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• Edmonton-area mayors, businesses join Opposition's calls for Alberta vaccine passport

  07-09-2021 23:58
  
  Edmonton's mayor is one of 11 from Alberta's capital region who have formally asked the province to reconsider its stance against a COVID-19 vaccine passport. In a Tuesday letter to Health Minister Tyler Shandro, the group asked the government to put such a system in place. The group cited a Leger survey which found support for the idea from 77 per cent of Alberta participants, and an uptick in vaccinations in other provinces with a passport program. "We believe more is required to keep our citi
  
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• Alberta reports 4,903 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths since Friday

  07-09-2021 23:46
  
  Alberta now has more than 15,000 active COVID-19 cases and 600 patients in hospital with the disease. The province added 1,330 new cases on Friday, 1,450 on Saturday, 820 on Sunday and 1,303 on Monday. There are 602 COVID-19 patients in hospital, 137 of whom are in ICU. Seventeen deaths were reported since Friday, increasing the province's death toll to 2,407.COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday**All +s since Fri***602 in hospital (+54) -69% unvaccinated *137 in ICU (+18) -85% unvaccinated*17 deaths-2
  
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• Canadian Leylah Fernandez posts another upset, earns spot in U.S. Open semifinals

  07-09-2021 23:44
  
  Canada's Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable run at the U.S. Open Tuesday, earning a spot in the semifinals with an upset victory over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., held on through some difficult stretches to post a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) win over the tournament's No. 5 seed. Fernandez broke Svitolina midway through the first set and won 4-of-10 break points across the two-hour-and-24-minute match. Svitolina, who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last month, had ei
  
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• 'A shame that a lot of it is gone': 100 year old Lethbridge garage destroyed by fire

  07-09-2021 22:16
  
  An investigation is underway into the cause of a weekend fire that destroyed one garage, damaged a second, and melted the siding on a nearby house. Fire crews from three stations responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue S. on Sunday afternoon. “I heard a loud noise, sounded like an explosion,” said Dave Heatherington, an off-duty firefighter who discovered his neighbour’s garage ablaze when he went out to his backyard to investigate. Crews ar
  
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• 'Feeds a narrative of anger and division': Letter from UCP MLA questions Kenney’s leadership

  07-09-2021 21:25
  
  A UCP MLA has penned an apology letter to constituents saying he is sorry the province imposed new health restrictions after he and others declared "Alberta was not only 'Open for Summer' but 'Open for Good.'" Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie also took aim at Premier Jason Kenney, accusing the province of taking a "disparaging and accusatory tone" toward those who choose not to be vaccinated. Gutherie said he "truly believed," the province wouldn't have to re-impose COVID-19 health measures wh
  
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• Alberta ranchers can now access $340 million in drought relief - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 21:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta ranchers can now access $340 million in drought relief  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 8 Edmonton-area mayors call for COVID-19 vaccine passport, other measures in open letter

  07-09-2021 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight mayors from the Edmonton area are urging Health Minister Tyler Shandro to bring in a COVID-19 vaccine passport and other measures to slow the spread.
  
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• 12 Edmonton-area mayors call for COVID-19 vaccine passport, other measures in open letter

  07-09-2021 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight mayors from the Edmonton area are urging Health Minister Tyler Shandro to bring in a COVID-19 vaccine passport and other measures to slow the spread.
  
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• Alberta delays identification requirements at supervised consumption sites amid legal challenge

  07-09-2021 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under new regulations, service providers were to collect personal health numbers from clients, which critics argue will deter people who use substances from accessing the service.
  
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• New solar system model stretches from Lethbridge to Park Lake Provincial Park - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2021 20:28 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  New solar system model stretches from Lethbridge to Park Lake Provincial Park  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta delays identification requirements for supervised drug-use sites - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 20:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta delays identification requirements for supervised drug-use sites  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• South side garage fire in Lethbridge under investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 20:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  South side garage fire in Lethbridge under investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarian charged with fraud after allegedly running unauthorized notary service out of home

  07-09-2021 20:14
  
  The apprehensions of a Calgary couple whose spider senses tingled when they discovered the notary public they found online was working out of his home has led to a police investigation and criminal charges. According to police, the couple became suspicious when they sought out a business to notarize legal documents in April and the notary's office turned out to be a personal residence. Online postings for the unauthorized business provide an address in a Beltline aparment building. An investigat
  
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• Feds sign on to $340M program helping Alberta livestock producers hit by drought

  07-09-2021 20:08
  
  The amount of dollars available to Alberta livestock producers troubled by drought conditions has more than doubled with confirmation of help from Ottawa. The 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative now makes $340 million available to cover feed and water access costs for breeding female livestock. The federal government's contribution of $204 million – or 60 per cent of the cost-shared AgriRecovery program – was confirmed Tuesday by the Alberta government. Alberta a
  
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• Province and feds provide combined $340M for ranchers after drought-laden summer

  07-09-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  After an extremely dry summer, the government of Alberta is offering a support program that will allow ranchers to apply for $200 per head in funding.
  
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• Alberta to provide $340M for ranchers after drought-laden summer

  07-09-2021 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  After an extremely dry summer, the government of Alberta is offering a support program that will allow ranchers to apply for $200 per head in funding.
  
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• Darcy Logan running for Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 19:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Darcy Logan running for Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge reverting back to enhanced health protocols - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2021 19:19 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge reverting back to enhanced health protocols  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge to implement COVID testing program for employees - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 19:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge to implement COVID testing program for employees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspect arrested in McKenzie Towne stabbing

  07-09-2021 19:14
  
  Calgary Police Service officials confirm the hunt for a 35-year-old man wanted in connection with a stabbing attack in a southeast neighbourhood has ended with him in handcuffs. Mark Jonathan Semak was arrested in the early morning hours of Sept. 4 for his alleged role in a stabbing on McKenzie Towne Lane S.E. the previous day that sent a man in his 30s to hospital. As of Tuesday morning, the stabbing victim remains in hospital in serious but stable condition. Investigators believe the accused a
  
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• Explosion rocks northeast Calgary neighbourhood

  07-09-2021 19:14
  
  No injuries were reported after an explosion rocked a house in Bridgeland on Tuesday morning. Calgary Fire Department crews were alerted about 9:40 a.m. of a blast in a building at the corner of First Avenue and 7A Street N.E., which resulted in significant structural damage. Five people were assessed by paramedics at the scene and were released from care. A technical crew was called in to make sure the building is sound before crews can enter. This is a developing story that will be updated thr
  
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• After classmate died by suicide, Alberta teen wants everyone to learn signs of crisis

  07-09-2021 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a former classmate died by suicide, a young student has developed a free app to help more people in crisis.
  
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• New hospitalization, ICU numbers expected as Alberta hospitals face critical staffing shortages

  07-09-2021 18:27
  
  The province is expected to release updated intensive care unit (ICU) and hospitalization numbers Tuesday afternoon as Alberta Health struggles to find staff to care for its sickest patients. As of Friday, there were 118 COVID-19 patients in ICUs and 515 COVID-19-related  hospitalizations in Alberta. Last week, the province saw roughly 1,300 new COVID-19 cases each day and the number of people requiring hospital care is expected to rise in the weeks to come. Over the long weekend, the Alber
  
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• U of C students protest last-minute transition to online study

  07-09-2021 18:08
  
  Students at the University of Calgary protested the school's decision to allow online classes that members of the student body believe came with little consultation or consideration for their needs. Students gathered at MacEwan Hall at 11 a.m. Tuesday in an effort, they said, to hold the university to account for transitioning classes to online two weeks before lectures started.  Organizer John Rawlek wants the university to "uphold its commitment of providing classes it gave to students fo
  
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• U of C students plan protest to voice concerns with unexpected transition to online classes

  07-09-2021 18:08
  
  Students at the University of Calgary will be protesting the school's decision to allow for online classes that members of the student body believe came with little consideration for their needs.  Students say they will gather at MacEwan Hall starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday and hold the university to account for transitioning classes to online, a mere two weeks before lectures started.  Organizer John Rawlek wants the university to "uphold its commitment of providing classes it gave to stu
  
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• U of C students plan protest to voice concerns on transition to online classes

  07-09-2021 18:08
  
  Students at the University of Calgary will be protesting the school's decision to allow for online classes that members of the student body believe came with little consideration for their needs.  Students say they will gather at MacEwan Hall starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday and hold the university to account for transitioning classes to online, a mere two weeks before lectures started.  Organizer John Rawlek wants the university to "uphold its commitment of providing classes it gave to stu
  
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• Enbridge advances Gulf Coast strategy with US$3B Moda Midstream purchase

  07-09-2021 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge says it will buy Moda Midstream Operating LLC, as a result acquiring North America's largest crude export terminal and access to other export assets on the Gulf Coast.
  
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• Alberta's supervised consumption site identification requirements postponed until 2022

  07-09-2021 17:49
  
  A controversial move that will require clients of Alberta's supervised consumption sites (SCS) to provide personal health information has been delayed until 2022. The shift means users will not need to provide health numbers to access supervised consumption services until at least January. The new regulations were set to kick in for providers on Sept. 30.  A provincial spokesperson says other changes announced in June are still on the docket at the end of the month, including client referra
  
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• Work underway on new Festival Square Plaza in downtown Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2021 17:28 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Work underway on new Festival Square Plaza in downtown Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Cocaine, sawed-off shotguns and cash seized from Medicine Hat home

  07-09-2021 17:19
  
  Two men face drug and weapon charges following a two-week long investigation into drug trafficking in Medicine Hat. Officers searched a home on Sept. 2 and seized several weapons and various drugs including:A sawed-off 12-gauge Remington shotgun; A sawed-off Winchester shotgun; 121 grams of cocaine; 36 grams of psilocybin (magic mushrooms); Two grams of methamphetamine; and, Two litres of liquid GHB.The estimated street value of the drugs is $18,500. Police also seized $12,000 in cash. Luc Reaum
  
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• Two Hurricanes headed to NHL Rookie Camps - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 16:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two Hurricanes headed to NHL Rookie Camps  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Above-seasonal conditions in Calgary this week

  07-09-2021 15:46
  
  Another week, another wave – it's high pressure, and it's sticking around straight into the weekend. These are, to quote Environment Canada, "Benign late summer's day" conditions. They stack up nicely. Our long-range upper-air for now, one day out, and even five days out tell the same story. I tracked this out ten days forward, and there isn't much variance! The only rub in the forecast comes from the U.S.  Wildfire smoke from the Pacific Northwest, coupled with this high-pressure wav
  
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• Construction work to begin on Festival Square in downtown Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  07-09-2021 15:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Construction work to begin on Festival Square in downtown Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Non-essential travel into Canada resumes as restrictions further relaxed, Calgary airport lauds safety effort

  07-09-2021 14:19
  
  International travellers are once again able to visit Canada as the federal government has reopened the door to non-essential trips by fully vaccinated foreign nationals. The new rules are now in effect across the country. Immunized travellers will have to show proof of their government-approved vaccinations, present a negative test result from within 72 hours of travel and they must show no signs of virus symptoms. Previously, international travellers were required to quarantine for 14 days upo
  
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• Non-essential travel into Canada resumes as pandemic border restrictions further relaxed

  07-09-2021 14:19
  
  International travellers are once again able to visit Canada as the federal government has reopened the door to non-essential trips by fully vaccinated foreign nationals. The new rules are now in effect across the country. Immunized travellers will have to show proof of their government-approved vaccinations, present a negative test result from within 72 hours of travel and they must show no signs of virus symptoms. Previously, international travellers were required to quarantine for 14 days upo
  
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• Cyclist pedalling to Lethbridge in support of new bike campaign - Lethbrige Herald

  07-09-2021 14:01 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Cyclist pedalling to Lethbridge in support of new bike campaign  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Significant damage after south Lethbridge garage fire - My Lethbridge Now

  07-09-2021 09:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Significant damage after south Lethbridge garage fire  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Montreal entices teens to get vaccinated with video games, cash prizes

  07-09-2021 04:07
  
  Montreal is turning to video games to help recruit teens in its battle against COVID-19. The city's public health agency has joined forces with the local gaming industry to target unvaccinated youth, offering cash and prizes to those who get the jab. "That's what we are trying to create: a buzz in this community," Dr. Paul Le Guerrier of Montreal Public Health told CTV Montreal.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxA contest was launched encouraging anyone aged 12 to 25 an
  
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• Places of worship granted mask exemption in new Alberta restrictions

  07-09-2021 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Places of worship have been granted an automatic mask exemption by the Alberta government. But not all churches approve of the decision.
  
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• Harris throws four TD passes, leads Elks to 32-20 win over Stampeders

  07-09-2021 02:19
  
  Trevor Harris threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 32-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Ernest Edwards, Jalen Tolliver, James Wilder Jr., and Mike Jones hauled in TD passes from Harris as Edmonton (2-3) ended their eight-game losing streak (from 2012-19) in the annual Labour Day Classic between Alberta's two CFL clubs. Sean Whyte also had a field goal for the Elks, while Hugh O'Neill kicked a single. For Harris, it
  
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• Former federal cabinet minister Kent Hehr to launch bid for mayor

  07-09-2021 01:58
  
  Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Kent Hehr is launching a bid to become Calgary's next mayor. CTV News confirmed the decision Monday with Hehr, who will file papers Tuesday morning, becoming the 28th candidate to enter the race for mayor. Hehr was accused in 2018 of making inappropriate sexual comments to a staff member while serving as an Alberta MLA over a decade earlier and accused of groping a second woman while serving as a member of parliament in Ottawa. He said he didn't remember ma
  
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• Interpreter pleads for Canada’s help to evacuate Afghanistan: ‘I feel like I’m in prison’

  07-09-2021 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calls continue to mount for the federal government to expedite its efforts to evacuate more Canadians and Afghans from Afghanistan after the Taliban swiftly took over the country.
  
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• Stampeders kick off final home game before vaccine system is implemented

  07-09-2021 00:49
  
  The Canadian Football League’s Labour Day classic at McMahon Stadium will be the final home game for the Calgary Stampeders that fans can attend without being required to provide proof of vaccination. The Stampeders and Edmonton Elks kicked off the annual tradition Monday afternoon, with fans flocking to tailgate parties in McMahon's parking lot and eventually advancing through the gates for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff. Starting September 15th, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (
  
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