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• ‘Live long and prosper’: Vulcan wins title of Alberta’s most active community

  01-08-2021 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many people will know the small town of Vulcan as the “Star Trek” capital of Canada. But now, the town is boldly going where no town has gone before: being crowned Alberta’s most active community. As Jessica Robb reports, one spry centenarian helped make it happen.
  
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• Calgary police assist N.W.T. RCMP with in-custody death investigation

  01-08-2021 22:23
  
  The Calgary Police Service has been contacted by the Northwest Territories RCMP to assist the agency in its investigation into an in-custody death. According to a release, a 34-year-old woman was arrested in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday for public intoxication. At just after midnight, while she was still in custody, she died. The cause of death is not known and an autopsy is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. RCMP policy dictates that another police service must step in
  
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• Killer whale stranded on island near B.C. coast rescued

  01-08-2021 21:49
  
  A killer whale stranded on the shore of an Alaskan island near British Columbia was rescued thanks to the help of wildlife officials and the crew of a passing ship. NOAA Fisheries, which is the U.S. federal agency responsible for marine conservation, received word of a stranded orca at around 9 a.m. on Thursday after the whale was spotted by a nearby private vessel. The whale had been stuck on a rocky beach on the east side of Prince of Wales Island, located in the Alaskan Panhandle near the B.C
  
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• Canada marks its first federally recognized Emancipation Day

  01-08-2021 21:11
  
  Sunday marked Canada’s first federally recognized Emancipation Day -- the day on which the British Empire ended the practice of slavery for millions of African people and their descendants across the former colonies. The recognition of the day follows years of campaigning by Black lawmakers and community advocates, all of which culminated in March, when the federal government unanimously voted to recognize Emancipation Day. Aug. 1, 1834 was the date an act came into effect that ended slave
  
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• Ontario man drowns during Ironman race in Rocky View County, Alta.

  01-08-2021 19:59
  
  Alberta RCMP say a man, who was participating in an Ironman race, has drowned during the competition. Officials were called to Harmony Lake in Rocky View County, Alta., Sunday morning for reports of a drowning. "The Ironman competition was operating today in the Rocky View County area," said Cpl. Troy Savinkoff of the Cochrane RCMP. "The actual swimming part of the race was at the new Harmony Lake community just outside of Calgary. At 7:55, our detachment received a complaint that one of the vol
  
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• Ontario man drowns during Ironman race in Cochrane, Alta.

  01-08-2021 19:59
  
  Cochrane RCMP say a man, who was a competitor in an Ironman race, has drowned during the competition. Officials were called to Harmony Lake in Rocky View County, Alta., at 7:55 a.m. on Aug. 1 for reports of a drowning. When emergency crews arrived, they discovered volunteers had already helped the victim, a 47-year-old Ontario man, from the water. Despite the life-saving efforts of volunteers and EMS, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified, but RCMP say next of kin
  
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• Ontario man drowns in Alberta lake during Ironman triathlon

  01-08-2021 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 47-year-old Ontario man is dead after drowning during the Ironman triathlon at Harmony Lake in Rocky View County, Alta., on Sunday, according to RCMP.
  
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• Researchers report link between exposure to wildfire smoke, increased COVID-19 cases

  01-08-2021 18:36
  
  As wildfires continue to rage across the western United States and Canada, a recent study has found that wildfire smoke is positively correlated with an increase in COVID-19 cases. Researchers from the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nev. published their findings on July 13 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. The team measured the presence of PM2.5, which refers to fine particulate pollutants that are 2.5 micrometres and smaller, and compared it with COVID-19
  
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• Calgarians invited to support local businesses in Inglewood through Sunday shopping

  01-08-2021 18:33
  
  Shoppers are being welcomed to browse businesses in Inglewood each Sunday throughout August but they are expected to leave their vehicles at home. On every Sunday starting Aug. 1, all vehicle traffic on Ninth Avenue from 11 Street to Fourth Street S.E. will be closed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. It's to allow businesses in the community to extend their storefronts right into the sidewalk and provide more shopping opportunities for customers. "With over 150 businesses, Inglewood is one of Calgary&rs
  
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• Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo, seeks police protection

  01-08-2021 17:57
  
  A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was still at Tokyo's Haneda airport in the early hours of Monday. The International Olympic Committee said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and that she was being accompanied by a staff member of Tokyo 2020 at the airport. "She has told us she feels safe," the I
  
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• Belarus runner involved in airport standoff is safe, Japan says

  01-08-2021 17:57
  
  Japan’s government said a Belarus track sprinter was safe Monday after she alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff at Tokyo’s main airport. An activist group supporting Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she believed her life was in danger in Belarus and she would seek asylum with the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo. Japanese government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told reporters that Japan was cooperating with other organizations “to take ap
  
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• Heat record from 1914 broken in Lethbridge Saturday - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2021 16:58
  
  Heat record from 1914 broken in Lethbridge Saturday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge College brings back Coulee Fest September 18 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-08-2021 16:03
  
  Lethbridge College brings back Coulee Fest September 18  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse wins bronze in men's 100 metres

  01-08-2021 14:10
  
  Canada's Andre De Grasse has claimed the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres for the second straight Olympics. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., overcame a rough start and raced to third in a personal-best time of 9.89 seconds. Italy's Lamont Jacobs took the gold in 9.80 seconds, followed by American Fred Kerley in 9.84 seconds. All three medallists ran personal bests.Complete coverage: Click for all the news from the Tokyo OlympicsIt's Canada's first track and field medal at the Tokyo Olympi
  
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• Restrictions lifted in Quebec despite Canada's top doctors warning of a fourth wave

  01-08-2021 14:02
  
  At a minute past midnight Sunday, more COVID-19 restrictions in Quebec were lifted including how late bars and restaurants could serve alcohol and festival capacities. Bars and restaurants are now permitted to serve alcohol until 1 a.m. with closing time pushed to 2 a.m. Ten people or three private residences can share a table and tables must remain two metres apart indoors when there are no partitions between them. Outdoor terrasses can seat 20 per table, and those tables must be a metre apart.
  
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• Defence chief's notes reveal debate over due process, optics on Fortin allegation

  01-08-2021 13:48
  
  An extraordinary set of handwritten notes by Canada's acting defence chief appear to reveal a behind-the-scenes struggle between due process, political optics and support for the complainant after a sexual misconduct allegation emerged against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin. More than 100 pages of heavily redacted documents, including notes mostly written in bullet-point form by Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre and internal email exchanges between top military officials, have been filed to the Federal Court. The comm
  
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• Tourists, villagers flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts

  01-08-2021 13:29
  
  Wildfires raged Sunday near Turkey's holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Residents and tourists fled the danger in small boats while the coast guard and two navy ships waited out at sea in case a bigger evacuation was needed. Authorities warned tourists and residents to keep evacuating Turunc, a town in the seaside resort of Marmaris in Mugla province. Fires enveloped the area and strong winds made firefighting e
  
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• Tourists flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts

  01-08-2021 13:29
  
  Wildfires raged Sunday near Turkey's holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Residents and tourists fled the danger in small boats while the coast guard and two navy ships waited out at sea in case a bigger evacuation was needed. Authorities warned tourists and residents to keep evacuating Turunc, a town in the seaside resort of Marmaris in Mugla province. Fires enveloped the area and strong winds made firefighting e
  
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• Fire crews battle Turkish wildfires at holiday destinations

  01-08-2021 13:29
  
  Wildfires in the Turkish holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla raged on Sunday as firefighters worked to battle the blazes for a fifth day. As some residents boarded boats to flee the danger, coast guard ships waited in the sea in case a bigger evacuation was needed. Police water cannons, usually used to control riots, assisted helicopters and fire trucks in a village of Mugla's popular district of Bodrum to fight fires. Turkish television showed fires had reignited after being extingu
  
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• The heat warning will linger, the smoke advisory stays away

  01-08-2021 01:52
  
  A weekend article? Well, I'm here Saturday evening, so why not! I hope your long weekend, should you have one, is off to a resplendent start. Yes, the sky is still smoky. No, I'm afraid there really aren't enough forces to remove it. Yes, relief is on the way. Feel free to skip down to the "your five-day" if you wish. Or, stick around for some science. Let's begin with a chart.See what I see? I've explained these before, but for our article newcomers (welcome!), that's an Omega Block; it's an up
  
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• 'I'm going seven days a week': Southern Alberta pest control companies swamped with calls during hot, dry summer

  01-08-2021 01:22
  
  Last summer was a busy one for Pamela MacLeod, a pest control specialist with nearly 15 years of experience, but this year is on another level. "I was doing a lot last year. There was definitely an increase, but this year, I would say double," she said. "I'm going seven days a week right now. Even this long weekend, I thought I'd take a day off, but nope. That's not happening." Spiders seem to be more abundant compared to previous years but the real issue most people are facing has to do with an
  
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• Another heat wave prompts health hazards, wildfires in Western Canada

  01-08-2021 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbians and Albertans are heading into August under more dangerously high temperatures, and little or no rain, as another heat wave endangers both humans and wildlife. As Jayme Doll reports, the heat is also adding more fuel to an already unprecedented fire season.
  
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• Province forecasts only 19.7 per cent of Alberta crops are in 'good' to 'excellent' condition

  01-08-2021 00:47
  
  The latest spell of warm weather in Alberta continues to deteriorate agricultural conditions in the province as the latest crop report forecasts only 19.7 per cent of crops in good to excellent condition. Released on Tuesday, the province’s crop report painted a bleak picture for agricultural producers in Alberta as warm weather coupled with a lack of precipitation continues to damage annual and perennial harvests. The crop rating represents a 17 point drop in the last two weeks and is mor
  
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• Pandemic protests continue as Calgarians call for province to rethink response

  01-08-2021 00:47
  
  Hundreds of health care workers, educators and concerned Calgarians held another protest Saturday to ask the provincial government to retool its pandemic strategy. It was the second such event in two days. Many on site are worried the latest reeling in of health restrictions could jeopardize safety in Alberta, and they want a pause on any action until everyone can be vaccinated. "I'm here today because, like many other people, I can't sit on the sidelines anymore," teacher and parent Crystal Cho
  
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• ‘This is a travesty’: Albertans protest COVID-19 rule rollback for second day

  01-08-2021 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second day in a row, hundreds of Albertans protested the government's plan to lift mandatory COVID-19 isolation rules, scale back contact tracing and limit testing.
  
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• Calgary more than doubles COVID-19 active case numbers in a week

  01-08-2021 00:34
  
  As the province has set a date to drop most of its COVID-19 restrictions, statistics indicate that the number of active cases in the city of Calgary have jumped. According to the latest data, which consists of the figures recorded as of July 29, there are 796 active cases of COVID-19. A week ago, on July 22, that number was 367. A further look at the data released by Alberta Health Services (AHS) shows that cases have surged in all health regions in the city, including in Calgary-Lower Northwest
  
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