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• Harvest Moon Ball Silent Auction, supported by Global Lethbridge

  16-09-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Covenant Foundation is thrilled to continue to transform health care in Lethbridge. By participating in the Harvest Moon Ball Silent Auction, presented in honour of Cor Van Raay, you’re directly impacting patients, residents, their families and care teams in your community. All proceeds raised will stay in Lethbridge to benefit Covenant Health’s St. Michael’s Health...
  
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• CFIB calls on UCP government to improve supports in face of new restrictions

  16-09-2021 23:40
  
  Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions, in particular its exemption program, are leaving small businesses struggling to find answers to hundreds of questions, says one advocacy group. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says while the Kenney government's efforts are in the right direction to avoid a crushing lockdown, it is also bringing along new costs and staffing challenges to businesses. "In other provinces with a proof of vaccination program, CFIB has received hundreds of ca
  
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• Reconciliation through Indigenous art is the theme at a Calgary mall

  16-09-2021 23:31
  
  The exhibit features work from 17 Indigenous artists and is located in Southcentre Mall's Art Corner on the second floor. Tapisa Kilabuk is one of the event organizers with the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good that's collaborating with Colouring it Forward Reconciliation Society for the six week long exhibit. "Just having this kind of representation in Calgary is just so wonderful and so beautiful and so inclusive," said Kilabuk. "When I was here the other day helping with the orange shirts
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service Run cancelled, while Calgary Marathon still on for Sunday - CTV News Calgary

  16-09-2021 23:15
  
  Lethbridge Police Service Run cancelled, while Calgary Marathon still on for Sunday  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service Run cancelled, while Calgary Marathon still on for Sunday

  16-09-2021 23:15
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service Run has been cancelled, due to the latest batch of provincial COVID-19 restrictions announced Wednesday evening. The event, scheduled for Saturday, raises funds for the Special Olympics. Event organizers announced three options for the 400 runners who signed up to run. They can run virtually, and still receive a bib, race shirt, and medal and have their name go into a draw for random prizes. They can defer registration until 2022. Or they can request a full refund.
  
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• Alberta families seek judicial review of school mask mandate

  16-09-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A handful of families are seeking a judicial review of Alberta's Sept. 3 decision excluding schools from a mask mandate, claiming it violates their childrens' Charter rights.
  
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• Alberta families claim previous mask mandate did not protect kids, apply for judicial review

  16-09-2021 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A handful of families are seeking a judicial review of Alberta's Sept. 3 decision excluding schools from a mask mandate, claiming it violates their childrens' Charter rights.
  
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• ‘I don’t want to be doing everything for him forever’: Tips on how to raise independent children

  16-09-2021 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A parenting coach says being an "invisible parent" will help children learn how to be more independent.
  
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• Man killed after truck falls on him in northwest Calgary

  16-09-2021 22:32
  
  A man was killed in northwest Calgary on Thursday when the truck he was working under fell on top of him. Police and EMS were called to a townhouse complex in the 700 block of Ranch Estates Place N.W. for reports of a man laying injured on the ground. Paramedics began care and he was declared deceased a short time later. No other information was available.
  
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• Tips on how to raise independent children

  16-09-2021 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Growing up to be independent takes time and practice. It’s a learned skill and as Kendra Slugoski reports, it’s one parents may overlook teaching to their own kids.
  
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• Calgary Stampeders look to win 2 straight for the first time this CFL season

  16-09-2021 21:54
  
  The Calgary Stampeders want to build momentum and start climbing out of the CFL's West Division basement in Hamilton on Friday. The Stampeders (2-4) are coming off a 32-16 win over the Edmonton Elks in the CFL's Battle of Alberta. Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who returned to the lineup after missing three weeks with a broken leg, went 23-for-42 in passing for 276 yards and a touchdown throw to Kamar Jorden. Mitchell threw one interception. Stringing together back-to-back wins for the fi
  
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• Lethbridge College & University both adopting Alberta's new "Restrictions Exemption Program" - My Lethbridge Now

  16-09-2021 21:53
  
  Lethbridge College & University both adopting Alberta's new "Restrictions Exemption Program"  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• CIFF confirms shows will go on, Isabella Rossellini event cancelled

  16-09-2021 21:48
  
  Organizers, because of the change in the COVID-19 situation facing the city, have cancelled a special event running in collaboration with the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF). TELUS Spark says its 'In Conversation with Isabella Rossellini' event, scheduled for Sept. 29, is postponed until next year because of health restrictions. "Spark Science Centre has an obligation to ensure the safety of all its guests and comfortability of international guest speakers," officials wrote in a state
  
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• Lethbridge Library announces updates to its services - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2021 21:30
  
  Lethbridge Library announces updates to its services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Learn from the West:’ Canada’s top doctor pleads young people to get vaccinated

  16-09-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said on Thursday if enough people are infected with COVID-19, rarer events will become more common, leading to more hospitalizations among younger people. “Learn from the West,” she told a press conference, pointing to the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Western provinces, particularly Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge Chamber's Thursday night all-candidates forum moves to online format - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2021 21:11
  
  Lethbridge Chamber's Thursday night all-candidates forum moves to online format  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19: Hinshaw, AHS CEO Yiu to provide update on Alberta health system Thursday

  16-09-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• COVID-19: Hinshaw, AHS CEO Yiu provide update on Alberta health system Thursday

  16-09-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta seeing 18-20 COVID-19 ICU admissions a day: AHS

  16-09-2021 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Thursday, there were 896 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 222 of whom were being treated in ICU. Ten additional deaths were reported.
  
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• Calgary opens new downtown safety hub on Stephen Avenue

  16-09-2021 20:33
  
  It's hoped a new safety hub in the heart of downtown Calgary will help area residents and those working in core feel safer.  The Stephen Avenue Safety Hub, located in the 200 block of 8 Avenue S.W., will house officers from the Calgary Police Service (CPS), Calgary Transit and Calgary Community Standards (bylaw).  The City of Calgary says the new facility will help the organizations work together to better support the people and businesses in the area.  "The hub will not be a trad
  
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• Too little, too late: Alberta doctors react to new COVID-19 measures, call for more to stop it

  16-09-2021 20:22
  
  Alberta doctors are imploring the province to take the pandemic more seriously in the wake of new restrictions and are calling out Premier Kenney for his claims that the COVID-19 virus was "not predictable." “This false,” said family physician Dr. David Keegan who is part of a group of physicians, scientists and advocates known as Protect Our Province Alberta. “Scientists projected the exact scenario that we are in right now and the government ignored them.” Keegan made t
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport, new restrictions: How things are going to change

  16-09-2021 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta introduced a number of new measures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. What restrictions are now in effect across the province?
  
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• Delayed vaccine status cards: What Albertans need to know

  16-09-2021 20:02
  
  If you live in Alberta and woke up extra early Thursday morning to print out your new vaccine status card, you may have noticed you can't… at least, not yet.Alberta vaccine status card printable as of Thursday, QR code in 'coming weeks'The province's previously announced date of Thursday, Sept. 16 for the vaccine card rollout has been delayed until Sunday, Sept. 19. With Alberta's newly announced proof of vaccination program set to start on Sept. 20, Health Minister Tyler Shandro assured
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 surge a cautionary tale. Vaccines alone ‘won’t be fast enough’: Tam

  16-09-2021 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  In late July, Canada's top doctors feared Alberta's easing of COVID-19 restrictions would impact the country. On Thursday, Dr. Theresa Tam warned provinces to not 'be complacent.'
  
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• 'We need to bend that curve': Alberta could transfer ICU patients to Ontario as hospitalizations near 900

  16-09-2021 18:54
  
  Alberta is considering transferring ICU patients to other provinces as the fourth wave puts its health care system under "extreme pressure." Ontario has accepted to take on Alberta patients if needed, and Alberta Health Services is also in conversations with British Columbia and Manitoba, president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu told reporters on Thursday. However, in a statement to CTV News, B.C. told Alberta it will not be able to help them "given the current demands" on its healthcare system right now
  
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• Hinshaw, Yiu to give COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

  16-09-2021 18:54
  
  Alberta health officials will give a COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon, a day after the province introduced new restrictions and a vaccine passport. Watch the press conference with Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca at 3:30 p.m. Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a number of new restrictions surrounding private social gatherings, workplaces and schools. Alberta wil
  
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• Alberta reports 1,718 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

  16-09-2021 18:54
  
  Alberta reported 1,718 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Thursday. The province now has 18,706 active cases, 896 hospitalizations and 222 ICU admissions. More to come… Original story:   Alberta health officials will give a COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon, a day after the province introduced new restrictions and a vaccine passport. Watch the press conference with Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu live on
  
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• Calgary police, firefighters check Bow River for remains in annual search

  16-09-2021 18:36
  
  Police officers and firefighters are joining together on Thursday to scour the Bow River and its banks as part of an annual search for missing persons.  Nearly 6,000 people were reported missing in Calgary last year, according to the Calgary Police Service (CPS). "Most are safely located, however, it is a tragic reality that a small number of those individuals enter our waterways – either voluntarily or involuntarily – and have not yet been located," Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta
  
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• Health Canada authorizes new names for COVID-19 vaccines

  16-09-2021 18:09
  
  Health Canada has authorized brand name changes for three COVID-19 vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will now be named Comirnaty, the Moderna vaccine will be named SpikeVax, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be named Vaxzevria, Health Canada said in a tweet Thursday. “These are only name changes. There are no changes to the vaccines themselves,” the agency tweeted. Developing story…(2/4) The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will now be named Comirnaty, the Moderna vaccine will be na
  
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• Canada election: Singh says NDP will ‘fight’ for Alberta amid COVID-19 state of emergency

  16-09-2021 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Following the announcement that Alberta declared a state of emergency and is implementing new COVID-19 health measures amid surge in cases, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said during a campaign stop on Thursday that his party will ‘fight’ for the province and push for the military and other supports to help.
  
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• Alberta's largest union demands province reverse cuts to health care

  16-09-2021 17:58
  
  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is demanding provincial funding be re-established to the health-care system and for planned cuts to be halted. In a news release sent Wednesday, the AUPE says hospital resources are being stretched to their limits amid the fourth wave of the pandemic that immediate action needs to be taken as "now people are dying preventable deaths." The request comes as Alberta returned to a state of public health emergency with numerous public health measures a
  
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• Alberta's largest union demands cuts to health care be reversed, province says health spending up

  16-09-2021 17:58
  
  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is demanding provincial funding be re-established to the health-care system and for planned cuts to be halted. In a news release sent Wednesday, the AUPE says hospital resources are being stretched to their limits amid the fourth wave of the pandemic that immediate action needs to be taken as "now people are dying preventable deaths." The request comes as Alberta returned to a state of public health emergency with numerous public health measures a
  
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• Clarity needed on new Alberta restrictions and exemption program: Calgary Chamber of Commerce

  16-09-2021 17:13
  
  The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is calling for clarity on Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions and exemption program. “Yesterday’s announcement prompted more questions than answers for our business community," said chamber president and CEO Deborah Yedlin in a statement. "As the impacts of yesterday’s announcement are being felt today, answers and clarity are needed urgently. Most immediately, businesses need clarity on key elements of the Restriction Exemption Program
  
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• O'Toole refuses to say whether Kenney got it wrong on COVID-19 management

  16-09-2021 16:56
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole refused to say Thursday whether he still thinks Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has handled the pandemic better than the federal government, as the province faces a rapidly worsening COVID-19 situation. After Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both addressed the newly-announced restrictions in that province and Kenney’s about-face on vaccine passports, O’Toole repeatedly dodged reporters’ questions on the matter. &ldqu
  
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• Trudeau says it’s not his job ‘to tell people what to do’ on Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

  16-09-2021 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that it’s not his job -as Prime Minister- to tell people what to do, when asked why he didn’t take stronger actions to prevent the COVID-19 crisis ongoing in Alberta. Trudeau said the role of a federal government is to provide support to provincial government and encourage them...
  
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• Political scientist Duane Bratt says Alberta’s new ‘convoluted’ rules are several weeks too late, calls for Kenney to resign

  16-09-2021 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  In two steps this coming week, Alberta is putting caps on gatherings and introducing the “restrictions exemption program” vaccine passport system. Mount Royal University political scientist Duane Bratt joined Erin Chalmers with his take, saying the restrictions are confusing and come weeks later than they should have. Bratt said Jason Kenney has failed to lead...
  
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• Health policy expert reacts to new 4th wave COVID-19 measures

  16-09-2021 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lorian Hardcastle, associate professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss new measures announced by the Kenney government under the province’s third COVID-19 state of public health emergency, including the restrictions exemption program.
  
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• Mainly sunny in Calgary but staying cool

  16-09-2021 16:10
  
  While that cold front lies beyond us, the continuing effects are palpable. We're still cool, we're still dealing with a touch of wind. On the bright side, that wind has a westerly origin through the day, gusts or not; that warm, dry air will support a stay below normal, which makes it to the mid-teens. Beyond, our upper air will establish a weak ridge over southern Alberta for a couple of days. This will improve temperatures for Friday and Saturday, but that too won't last, as a significant low
  
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• Indigenous housing promises in election platforms fall short, advocates warn

  16-09-2021 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 federal election is the first in which housing for urban Indigenous peoples has received a distinct set of promises in multiple party platforms.
  
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• How each major Alberta college is operating under the state of public health emergency

  16-09-2021 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Colleges and universities have released guidance on how they will operate in the next few days as Alberta enters its third COVID-19 pandemic state of public health emergency.
  
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• Fire crews battle blaze at home near Bragg Creek

  16-09-2021 15:41
  
  Redwood Meadows and Rocky View County firefighters are on scene after fire broke out Thursday morning at a home near Bragg Creek. Crews responded to a property on Wild Rose Close, west of the Elbow River, at around 5:30 a.m. following reports of a fire. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage have not been confirmed. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning. 
  
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• 'A total loss': Fire crews battle blaze at home near Bragg Creek

  16-09-2021 15:41
  
  Redwood Meadows and Rocky View County firefighters are on scene after fire broke out Thursday morning at a home near Bragg Creek. Crews responded to a property on Wild Rose Close, west of the Elbow River, at around 5 a.m. following reports of a fire. There have been no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire has not been confirmed. Redwood Meadows fire officials confirm the home will be "a total loss" and say their "thoughts go out to the family affected this morning." This is a developing
  
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• Alberta's new restrictions came into effect at midnight. Here's what you need to know

  16-09-2021 14:51
  
  Albertans will wake up Thursday to new restrictions implemented by the province to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ease the burden on its health system.  Some of the measures Alberta introduced Wednesday evening came into effect hours later at midnight. Here are the rules that are already in effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 16:  SCHOOLS Across the province, masks are now mandatory for students in Grades 4 and up, plus all staff and teachers. Elementary schools are also expected to form
  
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• Conservatives quiet on future of coal mining in Alberta if elected: critics

  16-09-2021 14:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A public outcry against coal mines forced the province to restore protections and strike a committee to hear from Albertans before making further moves.
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes

  16-09-2021 14:31
  
  Calgary's three largest post-secondary institutions have cancelled all in-person classes for the remainder of the week after the provincial government declared a pandemic-related state of emergency. The University of Calgary, Mount Royal University and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology each announced the cancellation of all classes that were scheduled to take place on campus in the coming days. Online classes will run as scheduled. The MRU campus and SAIT's campuses will also be close
  
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• Alberta's state of emergency prompts Calgary post-secondary institutions to cancel in-person classes

  16-09-2021 14:31
  
  Calgary's three largest post-secondary institutions have cancelled all in-person classes for the remainder of the week after the provincial government declared a pandemic-related state of emergency. The University of Calgary, Mount Royal University and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology each announced the cancellation of all classes that were scheduled to take place on campus in the coming days. Online classes will run as scheduled. The MRU campus and SAIT's campuses will also be close
  
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• Did West Edmonton Mall’s opening 40 years ago change the downtown core?

  16-09-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was 40 years ago that a relatively small city in northern Alberta saw the world's largest shopping centre open its doors about 12 kilometres away from the downtown core.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes to implement 'Restrictions Exemption Program' - Lethbridge News Now

  16-09-2021 09:00
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes to implement 'Restrictions Exemption Program'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta businesses react to latest COVID-19 measures

  16-09-2021 06:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta businesses are trying to figure out exactly what the new COVID-19 restrictions mean for them. As Sarah Komadina explains, some are worried about how the new rules will be enforced.
  
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• Alberta doctors, businesses react to new COVID-19 measures, vaccine passport

  16-09-2021 06:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reaction is pouring in after the Alberta government announced a public health state of emergency and new COVID-19 measures on Wednesday.
  
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