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• Closure of intersection at Hwy. 8 and 101 Street S.W. upsets area residents

  02-09-2021 23:28
  
  The Alberta government is set to permanently close a major Calgary intersection later this month due to safety concerns, but the decision is receiving mixed reviews from area residents.  Access to Highway 8 from 101 Street S.W. will be closed on Sept. 17 because drivers in the area are continuing to make dangerous U-Turns on the highway. The intersection itself was already partially closed in June for construction and only allows access onto 101 Street for westbound drivers turnin
  
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• Ida blamed for several nursing home resident deaths - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2021 23:23
  
  Ida blamed for several nursing home resident deaths  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Victim identified and suspect charged in fatal apartment altercation

  02-09-2021 23:12
  
  The victim of a Tuesday homicide in a downtown Calgary apartment was identified Thursday and a suspect has been charged. Following an autopsy by the office of the medical examiner, the victim was identified as 19-year-old Antonio Wallace-Murillo. Tuesday night around 9:45 p.m., police were called to an apartment on the 600 block of Fifth Avenue S.W. after reports of a fight between two men. The victim was found inside the apartment, in life-threatening condition. Police provided emergency aid un
  
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• Lethbridge College outlines COVID protocols ahead of fall semester - My Lethbridge Now

  02-09-2021 23:03
  
  Lethbridge College outlines COVID protocols ahead of fall semester  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta's second $1M vaccine lotto prize goes to Calgarian Amie Gee

  02-09-2021 22:59
  
  Alberta has a new millionaire, after the province announced that the second winner of the $1 million vaccine lottery was Calgarian Amie Gee. Gee's name was drawn from more than 1.85 million eligible Albertans, according to a release issued by the province early Thursday evening. 42 other vaccinated Albertans won travel prizes donated by Air Canada, WestJet, the Rocky Mountaineer and Juniper Hotel. “I can think of no better way to celebrate getting vaccinated (than) by planning a fantastic
  
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• Alberta's second $1M prize goes to Calgarian Amie Gee

  02-09-2021 22:59
  
  Alberta has a new millionaire, after the province announced that the second winner of the $1 million vaccine lottery was Calgarian Amie Gee. Gee's name was drawn from more than 1.85 million eligible Albertans, according to a release issued by the province early Thursday evening. 42 other vaccinated Albertans won travel prizes donated by Air Canada, WestJet, the Rocky Mountaineer and Juniper Hotel. “I can think of no better way to celebrate getting vaccinated (than) by planning a fantastic
  
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• Alberta's second $1M prize given out, Kenney says

  02-09-2021 22:59
  
  The second ticket, worth $1 million to any Albertan who has received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, has been drawn, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says. He made the comments during an unorthodox availability, made on Facebook Wednesday evening, the first time that he had spoken publicly in approximately three weeks. "We just drew, this week, a second $1-million prize winner. There is still one of those prizes left," Kenney said. However, during the statement, he did not reveal who the lucky wi
  
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• Vaccine passport being pushed by Alberta NDP; province says no - My Lethbridge Now

  02-09-2021 22:22
  
  Vaccine passport being pushed by Alberta NDP; province says no  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Group urges long weekend safety after 20-year-drowning record broken

  02-09-2021 21:49
  
  The Alberta and Northwest Territories branch of the Lifesaving Society says the 2021 summer has been one of the deadliest in terms of drownings. The group has counted 25 fatal and 15-non fatal media-reported incidents in the two regions, the highest count in two decades. Most recently an Edmonton man died when his canoe flipped over on a lake west of the capital city. Another man's body was found days after he disappeared during a paddle boarding incident near Calgary. The Lifesaving Society att
  
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• Alberta Opposition calls for mandatory COVID vaccine rules for non-essential business

  02-09-2021 21:38
  
  Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are urging Premier Jason Kenney to bring in new rules to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for anyone attending non-essential businesses and mass gatherings. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province should also return to mandatory masking for anyone entering essential places, including grocery stores. Notley says it's critical Kenney act to arrest rapidly rising infection rates and to protect hospitals from being overwhelmed. Kenney's United Conservative gover
  
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• Alberta NDP wants mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules

  02-09-2021 21:38
  
  Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are urging Premier Jason Kenney to bring in new rules to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for anyone attending non-essential businesses and mass gatherings. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province should also return to mandatory masking for anyone unvaccinated entering essential places, including grocery stores. Notley says it's critical Kenney act now to arrest rapidly rising infection rates and to protect hospitals from being overwhelmed. Ontario, Manitoba
  
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• Alberta NDP calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules on non-essential businesses

  02-09-2021 21:38
  
  Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are urging Premier Jason Kenney to bring in new rules to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for anyone attending non-essential businesses and mass gatherings. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province should also return to mandatory masking for anyone unvaccinated entering essential places, including grocery stores. Notley says it's critical Kenney act now to arrest rapidly rising infection rates and to protect hospitals from being overwhelmed. Ontario, Manitoba
  
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• Parts of Alberta and BC experiencing cell and telephone service outage - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2021 21:20
  
  Parts of Alberta and BC experiencing cell and telephone service outage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Record Summer: Lethbridge records 39 days at or above 30°C - My Lethbridge Now

  02-09-2021 21:15
  
  Record Summer: Lethbridge records 39 days at or above 30°C  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Wireless services restored in Alberta and B.C., TELUS says

  02-09-2021 20:52
  
  An emergency alert was called in response to an issue that had seriously impacted telephone and cell phone service throughout the province, but TELUS says the disruption has been resolved. Alberta Emergency Alert issued a bulletin at 12:33 p.m., advising residents of the problem. "There is an incident that has affected telephone and cell phone communications for all of Alberta, including wireless voice and data services. This outage is impacting Alberta and British Columbia," the website wrote.
  
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• All of Alberta, parts of B.C., suffering from telephone and cell phone service disruption

  02-09-2021 20:52
  
  An emergency alert has been called in response to an issue that has seriously impacted telephone and cell phone service throughout the province, officials report. Alberta Emergency Alert issued a bulletin at 12:33 p.m., advising residents about the problem. "There is an incident that has affected telephone and cell phone communications for all of Alberta, including wireless voice and data services. This outage is impacting Alberta and British Columbia," the website wrote. It is not clear what th
  
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• Free 2-hour parking available in Calgary's Chinatown until winter 2022

  02-09-2021 20:29
  
  Two-hour parking will be free at a city-run lot for visitors to Chinatown thanks to a partnership between the city, Calgary Parking Authority (CPA), and Chinatown Business Improvement Area (CBIA). Parking will be available in CPA Lot 888, located in the 100 block of Riverfront Avenue S.E. and vehicles can be registered for one free session per day. "With all the improvements in the area, it’s important for us to work with the community and CBIA to find new and innovative parking solutions
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney addresses absence, preventing burnout in Facebook Live appearance

  02-09-2021 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a weeks-long public hiatus while on vacation, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney emerged Wednesday night to appear in a Facebook Live video. Kenney said it’s important for people in his position to avoid burnout, but as Fletcher Kent explains on the noon news, it comes at a time when health-care workers feel abandoned and unable...
  
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• Lethbridge ER doctor sheds light on local COVID-19 situation - My Lethbridge Now

  02-09-2021 20:03
  
  Lethbridge ER doctor sheds light on local COVID-19 situation  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta NDP calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules for non-essential business

  02-09-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province should also return to mandatory masking for anyone entering essential places, including grocery stores.
  
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• Environmental groups worry about logging in Alberta caribou habitat

  02-09-2021 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environmental groups say West Fraser Timber has been directed to clear cut blocks next to a park in northwest Alberta that contains trees older than 100 years old.
  
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• ABBA releasing new album after 40 years

  02-09-2021 19:25
  
  Swedish pop supergroup ABBA has reunited to release its first new album in four decades and will do a digital concert in London next year, the group said in a statement on Thursday. ABBA, one of history's best selling groups with more than 385 million albums sold, will release the album titled "Voyage," on Nov. 5 with two new songs released on Thursday. The group, known for a string of 1970s and early 1980s hits such as "Waterloo," "Dancing Queen" and "Take A Chance On Me," split in 1982.
  
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• ABBA announce first new album in 40 years, reunion concerts

  02-09-2021 19:25
  
  Swedish pop supergroup ABBA said on Thursday they would release their first new album in four decades and stage virtual concerts in London next year. The group, which rose to global stardom before splitting in 1982, said "Voyage" would come out on Nov. 5. "First it was just two songs," Benny Andersson said. "Then we said 'maybe we should do, I don't know, a few others. What do you say girls?' And they said 'yeah' and then I asked 'why don't we do a full album?'" The band streamed one of the new
  
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• Arrest made in break-ins at Simply Irie in southwest Calgary, more suspects sought

  02-09-2021 18:56
  
  Police have arrested a man in relation to a break-in at a restaurant in the Beltline and continue to search for suspects connected to two other thefts at the same location. A man broke the main glass door at Simply Irie, located at 1510 Sixth Street S.W., about 2 a.m. on Aug. 6 and, once inside, he stole a cash registered then fled on a bicycle. Police released surveillance photos of a suspect and a man was identified. Aaron Robert Varalta, 46, is now charged with break-and-enter and is schedule
  
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• Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2021 18:44
  
  Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'What a big mistake we made there': Alberta man recounts harrowing escape from Afghanistan

  02-09-2021 18:32
  
  A Red Deer man who returned to visit family in his native Afghanistan this summer says the decision will haunt him for the rest of his life. The man, who CTV News has agreed not to name in order to protect relatives in his homeland now under the Taliban regime, has lived in Canada for more than 30 years and served as an interpreter for the Canadian Military in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago. He flew to Kabul earlier this summer to visit members of his extended family that he had last seen in 20
  
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• 2 persons of interest identified in 2019 shooting death in southeast Calgary

  02-09-2021 18:22
  
  The Calgary Police Service has identified two persons of interest in an October 2019 fatal shooting in McKenzie Lake and investigators are now asking for help from the public to identify and locate them. Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Mount Aberdeen Manour S.E. about 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2019, where they found Matthew David Maniago suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, police released photos of two men who investigators would like
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney makes 1st public appearance in weeks via Facebook Live

  02-09-2021 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who had been on vacation, appeared in a Facebook Live video on Wednesday night where he answered select questions.
  
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• Thinking about retirement? Why preparing emotionally is as important as financial planning

  02-09-2021 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Financial planning is a major part of preparing for life after work, but a researcher on aging says emotional planning is also key to a happy retirement.
  
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• French debate faceoff: O'Toole makes debut, Trudeau looks to make up ground

  02-09-2021 15:47
  
  The two front runners of the federal election campaign thus far face their own set of pressures heading into tonight’s first French-language debate as they try to win votes in Quebec. The TVA debate mid-way through the campaign will be Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s first time in the federal election debate ring and will require him to flex his French-language muscles. “I think people will be watching very closely, not just people in Quebec or francophones outside of
  
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• Another mild day in Calgary, then things improve…again!

  02-09-2021 15:15
  
  If you're a regular reader, first off, thank you! Secondly, you might recognize that headline from yesterday's article. That's a by-product of our current conditions. Yesterday's gentle sprinklings have moved along with our upper low, and thus we have only two effects remaining from its passage; wind, and cloud. Today's wind totals will remain largely stabilized in the 20 km/h range, and today's cloud cover is mixed; we'll still see sunshine. However, these components will keep us from seasonal
  
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• Outdoor rink renamed to honour Calgary officer killed during traffic stop

  02-09-2021 14:44
  
  An outdoor rink in northeast Calgary has been dedicated to a Calgary Police Service officer who was fatally wounded in the neighbourhood. The rink at the Falconridge Castleridge Community Association has been renamed the Sgt. Andrew Harnett Memorial Rink. The 37-year-old, a 12-year veteran of the force, was severely injured when the suspect vehicle drove off during a traffic stop near Falconridge Boulevard and Falconridge Drive N.E. on New Year's Eve 2020. Harnett died in hospital later that nig
  
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• 2/3 Alberta businesses oppose proof of vaccination mandate - Lethbridge News Now

  02-09-2021 14:01
  
  2/3 Alberta businesses oppose proof of vaccination mandate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Should I stay or should I go: Oil, gas workers consider prospects amid global energy transition

  02-09-2021 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There's no doubt anymore that we are transitioning away from fossil fuels and that transition is happening faster than we expected."
  
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• More than 20 deaths after Ida remnants slam U.S. Northeast

  02-09-2021 09:10
  
  A stunned U.S. East Coast woke up Thursday to a rising death toll, surging rivers and destruction after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, filling low-lying apartments with water and turning roads into car-swallowing canals. In a region that had been warned about potentially deadly flash flooding but hadn't braced for such a blow from the no-longer-hurricane, the storm killed at least 22 people from Maryland to New York on Wednesday night and Thursday mo
  
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• Death toll tops 40 after Ida's remnants blindside U.S. Northeast

  02-09-2021 09:10
  
  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says his state's death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida has risen to at least 23. Murphy spoke as his states and others in the U.S. Northeast reckoned Thursday with flooding, tornado damage, and continuing calls for rescue after the storm took residents and officials by surprise. At least 43 people were killed from Maryland to Connecticut. ------ THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) -- A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a
  
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• Death toll rises after Ida's remnants hit U.S. Northeast

  02-09-2021 09:10
  
  The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over the tri-state area, with at least nine deaths linked to flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as basement apartments suddenly filled with water and freeways and boulevards turned into rivers, submerging cars. At least nine deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey. A New York City police spokesperson says a total of eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements. Officials outside of Philadelphia repo
  
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• Small Alberta businesses say they need more support amid 4th wave of COVID-19

  02-09-2021 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the number of COVID-19 cases surge in Alberta, small businesses are asking for more support from the provincial and federal governments. As Tom Vernon explains, two doughnut shop owners in Devon say they are exhausted and facing an uncertain future.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney addresses fourth wave concerns in Facebook Live appearance

  02-09-2021 06:00
  
  In a Facebook Live appearance Wednesday night, Premier Jason Kenney defended his government's handling of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney, speaking publicly for the first time since Aug. 9, echoed remarks made by Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw that re-implementing restrictions is not the way to move forward in the public health crisis. "As Dr.Hinshaw has said, we have to in the long run learn to live with COVID by which she means that the virus will
  
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• Alberta premier Jason Kenney, back from vacation, addresses concerns about fourth wave in Facebook Live appearance

  02-09-2021 06:00
  
  In a Facebook Live appearance Wednesday night, Premier Jason Kenney defended his government's handling of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney, speaking publicly for the first time since Aug. 9, echoed remarks made by Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, that re-implementing restrictions is not the way to move forward in the public health crisis. "As Dr.Hinshaw has said, we have to in the long run learn to live with COVID by which she means that the virus wil
  
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• Alberta premier Jason Kenney addresses concerns about fourth wave in Facebook Live appearance

  02-09-2021 06:00
  
  In a Facebook Live appearance Wednesday night, Premier Jason Kenney defended his government's handling of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney, speaking publicly for the first time since Aug. 9, echoed remarks made by Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, that re-implementing restrictions is not the way to move forward in the public health crisis. "As Dr.Hinshaw has said, we have to in the long run learn to live with COVID by which she means that the virus wil
  
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• Massive fentanyl seizure in Alberta

  02-09-2021 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s one of the largest fentanyl seizure’s in Alberta’s history. Millions of doses of the drug are now off Alberta streets after a long investigation by ALERT. Nicole Stillger explains.
  
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• Lethbridge transit riders not happy with new cityLINK system - Global News

  02-09-2021 05:41
  
  Lethbridge transit riders not happy with new cityLINK system  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge transit riders not happy with new cityLINK system

  02-09-2021 05:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Aug. 25, Lethbridge Transit launched its cityLINK transit system -- a network redesign that was announced in May -- at the direction of city council.
  
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• Return to in-person school a big boost for kids

  02-09-2021 03:48
  
  Kids are back in class working through the first week jitters and that will have a significant positive impact on their development, say psychologists. "We think it's really important for kids to be back in school," says Nicole Racine, a post-doctoral research fellow in psychology at University of Calgary. "Schools aren't just places where you learn to read and write. They are places where you experience social emotional learning, where you have peer interactions." Racine says for some kids, it'
  
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• Vaccine bus aims to boost immunization uptake among young adults at U of C

  02-09-2021 03:16
  
  An effort to get more young adults fully immunized against COVID-19 rolled onto the University of Calgary campus Wednesday. Staff at the mobile vaccination bus hope to make it easier to get the shot for the 20 to 29 year old demographic, the age range that has the lowest vaccine uptake in Alberta. Although young adults currently make up the largest share of active cases in the province, many haven't made getting immunized a priority, experts say. "It could be lack of transportation, work schedul
  
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• Lethbridge police charge 6 young men in pair of skatepark incidents - Globalnews.ca

  02-09-2021 03:12
  
  Lethbridge police charge 6 young men in pair of skatepark incidents  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge police charge 6 young men in pair of skatepark incidents

  02-09-2021 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service has charged six young men after an investigation into a pair of incidents over a two-week span, both at city skateparks. 
  
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• Community ambassador program launched on International Avenue

  02-09-2021 02:53
  
  Wearing bright purple jackets, carrying first aid and naloxone kits, community ambassadors are out along International Avenue looking to meet people in the community. “Really I want to make connections with businesses and people on the street,” said ambassador Carmen Poon. The east Calgary ambassador helper program launched in the spring with enough money from federal funding for two ambassadors. The goal is to create a safe and vibrant environment while also connecting people to soc
  
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• 'These are good people': Addiction Recovery Month in Alberta shines a light on rising number of overdose deaths

  02-09-2021 02:31
  
  According to the most recent report from the provincial government, overdose deaths are on the rise in Alberta with Lethbridge reporting the most fatalities per-capita out of the seven cities listed. This September marks the second annual 'Recovery Month' in the province, as officials and advocates try to reduce the stigma surrounding those battling addiction. "The people that come in, these people are good people. I mean, we've had lawyers and elementary school principals, and we have nurses an
  
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