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• LPS charge city man in gun shot incident near school - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 23:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  LPS charge city man in gun shot incident near school  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Parks Foundation Calgary unveils bench dedication winner to celebrate 30 years of donations

  21-09-2021 23:43
  
  Celebrating three decades and over 1,200 donations throughout the city, Parks Foundation Calgary unveiled the latest winner of the bench and picnic table donation program Tuesday on Scotsman's Hill. The program functions as a bench and table dedication donation, inviting Calgary residents to enter and win a three-year bench dedication. Situated in parks around the city, the benches each feature a unique bronze plaque honouring a life well-lived, celebrating a milestone, or a landmark birthday or
  
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• Calgary man wanted in sexual assault of 13-year-old arrested in Ontario

  21-09-2021 23:24
  
  A Calgary man wanted on a sexual assault case involving a 13-year-old girl has been captured. Jesse Donald Hammon, 32, was located and arrested in Peterborough, Ont. by the Peterborough Police Service. He is now in custody. Hammon was wanted on several warrants including sexual interference with a child under the age of 16, invitation to sexual touching of a child under the age of 16 and sexual assault of a minor. He was also wanted for breach of probation, breach of a protection order, failure
  
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• Kingston businesses brace for COVID-19 vaccine certificate enforcement

  21-09-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting Wednesday, several Kingston businesses will be asking for ID and proof of COVID-19 vaccines upon entry to their establishments. Some worry about how customers will react.
  
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• Special meeting of Calgary city council called to discuss COVID-19

  21-09-2021 23:13
  
  A special meeting of Calgary's city council has been called for Wednesday afternoon to discuss the response to the pandemic, along with a confidential personnel matter. The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. The city returned to a state of local emergency (SOLE) earlier this month in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers and a mask bylaw was put back into effect. That means masks are required in indoor public spaces and on city transit. The SOLE will allow city workers to access resources more e
  
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• Business groups urge Trudeau to focus on pandemic recovery in election's aftermath

  21-09-2021 23:05
  
  Business groups say pandemic recovery should be the newly re-elected Liberal government's top priority. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says politicians must 'get back to work' after Monday's election. It says the problems that faced small businesses prior to the campaign are now more urgent due to the fourth wave of COVID-19. The Chamber wants targeted support for hard-hit industries like tourism and hospitality. It wants the Trudeau minority government to extend wage subsidy and rent relief p
  
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• Harassment over COVID-19 restrictions prompts Alberta restaurant to pause indoor dining

  21-09-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary-area restaurant has closed its doors after staff were subject to threats following the announcement management would be introducing a vaccine passport.
  
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• Businesses press Trudeau to focus on pandemic recovery in election’s aftermath

  21-09-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pandemic recovery was the number one issue in the election for business owners like Laser City's owner Brittany Anderson.
  
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• 'Turned the tables': Mountain goat fatally wounds attacking grizzly bear in Yoho National Park

  21-09-2021 22:16
  
  An adult grizzly bear is dead and a necropsy determined her fatal wounds occurred when she attempted to attack a mountain goat in a national park in British Columbia. The carcass of the bear, that had not been dead for very long, was located near the top of the pass of a popular trail in Yoho National Park on Sept. 4 "Parks Canada received a report from a hiker of a deceased grizzly bear near Burgess Pass and we responded and we flew in there and removed the carcass of a female grizzly bear," ex
  
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• Anxiety rates doubled in young children over the pandemic

  21-09-2021 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Calgary researchers say anxiety rates in young children have doubled over the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Kenney will join Hinshaw for COVID-19 update as Alberta asks feds for help

  21-09-2021 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an effort to boost health-care capacity, Alberta has "formally asked the federal government to assist us with patient transfers and critical care staff," Minister McIver said.
  
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• Finalized candidate lists released for Lethbridge municipal election - Global News

  21-09-2021 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finalized candidate lists released for Lethbridge municipal election  Global News
  
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• Finalized candidate lists released for Lethbridge municipal election

  21-09-2021 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Lethbridge's nomination period ended as of noon on Tuesday for its upcoming municipal election slated for Oct. 18, 2021.
  
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• Alberta asks feds for help transferring ICU patients out of province

  21-09-2021 20:41
  
  Alberta has asked the federal government for help transporting critically ill patients out of the province for care and bringing in ICU staff, registered nurses and respiratory therapists. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver made the request in a letter to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair on Tuesday, asking for an immediate meeting. In his letter, McIver outlines that the province has enacted a state of public health emergency and has "actioned a series of steps to
  
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• Tyler Shandro resigns as Alberta health minister, moves to labour and immigration

  21-09-2021 20:28
  
  Tyler Shandro has resigned from his position as Alberta's embattled health minister and will now serve as the province's labour minister.  Premier Jason Kenney announced Shandro's portfolio swap with Labour Minister Jason Copping in a mid-afternoon cabinet shuffle Tuesday.  Shandro had been scheduled to appear at a Siksika flag raising ceremony in Strathmore earlier in the day but didn't show. His office would not answer questions on why he did not appear. Alberta NDP leader Rachel Not
  
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• Tyler Shandro no longer Alberta's health minister, moved to labour and immigration

  21-09-2021 20:28
  
  Tyler Shandro has been punted from his position as Alberta's health minister and will now serve as the province's labour minister.  Premier Jason Kenney switched Shandro's portfolio with Labour Minister Jason Copping in a mid-afternoon cabinet shuffle Tuesday.  Shandro had been scheduled set to appear at a Siksika flag raising ceremony in Strathmore earlier in the day but didn't show. His office would not answer questions on why he did not appear. Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said
  
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• Tyler Shandro no longer Alberta's health minister as Premier Jason Kenney shuffles cabinet: sources

  21-09-2021 20:28
  
  Government sources have confirmed to CTV News that Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro will no longer be in charge of the portfolio.   Premier Jason Kenney will shuffle his cabinet Tuesday afternoon. Shandro was set to appear at a Siksika flag raising ceremony in Strathmore on Tuesday morning, but did not show.   His office would not answer questions on why he did not appear.   The UCP caucus is set to meet on Wednesday as division continues to grow within the par
  
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• Silent vigil held for slain Hinton mother, toddler outside Alberta courthouse: ‘We need change’

  21-09-2021 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A large crowd gathered in Edson Tuesday, to support the family of 24-year-old Mchale Busch and her 16-month-old son Noah McConnell, who were killed last week in Hinton, Alta.
  
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• Tyler Shandro out, Jason Copping in: Premier Kenney set to announce cabinet changes on Tuesday

  21-09-2021 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyler Shandro is being replaced as health minister by Jason Copping in a cabinet shuffle set to take place Tuesday afternoon, Global News has confirmed with multiple sources. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon joins the noon news with the latest.
  
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• Great pumpkins to rise at outdoor jack-o-lantern event in Calgary

  21-09-2021 19:57
  
  Organizers of Pumpkins After Dark are preparing for the weekend launch of the event, which has never before be held in Calgary.  The outdoor exhibit features more than 6,000 pumpkins that have been carved, lit and stacked to create dozens of different displays. from dragons and dinosaurs to Halloween characters and pop culture icons.   The exhibit is outdoor and held after dark to let the glowing jack-o-lanterns have maximum impact.  Organizers say it takes about 45 minutes o
  
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• Tyler Shandro out as health minister as Premier Jason Kenney set to announce changes to cabinet: sources

  21-09-2021 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will announce changes to his cabinet Tuesday afternoon and Global News has confirmed with multiple sources that Tyler Shandro is out as health minister. 
  
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• Young Albertans are now the demographic with the highest COVID-19 rates

  21-09-2021 18:54
  
  Alberta youth now have the highest COVID-19 rate compared to any other demographic.  As of Monday, case rates per 100,000 for Albertans aged five to nine were 377 and case rates per 100,000 for Albertans ages 10 to 19 were 337.  That’s in comparison to the newborn to four age group which had 201 cases per 100,000, the 20 to 29 age group which had 281 cases per 100,000 and the 30-39 age group which had 316 cases per 100,0000.  Public education advocacy group Support our Stude
  
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• Bigelow Fowler south clinic closing in November; 11 doctors leaving - My Lethbridge Now

  21-09-2021 18:25 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Bigelow Fowler south clinic closing in November; 11 doctors leaving  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• UPDATED: Driver airlifted to Calgary hospital following collision in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 18:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UPDATED: Driver airlifted to Calgary hospital following collision in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• And then there were 28! Former MP Kent Hehr bows out of Calgary's mayoral race

  21-09-2021 17:05
  
  Less than three weeks after announcing his intention to run to become Calgary's next mayor, former federal cabinet minister Kent Hehr has ended his campaign citing illness as a factor in his decision. Hehr announced his decision, and disappointment, in a statement released Tuesday. "I began feeling ill on Sunday morning," said Hehr. "I got a COVID test and have not received the results yet. But I immediately suspended all campaign activities. "What further complicates things is that people with
  
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• Conservatives largest decline occurred in Calgary, political scientist attributes drop to Kenney's pandemic response

  21-09-2021 16:09
  
  A Calgary political science professor says Conservatives are losing their grip on Alberta and Premier Jason Kenney's scant leadership amid the pandemic was reflected in the federal election results. Although Alberta voted largely to maintain the status quo, two or possibly three seats will have flipped by the time mail-in ballots are counted on Tuesday, in addition to the one previous NDP holdout in Edmonton. The Liberals were victorious in Calgary Skyview as former Ward 5 city councillor George
  
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• Harder re-elected for Lethbridge and 'ready to go back to parliament' - Prairie Post

  21-09-2021 15:29 via prairiepost.com
  Harder re-elected for Lethbridge and 'ready to go back to parliament'  Prairie Post
  
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• Summer ends on a summer note in Calgary, fall begins on a fall note!

  21-09-2021 15:05
  
  We're leaving summer on a high note, and starting fall on one, too – for the first half of the day, at least! Today's "trifecta" weather – that's a high pressure ridge, the ensuing sun, and westerly wind off the Rockies – should pump us well above seasonal. The 40 km/h gust expectations will stand out as the 'great contentious issue' for the day. So, as I said on Twitter…I hope you enjoy the last full day of summer 2021! pic.twitter.com/8GQsuxLW1p — Kevin Stanfield
  
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• Driver airlifted to Calgary hospital following collision in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 14:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Driver airlifted to Calgary hospital following collision in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mark Campbell running for re-election to Lethbridge City Council this October - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 14:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Mark Campbell running for re-election to Lethbridge City Council this October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Quietest Place in America - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 13:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Quietest Place in America  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Arrest made, Lethbridge Police lay charges in shot fired investigation - My Lethbridge Now

  21-09-2021 09:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Arrest made, Lethbridge Police lay charges in shot fired investigation  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Conservative support down in Alberta; Liberals take at least 1 seat, NDP wins 2

  21-09-2021 07:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 11 p.m. Monday, support for Conservatives in Alberta was down about 14 per cent since the last federal election.
  
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• Conservative support down in Alberta; Liberals take a seat as 3 others up for grabs

  21-09-2021 07:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 11 p.m. Monday, support for Conservatives in Alberta was down about 14 per cent since the last federal election.
  
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• Rachael Harder re-elected for 3rd term as Lethbridge MP - Global News

  21-09-2021 06:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rachael Harder re-elected for 3rd term as Lethbridge MP  Global News
  
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• Rachael Harder re-elected for 3rd term as Lethbridge MP

  21-09-2021 06:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative incumbent Rachael Harder is the projected winner in the Lethbridge riding and will return to Ottawa as its member of Parliament for a third term.
  
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• Lethbridge NDP candidate Elaine Perez reacts to federal election results | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  21-09-2021 06:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge NDP candidate Elaine Perez reacts to federal election results | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge NDP candidate Elaine Perez reacts to federal election results

  21-09-2021 06:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge NDP candidate Elaine Perez finished second behind Conservative incumbent Rachel Harder in Monday’s federal election. Tom Roulston has more with Perez’s reaction on election night.
  
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• Rachael Harder projected to be re-elected in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  21-09-2021 06:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Rachael Harder projected to be re-elected in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLethbridge residents vote in 2021 federal election: ‘It took 10 minutes’  Global NewsHalf of west Lethbridge voters sent across the city to cast ballot in federal election  My Lethbridge NowHarder re-elected for Lethbridge and 'ready to go back to parliament'  Lethbrige HeraldView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wins Burnaby South riding in B.C. for 3rd time

  21-09-2021 06:19
  
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has won his B.C. riding of Burnaby South, according to the CTV News Decision Desk. As party leader, Singh has crisscrossed the country campaigning on promises of affordability, taxing the ultra-rich and climate action. Singh was first elected to the riding in 2019 during a byelection, after he was elected party leader. Burnaby South, an NDP strong-hold, was created in 2015 from two other ridings that had also been strongholds for the party. Nestled in the heart o
  
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• Conservatives fail to dethrone Liberals

  21-09-2021 06:13
  
  The Conservative Party has come up short, failing to dethrone the now three-term Liberal Party. CTV News’ Decision Desk declared the Liberal minority win after polls closed across the country. As of 11:30 p.m. EDT, results showed the Conservatives have been elected or are leading in 121 seats – making significant gains in the Atlantic Canada region – but not near the 157 seats Liberals look to have gained so far. O’Toole himself won his Durham, Ont. seat, and many of his
  
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• Lethbridge Liberal candidate Devon Hargreaves reacts to federal election results | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  21-09-2021 06:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Liberal candidate Devon Hargreaves reacts to federal election results | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge Liberal candidate Devon Hargreaves reacts to federal election results

  21-09-2021 06:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Liberal candidate Devon Hargreaves finished third behind Conservative incumbent Rachel Harder and NDP candidate Elaine Perez in Monday’s federal election. Erik Bay has more with Hargreaves’ reaction on election night.
  
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• Prominent winners and losers in the 2021 election

  21-09-2021 06:08
  
  With the Liberals winning another minority government, but several individual seats still yet to be decided, here’s a look at some of the prominent individual riding results of the 2021 federal election. Liberals Winners • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re-elected in the Quebec riding of Papineau, ahead of second-place finisher Christine Pare. • Chrystia Freeland, minister of finance and deputy prime minister, was re-elected over the NDP’s Nicole Robicheau in the Toronto rid
  
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• Canada election 2021: Rachael Harder re-elected in Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  21-09-2021 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada election 2021: Rachael Harder re-elected in Lethbridge | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Canada election 2021: Rachael Harder re-elected in Lethbridge

  21-09-2021 05:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  DECISION CANADA 2021: Lethbridge remained a Conservative stronghold in Monday’s federal election, with Rachael Harder re-elected for a third term. Harder reacted following the win.
  
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• Conservatives again sweep federal southern Alberta ridings - My Lethbridge Now

  21-09-2021 05:48 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Conservatives again sweep federal southern Alberta ridings  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Federal election 2021: Live Alberta results

  21-09-2021 05:19
  
  Canadians headed to the polls on Monday to elect the next leader of the federal government. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. in Alberta and CTV News Calgary will update its interactive map and this article as results become available. CTV's Decision Desk declared the Liberals would win a minority government Monday around 10:45 p.m.2021 Federal General Election: Live Alberta ResultsMRU political scientist Duane Bratt told CTV News that a half dozen of Alberta's 34 seats could flip election night. "If I
  
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• Federal election 2021: George Chahal lone Alberta Liberal elected in Calgary

  21-09-2021 05:19
  
  The majority of Alberta's 34 ridings have gone Conservative blue Monday night even as CTV News declared a minority government for Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Nine Calgary ridings were declared for the Conservatives, with Calgary Skyview flipping to the Liberals. CTV's Decision Desk declared the Liberals would win a minority government Monday around 10:45 p.m. eastern standard time.2021 Federal General Election: Live Alberta ResultsMRU political scientist Duane Bratt told CTV News in a weeken
  
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• Federal election 2021: Chahal lone Liberal elected in Calgary

  21-09-2021 05:19
  
  The majority of Alberta's 34 ridings have gone Conservative blue Monday night even as CTV News declared a minority government for Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Nine Calgary ridings were declared for the Conservatives, with Calgary Skyview flipping to the Liberals. CTV's Decision Desk declared the Liberals would win a minority government Monday around 10:45 p.m. eastern standard time.2021 Federal General Election: Live Alberta ResultsMRU political scientist Duane Bratt told CTV News in a weeken
  
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