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Alberta reports 1,401 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Alberta reported 1,401 new COVID-19 cases and another increase in hospitalizations as the government implemented new restrictions on Friday. The province has 13,495 active cases and 515 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 118 in ICU. More to come… -
Stoney Nakoda man charged in death of infant
A Stoney Nakoda man was charged Friday in the death of a six-month-old infant. On Aug. 25, police responded to a request for a welfare check at a home, where they discovered the body of the infant. A subsequent investigation determined that the cause of death was homicide. Tyriq Lyman Kootenay, 21, of Stoney Nakoda was charged with second-degree murder. Kootenay faces additional charges of assault causing bodily harm and choking with intent from a separate incident involving a 24-year-old female -
Alberta postpones even more surgeries due to overwhelming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations
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Alberta Health Services is postponing more surgeries in all areas of the province as demand for hospital space increases due to a rise of COVID-19 cases. -
‘This is not a time for moral judgements’: Kenney responds to criticism of $100 vaccination incentive
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Premier Jason Kenney responds to criticism the Alberta government is rewarding unvaccinated people with $100 rather than punishing them with restrictions, saying the province is looking at a variety of ways to increase the province’s vaccination rate, which is among the lowest in Canada. -
NHL to punish unvaccinated players more harshly this season
The NHL plans to punish unvaccinated players more harshly if they test positive for the coronavirus as part of new protocols for the upcoming season. Teams will be able to suspend unvaccinated players without pay if they cannot participate in hockey activities as part of the protocols, according to a person with knowledge of the new rules. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the protocols had not been announced. Fully vaccinated players will have any -
Vaccinations made mandatory for City of Calgary employees
All City of Calgary employees must be fully vaccinated or provide a valid reason for exemption by Oct. 18, officials announced Friday. "As the second largest employer in Calgary, the City has a duty to ensure that our workplaces are safe for both employees and citizens accessing city services, while also modeling for Calgarians the role every individual plays in ensuring the safety of others," said city manager David Duckworth. "We must take this leadership role at this critical time t -
More surgeries postponed in Alberta because of jump in COVID-19
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is taking further steps to ease the burden on the province's health care system, now that COVID-19 cases are spiking once more. Starting Friday morning, the agency says it will be postponing scheduled non-urgent surgeries and procedures across all five of Alberta's health zones. The move comes approximately a week after AHS said it would be delaying 30 per cent of non-urgent surgeries in the Edmonton and North zones. "The number of Albertans needing ICU care has inc -
Why didn’t Alberta act in August to curb surge in COVID-19? Kenney, Hinshaw respond
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Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw respond to a question asking why Alberta didn’t take action in August to reintroduce restrictions and public health measures to curb a COVID-19 surge that is now straining the health-care system. -
Is Alberta bribing the unvaccinated? Province says incentives have worked elsewhere
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When asked why the Alberta government appears to be rewarding unvaccinated people with $100 to get immunized rather than punishing them with public health restrictions, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said incentives have worked in other jurisdictions. -
AHS postpones up to 60% of scheduled surgeries due to COVID-19 surge in Alberta
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Alberta Health Services is postponing scheduled surgeries and non-urgent procedures across the entire province, CEO Dr. Verna Yiu announced on Friday. She said in the North Zone, surgical postponements of up to 60 per cent are expected next week, while in Edmonton Zone it will increase to up to 50 per cent and non-urgent pediatric... -
Pandemic to endemic: Dr. Hinshaw shares evidence that led to shift in COVID-19 approach
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Earlier in the summer Alberta shifted the approach to COVID-19 from a pandemic to an endemic, and on Sept. 3 chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw shares some of the evidence and knowledge that guided that decision. She also shared modelling on how the fall could go as the Delta variant surges throughout... -
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low amongst school-age children: Hinshaw
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Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19 in the province, sharing the low hospitalization and Delta variant infection rates among children between the ages of 5 and 11. -
Southwest pharmacy robbed by woman armed with gun
The Calgary Police Service is investigating a Thursday night armed robbery in the southwest neighbourhood of Woodbine. Officers responded to the Shoppers Drug Mart in the 2500 block of Woodview Drive S.W. at around 9:30 p.m. following reports the pharmacy had been robbed. According to officials, a woman armed with a gun entered the store, approached the pharmacist and demanded drugs from the safe. Staff complied and the suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of pharmaceuticals. No inj -
Alberta to offer $100 gift card incentive to increase COVID-19 vaccine numbers
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Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a one-time $100 gift card incentive is now available for all Albertans age 18 or older who receive a first or second dose of vaccine between Sept. 3 and Oct. 14. -
Mandatory masking, alcohol curfew returning across Alberta this weekend
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Alberta is making masks mandatory for all indoor public spaces and workplaces starting Sept. 4 at 8 a.m., Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced. Other restrictions include the return of an alcohol curfew. Shandro said Albertans are encouraged to limit in-person contacts and employers are asked to push back their plans to have staff return to... -
‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’ surging across Alberta, straining the health-care system: Shandro
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Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Alberta made COVID-19 decisions this past summer based on data from the U.K. and elsewhere, noting the Delta variant was trending downward at that time — but in the weeks since has made a comeback and is now surging through the unvaccinated population, putting a strain on hospitals across the... -
Mask mandate returning in Alberta Saturday, other new measures announced - Lethbridge News Now
Mask mandate returning in Alberta Saturday, other new measures announced Lethbridge News Now -
Amalgamation plans move forward between Black Diamond and Turner Valley
Plans to amalgamate the southern Alberta towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley moved forward this week with both councils voting in favour of a number of necessary motions. Those include the formal submission of the Report on Negotiations to the minister of municipal affairs to proceed with amalgamation between the towns. The approved motions were: That council agrees that the Report on Negotiations accurately reflects the results of the negotiations; That council agrees to approve the Report -
Alberta’s 4th wave is a ‘crisis of the unvaccinated’: Premier Kenney
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Premier Jason Kenney pleaded with Albertans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing statistics showing unvaccinated adults are 50 to 60 times more likely to end up in hospital compared to those who are protected. “Your personal choice has very real world social consequences,” he said. -
Alberta announces $100 gift cards for residents who get their COVID-19 vaccine
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‘For the love of God, please get vaccinated now’: In an effort to boost the province’s vaccination rate beyond 70 per cent, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday Albertans still not vaccinated will receive $100 gift cards if they get fully immunized. -
COVID-19 is surging once again in Alberta, primarily among unvaccinated: Kenney
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With the Delta variant of COVID-19 surging across Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney reached out to the 30 per cent of Albertans still not fully vaccinated, urging them to protect themselves from the disease by getting immunized. -
Family says four-year-old boy seriously hurt at Creston, B.C. campsite; police investigating
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Officers were called to the campsite on Aug. 30, but did not provide further details as of Friday morning. -
Calgary doctor at centre of human trafficking investigation withdraws from practice
A Calgary-based physician has withdrawn from his practice amidst allegations he was involved in a human trafficking ring in southern Alberta. According to the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) in a statement released Friday, Dr. Ziyaad Noor has stepped away from his practice and will be the subject of a CPSA investigation. Noor was arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service on Aug. 13 in connection with a police investigation into the sexual assault and trafficking of a teena -
NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing
The NHL is set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials, though the league and players have the opportunity to withdraw if pandemic circumstances warrant. The NHL, its players' union, the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after they skipped the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. "It was not easy, -
Try-outs for Lethbridge Lightning hockey team start Sept. 14 - Lethbridge News Now
Try-outs for Lethbridge Lightning hockey team start Sept. 14 Lethbridge News Now -
Alberta to offer $100 incentive to increase COVID-19 vaccine numbers
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In an effort to increase Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination rate, Premier Jason Kenney announced a $100 incentive for anyone who goes and gets their first or second shot. -
Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Friday morning
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For the first time in weeks, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a COVID-19 update. -
Green space now open around Dinny the dinosaur at the Calgary Zoo
Restoration work is now complete on Dinny, a larger than life brontosaurus at the Calgary Zoo, along with a green space visitors can gather at under the sculpture's watchful gaze. The restoration was possible thanks to the City of Calgary Public Art Fund and a $1 million contribution from the Brawn Family Foundation — which also donated $1 million toward the construction of Bugtopia that opened in 2020. “The Brawn family shares our passion for conservation and connecting people with -
Long-awaited COVID-19 update from Alta. government Friday at 11:30
Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a COVID-19 update at 11:30 a.m. The news conference will mark the first time in weeks top decision makers take questions directly from the press. Alberta Health Services CEO Dr. Verna Yiu will also be there. Watch the event live on TV and CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. The COVID-19 cabinet committee met on Thursday and Premier Jason Kenney told Albertans a day earlier to expect an announce -
Kenney, Shandro, Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update at 11:30 a.m.
Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a COVID-19 update at 11:30 a.m. Watch live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca. More to come... -
Alberta reintroduces COVID-19 measures, offers $100 for vaccinations
Amid an influx of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Alberta is reinstating health measures it got rid of just two months ago as well as offering a $100 vaccination incentive. Starting Saturday, masks will be mandatory across the province in all indoor public and work spaces. Schools will continue to set their own policy. As well, restaurant businesses will be required to end alcohol service at 10 p.m. And, Alberta will pay unvaccinated residents $100 to get the COVID-19 shot. The announcement -
Alberta reintroduces COVID-19 measures, including masks and alcohol curfews
Amid an influx of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Alberta is reinstating measures it got rid of just two months ago. Starting Saturday, masks will be mandatory across the province in all indoor public and work spaces. Schools will continue to set their own policy. As well, restaurant businesses will be required to end alcohol service at 10 p.m. And, Alberta will pay unvaccinated residents $100 to get the COVID-19 shot. The announcement on Friday followed a plea from the premier for the 30 p -
Southern Alberta man suffers life-altering injuries after confronting teens over excessive noise
Mounties in the town of Cardston, Alta. are asking for information from the public as they investigate an attack where a man was swarmed, kicked and hit by a group of young people. RCMP officers responded to a location in the town in the early morning hours of July 17 after a man approached a group of approximately 10 people, believed to be between the ages of 15 and 20, who had been yelling and making excessive noise at around 2:30 a.m. The group responded to his request to leave by attacking h -
Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development: coal committee
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'There was such a dam of public sentiment built up behind this issue, it's like opening a sluice gate,' said Ron Wallace, chairman of the province's coal policy committee. -
Back to seasonal conditions in Calgary all weekend long
While we've been deep in meridional flow for the last couple of weeks. Check August's data here and note that rainfall comes in little waves, then vanishes for brief periods – meridional flow in its prime! Our periods of low and high pressure are done with their cycle, and will level off into zonal (predominantly west-to-east) wind flow, which will prop southern Alberta beneath the jet as a new high stops by.That's valid as of Monday; the thick, black line is the jet. When it's north of us -
Winner announced in second draw of Alberta's “Open for Summer” lottery - Lethbridge News Now
Winner announced in second draw of Alberta's “Open for Summer” lottery Lethbridge News Now -
Coal committee hears Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development
Albertans want to talk about a lot more than coal when it comes to development in their beloved Rocky Mountains, says the head of the committee charged with collecting public opinion on the issue. “There was such a dam of public sentiment built up behind this issue, it's like opening a sluice gate,” Ron Wallace, chairman of the province's coal policy committee, said in an interview. His group has just wrapped months of meetings with industry, environmental groups, municipalities and -
Tiger at Calgary Zoo has painful encounter with wild porcupine
A porcupine found itself on the wrong side of the fences of the Calgary Zoo's tiger habitat but it was one of the large cats left licking its wounds following the encounter. Calgary Zoo officials say Sarma, a female Amur tiger, had more than 100 quills in her paws after a wild porcupine utilized its defense mechanism to protect itself from the attack in the enclosure earlier this week. The zoo's animal care, health and welfare team removed all of the quills from Sarma's paws and carefully inspec -
‘The ultimate selfishness’: Doctors grow frustrated as anti-vaxxers protest hospitals
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'I think they don't realize — they are too arrogant to understand — that we live in a society where we all have to make sacrifices,' said one doctor. -
Stabbing in McKenzie Towne sends 1 to hospital
Police blocked off a section of a southeast Calgary neighbourhood early Friday morning after a man was stabbed.EMS responded shortly after 4 a.m. to McKenzie Towne Lane S.E. and transported a man they believe to be in his 30s to Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition.Neighbours describe hearing loud bangs and arguing but say were surprised to hear a stabbing took place.There is no word on any suspects at this time. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning. -
Police seeking suspect after Friday morning stabbing in McKenzie Towne sends 1 to hospital
Police are looking for public assistance in locating a man in conjunction with a Friday morning stabbing in southeast Calgary. EMS responded shortly after 4 a.m. to McKenzie Towne Lane S.E. and transported a man they believe to be in his 30s to Foothills Medical Centre in serious but stable condition. Police believe an altercation took place between two men who knew each other, with one stabbing the other. Neighbours describe hearing loud bangs and arguing but say they were surprised to hear a s -
Marissa Black running for Lethbridge City Council this October - Lethbridge News Now
Marissa Black running for Lethbridge City Council this October Lethbridge News Now -
‘I own all parts of my identity’: 3 generations of Muslim women reflect on hate in Canada
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In a year marked with turmoil and abuse hurled at the Muslim community, three generations of women in Edmonton are reflecting on the past, present and future. -
Lethbridge schools planning to observe National Day of Truth and Reconciliation - Lethbrige Herald
Lethbridge schools planning to observe National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Lethbrige Herald -
Calgary woman wins $1M through Alberta’s latest COVID-19 vaccine lottery
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The province announced Thursday that a woman from Calgary has won the second $1-million prize in a lottery designed to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. -
Whoop-Up Days kicks off at Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park - Global News
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Whoop-Up Days kicks off at Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park Global News -
Whoop-Up Days kicks off at Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park
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The event usually runs the last week of August, but looks a little different this year. -
Frost advisory issued for Rocky View, Mountain View counties
A frost advisory was issued Thursday afternoon by Environment Canada for a number of communities in Rocky View and Mountain View counties, including areas near Cochrane, Airdrie, Olds and Didsbury. Clear skies will cause temperatures to drop close to zero Thursday night, with areas of patchy frost expected. Residents of frost-prone areas are advised to cover up plants. Calgary was not among the communities included in the frost advisory. The advisory was issued for the following:Mountain View Co -
Quick Quotes: Four leaders take part in French-language election debate - Lethbridge News Now
Quick Quotes: Four leaders take part in French-language election debate Lethbridge News Now -
Whoop-Up Days underway at Exhibition Park
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Whoop-Up Days has started at Exhibition Park. The annual Lethbridge event kicked off Thursday and runs through Sunday. As Danica Ferris reports, the turnout on Night 1 was a pleasant surprise for organizers, and those in attendance say it’s the perfect end-of-summer treat.
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