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• Slow response to 911 call results in Springbank home robbery

  30-07-2021 23:58
  
  A British Columbia vacation was abruptly halted for Dallas and Mark Rhodenizer. They were in the middle of a two week holiday when they received a text message from their Springbank neighbour saying their garage door was open. "So we went on (to view our security video system) and we watched two people break into our house and clean out boxes over and over again so we got on the phone with 911," said Dallas. But calling from B.C. about an Alberta emergency proved to be a challenge for the couple
  
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• Suspicious fire at Two Guys and A Pizza Place under investigation

  30-07-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fire crews responded to an early morning fire at Two Guys and a Pizza Place. Jessica Robb has more on the investigation, and a word of warning to business owners and homeowners.
  
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• No evacuation, no out-of-control wildfires: Banff, Alta. urges residents and tourists to take precautions

  30-07-2021 23:41
  
  Thousands of Albertans and tourists are expected to visit the town of Banff for a getaway this Heritage Day long weekend, but a picturesque view of the mountains will likely be hidden behind thick layers of smoke. However, despite the haze, officials there are no active, out-of-control wildfires threatening the community and no one has been put on evacuation alert. The smoke is coming mainly from British Columbia, where 240 wildfires are actively burning. Thirty-six are out-of-control and the ma
  
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• 65% of eligible Albertans fully immunized against COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2021 23:33
  
  65% of eligible Albertans fully immunized against COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Workforce Training – connecting you back to the world of work - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2021 22:44
  Workforce Training – connecting you back to the world of work  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Driver flown to hospital by STARS after Okotoks crash

  30-07-2021 21:56
  
  A man in his 70s is in hospital following a serious crash that occurred Wednesday evening near the town of Okotoks. Officials said they responded to the scene, at 7:45 p.m. on July 28, after an EMS crew came across an incident on Big Rock Trail, near 378 Avenue in Foothills County, Alta. According to a preliminary investigation, RCMP said a westbound pickup truck was in the process of passing slower vehicles on the road when the driver encountered oncoming traffic. "The pickup swerved, lost cont
  
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• “Big Backyard BioBlitz” – help to register local plants and animals - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2021 21:48
  
  “Big Backyard BioBlitz” – help to register local plants and animals  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police again appeal for tips in downtown stabbing death

  30-07-2021 21:38
  
  Calgary Police Service is renewing calls for help to find a wanted murder suspect while asking for any witnesses to the crime to come forward. Antoine Joel Gros Ventre Boy, 26, is wanted for second-degree murder in the June 30 stabbing death of Paul March. March, 62, was walking past James Short Park, located at 115 Fourth Avenue S.W., around 7 p.m. when he heard a fight between a man and a woman. He confronted the man after hearing the woman tell him to stop hitting her. "It is believed the sus
  
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• Albertans' personal data up for sale after hackers extort health company

  30-07-2021 21:33
  
  Personal information belonging to Albertans has been leaked online and posted for sale after a health care company was hacked, CTV News has learned.  Ontario-based Homewood Health told CTV News it was hacked earlier this year and has recently begun contacting affected companies and agencies whose information may be compromised, including several in Alberta as well as in B.C. It's not clear how many Albertans were affected by the breach.  CTV News has confirmed at least some of the info
  
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• Bad gas: Fuel mix-up at Langdon, Alta. gas station results in repair bills for drivers

  30-07-2021 20:59
  
  Dozens of drivers are expected to have been affected by an issue at a southern Alberta gas station, where diesel was inadvertently added to the wrong storage tanks. Travis Clarke was one of the affected drivers. He said he filled up at the Gas Plus station, at 708 Centre St. in Langdon, Alta., and then went on a trip to Medicine Hat and back, a distance of approximately 1,000 kilometres. "It ran rough for the first trip and the second trip home it was sputtering, stalling, dying, spitting black
  
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• CP urges Kansas City Southern shareholders to oppose CN takeover next month

  30-07-2021 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based railway made the request in a regulatory filing ahead of the U.S. railway's special meeting on Aug. 19.
  
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• Albertans protest ending mandatory COVID-19 isolation, masking and testing changes

  30-07-2021 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two demonstrations were planned at the McDougall Centre in Calgary and the Alberta legislature in Edmonton.
  
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• Imperial Oil earns $366 million; Kearl oilsands site sets 25 year production record

  30-07-2021 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company says it earned 50 cents per share in the three months ended June 30.
  
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• 'Still a ways to go in Alberta:' Top doctors weigh in on plan to end isolation

  30-07-2021 20:07
  
  Canada's top doctors say Alberta's decision to end isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19, or who have been in close contact with someone who has, could have ripple effects across the country. “I firmly believe that quarantine and isolation can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in light of the spread of the Delta variant,” Theresa Tam, the country's chief public health officer, said Friday during a news briefing in Ottawa. She urged people to co
  
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• Laser pointed at aircraft in Sylvan Lake, RCMP investigating

  30-07-2021 19:22
  
  Sylvan Lake RCMP are investigating after they received a report of a green laser beam being pointed at the cockpit of an aircraft flying the area just after 4 a.m. Monday. Sgt. Jeff McBeth, detachment commander of Sylvan Lake RCMP, said there is a zero tolerance approach towards these cases. “Pointing a laser at an aircraft presents an enormous risk to the crew and passengers on the plane,” said McBeth. Intentionally shining a laser at an aircraft is considered a criminal offence whe
  
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• Surrey, B.C. hitter commits to Kodiaks women's volleyball team - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2021 19:10
  
  Surrey, B.C. hitter commits to Kodiaks women's volleyball team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I don’t think COVID is done with them': Winnipeg doctor weighs in on loosened restrictions in Alberta

  30-07-2021 19:10
  
  A Winnipeg doctor is weighing on the loosening of restrictions in Alberta, saying it seems “quite unwise” considering their rising COVID-19 case numbers. “I think their provincial leaders want to be done with COVID,” said Dr. Anand Kumar, an ICU physician and infectious disease specialist. “I don’t think COVID is done with them.” On Wednesday, Alberta announced the province is shifting its public health response and lifting restrictions related to quaran
  
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• Canada’s top doctors say Alberta’s COVID-19 plan could have ripple effects across the country

  30-07-2021 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's top doctors say Alberta's decision to end isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19 could have ripple effects across the country.
  
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• Alberta taking ‘risky gamble’ by ending COVID isolation: Canadian Paediatric Society

  30-07-2021 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Paediatric Society has written an open letter to Alberta's top doctor urging her to reconsider lifting COVID-19 isolation and testing requirements.
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 policy shift raising concerns for parents, teachers before school year

  30-07-2021 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's education ministry said a guidance document to support the return to school is being finalized and will be released in mid-August.
  
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• Unvaccinated Canadians have us heading towards a 'Delta-driven' fourth wave, Tam says

  30-07-2021 17:08
  
  Canada is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, and thousands more infections are predicted if contacts aren’t contained, warns new national modelling released Friday. The new picture on Canada’s pandemic trajectory shows the serious threat the highly-contagious Delta variant is posing, and the risk those who remain unvaccinated pose to the country being thrust into a fourth wave of the disease. “The updated longer-range forecast shows how the epidemic trajectory may evolve
  
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• New modelling warns of a resurgence in COVID-19 infections

  30-07-2021 17:08
  
  Canada is seeing a “slight increase” in new COVID-19 cases, and thousands more infections are predicted if contacts aren’t contained, warns new national modelling released Friday. After weeks of sustained decline in new cases, the Public Health Agency of Canada is warning that if community-wide contact rates increase too quickly with ongoing reopening efforts, the long-term forecast indicates Canada could experience a “stronger resurgence” of the virus. The new data
  
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• Canada is heading towards a 'Delta-driven' fourth wave, Tam says

  30-07-2021 17:08
  
  Canada is seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, and thousands more infections are predicted if contacts aren’t contained, warns new national modelling released Friday. The new picture on Canada’s pandemic trajectory shows the serious threat the highly-contagious Delta variant is posing, and the risk those who remain unvaccinated pose to the country being thrust into a fourth wave of the disease. “The updated longer-range forecast shows how the epidemic trajectory may evolve
  
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• Morning fire causes downtown Lethbridge restaurant to temporarily close - Lethbridge News Now

  30-07-2021 16:44
  Morning fire causes downtown Lethbridge restaurant to temporarily close  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa drummer squirrelled away 1968 Joni Mitchell tape recorded by Jimi Hendrix

  30-07-2021 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A closer look at the estate of an Ottawa drummer led to the discovery of a Joni Mitchell performance recorded over half a century ago by guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
  
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• Calgary doctors holding noon hour rally against lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

  30-07-2021 15:40
  
  A group of doctors plan to gather at the McDougall Centre in Calgary over the noon hour on Friday to voice concerns about Alberta dropping mandatory health measures for COVID-19. Starting Aug. 16, people who contract COVID-19 will not be mandated to quarantine and masks will no longer be mandatory on public transit. The decision to repeal COVID-19 mandates was made on Wednesday. COVID-19 cases have been increasing since Stampede ended on July 18.  Some doctors are outraged over the province
  
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• Calgary doctors hold noon hour rally against lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

  30-07-2021 15:40
  
  A group of doctors gathered at the McDougall Centre in Calgary over the noon hour on Friday to voice concerns about Alberta dropping mandatory health measures for COVID-19. A similar protest was also held at the legislature in Edmonton at noon on Friday. Starting Aug. 16, people who contract COVID-19 will not be mandated to quarantine and masks will no longer be mandatory on public transit. The decision to repeal COVID-19 mandates was made on Wednesday. COVID-19 cases have been increasing since
  
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• Weather watches and warnings closing in around Calgary

  30-07-2021 15:23
  
  Calgary has moved into the bronze-medal position in a competition we never wanted:7pm today was #Calgary's 275th smoky hour this year which puts 2021 in 3rd place for the most in any year since records began. Just 40 more hours to get to 2nd place. #YycWx pic.twitter.com/55HJ8VmEVy — Calgary Weather Records (@YYC_Weather) July 30, 2021And this weekend, we stand to increase our position. As of this writing (6:05 a.m.), Calgary sits on its odd little island, with air quality advisories now s
  
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• Line 3 pipeline to be in service by end of year, despite legal challenges: Enbridge

  30-07-2021 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company says it earned $1.39 billion or 69 cents per share in the three months ended June 30, compared with $1.65 billion or 82 cents per share a year earlier.
  
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• Enbridge revenues surge nearly 38 per cent in second quarter to $10.9 billion

  30-07-2021 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company says it earned $1.39 billion or 69 cents per share in the three months ended June 30, compared with $1.65 billion or 82 cents per share a year earlier.
  
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• Enbridge revenues surge nearly 38 per cent in second quarter to $10.9B

  30-07-2021 14:34
  
  Enbridge Inc. says its net income attributable to common shareholders dropped 15 per cent in the second quarter despite rebounding demand for energy as economies recover from COVID-19. The Calgary-based energy company says it earned $1.39 billion or 69 cents per share in the three months ended June 30, compared with $1.65 billion or 82 cents per share a year earlier. The decrease was partly attributable to reduced foreign currency gains. Adjusted profits were $1.36 billion or 67 cents per share,
  
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• Statistics Canada says economy appears to have grown in second quarter

  30-07-2021 10:59
  
  Statistics Canada says the economy appears to have grown in the second quarter of the year despite two months of setbacks. The agency says its preliminary estimate is that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.5 per cent between April and June. Real gross domestic declined by 0.5 per cent in April and the agency said Friday that May saw a decline of 0.3 per cent. The decline put total economic activity about two per cent below pre-pandemic levels seen in February 2020. Statistics Canada sa
  
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• Boil water advisory issued Thursday night for Canmore and surrounding communities

  30-07-2021 05:32
  
  A boil water advisory was issued Thursday for Canmore and neighbouring communities. The advisory was issued by Alberta Health Services after high levels of turbidity were detected in the water. EPCOR issued a statement around 9 p.m., advising residents that it is working to restore water quality. Until then, residents and businesses of Canmore, Dead Man's Flats, Harvie Heights and the Canmore Nordic Centre are advised to boil water prior to consuming, until further notice from EPCOR that it's sa
  
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• Young Alberta football rivals share traditional Cree smudge before kickoff

  30-07-2021 05:29
  
  Prior to smashing and bashing each other in an all-female battle in Spruce Grove Thursday, linebacker Alicia Gladue led both teams in something rarely seen on a football field. Before kickoff - Gladue, a young Cree and Dene woman from Northern Alberta - gathered all players and coaches in a circle, where she lit a traditional Indigenous smudge for both teams to share. “I just bless my body. (With the smoke) I go over my head so I can think good things, go to my ears so I can hear good thin
  
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• Alberta football rivals share traditional Cree smudge before kickoff

  30-07-2021 05:29
  
  Prior to smashing and bashing each other in an all-female battle in Spruce Grove Thursday, linebacker Alicia Gladue led both teams in something rarely seen on a football field. Before kickoff - Gladue, a young Cree and Dene woman from Northern Alberta - gathered all players and coaches in a circle, where she lit a traditional Indigenous smudge for both teams to share. “I just bless my body. (With the smoke) I go over my head so I can think good things, go to my ears so I can hear good thin
  
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• 'These numbers are shocking': Alberta NDP doubles UCP in 2021 Q2 fundraising

  30-07-2021 04:34
  
  The Official Opposition in Alberta fundraised double that of the reigning provincial party during the second quarter of 2021. Elections Alberta released contribution reporting for April to June that shows the New Democratic Party (NDP) raising more than $1.5 million while the United Conservative Party (UCP) raised approximately $715,886. The NDP continued their streak of raising more funds than the UCP. The party has out-fundraised the UCP since first quarter 2020. The opposition raised more tha
  
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• Severe drought in Western Canada will pressure food industry, raise prices: Expert

  30-07-2021 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Farm operators' main concern over the current drought was that it was hitting "at the worst time of crop development," according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
  
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• Cochrane implements fire ban

  30-07-2021 03:30
  
  The town of Cochrane implemented a fire ban effective at 4 p.m. Thursday. During a fire ban, no campfires, wood products or charcoal are allowed to be burned. Residents can still use propane or gas stoves, barbeques or portable propane fire pits. The ban is indicative of extreme fire danger. Weather conditions are hot and dry, with no rain recorded recently, creates the potential for any fire to spread quickly and dangerously. Rocky View County also issued a fire ban Wednesday. For more informat
  
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• COVID-19: How are Alberta businesses adjusting to loosened health measures?

  30-07-2021 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  More restrictions and health measures are being lifted in Alberta, so what does that mean for businesses working to keep staff and customers safe?
  
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• Canadian women's eight crew win Olympic rowing gold for the first time since 1992

  30-07-2021 03:12
  
  The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The country crossed the line first in Friday's final with a time of five minutes 59.13 seconds at Sea Forest Waterway. It's Canada's first gold in the event since the 1992 Barcelona Games, the first women's gold at the Olympics since 1996, and the program's first podium-topping performance since 2008.Complete coverage: Click for all the news from the Tokyo Olympics New Zealand grabbed silver (6:00.04), while China to
  
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• Canadian women's eight crew captures rowing gold; first in event since 1992

  30-07-2021 03:12
  
  The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The eight rowers crossed the line first in Friday's final in a time of five minutes 59.13 seconds at Sea Forest Waterway. It's Canada's first gold in the event since the 1992 Barcelona Games. New Zealand grabbed silver (6:00.04), while China took bronze (6:01.21). Canada will leave the Tokyo Olympics with two rowing medals, after Victoria's Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., took bronze in Thursday
  
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• Lethbridge students about 4 weeks away from normal back-to-school after provincial announcement - Global News

  30-07-2021 03:04
  
  Lethbridge students about 4 weeks away from normal back-to-school after provincial announcement  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge students about 4 weeks away from normal back-to-school after provincial announcement

  30-07-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Back-to-school will be back-to-normal for kids; but some believe youth aren't being properly factored into Alberta's reopening plans. 
  
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• Alberta health minister defends changes to COVID-19 protocols amidst mounting opposition

  30-07-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro says new public health changes show Alberta is leading the way in its pandemic response. However, a host of doctors and researchers say the moves are baffling, dangerous and irresponsible. Now there are calls for government to reverse course. Fletcher Kent has more.
  
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• Get your ticket and Gogh: New immersive exhibition of legendary artist's work shines

  30-07-2021 02:29
  
  In an 1874 correspondence to his brother, Vincent Van Gogh wrote, "...find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful." It is my belief that Van Gogh and just about anyone else would find much beauty to behold in Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. Imaginative and deeply entrancing, Beyond Van Gogh offers its audience something out of a dream. From the very beginning you are transported to another dimension and placed inside the works and perhaps the very m
  
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• TC Energy in dispute with LNG Canada; could delay construction of Coastal GasLink

  30-07-2021 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline could be delayed if TC Energy can't resolve a dispute with LNG Canada over project costs, the Calgary-based company said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta parents concerned as province lifts COVID-19 protocols weeks before school resumes

  30-07-2021 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s a decision some parents are baffled by: students in Alberta will head back to school with virtually no COVID-19 measures in place. Morgan Black reports.
  
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• Cochrane RCMP recover body from Bow River

  30-07-2021 02:19
  
  Cochrane RCMP recovered the remains of a deceased 36-year-old man from the Bow River Thursday. Officers responded to a call around 2 p.m. Thursday reporting that a body was spotted in the Bow River near River Avenue in Cochrane. RCMP officers, with help from fire crews who deployed boats, immediately undertook a search of the area. After a brief search, officers located a deceased person in the water. The individual has been identified as a 36-year-old Cochrane man. An investigation into how the
  
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• Is Alberta lifting pandemic protocols too soon?

  30-07-2021 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is pushing forward with the province’s pandemic recovery plan, removing nearly every public health order despite a surge in COVID-19 cases. Heather Yourex-West explains the strategy, and how health care experts strongly disagree with it.
  
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• Downtown stop ‘essential’ in plans for train connecting Calgary and Banff

  30-07-2021 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Knight Legg, the founding CEO of Invest Alberta, joins Joel Senick to discuss plans for a potential rail line connecting Banff and Calgary.
  
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