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• Michael Spavor leaves border agency office in Alberta after returning to Canada

  25-09-2021 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Michael Spavor left a Canadian Border Services Agency office in Alberta on Saturday just hours after returning to the country for the first time since he and Michael Kovrig were detained in China in late 2018.
  
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• Calgary woman caught unknown male climbing onto her balcony, police say

  25-09-2021 22:47
  
  Calgary police are looking for the public's help to learn more about a situation where a man climbed onto the balcony of a woman's home five times since August. Officials say they were notified by a female victim who told them a man, who was unknown to her, had been "continuously climbing" onto the balcony of her home in the 1500 block of 26 Avenue S.W. During several of the incidents, police say a number of items were left behind. There are no details about what the objects were. Following a br
  
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• Friends of Spavor and Kovrig overjoyed as '2 Michaels' arrive in Canada

  25-09-2021 22:24
  
  Family members and friends of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the pair landed safely on Canadian soil for the first time in more than 1,000 days. The ‘two Michaels’ arrived home on Saturday, shortly before 6 a.m at the Calgary International Airport aboard a Royal Canadian Airforce Challenger aircraft. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau welcomed the two men and embraced them both on the tarmac following the
  
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• 'Devastating': Humboldt Broncos parent on suspension of Sask. organ donation program

  25-09-2021 21:36
  
  A father of one of the hockey players who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is calling Saskatchewan's suspension of its organ donation program “devastating.” On Thursday the province announced it is suspending its organ donation program indefinitely as part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s COVID-19 surge plan. “It's devastating to us because we spent three years, over 250 interviews, and every interview has been hard, hard, hard, but today is just brutal becaus
  
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• Edmonton family with father in ICU for surgery complications witnessed ‘surreal,’ horrific scenes

  25-09-2021 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  "My dad was the only one on the unit who wasn't COVID positive," said Debbie Christensen, whose father was admitted to an Edmonton ICU following surgery complications.
  
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• U of C initiative researches concussions and sports injuries in Alberta youth

  25-09-2021 20:03
  
  For the first time, a team of Canadian researchers have been given funding from the National Football League to form a better understanding of the burden and mechanisms of concussions in young athletes. Through the grant for the Surveillance in High School and Community Sport to Reduce Concussions and Consequences of Concussions in Canadian Youth (SHRed Concussions) project, the University of Calgary has created the SHRed Mobile, a self-contained vehicle that is stocked with equipment as well as
  
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• Plants donated to Calgary seniors isolated during the pandemic

  25-09-2021 19:02
  
  A Calgary plant company, along with the United Way, are doing their part to help seniors feel a bit less isolated during the pandemic. Plantsie, located in southeast Calgary, handed out more than 100 plants with the help of the charity on Friday. The recipients were also given information about the names of their new plants and their "personalities." The United Way says many Calgarians are still suffering from the impacts of social isolation brought on by the pandemic. Officials say this initiat
  
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• 'I'm just so thrilled for him': Friends of Kovrig, Spavor react to release

  25-09-2021 16:23
  
  A colleague of Michael Kovrig says that he's "thrilled" to hear that the Canadian is finally home after being detained in China for more than 1,000 days. "It's hard to describe but I'm just so thrilled for him and his family more than anybody else," Praveen Madhiraju told CTV News Channel on Saturday. "This has been a long time coming and we're just thrilled for this next chapter." Kovrig and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor both landed at Calgary International Airport early Saturday morning. Late
  
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• 'I'm just so thrilled for him': Colleague of Michael Kovrig reacts to release

  25-09-2021 16:23
  
  A colleague of Michael Kovrig says that he's "thrilled" to hear that the Canadian is finally home after being detained in China for more than 1,000 days. "It's hard to describe but I'm just so thrilled for him and his family more than anybody else,” Praveen Madhiraju told CTV News Channel on Saturday. “This has been a long time coming and we're just thrilled for this next chapter." Kovrig and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor both landed at Calgary International Airport early Saturday m
  
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• Harold Pereverseff running for Lethbridge City Council this October - Lethbridge News Now

  25-09-2021 15:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Harold Pereverseff running for Lethbridge City Council this October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Huawei executive returns as China releases 2 Canadians

  25-09-2021 13:33
  
  An executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies returned from Canada Saturday night following a legal settlement that also saw the release of two Canadians held by China, potentially bringing closure to a nearly 3-year-long feud embroiling Ottawa, Beijing and Washington. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of the company's founder, arrived Saturday evening aboard a chartered jet provided by flag carrier Air China in the southern technology hub
  
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• China welcomes Huawei executive home, but silent on freed Canadians

  25-09-2021 13:33
  
  Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday after more than 1,000 days under house arrest in Canada following a deal with U.S. prosecutors to end a fraud case against her. Two Canadians detained by Chinese authorities just days after Meng's arrest have also been released and they arrived in Calgary on Saturday, where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received them, local media reported. Meng, the daughter of Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, was allowed
  
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• Two Michaels land safely in Canada after nearly three years of detention in China

  25-09-2021 13:15
  
  Two Canadians who’ve been imprisoned in China for more than 1,000 days have arrived safely in Canada. Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained on espionage charges since December 2018, arrived at the Calgary International Airport early Saturday morning, following an overnight fuel stop in Alaska. Footage from CTV News on the tarmac shows several passengers greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a hug, though everyone in the footage is wearing a mask. A spokesperson for the Prime
  
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• University of Calgary classmate reacts to news of Michael Spavor's release from Chinese prison

  25-09-2021 06:21
  
  Michael Purity, a former University of Calgary classmate of Michael Spavor, was camping in the California backwoods when he got the news from CTV that Spavor, one of the two Michaels, was on a plane home from China. "My immediate reaction to finding that Michael Spavor is a free man?" Purity asked, before breaking out into what might be called a Snoopy Dance of Joy. "I'm excited. This is really great news!" he said. Shortly before 7 p.m. in Calgary, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that S
  
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• University of Calgary classmate reacts to news of Michael Spavor release from Chinese prison

  25-09-2021 06:21
  
  Michael Purity, a former University of Calgary classmate of Michael Spavor, was camping in the California backwoods when he got the news from CTV that Spavor, one of the two Michaels, was on a plane home from China. "My immediate reaction to finding that Michael Spavor is a free man?" Purity asked, before breaking out into what might be called a Snoopy Dance of Joy. "I'm excited. This is really great news!" he said. Shortly before seven o'clock in Calgary, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that S
  
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• Red Deer hospital transferring new COVID-19 patients due to lack of capacity: AHS

  25-09-2021 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 patients who show up to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and require "a higher level of care" are being sent to Edmonton and Calgary.
  
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• Calgary mayoral candidate's signs damaged, claims he's been targeted

  25-09-2021 03:22
  
  One of the candidates vying for the mayor's chair in October says people who are unhappy with his support of the city's COVID-19 strategy have targeted him and his family, along with his campaign. Jeff Davison says a number of his signs posted throughout the city have been defaced and he's had a number of threatening emails, ever since the council passed a bylaw to improve the province's proof of vaccination plan. During the debate of the bylaw earlier this week, Davison admitted that his daught
  
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• Calgary woman’s flowers bring ‘nice boost’ for health-care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

  25-09-2021 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's hardworking health-care workers are getting some new support in the battle against COVID-19.
  
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• 'I've never felt a building with that much energy': Medicine Hat locals look back on legendary arena

  25-09-2021 02:12
  
  Like most Canadian communities, Medicine Hat has a real sentimental attachment to the city's old rink, but now, locals are getting ready to say their final goodbyes. The Medicine Hat Arena is set to be demolished and although there is no set date as to when the 51 year-old rink will come down, residents say they will be sad to see it go. "It's kind of strange that they're just going to toss all those memories away," said one Medicine Hat local born and raised in the city. "There were always so m
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta Education confirms 5 schools moving to online classes

  25-09-2021 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government confirmed on Friday that five schools across the province are moving to online classes amid surging cases of COVID-19.
  
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• Students’ union pulls support for Greek Life at U of L following sexual violence investigation

  25-09-2021 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge Students' Union has de-ratified two sororities and one fraternity on campus in the wake of sexual violence allegations.
  
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• Pyramid Production founder Larry Day, chronicler of Hollywood lives, passes away at 69

  25-09-2021 01:41
  
  Calgary media lost one of its leaders Thursday when Larry Day died. Day was 69. He passed at the ICU at Foothills Medical Centre. He was the founder of Pyramid Productions, the Calgary production house of numerous television series, including The Movie Show, Inside Entertainment, Whatever Happened To ?, Hollywood's 10 Best and Celebrity Style Story. Pyramid shows were distributed in over 70 countries worldwide. Day produced numerous documentaries for A&E's Biography, where he interviewed som
  
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• Third party advertisers could make or break Calgary election campaigns, poll suggests

  25-09-2021 01:39
  
  As Calgary is gearing up for October's election, a polling agency says while voters are aware of issues with election finance rules, many more are unaware of the existence of one company, which uses millions in union money to fund candidates. ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc., a Calgary-based government and public relations firm, released details of the third party advertiser (TPA) in an online poll on Thursday. The organization, called Calgary's Future, is funded mainly through unions and has a "war
  
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• Fade to blue: Mountain lakes losing unique colour due to climate change, says study

  25-09-2021 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  'A lot of the turquoise glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies are clearing up. They're turning more the blue colour that people think of as normal lakes.'
  
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• 3 Lethbridge schools have respiratory illness outbreaks, province to change COVID-19 reporting - Global News

  25-09-2021 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  3 Lethbridge schools have respiratory illness outbreaks, province to change COVID-19 reporting  Global News
  
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• Students’ union pulls support for Greek Life groups at U of L over sexual violence allegations

  25-09-2021 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge Students’ Union recently de-ratified two sororities and one fraternity following a third-party investigation into the culture of sexual violence within these groups. Eloise Therien has reaction and more on what happens next.
  
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• Former Global News anchor, well-known entertainment reporter Larry Day dies at 69

  25-09-2021 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Larry Day, a well-known former Calgary news anchor and entertainment reporter and producer died Thursday at the age of 69.
  
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• 3 Lethbridge schools have respiratory illness outbreaks, province to change COVID-19 reporting | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  25-09-2021 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  3 Lethbridge schools have respiratory illness outbreaks, province to change COVID-19 reporting | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 3 Lethbridge schools have respiratory illness outbreaks, province to change COVID-19 reporting

  25-09-2021 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  School-aged children between five and 11 have the highest rates of COVID-19 in the province and Lethbridge alone has three elementary schools under respiratory illness outbreaks. Despite the numbers, mandatory quarantine or close contact tracing in schools hasn’t been reinstated. Erik Bay has more.
  
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• 'At the very edge of the cliff': AMA says triage already happening in Alberta hospitals

  25-09-2021 00:25
  
  The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says while they haven’t officially triggered critical triage protocol to the extreme level, major components of triage have already started at hospitals in the province as surge capacity fills up.  “We do have many more critically ill patients in our ward that in normal operating times would be in our ICU, but there’s delays getting them into our ICU now because it’s so difficult,” Dr. Paul Park
  
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• 'That is completely untrue': Nenshi accuses Foothills County reeve of spreading COVID-19 'lies'

  25-09-2021 00:20
  
  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi gave one of his regional counterparts a verbal smackdown during an online meeting last week, accusing her of spreading "lies" about COVID-19 and vaccines. During a discussion on COVID-19 measures during a Calgary Metropolitan Region Board meeting on Sept. 17, Reeve Suzanne Oel -- who represents District 4 in Foothills County – stated that vaccine trials were only done on animals before being approved for human use. Saying she was "certainly taking this risk maki
  
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• Alberta announces 11 more COVID-19 deaths, sets new high for number of people in ICU with disease

  25-09-2021 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tsunami of COVID-19 cases continues to hit Alberta during the pandemic's fourth wave as the provincial government announced Friday it has identified 1,651 new cases.
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – September 24, 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-09-2021 00:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Weekly with LNN – September 24, 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'A critical time': Alberta's top doctor calls out individuals trying to use fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

  25-09-2021 00:01
  
  It's been nearly a week since the Alberta government adopted an easy-to-use tool to produce a printable proof of vaccination card, but the project has been criticized by many as being flawed and easy to exploit. The issues with the cards have now come to the attention of Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw. She made note of several incidents that had been reported to the government of individuals attempting to use fraudulent cards. "We are hearing reports of (people) try
  
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