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• 'That’s a hell of a gamble to make with a generation's life': COVID-19 long-haulers warn against lifting Alberta restrictions

  12-08-2021 23:08
  
  With just days to go before Alberta lifts its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, so called long-haulers and those who treat them are speaking out in concern about the potentially devastating long-term impacts of the virus, especially for kids. Sarah Bara and her two kids tested positive for COVID-19 in December and she has been living with the long term effects ever since. Bara is chronically fatigued, has been diagnosed with POTS (an unusual heart rate increase experienced when someone is in an u
  
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• Waterton certified as the first transboundary Dark Sky Park - Lethbridge News Now

  12-08-2021 21:52
  Waterton certified as the first transboundary Dark Sky Park  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arrest made in December shooting that critically injured man in Cranston

  12-08-2021 21:45
  
  A 19-year-old Calgary man faces weapon, assault and drug charges in connection with a December 2020 shooting in a southeast neighbourhood that left a man critically injured. Officers responded to the 400 block of Cranford Park S.E. in the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 2020 following multiple reports of gunshots. The initial calls were followed by another call reporting a man suffering from a gunshot wound had been found on a neighbouring road. Police administered first aid to the man until EMS
  
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• Calgarian recounts shooting outside his home that left him paralyzed

  12-08-2021 21:10
  
  Nick Langridge is recovering in a Calgary hospital after being shot in the back while confronting a stranger near his southeast home last month. Langridge says he was getting ready for bed in the early morning hours of July 4 when he heard a loud bang from a transformer and the power went out inside his residence in the Oasis Mobile Home Park. "I went outside just to see if anything was up," recounted Langridge, "Shortly after, the suspect came into the alleyway and entered the trailer park." La
  
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• FortisBC teams with Lethbridge Biogas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in BC - Canada NewsWire

  12-08-2021 20:32
  FortisBC teams with Lethbridge Biogas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in BC  Canada NewsWire
  
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• ‘Ecological grief is very real’ and it can impact mental health of Canadian youth

  12-08-2021 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Nations report on climate change says humans are to blame. That dire warning is fueling eco-anxiety in youth.
  
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• Trudeau to call federal election for Sept. 20, kicking off this Sunday: Reuters sources

  12-08-2021 18:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to launch a federal election campaign this Sunday, with the vote scheduled for Sept. 20, according to Reuters sources. After months of speculation over the prospect of a pandemic election, Reuters is reporting that Trudeau is planning to visit Rideau Hall this weekend and ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to dissolve the 43rd Parliament and draw up the 338 writs, triggering a fall vote. CTV News has not yet independently verified this report. If the campaign kick
  
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• PM Trudeau expected to launch federal election on Sunday: sources

  12-08-2021 18:45
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to launch a federal election campaign this Sunday, with the vote set to be held as early as Sept. 20, sources have confirmed to CTV News. After months of speculation over the prospect of a pandemic election, sources, speaking on a not-for-attribution basis, said that Trudeau is planning to visit Rideau Hall this weekend and ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to dissolve the 43rd Parliament and draw up the 338 writs, triggering a fall vote. However, sources indicat
  
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• Fire bans in effect throughout Kananaskis Country due to hazardous conditions

  12-08-2021 18:43
  
  Alberta Parks confirms fire bans or restrictions are currently in place for 59 provincial parks or provincial recreation areas in the Kananaskis area. According to the organization, fire bans are in effect for locations where the fire hazard is considered extreme while fire restrictions have been issued where the hazard is deemed high. Under a fire ban, all open fires, including campfires and charcoal briquettes, are prohibited. Portable propane fire pits that are contained within designated fir
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association calls on province to implement 9 COVID-19 measures in schools

  12-08-2021 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Among its requested measures, the ATA is asking the government to continue with centralized testing and contact tracing, and if not, that ongoing rapid testing be done in schools. 
  
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• Suspect arrested, released without charge, in hit-and-run that left Calgary cyclist severely injured

  12-08-2021 17:52
  
  Calgary Police Service officials say a suspect has been located in connection with a Wednesday hit-and-run in Forest Heights that sent a woman to hospital in life-threatening condition and police believe the suspect and victim are known to one another. According to police, the woman was cycling northbound alongside a man along Forest Road S.E. at approximately 12:30 p.m. The driver of a parked Dodge Ram truck facing northbound turned the pickup around in the intersectionwith Forest Way to face s
  
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• Hot for the weekend in Calgary, then showers to start the work week

  12-08-2021 15:42
  
  It usually bodes well when the articles shorten – that'll be the prevailing story today! We continue pressing toward this high pressure region, which will present us with "the trifecta" through the weekend. This is a hefty combination of sinking air due to high pressure (1), a strong presence of sunlight (2), and westerly wind crossing the Rockies (3) – these elements would individually contribute enough energy to create above-average conditions, and all together, we'll face heat war
  
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• 2021 Calgary Pride Festival to include free drive-in performances, virtual parade

  12-08-2021 15:15
  
  Calgary Pride has released its 2021 festival schedule including an intimate online conversation with the world's first openly gay prince. The 31st edition of the festival, which runs from Aug. 27 through Sept. 6, will include B!G PRIDE drive-in performances in the TELUS Spark parking lot. Tickets for the events — which include drag performances, cult films including a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show!, burlesque and DJ sets —are free but spectators may elect to make a donatio
  
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• Lethbridge County considering rezoning bylaw for Green Prairie rebuild after fire - Lethbrige Herald

  12-08-2021 12:59
  
  Lethbridge County considering rezoning bylaw for Green Prairie rebuild after fire  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Lethbridge City Council approves four year development plan for Lethbridge Airport | CAPA - CAPA - Centre for Aviation

  12-08-2021 08:24
  Lethbridge City Council approves four year development plan for Lethbridge Airport | CAPA  CAPA - Centre for Aviation
  
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• Pronghorns women’s soccer team returns to the pitch under new head coach

  12-08-2021 06:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a lost season due to COVID-19, the Pronghorns women's soccer team is finally prepping for Canada West game action.
  
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• 4 injured in 3 vehicle collision on Hwy. 21

  12-08-2021 05:54
  
  Traffic is being re-routed off Highway 21 after a Wednesday collision that injured four. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m. when emergency crews responded to reports of a collision around two kilometres south of the junction of Hwy. 27 West. It's believed that a pickup truck driving south, traveling behind a semi heading in the same direction, crossed the centre line, causing a collision with a pickup truck pulling a travel trailer heading north. The travel trailer made contact with the se
  
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• Train derails in southeast Calgary, disrupting traffic

  12-08-2021 05:20
  
  Roads are blocked after a train derailed in southeast Calgary Wednesday night. The incident took place a little before 8:30 p.m., on Ogden Rd south of 50 Ave. S.E. when an unknown number of cars derailed. EMS said two people were treated on site, but weren't transported to hospital. Calgary Police, Calgary Fire and CP Rail officials are all on scene. This is a developing story…UPDATE: Ongoing incident on Ogden Rd b/w 50 Ave and Millican Rd SE. The road is closed. Please use alternate rout
  
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• 2 trains collide in southeast Calgary, derailing 7 cars

  12-08-2021 05:20
  
  Roads are blocked after two trains collided in southeast Calgary Wednesday night, derailing seven cars. Calgary Fire confirmed the collision just outside the Ogden Rail Yard south of 50 Ave. S.E. Fire officials said one of the cars that left the tracks was full of diesel fuel. They said about 5,000 gallons spilled, but fire crews were able to contain the spill thanks to an existing berm. EMS assessed two crew members on site, but they were OK. It's unclear what led to the collision, but Calgary
  
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• Pronghorns women’s soccer team kicks off camp under new head coach

  12-08-2021 04:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a lost year due to COVID-19, the Canada West season is just around the corner for student athletes at the University of Lethbridge. As Danica Ferris explains, soccer will kick off conference action, with the women’s team trying to find its identity under a new coach at training camp.
  
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• Lethbridge police seek public assistance to locate missing man - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 03:01
  
  Lethbridge police seek public assistance to locate missing man  CTV Toronto
  
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• Concerns raised over long COVID as Alberta winds down testing, isolating and tracing

  12-08-2021 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans are less than a week away from new COVID-19 protocols in the province. As Julia Wong reports, those who suffer from long COVID worry what the changes could mean for future patients.
  
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• 'Another way to manage COVID': Calgary Chamber of Commerce asks province for vaccine passports

  12-08-2021 02:37
  
  The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is asking the province to create a vaccine passport. Chamber president Deborah Yedlin says the push for the documentation comes from members worried about the safety of staff and customers as the province moves to lift almost all COVID-19 health measures next week. “In the absence of having mechanisms to test trace and isolate, we need another way to manage the pandemic. We need another way to manage COVID," said Yedlin. "You know, there's an adage in busine
  
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• Fishing closure announced for Okanagan; high water temperatures, low levels cited

  12-08-2021 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ministry says the closures will remain in effect until Sept. 15.
  
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• Calgary Chamber of Commerce pushing for COVID-19 vaccine passports in Alberta

  12-08-2021 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Deborah Yedlin said a vaccine passport could serve as an additional safety measure as Alberta is set to scale back health measures.
  
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• New Alberta bandage technology could prevent amputations for diabetic patients

  12-08-2021 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 1,000 Albertans a year lose lower limbs to diabetic foot ulcers. Now, new technology could save limbs --- and possibly lives.
  
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• Concerns over long COVID as Alberta winds down testing, isolating and tracing

  12-08-2021 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will be adjusting to new COVID-19 protocols on Monday, but there are concerns about what those changes could mean for the numbers of those living with long COVID.
  
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• Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 67 per cent over last year - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 01:21
  
  Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 67 per cent over last year  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 67 per cent over last year

  12-08-2021 01:21
  
  The most recent provincial statistics on opioid poisonings and overdose deaths have just been released, and the numbers are distressing. The number of drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge and province-wide increased by over 60 per cent in the first five months of 2021, compared to the same period last year. In Lethbridge there were 25 drug-related deaths from January to May of 2021 according to the provincial government’s substance use surveillance dashboard, an Alberta Health site that keep
  
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• Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 167 per cent over last year - CTV Toronto

  12-08-2021 01:21
  
  Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 167 per cent over last year  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge drug overdose deaths up 167 per cent over last year

  12-08-2021 01:21
  
  The most recent provincial statistics on opioid poisonings and overdose deaths have just been released, and the numbers are distressing. The number of drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge and province-wide increased by over 160 per cent in the first five months of 2021, compared to the same period last year. In Lethbridge there were 25 drug-related deaths from January to May of 2021 according to the provincial government’s substance use surveillance dashboard, an Alberta Health site that kee
  
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• It's the Life of Riley for Fleming on the golf course this year

  12-08-2021 00:54
  
  Riley Fleming is not just  head teaching pro at the Lynx Ridge Golf Club. He's also one of the best golfers in Calgary. Fleming's job is to teach his students to get better at the game, but over the weekend, the 28-year-old went one step beyond that: he schooled the rest of the field at the PGA Championship of Canada in Bromont, Quebec, winning by three shots. Fleming said it's the biggest win of his career. "I mean the names on the trophy are ridiculous.  You've got Moe Norman, Arnold
  
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• Indigenous learning added to curriculum at southern Alberta school

  12-08-2021 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southern Alberta school will use the Indigenous practice of the seven grandfather teachings in an effort to foster reconciliation.
  
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• Chestermere Music Fest – music, food trucks, and family-friendly fun by the lake

  12-08-2021 00:45
  
  A free, one-day music festival on the shores of Chestermere Lake is set for Saturday and all are welcome to attend. Chestermere Music Fest will be held in John Peake Park starting at 11 a.m., when the marketplace and book sale open. The marketplace will close for the day at 4 p.m., and concerts will start at 1 p.m. Food trucks will be present from noon until the end of the festival at 10:30 p.m. There will also be a beer garden open from 3 p.m. until the end of the night. Festival organizers wer
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization and ICU rates tick up

  12-08-2021 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta confirmed 501 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, out of about 8,600 tests. The provincial positivity rate sat at about 5.9 per cent.
  
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• Alberta sees 501 new COVID cases in one day - Lethbridge News Now

  12-08-2021 00:36
  Alberta sees 501 new COVID cases in one day  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge nurses protest proposed wage rollback at Chinook Regional Hospital | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  12-08-2021 00:30
  
  Lethbridge nurses protest proposed wage rollback at Chinook Regional Hospital | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge nurses protest proposed wage rollback at Chinook Regional Hospital

  12-08-2021 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than a dozen communities took part in a the United Nurses of Alberta’s “Day of Action” Wednesday, picketing outside health centres in Alberta. Eloise Therien has more on why those in Lethbridge are upset with the province.
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: ICU patient count highest in nearly a month as hospitalizations continue to rise

  12-08-2021 00:10
  
  The number of patients in Alberta hospitals and intensive care units continued to grow on Wednesday as the province reported 138 coronavirus patients in hospital, including 31 in ICU. The province has had over 100 COVID-19 patients in hospital every day since Aug. 3 and more than 20 patients in intensive care since the start of the month. The 31 patients in ICU is the highest count in nearly a month, since July 13. The 138 in hospital represents an increase of two over the day before, pending fu
  
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• Alberta reports 501 new COVID-19 cases, highest ICU count in nearly a month

  12-08-2021 00:10
  
  The number of patients in Alberta hospitals and intensive care units continued to grow on Wednesday as the province reported 138 coronavirus patients in hospital, including 31 in ICU. The province has had over 100 COVID-19 patients in hospital every day since Aug. 3 and more than 20 patients in intensive care since the start of the month. The 31 patients in ICU is the highest count in nearly a month, since July 13. The 138 in hospital represents an increase of two over the day before, pending fu
  
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