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• Alberta criminalizes hospital protests, fines start at $1000 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-09-2021 23:56
  
  Alberta criminalizes hospital protests, fines start at $1000  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge forage breeder receives top beef research award - Alberta Express

  28-09-2021 23:46
  Lethbridge forage breeder receives top beef research award  Alberta Express
  
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• Carstairs asks province for guidance on Restrictions Exemption Program at its arena

  28-09-2021 23:33
  
  The town of Carstairs has decided not to implement Alberta's Restriction Exemption Program (REP) at its arena.  A council meeting on Monday evening saw councillors defer the option to the province, asking if they could instead use the program for some user groups but not for others.  “When you go through the government mandates, we have to follow the guidelines” Mayor Lance Colby said.  “So we tried to do what was best, what we saw for the overall good of our com
  
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• Alberta children have the highest rate of active COVID-19 cases of any age group

  28-09-2021 23:15
  
  Children between the ages of five and nine years old currently have the most active COVID-19 cases in Alberta of any age group relative to its population, according to the latest provincial data.  As of Monday’s data update, 2,069 of the province’s 21,307 active cases are among those aged between five and nine.  That translates to 742 active cases per 100,000 people, the most of any age range. Kenney, Copping, Madu to join Hinshaw for Tuesday's COVID-19 briefing Infogr
  
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• Lethbridge College recognizes Truth and Reconciliation Week with community events - Prairie Post

  28-09-2021 22:37
  
  Lethbridge College recognizes Truth and Reconciliation Week with community events  Prairie Post
  
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• Noodle shortage affecting supply at Calgary's Vietnamese restaurants

  28-09-2021 22:19
  
  Local Vietnamese restaurants are scrambling to maintain supplies of one of their most basic ingredients: Pho noodles. The owners of Calgary’s Pho Kim restaurant tried to stock up on rice noodles, but their supplier is currently rationing supplies. "When we heard that there would be a shortage we tried to get as much as we could," said Sandy Trinh, co-owner of Pho Kim Vietnamese Restaurant. " But then they started limiting how many boxes go out to every restaurant. And then we tried sourcin
  
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• Harvest continues across Alberta with varying results - Lethbridge News Now

  28-09-2021 22:18
  
  Harvest continues across Alberta with varying results  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UCP MLA Angela Pitt says she no longer has confidence in Premier Kenney

  28-09-2021 21:38
  
  Three UCP MLAs participated in an online conference calling on Premier Kenney to make Alberta a sovereign jurisdiction within Canada but endorsements of the premier's leadership were few and far between. During the 'Free Alberta Strategy' availability, the three MLAs — Angela Pitt, Jason Stephan and Nathan Cooper —were asked if they had confidence in the premier. "No I don't," said Pitt, Airdrie-East MLA. "And I don't think my constituents do either." "The members who elected the pre
  
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• Syringes reused at B.C. pharmacy giving COVID-19 vaccine; college investigating

  28-09-2021 21:38
  
  Syringes were reused for COVID-19 vaccines at a B.C. pharmacy, the Fraser Health Authority has confirmed. Fraser Health confirmed Tuesday by email that its staff had been made aware that syringes – "the plastic tube which holds the vaccine solution, not the needles" – were reused at a pharmacy in its jurisdiction. A spokesperson described it as "an infection prevention and control lapse." "While the risk of contracting a bloodborne illness as a result of reusing a syringe is low, we
  
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• Trudeau says federal supports will ‘kick back in’ if Alberta goes into COVID-19 lockdown

  28-09-2021 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that federal supports for businesses and individuals would “kick back in” if Alberta’s government chooses to reintroduce a COVID-19 lockdown, considering rising infection rates. Trudeau said he would speak to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Wednesday.
  
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• Calgary police say announcement on vaccination policy expected ‘in the coming days’

  28-09-2021 21:21
  
  Calgary’s police chief said he expects a decision on whether or not the service will implement a vaccination policy “in the coming days.” Mark Neufeld made the comments during a meeting of the Calgary Police Commission on Tuesday.   He said the Calgary Police Service was in the process of doing some “final detail work” and then expects to coordinate an announcement with the city. A recent internal survey of CPS employees shows 85 per cent are either vaccin
  
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• 85 per cent of Calgary Police Service employees are vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated

  28-09-2021 21:21
  
  The Calgary Police Service says a recent internal survey of its employees shows 85 per cent are either vaccinated or planning to get vaccinated. The survey included both civilian and sworn-in employees of the CPS.  Police said 81 per cent of employees responded to the survey.  The City of Calgary announced at the start of September that all employees must be fully vaccinated or provide a reason for exception by Oct. 18.  CPS, though funded by taxpayer dollars, operates independent
  
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• 85 per cent of Calgary Police Service employees are vaccinated or plan to be by mid-October: survey

  28-09-2021 21:21
  
  The Calgary Police Service says a recent internal survey of its employees shows 85 per cent are either vaccinated or planning to getting vaccinated.  The survey included both civilian and sworn-in employees of the CPS.  Police said 81 per cent of employees responded to the survey.  The City of Calgary announced at the start of September that all employees must be fully vaccinated or provide a reason for exception by Oct. 18.  CPS, though funded by taxpayer dollars, operates i
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta MLA under fire for comments on AHS’ handling of pandemic

  28-09-2021 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland MLA Shane Getson has come under fire for comments made on Facebook regarding AHS' handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• UCP fires executive who called for Kenney leadership review

  28-09-2021 20:31
  
  The United Conservative Party official who publicly called for a leadership review of Jason Kenney has been fired. The party’s former vice president of policy, Joel Mullan, confirmed to CTV News Edmonton on Tuesday his position had been terminated. He called the development a big weight off his shoulders. According to Mullan, UCP board members were upset that he leaked his letter requesting an early review of Kenney’s performance and questioned his conduct. He later wrote an op-ed ca
  
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• ‘Burnt out and pushed beyond their limits’: nurses struggle to work and care for own families

  28-09-2021 20:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nurses across the country say the fourth wave is pushing them to exhaustion and it's taking a toll on their families.
  
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• Nurses struggle to work and care for their own families

  28-09-2021 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  All families have been impacted by COVID-19, but many health-care workers say they are exhausted caring for so many sick patients and it’s taking a toll on their own families. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• No municipal election candidates running in Lethbridge County Division Five - My Lethbridge Now

  28-09-2021 20:05
  
  No municipal election candidates running in Lethbridge County Division Five  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Reality check: Comparing Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake after $100 incentive and passport

  28-09-2021 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney said 120,000 people have received their first vaccine shot since a $100 incentive was announced — but he failed to mention how the vaccine passport increased uptake.
  
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• Hurricanes reassign Chadwick and Meneghin - Lethbridge News Now

  28-09-2021 19:34
  
  Hurricanes reassign Chadwick and Meneghin  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to add hospitals, clinics to Bill 1 to protect health access from COVID-19 protests

  28-09-2021 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were 1,100 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 263 of whom were in the ICU. Ninety-two per cent of COVID-19 ICU patients were unvaccinated, Kenney said.
  
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• Alberta premier, health and justice ministers to join Hinshaw for Tuesday’s COVID-19 update

  28-09-2021 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Monday, Alberta Health Services had 370 ICU beds, including 197 additional surge spaces, a 114 per cent increase over the baseline of 173.
  
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• Alberta Teachers Association supports vaccine mandates for teachers, staff

  28-09-2021 19:17
  
  The Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) has come out in support of "reasonable" policies that would require school staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.  “The best way to support student safety at a time when so many students cannot be vaccinated is to ensure that the adults around them are vaccinated," ATA President Jason Schilling said in a Tuesday news release.  "We cannot mandate vaccination for our members so we are making it clear that we believe those who can—like the
  
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• City of Lethbridge implementing mandatory vaccine policy for staff - Lethbridge News Now

  28-09-2021 18:52
  
  City of Lethbridge implementing mandatory vaccine policy for staff  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney, Copping, Madu and Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Tuesday

  28-09-2021 18:33
  
  Alberta government and health officials are giving a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Alberta added a total of 5,181 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are 21,307 active cases and 1,063 hospitalizations, 265 of whom are in intensive care units, the highest to date. Among eligible Alberta
  
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• Alberta reports 1,246 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths as hospitalizations hit record high

  28-09-2021 18:33
  
  Alberta reported 1,246 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the fourth wave continues to pressure the province’s health care system with a record high number of hospitalizations. There are now 1,100 patients in hospital, the highest count of the pandemic. Included in that number are 263 patients in intensive care units, the second highest number to date. With 197 surge beds in place, 86 per cent of Alberta’s 370 ICU beds are in use. “The strain being placed on our health-care syste
  
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• Alberta reports 1,246 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

  28-09-2021 18:33
  
  Alberta reported 1,246 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Tuesday. The province has 20,513 active cases and 1,100 patients in hospital, 263 of whom are in intensive care units. Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are giving a COVID-19 update. Watch live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca.
  
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• Calgary Opera's new artistic director relocating from Italy for the job

  28-09-2021 18:17
  
  Calgary Opera has announced the company's new artistic director, Jonathan Brandani, who will flying in from Italy to take the job.  Calgary Opera describes Brandani as a sought-after and rising star in the classical music world. He is no stranger to the company, as he was the conductor of Calgary Opera's 2019 production of La Bohème.  Calgary Opera said Brandani, a father of two young boys, is passionate about youth education and expanding the inclusiveness of opera.  &ldqu
  
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• Hunter hospitalized, bear shot in southern Alberta bear attack

  28-09-2021 17:51
  
  Alberta Fish and Wildlife is attempting to locate a suspected injured grizzly bear sow after a hunter was attacked Sunday evening. According to the agency, two grouse hunters were in an area roughly 10 kilometres west of Highway 40 and 30 kilometres north of Highway 3 at around 8 p.m. when they encountered a bear sow and her two cubs. The adult bear attacked and injured one hunter and the other hunter stopped the attack by shooting the bear. The bear, believed to be a grizzly, ran off and has no
  
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• Alberta’s painting pup gains world recognition

  28-09-2021 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rogan the talented Australian Shepherd raises money for local dog rescues through his creative paintings.
  
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• Calgary pastor rearrested after returning to city on charter flight

  28-09-2021 16:35
  
  A Calgary pastor accused of repeatedly flouting public safety measures was met by members of the Calgary Police Service Monday afternoon after he touched down in the city on a private charter flight. The lawyer representing Artur Pawlowski confirms her client was arrested at the airport on an outstanding criminal contempt of court charge. According to Sarah Miller, a bail hearing was held late Monday night and the pastor was subsequently released. Conditions of Pawlowski's release include keepin
  
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• A slight chance for showers in Calgary today

  28-09-2021 15:20
  
  Cool air is encroaching on us, thanks to a sunken jet driving in a hefty trough. We'll see south-to-north cloud whipping over the city, with gusts potentially striking out in the 40 km/h range. We'll be largely dry, so shower potential and quantity from this spill-over will be minimal. You may even spot some virga floating by! That's the effect of showers being entrained (evaporated into a dry layer of air) on their way to the surface. Tomorrow, we fall still. The wind will remain somewhat blust
  
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• OPEC: Oil will be world's No. 1 energy source for decades

  28-09-2021 15:11
  
  As the world's nations prepare to gather for another climate summit next month in Glasgow, the OPEC oil cartel is reminding that, in their view, crude will continue to be the leading source of energy for decades, especially as the world's less-wealthy countries seek higher growth and standards of living. OPEC says that more electric vehicles on the road and the push for alternative and renewable energy will indeed usher in an era of declining demand for oil in rich countries. But the energy need
  
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• ICU surge bed capacity increased again in AHS South Zone - My Lethbridge Now

  28-09-2021 15:00
  
  ICU surge bed capacity increased again in AHS South Zone  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 198 Alberta schools have COVID-19 outbreaks: Support Our Students

  28-09-2021 14:52
  
  There are at least 198 schools in the province dealing with outbreaks and absenteeism of 10 per cent or greater according to information compliled by a non-profit parents group. Support Our Students collects the data from households that have received notification letters from Alberta Health Services (AHS) and is not affiliated with public health. An outbreak is declared after an AHS investigation into a school is experiencing 10 per cent or greater rate of absenteeism, a change from the previou
  
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• Ryan Lepko running for Lethbridge City Council this October - Lethbridge News Now

  28-09-2021 14:33
  
  Ryan Lepko running for Lethbridge City Council this October  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Full COVID-19 vaccination required for City of Lethbridge staff by Nov. 15 - My Lethbridge Now

  28-09-2021 09:00
  
  Full COVID-19 vaccination required for City of Lethbridge staff by Nov. 15  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• For the first time in 51 years, Bob Ridley to miss calling Medicine Hat Tigers play-by-play

  28-09-2021 05:51
  
  There's never been a Medicine Hat Tigers game called by anyone but Bob Ridley, until this coming Friday night in Swift Current. When you consider the fact that the Tigers' first game came in 1970, not long after Bobby Orr flew through the air after scoring that Stanley Cup-winner against St. Louis, and continued for over 4,000 games, that makes Friday night a Tigers game unlike any other. Ridley tweeted Monday morning that he wouldn't be able to do the radio play-by-play because he's undergoing
  
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• Central Alberta armed carjackings, police pursuit end in fiery crash

  28-09-2021 05:46
  
  Two people are in hospital after a suspect vehicle police were pursuing crashed into a pick-up truck in downtown Red Deer. RCMP say a male, armed with a firearm, performed two car-jackings, one in Lacombe, Alta., and the other in Red Deer, Monday evening. At 4:35 p.m. RCMP received a “be on the lookout for” (BOLO) from the Lacombe Police Service reporting that an armed car-jacking occurred. Mounties say the male ditched the stolen vehicle shortly before 5:24 p.m. when they stole a wh
  
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• Alberta doctors call for more action with health system 'on verge of collapse'

  28-09-2021 03:56
  
  The chorus of doctors calling for the province to take further action grew louder Monday with open letters coming from ICU, paediatric doctors and the AMA. They follow a fourth letter sent over the weekend by former Chief Medical Officer of Health for Alberta Dr. James Talbot calling for a "firebreak" to curb the rising case count and hospitalizations. Alberta reported 5,201 new cases over three days including 23 more deaths. There are now 265 people in ICU with COVID-19. Talbot said the provinc
  
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• Campaign by Alberta’s energy war room aims to promote Canadian oil to Americans

  28-09-2021 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Energy Centre has launched a high-profile "awareness campaign," hoping to convince Americans their country should import more Canadian oil.
  
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• What could a ward system look like in Lethbridge? - Globalnews.ca

  28-09-2021 02:52
  
  What could a ward system look like in Lethbridge?  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Kenney rejects calls for ‘fire break’ lockdown as Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis deepens

  28-09-2021 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  As Alberta’s intensive care units continue to fill up with COVID-19 patients, doctors are pleading with the province to impose a ‘fire break’ lockdown. Heather Yourex-West explains why Premier Jason Kenney is resisting that, as one former ICU patient explains his regret at not getting vaccinated.
  
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• Lethbridge to join Red Deer, Calgary, Wood Buffalo in EMS dispatch complaint to Alberta ombudsman - Global News

  28-09-2021 01:54
  
  Lethbridge to join Red Deer, Calgary, Wood Buffalo in EMS dispatch complaint to Alberta ombudsman  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge to join Red Deer, Calgary, Wood Buffalo in EMS dispatch complaint to Alberta ombudsman

  28-09-2021 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We had asked for accountability. We were told there would be accountability. There has been none."
  
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• Alberta NDP calls for door-to-door vaccination campaign to increase immunizations

  28-09-2021 01:49
  
  Alberta's opposition NDP is calling on the province to implement a door-to-door campaign to address vaccine hesitancy and increase funding for community groups working to get more people immunized against COVID-19. Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley also called on the province to study the issue of vaccine hesitancy, "in order to identify and address underlying causes, including financial and language barriers." “Higher vaccination rates will reduce pressure on our hospitals, and help lessen
  
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• With schools full, a Lethbridge app tracks vaccinations for students, teachers and employees | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  28-09-2021 01:48
  
  With schools full, a Lethbridge app tracks vaccinations for students, teachers and employees | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge College launches app to track vaccinations

  28-09-2021 01:48
  
  Lethbridge College has launched a new app to help track vaccination and negative test results for students, staff and visitors. The app, called LC-Alert, is available to download for free for both Android and iPhone and is being used to stay true to the new Vaccination Exemption Program put in place by the province. According to Dr. Paula Burns, Lethbridge College's President and CEO, this was the best, and easiest, course of action to ensure everyone's safety. "What we wanted to do is make sure
  
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• UCP MLA blames AHS, Yiu for ICU capacity issues

  28-09-2021 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A UCP MLA is pointing the finger at Alberta Health Services and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu. Shane Getson says AHS dropped the ball on ICU capacity this fall. As Tom Vernon explains, that has drawn sharp criticism.
  
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• Security concerns raised about third-party proof of vaccine apps

  28-09-2021 01:22
  
  A technology and cyber security expert is warning Albertans about third party apps that offer COVID-19 vaccination and rapid testing verification. It comes after users complained of one Calgary-made app not working and others showed they were able to upload false information to the app, but were verified anyways. The app is call PORTpass and it's recommended by the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) -- the group that owns the Flames, Stampeders, Roughnecks and Hitmen -- to provi
  
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