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• Blackfoot language program offered to Calgarians aims to keep Indigenous culture and oral traditions alive

  18-09-2021 23:18
  
  For Kolton Running Crane, the Blackfoot language is more than just a way of communicating in his native tongue. “I think language is fundamental part of one’s identity and that’s what makes us unique as Indigenous people because every tribe has a different language and I think it’s important to know where we come from,” he said. “The base of all indigenous cultures revolves around language.” The 16-year-old from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana has b
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway: B.C. project near Alberta enters final phase, closures planned

  18-09-2021 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting Sept. 20, ongoing construction on the Kicking Horse Canyon project will ramp up, with multi-day, 24-hour closures occurring until Dec. 1.
  
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• 'Stop spreading misinformation': Alberta country star tweets about COVID-19 vaccination

  18-09-2021 22:47
  
  A Calgary-born country music star is under fire for a recent social media post where he stated that since he had COVID-19 before, he doesn't need to be vaccinated. Paul Brandt, a multi-award winning artist, wrote on social media Friday night that he was told by "an Alberta doctor" because he was infected with COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic, there was "no medical need" for him to get the jab. He went on to say that he isn't "an anti-vaxxer" and wanted to start a conversation on the topic, linki
  
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• Air quality statement issued in southern Alberta

  18-09-2021 21:50
  
  Residents in many southern Alberta communities are urged to take precautions after Environment Canada issued a special air quality advisory on Saturday. Environment Canada called a special air quality statement for Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Cardston, Fort Macleod, Magrath, Crowsnest Pass and surrounding areas. Officials say smoke from wildfires burning in the U.S. is expected to blow into the region, leading to poor air quality and reduced visibility in areas. Environment Canada warns those with
  
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• Singh looks to flip Conservative-held seats in Prairies hit hard by COVID-19

  18-09-2021 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Singh says people across the prairies are being hit extra hard by the fourth wave of the pandemic because their governments have failed them.
  
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• NDP sets Tory-held Edmonton riding in its sights

  18-09-2021 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Griesbach seat, where the NDP came second in the 2019 federal election, has now become a top target for Leader Jagmeet Singh.
  
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• 2 Alberta mayors sign letter pushing federal parties for action on housing in Canada

  18-09-2021 20:17
  
  The mayors of Edmonton and Calgary signed onto an open letter pushing the federal political parties to take action on housing and homelessness in Canada. A total of 17 mayors, representing over 13.6 million Canadians, signed a letter on Friday urging action be taken to end Canada’s housing and homelessness crises. The letter was addressed to all five major Canadian political parties and candidates seeking seats in the federal election.  “The pandemic has driven home the depth of
  
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• 2 taken to hospital after separate early morning fires

  18-09-2021 19:33
  
  The Calgary Fire Department says it responded to the scene of two house fires and a blaze inside an RV that broke out early Saturday morning. Officials say the first fire, in the 100 block of Rundlecairn Road N.E., was reported at about 3:10 a.m. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found smoke coming from a single-storey detached home, with fire venting from a rear bedroom window. "Firefighters were able to quickly attack the fire from the exterior while other crews worked their way int
  
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• Fire breaks out at southwest Calgary home

  18-09-2021 17:48
  
  Emergency crews are at the scene of a fire that broke out inside a condo building in Calgary's southwest. There are no details on exactly when it broke out, but it's believed to have affected multiple units in a building located at 106 Shawnee Common S.W.There is also no word on any injuries connected to the fire. This is a developing story and we will have more information as it becomes available…
  
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• All elected Liberal, NDP MPs will be vaccinated, Conservatives still won't say

  18-09-2021 17:41
  
  With just two days until election day, the Conservative Party won’t say whether they will require any candidates elected to be members of Parliament to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before heading to sit in the House of Commons, in contrast to the positions of the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois. Throughout the campaign the Conservatives have refused to say how many of their candidates have been fully vaccinated, and now they also will not confirm whether they will be required to be vac
  
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• Heritage Park cancels Carnivàle fundraiser due to public health restrictions

  18-09-2021 17:38
  
  Officials at Calgary's Heritage Park say they made a 'difficult decision' to cancel a fundraising event, which ticket holders said was done at the last minute. Carnivàle, which was described as an after-hours event where visitors could enjoy antique rides and games on the midway, performers and other attractions, was supposed to take place Friday evening, but officials say the provincial government's new guidelines changed all that. "Due to the recent state of public health emergency we h
  
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• Tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives, Nanos tracking shows

  18-09-2021 16:00
  
  With the 2021 federal election just two days away, it is still a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives, according to the latest polling data from Nanos Research. The most recent Nanos Research's nightly tracking data, conducted for CTV News and the Globe and Mail and released on Saturday, shows the two leading parties are still jockeying for the top spot. Polling shows the Liberals had a slight drop in support from 31.9 per cent to 31.3 per cent. The Conservatives saw a similar dip f
  
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• Final weekend: Nanos tracking shows tight two-way race

  18-09-2021 16:00
  
  With the 2021 federal election just two days away, it is still a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives, according to the latest polling data from Nanos Research. The most recent Nanos Research's nightly tracking data, conducted for CTV News and the Globe and Mail and released on Saturday, shows the two leading parties are still jockeying for the top spot. Polling shows the Liberals had a slight drop in support from 31.9 per cent to 31.3 per cent. The Conservatives saw a similar dip f
  
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• Three main federal party leaders on final campaign blitz

  18-09-2021 14:28
  
  There will be no let up in campaigning today as the main party leaders count down the remaining hours and minutes to Monday's federal election. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is scheduled to make an announcement this morning in Aurora, Ont., just north of Toronto. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will also campaign in Ontario, with an announcement planned this morning in Dundas, Ont., followed by a meet and greet this evening in Kitchener, Ont.Election Dispatch: Sign up for a daily update on the
  
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• Canada election 2021: What are the Alberta ridings to watch for a possible political flip?

  18-09-2021 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  What are the ridings to watch in Alberta this federal election?
  
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• Lethbridge ready to welcome Afghan refugees - Lethbrige Herald

  18-09-2021 12:57
  
  Lethbridge ready to welcome Afghan refugees  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Lethbridge Curling Club celebrates 125 years - Lethbrige Herald

  18-09-2021 12:57
  
  Lethbridge Curling Club celebrates 125 years  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Shaela Miller: The big hair beauty and small city pride of Lethbridge, Alberta – TheYYSCENE - theYYSCENE

  18-09-2021 10:26
  Shaela Miller: The big hair beauty and small city pride of Lethbridge, Alberta – TheYYSCENE  theYYSCENE
  
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• CTV Lethbridge reporter Terry Vogt calls it a career after 49 years of telling southern Alberta stories - CTV News Calgary

  18-09-2021 05:49
  
  CTV Lethbridge reporter Terry Vogt calls it a career after 49 years of telling southern Alberta stories  CTV News Calgary
  
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• CTV Lethbridge reporter Terry Vogt calls it a career after 49 years of telling southern Alberta stories

  18-09-2021 05:49
  
  Terry Vogt would have liked to be a play-by-play announcer calling Habs games in their glory days, but Danny Gallivan got in the way of that. Somewhere in there Vogt got converted to reporting, and communities across southern Alberta are that much richer because of it. The beloved CTV Lethbridge reporter, who signed off Friday after 49 years in journalism, turned his storytelling talents to the lives of southern Albertans somewhere back in the 1970's, and until he became the story Friday night,
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Medicine Hat-Lethbridge - Westport News

  18-09-2021 05:36
  
  HKO-WHL-Sums-Medicine Hat-Lethbridge  Westport News
  
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• What does triage protocol look like in Alberta?

  18-09-2021 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  As COVID-19 hospitalizations grow, so too do fears over hospital capacity — beds and staff. Triage protocols have been prepared and are being circulated. They are a last resort but there are warnings Alberta is dangerously close to needed them. Fletcher Kent speaks to a doctor and a nurse who know all too well the...
  
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• Calls for Jason Kenney to be removed as leader of UCP

  18-09-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The calls are growing louder for Premier Jason Kenney to be removed as leader of the United Conservative Party, and they aren’t just coming from his political opponents. As Tom Vernon reports, some constituency associations are pressing for a leadership review.
  
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• Albertans rush to get their shots following vaccine restriction announcement

  18-09-2021 03:03
  
  Alberta's effort in fighting COVID-19 has been given a shot to the arm thanks to a big day of vaccination.  The province says 28,158 people received a dose of the vaccine Thursday following Wednesday's announcement of its Restrictions Exemption Program.  That's up from just 9,750 the day before. Eighty per cent of eligible Albertans have now received a first dose, and just under 72 per cent are fully immunized. Westend Pharmacy owner Hazel Patel said the uptick was a noticeable one.&nb
  
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• UCP constituency association demands review of Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership

  18-09-2021 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party constituency board in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills voted 27 to 1 in favour of launching a leadership review.
  
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• Calls grow for Kenney to resign over Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

  18-09-2021 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney’s time as Alberta’s premier may be numbered, as calls multiply for him to resign, even from within his own party. Tom Vernon reports on the push to get rid of Kenney, as Alberta’s health care system is pushed to its breaking point.
  
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• O’Toole avoids talk of Kenney on campaign trail

  18-09-2021 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces growing calls to resign over his pandemic response, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is avoiding any mention of him. Mike Le Couteur explains how Kenney was once seen as an asset to the federal Conservatives, and how the People’s Party of Canada also poses a threat to the Tories’ success.
  
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• Alberta Children’s Hospital to temporarily close 75% of operating rooms by Monday

  18-09-2021 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Alberta Health Services, the temporary closures are to redeploy staff and physicians to adult care sites to help treat the latest wave of COVID-19 patients.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: September 17

  18-09-2021 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, September 17, 2021 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Tom Roulston.
  
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• Arts Commons, Contemporary Calgary to require vaccinations for admittance to arts events

  18-09-2021 01:19
  
  Starting Monday, admittance to two of Calgary's primary arts institutions will require a proof of vaccination. Arts Commons announced early Friday that all of its resident companies, including the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Downstage, One Yellow Rabbit and various Arts Commons Presents events such as National Geographic Live, will require proof of vaccination. Anyonne who can't be vaccinated due to a medical exemption or deeply-held religious belie
  
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• Province reports 2020 new cases of COVID Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  18-09-2021 01:15
  
  Province reports 2020 new cases of COVID Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mother and toddler killed west of Edmonton, man arrested

  18-09-2021 01:12
  
  A 24-year-old mother and her 16-month-old were found dead in Hinton, Alta., RCMP said. The two had been reported missing on Thursday. A 53-year-old man was arrested on Friday. He remains in police in custody. RCMP Major Crimes are investigating the homicides. Hinton is located approximately 284 kilometres west of Edmonton and 81 kilometres northeast of Jasper, Alta.
  
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• COVID-19: ENMAX Centre and all City of Lethbridge arenas to require proof of vaccination - Global News

  18-09-2021 01:12
  
  COVID-19: ENMAX Centre and all City of Lethbridge arenas to require proof of vaccination  Global News
  
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• COVID-19: ENMAX Centre and all City of Lethbridge arenas to require proof of vaccination

  18-09-2021 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We really want people to walk in, feel comfortable, and we don't anticipate any lowering of ticket sales, we think it will be a real positive."
  
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• Lethbridge massage therapist sentenced to 90 days for sexual assault - Globalnews.ca

  18-09-2021 00:58
  
  Lethbridge massage therapist sentenced to 90 days for sexual assault  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge massage therapist sentenced to 90 days for sexual assault

  18-09-2021 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Lethbridge massage therapist was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty on one charge of sexual assault involving a client in November 2020.
  
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• Colourful new crane statue with 35-metre wingspan unveiled in south Calgary

  18-09-2021 00:54
  
  Kids and Instagram influencers alike are bound to flock to a recently unveiled crane statue in south Calgary.  The enormous and colourful privately-funded art installation sits outside Township, a new retail centre on 210 Avenue S.E. and Macleod Trail.  The crane's 35-metre-long wings are made in part with iridescent glass, which creates a canopy of reflected light that changes with the colours of the sky.  "As you change direction you can actually see the colours move," Jacob Web
  
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• Grand opening honours Lethbridge school’s namesake: ‘He’d be overjoyed’ - Globalnews.ca

  18-09-2021 00:45
  
  Grand opening honours Lethbridge school’s namesake: ‘He’d be overjoyed’  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Grand opening honours Lethbridge school’s namesake: ‘He’d be overjoyed’

  18-09-2021 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School held its grand opening ceremony Friday, recognizing the school's namesake.
  
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• ENMAX Centre and other City of Lethbridge arenas to implement restrictions exemption program | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  18-09-2021 00:40
  
  ENMAX Centre and other City of Lethbridge arenas to implement restrictions exemption program | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• ENMAX Centre and other City of Lethbridge arenas to implement restrictions exemption program

  18-09-2021 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you’re over the age of 12 and would like to play or watch hockey in Lethbridge, you will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test beginning next week. Danica Ferris has more on how it will impact Lethbridge Hurricanes games and more.
  
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• Calgary board angry with UCP government over COVID-19 in schools

  18-09-2021 00:38
  
  In a letter written to Alberta's education and health ministers, one Calgary school board says it is "frustrated" by the lack of direction being given to them amid the rising cases of COVID-19's fourth wave. The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) says it is struggling with hundreds of positive cases, which have all been self-reported by students and parents at its schools ever since it commenced with its optimistic plan for in-person learning back in August. Now, in a letter released by the Albert
  
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