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• Stampeders hope to use bye week rest to their advantage against Roughriders

  01-10-2021 23:42
  
  Craig Dickenson solicited some help from the CFL head office in order to prepare for his team's road game against the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. The head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2) wanted to find out just how good the Stampeders (2-5) have been over the last 10 years when coming off a bye week, so he asked CFL statistician Steve Daniel to crunch the numbers. “They'll be extremely motivated,” said Dickenson of the Stamps. “They're a proud organization. &ldq
  
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• Women in Need Society opens inner city location

  01-10-2021 22:57
  
  The Calgary Women in Need Society (WINS) celebrated a significant milestone Friday, opening several services in the Beltline. Located at the former headquarters of Trico Homes, the Beltline location houses a WINS Store, donation bay and a WINS Program Centre. Similar to other WINS locations, the thrift store features gently-used clothing, shoes and home items. An adjacent donation bay will collect and redistribute donations to those in need, while other items will be sold through the thrift ente
  
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• Calgary non-profit agency teaches financial literacy for youth

  01-10-2021 22:42
  
  Momentum, the agency that works with low-income Calgarians of all ages, are offering a program for young people that aims to educate them about money. Its called the Youth Fair Gains program and it's a chance for 16 to 21-year-olds to learn finance fundamentals. "(It's) a great opportunity for young people to learn a really solid financial foundation and earn some money along the way," said Carolyn Davis, the community engagement director at Momentum. It's a free nine month program where partici
  
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• 'I cry before my shifts': Calgary ICU nurse dies of suspected drug overdose following frontline abuse

  01-10-2021 22:40
  
  Season Foremsky is being remembered for her kind and caring personality, as someone who would do anything for her two little girls and loved to make others smile. The Calgary ICU and ER nurse was caring for COVID-19 patients at the South Health Campus throughout the pandemic, but tragically died this week after a suspected drug overdose. Her boyfriend of seven months, Christian Moniz, wrote the following message in a Facebook post. “My heart is broken, my love left this world on Sept. 27 a
  
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• Lethbridge Real Estate Remains Hotter Than Ever - RE/MAX Canada - RE/MAX News

  01-10-2021 22:24 via blog.remax.ca
  
  Lethbridge Real Estate Remains Hotter Than Ever - RE/MAX Canada  RE/MAX News
  
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• One dead following Thursday night collision on Hwy. 22

  01-10-2021 22:22
  
  A 19-year-old Cremona man died from injuries suffered in a Thursday night collision on Highway 22. Just before 10 p.m., Didsbury RCMP responded to a call about a serious vehicle collision on Hwy. 22 around three kilometres south of Township Road 300. A preliminary investigation suggested that a semi-tractor was travelling northbound on Hwy.22 when a pickup truck travelling south crossed the centre line and was struck by the semi. The 26-year-old man driving the semi was assessed by EMS at the sc
  
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• One person injured in collision of semi and dump truck - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 22:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  One person injured in collision of semi and dump truck  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Food, booze service to blame for rise in passenger misbehaviour, union says

  01-10-2021 21:22
  
  After more than a year of bare bones inflight service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians travelling by air can once again enjoy snacks, hot meals or a glass of wine on the plane. But this return to a degree of normalcy -- while welcomed by many -- is also making it harder for airlines to enforce rules around mask-wearing and may be contributing to a recent uptick in unruly passenger behaviour, according to a flight attendants' union. The Canadian Union of Public Employees -- which represent
  
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• Alberta Opposition urges premier to make sure all caucus members vaccinated

  01-10-2021 21:16
  
  Alberta's Opposition NDP is urging Premier Jason Kenney to make sure every member of his United Conservative caucus is vaccinate against COVID-19. Thomas Dang, the NDP's deputy house leader, says anyone who is not vaccinated should be removed from caucus. Dang says with Alberta hospitals overcrowded with infected patients, it's imperative that political leaders set the right example and get their shots. Dang says all the NDP's legislature members and staff have received both doses. It's not clea
  
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• Robin Walker running for Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 21:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Robin Walker running for Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Paid actors, fake numbers and bribery: How conspiracy is stalling Alberta's vaccination efforts

  01-10-2021 21:06
  
  Misinformation about the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccinations has surged in Alberta, alongside a deadly fourth wave. Research suggests thousands in the province have fallen victim to conspiracy, much of it amplified through American social media accounts and Conservative-leaning content channels.  "There's this vaccine hesitancy narrative that is around safety and efficacy, and there is a lot of misinformation on those things," said researcher Jean-Christophe Boucher. "There's also an argumen
  
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• Tillage is problematic on the prairies - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 20:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tillage is problematic on the prairies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertans can add a QR code to their vaccine record, but it doesn't work yet

  01-10-2021 20:55
  
  The provincial government has taken steps to improve the ability for Albertans to access their proof of vaccination against COVID-19, but there are still a few kinks to work out. According to details on its website, residents can now add a QR code to their vaccine record. A simple scan of the code at businesses and the entrance to events is expected to give organizers all they need to know to prove that the guest is fully vaccinated. At least, that's the plan, officials say. "The QR code cannot
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 vaccine passport QR codes available but no app to read them

  01-10-2021 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sept. 14, the province said: "work is also underway to make proof of vaccination available through a QR code... expected to be available in the coming weeks."
  
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• CAF, Red Cross to assist Alberta with COVID-19 surge, strained health-care system, health minister says

  01-10-2021 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Friday that the government is providing offers of assistance to Saskatchewan and Alberta for resources including personal protective equipment (PPE), medical equipment, COVID-19 vaccines and testing amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Hajdu also stated the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Canadian Red Cross will be assisting Alberta as...
  
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• Alberta Opposition urges Premier Jason Kenney to make sure all caucus members are vaccinated

  01-10-2021 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thomas Dang, the NDP's deputy house leader, says anyone who is not vaccinated should be removed from caucus.
  
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• Woman, stuck on bluff trying to save her dog, rescued by Calgary Fire Department

  01-10-2021 20:17
  
  Calgary fire crews relied on their sharp skills and masterful training when it came to a unique rescue situation in Altadore Friday morning. Officials say they were called to the scene by a witness who said a woman had fallen down a small cliff near the Elbow River. "We were given a 911 call about a person who was trapped on the side of this bluff in Altadore. They were trying to retrieve their dog," said Kevin Weins, acting West District Chief, with the Calgary Fire Department. Once on scene, W
  
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• Lethbridge man seriously injured in motorcycle vs truck collision - My Lethbridge Now

  01-10-2021 20:08 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge man seriously injured in motorcycle vs truck collision  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Pasta La Feasta, baby: Calgary's charity pasta festival runs this month

  01-10-2021 20:04
  
  A local pasta festival that raises money for charity is now underway. Pasta La Feasta runs throughout the month of October, coinciding with National Pasta Month. During the annual festival, participating Calgary restaurants offer a special pasta dish, with $3 from every dish sold going to charity. This year, 19 different eateries are participating in raising funds for the chosen charity – which for 2021 is The Alex Community Food Centre. The Alex Community Food Centre is a project from The
  
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• There Are Waterfalls Flowing In The Well of Hell - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  There Are Waterfalls Flowing In The Well of Hell  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• California to require all schoolchildren to get COVID shots - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 19:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  California to require all schoolchildren to get COVID shots  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Edmonton-area woman wins $1M in final Alberta COVID-19 vaccine lottery

  01-10-2021 19:17
  
  A Sherwood Park, Alta., woman is the lucky winner of the third and final $1-million COVID-19 vaccine lottery. Hayley Hauck’s name was drawn from nearly two million entries the Alberta government received between June and September. Other government lotteries to encourage vaccine uptake included travel, sports and entertainment prizes. “While we have awarded the last $1-million prize, I would like to remind those who are considering getting their doses that there are still $100 debit
  
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• Environment minister restores federal assessment of Hinton coal mine

  01-10-2021 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review.
  
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• Enbridge says still willing to talk on Line 5, despite Michigan's frustration

  01-10-2021 18:49
  
  Enbridge Inc. says it remains committed to a mediated settlement of its Line 5 dispute, even though the state of Michigan has given up on the talks. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says both sides are legally obliged to engage in good-faith efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over the cross-border line, a key energy artery that crosses the Great Lakes. Court documents show the state has effectively abandoned the process, with “no desire” to continue with mediation. But the s
  
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• Local businesses hoping Alberta does not institute "firebreak" lockdown - My Lethbridge Now

  01-10-2021 18:47 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Local businesses hoping Alberta does not institute "firebreak" lockdown  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 18:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Advance polls for Calgary's municipal election start Monday

  01-10-2021 17:53
  
  Voters will be able to cast a ballot in Calgary's 2021 municipal election starting Monday. Advance polls are open from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10. Calgary's 37 advance polling stations will be open from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10. The general election will then be held on Monday, Oct. 18. This year, there are 28 mayoral candidates and 100 hopefuls running in Calgary's 14 wards. To find your designa
  
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• Calgary old city hall restoration granted national award for heritage conservation

  01-10-2021 17:52
  
  Restoration work done to Calgary’s old city hall has been recognized with a national award. The work, which took nearly four years to complete at a cost of $34 million, received a 2021 Award of Merit in the Conservation - Architecture category from the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP). “When a heritage building is renewed, reused, and repurposed well, communities celebrate their collective history,” said CAHP president Christienne Uchiyama. “By conser
  
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• Hurricanes acquire Rhys Raeside from Winnipeg ICE - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 17:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hurricanes acquire Rhys Raeside from Winnipeg ICE  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Death in the ICU: Edmonton doctor recounts calling woman to share her mom’s dying moments

  01-10-2021 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  'She was just so insistent that she needed to look good when she died. I found that so dignified,' Dr. Neeja Bakshi said.
  
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• COVID-19: Edmonton doctor recounts calling woman to share her mom’s dying moments

  01-10-2021 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  'She was just so insistent that she needed to look good when she died. I found that so dignified,' Dr. Neeja Bakshi said.
  
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• University of Lethbridge Deploys YuJa Himalayas to Help Manage Large Data Workflows and Institutional Retention Policies - Business Wire

  01-10-2021 16:00 via businesswire.com
  
  University of Lethbridge Deploys YuJa Himalayas to Help Manage Large Data Workflows and Institutional Retention Policies  Business Wire
  
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• Enbridge’s Line 3 in service, pipeline to be fully operational by end of month

  01-10-2021 15:43
  
  Enbridge Inc.'s Line 3 pipeline is in service and is expected to transport 760,000 barrels per day at full capacity. The replacement project is the first major Canadian pipeline project to be completed since 2015. It replaces aging infrastructure from the 1960s. The 1,765-km line will carry oil from Alberta to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. It will also add about 370,000 additional barrels per day of crude oil export capacity from Western Canada to refineries in the U.S. Midwest. Th
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Oct. 1

  01-10-2021 15:36
  
  Alberta Health is expected to report its latest COVID-19 data on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The province enters the month of October with 20,255 active cases and 1,083 patients in hospital, including 263 in ICU. On Thursday, Alberta reported 1,706 new cases and 20 more deaths, raising the death toll to 2,717. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, Premier Jason Kenney also announced the Canadian Armed Forces, Red Cross and Newfoundland and Labrador would help Alberta’s strained health-care sys
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 1,630 new cases Friday, ICU numbers remain steady

  01-10-2021 15:36
  
  Alberta reported 1,630 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, raising the number of active cases to more than 20,210. Alberta Health said around 15,857 tests were completed Thursday, giving the province a positivity rate of 11.12 per cent.  Hospitalizations and ICU admissions declined slightly on Friday, as 1,066 people were in hospital being treated for COVID-19, compared to 1,083 on Thursday. The number of people in ICU remained steady at 263 — the third highest amount of patients to date. F
  
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• Teen missing since last week, Lethbridge Police asking for help in locating her - My Lethbridge Now

  01-10-2021 15:24 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Teen missing since last week, Lethbridge Police asking for help in locating her  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• A strong opening weekend, followed by the arrival of October-like conditions

  01-10-2021 15:16
  
  The first weekend of October spoils us, but the first full work week of October may leave something to be desired. More on that in a bit. Southern Alberta will linger under a ridge for a couple of days, while a trundling trough drops in over British Columbia today. Wind warnings, rainfall warnings, and snowfall warnings are active in the extreme northwest. While high pressure persists, our energy budget will continue accumulating a surplus of heat. That begins to drive out Monday, as our tempera
  
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• Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 15:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after early morning hit-and-run near Macleod Trail

  01-10-2021 14:27
  
  Emergency crews are on scene of an early morning hit-and-run in the city's southeast that left one man with severe, life threatening injuries. "This morning at around 2:30 a.m. police were called to location about 30 metres east of Macleod Trail on 50 Avenue S.E. for a male lying in the middle of the road," said Staff Sgt. Rob Patterson of the Calgary Police Service traffic unit. "On our arrival, we determined he was the victim of a hit-and-run collision and the male was transported to hospital
  
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• Zachary Hampton running for Lethbridge City Council - Lethbridge News Now

  01-10-2021 14:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Zachary Hampton running for Lethbridge City Council  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Thanks to Lethbridge constituents - Lethbrige Herald

  01-10-2021 14:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Thanks to Lethbridge constituents  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Peter Nygard consents to extradition to U.S., as he faces new sexual assault charges in Toronto

  01-10-2021 14:00
  
  Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will be extradited to the U.S. to face sex trafficking and racketeering charges in New York, a decision rendered on the same day Toronto police charged him with multiple sexual assaults. On Friday morning, lawyers for the Attorney General of Canada told Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal that Nygard, 80, has consented to committal and that he will be extradited to the U.S. Scott Farlinger, a lawyer for the Attorney General of Cana
  
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• Peter Nygard consents to be extradited to U.S. to face sex trafficking, racketeering charges

  01-10-2021 14:00
  
  Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will be extradited to the U.S. to face sex trafficking and racketeering charges in New York. On Friday morning, lawyers for the Attorney General of Canada told Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal that Nygard, 80, has consented to committal and that he will be extradited to the U.S. Scott Farlinger, a lawyer for the Attorney General of Canada, said Nygard won’t be extradited immediately.WATCH LIVE: Nygard extradition hearingJo
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service faces backlash over social media post - Lethbrige Herald

  01-10-2021 12:57 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Lethbridge Police Service faces backlash over social media post  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Civic Election: Advanced voting begins this weekend in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  01-10-2021 09:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Civic Election: Advanced voting begins this weekend in Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 1 injured in Thursday evening incident in Rundle

  01-10-2021 06:10
  
  Police responded to an incident in the Rundle neighbourhood of northeast Calgary Thursday night. EMS crews were called to the area of 32 Avenue N.E. and Rundleside Drive N.E. after 5:30 p.m. where they found a man injured on the street. The man was taken to hospital. His condition is not known No other details were available as police continue to investigate what led up to the man’s injuries. This is a breaking news story that will be updated as information is confirmed.
  
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• 'It's time to wake up': Residential school survivor speaks to crowd at Lethbridge gathering

  01-10-2021 02:23
  
  Elaine Creighton Fox, also known as Yellow Bird Woman, spent six years at St. Mary's residential school near Cardston. That school has since burned down, but for Creighton Fox, the pain and confusion she felt when she was taken from her home lives on. "They told them that if me and my older sister Doreen didn't go to that school, they were going to take my mom and dad to jail," said Creighton, who spoke to CTV News alongside five of her eight grandchildren. "I remember growing up on the reserve
  
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• $500K in art, stolen during 2018 heist, recovered by Calgary police

  01-10-2021 01:42
  
  A sentence has been delivered in connection with the theft of more than $500,000 worth of art from a local gallery more than three years ago. Calgary police were first alerted to an incident in May 2018, when a group of suspects broke into the Gerry Thomas Gallery in the Beltline and managed to escape with more than 60 pieces of art. The total cost of the artwork is estimated to be $500,000. In the spring, the investigation led Calgary police to arrest Shawn Graham Briscoe in connection with the
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta ICU nurse dies as pressure on health-care system continues to mount

  01-10-2021 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Verna Yiu said 27 COVID-19 patients needed to be admitted to Alberta ICUs on Wednesday -- one of the highest daily admissions this month. 
  
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• COVID-19: Kenney says ‘no other measures… currently under consideration’

  01-10-2021 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says his government will continue to watch COVID-19 data in Alberta to monitor the effect of previously announced measures, but no new measures are currently being discussed.
  
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