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• New COVID cases surging in Alberta but severe outcomes stay low - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 23:52
  
  New COVID cases surging in Alberta but severe outcomes stay low  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Premier off-loads responsibility to Alberta's top doctor as he defends COVID response

  03-08-2021 23:42
  
  Premier Jason Kenney off-loaded responsibility on Alberta's top doctor for lifting all public health orders as local leaders and health-care experts from across the country continue to condemn the province's plans. In defence of Alberta's move to end isolation requirements, contact tracing and asymptomatic testing, Kenney said the decision was based on science and data but didn't provide specifics. They were his first public comments on COVID-19 since Alberta's chief medical
  
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• Premier backs Alberta's top doctor, defends Alberta's response as COVID-19 cases rise

  03-08-2021 23:42
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says he respects the advice of Alberta's top doctor to lift all COVID-19 public health orders, as local leaders and health-care experts from across the country continue to condemn the province's plans. In defence of Alberta's move to end isolation requirements, contact tracing and asymptomatic testing, Kenney said Tuesday the decision was based on science and data. But he didn't provide specifics. “People are understandably anxious about both the disease itself and the
  
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• Olympic climbing sparking a new generation of athletes

  03-08-2021 23:34
  
  Thanks to an Olympics showcase, climbing is having a moment. "It's a family sport, it's entry level for anyone so don't think that climbing isn't for you, because it is." That's how staff at Boulder Climbing Community in the southeast describe the sport. They're watching all the Sport Climbing events at the Tokyo Olympics. It's the first time they've been included in the summer games. The disciplines include lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing. "Obviously I'm biased but I think climbers
  
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• Kenney says Alberta accepted Hinshaw’s COVID-19 proposal ‘without modification’

  03-08-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last Wednesday, the chief medical officer of health announced Alberta will soon have no mandatory COVID-19 measures like isolating, contact tracing or masking.
  
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• Impaired driving charges laid after fatal pedestrian crash in Lethbridge

  03-08-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Aug. 2, police responded after a southbound truck struck a female pedestrian in the 1200 block of Mayor Magrath Drive S.
  
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• Alberta becoming major film & TV hub, province cites tax credit - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 22:53
  
  Alberta becoming major film & TV hub, province cites tax credit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Risks for children posed by COVID-19 are extremely low’: Kenney on children returning to school after removing health measures

  03-08-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to concerns about children returning to school after the province removed most COVID-19 measures in the province.
  
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• Kenney responds to criticism from Calgary politicians after removal of COVID-19 measures

  03-08-2021 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to criticism from Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Councillor Joyti Gondek over the province’s removal of COVID-19 measures.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 reopening plan was developed by chief medical officer and team: Kenney

  03-08-2021 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the plan to remove almost all COVID-19 measures in the province was developed by the chief medical officer and her team before presenting it to committee.
  
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• Soil erosion: a land owner's responsibility - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 22:37
  
  Soil erosion: a land owner's responsibility  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• “Citizen Walk About” raising funds & awareness for people with disabilities - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 22:26
  
  “Citizen Walk About” raising funds & awareness for people with disabilities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary woman wins $1M in Lotto 6/49 draw

  03-08-2021 22:17
  
  Thanks to having her numbers come up in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw, Calgary has a newly-minted millionaire. That didn't initially generate much of a reaction from Abimbola Asala when she discovered her number matched the $1 million winning numbers of the May 22 Lotto 6/49 draw. Asala quietly absorbed the good news, and carried on with what she was doing – scanning lottery tickets - just in case the news was too good to be true. "I saw all these zeroes come up, but I think I was (also) in sho
  
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• Calgary woman wins $1 million in Lotto 6/49 draw

  03-08-2021 22:17
  
  Thanks to having her numbers come up in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw, Calgary has a newly-minted millionaire. That didn't initially generate much of a reaction from Abimbola Asala when she discovered her number matched the $1 million winning numbers of the May 22 Lotto 6/49 draw. Asala quietly absorbed the good news, and carried on with what she was doing – scanning lottery tickets - just in case the news was too good to be true. "I saw all these zeroes come up, but I think I was (also) in sho
  
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• Calgary's Bow Tower sold as part of $1.67B deal

  03-08-2021 21:18
  
  One of Calgary's tallest buildings has a new owner. H&R REIT announced Tuesday it had completed a deal that will see the two-million sq.-ft. Bow Tower in downtown Calgary and the Bell Campus in Mississauga, Ont., sold for $1.47 billion to Oak Street Real Estate Capital. The deal also includes a secured lease financing arrangement with Deutsche Bank Credit Solutions and Direct Lending. "H&R will effectively retain 15 per cent of net rent from the Ovintiv Lease, ownership of the adjac
  
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• Report into Alberta's initial COVID-19 response to be released by end of the week

  03-08-2021 21:11
  
  A third-party report into Alberta's response during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be released later this week, according to Health Minister Tyler Shandro. "Given the interest in the report, the full report will be posted earlier than planned in the interest of full transparency," Shandro tweeted. Alberta to hold review of COVID-19 response ahead of possible second waveThe minister was responding to speculation that the report would not be released. Recently, there have b
  
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• 5th day of rallies in downtown Calgary calls for health measures to continue past Aug. 16

  03-08-2021 20:28
  
  For the fifth day, a noon hour rally was held in downtown Calgary to protest upcoming changes to Alberta's COVID-19 health restrictions.  Crowds gathered in Alberta's two largest cities once again in the wake of the province lifting all restrictions as of Aug. 16. That means masks won't be needed anywhere, including in taxis, on transit and in public schools and buildings. As well, Albertans who test positive will no longer need to quarantine. Protesters have said they will hold daily
  
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• Calgary man sentenced to 15 months for human smuggling: CBSA

  03-08-2021 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CBSA says Ismail Nababteh, 47, helped a foreign national gain entry into Canada by smuggling them into the country for a profit.
  
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• Long-awaited report into Alberta COVID-19 response to be released this week: Shandro

  03-08-2021 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The $475,000 review into Alberta's COVID-19 response was awarded to KPMG last August. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Tuesday the review will be released sometime this week.
  
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• Kenney to speak at 1st media availability since Alberta’s COVID-19 changes

  03-08-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans will be getting an update on the province’s film and television industry Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta film and television tax credit brings $1B in production since January 2020: Kenney

  03-08-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans will be getting an update on the province’s film and television industry Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• New book co-authored by Lethbridge teacher shares real-life stories of educators - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 19:36
  
  New book co-authored by Lethbridge teacher shares real-life stories of educators  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney to give update on Alberta film productions and Television Tax Credit program

  03-08-2021 19:10
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will give an update Tuesday on film and television productions in the province and the Television Tax Credit program. CTV Calgary will livestream Kenney's comments at 1:20 p.m.. The premier will be joined by:Doug Schweitzer, minister of jobs, economy and innovation; Nate Horner, Associate minister of rural economic development; Tanya Fir, associate minister of red tape reduction; Damian Petti, president, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IASTE) Lo
  
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• Filming of Last of Us, the largest-ever production in Canada, underway in Calgary area

  03-08-2021 19:10
  
  Filming of the HBO television series The Last of Us — the largest-ever production in Canada — has begun in the Calgary area, which is one of 50 productions attracted here by the Film and Television Tax Credit, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday. Those productions have resulted in $955 million in spending and created 9,000 jobs, the premier added since the tax credit program was started in 2020, Kenney added. "This is a true Alberta success story, a billion-dollar industry springing up
  
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• Filming of HBO series The Last of Us, the largest-ever production in Canada, underway in Calgary

  03-08-2021 19:10
  
  Filming of the HBO television series The Last of Us — the largest-ever production in Canada — has begun in the Calgary area, which is one of 50 productions attracted here by the Film and Television Tax Credit, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday. Those productions have resulted in $955 million in spending and created 9,000 jobs, the premier added since the tax credit program was started in 2020, Kenney added. "This is a true Alberta success story, a billion-dollar industry springing up
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged with impaired driving causing death following pedestrian collision - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 18:36
  Lethbridge woman charged with impaired driving causing death following pedestrian collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian killed in Lethbridge crash, driver charged

  03-08-2021 18:35
  
  Lethbridge Police Service is investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on Monday. Police were called to the 1200 block of Mayor Magrath Drive S., in Lethbridge, just after 10 a.m. for reports a southbound truck hit a 54-year-old female pedestrian. The pedestrian was rushed to Chinook Regional Hospital where she later died. The alleged driver, Shannon Good Striker, 34, of Lethbridge, has been charged with:Impaired driving causing death;   Impaired driving causing death with bloo
  
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• Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near Metro - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 17:12
  
  Pentagon on lockdown after gunshots fired near Metro  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 16:54
  
  NYC will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Florida again breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 16:32
  
  Florida again breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 15:46
  
  Tanks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 15:40
  
  Head of group for exiled Belarusians found hanged in Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 15:09
  
  Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Change finally coming to Calgary's weather forecast

  03-08-2021 15:08
  
  Let's start with a round of the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good: we had some showers overnight and into this morning. The bad: it really, really wasn't enough:Calgary is hovering between one and two millimetres, with the west end of the city likely scoping toward three millimetres. It's a nice start for August, but we need a significant period of rainfall, up to 10-15 mm, to help alleviate conditions. That isn't coming today. The ugly: increases in moisture amplify the effect of scent part
  
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• Offensive words spray painted on Calgary skateboard park

  03-08-2021 14:30
  
  Users of a neighbourhood skateboard park in the southeast community of New Brighton discovered some offensive graffiti in the concrete bowl over the weekend.A warning: some readers may find details disturbing.The vandalism depicts a pair of homophobic and racist words, including a word resembling the N-word. It's not clear when the tags were made but they were still present as skateboarders used the park on Sunday evening. Calgary Police say they are aware of the graffiti but are not confirming
  
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• Calgary police hate crimes unit investigating southeast skateboard park graffiti

  03-08-2021 14:30
  
  The Calgary police hate crimes unit is investigating offensive graffiti left at a southeast skateboard park over the weekend.A warning: some readers may find details disturbing.The vandalism depicts a pair of homophobic and racist words, including a word resembling the N-word. Calgary police were called Monday and the vandalism was present as skateboarders used the park on Sunday evening. No suspects have been identified and police are working to find CCTV footage of the area. Area residents tel
  
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• Step Out Of The Box With Ripley's Newest Annual Book - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 14:13
  
  Step Out Of The Box With Ripley's Newest Annual Book  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian killed in Lethbridge crash, driver charged - CTV Toronto

  03-08-2021 09:00
  
  Pedestrian killed in Lethbridge crash, driver charged  CTV Toronto
  
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• Man dead, homeowner injured after home broken into in central Alberta

  03-08-2021 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a break-in at a rural home in central Alberta on Monday night that left a man dead and sent another to hospital.
  
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• 1 person dead, another hospitalized after home broken into in central Alberta

  03-08-2021 07:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP is investigating a break-in at a home in rural central Alberta that left one person dead and another injured on Monday night.
  
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• Paramedic says Alberta Health Services COVID-19 rule changes put them, colleagues at risk

  03-08-2021 06:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has changed COVID-19 protocols for dispatchers and paramedics. As Jackie Wilson reports, one paramedic says the changes put them at risk.
  
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• Boil water advisory for Canmore’s Cougar Creek community lifted

  03-08-2021 04:27
  
  More residents from Canmore, Alta., have been cleared to safely use the water supply on Monday. Edmonton-based EPCOR, which administers water utilities in the community, said a boil water advisory involving the mountain community and nearby areas has been partially lifted. Cougar Creek and along Palliser Trail are no longer under the Alberta Health Services issued boil water advisory. “Effective immediately, residents and businesses in the green areas of the maps no longer need to boil the
  
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• Alberta MMA champion chasing fighting dream while serving community

  03-08-2021 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Graham Park is not preparing for his upcoming fight, he is spending much of his time working his day job as a firefighter with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
  
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• Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July - Lethbridge News Now

  03-08-2021 02:35
  
  Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP major crimes unit investigates fatal shooting near Penhold, Alta.

  03-08-2021 01:52
  
  RCMP are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred during a break and enter in Red Deer County on Monday afternoon. Mounties said they responded to a reported residential break and enter in progress off of C & E Trail after 3:10 p.m. Officers arrived to find that the homeowner sustained injuries while another male in the residence had a gunshot wound. The male with a gunshot wound was pronounced dead on scene. The homeowner was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. &
  
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• RCMP Major Crimes investigates incident near Penhold, Alta.

  03-08-2021 01:52
  
  Residents in Penhold, Alta., tell CTV News there is a large police presence close to their community on Monday. Witnesses report nearly a dozen vehicles, as well as a number of ambulances, at a private home in Red Deer County, near C&E Trail, also known as Range Road 283A. Police confirm that the major crimes unit was called in to the area at about 3:30 p.m., but officials have not said anything more. Penhold is located approximately 130 kilometres north of Calgary and 16 kilometres south of
  
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• RCMP Major Crimes investigates incident in Penhold, Alta.

  03-08-2021 01:52
  
  Residents in Penhold, Alta., tell CTV News there is a large police presence in their community on Monday. Witnesses report nearly a dozen vehicles, as well as a number of ambulances, at a private home near C&E Trail, also known as Range Road 283A. Police confirm that the major crimes unit was called in to the area at about 3:30 p.m., but officials have not said anything more. Penhold is located approximately 130 kilometres north of Calgary and 16 kilometres south of Red Deer. This is a devel
  
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• Creepy-crawly crisis: Lethbridge at war with grasshopper infestation | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-08-2021 01:51
  
  Creepy-crawly crisis: Lethbridge at war with grasshopper infestation | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Creepy-crawly crisis: Lethbridge at war with grasshopper infestation

  03-08-2021 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hordes of grasshoppers have invaded Lethbridge, Alberta, terrifying people as the insects ravage crops and multiply like never before. Heather Yourex-West explains how climate change is a factor in this population explosion, and why even more grasshoppers could be bugging the city in 2022.
  
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• Edmonton dog rushed to emergency vet after consuming THC

  03-08-2021 01:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman house-sitting in Edmonton had to rush the homeowner's dog to an emergency vet after he consumed THC.
  
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