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• LaGrange cleared of conflict of interest with procuring masks for Alberta schools but questions remain

  16-08-2021 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner was asked to look into the procurement of masks that was alleged to have benefitted a constituent of and donor to LaGrange’s election campaign.
  
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• 2 men wanted in relation to sexual exploitation case surrender to Lethbridge police - CTV Toronto

  16-08-2021 23:21
  
  2 men wanted in relation to sexual exploitation case surrender to Lethbridge police  CTV Toronto
  
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• 2 men wanted in relation to sexual exploitation case surrender to Lethbridge police

  16-08-2021 23:21
  
  Two people wanted in relation to a Lethbridge human trafficking investigation surrendered Monday. The men are part of a group of 10 Lethbridge and Calgary men wanted in relation to a case involving the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old Alberta girl. Eight men were arrested last week, with warrants issued for Khaled Alsaid and Meriton Krasniqi. Krasniqi, 26, faces the following charges: *  Sexual interference; *  Invitation to sexual touching; *  Two counts of sexual assault; *&
  
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• Masks mandatory in classrooms and labs at Mount Royal University in Calgary this fall

  16-08-2021 22:52
  
  Masks will be mandatory in classrooms and labs at Mount Royal University when the fall semester begins, officials said Monday. An update outlining health requirements also calls for masks to be worn at all indoor gatherings of 20 or more people on campus. "Masks are strongly recommended in common spaces, including hallways and meeting/group areas. If you are not fully vaccinated, masks are strongly recommended in all areas on campus," read the statement. "If you are working or learning alone in
  
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• “Shoes for Kids” campaign doubles expectations in first year - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 22:21
  
  “Shoes for Kids” campaign doubles expectations in first year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jays outfielder Hernández named American League player of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 22:01
  
  Jays outfielder Hernández named American League player of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP seek help to find Rocky Mountain House, Alta. man reported missing

  16-08-2021 21:20
  
  RCMP have found a vehicle belonging to a Rocky Mountain House man who was last seen in Calgary and reported missing last week. Now, investigators are turning to the public for help. Wade Richard Velichka, 47, was last seen in Calgary on Aug. 7, five days before he was reported missing on Aug. 12. His vehicle has since been located by RCMP in Clearwater County, a large area northwest of Calgary, but a ground search by RCMP officers and a police canine team was unsuccessful. Velichka is described
  
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• CFA working on initiative to send hay from Eastern Canada to Western farmers

  16-08-2021 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  CFA has begun work to facilitate a “Hay West” initiative with farmers in the Prairie provinces facing a dire hay shortage due to extreme drought conditions.
  
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• 'Unanswered questions' but education minister found not to have broken ethics rules around school mask procurement

  16-08-2021 21:01
  
  Alberta's ethics commissioner has ruled there is insufficient evidence that Education Minister Adriana LaGrange broke the Conflicts of Interest Act after a company co-founded by a UCP donor was awarded a key government contract. IFR Workwear, a manufacturer based in LaGrange's Red Deer riding, received a contract to produce 150,000 masks in the summer of 2020 to be provided to schools the upcoming fall. Company's co-founder Reg Radford donated $2,000 to LaGrange's constituency association ahead
  
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• Artist faces off against homophobia with fantasy Queer Newfoundland Hockey League - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 20:59
  
  Artist faces off against homophobia with fantasy Queer Newfoundland Hockey League  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Grain Growers of Canada push farmers' priorities ahead of election - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 20:33
  
  Grain Growers of Canada push farmers' priorities ahead of election  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Harder calls election decision unnecessary and hypocritical - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 20:05
  
  Harder calls election decision unnecessary and hypocritical  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing in province's north - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 19:48
  
  Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing in province's north  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pregnant Albertans urged to get vaccinated as COVID-19 hospital admissions jump

  16-08-2021 19:38
  
  An increasing number of pregnant women in Alberta are winding up in emergency rooms and intensive-care units suffering from COVID-19. The hospitalizations come as Delta variant case rates surge province-wide. According to University of Calgary researchers who have collected data on COVID-19 infection among pregnant women, there have been 900 new COVID-19 cases in pregnant people since April and the case rate is rising rapidly. New infections have risen from an average of four per week 
  
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• 7 killed in Kabul airport chaos as Taliban patrols capital - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 19:19
  
  7 killed in Kabul airport chaos as Taliban patrols capital  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• From heat to smoke to flash flooding? Rainfall warnings issued outside Calgary

  16-08-2021 19:16
  
  Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for areas south and west of Calgary, including sections of the mountain parks, as upward of 70 millimetres of precipitation is expected Monday afternoon. According to the warning, heavy rainfall is expected to begin Monday afternoon in southwestern Alberta. The majority of the region will see between 40 and 50 mm of rain, while some areas may receive 70 mm. As of Monday morning, warnings are in effect for the following areas: Okotoks – High R
  
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• First full day of Canada's election campaign begins with economic pledges - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 18:15
  
  First full day of Canada's election campaign begins with economic pledges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole reveals Canada's Recovery Plan - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 17:26
  
  Federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole reveals Canada's Recovery Plan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Okotoks issues mandatory outdoor watering ban, boil water advisory as leak hinders reservoir supply

  16-08-2021 16:58
  
  The Town of Okotoks has issued a mandatory outdoor watering ban for the entire town and enacted a boil water advisory for several neighbourhoods in response to the low water supply in the town's reservoirs. According to the provincial government, a leak in the north end of Okotoks has "compromised the water levels in two reservoirs" and "the water lines have been re-pressurized." As of Monday morning, boil water advisories are in place for the following areas:D'Arcy Ranch; Crystal Shores; Wedder
  
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• Lethbridge Biogas to supply RNG to FortisBC - Energy Global

  16-08-2021 16:58
  
  Lethbridge Biogas to supply RNG to FortisBC  Energy Global
  
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• Cavalry FC move on to Can Champ quarterfinal with 2-0 win over FC Edmonton

  16-08-2021 16:22
  
  Goals by Joe Mason and Ben Fisk sent Cavalry FC through to the quarterfinal of the Canadian Championship with a 2-0 victory over FC Edmonton on Sunday. Mason scored with a header in the 31st minute to put the Calgary-based club ahead of their provincial rivals at Edmonton's Clarke Field. Jose Hernandez headed a lovely floated cross by Jose Escalante onto the bar, with Mason there for the rebound. Cavalry made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute when Fisk fed Mohamed Farsi in the box before getting the bal
  
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• Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 16:20
  
  Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dozens of homes lost as wicked winds fan flames across B.C.'s Southern Interior

  16-08-2021 16:16
  
  The monstrous White Rock Lake fire, burning out of control for over a month, has devoured dozens of homes in B.C.'s Southern Interior. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre estimates 50 to 60 homes have been destroyed in Killiney Beach and Ewings Landing. The Okanagan Indian Band also confirmed significant damage on its reserve but could not immediately provide the number of homes and other buildings destroyed. Winds whipping up to 70 km/h caused a number of fires to flare up signific
  
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• B.C. wildfires: Growing blazes lead to Coquihalla Highway closure, evacuation alerts for Merritt, Kamloops

  16-08-2021 16:16
  
  A wildfire sparked Sunday near West Kelowna, B.C., now covers at least two square kilometres and has forced evacuations in a large neighbourhood within the City of West Kelowna. The out-of-control wildfire was first spotted between Peachland and West Kelowna, just north of a major highway, and had forced nearly 500 evacuations within hours. The aggressive Mount Law fire is one of several that flared overnight, including one now raging on both sides of the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and K
  
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• Potentially heavy showers on the way for Calgary

  16-08-2021 15:31
  
  The last time we had a shot at showers of this magnitude was June 2020. While it's pushing into 'too-little-too-late' to fully salvage crops, it will certainly help, We're expecting anywhere from 25 to 45 millimetres of rain. The heaviest areas of rainfall will happen beneath thundershowers – yes, there's even a chance for those — though this layer of smoke will inhibit storm growth. Let's not get into the smoke. Not because I don't want to, but because reporter Stephanie Thomas put
  
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• Special wildfire-related air quality statements in place for Calgary and most of Alberta

  16-08-2021 14:48
  
  Western Canada is blanketed in a thick layer of wildfire smoke reducing visibility and prompting special air quality statements. According to the Air Quality Health Index, Calgary's air quality is rated at an eight as of Monday morning, which on a scale of one to 10+ and is considered high risk. The heavy smoke in the air can cause those with respiratory health concerns to feel worse. Wildfires are raging in British Columbia and, here in Alberta, fire officials continue to douse hot spots of a w
  
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• Barron birdies final three holes to win Shaw Charity Classic; Ames and Weir in top-10

  16-08-2021 14:33
  
  Doug Barron felt bad for celebrating his second PGA Tour Champions win a bit prematurely. After lagging his eagle putt to within tap-in range on the par 5 finishing hole of Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Barron threw his arms in the air and started to celebrate his victory at the 2021 Shaw Charity Classic. "I felt kind of bad because I got a little excited," said Barron, who apologized to playing partner Steve Flesch for his premature celebrations. "He's my friend. I would never want to d
  
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• Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 14:15
  
  Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 10:04
  
  Meng Wanzhou's legal team resumes extradition defence in B.C. court  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

  16-08-2021 10:00
  
  Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul's international airport Monday, so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death in chaos that killed at least seven people, U.S. officials said. The crowds of people rushing the airport came as the Taliban enforced their rule over the wider capital after a lightning advance across the country that took just over a week to dethrone the country's Western
  
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• Kabul airport plunges into chaos as Taliban patrols capital

  16-08-2021 10:00
  
  Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul's main airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and plunged to their deaths. At least seven people died in the chaos, U.S. officials said, as America's longest war ended with its enemy the victor. The crowds came while the Taliban enforced their rule over the capital of 5 million people after a lightning advance across the country that took just over a week to dethrone the country's Western-ba
  
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• 7 killed in Kabul airport chaos as Taliban patrols capital

  16-08-2021 10:00
  
  Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul's main airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and plunged to their deaths. At least seven people died in the chaos, U.S. officials said, as America's longest war ended with its enemy the victor. The crowds came while the Taliban enforced their rule over the capital of 5 million people after a lightning advance across the country that took just over a week to dethrone the country's Western-ba
  
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• Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support - Lethbridge News Now

  16-08-2021 07:52
  
  Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Swastika, racial slurs written on Calgary council candidate’s election sign

  16-08-2021 05:36
  
  A sign for the incumbent for Ward 5 in Calgary was vandalized with racial slurs and a swastika. The sign is for Raj Dhaliwal along Martindale Drive, a community member alerted him to the vandalism. “It brought me to tears because the language there is just so crude and so offensive,” said Dhaliwal. “I was especially disgusted because it’s so close to a school… the school is out, but imagine if those kids were exposed to this kind of language.” Dhaliwal said h
  
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• Family and friends mourn death of teen who inspired families to explore cannabis for seizures

  16-08-2021 04:29
  
  The death of 15-year-old Mia Wilkinson has rocked her family and friends, the teen girl passed away suddenly on August 12. “It really hits home and it's gut wrenching,” said Kendra Myhre, a long-time friend of the family. “I am so upset and hurt and devastated.” Mia was diagnosed with Ohtahara syndrome when she was a baby, which causes her to have severe seizures and sometimes she could have up to 100 episodes every day. When Mia was about seven years old, her mom Sarah e
  
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• Strong winds cause B.C. wildfires to grow overnight; more in forecast

  16-08-2021 03:44
  
  Weather conditions are not helping firefighters on the front lines of wildfires burning throughout the province. In a tweet on Sunday, the BC Wildfire Service said it was “anticipating another challenging day of fire behaviour and growth,” due to increased winds and dry conditions. Strong wind has proven to be a problem over the weekend in the fight against the Tremont Creek wildfire, west of Kamloops. The blaze grew 20,000 hectares in just 24 hours. As of Sunday afternoon, it covere
  
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• 'We're the nutballs crazy enough to try it': Cranbrook, B.C.'s Armond Theatre closer to reopening

  16-08-2021 01:09
  
  Resuscitating the Armond Theatre seemed like an impossible task to most people living in Cranbrook, B.C., but for Ferdy Belland -- a local musician and bassist for Bif Naked -- and his two business partners Spencer Kerr and Casey Wright, leaving the nearly 70-year-old venue to die wasn't an option. "It's an ambitious project for sure, but we're the nutballs who are crazy enough to try it," said Belland. "We want to big play a big part in civic pride, we want to play a big part in downtown r
  
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• Calgary relief organization sending supplies to Haiti after devastating earthquake

  16-08-2021 00:39
  
  A Calgary-based aid organization is sending relief to Haiti following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in that country that killed more than 300 people and injured at least 1,800. Samaritan’s Purse is flying 13 disaster response specialists to the Caribbean nation, including two from Canada, and 31 tons of emergency relief, including shelter material, medical supplies and two community water filtration units, the group announced Sunday. Each unit can provide clean water to 3,500 people each day.
  
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