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• Woman dead after bear mauling in northern Alberta: RCMP

  02-08-2021 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 26-year-old woman has died after she was mauled by a bear in northern Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• RCMP say tree planter dead after bear mauling in northern Alberta

  02-08-2021 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 26-year-old woman has died after she was mauled by a bear in northern Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• Calgary woman says she felt 'humiliated' by Alberta sheriffs during a traffic stop

  02-08-2021 22:49
  KumKum Roychowdhury says she was driving home to Calgary from her nephew's home in Airdrie, Atla., when she was pulled over by Alberta sheriffs and asked to take a breathalyzer. When she struggled to provide a proper sample after 17 attempts, she said that's when officers told her to remove part of her cultural outfit and open her clothing, an idea she was "insulted" by. The 74 year old was with her sister Rina Mukherjee when they pulled over for Alberta sheriffs on July 27, near Balzac, for a r
  
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• Calgary woman felt 'humiliated' by Alberta Sheriffs during a traffic stop

  02-08-2021 22:49
  
  KumKum Roychowdhury says she was driving home to Calgary from her nephew's home in Airdrie, when she was pulled over by Alberta Sheriffs and asked to take a breathalyzer. When she struggled to provide a proper sample after 17 attempts, she said that's when officers told her to remove part of her cultural outfit and open her clothing, an idea she was "insulted" by. The 74-year-old was with her sister Rina Mukherjee when they pulled over for Alberta Sheriffs on July 27, near Balzac, for a regulati
  
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• Notable increase in drownings across Alberta: RCMP

  02-08-2021 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Water experts are urging people to be prepared when heading out to the lake or river. There have been more than 20 drownings in Alberta this year, according to RCMP.
  
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• Victim of drowning at Chestermere Lake identified

  02-08-2021 21:46
  
  The man who drowned following a tragic incident at Chestermere Lake has been identified as a father and a teacher, CTV News has confirmed. Dipendra Shrestha, 47, died after he fell into the water while paddle boarding near Anniversary Beach, sources close to his family have confirmed. RCMP said they responded to an incident on Chestermere Lake at about 3 p.m. on July 26, where two people fell into the water. One of the individuals was rescued, but the other person, later identified as Shrestha,
  
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• Alberta paramedics overworked and exhausted: union

  02-08-2021 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  First it was doctors, then nurses, and now Alberta's paramedics are sounding the alarm over the intense pressures on the province's health-care system.
  
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• Alberta paramedics are overworked and exhausted: HSAA union

  02-08-2021 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Health Sciences Association of Alberta, which represents paramedics in the province, says its members are working overtime on back-to-back calls with no end in sight — and it’s taking a toll. Sarah Ryan has the details.
  
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• Former Afghan interpreters plead for Canada to help extended family members - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2021 20:07
  
  Former Afghan interpreters plead for Canada to help extended family members  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raptors announce trio of new coaches, including ex-Suns head coach - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2021 19:55
  
  Raptors announce trio of new coaches, including ex-Suns head coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fire crews respond to incidents at home under construction and southeast Calgary apartment

  02-08-2021 19:48
  
  The Calgary Fire Department was called to two separate fires Monday morning, but say no one was injured in either incident. Officials say the first incident, which involved a home under construction in the northeast community of Bridgeland, was reported at about 10 a.m. It's believed that construction materials store inside the home, located in the 800 block of Bridge Crescent N.E., caught fire. The blaze was contained to the materials, but officials say there was some damage to the flooring of
  
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• LPS investigating pedestrian collision on Mayor Magrath - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2021 19:47
  
  LPS investigating pedestrian collision on Mayor Magrath  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mayor Magrath Drive reopened following pedestrian incident

  02-08-2021 19:14
  
  A portion of a major road in Lethbridge was closed to traffic for several hours on Monday as police investigated a crash involving a pedestrian. Lethbridge police say the incident took place at 12 Ave. on Mayor Magrath Drive South at approximately 9:40 a.m. The southbound lanes of Mayor Magrath Drive South were closed between 10 Ave. and 12 Ave. South for the investigation but reopened at about 4:30 p.m. The investigation into the incident is still ongoing and no further information is available
  
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• Lethbridge police close section of Mayor Magrath Drive for pedestrian incident - CTV Toronto

  02-08-2021 19:14
  
  Lethbridge police close section of Mayor Magrath Drive for pedestrian incident  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge police close section of Mayor Magrath Drive for pedestrian incident

  02-08-2021 19:14
  
  A portion of a major road in Lethbridge is closed to traffic as police investigate the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian. Lethbridge police say the incident took place at 12 Ave. on Mayor Magrath Drive South at approximately 9:40 a.m. The southbound lanes of Mayor Magrath Drive South are closed between 10 Ave. and 12 Ave. South for the investigation. "Please avoid the area while first responders work on the scene," police said in a release. There are no details on the condition of the pati
  
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• Manhunt over for suspect in fatal stabbing of bystander in downtown Calgary

  02-08-2021 19:05
  
  Calgary police say patrol officers in the downtown core have arrested a man, charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a bystander in June. Officials say officers located Antoine Joel Gros Venture Boy, 26, at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 1 in the area of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street S.W. He was taken into custody without incident, police say. Gros Venture Boy is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Paul March, 62. Police say at about 7 p.m. on June 3
  
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• Ontario man dies while competing in Alberta Ironman race

  02-08-2021 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man is dead after drowning in Harmony Lake in Rocky View County on Sunday. As Matthew Conrod reports, the man was competing in the swimming leg of the Ironman triathlon before being pulled out of the water.
  
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• Sharon Stone says her calls for a fully vaccinated set have put her job in jeopardy

  02-08-2021 17:33
  
  Sharon Stone wants a fully vaccinated set on her next gig, and says she's being threatened she'll lose the job because of it. The actress claims in a campaign video for her run as a member of SAG-AFTRA national board of directors that she will not go to work on the project in Atlanta, GA., until the whole set is vaccinated. "Will I go to work before everyone on my show is vaccinated? No. No, I won't," Stone says in the video, shared by Deadline. "Am I being threatened that I will lose my job? Ye
  
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• Calgary’s Gruchalla-Wesierski back home after incredible comeback and Olympic victory

  02-08-2021 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary’s Kasia Gruchella-Wesierski is back home with her Olympic gold medal in tow. She was injured right before the Games, but a rowing legend helped get her back to compete.
  
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• Delta spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker

  02-08-2021 14:58
  
  With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fuelled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that Delta, first identified in India and now dominant worldwide, is "likely more severe" than earlier versions of the virus, according to an internal report made public on Friday. The agency cite
  
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• Alberta plans biofuel facility for Lethbridge - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

  02-08-2021 13:27
  
  Alberta plans biofuel facility for Lethbridge - constructconnect.com  Daily Commercial News
  
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• Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 10 of Tokyo Olympics

  02-08-2021 12:50
  
  HALIBURTON, Ont. – Team Canada will play for women's soccer gold for the first time ever after upsetting the U.S in the semifinals overnight at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Here's a look at some of the 2020 Summer Olympic events you may have missed overnight. SoccerTeam Canada will play for women's soccer gold for the first time ever after upsetting the U.S. 1-0 in the semifinals Monday evening in Japan. Jessie Fleming scored the lone goal on a penalty kick in the 74th minute. Canada will
  
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• Canada to receive 2.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week

  02-08-2021 10:45
  
  The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of infections. Ottawa has already received more than 66 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, enough to fully immunize all eligible Canadians. As of Tuesday, the federal government had 6.7 million COVID-19 vaccines in its national reserve, an amount that provinces and territories can draw from if they need more doses.
  
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• IOC says it's looking into gesture used by U.S. athlete Saunders on podium

  02-08-2021 06:54
  
  The International Olympic Committee is looking into the gesture U.S. athlete Raven Saunders made after the shot put silver medallist raised her arms in an X above her head, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums. The IOC is in contact with World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference on Monday. The IOC last month relaxed its Rule 50, which had forbidd
  
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• 'It’s just totally surreal': Gold-medal Olympian returns home to Calgary

  02-08-2021 05:56
  
  The Tokyo Olympics ended in gold for Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, but she almost didn’t have the chance to earn the medal. Gruchalla-Wesierski and her team snagged gold in the women’s eight rowing final, the first time for Canada in 29 years in that event. “It’s just totally surreal… I just can’t quite believe it,” said Gruchalla-Wesierski. The 30-year-old recalls the team starting off strong in the race. “Ok, we're beating really fast crews out of
  
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• 'We are out here celebrating': Calgarians mark Emancipation Day

  02-08-2021 05:10
  
  Calgarians visited the Temple Community Centre Sunday, where an event featuring Black-owned businesses, food trucks and entertainment was held to celebrate Emancipation Day. “We are out here celebrating the fact that we are free and we are still fighting for our 100 per cent freedom from all kinds of oppression,” said Adora Nwofor, the president of Black Lives Matter YYC. “We’re just here… enjoying the fantastic things we are able to accomplish and contribute to th
  
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• 2 homes destroyed by fire in southwest Calgary

  02-08-2021 02:17
  
  Two homes and one detached garage in the southeast community of Woodbine went up in flames Sunday afternoon. The fire started around 1:30 p.m. and took 28 firefighters to bring it under control. One of the homes was empty at the time but two people and their cat managed to safely escape from the other. The blaze caused a natural gas leak in the back alley that crews had to stop. Fire crews say it is unclear at this time if the homes can be salvaged and continue to investigate to determine a caus
  
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• Concerns rise over easing protocols amid Delta variant surge

  02-08-2021 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  As parts of Canada further ease pandemic measures, the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread in greater numbers. As Sarah Komadina reports, it’s sparking concerns that loosening protocols too fast will result in harder-hitting fourth wave.
  
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• Waterskiing elite meet at Predator Bay for big competition

  02-08-2021 00:45
  
  While many eyes are set on Team Canada's performance at the Tokyo Olympics, there is also a lot of attention on another summertime competition just south of Calgary. The Canadian Waterskiing Championships are on this weekend at Predator Bay, with competitors facing off in a number of events to test their prowess on the water. The events began with the Western tournament on Friday, which wrapped up on Saturday. Sunday's competition features some of the best water-skiers in the country participati
  
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• 'We are at a crossroads': Edmontonians continue calling on province to rethink pandemic response

  02-08-2021 00:32
  
  Crowds gathered outside the legislature for the third straight day to protest Alberta’s latest COVID-19 response plans. Rallies have been held since Friday in Edmonton and Calgary as the province announced it would scale back contact tracing, limit testing for COVID-19, and lift mandatory isolation rules this month. Approximately 200 people attended the rally Sunday. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said last week that the shift from a pandemic to endemic response in Alberta with regards to C
  
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• Heat wave, lack of rain leads to ‘continued deterioration’: Alberta crop report

  02-08-2021 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than half of all pasture acres in Alberta are rated "poor" and it's expected to get worse, according to the province's crop report.
  
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