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• 749 new COVID cases in Alberta Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 23:59
  
  749 new COVID cases in Alberta Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No mandatory masks in Holy Spirit Catholic Schools this fall - My Lethbridge Now

  20-08-2021 22:47
  
  No mandatory masks in Holy Spirit Catholic Schools this fall  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• ‘I thought the train had blown’: Woman shot in face with prop gun at Aspen Crossing

  20-08-2021 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  An incident at a Aspen Crossing near Calgary has left a woman facing a long recovery after a prop gun was fired just a foot from her face.
  
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• Calgary brewery's initiative helps prevent more than 30,000 beer can holders from landing in landfills

  20-08-2021 22:30
  
  A Calgary brewery has helped prevent tens of thousands of PakTechs, the plastic beer can holders, from ending up in landfills. Annex Ale Project, located in the Brewery Belt in the city's southeast, launched its recycling program in March and has since put over 12,000 PakTechs back into use and recycled an additional 18,000. "We’ve been working with the Alberta Small Brewers Association to set up consolidation and collection points all through the province to be able to collect the PakTech
  
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• ‘A significant lack of options’: Calgary homeless agencies call for funding of palliative care beds

  20-08-2021 22:26
  
  Violet Stonechild was without a home, living on and off the streets and trying to make ends meet when her entire world changed. At 77-years-old, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and couldn’t afford to pay rent. “I was homeless,” she said. “Well, not homeless… I would get a place with room and board, get kicked out or they would raise the rent. You know, things were turning from bad to worse.” Stonechild began to feel weaker and required 24-hour palliative c
  
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• On-campus advance voting to return to Calgary post-secondary institutions

  20-08-2021 22:09
  
  The Calgary Student Alliance (CSA) is welcoming the news that students at four post-secondary institutions in Calgary will have an on-campus option for advance voting in the upcoming municipal election. The alliance, comprised of student union members, confirms that Elections Calgary reversed its decision and will now host two days of Vote Anywhere advance voting at the schools. "This is a big win for students," said Marley Gillies, University of Calgary Students' Union VP external. "Without adv
  
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• NDP calls on Alberta government to step up amid rising COVID-19 cases

  20-08-2021 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Democrat David Shepherd says new infection rates are up 43 per cent over the last week and active cases are up 55 per cent.
  
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• Lethbridge group part of lawsuit filed against Alberta over supervised consumption sites - My Lethbridge Now

  20-08-2021 20:25
  
  Lethbridge group part of lawsuit filed against Alberta over supervised consumption sites  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Fire ban lifted in Lethbridge County, fire restriction now in place - My Lethbridge Now

  20-08-2021 19:44
  
  Fire ban lifted in Lethbridge County, fire restriction now in place  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary Liberal candidate apologizes for suggesting 'entitled' initial vaccine recipients would demand to be guinea pigs

  20-08-2021 19:39
  
  The Liberal candidate for Calgary Nose Hill has issued an apology over what she now says was a "thoughtless and wrong" social media post questioning the willingness of initial COVID-19 vaccine recipients. In a Nov. 22, 2020 Twitter post, sent in response to users discussing the need for primary evidence accompanying any possible vaccine and speculation regarding how the vaccine hesitant would be perceived by the first recipients, Jessica Dale Walker chimed in with her take.Dale Walker issued a s
  
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• Vaccine or negative test required for Live Nation concerts in Canada

  20-08-2021 19:31
  
  Many people are excited about the return of live music in Canada but you may need to provide proof of vaccination or get a negative COVID-19 test to attend concerts at select venues. Live Nation Canada announced it will be rolling out the policy for all ticket holders and artists for all owned and operated venues in Canada by Oct. 4. The live event promoter adds that, as of that date, all of its employees Canada wide will need to be fully vaccinated. This comes as businesses and venues across Ca
  
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• Canada election: Blanchet says not to compare the records of Quebec, Alberta on climate change

  20-08-2021 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters in Saint Marthe Sur Le Lac, Quebec, Bloc Quecois Leader Yves Blanchet said that while Quebec “can do better” nobody should compare the track record of the province against that of Alberta when it comes to climate change.
  
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• Lawsuit filed against province regarding rules on supervised drug-use sites - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 18:48
  
  Lawsuit filed against province regarding rules on supervised drug-use sites  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former LPS chief taking a run at Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 18:30
  
  Former LPS chief taking a run at Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crackdown on bad driving behaviours seems to be working, according to Lethbridge Police. - My Lethbridge Now

  20-08-2021 18:25
  
  Crackdown on bad driving behaviours seems to be working, according to Lethbridge Police.  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 'Life and death:' Harm reduction groups launch lawsuit against Alberta government

  20-08-2021 18:16
  
  A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules governing supervised drug-use sites will have life and death impacts. Leading the charge are two non-profit societies, called Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society (LOPS). They argue the government is not only increasing barriers to the harm reduction service but breaching the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "It's scary taking your government to court, but we felt compelled to do this,"
  
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• Alberta advocacy groups sue province over harm reduction changes

  20-08-2021 18:16
  
  A collective of harm reduction groups and clients of recovery programs in Alberta are taking the provincial government to court over recent, controversial changes to supervised consumption services. Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society filed a statement of claim against the Government of Alberta last week. It alleges the new provincial approach to the overdose crisis will have a significantly negative effect on those who access services in Alberta. "It's scary taking
  
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• Lawsuit filed against Alberta government over supervised consumption site rules

  20-08-2021 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leading the charge are non-profit societies Moms Stop The Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society.
  
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• Calgary experiencing significant summer spike in armed pharmacy robberies

  20-08-2021 18:03
  
  The Calgary Police Service is encouraging local pharmacy owners to take precautionary steps to safeguard their staff following a rash of armed robberies throughout the city. Police say there have been 23 pharmacy robberies reported in Calgary since June, with most involving weapons or the threat of a weapon. In all of the incidents, the suspect or suspects demand cash and pharmaceutical drugs. Investigators have released surveillance photos of suspects in connection with some of the armed robber
  
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• Fire Restriction in place for Lethbridge County - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 17:14
  
  Fire Restriction in place for Lethbridge County  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Provincial grant funding now available to expand Indigenous continuing care facilities - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 17:00
  
  Provincial grant funding now available to expand Indigenous continuing care facilities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau slams UCP, Tories during brief stop in Calgary

  20-08-2021 16:47
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was in Calgary Thursday to meet with voters alongside George Chahal, the Liberal candidate for Calgary-Skyview. A rally was held at the Whitehorn Community Association where Trudeau spoke about the about the need to 'fight' for strong environment policy while building a stronger economy. "That’s been a challenge, particularly here in Alberta, where politicians have been telling you, for a long time now, that there’s a choice between what’s good for
  
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• Vancouver Island wildfire prompts state of local emergency, evacuation order

  20-08-2021 16:38
  
  The Cowichan Valley Regional District has declared a state of local emergency as an out-of-control wildfire saw explosive growth overnight near Ladysmith, B.C. A single industrial property is the subject of an evacuation order Friday near the Mount Hayes wildfire, which grew suddenly from 20 hectares Thursday night to 70 hectares Friday morning. The fire is about two and a half kilometres west of Highway 1 and was first discovered Thursday afternoon. Provincial wildfire officials say the fire&rs
  
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• Former Kodiak looking to inspire others at 2020 Paralympic Games - Lethbridge News Now

  20-08-2021 16:15
  
  Former Kodiak looking to inspire others at 2020 Paralympic Games  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals pledge 10 days paid sick leave for all federally-regulated employees

  20-08-2021 16:07
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to introduce 10 days of paid sick leave for all federally-regulated employees within his first 100 days in government. The Liberals would also immediately convene representatives at the provincial and territorial level to discuss legislating sick leave across the country. The changes would require amendments to the Canada Labour Code and would allow employees to take sick days in increments at their choosing.Election Dispatch: Sign up for a daily update
  
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• Scattered showers in Calgary today, clearing through the weekend

  20-08-2021 15:15
  
  Southern Alberta will be caught in a trough for the weekend. Not in the weather-making portion, mind you, but the deeper interior, instead! Today, we run the risk of showers and even thundershowers as moist air is pulled along the foothills and forced to rise orographically (because terrain forces that air to rise, cool, become clouds, and heave out rain). Some of those rain shower pockets may form into thundershowers, which would qualify as non-severe upon formation. The smoke forecast is looki
  
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• Masks required in Calgary Catholic School District's back-to-school plan

  20-08-2021 15:03
  
  Due to increasing COVID-19 case numbers in Alberta, all students, staff and visitors at all schools in Calgary's separate school board will be required to wear masks indoors. In an email sent to families of students in the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD), the board says the mask requirement applies from kindergarten through Grade 12, for at least the beginning of the year. "The decision was made after considering the increase of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta and, particularly in Calga
  
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• 3 more victims come forward in southern Alberta human trafficking investigation

  20-08-2021 14:48
  
  The ongoing investigation into human trafficking that led to charges against 10 males from either Calgary or Lethbridge has found three additional victims. According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, the three victims contacted investigators on Thursday with additional allegations against the alleged trafficking group. The initial charges against the males — who range in age from 16 to 37 — were spurred by an investigation into reports a 15-year-old girl had been selected, groo
  
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• 4 grandfathers pedal through Calgary during fundraising ride across Canada for wells in Africa

  20-08-2021 14:22
  
  A bike ride of 10,000 kilometres, scheduled to last 65 days to raise funds for 65 water wells in Africa, rolled through Calgary Thursday. Estimates are that 785 million people on this planet do not currently have access to clean water and, on average, a person dies every 90 seconds from a preventable water-related disease. "We are grandfathers," said cyclist Mike Woodard, "It would break our hearts to have to watch one of them die. We just thought, lets make a difference in the lives of people i
  
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• U.S. extending travel restrictions at border with Canada for another 30 days

  20-08-2021 14:20
  
  The United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel across its land borders with Canada and Mexico until Sept. 21. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security tweeted Friday that the measures remain in place to “minimize the spread of COVID-19, including the Delta variant.” Fully vaccinated Americans have been able to enter Canada for non-essential visits since Aug. 9. Some Canadians, especially those with loved ones in the U.S., have expressed frustration that they are
  
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• Veteran rides into Lethbridge in support of Wounded Warriors - Medicine Hat News

  20-08-2021 13:42
  Veteran rides into Lethbridge in support of Wounded Warriors  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Lethbridge School Division unveils re-entry plan - Lethbrige Herald

  20-08-2021 12:59
  
  Lethbridge School Division unveils re-entry plan  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Rock Ruschkowski pivots from puck to putting green and holes out

  20-08-2021 07:52
  
  A lot of hockey players make good off-season golfers, but when the pandemic shut down the SAIT Trojans hockey team, Rock Ruschkowski discovered he has some game in him. It all started out as a way to fulfill his competitive juices when COVID shut down hockey season. Ruschkowski tried out for the school golf team and made it, much to his delight. "I hadn't really played competitive golf at all as a kid and just decided I might as well give it a shot and it worked out," Ruschkowski said. It worked
  
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• 9-year-old killed, 14-year-old in serious condition following highway collision with SUV

  20-08-2021 06:05
  
  A nine-year-old boy died Thursday evening and a 14-year-old boy is in hospital in serious condition after a collision between a side-by-side vehicle and an SUV near Acme, Alberta. The accident happened about 6 p.m. Thursday, at the intersection of Hwy. 575 and Range Road 264 near Acme. RCMP confirmed the 14-year-old and nine-year-old were in the side-by-side when it was hit, killing the younger of the two. Both of the boys are from Rocky View County. STARS airlifted the teenager to the Alberta C
  
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• 8-year-old killed, 14-year-old in serious condition following highway collision with SUV

  20-08-2021 06:05
  
  An eight-year-old boy died Thursday evening and a 14-year-old is in hospital in serious condition after a collision between a side-by-side vehicle and an SUV near Acme, Alberta. The accident happened about 6 p.m. Thursday, at the intersection of Hwy. 575 and Range Road 264 near Acme. RCMP confirmed the 14 year old and eight-year-old were in the side-by-side when it was hit, killing the eight-year-old at scene. STARS airlifted the teenager to Children's Hospital. RCMP haven't released the relatio
  
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• Women Building Futures partners with Lethbridge College to encourage women in trades - Global News

  20-08-2021 05:43
  
  Women Building Futures partners with Lethbridge College to encourage women in trades  Global News
  
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• Women Building Futures partners with Lethbridge College to encourage women in trades

  20-08-2021 05:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A unique program is underway at Lethbridge College, allowing a group of ten women the opportunity to explore different aspects of the trades. 
  
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• Child killed, teen injured in collision between SUV and side-by-side vehicle near Calgary

  20-08-2021 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  One child was killed and another flown to hospital by STARS after the side-by-side utility vehicle they were in was involved in a collision with an SUV near Acme, Alta.
  
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• 1 child killed, another injured in collision between SUV and side-by-side vehicle near Calgary

  20-08-2021 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  One child was killed and another flown to hospital by STARS after the side-by-side utility vehicle they were in was involved in a collision with an SUV near Acme, Alta.
  
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• When is Alberta going to see pandemic data and modelling? Hinshaw offers no new timeline

  20-08-2021 05:12
  
  After promising to release pandemic modelling and data Thursday evening, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health apologized for it not being available and said her team remains committed to ensuring it is publicly available. In a town hall with doctors in Alberta Thursday evening, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the modelling data to show what is driving the province’s pandemic response is not ready. According to Hinshaw, the delay in releasing the modelling is due to Alberta’s shift
  
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• Women Building Futures program brings female-led trades program to Lethbridge College

  20-08-2021 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ten women are gaining hands-on experience in a variety of trades this summer, participating in the Journeywoman Start program at Lethbridge College. As Danica Ferris reports, the program is the first time the college has partnered with Edmonton-based Women Building Futures.
  
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• Alberta doctors frustrated, disappointed after town hall with Dr. Hinshaw

  20-08-2021 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  There was frustration and disappointment after Wednesday’s town hall between Alberta’s top doctor and health-care professionals. One of the biggest points of contention was the province’s inability to share data, which Dr. Deena Hinshaw said supports removing COVID-19 protocols. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• 'You can make a difference now': Calgarians rally for Afghanistan

  20-08-2021 03:29
  
  Around 200 Calgarians rallied outside city hall Thursday afternoon and into the evening in protest of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, as the country marked its Independence Day. Many wore shirts with the Afghanistan flag, others draped a flag over their shoulders and many had signs as a show of solidarity for the thousands of people in Afghanistan trying to flee the country.“I’m here today because of my brothers and sisters in Afghanistan. Our country is bleeding and they are su
  
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• NDP Leader Singh takes shots at Trudeau, Kenney in Alberta stop

  20-08-2021 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he saw his largest crowd of supporters Thursday afternoon in Alberta where the party only has a stronghold over one riding.
  
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• 'I have no words to express my gratitude': Military Sgt. bikes from Manitoba to Lethbridge raising money for charity

  20-08-2021 02:57
  
  Sgt. Rob Nederlof wrapped up a gruelling trek that involved cycling from Wawanesa, Manitoba all the way to Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon. But what seemed like an exhausting task for most didn't have Sgt. Nederlof all that fazed at all. "How are the legs feeling now? Actually, they're still feeling pretty good! I could bike a little bit further if I had to," Nederlof said in an interview with CTV News. The goal of the 'Prairie Thousand' ride was to raise $5,000 for Wounded Warriors Canada and
  
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• High cost of hay in Alberta could drive up beef prices, put livestock producers out of business

  20-08-2021 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spike in hay prices in Alberta and across much of Western Canada has some livestock producers fearful of what's to come.
  
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• 2 Lethbridge school districts announce different back-to-school plans - Globalnews.ca

  20-08-2021 02:46
  
  2 Lethbridge school districts announce different back-to-school plans  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 2 Lethbridge school districts announce different back-to-school plans

  20-08-2021 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the public division has decided to implement its own extra measures, the Catholic division is aiming to mirror provincial protocol. 
  
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• Criticism fired at province for not releasing data to support changing Alberta’s COVID-19 protocols

  20-08-2021 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw told a town hall that the information that explains why the province is shifting away from testing, tracing and isolating was not yet ready to be released.
  
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• Uplifting Edmonton basketball story grabs attention of LeBron James

  20-08-2021 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The story of an Edmonton neighbourhood rallying to gift a young basketball player a net spread far and wide Wednesday. It even caught the attention of the king himself.
  
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