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• Three-year-old and alleged kidnapper 'confined in a residence' as police negotiations continue

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  Quebec police say negotiations continued Sunday morning with a suspect allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a three-year-old boy.  The two are reportedly "confined in a residence" in the forest near the municipality of Sainte-Paule. "Police are maintaining contact with the suspect," said Surete du Quebec spokesperson Sergeant Claude Boiron. The boy and the suspect were located Saturday afternoon, putting an end to an amber alert that lasted five days.  "They are located, but th
  
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• Suspect accused of kidnapping arrested by Quebec police; three-year-old boy safe

  04-09-2021 23:53
  A man accused of kidnapping a three-year-old boy in Quebec, sparking an Amber Alert that lasted several days, has been arrested, police say. "At around noon, the 36-year-old man was controlled by police," read a statement posted to social media by the Surete du Quebec (SQ). "We can confirm that the 3-year-old was in the residence and that he was not injured. The young boy was placed in the care of his mother," it read. "The investigation is ongoing." Earlier on Sunday, the SQ said they were
  
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• Suspect accused of kidnapping arrested by Quebec police; three-old-boy safe

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  A man accused of kidnapping a three-year-old boy in Quebec, sparking an Amber Alert that lasted several days, has been arrested, police say. "At around noon, the 36-year-old man was controlled by police," read a statement posted to social media by the Surete du Quebec (SQ). "We can confirm that the 3-year-old was in the residence and that he was not injured. The young boy was placed in the care of his mother," it read. "The investigation is ongoing." Earlier on Sunday, the SQ said they were
  
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• Quebec police negotiating with suspect in alleged kidnapping of three-year-old, Amber Alert lifted

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  Quebec police say they're negotiating with a suspect in an alleged kidnapping of a three-year-old. The boy and the suspect were located on Saturday. The Amber Alert that had been in place since Tuesday has now been lifted. "They are located, but there's still negotiation and operations to handle that situation," said Sgt. Stephane Tremblay of the Surété du Québec. Tremblay says the 36-year-old suspect and the boy are still alive, but there's no further word on their conditio
  
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• Quebec police negotiating with father accused of kidnapping three-year-old son, Amber Alert lifted

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  Quebec police say they're negotiating with a man accused of kidnapping his three-year-old son. The missing boy and his father were located on Saturday. The Amber Alert that had been in place since Tuesday has now been lifted. Sgt. Stephane Tremblay says the 36-year-old man and his son are still alive, but there's no further word on their condition. People are asked to avoid the Chemin de la Coulée area in Sainte-Paule, Que., where a police operation is currently underway. On Friday, inves
  
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• Missing three-year-old Quebec boy and his father found by police, Amber Alert lifted

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  A missing three-year-old Quebec boy and his father have been located by the Sûreté du Québec. An Amber Alert that has been in place since Tuesday has now been lifted. People are asked to avoid the Chemin de la Coulée area in the Laurentides, where a police operation is currently underway.  The condition of the child and his 36-year-old father is unknown. 
  
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• Alleged kidnapper of three-year-old arrested by Quebec police

  04-09-2021 23:53
  
  The alleged kidnapper of a three-year-old has been arrested in the latest development of a six-day police operation spanning two provinces.  "At around noon, the 36-year-old man was overpowered by the police," read a statement posted to social media by the Surete du Quebec (SQ). "We can confirm that the 3-year-old was in the residence and that he was not injured. The young boy was placed in the care of his mother." Earlier on Sunday, the SQ says they were in contact with the suspect, who ha
  
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• Calls for mandatory masks, return to online learning in Alberta schools

  04-09-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association and a spokesperson for Support our Students are disappointed with provincial mask rules that don't include schools.
  
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• Alberta's new rules, including masking, now in effect province-wide

  04-09-2021 22:44
  
  The Alberta government's new COVID-19 restrictions regarding masking and a curfew on serving liquor are now in force, but some events say they've gotten an "exemption" from officials. On Friday, Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw spoke to Albertans in order to address concerns over the sharp increase of cases. The action they announced was a return to some health restrictions, including limits on indoor gathering for unvaccin
  
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• Alberta will 'immediately' fill nurse shortages with third-party staff: Nurses union

  04-09-2021 22:29
  
  The union representing nurses says Alberta Health Services (AHS) informed them it will “immediately” begin filling staffing shortages by hiring contract nurses from three agencies across Canada. In a statement on Saturday, United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) disclosed it received an email notifying them that “AHS will use contracted resources to address short-term contracting issues” as the hospital system deals with surges in patients due to the fourth wave of COVID-19. Accor
  
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• Liberal candidate accused of inappropriate behaviour says he is ending his re-election campaign

  04-09-2021 22:02
  
  Liberal MP Raj Saini has announced that he will be ending his campaign for re-election in the Ontario riding of Kitchener Centre amid allegations of inappropriate conduct. Saini, who has been accused of behaving inappropriately toward female staffers, said in a Twitter statement Saturday that “continuing my campaign no longer serves the best interests of my family, staff members, campaign team and constituents." In a statement Saturday, the Liberal Party said that after an independent work
  
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• UNA receives confirmation Alberta hiring contract nurses to address staffing shortage

  04-09-2021 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union representing Alberta nurses says Alberta Health Services has confirmed it will be hiring contract nurses to address a staffing shortage in the province's hospitals.
  
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• AHS postpones scheduled surgeries due to COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2021 21:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  AHS postpones scheduled surgeries due to COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary woman calls on Canada for support as family members were left behind in Kabul

  04-09-2021 20:24
  
  Murwarid Ziayee can’t go more than a few hours without tears streaming down her face as she worries about the safety of her family and friends back home in Afghanistan. “I’m broken and the past three weeks have been the hardest time of my entire life,” she said. “I had lived in Afghanistan all my life, including when the Taliban took over the country in 1996 so I'm scared more this time for the generation that haven't seen the Taliban, they haven't faced Taliban res
  
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• As her family remains stranded in Afghanistan, Calgary woman says Canada failed refugees

  04-09-2021 20:24
  
  Murwarid Ziayee can’t go more than a few hours without tears streaming down her face as she worries about the safety of her family and friends back home in Afghanistan. “I’m broken and the past three weeks have been the hardest time of my entire life,” she said. “I had lived in Afghanistan all my life, including when the Taliban took over the country in 1996 so I'm scared more this time for the generation that haven't seen the Taliban, they haven't faced Taliban res
  
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• 'This is not a quick fix': Experts worry vaccine incentive is too little too late for Alberta

  04-09-2021 19:41
  
  Public health experts are wondering why Alberta is choosing to dish out $100 to those who decide to get vaccinated now and whether the measure will effectively respond to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Premier Jason Kenney announced the vaccine incentive Friday, saying the government was inspired by the success of similar measures in other jurisdictions. Lorian Hardcastle, University of Calgary associate professor in the Cummings School of Medicine, said monetary incentives are not a sure-fire way t
  
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• Police seek help to locate missing Calgary man

  04-09-2021 17:24
  
  Calgary police are reaching out to the public to help locate a 40-year-old man who's been missing since late August. Officials say Clayton Smith was last seen close to the Bow River near Ogden Road S.E. during daylight hours between Aug. 26 and 27. He was reported missing on Aug. 31. He is described as:6'7" (200 centimetres) tall Approximately 200 pounds (91 kilograms) Brown eyes Black shaved hair GoateeAt the time of his disappearance, Smith was wearing grey sweatpants up to his knees, a Led Ze
  
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• Ontario marks highest daily COVID-19 case count in months with more than 900 new infections

  04-09-2021 16:15
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 900 new COVID-19 cases, marking the highest case count seen in months. The province confirmed 944 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, which comes after officials logged 807 cases on Friday and 865 cases on Thursday. The last time the province reported more than 944 new cases in a single day was on May 30, when officials recorded 1,033 new cases. Ontario’s rolling seven-day average now stands at 747, up from 686 at this point last
  
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• ER doctor warns of rising cases and hospitalizations in Lethbridge area - Lethbrige Herald

  04-09-2021 13:50 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  ER doctor warns of rising cases and hospitalizations in Lethbridge area  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Extremist was released from New Zealand jail despite fears

  04-09-2021 13:17
  
  New Zealand authorities imprisoned a man inspired by the Islamic State group for three years after catching him with a hunting knife and extremist videos -- but at a certain point, despite grave fears he would attack others, they say they could do nothing more to keep him behind bars. So for 53 days from July, police tracked the man's every move, an operation that involved some 30 officers working around the clock. Their fears were borne out Friday when he walked into an Auckland supermarket, gr
  
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• Singh says Trudeau 'laissez-faire' with provinces on COVID-19 on Day 21 of campaign

  04-09-2021 13:09
  
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh accused the Trudeau Liberal government of taking a hands-off approach with the provinces by not doing enough to encourage people to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Singh levelled the accusation against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Day 21 of the federal election campaign, which saw him and his Conservative opponent stumping for votes on opposite sides of the country. "We have always said that the federal government has not played its role to provide national leadershi
  
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• Parties scrap over guns, COVID-19 response on Day 21 of campaign

  04-09-2021 13:09
  
  The three main federal parties traded fire Saturday over their responses to gun violence and to the resurgence of COVID-19 on Day 21 of the federal election campaign. Liberal candidate Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief, unloaded on Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's response to the Liberal government's ban on some 1,500 firearm models, including the popular AR-15 rifle and the Ruger Mini-14 used to kill 14 women at Montreal's Ecole polytechnique in 1989. The ban means they cannot be lega
  
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• Day 21 of federal election campaign happening on opposite sides of Canada

  04-09-2021 13:09
  
  The Conservative and NDP leaders will be on opposite sides of the country for Day 21 of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is expected to make an announcement in Coquitlam, B.C. this morning before heading to Nanaimo, B.C., for an event with supporters. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is to make a health-care announcement in St. John's, N.L., and then meet young voters in Halifax in the afternoon. The itinerary for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is marked as private. On Frid
  
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• Laval's Fernandez beats Osaka in 3rd round

  04-09-2021 05:08
  
  Leylah Fernandez showed she has the skills to compete with the world's best on Friday when she defeated the defending U.S. Open champion in front of a raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd. The Laval native, ranked 73rd worldwide, managed to upset Japan's Naomi Osaka 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the prestigious Grand Slam tournament. Fernandez, who will celebrate her 19th birthday on Monday, had never faced a player as highly ranked as Osaka, the world's third-ranked racket. After
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 modelling projects province could see up to 300 ICU admissions this month

  04-09-2021 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is leading the country in the number of new COVID-19 infections being reported each day.
  
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• Alberta teens face $1,800 in fines for using unmarked crossing at railway tracks

  04-09-2021 03:37
  
  In two separate incidents Thursday, three Airdrie teens were each slapped with a $600 trespass ticket after using a popular shortcut crossing CP Rail tracks. Halle Vallance, 15, was coming home from the mall when she was stopped by a CP Rail police officer in an unmarked vehicle and given the ticket. "So many people cross it that I just didn't think like it was a problem," Vallance says. "And the gate was open. Like, if it was closed I wouldn't have crossed." A gate in the long fence behind the
  
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• Alberta man faces 2nd degree murder charge in death of 6 month old

  04-09-2021 03:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 21-year-old man from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a six month old baby.
  
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• 'Every tool in our toolbox': State of local emergency back on in Calgary

  04-09-2021 02:47
  
  Months after dropping COVID-19 case numbers lifted restrictions, as well as a local state of emergency, in the city of Calgary, officials say the current situation means the policy is back in force. The City of Calgary declared a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) on Friday afternoon in order to help "support efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus." The SOLE will allow city workers to access resources more efficiently and effectively, as well as paving the way to put local health orders
  
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• 'We're seeing people of all age groups': Lethbridge ER doctor raises concerns over fourth wave of COVID-19

  04-09-2021 02:18
  
  From the outside looking in, Alberta's hospitals may not look busy, but that doesn't paint a clear picture of the exact situation when it comes to the strain on the province's healthcare system. "I don't know if people really know what it looks like when the healthcare system is overwhelmed," said emergency room doctor at the Chinook Regional Hospital Dr. Sean Wilde. "We may have a perception from movies or Hollywood that it looks like the hospital's on fire and there's people lined up in tents
  
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• Alberta man who survived 3 days crushed under ATV needs new prosthetic leg

  04-09-2021 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southwest Alberta man who spent three days crushed under an ATV 13 years ago is in need of a new prosthetic leg.
  
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• COVID-19 causing ‘strain to the system’ at Red Deer hospital: ER doctor

  04-09-2021 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A surge in COVID-19 cases at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is putting a strain on the system.
  
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• New campaign focuses on youth homelessness in Calgary

  04-09-2021 01:10
  
  Signs have been posted inside a downtown Calgary park to help residents learn some of the harsh realities of youth living on the streets. The campaign, started by the Safe Haven Foundation, includes more than 250 signs posted in spots across the city where young members of Calgary's homeless population are known to have settled down to sleep. The organization says the issue put a number of youth at risk and something needs to be done. "In August of this year, there were just over 100 youth under
  
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• Man who lost leg after being trapped under ATV for 3 days in 2008 in need of new prosthetic leg

  04-09-2021 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2008, Ken Hildebrand spent three days trapped under an ATV, losing one of his legs after the ordeal. Despite the remarkable recovery, he now needs a new prosthetic leg. Eloise Therien has the story.
  
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• Taber man arrested for allegedly throwing hatchet through window, fighting police - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2021 00:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Taber man arrested for allegedly throwing hatchet through window, fighting police  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s latest COVID-19 measures cause frustration for doctors, restaurant owners

  04-09-2021 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary doctor says the latest COVID-19 measures don't go far enough, while restaurant owners are expressing frustration about shortened hours to try to curb the fourth wave.
  
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• 1401 new COVID cases across Alberta Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  04-09-2021 00:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  1401 new COVID cases across Alberta Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pair of Lethbridge Hurricanes to attend NHL Rookie Camps this month - My Lethbridge Now

  04-09-2021 00:04 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Pair of Lethbridge Hurricanes to attend NHL Rookie Camps this month  My Lethbridge Now
  
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