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• Summer camp for kids who share the same speech disorder

  11-08-2021 23:56
  
  The best way to understand Apraxia might be to compare it to a dream where you are trying to talk to someone or yell for help but no words come out. Children with the rare motor speech disorder can hear and understand others but when they try to communicate the signal from their brain gets mixed up by the muscles in their lips, tongues and cheeks, according to speech language pathologist Kailey Leonard who is working with the kids at camp. "Speech is really complex and we take for granted how ea
  
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• Masks to be mandatory at Calgary public schools when modified calendar classes resume next week

  11-08-2021 23:50
  
  Students and staff will have to wear masks at Calgary public schools when classes resume next week, officials said Wednesday. A letter from Supt. Christopher Usih to parents and guardians says masks will also be mandatory while riding yellow buses to and from school. Classes are set to return at modified calendar schools in Calgary on Aug. 17. "Students and staff will still be expected to use the province's daily checklist to identify if they should attend or stay home," reads the letter. It is
  
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• Masks mandatory at Calgary public schools when modified calendar classes resume next week

  11-08-2021 23:50
  
  Students and staff will have to wear masks at Calgary public schools when classes resume next week, officials said Wednesday. A letter from Supt. Christopher Usih to parents and guardians says masks will also be mandatory while riding yellow buses to and from school. Classes are set to return at modified calendar schools in Calgary on Aug. 17. "Students and staff will still be expected to use the province's daily checklist to identify if they should attend or stay home," reads the letter. It is
  
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• Canadians to soon require proof of vaccination for international travel - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 23:06
  Canadians to soon require proof of vaccination for international travel  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Banff council to debate making masks mandatory as COVID-19 numbers rise

  11-08-2021 22:47
  
  With COVID-19 numbers rising across the province, Banff councillors will debate Friday whether to make wearing a mask mandatory at indoor public settings in the town. A special meeting of council will begin at 9 a.m. If approved, the mandate would apply to public places like restaurants, grocery stores, shopping malls, churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, libraries, convention centres and other leisure facilities. Schools and hospitals would also be included. Exemptions would apply to anyo
  
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• Cyclist in life-threatening condition after hit-and-run in Forest Heights

  11-08-2021 22:42
  
  A woman was rushed to the Foothills Medical Centre Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while cycling in a southeast neighbourhood. Emergency crews responded to the 400 block of Forest Way S.E., in the community of Forest Heights, shortly before 1 p.m. following reports a cyclist had been injured in a hit-and-run. EMS Public Education Officer Adam Loria confirms the woman was transported to hospital by ambulance in life-threatening condition. The nature of her injuries has bot bee
  
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• Nurses protest proposed wage cuts outside Chinook Regional Hospital - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 22:39
  
  Nurses protest proposed wage cuts outside Chinook Regional Hospital  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Booming grasshopper populations destroying already beleaguered Prairie crops - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 22:27
  
  Booming grasshopper populations destroying already beleaguered Prairie crops  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vaccine passports for foreign travel expected this fall

  11-08-2021 21:55
  
  Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel. Ottawa has been floating the promise of such documents for months and Wednesday's announcement moved the needle on the plan only slightly, with an explanation that the document should be ready by the "early fall" and will be digital with a paper option for those that wish. It is not intended f
  
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• Calgary woman reaches 3 mountain summits to raise funds for siblings with terminal illness

  11-08-2021 21:51
  
  A Calgary woman has completed a triple crown challenge as she attempts to raise funds for an experimental stem cell replacement for three young children.  Jeanine Dalton summited Ha Ling, the east end of Rundle Mountain (EEOR) and Grotto Mountain — a total elevation of approximately 3,265 metres — in roughly 14 hours. Her effort raised more than $14,000 for the Lamprecht family, eclipsing her original goal of $10,000. Katie and Jacob Lamprecht have four children and their three
  
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• Calgary man shot at close range will spend life in wheelchair: ‘My body dropped hard’

  11-08-2021 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nick Langridge said he was about to turn out the lights and go to sleep when the power to his mobile home went out and he heard a loud bang.
  
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• Fatal crash on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary claims multiple lives, detours westbound traffic

  11-08-2021 20:24
  
  A late morning collision on the Trans-Canada Highway involving a semi and a five-tonne truck has left multiple people dead and prompted officials to close a section of the highway to traffic. According to RCMP, westbound traffic is being detoured to Highway 1A via Morley Road. EMS officials confirm multiple people are dead as a result of the crash and another three patients have been transported to hospital by ground ambulance in serious but stable condition. RCMP has not provided an expected ti
  
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• Fatal crash on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary claims multiple lives

  11-08-2021 20:24
  
  A late morning collision on the Trans-Canada Highway involving a semi and a five-tonne truck has left multiple people dead and prompted officials to close a section of the highway to traffic. The crash occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. According to RCMP, westbound traffic is being detoured to Highway 1A via Morley Road. EMS officials confirm multiple people are dead as a result of the crash and another three patients have been transported to hospital by ground ambulance in serious but stable con
  
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• 2 dead, 3 hospitalized in crash on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary

  11-08-2021 20:24
  
  A late morning collision on the Trans-Canada Highway involving a semi, two vans and a car has left two people dead, three others injured and prompted officials to close a section of the highway to traffic. The crash occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. According to an update issued by the RCMP around 2:30 p.m., the incident was initiated by an eastbound cube van that crossed the freeway into the westbound lanes, where it ran head-on into a car. At the same time, a westbound semi behind the car was
  
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• Alberta nurses hold rotating rallies to protest wage rollbacks

  11-08-2021 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nurses and other staff gathered outside of more than two dozen health centres across Alberta on Wednesday. As Breanna Karstens-Smith reports, they are hoping to send a message to the government that they are overworked and that proposed wage rollbacks are an insult.
  
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• Masks, vaccinations not mandatory at U of C this fall, decision sparks swift backlash

  11-08-2021 20:10
  
  The University of Calgary has unveiled its COVID-19 plans for students, staff and athletics this fall and the measures are sparking quick reaction from faculty. In an open letter, president and vice-Chancellor Ed McCauley says the U of C has been reviewing measures in place -- given the recent restriction changes in Alberta and spread of the Delta variant -- and have made some changes that will take effect for the next semester. Vaccinations and masking Being vaccinated will not be mandatory but
  
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• Masks, vaccinations not mandatory at U of C this fall; decision sparks backlash from faculty

  11-08-2021 20:10
  
  The University of Calgary has unveiled its COVID-19 plans for students, staff and athletics this fall, sparking quick backlash from faculty who say they measures don't go far enough. In an open letter, U of C President and Vice-Chancellor Ed McCauley says the university has been reviewing measures in place -- given the recent restriction changes in Alberta and spread of the Delta variant -- and have made some changes that will take effect for the next semester. VACCINATIONS AND MASKING Being vac
  
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• Council approves Lethbridge Airport's new business plan, facility to remain under city management - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 19:37
  
  Council approves Lethbridge Airport's new business plan, facility to remain under city management  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U of L project receives boost from Canada Foundation for Innovation - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 19:07
  
  U of L project receives boost from Canada Foundation for Innovation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No injuries in bizarre South Lethbridge collision - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 19:07
  
  No injuries in bizarre South Lethbridge collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta nurses hold ‘Day of Action’ pickets to protest proposed salary rollback

  11-08-2021 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) has been in talks with Alberta’s UCP government since July, trying to negotiate a new collective agreement.
  
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• Senator Doug Black to step down, create opening for 'new voice for Alberta'

  11-08-2021 17:18
  
  A long-tenured senator says he will retire this fall stating "it is time to make room for a new voice for Alberta." Sen. Douglas Black will step down effective Oct. 31, ending a term that began with his appointment in 2013. "Serving in the Senate has been the highlight of my professional career," said Black in a statement released Wednesday morning. "I am proud to have represented Albertans. "I ran to be Alberta's voice and I am so grateful for the trust placed in my by Albertans in the 2012 Sen
  
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• Health workers pen open letter to Peace River residents about Alberta’s COVID-19 protocol changes

  11-08-2021 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of 11 pharmacists, doctors and nurses in Peace River, Alta., has written an open letter to the community, expressing concern about Alberta’s changes to COVID-19 testing, isolating and tracing.
  
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• Edmonton Catholic schools reinstate COVID-19 rules while awaiting provincial guidance

  11-08-2021 15:28
  
  Edmonton Catholic schools are reinstating COVID-19 safety measures as hundreds of students prepare to return to year-round schools Wednesday. Three schools that operate all year in Alberta's capital are bringing back mandatory masking, screening protocols and enhanced cleaning as they await updated guidelines from the provincial government. Those measures will be implemented at St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School, St. Catherine Catholic Elementary and Junior High and St. Alphonsus Catholic
  
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• Hot weekend temperatures in store for Calgary

  11-08-2021 15:18
  
  After a cloudy start, we'll hop back to sunnier straits for the afternoon. After west wind, we'll whip into some northern wind, then calm down later in the day. If this sounds familiar, I'm also describing yesterday. The biggest difference is in our heating budget for this one; it'll be a little more "in the black" than yesterday, preventing a hefty drop and pushing us a little higher than yesterday afternoon's warmest of 19.3 C. Our high pressure air mass continues to pile in. This edition is g
  
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• Alberta nurses hold 'day of action' in opposition of UCP government's proposed rollbacks

  11-08-2021 15:00
  
  The United Nurses of Alberta has planned information picketing at health care centres across the province Wednesday to send a message to the provincial government amid wage negotiations. The province has proposed wage rollbacks of approximately three per cent to bring an estimated 30,000 staff under the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) at a time when the union representing them says workers are exhausted and feel under "attack." In a news release, the UNA says its members are exhausted and overwor
  
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• Paramedics say increased demand, shuffling of resources leaves Alberta's rural communities behind

  11-08-2021 14:43
  
  Paramedics in Alberta says emergency response times are skyrocketing, as increased demand for EMS services has created a patchwork effort to provide coverage.  Don Sharpe, a Calgary-based paramedic who has worked on the front lines for roughly four decades, says when rural ambulances leave their community, there is no one left to cover the area and available city medics are required to step in.  "When I hear from people I know in these communities that for large portions of the da
  
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• Booming grasshopper populations destroying already beleaguered Prairie crops

  11-08-2021 13:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Communities and rural areas across southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been reporting a high number of grasshoppers -- something not seen since the early 2000s
  
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• Alberta paleontology students need help getting dinosaur bones from remote location

  11-08-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The skeleton is embedded in a hill in a remote location between the Tolman Bridge and Drumheller, near the Morrin Bridge along the Red Deer River. 
  
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• Alberta archaeology students need help getting dinosaur bones from remote location

  11-08-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The skeleton is embedded in a hill in a remote location between the Tolman Bridge and Drumheller, near the Morrin Bridge along the Red Deer River. 
  
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• Manitoba soldier begins 1,000km ride to Lethbridge for PTSD awareness - Lethbrige Herald

  11-08-2021 12:59
  
  Manitoba soldier begins 1,000km ride to Lethbridge for PTSD awareness  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Intruder killed by Alberta homeowner encountered RCMP at same property twice before shooting

  11-08-2021 06:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man who police say broke into a home in Alberta before being killed by the homeowner had encountered Mounties at the same property in the days leading up to his death.
  
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• Upton, Gosselin each drive in 2, Angels top Jays in opener - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 03:58
  
  Upton, Gosselin each drive in 2, Angels top Jays in opener  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City council votes to keep Lethbridge Airport under city management, approves 4-year business plan - Global News

  11-08-2021 03:51
  
  City council votes to keep Lethbridge Airport under city management, approves 4-year business plan  Global News
  
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• City council votes to keep Lethbridge Airport under city management, approves 4-year business plan

  11-08-2021 03:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  City council has received a newly updated business plan for Lethbridge Airport.
  
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• Hate springing ahead? You’ll really hate permanent daylight savings time

  11-08-2021 03:30
  
  When Albertans go to the polls for the municipal election on October 18th they will be asked if they want the biannual clock changing from daylight saving time (DST) to standard time and back to come to an end. The question on the ballot will read:  “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round daylight saving time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?” In 2019, 141,000Albertans were surveyed on the question of DST. Ninety-one per cent o
  
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• Hate springing ahead? You’ll really hate permanent daylight saving time

  11-08-2021 03:30
  
  When Albertans go to the polls for the municipal election on October 18th they will be asked if they want the biannual clock changing from daylight saving time (DST) to standard time and back to come to an end. The question on the ballot will read:  “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round daylight saving time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?” In 2019, 141,000 Albertans were surveyed on the question of DST. Ninety-one per cent
  
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• Verdict expected in China's trial of Calgarian Michael Spavor

  11-08-2021 02:56
  
  A closed Chinese court is expected to announce a verdict in the espionage trial of Calgarian Michael Spavor late Tuesday night. Although there does not appear to be any evidence to support the charges, the outcome is almost certain, according to some. "We know in China that for high profile cases, it's the Communist Party that dictates the rulings," said Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian diplomat. "They are trumped-up charges for which there's absolutely, absolutely no basis in law," said Jus
  
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• Calgarian Michael Spavor sentenced to 11 years

  11-08-2021 02:56
  
  A Chinese court sentenced Calgarian Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison late Tuesday night. Although there does not appear to be any evidence to support the charges, the outcome is almost certain, according to some. "We know in China that for high profile cases, it's the Communist Party that dictates the rulings," said Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian diplomat. "They are trumped-up charges for which there's absolutely, absolutely no basis in law," said Justice Minister David Lametti. Spavor
  
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• Calgarian Michael Spavor found guilty, sentenced to 11 years on espionage charges

  11-08-2021 02:56
  
  A Chinese court sentenced Calgarian Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison late Tuesday night. The news was announced shortly before 9 p.m. Calgary time Tuesday night Although there did not appear to be any evidence to support the charges, the outcome was almost certain, according to some. "We know in China that for high profile cases, it's the Communist Party that dictates the rulings," said Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian diplomat. "They are trumped-up charges for which there's absolutely,
  
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• B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 02:53
  
  B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Not tapping into that potential': Refugee talent pool under-utilized in Alberta

  11-08-2021 02:39
  
  They can be doctors, lawyers and skilled labourers, but when refugees arrive in Canada they often have to find whatever employment they can. And that's usually low-paying, service jobs. "I can't tell you how much skills, talents, education, experience that refugees have," said Saima Jamal, national program manager at Jumpstart Refugee Talent. "Canada made a huge investment in bringing all these thousands of refugees to our country and our employers, our businesses, they're not tapping into that
  
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• New mural brings hope to downtown Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  11-08-2021 02:38
  
  New mural brings hope to downtown Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• New mural brings hope to downtown Lethbridge

  11-08-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A collaborative piece of art with a very significant message was unveiled in downtown Lethbridge on Tuesday. Alejandra Pulido reports.
  
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• Rural Alberta health-care providers sign letter of concern over elimination of COVID-19 measures

  11-08-2021 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter is signed by healthcare professionals who say they are expressing their “professional concerns that the risk of the COVID-19 Delta variant should not be underestimated.”
  
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• Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate - Lethbridge News Now

  11-08-2021 02:18
  
  Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta group calls on federal government for COVID-19 school funding

  11-08-2021 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group including several Alberta health experts is bypassing the province and directly asking the prime minister for funding to make schools safer amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren Pullen reports.
  
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• Champions tour set to return to Canyon Meadows for Shaw Charity Classic

  11-08-2021 02:09
  
  This year's Shaw Charity Classic will have a different look to it.  In the past, this tournament was one of the most well attended with thousand of golf fans lining the fairways over the Labour Day weekend each year to cheer on an elite lineup while raising millions of dollars for local charities. This year however, thanks to social distancing protocols, the tournament will only be allowed to have 2,000 fans per day. Mike Weir is a Canadian golf legend, but he's also a rookie on the Champio
  
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• Mural bringing hope to downtown Lethbridge - Global News

  11-08-2021 02:02
  
  Mural bringing hope to downtown Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• Mural bringing hope to downtown Lethbridge

  11-08-2021 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since a picture is worth a thousand words, a mosaic mural was the way to go to create awareness of what the Streets Alive Mission in Lethbridge is all about.
  
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