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• Man charged in relation to July 26 Lethbridge break and enter - CTV Toronto

  06-08-2021 23:54
  
  Man charged in relation to July 26 Lethbridge break and enter  CTV Toronto
  
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• Chestermere RCMP warn of spoofing scam involving their phone number

  06-08-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are warning of a scam involving them. Somebody has spoofed the Chestermere RCMP phone number and is using it to try to get people's personal information.
  
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• Alberta’s job market has ‘pretty much recovered’ from COVID-19: Kenney

  06-08-2021 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made the comments Friday shortly after the release of Statistics Canada’s July Labour Force Survey.
  
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• Kenney says he won’t ‘take a lecture’ from feds on COVID-19 in Alberta

  06-08-2021 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he respects the advice of Alberta's top doctor when it comes to COVID-19, and the federal government should do the same.
  
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• LPS lay charges in south side commercial break and enter - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2021 23:04
  
  LPS lay charges in south side commercial break and enter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta senior biking 1,000 kilometres for sick kids charity

  06-08-2021 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: 71-year-old Dave Laycock of Stirling, Alta. is taking part in this year’s Great Cycle Challenge to raise funds for childhood cancer research in Canada. As Eloise Therien explains, he hopes his big goal inspires others.
  
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• Boil water advisory ended for most communities along Bow Valley Trail

  06-08-2021 22:53
  
  A boil water advisory for the Bow Valley Trail was lifted for just about every community except the town of Canmore Thursday. Neighbourhoods in the following communities have been cleared over the past few days, including Benchlands, Cougar Creek, Palliser Trail, Silvertip, Dead Man’s Flats, Harvie Heights, the Canmore Nordic Centre, Three Sisters Resort, Peaks of Grassi, Rundleview and Homesteads.UPDATE: AHS has lifted the boil water order for Bow Valley Trail in #Canmore. For steps on ho
  
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• ‘The guy got in our f****** house’: Video shows terrifying moments before Alberta man shot in break and enter

  06-08-2021 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Video provided to Global News shows the tense events after an Alberta family discovered a strange man inside their house and the moment the suspect was shot and killed.
  
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• Fatal boat collision involving off-duty RCMP officer on Okanagan Lake prompts IIO investigation

  06-08-2021 22:37
  
  British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a boat collision on Okanagan Lake that killed one person. Paramedics called West Kelowna RCMP around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to advise them of the collision between two personal watercraft, which had seriously injured one of the vehicles' occupants. RCMP said in a news release that officers responded to the Summerland boat launch, where the uninjured watercraft operator identified themselves as an off-duty RCMP officer. The operator of the ot
  
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• Charges laid in deadly pedestrian hit and run near Lake Louise

  06-08-2021 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary man is facing charges, including fleeing the scene, after two people were hit on the highway near Lake Louise Thursday. One of them did not survive.
  
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• Alberta providing $136 million to drought-stricken livestock producers - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2021 22:34
  
  Alberta providing $136 million to drought-stricken livestock producers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man charged in fatal crash involving Ontario tourists near Lake Louise, Alta.

  06-08-2021 21:52
  
  RCMP say a man and a woman from Ontario had just stopped to take photos near Lake Louise, Alta. when a pickup truck struck them, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Emergency crews were called to the scene, at a roadside rest area east of Lake Louise, at about 9:15 a.m. on Thursday. EMS and STARS attended the scene, but say the 39-year-old man died at the scene after suffering severe injuries. The woman was taken to hospital in serious condition. The driver of the pickup failed to rema
  
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• ‘Apparently Quebec parents and kids get favorable considerations’: Kenney slams feds over childcare funds

  06-08-2021 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney slammed the federal government after it announced a $6-billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care, saying Alberta asked for the same deal and was denied.
  
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• Kenney says Alberta’s job market has ‘pretty much recovered’ from COVID-19 pandemic

  06-08-2021 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responded to Statistics Canada’s July jobs report, saying that with 26,000 more people working, the province’s job market has “pretty much recovered” from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Opposition NDP calls on Alberta government to release internal COVID-19 modelling

  06-08-2021 21:42
  
  Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to release internal modelling that the government says supported its decision to eliminate COVID-19 public heath measures. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, has said the modelling looked at transmission and severe outcomes related to the highly-contagious Delta variant. Hinshaw said the modelling suggests cases will rise for a month but will have limited impact on the province's acute care system. NDP deputy
  
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• ‘We’re not going to take lectures from Minister Hadju’: Kenney responds to letter from federal health minister

  06-08-2021 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney responds to a letter sent by federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu saying Alberta’s removal of COVID-19 measures is a “risky gamble.”
  
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• Federal authorities assist in case of missing Calgary child

  06-08-2021 21:23
  
  Local police, along with the RCMP, have confirmed Canada-wide warrants have been filed for two people connected to the alleged abduction of a seven-year-old Calgary girl. The Calgary Police Service tells CTV News that warrants have been issued for Louanne Bass-Hassan and Mostafa Hassan, the grandparents of Teaghan Coutts. Teaghan was allegedly removed from Canada illegally in early July, while she was on a summer trip with her relatives. Justin Coutts, the girl's biological father, reported the
  
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• NDP calls on Alberta government to release internal COVID-19 modelling

  06-08-2021 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hinshaw said the modelling suggests cases will rise for a month but will have limited impact on the province's acute care system.
  
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• Calgary’s new platform innovation centre promises more than just parking spaces

  06-08-2021 20:49
  
  The new parkade in the heart of East Village is a multifunctional space for investors and start-up projects to come together and create ideas that will shape the future. Opening in the fall of 2021, the Platform Innovation Centre will be a hub that is dedicated to supporting start-up projects and entrepreneurs at every stage of their career. This project is more interesting than what meets the eye. From the outside, the Innovation Centre looks like a regular parkade with modern siding. Once peop
  
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• Parents of Calgary girl battling cystic fibrosis call on province to reverse decision to end COVID-19 restrictions

  06-08-2021 20:39
  
  The parents of a 7-year-old Calgary girl living with Cystic Fibrosis believe the Alberta government is ignoring challenges faced by families with high-risk children during the pandemic, especially with the decision to end protocols to test, trace and isolate later this month.  “We don’t even know if we can send our kids to school safely this year and it’s just a huge cost to theirs and our mental health,” said mom, Renee Berdan.  Berdan's daughter, Greta, was di
  
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• Edmonton city hall will be renamed ‘Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion’ for 24 hours

  06-08-2021 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a popular petition and some Hollywood support, the push to make a Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion succeeded -- at least temporarily.
  
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• Homeowner who shot, killed man in rural Alberta break-in won’t be charged: RCMP

  06-08-2021 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Blackfalds RCMP department were on their way to the home when they learned one man had been injured and another had been shot.
  
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• No charges against Alberta man who fatally shot home intruder: RCMP

  06-08-2021 18:26
  
  No charges will be laid against an Alberta man who shot and killed an intruder after being beaten with a baseball bat, RCMP announced Friday. The decision was made following an investigation by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit and in consultation with the Crown prosecutor's office. Police were called to a home in Red Deer County just after 3 p.m. on Monday for reports of a break-and-enter in progress. As Mounties were racing to the scene, they received an update that one man was injured and another ha
  
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• Full emergency and inpatient services returning to Devon hospital Sept. 7

  06-08-2021 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The emergency department at the Devon General Hospital near Edmonton will fully reopen on Sept. 7, while inpatient care will resume on Sept. 20.
  
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• Inter Pipeline profit more than doubles in second quarter to $145.5 million

  06-08-2021 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based pipeline firm reported after markets closed Thursday that it earned $145.5 million or 34 cents per share in the second quarter.
  
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• Kenney to announce further supports for Alberta agriculture producers at 12:30 p.m.

  06-08-2021 17:50
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will announce further supports Friday for Alberta agriculture producers facing extraordinary costs due to ongoing drought conditions in the province. Kenney will be joined by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen and Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon, along with Brad Dubeau, general manager at Alberta Beef Producers and Scott Severtson from Severtson Land and Cattle at a 12:30 p.m. press conference. The event will be livestreamed by CTV Calgary. Agricultu
  
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• Alberta allocates $136M to livestock producers, asks federal government for $203M more

  06-08-2021 17:50
  
  Alberta is allocating $136 million in emergency support for livestock producers and beekeepers and the federal government is being asked to contribute an additional $203 million, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday. The federal request was made under the AgriRecovery Framework and works out to a $339 million package, "based on the 40-60 per cent cost share framework of the program," said Kenney. "Our request is subject to review at the federal level but I'm hopeful it will be approved shortly,
  
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• Canada wins women's soccer gold at Tokyo Olympics

  06-08-2021 16:48
  
  The Canadian women's soccer team won Olympic gold in dramatic fashion on Friday, edging Sweden 3-2 on penalty kicks after the teams finished regulation and extra time tied at one. After each team scored on two of five tries from the penalty spot, Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe stopped Jonna Andersson's attempt to set the stage for Julia Grosso. Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl got a piece of the Canadian midfielder's shot to the left side, but couldn't stop it from finding the back of the
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's jobless sees another drop in July - Lethbridge News Now

  06-08-2021 16:25
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's jobless sees another drop in July  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Heat warnings and storm risks in southern Alberta on Friday

  06-08-2021 15:36
  
  A pair of merging lows begin their eastward journey across the northern prairies on Friday, prompting a similar state to Thursday's article title. Their passage, coupled with a weak upper low over Vancouver Island, may drive sporadic showers into the Calgary area, predominantly Sunday and Monday. How sporadic? Early model progs this week were calling for 10-15 millimetres. Now, we're optimistically down to trace amounts, with the potential for mere cloud layering instead. The link above also con
  
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• Lethbridge man sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to possession - Lethbridge Herald

  06-08-2021 15:29
  
  Lethbridge man sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to possession  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• CBSA employees agree to deal with government, ending day long strike action

  06-08-2021 14:30
  
  After more than 36 hours of negotiations the unions representing border guards and customs officers reached agreement on a deal with the government late Friday, ending an hours-old strike. The news came shortly before 8 p.m. Friday evening, when the unions issued a release announcing that a deal had been reached. The new contract means an end to a work-to-rule strike action that started Friday morning, in time to welcome fully-vaccinated Americans starting Monday morning. “We are relieved
  
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• Border delays expected amid CBSA job action after negotiations fail

  06-08-2021 14:30
  
  Job action is expected to have an impact on Canada's hampered travel industry after contract negotiations between the federal government and the union representing border workers failed to reach an agreement by the deadline and a strike is underway. Employees with the Canada Border Services Agency are considered essential workers so walk-offs en masse won't be in place. Instead, "work-to-rule" actions have begun, according to the Public Services Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration
  
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• Lethbridge man sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to possession - Medicine Hat News

  06-08-2021 13:44
  Lethbridge man sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to possession  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit on behalf of wild rice

  06-08-2021 04:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota are taking a novel legal approach to try to halt construction -- they are suing on behalf of wild rice.
  
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• Newly-opened art and music installation brings life to historic downtown fire hall

  06-08-2021 04:50
  
  A new art exhibition at the vacant downtown fire hall will be the home of free, outdoor concerts this summer. Over the next two months, the 110-year-old Fire Hall No. 1 is being pumped full of energy by a team of city planners and artists. Starting at 1 p.m. on August 7, people can visit the historic fire hall to enjoy live music and watch artists work on pieces that reflect the history of the old fire station. After August 7, concerts will take place every Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. until S
  
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• UCP frustrated over Quebec's child care agreement with Ottawa, feds say Alberta shows commitment for 'first time'

  06-08-2021 04:39
  
  The provincial government is accusing Ottawa of “dishonest, bad-faith negotiating” when it comes to child care after it approved a subsidized day care agreement with Quebec on Thursday. Rebecca Schulz, Alberta’s minister of children’s services, said in a statement that the agreement Quebec and the federal government reached on Canada subsidized early learning and child care was unfair since Alberta made the same arrangement but was “rejected.” “Today, we
  
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• UCP frustrated over Quebec’s child care agreement with Ottawa, feds say Alta. shows commitment for 'first time'

  06-08-2021 04:39
  
  The provincial government is accusing Ottawa of “dishonest, bad-faith negotiating” when it comes to child care after it approved a subsidized day care agreement with Quebec on Thursday. Rebecca Schulz, Alberta’s minister of children’s services, said in a statement that the agreement Quebec and the federal government reached on Canada subsidized early learning and child care was unfair since Alberta made the same arrangement but was “rejected.” “Today, we
  
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• UCP frustrated over Quebec’s child care agreement with Ottawa, feds say Alberta shows commitment for 'first time'

  06-08-2021 04:39
  
  The provincial government is accusing Ottawa of “dishonest, bad-faith negotiating” when it comes to child care after it approved a subsidized day care agreement with Quebec on Thursday. Rebecca Schulz, Alberta’s minister of children’s services, said in a statement that the agreement Quebec and the federal government reached on Canada subsidized early learning and child care was unfair since Alberta made the same arrangement but was “rejected.” “Today, we
  
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• West's weirdest? Quirky Alberta gopher museum celebrates 25 years

  06-08-2021 04:31
  
  A quirky southern Alberta museum dreamt up out of desperation is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It was the mid-1990's and a group of volunteers were trying to come up with ideas to attract people to the shrinking hamlet of Torrington, Alta., population a couple of hundred or so. "We thought of birds and fish and everything else. One lady come up with the gopher. And we thought it was the craziest idea ever had," said Otto Kurta, the town's mayor and a co-founder of the Torrington Gopher Hole
  
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• Crews knock down fire at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

  06-08-2021 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fire broke out on the hillside where the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump world heritage site’s visitor centre sits on Thursday afternoon. As Danica Ferris reports, fire crews prevented any major damage at the tourist attraction.
  
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• People who frequent Lethbridge park upset with maintenance, pulling weeds themselves - Global News

  06-08-2021 04:10
  
  People who frequent Lethbridge park upset with maintenance, pulling weeds themselves  Global News
  
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• People who frequent Lethbridge park upset with maintenance, pulling weeds themselves

  06-08-2021 04:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is a problem that's been growing all summer in Legacy Park in Lethbridge.
  
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• Lethbridge housing sales hitting record highs: ‘It’s really, really good’ - Global News

  06-08-2021 03:47
  
  Lethbridge housing sales hitting record highs: ‘It’s really, really good’  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge housing sales hitting record highs: ‘It’s really, really good’

  06-08-2021 03:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Low unemployment and lower housing prices are pushing home sales to record highs in Lethbridge and drawing out-of-towners to the smaller city life.
  
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• Deadly confrontation: Alberta man explains what happened when he shot an intruder to death

  06-08-2021 03:39
  
  An Alberta man says he was beaten with a baseball bat before he fatally shot an intruder who had broken into his home in Red Deer County over the August long weekend. “It’s pretty tough…I don't wish this on anybody. If I would have know that he was in the house I would never have gone in the house in a million years. I would have just waited out front and called police again,” said the Penhold resident. CTV has agreed to not identify the man. He said the victim is not kn
  
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• Shandro accuses federal health minister of 'playing politics' after letter expressing concern over Alberta’s end to health measures

  06-08-2021 03:13
  
  Federal health minister Patty Hajdu is adding her name to the growing list of health officials around the world concerned with health measures, meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, coming to an end in Alberta on August 16th. In a letter addressed to Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro, Hadju asked for more clarification to better understand the rationale behind the decision. That prompted a reaction from Alberta health minister Tyler Shandro via social media Thursday where he defended Dr. Hin
  
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• Alberta continues to set records during hot, smoky summer

  06-08-2021 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, Edmonton broke a record for most 30 degree days in a year, Banff just had their hottest July ever and Calgary is on track for their smokiest summer yet.
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor defends axing pandemic response amid 4th wave fears

  06-08-2021 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, is defending the divisive decision to end the province’s pandemic response plan, despite surging COVID-19 cases. As Heather Yourex-west explains, Hinshaw insists the plan is rooted in science.
  
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• Crossing back into Canada soon? Expect a longer wait at the border

  06-08-2021 02:16
  
  People crossing the border into Canada should expect longer lines and more delays starting Friday morning, the union representing more than 8,500 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers says. If a deal isn't agreed to between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Customs and Immigration Unions (CIU), job action will commence at 4 a.m. MT Friday. "They're saying enough is enough and they're prepared to take action," said Marianne Hladun, the Vice Preside
  
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