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• Woman airlifted to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Lethbridge - Calgary Herald

  11-09-2021 23:37 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Woman airlifted to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Lethbridge  Calgary Herald
  
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• 'We will never forget': Calgarians commemorate 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

  11-09-2021 23:36
  
  Saturday marked 20 years since the world watched transfixed as planes hijacked by terrorists collided with the twin towers of the World Trade Centre and changed the world as we now know it. A couple hundred Calgarians gathered to commemorate that fateful day in a special ceremony at The Military Museums, which honoured the 2,977 people who lost their lives in the attacks, including 24 Canadians. David Peabody, who served an operational tour with the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and works
  
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• Pedestrian, 60, seriously injured in Lethbridge collision: police

  11-09-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 60-year-old woman was airlifted to a Calgary hospital with life-threatening injuries after a pedestrian crash in Lethbridge on Saturday, according to police.
  
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• St. Thomas, Ont. man charged with assault with a weapon after gravel thrown at Justin Trudeau

  11-09-2021 21:53
  
  London, Ont. police have charged a man after gravel was thrown at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau earlier this week. The incident happened during a campaign stop in London on Monday. Trudeau was getting back onto his bus when the stones were thrown, hitting him, party staffers and some journalists. On Saturday, police announced Shane Marshall, 25, of St. Thomas, has been charged with one count of assault with a weapon. Marshall was arrested and appeared in court Saturday. His next appearance will
  
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• Lethbridge YMCA volunteer airlifted to Calgary after being struck by vehicle

  11-09-2021 21:02
  
  A Lethbridge woman, who was working as a volunteer with a YMCA event, has been taken to hospital in Calgary after a vehicle struck her on Saturday morning. Lethbridge police say the victim, who is in her 60s, was hit on University Drive at Riverstone Boulevard/Macleod Drive West at about 10:30 a.m. She suffered serious, life-threatening injuries as a result and was airlifted to hospital in Calgary for treatment. Officials with the YMCA of Lethbridge told CTV News the victim of the incident was a
  
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• Lethbridge woman airlifted to Calgary after being struck by vehicle

  11-09-2021 21:02
  
  A Lethbridge woman has been taken to hospital in Calgary after a vehicle struck her on Saturday morning. Lethbridge police say the victim, who is in her 60s, was hit on University Drive at Riverstone Boulevard/Macleod Drive West at about 10:30 a.m. She suffered serious, life-threatening injuries as a result and was airlifted to hospital in Calgary for treatment. There are no details about whether or not the woman was in a crosswalk at the time. Investigators remain on scene and traffic is being
  
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• Lethbridge police investigates after pedestrian struck on University Drive | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  11-09-2021 21:02 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police investigates after pedestrian struck on University Drive | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Utter shock': 30-year-old single mother of 2 dies from COVID-19

  11-09-2021 20:48
  
  The family of a 30-year-old Edmonton woman who died from COVID-19 is highlighting the need for everyone to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Chantel Gregoire, a single mother of two daughters, died on Sunday – one of 17 reported deaths from COVID-19 over the long weekend in Alberta. Fabian Gregoire, Chantel’s older brother, said he was in utter shock at the news. “Somebody so young passing away from COVID was the last thing any of us would ever even think of,” Fabian said.
  
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• Alberta man faces assault charge after health worker pushed at Charlottetown airport

  11-09-2021 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The man allegedly pushed a health worker aside, by-passed the screening area, and left the airport.
  
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• Heritage Park offers crops for annual harvest sale to support local charities

  11-09-2021 19:42
  
  Calgarians have the chance to enjoy some fresh produce while helping a number of good causes at the same time this weekend. The Calgary Produce Marketing Association is holding its annual sale this weekend, with a portion of the proceeds going to help the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, the Community Kitchen Program and Heritage Park. Officials say it is an ideal time for Calgarians to visit the park while getting a great deal on fresh produce. As for products, the association says it va
  
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• 2 arrested following alleged theft of copper wire from oilfield site

  11-09-2021 17:47
  
  Charges have been laid against two central Albertans in connection with an incident that occurred at an oilfield site earlier this week. Innisfail RCMP said they were called to the site, located in a rural area near Raven, Alta., at about 7:34 p.m. on Sept. 9. Officials say members of a community crime watch group witnessed a suspicious vehicle at the site and watched as it drove away, taking note of the direction it was travelling. As a result, RCMP were able to locate the suspect's vehicle and
  
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• Liberals see a jump in support after back-to-back debates: Nanos

  11-09-2021 16:06
  
  After back-to-back debates this past week, new polling shows the Liberals have seen a jump in support. The Saturday polling numbers from Nanos Research, commissioned by CTV News and The Globe and Mail, show that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have moved from 31.3 per cent to 34.4 per cent from Thursday. The jump of 3.1 percentage points marks the biggest single-day jump for the Liberals since the beginning of the campaign and brings the party 0.2 percentage points ahead of where the party start
  
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• U.S. marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war's end

  11-09-2021 14:58
  
  Americans solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking stock of the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil less than two weeks after the fraught end of the war in Afghanistan. The ceremony at ground zero in New York began exactly two decades after the attack started with the first of four hijacked planes crashing into one of the World Trade Center's twin towers. "It felt like an evil specter had descended on our wor
  
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• 'Don't focus on hate': World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11

  11-09-2021 14:58
  
  The world solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking stock of the aftermath just weeks after the bloody end of the Afghanistan war that was launched in response to the terror attacks. Victims' relatives and four U.S. presidents paid respects at the sites where hijacked planes killed nearly 3,000 people in the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil. Others gathered for observances from Portland, Maine, to Guam, or for volunt
  
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• Hurricane Larry wipes out power, trees and fishing wharves across Newfoundland

  11-09-2021 13:33
  
  The City of St. John's is asking residents to stay home out of it -- as the Newfoundland and Labrador saying goes -- so crews can clean up the torn branches, downed power lines and scattered debris flung about the streets by hurricane Larry. The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane along the southern coast of the island at 11:45 p.m. Atlantic time on Friday, bringing sheets of rain and sustained winds of up to 130 km/h across the Avalon Peninsula, which includes the provincial capital o
  
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• Hurricane Larry wipes out power, trees across St. John's, people urged to stay home

  11-09-2021 13:33
  
  People in eastern Newfoundland woke up Saturday to streets littered with branches and debris, torn and tossed around by the ferocious winds of hurricane Larry. Larry made landfall as a Category 1 storm just after midnight Friday along the southern coast of the island, bringing sheets of rain and sustained winds of 130 km/h across the Avalon Peninsula, which includes the provincial capital of St. John's. The city's streets were lined with fallen branches Saturday morning, and trees were uprooted
  
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• LPS investigating pedestrian collision; woman in serious condition - My Lethbridge Now

  11-09-2021 09:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  LPS investigating pedestrian collision; woman in serious condition  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Cougar euthanized after running loose in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  11-09-2021 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Cougar euthanized after running loose in Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• RCMP police vehicle used to knock down and arrest man in Alberta

  11-09-2021 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Alberta used one of their vehicles to knock down a man who they believed to be carrying a firearm on a highway south of Edmonton on Friday before arresting him.
  
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• Fire chief rips firefighters for 'disrespectful, disgraceful' behavior at anti-vaccination rally

  11-09-2021 05:40
  
  Calgary fire chief Steve Dongworth had harsh words for a few members of his team Friday after a number of firefighters and police officers participated in an anti-vaccination rally at city hall earlier this week. That's when officers and firefighters stood arm-in-arm to protest COVID-19 vaccinations that have been mandated for all city employees. "Disappointed, very disappointed," Dongworth said, of his response to the rally. It wasn't just the purpose of the rally that upset Dongworth but rathe
  
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• Alberta scaling back on testing for variants of concern so labs can keep up with general COVID-19 testing: AHS

  11-09-2021 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services confirmed Friday that testing for variants of concern is being significantly scaled back to maintain lab capacity for general coronavirus testing.
  
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• Alberta makes some gains in 'booming' employment market, but unemployment rate remains high

  11-09-2021 02:59
  
  Alberta is continuing to gain back some of the thousands of jobs lost during the pandemic, but the provincial unemployment rate remains high. New job numbers show Alberta's unemployment rate fell to 7.9 per cent in August, down from 8.5 per cent in July. Nearly 20,000 positions were added in the month, led by gains in the transportation and warehouse sectors. "It's positive news," said ATB economist Rob Roach. "But it's also that 18 months during which we haven't had any additional job growth. S
  
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• Disney backs theatrical releases for remaining 2021 films

  11-09-2021 02:45
  
  After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services, moviegoing may be going back to something a little like normal. The Walt Disney Co. on Friday announced that all of its remaining films this year will open exclusively in theaters. That includes the Marvel release "Eternals" (Nov. 5), Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (Oct. 15), the animated release "Ron's Gone Wrong" (Oct. 22), Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" (Dec. 10) and the Kingsman sequel "The
  
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• Ground-breaking held for joint school, recreation centre in Coaldale

  11-09-2021 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coaldale Mayor Kim Craig said the combined school and rec centre project will bring an estimated $50-million in economic growth to the area.
  
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• Doctors warn of potential health care system collapse in Alberta

  11-09-2021 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anger is growing among Alberta’s doctors, as unvaccinated COVID-19 patients continue to overwhelm hospitals and their ICUs. As Heather Yourex-West explains, they want the province to implement more COVID-19 restrictions, before the fourth wave pushes the health care system past the brink.
  
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• Alberta health minister defends decision against COVID-19 vaccine passport amid repeated questioning

  11-09-2021 01:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro has been asked repeatedly, specifically in the last two days, why Alberta has no current plans to introduce a proof of vaccination program. 
  
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• Construction begins on controversial Coaldale school

  11-09-2021 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday, the ground was officially broken on a monumental project in the town of Coaldale, Alta. Eloise Therien explains what the facility will mean to the community, and why some still aren’t happy with its location.
  
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• The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta begins this weekend

  11-09-2021 01:20
  
  This weekend, visitors are invited to get a look behind the studio doors of some of southern Alberta’s most celebrated artists, who have turned the Cowboy Trail into a beehive of creative lives. Dotting the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, along Hwy. 22 (the “Cowboy Trail”) and Hwy. 2A lives a community of artists, craftspeople and galleries who celebrate creativity and support each other’s talents. These all-access, self-driven tours only happen twice a year and ar
  
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• 'Skill level looks great': Lethbridge Hurricanes back on the ice for training camp - CTV News Calgary

  11-09-2021 01:13 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Skill level looks great': Lethbridge Hurricanes back on the ice for training camp  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Skill level looks great': Lethbridge Hurricanes back on the ice for training camp

  11-09-2021 01:13
  
  Lethbridge hockey fans are one step closer to being able to cheer on their hometown Hurricanes and the ENMAX Centre, as well as the team couldn't be more excited. To say last year was challenging and bizarre for the league would be an understatement, but this year is shaping up to be a triumphant return for teams patiently waiting to welcome back fans. "I think the whole team's excited to get fans back in, I know the fans are excited," said veteran forward Justin Hall. "It's going to be crazy th
  
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• Indigenous leaders want ‘more clarity’ on reconciliation after final election campaign debate

  11-09-2021 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders say more clarity is needed after Thursday's debate on how each of the federal leadership candidates plans to advance reconciliation and Indigenous priorities.
  
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• Lethbridge MLA calls out government over lack of action on COVID-19 pandemic

  11-09-2021 00:47
  
  The Alberta NDP says the UCP government needs to implement some type of vaccination document sooner rather than later before the health care system becomes overwhelmed. The latest comments on the issue came from Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips, who spoke to the media on Friday. She said the Kenney government simply isn't doing enough and needs to do better, including implementing a vaccine passport to influence more Albertans to get their shot. "B.C., Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia all are
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta records 10 more deaths as hospitalizations, ICU admissions keep rising

  11-09-2021 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ten more people in Alberta have died of COVID-19 , according to provincial health authorities who also reported Friday that 1,473 new cases of the disease had been identified.
  
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• COVID-19: South zone reacts after funding announced to increase Alberta’s health-care capacity

  11-09-2021 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  With COVID-19 vaccinations hitting a plateau and coronavirus-related ICU admissions hitting a high, Alberta doctors continue to sound the alarm about the province’s public health situation. Jessica Robb has reaction from the South zone to an announcement aimed at improving the situation across the province.
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – September 10, 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  11-09-2021 00:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Weekly with LNN – September 10, 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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