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• 678 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 23:58
  
  678 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Macleod South vaccination clinic to close Aug. 31

  18-08-2021 23:24
  
  Alberta Health Services is closing a COVID-19 immunization clinic. The Calgary Macleod South clinic located at 14815 Bannister Rd. S.E. will close its doors for good at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31. Until that date, the clinic is open for first and second dose booked appointments, in addition to drop in mRNA (Pfizer, Moderna) shots available daily between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Shots are available for anyone born in 2009 and earlier. COVID vaccinations will continue to be available at the South Calgary H
  
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• STARS receives $1 million donation from Tourmaline Oil Corp. - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 23:07
  
  STARS receives $1 million donation from Tourmaline Oil Corp.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No fans in the stands for women's world championship in Calgary: Hockey Canada

  18-08-2021 22:35
  
  Fans won't be allowed in the stands for the preliminary-round games when the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship gets underway at WinSport Arena in Calgary on Friday. Hockey Canada made the announcement on social media Wednesday afternoon. "Our priority focus is the health and safety of all involved, allowing the best women's hockey players in the world to compete and ensuring e can present medals on Aug. 31," said Hockey Canada president and CEO Scott Smith in a statement. "We are incredibly f
  
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• Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 22:14
  
  Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'This is the same reason why you wear shoes': Alberta ICU doctor on 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases

  18-08-2021 21:58
  
  Reports of fully-immunized people contracting COVID-19, better known as ‘breakthrough’ cases, sounds alarming but according to a number of doctors in Alberta, it underlines the importance of getting vaccinated. “This is the same reason why you wear shoes. If you walk over sharp enough stuff you’ll eventually hurt your feet, but shoes reduce the injury to your feet," said intensive care unit physician Dr. Darren Markland. "Vaccination does the same thing in respect to redu
  
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• All students, staff of Calgary public school board required to wear masks at start of school year

  18-08-2021 21:42
  
  The Calgary Board of Education will mandate indoor face mask use for all students and staff when the traditional school year begins on Sept. 1. The move was announced in a letter sent by Christopher Usih, CBE chief superintendent of schools, to parents and guardians Wednesday afternoon. According to Usih's letter, students from kindergarten through Grade 12 will be required to wear face coverings while inside school buildings. Plans are currently in place to extend the mask guidance of the 2020-
  
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• Economics of Blowing Soil - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 21:34
  
  Economics of Blowing Soil  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary mall security guard accused of failing to report 'significant' amount of cash found by Good Samaritan

  18-08-2021 21:30
  
  Police are looking to return a "significant" amount of cash that was found at the North Hill Shopping Centre in 2019. A Good Samaritan made the discovery at the mall located at 16th Avenue and 14th Street N.W. on Nov. 14, 2019, and turned it over to security. Several days later, the Good Samaritan contacted police to find out whether it had been returned to its rightful owners. But police hadn't been made aware the money had been turned in, so an investigation was started. That led to a former m
  
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• Sergeant riding across Prairies to support PTSD program - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 21:05
  
  Sergeant riding across Prairies to support PTSD program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Maritime farmers ship hay to drought-stricken prairies as ranchers run out of feed

  18-08-2021 21:00
  
  Farmers in the Maritimes are pitching in to help their drought-stricken prairie counterparts facing a "devastating" situation. On his farm in the Annapolis valley north of Halifax on Tuesday, Tim Marsh was busy baling hay that will ship out later this week, destined for struggling ranchers in the West. "If the weather holds and I could harvest all that I think I've got, it could be 500 or even 1,000 round bales that could go," Marsh said. "At the end of the day, we're all farmers, and we're all
  
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• AHS files labour practice complaint against nurses union - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 20:53
  
  AHS files labour practice complaint against nurses union  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Regina Pats acquire Zack Stringer from Lethbridge Hurricanes - Regina Leader-Post

  18-08-2021 20:16
  
  Regina Pats acquire Zack Stringer from Lethbridge Hurricanes  Regina Leader-Post
  
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• Edmonton, Calgary chambers of commerce release wish list for next federal government

  18-08-2021 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton and Calgary chambers of commerce have released a list of demands for whichever party forms the next federal government. They include economic recovery and diversification, skills and jobs, environment and climate, finance and taxation and trade and market access. Kim Smith has the details.
  
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• Puck drops on women’s world hockey championship in Calgary after pandemic hiatus

  18-08-2021 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The puck drops in Calgary on Friday on a women's world hockey championship 859 days after the last one.
  
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• $10K worth of hay bales set to be donated to Alberta SPCA stolen from provincial park

  18-08-2021 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  About $10,000 worth of hay bales that were being donated to the Alberta SPCA has been stolen from a provincial park northwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Women's world hockey championship revived in Calgary after pandemic hiatus - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 19:03
  
  Women's world hockey championship revived in Calgary after pandemic hiatus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge woman who killed her mother considered “low risk”, released on parole - My Lethbridge Now

  18-08-2021 18:36
  
  Lethbridge woman who killed her mother considered “low risk”, released on parole  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary woman's multi-year disappearance continues despite reported sightings

  18-08-2021 18:30
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking Calgarians to be on the lookout for a 51-year-old woman, missing for more than three years, following several recent unconfirmed sightings. Lisa MacEachern was reported missing in June 2018 and there are continued concerns for her welfare and wellbeing. According to police, there have been reports that MacEachern has been spotted downtown and in Bowness and Montgomery collecting recyclables. Investigators have yet to locate the woman to confirm it is indeed M
  
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• New downtown Calgary development program looks to incentivise investors to repurpose vacant office space

  18-08-2021 18:19
  
  A development project is set to begin repurposing vacant office space in Calgary’s downtown. The downtown development incentive program will convert vacant office space into reimagined spaces like residential housing as part of the city's downtown strategy. "By reducing the vacancy rate, our long-term goal is to stabilize and increase property values," said Thom Mahler, program lead for the city’s downtown strategy. "It restores the vibrancy of our downtown which will help attract ad
  
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• Red Deer woman missing since July could be in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-08-2021 17:51
  
  Red Deer woman missing since July could be in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man dead in Yoho National Park climbing accident

  18-08-2021 17:26
  
  A 32-year-old Quebec man who had been living in Banff is dead following a climbing mishap in Yoho National Park in B.C. over the weekend. Details on the incident remain scant, but RCMP officials confirm Golden-Field RCMP members were deployed early Sunday evening following a fatal climbing incident on Mount Hungabee.   Parks Canada says the man died in a climbing accident along the boundary of Banff and Yoho National Parks near Paradise Valley. The body of a 32-year-old man was recover
  
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• Man dead in Yoho National Park after suffering 300 metre fall while climbing

  18-08-2021 17:26
  
  A 32-year-old Quebec man who had been living in Banff is dead following a climbing mishap in Yoho National Park in B.C. over the weekend. Details on the incident remain scant, but RCMP officials confirm Golden-Field RCMP members were deployed early Sunday evening following a fatal climbing incident on Mount Hungabee.   Parks Canada says the man died in a climbing accident along the boundary of Banff and Yoho National Parks near Paradise Valley. The body of a 32-year-old man was recover
  
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• Suspect photos released after Calgary-area golf course damaged by joyriders on mini-vehicles

  18-08-2021 16:53
  
  Foothills RCMP have released photos of two suspects after a green at Heritage Pointe Golf Club sustained thousands of dollars of damage. RCMP say the two males entered the golf club, which borders Calgary city limits, on the afternoon of July 29 on miniature motorized vehicles resembling Jeeps. The pair were spotted driving on one of the course's greens. Golf course staff chased the suspects but the pair managed to flee the course and were last seen entering the neighbouring community of Le
  
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• Alberta's largest chambers of commerce call on federal parties to adopt business-forward policies

  18-08-2021 16:04
  
  The Calgary and Edmonton Chambers of Commerce have taken a united stance and jointly released their platform ahead of the federal election. The '2021 Federal Election Platform — From Challenge to Change' calls on all federal parties to "adopt business-forward policies that will result in Canada making transformative changes that will enable our economic recovery and cement our position as a world leader." "To be able to speak with the Edmonton and Calgary chambers together, we have a
  
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• Fall-like conditions in Calgary ahead of rainy Thursday

  18-08-2021 15:52
  
  What a rain cycle! I made a little graphic for some visual representation. I'll be zooming it out and expanding this soon:And for more information, you can check this one, though it's a wee bit trickier:Lastly, here are the rainfall totals as collected by Environment Canada (while it lasts –if you're viewing this article even two days in the future, this info may be gone!). Today, we're in the calm centre of multiple areas of rain; tomorrow, that channel reopens, and we're right back to it
  
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• Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin charged with sexual assault - My Lethbridge Now

  18-08-2021 15:50
  
  Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin charged with sexual assault  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Live Nation Canada to require vaccination proof or negative test at concerts

  18-08-2021 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A representative said the company will enforce those rules at ``as many shows as possible'' in Canada.
  
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• Significant rainfall recorded along southern Alberta foothills - My Lethbridge Now

  18-08-2021 15:26
  
  Significant rainfall recorded along southern Alberta foothills  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• ATCO says CFO Dennis DeChamplain died unexpectedly of coronary failure

  18-08-2021 14:29
  
  ATCO Ltd. says Dennis DeChamplain, chief financial officer of both ATCO and Canadian Utilities Ltd., died unexpectedly from coronary failure on Monday. Nancy Southern, chair and CEO of ATCO and Canadian Utilities, said DeChamplain's expertise and resourcefulness in finance, accounting, sustainability and environment have left an indelible mark on the engineering, logistics and energy holding company. Born and educated in Edmonton, DeChamplain joined ATCO in 1992 and held progressively senior fin
  
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• Variety of activities growing this season at Lethbridge Corn Maze - Lethbrige Herald

  18-08-2021 12:59
  
  Variety of activities growing this season at Lethbridge Corn Maze  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Annual pace of inflation hits 3.7 per cent in July, largest rise since 2011

  18-08-2021 11:21
  
  Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation rose to 3.7 per cent in July, the biggest increase since May 2011. The year-over-year increase in the consumer price index compared with a 3.1 per cent increase in June as more of parts of the economy reopened, giving consumers more opportunities to spend. Statistics Canada says only part of the year-over-year rise is due to comparing prices to the lows seen one year ago.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxGasoline pric
  
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• Airdrie RCMP investigating following theft of boat and trailer

  18-08-2021 06:02
  
  Airdrie RCMP is seeking public assistance trying to locate a boat and trailer that were stolen Sunday night. Both were parked in front of a business on East Lake Crescent in Airdrie when police believe they were stolen, between 8 p.m. Aug. 15 and 8 a.m. Aug. 16. The boat is a pearl white and black 2021 MB Sport B52 23 Alpha . The trailer is a black 2021 Boatmate. Anyone with information is asked to contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200. Anonymous tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8
  
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• UCP and Ottawa fail to reach affordable child care deal before writ drop

  18-08-2021 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the 2021 budget, the federal Liberals committed to funding a Canada-wide child care system which would see parents pay an average of $10 per day.
  
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• 'That really touches my heart': Edmonton teen gifted basketball, hoop

  18-08-2021 05:12
  
  A north side Edmonton family is saying “thank you” to their community after a teen was given a basketball, a hoop and a gift card to Sport Chek. Anthony Muobike spent a lot of his free time practicing dribbling and air shooting in his driveway, but he didn’t have a basketball net. On Aug. 15, Ian Ray, one of Anthony’s neighbours, put a post on a north side community Facebook group asking if anyone had a spare net to donate to Anthony. He said several people offered nets a
  
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• Medicine Hat announces COVID-19 vaccination campaign as cases surge

  18-08-2021 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat, the city along with Alberta Health Services is starting a vaccination campaign.
  
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• Officials forecast hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles in Alberta by 2041

  18-08-2021 03:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We do expect we're going to see some large adoption, even in Calgary."
  
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• Rapid testing required at University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge for unvaccinated people accessing campus - CTV Toronto

  18-08-2021 03:27
  
  Rapid testing required at University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge for unvaccinated people accessing campus  CTV Toronto
  
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• 'A rollercoaster ride': Rain brings brief relief for Alberta farmers during devastating growing season

  18-08-2021 03:11
  
  Roy Newman's family has been farming the same land southeast of Calgary for nearly 120 years, but he says this growing season certainly stands out.  "It's just so dry," Newman said. "June really hurt us. It caught us in the middle of when all the plants are flowering and it just devastated the crops back then."  His operation includes grain and cattle on multiple properties in southern and central Alberta. What it is that devastated the crops is a combination of higher than normal temp
  
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• Calgarians with vacation homes in B.C. on edge as wildfires rage

  18-08-2021 02:45
  
  Allison Grafton said she watched the Mount Law wildfire, directly across the lake from her Kelowna home grow quickly Sunday night. “Within the next four to five hours that fire grew into a raging fire. That whole mountain looked to be on fire from our standpoint right across the lake,” said Calgarian Allison Grafton. She added that it's been unsettling watching conditions change drastically in the Okanagan Valley. “What’s blown me away this summer (is) how quickly these f
  
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• Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge update COVID-19 policies

  18-08-2021 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rapid tests or COVID-19 vaccination will be required this fall to attend the universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge. Masks are also required as of now. As Fletcher Kent explains, the policy represents a significant policy shift.
  
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• Wheatland County councillor donates entire 2020 salary to build a playground in Cluny, Alta.

  18-08-2021 02:32
  
  The tiny hamlet of Cluny, about 100 km east of Calgary has a new playground, courtesy of one of Wheatland County’s councillors. But Coun. Jason Wilson didn’t go the usual route of lobbying his council colleagues to cough up tax dollars for the playground. Instead the 24-year-old donated his entire salary from last year to have the playground built. “I definitely noticed the hit but it's the same hit everybody in Alberta is facing right now. I put myself in their shoes,” s
  
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• Smoke-filled summers the norm for Alberta: wildfire expert

  18-08-2021 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cancelled vacations to B.C. and smoke-filled air: one fire expert says that’s the least of our concerns. Morgan Black has more on what Albertans can expect in smoky summers to come and the science that could help mitigate it.
  
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• Calgary researchers create vaccine hesitancy guide

  18-08-2021 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Close to 77 per cent of eligible Albertans have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. A team of researchers at the University of Calgary developed a vaccine hesitancy guide to help family physicians have conversations with those who are resistant. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Alberta not part of feds’ $10/day daycare

  18-08-2021 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals want to make sure child care is a big issue on the campaign trail. Before the election, the Liberals signed deals with nearly every province to have universal $10-per-day daycare in place by 2026, but Alberta didn’t sign on the dotted line. As Tom Vernon reports, the UCP says...
  
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• Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre leading the way for females in the sport

  18-08-2021 02:00
  
  The Alberta Tennis Centre will hold the first fully inclusive girls camp in the province and one of the first in Canada at the end of the month.  It's called She Can Play, and only females can attend. Suzanna Cavalcante, the head of junior development, will be one of the coaches and mentors at the camp and she says it's all about empowering young women. "I'm really excited to have girls participating in this event. It's all females," she said. "Female coaches, female mentors, female organiz
  
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• University of Lethbridge art professor gets funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation - Global News

  18-08-2021 01:39
  
  University of Lethbridge art professor gets funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation  Global News
  
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• With cases climbing sharply, Medicine Hat launches new COVID-19 vaccine campaign

  18-08-2021 01:24
  
  As the pandemic's fourth wave gathers steam, Medicine Hat has seen a sharp rise in new COVID-19 infections, lending urgency to a new vaccination campaign launched by the city. The city was up to 495 active cases today, almost double the active cases from a week ago. Medicine Hat is now home to the second-highest active case rate in the province, trailing only the Town of Banff. The dramatic rise has not gone unnoticed by local leaders who have launched a new vaccination campaign. “Ultimate
  
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• Blood Tribe finalizing cattle, natural gas settlements in excess of $165M from feds

  18-08-2021 00:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: The Blood Tribe is in the process of finalizing two major settlements with the government of Canada pertaining to cattle and natural gas disputes dating back as far as 1877. Eloise Therien has the details on what still needs to be done before the tribe sees the money.
  
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• University of Lethbridge art professor gets funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  18-08-2021 00:50
  
  University of Lethbridge art professor gets funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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