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• Saskatchewan Premier Moe challenges Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on private MRIs - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 23:56
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Moe challenges Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on private MRIs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Catholic orange shirt fundraiser sparks backlash

  24-08-2021 23:55
  
  The Calgary Catholic School District launched an online fundraising campaign for orange shirt day on September 30th that is being met with criticism. The district is selling orange shirts, with artwork created by in-house staff, in consultation with its Indigenous team and district elder. “The graphic is in a circle because circles are very meaningful and symbolic to the Indigenous people of Turtle Island,” read a statement from a CSSD spokesperson. “If people are in a cir
  
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• 629 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday, 83 for South Zone - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 23:51
  
  629 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday, 83 for South Zone  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vaccine passports: Alberta’s MyHealth Records could be ‘a challenge,’ experts say

  24-08-2021 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I think vaccine cards are a good idea. They're sensible health policy, I think the evidence supports them and the data tells us the public supports them too," Tim Caulfield said.
  
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• Lethbridge woman missing since July 27 - My Lethbridge Now

  24-08-2021 23:33
  
  Lethbridge woman missing since July 27  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Helen Purkins, 48, of Lethbridge reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 23:19
  
  Helen Purkins, 48, of Lethbridge reported missing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• These are the prizes for Alberta's 2nd COVID-19 vaccine lottery that closes Tuesday night

  24-08-2021 23:03
  
  For Albertans looking to win a prize in Alberta’s second Open for Summer Lottery draw, the deadline to enter is Tuesday night, the province announced. Alberta residents 18 and older who have both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and register online by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday will be entered. The province started the lottery in June as a way to encourage more Albertans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “Vaccines are safe, effective, and help to protect you and the people around you from COVID-19,&
  
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• Police search for missing Calgary teen last seen at Westbrook LRT station

  24-08-2021 22:46
  
  Calgary police are asking for help to find a missing teen who was last seen more than a week ago at the Westbrook LRT station. Gemini-Miran Wakelin, 18, was last seen about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. Six days later, on Aug. 21, Wakelin's family reported her missing to police. Investigators say they are concerned for her welfare. Wakelin is described as:White; Being 167 centimetres (5'6") tall; Being 49 kilograms (110 pounds), and; Having brown eyes and dirty-blonde hair.She was wearing three-
  
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• How Albertans can access their vaccination status through MyHealth Records online portal

  24-08-2021 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  With more provinces, businesses and events requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, Albertans are encouraged to sign up to access their data on the MyHealth Records website and app. As Kim Smith explains, it’s a multi-step process that takes several days to complete in order to see your health information.
  
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• Authorities revise death toll in Tennessee flooding to 18 - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 22:01
  
  Authorities revise death toll in Tennessee flooding to 18  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Truth Test: Is Doug Ford making vaccines mandatory for some workers? - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 21:27
  
  Truth Test: Is Doug Ford making vaccines mandatory for some workers?  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AMA calls for mandatory vaccinations for health-care workers

  24-08-2021 21:14
  
  The head of the Alberta Medical Association is calling for vaccinations to be mandatory for all health-care workers in the province. In a letter to members released Tuesday, AMA president Paul Boucher says the group has "taken a stance throughout the pandemic for strong public health measures and this includes vaccination." "The Board believes that continued leadership is important. Accordingly, we are making a public call for mandatory vaccination of all health-care workers," it read. "As we lo
  
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• Emotions high at City Hall Afghanistan rally Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 20:50
  
  Emotions high at City Hall Afghanistan rally Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We don't have Facebook': Village of Morrin, Alta. says page slamming ex-mayor isn't theirs

  24-08-2021 20:49
  
  The Village of Morrin says a social media page slamming the former mayor of the tiny municipality doesn't belong to them. The revelation was made at the regular council meeting in the village office Aug. 18. Former mayor Howard Helton appeared as a delegation to the council meeting with several questions for the village about a Facebook page named "Morrin - Village of Morrin, Alberta" that printed statements encouraging people to enter the upcoming municipal election to ensure Helton, who is a r
  
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• Striking De Havilland workers rally to get aircraft made in the Toronto area

  24-08-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  De Havilland has refused to negotiate any scope clauses that would limit production to somewhere in the GTA and Unifor leader Jerry Dias said he expects it to be moved to Alberta.
  
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• Striking De Havilland workers rally to get aircraft made in GTA

  24-08-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  De Havilland has refused to negotiate any scope clauses that would limit production to somewhere in the GTA and Unifor leader Jerry Dias said he expects it to be moved to Alberta.
  
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• Canadian researcher predicts learning shortfalls of up to a year due to COVID-19 disruptions

  24-08-2021 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  As students return for the new school year, teachers will be assessing learning gaps due to COVID-19 disruptions.
  
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• Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 19:32
  
  Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police seek man who hurled racial slurs at woman in downtown coffee dispute

  24-08-2021 19:23
  
  The Calgary Police Service has released surveillance photos of a suspect who allegedly shouted racial slurs at a woman who refused to give him her coffee. According to police, a woman was walking near the intersection of First Street and Stephen Avenue S.W. on the morning of June 25 when she was confronted by a man who ran at her, grabbed her arm and demanded the coffee she was holding. The startled woman attempted to escape her attacker but the man proceeded to follow, push and grab at her. The
  
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• Mandatory masking back in effect in British Columbia - My Lethbridge Now

  24-08-2021 19:21
  
  Mandatory masking back in effect in British Columbia  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80

  24-08-2021 18:47
  
  Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died in a London hospital surrounded by his family at the age of 80, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," the spokesperson said. "Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation." Born in Lon
  
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• Sue Keenen announces resignation at Town of Fort Macleod's CAO - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 18:45
  
  Sue Keenen announces resignation at Town of Fort Macleod's CAO  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Need to provide proof of vaccination in Alberta? Here are some of your options

  24-08-2021 18:42
  
  As more Alberta businesses announce their policies regarding vaccination policies for staff and customers, the question is being raised of 'How do I prove I've been vaccinated?' While the decision to permit customers or staff members to enter the premises will remain at the discretion of ownership, there are several ways to provide verification of your COVID-19 immunization status including:The paperwork provided at the time of vaccination; A record from your pharmacy; or, Displaying your Albert
  
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• Changes to Lethbridge indoor swimming pools as of September 7 - My Lethbridge Now

  24-08-2021 17:26
  
  Changes to Lethbridge indoor swimming pools as of September 7  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• UPDATED: Changes coming to Lethbridge's indoor pools starting September 7 - Lethbridge News Now

  24-08-2021 16:43
  
  UPDATED: Changes coming to Lethbridge's indoor pools starting September 7  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau says Canada prepared to stay in Kabul after Aug. 31 following G7 meeting

  24-08-2021 16:00
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is prepared to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan after an Aug. 31 American deadline. Trudeau made the announcement after meeting today in a virtual summit with fellow G7 leaders who were convening to discuss the crisis and the re-emergence of the Taliban as the country's rulers. Going into the meeting, Trudeau played his cards close to his chest on whether he wanted the G7 to push for an extension of the American military commitment to Afghanist
  
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• Trudeau mum on U.S. deadline to leave Kabul by Aug. 31 as he meets with G7 leaders

  24-08-2021 16:00
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing his cards close to his chest on whether he wants the G7 to push for an extension of the American military commitment to Afghanistan. Trudeau is attending a special virtual meeting of the G7 leaders today on the crisis in Afghanistan and U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to face calls from some fellow leaders to extend the U.S. military commitment to Afghanistan beyond his Aug. 31 deadline. All Trudeau would say when asked about the issue at a federal c
  
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• Suspicious death investigation underway in Erin Woods

  24-08-2021 15:26
  
  Members of the Calgary Police Service homicide unit are on scene in a southeast neighbourhood in connection with a Tuesday morning death that's considered suspicious. Emergency crews responded to a location in Erin Woods just before 6 a.m. and found the body of a man believed to be approximately 30 years old. The nature of his death has not been disclosed. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning.
  
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• Fall-like temperatures are sticking around Calgary for a while

  24-08-2021 15:11
  
  Did you know that 25 per cent of adults believe late August to be the perfect time for pumpkin spice to return? Me neither, yet here we are. (If you click into this article, it found 75 per cent of respondents more keen for a mid-October launch of pumpkin-spiced things – that's my camp!) For many, the modality is simple: pumpkin-spice is appropriate for fall-like conditions. It might be bitter medicine, but it appears we've arrived. The Alberta Clipper that offered Calgary a few millimetre
  
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• People's Party candidate running for a change in voice in Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  24-08-2021 12:59
  
  People's Party candidate running for a change in voice in Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Miyashiro looking to run for NDP in Lethbridge-East - Lethbrige Herald

  24-08-2021 12:59
  
  Miyashiro looking to run for NDP in Lethbridge-East  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• 48-year-old Helen Purkins Reported Missing in Lethbridge, Alberta - Canada Police Report

  24-08-2021 09:00
  
  48-year-old Helen Purkins Reported Missing in Lethbridge, Alberta  Canada Police Report
  
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• Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy finally able to host grand opening - Lethbrige Herald

  24-08-2021 06:27
  
  Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy finally able to host grand opening  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• 3 companies named to bid to upgrade Deerfoot Trail

  24-08-2021 06:02
  
  Three companies are competing to win a bid to make millions of dollars of improvements to Deerfoot Trail. Close to 180,000 vehicles a day use the Deerfoot, and the plan is to make it safer and more efficient, through a series of upgrades that include improving interchanges and twinning some bridges, including Ivor Strong and the bridge over Glenmore Trail. Improvements will be made to the Anderson Road/Bow Bottom Trail interchange, as well as reconfiguring the 17th Ave S.E. and Memorial Drive in
  
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• Lethbridge’s Afghan community stands in solidarity with victims of Taliban control - Global News

  24-08-2021 05:44
  
  Lethbridge’s Afghan community stands in solidarity with victims of Taliban control  Global News
  
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• British Olympic champion Tom Daley gives Calgary a workout

  24-08-2021 05:31
  
  Calgary is pretty popular with Canadian Olympic athletes, but Monday, an Olympic champion from somewhere else showed up for a workout at the Crescent Heights steps. That was British swimmer Tom Daley, who won gold (for synchronized 10-metre platform) and bronze (for platform) at Tokyo a few weeks ago. Daley is in Calgary because his partner, Oscar-winning filmmaker Dustin Lance Black, is in town shooting Under the Banner of Heaven, a TV series, for FX and Imagine Entertainment. The four-time Oly
  
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• Lethbridge’s Afghan community stands in solidarity with victims of Taliban control

  24-08-2021 05:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A rally at Lethbridge City Hall on Monday saw a group stand in support of family members and all the Afghan people currently fleeing Taliban control. Danica Ferris has more.
  
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• Albertans travelling to B.C need to provide proof of vaccination at certain events

  24-08-2021 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Alberta, there is no legal requirement to show proof you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, but that isn’t the case to the west. Lisa MacGregor has more on how Albertans going to B.C. will need to show their vaccination status in order to attend certain social and recreational events.
  
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• Celebration Wall opened for incredible Calgary Paralympian competing in Tokyo

  24-08-2021 02:54
  
  If you want to help cheer on one of Calgary's most inspiring athletes competing at the Tokyo Paralympics, an installation in the East Village is made to do just that. The Celebration Wall depicts 33-year-old Paralympian cyclist Kate O'Brien and includes a bench to help you pose for pictures. The idea is to share photos on social media to help cheer her on at the Tokyo Games — running Aug. 24 to Sept. 5 — where there are no fans in the stands. Her personal road to the Games is marked
  
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• Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to preterm birth, Stanford study suggests

  24-08-2021 02:43
  
  A new study from Stanford University in California suggests that exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth. The study, entitled “Associations between wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth in California,” was published in the journal Environmental Research Aug. 14, and found there may have been as many as 7,000 extra preterm births in California attributable to wildfire smoke exposure between 2007 and 2012. The births
  
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• Experts say action needed to keep COVID-19 4th wave under control

  24-08-2021 02:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fourth wave of COVID-19 is impacting many parts of Canada and medical professionals are warning that if action isn’t taken soon, the country could deal with a worse situation than it has seen in the previous three waves of the novel coronavirus. Jamie Mauracher reports.
  
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• Nurses, doctors struggle with low morale during 4th COVID-19 wave: ‘Everybody is shattered’

  24-08-2021 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Peter Brindley, an ICU doctor at the University of Alberta Hospital, said health-care professionals are taking the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic one day at a time.
  
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• Nurses, doctors struggle with low morale during 4th COVID-19 wave

  24-08-2021 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health-care professionals in Alberta are dealing with low morale as the province copes with a fourth wave of COVID-19. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Lethbridge Olympic bobsleigh coach gears up for final push to Beijing 2022 Winter Games - CTV Toronto

  24-08-2021 02:14
  
  Lethbridge Olympic bobsleigh coach gears up for final push to Beijing 2022 Winter Games  CTV Toronto
  
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• Lethbridge Olympic bobsleigh coach gears up for final push to Beijing 2022 Winter Games

  24-08-2021 02:14
  
  With the Tokyo Summer Olympics over and the Summer Paralympic Games about to get underway, the world will soon be turning its attention to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Lethbridge educator Florian Linder has already been hard at work, helping prepare China’s bobsleigh athletes for the Games, which will be held Feb. 4 to 20, 2022. Linder was home in Lethbridge over the summer, getting some well-deserved family time after one of the most challenging years of his life -- tra
  
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• 'We're raising the alarm': Alberta health care staff pen letter as demand for service heightens

  24-08-2021 01:27
  
  Alberta emergency physicians are challenging claims the province is not facing a hospital bed shortage. The group accused Alberta Health Services (AHS) CEO Dr. Verna Yiu of "actively and publicly downplay[ing] the significance of bed closures and increasing staffing issues" in a recent letter. Yiu wrote in a July 31 op-ed published by Postmedia the province was not seeing reductions beyond what was normal during the summer season or expected after 18 months of pandemic response. "Our system is s
  
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• Alta. emergency physicians 'raising the alarm' over stressed acute care system

  24-08-2021 01:27
  
  Alberta emergency physicians are challenging claims the province is not facing a hospital bed shortage. The group accused Alberta Health Services (AHS) CEO Dr. Verna Yiu of "actively and publicly downplay[ing] the significance of bed closures and increasing staffing issues" in a recent letter. Yiu wrote in a July 31 op-ed published by Postmedia the province was not seeing reductions beyond what was normal during the summer season or expected after 18 months of pandemic response. "Our system is s
  
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• Afghan-Canadian scared for family members in Kabul: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  24-08-2021 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton woman is watching the dire situation in Afghanistan closely, awaiting rescue for her extended family.
  
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• Voter fatigue not expected to impact Lethbridge municipal election: political scientist - Globalnews.ca

  24-08-2021 01:02
  
  Voter fatigue not expected to impact Lethbridge municipal election: political scientist  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Voter fatigue not expected to impact Lethbridge municipal election: political scientist

  24-08-2021 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Only 27 per cent of eligible Lethbridge voters cast a ballot in the 2017 municipal election and the city has averaged 31 per cent turnout in the previous five municipal votes.
  
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