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• Calgary police looking for suspects who stole cash, furniture from restaurant

  13-08-2021 23:58
  
  The Calgary Police Service says the same Beltline restaurant has been the target of several thefts over the past few months. On Friday, CPS released photographs of two suspects tied to two recent incidents. In the first, a male broke the glass of the main door of Simply Irie restaurant at 1510 6th Street S.W. at around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 6. Once inside, he stole a cash register and then fled on a bicycle. On July 9 at around 5:30 a.m., a different suspect – also a male - cut a chain securin
  
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• Kenney needs to own decision after Alberta slows lifting of COVID-19 measures: MRU professor

  13-08-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has not been at the last two news conferences about lifting COVID-19 measures and then pausing that move.
  
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• 15-year-old girl trafficked for sex by group based in Lethbridge and Calgary, police say - CBC.ca

  13-08-2021 23:27
  
  15-year-old girl trafficked for sex by group based in Lethbridge and Calgary, police say  CBC.ca
  
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• Calgary International Airport welcomes mandatory vaccination requirements for airline travellers and public service employees

  13-08-2021 23:11
  
  Canadians who want to travel via air, rail or boat this fall must now be fully vaccinated by the end of October, according to the latest mandate by the federal government. In a statement to CTV News, The Calgary Airport Authority welcomed the announcement and says it is continuing to obtain additional information. “We’re in the process of reviewing the details of the announcement and look forward to increased guidance from the Government of Canada,” said Kawal Mahendru, Manager
  
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• WestJet gives two thumbs up to federally mandated vaccination requirement for employees

  13-08-2021 22:58
  
  WestJet is on board with an announcement  Friday regarding mandatory vaccinations for all federally regulated airline employees. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that the federal government intends to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory across the federal public service, and will require that all commercial air, interprovincial train and cruise ship passengers be fully vaccinated no later than October. “We have seen how devastating COVID-19 has been to our transportation and to
  
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• Red Deer swimmer enjoys homecoming after capturing Olympic silver

  13-08-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer’s Rebecca Smith had an experience of a lifetime in Tokyo, not only competing in her first Olympics, but winning a silver medal in the pool. Slav Kornik has the story.
  
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• Red Deer swimmer Rebecca Smith home with Olympic silver medal: ‘Still can’t believe it’

  13-08-2021 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rebecca Smith captured a silver medal in the women’s 4x100-metre freestyle relay along with teammates Penny Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez and Margaret Mac Neil.
  
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• University of Saskatchewan mandates vaccination for its staff and students - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 22:35
  
  University of Saskatchewan mandates vaccination for its staff and students  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa commits $57.5M for Calgary Airport runway renos - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 22:27
  
  Ottawa commits $57.5M for Calgary Airport runway renos  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds commit $57M to rehabilitate west runway at YYC Calgary International Airport

  13-08-2021 21:50
  
  The Calgary Airport Authority says an influx of funding from the federal government will ensure the airport remains viable for the decades to come. Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra pledged roughly $57.5 million to the rehabilitation of the airport's west runway. Bob Sartor, president and CEO of The Calgary Airport Authority, welcomed the financial commitment. "Our west runway is a critical piece of YYC infrastructure," said Sartor in a statement released Friday. "It plays a huge role in the s
  
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• 10, including 2 teens, charged in southern Alberta human trafficking investigation

  13-08-2021 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to police, the 10 indivuduals are believed to have sexually assaulted, exploitated and trafficked a teenage girl, as well as the sexually assaulted another young teen.
  
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• Amalgamation survey for AWC and Alberta Barley - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 21:13
  
  Amalgamation survey for AWC and Alberta Barley  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New York Assembly to suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 20:57
  
  New York Assembly to suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More than a dozen weather records broken in B.C. in latest heat wave

  13-08-2021 20:47
  
  More than a dozen temperature records were broken in B.C. as parts of the province endure another summer heat wave. Preliminary data released by Environment Canada showed 15 records were shattered on Thursday, when high temperatures led to an Extreme Heat Alert in the Lower Mainland. Many of the records are decades old. For example, Abbotsford saw its hottest Aug. 12 ever on Thursday, reaching up to 39.4 C. That's more than five degrees warmer than the previous record set in 1990 of 34.1. Other
  
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• Medicine Hat man dead after being hit by falling tree in Banff National Park

  13-08-2021 20:40
  
  A man from Medicine Hat was killed after a tree fell on him while he was camping in Banff National Park. RCMP say the fatal incident happened just after midnight on Aug. 11. The 61-year-old was camping at the Aylmer Canyon Campground, a remote location near Lake Minnewaka that is only accessible to hikers. Officials confirm the man was dead prior to the arrival of officers. The death is not considered suspicious and it's not known what caused the tree to fall.
  
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• 10 Albertans charged following investigation into alleged trafficking of 15-year-old girl

  13-08-2021 20:18
  
  A police investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl in Alberta has resulted in eight arrests and the issuing of warrants for two additional suspects The accused, who all reside in either Lethbridge or Calgary, allegedly arranged to transport the girl to various locations where she was sexually assaulted. The human trafficking investigation involved members of the Lethbridge Police Service, Calgary Police Service, RCMP and the ALERT human trafficking counter exploita
  
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• Lethbridge Police charge 10 males in human trafficking investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 20:11
  
  Lethbridge Police charge 10 males in human trafficking investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tsitsipas cruises into National Bank Open semifinals with win over Ruud - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 20:02
  
  Tsitsipas cruises into National Bank Open semifinals with win over Ruud  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Boston's famed Skinny House back on market, listed for $1.2M - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 19:48
  
  Boston's famed Skinny House back on market, listed for $1.2M  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 19:43
  
  COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• KCS will delay vote on CN deal if STB doesn't decide on trust by Aug. 17

  13-08-2021 19:22
  
  Kansas City Southern says it will delay a shareholder vote on its deal to be bought by Canadian National Railway Co. that is set for Aug. 19 if a U.S. regulator does not release its decision on a key voting trust by Aug. 17. The trust would allow KCS to remain independent while a full review of the transaction is conducted, but allow shareholders to be paid without having to wait for a final decision on the deal. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has said it will make a decision on whether t
  
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• DC military base on lockdown after report of armed person - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 19:03
  
  DC military base on lockdown after report of armed person  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Prequel To Pancakes: A Recipe From Ancient Rome - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 19:00
  
  The Prequel To Pancakes: A Recipe From Ancient Rome  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crime Historian Digs For Answers In D.B. Cooper Mystery - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 19:00
  
  Crime Historian Digs For Answers In D.B. Cooper Mystery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former federal defence minister Paul Hellyer dies at 98 - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 18:54
  
  Former federal defence minister Paul Hellyer dies at 98  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor unveils back-to-school plan amid pandemic

  13-08-2021 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced on Friday the province’s back-to-school plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She said they’ve worked closely with Alberta Health Services and Alberta Education to develop guidance to “prevent and manage all respiratory illnesses in schools.”
  
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• Alberta pausing timeline for COVID transition, continuing testing - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 18:36
  
  Alberta pausing timeline for COVID transition, continuing testing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory across federal public service

  13-08-2021 18:31
  
  The federal government intends to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory across the federal public service, and will expect Crown corporations and other federally regulated sectors to follow suit. In a news conference on Friday, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra also announced that in the fall – by no later than the end of October – the government will require employees in the federally regulated air, rail, and marine transportation spa
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines to be mandatory for federal public service, most air and rail travellers

  13-08-2021 18:31
  
  The federal government intends to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory across the federal public service, and will require that commercial air, train and cruise ship passengers be fully vaccinated no later than October. In a news conference on Friday, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said they expect Crown corporations and federally regulated agencies such as the Bank of Canada and Canada Post to follow suit. “After months and months of de
  
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• Alberta backs down on relaxed COVID-19 measures, pauses testing changes for 6 weeks

  13-08-2021 18:08
  
  Amid rising hospitalizations and case counts, Alberta is backing down from its plans to abandon COVID-19 testing and eliminate isolation rules until late September. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, made the announcement Friday morning.  "It is important to take some additional time to monitor the situation," she said. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers  COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodChanges that were sched
  
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• Alberta puts pause on further lifting COVID-19 restrictions until Sept. 27, says province’s top doctor

  13-08-2021 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is pausing its plan to further lift COVID-19 restrictions for six weeks, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced on Friday, adding she’s been monitoring local and international data on the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks

  13-08-2021 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is pausing the move forward with lifting COVID-19 restrictions to monitor increasing cases of the Delta variant until Sept. 27.
  
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• Independent modelling suggests imminent spike in Alberta COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

  13-08-2021 17:26
  
  COVID-19 modelling projections recently presented to the provincial government suggest Alberta will soon bear the brunt of a massive fourth wave. According to the report conducted by a group of public health researchers, primarily based at universities throughout British Columbia, Alberta is slated to see staggering increases in COVID-19 case counts, hospital admissions and demand on intensive care units. The research suggests COVID-19 will not be suppressed in the province until 90 per cent of
  
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• Youth movement for Little League World Series broadcasters - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 16:59
  Youth movement for Little League World Series broadcasters  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• High pressure is here… and bringing smoke to Calgary

  13-08-2021 15:31
  
  Get the shorts on and the water bottle filled — we're in for a toasty one. Heat warnings have settled into the Calgary area and will likely encompass the entirety of southern Alberta by the end of the day. We're into an abbreviated hot streak, which has a "hard out" on Sunday. This high pressure ridge isn't ballooning over us like the last one did – it's going to flatten, creating zonal (west-to-east) flow over us, and opening us to west wind off the foothills, in addition to the reg
  
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• Man hospitalized following shooting in southeast neighbourhood

  13-08-2021 14:46
  
  The victim of a Thursday night shooting in Albert Park/Radisson Heights is recovering in hospital as police continue to investigate. Emergency crews responded to the 2600 block of 16th Avenue S.E. at around 10 p.m. following reports a man had been shot. The shooting victim was located and taken to hospital by ambulance in serious but non-life-threatening condition. Police have not disclosed whether an arrest has been made. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the Ca
  
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• Woman dead, teen hospitalized after motorcycle strikes pedestrian along Memorial Drive

  13-08-2021 14:08
  
  Calgary police are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian on eastbound Memorial Drive near the Bridgeland C-Train station. Emergency crews responded shortly before 1 a.m. to a location on the roadway between Edmonton Trail and 12 Street N.E. According to police, a 17-year-old motorcyclist was eastbound on Memorial Drive when a 35-year-old woman walked into the roadway in front of him. The motorcycle struck the woman, toppled and slid down the road. The woman was pr
  
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• Woman dead, man hospitalized after motorcycle strikes pedestrian along Memorial Drive

  13-08-2021 14:08
  
  Calgary police are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a pedestrian on eastbound Memorial Drive near the Bridgeland C-Train station. Emergency crews responded shortly before 1 a.m. to a location on the roadway between Edmonton Trail and 12 Street N.E. One woman was pronounced dead on scene. According to police, the woman was the pedestrian. EMS transported a man believed to be the motorcyclist to Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition. Investigators
  
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• Lethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police - Medicine Hat News

  13-08-2021 13:32
  Lethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Alberta to offer update on back-to-school COVID-19 guidance

  13-08-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, will present their back-to-school guidance at 9:30 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Alberta releases back-to-school COVID-19 guidance for 2021-22

  13-08-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has released a back-to-school tool kit for parents and school staff, and a document outlining guidelines for how to manage and preventing respiratory illness in schools.
  
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• Alberta releases back-to-school COVID-19 guidance for 2021

  13-08-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has released a back-to-school tool kit for parents and school staff, and a document outlining guidelines for how to manage and preventing respiratory illness in schools.
  
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• Lethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police - Lethbrige Herald

  13-08-2021 12:59
  
  Lethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Taliban take key Afghan provincial capital in lightning push - Lethbridge News Now

  13-08-2021 10:34
  Taliban take key Afghan provincial capital in lightning push  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Police charge 10 males in human trafficking investigation - CHAT News Today

  13-08-2021 09:00
  Lethbridge Police charge 10 males in human trafficking investigation  CHAT News Today
  
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• How electric cars are faring on Lethbridge roads: ‘It’s small, but it’s growing’ - Global News

  13-08-2021 06:18
  
  How electric cars are faring on Lethbridge roads: ‘It’s small, but it’s growing’  Global News
  
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• How electric cars are faring on Lethbridge roads: ‘It’s small, but it’s growing’

  13-08-2021 06:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Going from a super-efficient diesel vehicle or gas vehicle to this one, we cut our fuel costs in half.'
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association releases report detailing concerns about back-to-school

  13-08-2021 06:09
  
  The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is voicing concerns about the lack of provisions to protect students and staff from COVID-19 in the upcoming school year. Because of these concerns, the ATA has released a report outlining nine recommendations on what they say are the basic measures necessary for a positive, safe return to school. ATA president Jason Schilling expressed concern about the safety of students and teachers as they return to the classroom. “To wait this long within
  
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• When it comes to Olympic experiences, Lethbridge-based throws coach Larry Steinke has nearly seen it all. - CTV Toronto

  13-08-2021 05:43
  
  When it comes to Olympic experiences, Lethbridge-based throws coach Larry Steinke has nearly seen it all.  CTV Toronto
  
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• Canadian Olympic coach returns home to Lethbridge

  13-08-2021 05:43
  
  On top of coaching the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team, Larry Steinke has been with the Canadian national team since 1998. He recently returned home to Lethbridge after coaching the nation's best shot put, hammer throw and javelin competitors at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. "It's an honour to represent your country and be at those games and you know, try to help athletes have the best experience there that they can," said Steinke. Steinke has now been on Canada's Olympi
  
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