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• TSB investigating grass fire sparked by train in Calgary, other fires in B.C.

  20-07-2021 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks from a train ignited a grass fire in Calgary.
  
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• Alberta invests $7.3 million in youth mental health hubs

  20-07-2021 23:04
  
  Alberta is investing $7.3 million to improve youth mental health centres across Alberta over the next three years. Of that, $3 million will be allocated for use in 2021 to improve existing hubs.   Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis made the announcement Tuesday at a press conference in Medicine Hat. The money will go to improving existing care hubs, building new ones, and planning others. The province has planned for a total of 12 hubs to be in operation. Four are
  
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• WestJet not seeking financial aid from federal government

  20-07-2021 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  WestJet said Tuesday it is not seeking financial aid from the federal government after months of talks between Ottawa and the airline.
  
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• Province calls Ottawa's net-zero climate plans “extremely harmful” - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2021 22:35
  
  Province calls Ottawa's net-zero climate plans “extremely harmful”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 killed, 2 hospitalized in crash near Taber, Alta.

  20-07-2021 22:15
  
  Two people were killed and two others were sent to hospital in a crash involving three vehicles on Highway 36 between Township Road 110 and 112, near Taber, Alta. The crash happened about 4 p.m. on July 16. Police say a southbound cargo van crossed over the centre line and collided head on with a northbound passenger van.  A third vehicle, a northbound car was struck by the cargo van on its driver’s side.  The 33-year-old driver of the cargo van and the 72-year-old driver of the
  
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• K-Country parking passes bring in $6.2M in first weeks

  20-07-2021 21:52
  
  Nearly 100,000 Kananaskis Country parking passes have been sold since the program started in June, bringing in $6.2 million in revenue for the province, officials revealed on Tuesday. As of July 19, a total of 96,816 have been sold, which includes 37,327 single and multi-day passes, and 59,489 annual passes. All vehicles stopping in Kananaskis Country, a popular area west of Calgary, are now required to have a pass, which sells for $15 per day, or $90 for the season for personal vehicles. Passes
  
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• Crash sends pedestrian to hospital, police eye alcohol as possible factor

  20-07-2021 21:22
  
  Alcohol is being investigated as a factor in a crash that sent a pedestrian to hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening. Police say a Dodge Charger being driven by a 24-year-old woman struck a 41-year-old man as he walked through the parking lot of the Fish Creek Pointe apartment complex about 8 p.m. in the 2500 block of Fish Creek Blvd. S.W. "The man was knocked to the ground and run over by the Dodge," police said in a release. "The car then continued through the parking lot and struck
  
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• 'A needle in a haystack': Alberta woman searching for life-saving kidney donor

  20-07-2021 21:15
  
  An Alberta woman battling with a kidney disease that worsens with age is in need of a donor. Kelly Konieczny lives on a farm in Manville, two hours east of Edmonton. Married to her husband for 25 years and a mother to three girls, she is fighting the end stage of kidney disease. Konieczny has Polycystic kidney disease – a genetic disease that worsens over time. The only solution is a kidney transplant. “I have known about this since I was 21, I’m now 47. I have been followed by
  
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• Air quality improves, fog hinders heating in southern Alberta

  20-07-2021 21:10
  
  The smoke at the surface has cleared for much of east-central and southern Alberta but remains aloft. Air quality has greatly improved, but even as clouds clear Tuesday afternoon, hazy conditions continue. A risk of severe weather remains late in the day for central Alberta from the foothills east to the Saskatchewan boundary. The greatest risk here includes up to 40 millimetres of localized rainfall, up to four centimetres of hail and possible tornado development. Wednesday begins with a chance
  
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• Crowsnest Pass holding “Grassy Mountain Mine Concerned Citizens Meeting” July 22 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2021 20:46
  
  Crowsnest Pass holding “Grassy Mountain Mine Concerned Citizens Meeting” July 22  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Peanut butter to produce: Canadian families are paying more to fill their grocery carts

  20-07-2021 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  From meat to produce, the cost of groceries has increased. A food researcher says pantry staples have also seen a price spike.
  
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• Canadian families are paying more to fill their grocery carts

  20-07-2021 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians have no doubt noticed a jump in their grocery bill. The cost to feed your family has gone up and for many, that may mean cutting back and finding other ways to cut costs. Kendra Slugoski has more.
  
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• Funding for youth mental health services in Alberta to be announced Tuesday afternoon

  20-07-2021 20:03
  
  Alberta’s government is set to speak on funding that will improve mental health services for youth in the province. The press conference is scheduled for at 2 p.m. in Medicine Hat. The announcement will be made by Minister of Children’s Services Rebecca Schultz and Assistant Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Mike Ellis. Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston is also scheduled to be there, as well as Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaella Glasgo, and Tracie Mutschler, executive director wit
  
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• Battle of Alberta between Flames and Oilers to kick off pre-season on Sept. 26

  20-07-2021 19:30
  
  The Calgary Flames will get their pre-season started with a Battle of Alberta at home against the Edmonton Oilers on Sept. 26, the team announced Tuesday. The Flames will also face the NHL’s newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken, on Sept. 29 at the Scotiabank Saddledome and in Kent, Wash., on Oct. 2.  A total of eight pre-season games are on the Flames' schedule, four at home and four on the road, against the Oilers, Kraken, Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets. The schedule includes:Su
  
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• Zachary Quinto to beam into Calgary Expo this fall

  20-07-2021 19:15
  
  Best known for his portrayal of Spock in the current run of Star Trek films, Zachary Quinto will beam into Calgary Expo: Limited Edition in September. "Audiences were first introduced to Quinto in Heroes for NBC. He won an Emmy Award for AMC’s American Horror Story: Asylum and is known for film roles in Hotel Artemis, Snowden, Hitman: Agent 47 and more," read a release. "He’s also known for his work on stage for the Broadway productions of Angels in
  
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• Two confirmed dead in Taber motor collision on July 16 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2021 18:55
  
  Two confirmed dead in Taber motor collision on July 16  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge County receives Triple Crown Award › Sunny South News - Sunny South News

  20-07-2021 17:50
  Lethbridge County receives Triple Crown Award › Sunny South News  Sunny South News
  
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• Fire ban enacted in Banff National Park

  20-07-2021 17:32
  
  A fire ban is in place for Banff National Park due to dry conditions. The fire ban covers the entire national park, including front and backcountry campgrounds, and includes all open fires, except for:Portable propane fire pits; Gas or propane stoves and barbecues; Propane or gas-fuelled lanterns, and; Patio heaters (propane, catalytic or infrared/radiant). Violators could face up to a $25,000 fine. An air quality statement is also in place for Banff National Park, along with most of southw
  
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• Additional wildfire evacuation orders issued in B.C. because of wildfires - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2021 15:16
  
  Additional wildfire evacuation orders issued in B.C. because of wildfires  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Massive First Nations golf tournament to be held in Ponoka

  20-07-2021 15:12
  
  A bit of history is expected to be made in the central Alberta town of Ponoka next week. The inaugural All Nations Cup will be staged over six days at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort. The tournament, which is restricted to golfers with First Nations ancestry, is expected to feature more than 570 participants. With that many entrants, the event is expected to be not only the largest Indigenous golf tournament ever in Alberta, but in Canada as well. “To the best of my knowledge there has never be
  
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• Feds announce $168.5M for Springbank dam project

  20-07-2021 14:55
  
  The federal government will provide $168.5 million toward the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir Project, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson announced Tuesday. The money comes from the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF). The announcement follows the federal government signing off on the project earlier this month after it was determined not to have major environmental impacts. The Springbank dam project would create a temporary reservoir, held in by a kilometr
  
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• Details on contentious $423M Springbank Dam to be revealed Tuesday afternoon

  20-07-2021 14:55
  
  With all three levels of government now signed off on the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir Project, details will be shared at a news conference scheduled in Calgary near the Elbow River on Tuesday. Earlier this month the plan received the green light from the federal government, after it was determined to not have major environmental impacts. It's the second major flood mitigation project that has now passed several hurdles in the eight years since the 2013 floods. The project is expected to cost
  
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• 'Unknown Blackfoot Warrior' receives ceremonial burial where the Old Man River meets the Belly River

  20-07-2021 05:12
  
  A skull that was determined to be a prehistoric, Indigenous person received a burial June 26, over 40 years after it was first discovered in the waters of the Old Man River west of the Monarch bridge at Hwy 3A in southern Alberta. That happened in 1979, when someone found a skull and turned it over to the Fort Macleod RCMP detachment. In October, 1979, with the assistance of the University of Alberta's anthropology department, the skull was determined to be from a male over 60 years of age, and
  
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• Jake the facility service dog receives Community Justice Award

  20-07-2021 04:19
  
  An Airdrie court trauma dog named Jake is being acknowledged for the important role he plays in comforting children, youth and adults who testify in court. Jake has won Alberta’s Community Justice Award for innovation in 2021, an award given to individuals who have worked toward improving safety in their community. Jake’s job is to help support vulnerable witnesses when it’s hard for them to speak. Jake has been working for two years now, and has assisted close to 100 people in
  
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• 'Comfortable being who I am': NHL prospect and Calgary Hitmen player comes out

  20-07-2021 03:41
  
  Luke Prokop says he's no longer scared to hide who he is. The 19-year-old became the first player under an NHL contract to come out as gay, making the public announcement Monday morning. "I got to a place where I was... I wanted to be comfortable being who I am and that's going to be in front of my family, in front of my friends, in front of my teammates. Then, ultimately, in front of the world," Prokop told TSN. "It's been really cool, the process of being able to come out publicly and be who I
  
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• WestJet apologizes to customers, says refunds should be issued for rebooked flights

  20-07-2021 03:26
  
  WestJet says it was wrong when it offered credits instead of full refunds to customers who wanted to cancel flights the airline re-booked. In some cases itineraries changed from direct flights to include stop overs and long delays. “The communication that was originally made by WestJet in this instance was that you were only eligible for a travel credit and that was of course, wrong,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet’s vice-president of communications. Bartrem said the Calgary-bas
  
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• Calgary live events industry reflects on Calgary Stampede

  20-07-2021 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite the drop in attendance, live event industry professionals say Stampede organizers should be commended for successfully putting on a large-scale event amidst a pandemic.
  
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• Micro-library installed in Waterton Lakes National Park

  20-07-2021 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chinook Arch Regional Library System has set up a micro-library in Waterton located in the same building as the post office.
  
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• Albertans increasingly concerned with covering next year’s expenses without going into debt: survey

  20-07-2021 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A so-called return to normal in Alberta as provincial health restrictions are lifted is bringing the reality of debt back into focus.
  
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• Alberta deals with very poor air quality due to wildfire smoke

  20-07-2021 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  As more wildfires rage across Canada, smoke from those blazes is now spreading across country, causing significant air quality issues. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the situation could get especially worse, as more fires rage in Western Canada.
  
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• Cochrane RCMP investigating shooting

  20-07-2021 01:55
  
  Cochrane RCMP are investigating after a shooting that took place in Rocky View county early Monday morning. At 6:05 a.m., police were dispatched to a shooting that took place in Woodland Estates Police arrived to discover a 21-year-old man who suffered a non life-threatening injury to his lower body. Cochrane police worked with a police dog and emergency response team to clear the area. The RCMP believes there is no threat to the public. Officers are investigating. There was no information avail
  
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• Alberta ‘hitting a wall’ when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations: epidemiologists

  20-07-2021 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Monday, 74.8 per cent of those eligible have received one dose of vaccine; 59.7 per cent of those eligible are fully vaccinated.
  
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• Nixon the therapy dog hopes to raise $5,000 for Ronald McDonald House fundraiser

  20-07-2021 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fundraiser has added in a new category for four-legged friends. Nixon the therapy dog has been an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald House since 2016.
  
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• Calgary business gets thrown a lifeline from the return of the Stampede

  20-07-2021 01:30
  
  It’s been a tricky 17 months for the owners of Smithbilt Hats, after the Calgary Stampede, the catalyst of a large chunk of the company's business, was cancelled completely in 2020. This year however, with the event getting the green light from the provincial health authorities, sales of the famed wild western hatters spiked. “It wasn’t quite what it has been in past years but it was definitely an improvement over the months before that,” said Brian Hanson, master hatter
  
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• Nearly 500 evacuees staying in U of R dorms as Saskatchewan wildfires rage

  20-07-2021 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to Global News, Shoal Lake Cree Nation Chief Marcel Head said favourable wind conditions mean community members could begin returning home Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta woman feels let down by credit card company after $3,500 in unknown charges

  20-07-2021 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southern Alberta woman is speaking up after she says $3,497.59 in fraudulent and interest charges were made to her Walmart Rewards Mastercard over the last few years.
  
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• Appeals requested over Grassy Mountain Coal Project decision

  20-07-2021 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The battle over a proposed open-pit coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass continues.
  
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• Lethbridge woman speaks up after $3,500 in fraudulent credit card charges

  20-07-2021 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelley Bagnall is sharing her story after she says she found thousands of dollars in unknown charges made to her Walmart Rewards Mastercard. As Eloise Therien explains, while she wishes the credit card company would have done more to alert her, she takes some of the blame.
  
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• 2 Calgary soccer leagues cancel Monday games due to poor air quality

  20-07-2021 01:03
  
  Depending on what league you play in, Monday night soccer might be on or off. Late Monday afternoon, the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) announced it was cancelling all games due to poor air quality. The same went for the women's soccer league, the CWSA, which also cancelled all its games for the same reason. A second men's league, the Calgary United Soccer Association (CUSA), announced that it depends where your game is being played and what the air quality report is close to game time.
  
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• Arrests made in Taber drug trafficking bust - Lethbridge News Now

  20-07-2021 00:51
  
  Arrests made in Taber drug trafficking bust  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle in southwest Calgary

  20-07-2021 00:45
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon in southwest Calgary. The incident took place shortly after 3:30 p.m., at the intersection of 10 Avenue S.W. and 37 Street S.W. There was no word on the condition of the pedestrian or the motorist. This is a developing story…ALERT: Emergency services are helping a pedestrian involved in an incident on 37 St and 10 Ave SW. Please go slow and watch for fellow Calgarians.. #yyctraffic #yycroads — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) J
  
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• Recovery community coming to Lethbridge

  20-07-2021 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province is moving forward with new facilities to help people recovering from addiction in southern Alberta. Jessica Robb has the details.
  
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• Western Canada desperately needs rain but it’s not in the forecast: climatologist

  20-07-2021 00:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lengthy rainfall and strong winds could dissipate the wildfires and smoky air gripping parts of Western Canada but that's not in the forecast this week, says one climatologist.
  
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