a Muslim farmer rebuild after a series of incidents of vandalism on the land where he works. Mohamed Eldaher tends to a vegetable farm just outside of Calgary. This year, he says he's been dealing with multiple incidents he believes may be connected to his race or religion. The Syrian immigrant says garbage is constantly dumped on his property and someone attempted to destroy his greenhouse with their vehicle. But on Saturday, something happened that made him fe
  
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• Roman Catholic church on Kehewin Cree Nation in Alberta destroyed by fire

  10-07-2021 23:30
  
  A church near Bonnyville, Alta. has been destroyed after a fire was "deliberately set" Friday evening, police say.  RCMP say they responded alongside Bonnyville fire services to Our Lady of Mercy on Kehewin Cree Nation around 9:45 p.m. Friday which was already in flames. According to Mounties, the church was slated to be demolished as it had remained vacant for several years. “Through investigation police learned the fire was deliberately set,” RCMP said in a media release. Bonn
  
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• Kehewin Cree Nation church destroyed by fire, youth charged by RCMP

  10-07-2021 23:30
  
  A Roman Catholic church near Bonnyville, Alta. has been destroyed after a fire was "deliberately set" Friday evening, police say.  RCMP say they responded alongside Bonnyville fire services to Our Lady of Mercy on Kehewin Cree Nation around 9:45 p.m. Friday which was already in flames. According to Mounties, the church was slated to be demolished as it had remained vacant for several years. “Through investigation police learned the fire was deliberately set,” RCMP said in a medi
  
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• Government developing new label for made-in-Alberta food products - Lethbridge News Now

  10-07-2021 22:59
  
  Government developing new label for made-in-Alberta food products  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pancakes and protests: Politicians met with conflict at several Calgary Stampede breakfasts

  10-07-2021 22:36
  
  Politicians were flipping flapjacks with pride and promising better days ahead as the Calgary Stampede marks Canada’s first major event to fully open up with nearly zero restrictions. A series of pancake breakfasts on Saturday morning saw thousands gather for the traditional celebration in what Premier Jason Kenney hopes to be a symbol of Alberta’s path to fully reopening. “I'm glad people are embracing Alberta being open for summer and I believe with the vaccines we're open fo
  
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• City needs Stampede to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic successfully: Calgary Economic Development

  10-07-2021 20:27
  
  The Calgary Stampede is an essential event and needed to be held in 2021 for not only the psychology of Calgarians but also the economy of the city, officials say. As the weeks led up to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, some were concerned about whether or not it should be held due to a potential risk of COVID-19 infection. However, with vaccination rates up and active cases dropping, the benefits of holding the event now are much sweeter. "It generates a huge amount of economic benefit for t
  
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• Calgary requires the Stampede to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic successfully

  10-07-2021 20:27
  
  The Calgary Stampede is an essential event and needed to be held in 2021 for not only the psychology of Calgarians but also the economy of the city, officials say. As the weeks led up to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, some were concerned about whether or not it should be held due to a potential risk of COVID-19 infection. However, with vaccination rates up and active cases dropping, the benefits of holding the event now are much sweeter. "It generates a huge amount of economic benefit for t
  
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• Alberta wants parents and teachers to join panels to advise education minister

  10-07-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Parent Advisory Council and Teacher Advisory Council will serve a 10-month term and attend up to four meetings with the minister per term.
  
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• Tornado warning prompts emergency alert Saturday for Lac La Biche

  10-07-2021 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  People in northeastern Alberta witnessed several hours of wild weather on Saturday night, including a tornado warning for the Lac La Biche area at around 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Three batches of cannabis pre-rolls sold in Alberta recalled by Health Canada

  10-07-2021 19:03
  
  Health Canada is recalling some dried cannabis pre-rolls sold in retailers in Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. Three lots of Atlas Growers Ltd.’s Zour Apples Full Flower dried cannabis pre-rolls were recalled this week by Health Canada after hazards of yeast, mould, and bacteria were identified. The affected lots include P200027, P200044, and P210008, and were sold between Dec. 1, 2020 and July 7, 2021.  According to the Health Canada, certain individuals who use the affecte
  
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• Man seriously injured after being struck by CTrain, alcohol suspected as cause

  10-07-2021 18:40
  
  A Calgary man has been sent to hospital in serious, life threatening condition after a CTrain struck him inside the tunnel near Victoria Park/Stampede station. Officials say the 28-year-old man suffered serious, life altering injuries when the southbound train hit him at 3 a.m. on Saturday. "Calgary Transit peace officers came to his aid before Calgary Fire Department and EMS personnel attended. The man was transported to hospital where he remains in critical condition," officials stated in a re
  
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• Man seriously injured after being struck by CTrain

  10-07-2021 18:40
  
  A Calgary man has been sent to hospital in serious, life threatening condition after a CTrain struck him inside the tunnel near Victoria Park/Stampede station. Officials say the 28-year-old man suffered serious, life altering injuries when the southbound train hit him at 3 a.m. on Saturday. "Calgary Transit peace officers came to his aid before Calgary Fire Department and EMS personnel attended. The man was transported to hospital where he remains in critical condition," officials stated in a re
  
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• How does Alberta’s 2021 wildfire season so far compare to last year?

  10-07-2021 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Saturday morning, there were 43 wildfires burning the forest protection area across Alberta. Four of the fires are listed as out of control. Kim Smith spoke with Jen Beverly, an assistant professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, to find out how this year’s wildfire season compares to previous years.
  
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• Flapjacks on-the-go handed out at Chinook Centre's Stampede breakfast

  10-07-2021 17:31
  
  One of the largest Stampede breakfasts in the city of Calgary had a different feel this year in order to keep people healthy and safe from COVID-19 infection. For the past 60 years, Cadillac Fairview (CF) Chinook Centre has held a Stampede breakfast to help kick-off Calgary's Western heritage festival and organizers would not miss out on holding the event for 2021. However, with health recommendations still in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials opted for a different method of deli
  
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• Ontario logs fewer than 180 new COVID-19 cases, eight more deaths

  10-07-2021 16:08
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting fewer than 180 new cases of COVID-19, and eight more deaths due to the disease. The province confirmed 179 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, which comes after officials reported daily infection numbers of 183 on Friday, 210 on Thursday and 194 on Wednesday. Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 187, down from 239 at this point last week. With 23,695 tests processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the positiv
  
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• Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

  10-07-2021 15:15
  
  Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says she is concerned that vaccination rates among younger Canadians aren't high enough as the rate of first-dose shots is slowing. “Now that the vaccine's been around for some time we are getting a bit concerned that that group isn't offering their arm, as it were,” Tam said at a virtual news conference Thursday. She said younger Canadians tend to be socializing more, and can infect older Canadians if they carry COVID-19, who may be more v
  
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• Majority of Canadians think COVID-19 U.S. border restrictions should lift this year: Nanos

  10-07-2021 04:00
  
  A majority of Canadians are in favour of lifting all pandemic-prompted travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border this year, according to a new survey from Nanos Research. As conversations continue about when the federal government will lift certain border measures like mandatory testing, quarantines, and limits on who can cross into Canada for non-essential reasons, new data indicates that most people will be ready for a return to pre-pandemic rules by the end of 2021. According to a survey
  
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• Chin Reservoir expansion moving forward: $133M project to be completed by spring 2028

  10-07-2021 03:08
  
  The Alberta Government, Canada Infrastructure Bank and three irrigation districts are investing up to $133 million to expand the Chin Reservoir. When completed the project could add up to 200,000 new irrigated acres to the irrigation districts, create jobs in southern Alberta and help to attract value-added food processing to the province. “Expanding the Chin Reservoir will mean tremendous new opportunities for farmers, ranchers, food processors and the communities they support,” sai
  
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• Calgary Stampede serves as test for major events during pandemic

  10-07-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede has kicked off, marking the first major event to take place in Canada since the pandemic began. Heather Yourex-West explains how this year’s festivities will look different, the criticism organizers are facing, and how the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” is serving as a test.
  
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• Stampede fireworks extravanganza to celebrate resilience and determination of Albertans

  10-07-2021 02:09
  
  Friday night, the Calgary Stampede plans to celebrate the resilience and determination of all Albertans by lighting up the sky with a fireworks extravaganza in four different cities across the province. At 11 p.m., The Fireworks Spectacular presented by Bell will erupt in a blaze of colour over Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Red Deer in the largest and most sophisticated fireworks event presented in Canada this year. “This is our way of lighting up the Alberta skies and providing the op
  
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• Alberta woman recalls close call with river while hiking

  10-07-2021 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  What was meant to be a safe day of hiking with a friend turned into a terrifying and life-threatening ordeal for one Alberta woman. As Sarah Komadina reports, if it wasn’t for a quick-thinking bystander, the outcome could have been tragic.
  
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• Alberta lost 37,000 full-time jobs in June: StatCan

  10-07-2021 01:58
  
  Canada's job market is showing signs of recovery as more COVID-19 restrictions lift, but the province leading the reopening charge isn't seeing immediate positive employment results.  Alberta's job numbers took a step back in June, according to Statistics Canada's latest Labour Market Survey.  The survey says the province lost a total of 37,000 full-time jobs last month.  Part-time jobs were up 36,800.  That all resulted in an unemployment uptick to 9.3 per cent, something ma
  
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• Will Alberta bring in $10/day daycare?

  10-07-2021 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The debate over $10-a-day daycare in Alberta has been renewed after B.C. signed on to the federal government’s plan. Advocates support the initiatives but experts say what it really boils down to is politics. Julia Wong explains.
  
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• 5 people homeless after northeast Calgary house fire

  10-07-2021 01:13
  
  Fire investigators say unattended candles sparked a blaze that resulted in five people forced out of their home in northeast Calgary. Crews were called to the scene, at a home on Eldorado Close N.E. at about 10:20 a.m. on Friday. Once firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from a number of the second-storey windows of the home. They immediately began an interior attack on the fire, quickly bringing it under control and limiting fire damage to a single room, however, other rooms of the hou
  
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• Man missing since June 27 located deceased

  10-07-2021 00:59
  
  A man missing since June 27 has been located deceased. Tyrese Lens was discovered Wednesday, police said in a release. Lens was last seen around 5 p.m. on the beach along Harvie Passage in Pearce Estate Park. He got up to go to another beach to visit some other friends and never returned, leaving his personal belongings behind. As the death was not considered suspicious, the police are not releasing any further details.
  
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• Conversations continue over whether Alberta will sign on to federal child-care program

  10-07-2021 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal Liberals committed to bringing child-care fees to an average of $10 a day in regulated centres by 2025-26, at a cost of $30 billion over the next five years.
  
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• New Lethbridge baseball academy starting fall 2021

  10-07-2021 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  It will be a homerun for baseball developmentin Lethbridge: the Lethbridge High School Baseball Academy will start this fall. As Erik Bay tells us, it could be a huge boost for players looking to improve their game.
  
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• Convicted sex offender who preyed on former patients facing 15 new charges, including one child victim

  10-07-2021 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Retired Calgary neurologist facing 15 new charges of sexual assault against former patients including one child.
  
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• New book ‘S is for STAMPEDE’ highlights all aspects of Calgary Stampede

  10-07-2021 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede is known for so many different things from its rodeo to its midway food. As Quinn Campbell reports, two southern Alberta women wanted to document all things Stampede in their own unique way.
  
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• COVID-19: Events sector keeps eye on Calgary Stampede to see if mass gatherings can be held safely

  10-07-2021 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede officially got underway on Friday and became the first legal mass gathering of people in Alberta since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the province.
  
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• New Lethbridge baseball academy starting fall 2021 - Global News

  10-07-2021 00:51
  
  New Lethbridge baseball academy starting fall 2021  Global News
  
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• New book ‘S is for STAMPEDE’ tells the story of the Calgary Stampede

  10-07-2021 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede is known for so many different things. Two Southern Alberta women have captured all things Stampede in their own unique way, using the alphabet.
  
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• Science flows at U of L Summer Camp

  10-07-2021 00:37
  
  When most people think of summer camp, the first things that comes to mind are sports or outdoor activities. However, one of the university's most popular camps, Destination Exploration, is introducing kids to the exciting world of science. Destination Exploration is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) camp with the goal of getting the kids to play, explore, discover and learn. It's a week-long day camp that runs for kids ranging from grades one to seven to help them learn in a n
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 52 new cases Friday as active cases continue to fall

  10-07-2021 00:34
  
  Alberta reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as the province's active case count continued to fall.   There are now 675 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, about where the count was in mid-July of 2020. The province had more than 1,000 active cases at the start of this month. Fourteen of the active cases are linked to a Sherwood Park graduation ceremony, according to Alberta Health.  More than 39,000 second doses of vaccine were given out Thursday, bringing the proportion
  
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• Alberta’s active COVID-19 cases continue decline Friday

  10-07-2021 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, Alberta Health reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed over the last 24 hours.
  
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• Missing Lethbridge woman found deceased - Lethbridge News Now

  10-07-2021 00:24
  
  Missing Lethbridge woman found deceased  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine offered at Stampede breakfast in northeast Calgary

  10-07-2021 00:19
  
  To help boost the vaccination rate, the Centre for Newcomers hosted a Stampede breakfast at the Northgate Village Shopping Centre this morning and offered Moderna shots at a nearby Alberta Health Services walk-in clinic. Nathan Bensler, a facilitator with 19 to Zero, was on-site encouraging people to get their vaccine. “I’ve walked a few people to the clinic,” he said. “Getting a bunch of people their second dose and a few people their first dose is fantastic.” The
  
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