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• Calgary police officer describes finding bodies of mother and daughter in 2019

  13-10-2021 23:52
  
  A Calgary police officer says he smelled a strong odour of gasoline or solvent before he and a colleague found the bodies of a mother and daughter in a shallow grave southwest of the city two years ago. Const. Malcolm May was testifying Wednesday at the second-degree murder trial of Robert Leeming in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. Leeming pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of Jasmine Lovett, the girl's mother, but not guilty in the girl's death. Lovett and h
  
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• On the ballot: Equalization referendum largely misunderstood by Albertans

  13-10-2021 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  While a plurality of Albertans polled are in support of removing equalization from the constitution, many don't seem to understand it or the effects of the referendum.
  
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• Kenny's approval drops to 22 per cent, lowest among Canadian premiers

  13-10-2021 23:02
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's approval rating has dropped to 22 per cent, the lowest among provincial leaders in Canada, according to numbers released Wednesday by Angus Reid. That's a drop of nine per cent compared to a similar poll done in June, which then showed Kenney's approval at 31 per cent. Almost all provincial leaders saw a drop in popularity between June and this week, save for Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose approval went up one per cent.. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and New Bru
  
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• Kenney's approval drops to 22 per cent, lowest among Canadian premiers

  13-10-2021 23:02
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's approval rating has dropped to 22 per cent, the lowest among provincial leaders in Canada, according to numbers released Wednesday by Angus Reid. That's a drop of nine per cent compared to a similar poll done in June, which then showed Kenney's approval at 31 per cent. Almost all provincial leaders saw a drop in popularity between June and this week, save for Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose approval went up one per cent.. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and New Bru
  
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• New Calgary memorial honours lives lost to homelessness

  13-10-2021 22:45
  
  A new memorial commemorating the lives of those who died while experiencing homelessness is now on display in the Beltline. The memorial, located at 107 13th Avenue S.E., was a collaboration between the Client Action Committee, the Calgary Homeless Foundation, the University of Calgary and the City of Calgary. “This permanent memorial is about sharing our humanity, about grieving, compassion and honouring the lives of those who mattered deeply to us," Calgary Homeless Foundation president
  
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• 'It’s about time': Albertans react to plans to reopen Canada-U.S. land border

  13-10-2021 22:42
  
  After a record long 19-month closure, many Albertans are excited to hear the United States will reopen its land and sea borders to fully vaccinated Canadians in early November. The White House confirmed Tuesday night that Canadians and Mexicans will be welcome again for non-essential travel, though officials did not specify a date. “The potential we’re going to see an opening in early November has everybody excited,” said Coutts mayor Jim Willett. “If they knew when there
  
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• Equalization referendum debate heats up in Alberta as Kenney's approval further plummets

  13-10-2021 22:04
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney insists the province’s referendum on equalization has nothing to do with his leadership, despite his approval rating ranking as the lowest among Canada's provincial leaders. “This is an opportunity for Albertans to say yes to a fair deal, it's not about partisan politics, there will be a provincial election in the spring of 2023, this is about whether or not Alberta should push hard to get a fair deal,” Kenney said.  “I always say that we
  
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• E-sports officially become part of Lethbridge College activities - Lethbridge News Now

  13-10-2021 21:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  E-sports officially become part of Lethbridge College activities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary researchers explore association between COVID-19 long-haulers, autonomic disorders

  13-10-2021 21:51
  
  Dani Pohn, 37, caught COVID-19 in June 2020. Close to a year-and-a-half later, she is free of the virus, but still suffers long-term effects of the disease. She is what most people refer to as a "long-hauler." "It's frustrating. I''ve lost a lot of the ability to live my day-to-day life the way I used to," said Pohn, a respiratory technician. "The fatigue really limits how much I can do on a day-to-day basis. Activity wise, I'm unable to stand up as long as I used to and so that's really li
  
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• Oilpatch experiencing labour shortage that could slow recovery, industry says

  13-10-2021 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some companies who can't find workers are struggling to fill customer demand for rigs.
  
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• ‘Happy to be here’: N.L. health-care workers help expand Fort McMurray’s ICU

  13-10-2021 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  N.L. critical care nurse Jennifer Richard is one of a seven-person team assisting with COVID-19 patients at Fort McMurray's Northern Lights Regional Health Centre.
  
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• Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and Wood Buffalo file official complaint regarding centralized ambulance dispatch

  13-10-2021 20:50
  
  An official complaint has been filed with the Alberta Ombudsman regarding patient care concerns in the months since ambulance dispatch service was consolidated across the province earlier this year. The complaint — jointly filed by Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo officials — claims the removal of local, integrated Emergency Medical Services dispatch on Jan. 12 has "hurt the health and safety of Albertans and (impacted) patient outcomes in a
  
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• Children now excluded from Alta. COVID-19 triage plan: AHS

  13-10-2021 20:46
  
  Alberta is no longer planning to triage pediatric patients if its hospital system is ever overwhelmed by COVID-19. The change, confirmed to CTV News Edmonton on Wednesday, stems from conversations with Alberta Health Service’s pediatric teams who “expressed understandable distress at potentially having to use pediatric triage,” AHS spokesperson Kerry Williamson said. Doctors and staff were informed the previous week, he added. AHS released its critical care triage protocol in S
  
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• Fines but no jail time for Alberta men guilty of violating COVID-19 rules

  13-10-2021 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta judge has decided to spare a pastor, his brother and a cafe owner jail time for violating COVID-19 rules.
  
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• AUPE, province reach mediated settlement for Alberta public service employees

  13-10-2021 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The AUPE said its bargaining committee has reached a mediated settlement for a new collective agreement for the 22,000 members who work in government services.
  
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• Complaint filed with Alberta Ombudsmen over ambulance dispatch in Lethbridge, other communities - My Lethbridge Now

  13-10-2021 20:09 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Complaint filed with Alberta Ombudsmen over ambulance dispatch in Lethbridge, other communities  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• St. Albert man charged with attempted murder after child found with ‘multiple stab wounds’

  13-10-2021 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Albert RCMP have charged a local man, who can't be identified due to a publication ban, after a child was stabbed multiple times.
  
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• Man accused of stealing cab from driver sought by Calgary police

  13-10-2021 19:45
  
  Calgary police are hoping the public can help identify a man accused of stealing a taxi from a driver. The carjacking happened at around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3. Police said a cab driver had stopped to pick up a passenger at the Best Western hotel in the 3600 block of MacLeod Trail and began driving him to his desired destination, the Somerset CTrain station. On the way there, police said the passenger asked to stop at a convenience store but declined to go to one that was nearby, instead
  
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• Calgary pastor, brother fined $33K, ordered to cover $20K in AHS legal fees

  13-10-2021 19:12
  
  An outspoken Calgary pastor and his brother, who is seeking to become a Calgary councillor, have been fined, placed under probation and ordered to include disclaimers when expressing their views regarding public health orders. Sarah Miller, the lawyer representing pastor Artur Pawlowski, confirms to CTV News that her client was fined $23,000 and placed on 18 months probation after being convicted of contempt for violating Alberta's COVID-19-related rules. Miller says Dawid Pawlowski, who is runn
  
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• Calgary pastor, brother avoid jail time, fined $33K for violating health orders

  13-10-2021 19:12
  
  An outspoken Calgary pastor and his brother, who is seeking to become a Calgary councillor, have been fined, placed under probation and ordered to include disclaimers when expressing their views regarding public health orders. Sarah Miller, the lawyer representing pastor Artur Pawlowski, confirms to CTV News that her client was fined $23,000 and placed on 18 months' probation after being convicted of contempt for violating Alberta's COVID-19-related rules. Miller says Dawid Pawlowski, who is run
  
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• Calgary's iconic Eau Claire Lumber Company relocated amid plaza redesign

  13-10-2021 18:14
  
  The City of Calgary is preparing to relocate a historic structure in Eau Claire.  On Wednesday, the Eau Claire & Bow River Lumber Company will be moved to a temporary location while the redesign of Eau Claire Plaza continues.  The iconic building will be moved from 187 Barclay Parade S.W. to 381 2 Avenue S.W.  The city said the move will be done very carefully and handled by contractors who specialize in building relocation.  It will remain on 2 Avenue S.W. while the Eau
  
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• Alberta government, public sector union reach mediated deal pending ratification vote

  13-10-2021 17:11
  
  A mediator has helped the Alberta government and the union representing public sector workers reach a tentative contract agreement. The deal follows months of mediation and would apply to 22,000 workers with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. "Both parties worked hard to reach this settlement,” said AUPE president Guy Smith. “These were difficult negotiations and I want to thank everyone involved for their commitment and perseverance.” Details of the settlement are not
  
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• Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in southwest Calgary

  13-10-2021 17:02
  
  Police have arrested a man in connection to a deadly hit-and-run in the city's southwest earlier this month. The victim was hit by a pickup truck travelling westbound on 50 Avenue S.W. between First Street and Macleod Trail at around 2:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1.  Police said the truck didn't stop, and instead continued to the intersection of Macleod Trail before leaving the area.  The victim was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition where he later died. On Wednesday, police
  
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• Holy Spirit School Division adopts COVID vaccine, rapid testing policy - Lethbridge News Now

  13-10-2021 17:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Holy Spirit School Division adopts COVID vaccine, rapid testing policy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Flames start afresh with head coach Darryl Sutter, new leadership

  13-10-2021 16:46
  
  A significant change in leadership under new-ish head coach Darryl Sutter make the Calgary Flames a team in transition heading into the 2021-22 season. "Honest, hardworking" is the identity Sutter wants for a club that either missed the playoffs or exited in the first round all but one season since Sutter coached the Flames to the Stanley Cup final 17 years ago. A second-round appearance in 2015 is Calgary's deepest post-season run since losing the Cup final in seven games to the Tampa Bay Light
  
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• Youth charged after man shot at northeast Calgary bus stop

  13-10-2021 16:31
  
  A minor has been charged in connection with a September shooting in Rundle that left one man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. According to police, a man was standing at a bus stop at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Rundleside Drive N.E. on the afternoon of Sept. 30 when he was approached by two males. A conversation occurred that escalated with one of the males pulling a gun and shooting the man in the leg. The gunshot victim was transported to hospital in non-life-threatening cond
  
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• Calgary's 12th Avenue cycle track expands through Sunalta

  13-10-2021 16:18
  
  One of Calgary's busiest cycle tracks now stretches into the community of Sunalta with the opening of an extension west of 14th Street S.W. As of Tuesday, the 12th Avenue cycle track extends to 19th Street S.W. and now provides access to the Bow River Pathway north of 10th Avenue. A new traffic signal at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 19th Street S.W. is scheduled to be installed later this year. The 12th  Avenue cycle track now spans 21 blocks, ending to the east at the Olympic Way S.
  
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• The bottom of Calgary's warming trend

  13-10-2021 15:23
  
  Brisk. Crisp. Bitter. Sore. Even unpleasant. But we shall endeavor not to call today "cold" just yet! Even if, comparatively, it is, and even if I have it in the DayLites a couple of times. A seasonal normal minimum temperature is around -0.5 C; that -6 C from the 5 o'clock hour sure was biting! A weak trough is expected to deliver flurries in the foothills, and may press some precipitous activity our way, here in Calgary; the better shot's for rain showers, with a glance toward mixed precipitat
  
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• Lethbridge County voter information - Lethbrige Herald

  13-10-2021 12:59 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Lethbridge County voter information  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Help keep canola clubroot “low and local” - Lethbridge News Now

  13-10-2021 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Help keep canola clubroot “low and local”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta seeing positive signs in the fight against COVID-19

  13-10-2021 07:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is seeing positive signs in the fight against COVID-19 as some medical experts are cautiously optimistic about a fourth-wave plateau. Jackie Wilson reports.
  
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• Poll shows Gondek and Farkas in virtual tie as mayoral race hits the homestretch

  13-10-2021 05:44
  
  A new poll shows that the race to become Calgary's next mayor is neck and neck, with a virtual tie between the top two candidates, Jyoti Gondek and Jeromy Farkas. Northwest Research Group conducted the survey for the group 'Common Sense Calgary.' The poll shows 35 per cent of decided voters support Farkas, while 34 per cent said they are leaning towards Gondek. Jeff Davison is a distant third, with 14 per cent of the vote. The three candidates polling the highest were all city councillors last t
  
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• Alberta revises triage protocol to exclude children

  13-10-2021 05:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services will not include pediatric patients in its critical care triage protocol if it has to activate it.
  
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• Canada-U.S. will reopen land border to fully vaccinated visitors in November

  13-10-2021 04:09
  
  The United States land and sea border will reopen to non-essential travel in November after a record long closure due to concerns over COVID-19. The White House confirmed Tuesday night that fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico will be welcomed at land border crossings next month; however, officials would not specify what vaccines would be accepted or if mixed doses will meet eligibility tests. CTV News asked White House officials whether AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which ha
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: Oct 12

  13-10-2021 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Tuesday, October 12, 2021 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Danica Ferris.
  
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• Premier Kenney says Alberta will keep COVID-19 vaccine passport into at least early 2022

  13-10-2021 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health shows 85 per cent of eligible Albertans, those aged 12 and over, have now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That's up from 78 per cent a month ago.
  
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• Calgary researchers studying impact of cancer on young patients

  13-10-2021 03:27
  
  A team of Calgary researchers is trying to understand the long term impact of cancer in a group that is often under-represented in cancer research. The Alberta Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivor study is underway. It includes 25,000 Albertans diagnosed with a first cancer between the ages of 15 to 39 from 1983 onwards. The goal is to learn more about the impact of cancer on young people not only during diagnosis and treatment but throughout their lives and assess their long-term he
  
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• 'This is not it': ATA remains critical of COVID-19 contact tracing plan for schools

  13-10-2021 03:21
  
  Alberta Health Services says it will take until November to rehire staff needed to do contact tracing of COVID-19 in schools. In the meantime school staff will be taking over the task of tracing and contacting families of students with confirmed cases. The Alberta Teachers' Association says the responsibility for contact tracing should not be dumped on the shoulders of school staff. “We need to be very clear, this is the job of government to give this basic health information, to make
  
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• 'Worked hard to get where he was': Calgary basketball player victim in fatal shooting

  13-10-2021 02:54
  
  Members of Calgary's basketball community are among those mourning the death of a man who they say inspired people on and off the court. John Smith, a one-time MVP at the college level, was found suffering gunshot wounds just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Eighth Avenue S.W., near the Junction Underground and Common Bond restaurant.   Smith played guard for the SAIT Trojans and in recent years coached and mentored young players, including Chris Sharkey's son. Sharkey says he's g
  
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• Alberta snow-removal contractors buried by skyrocketing insurance premiums

  13-10-2021 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta snow-removal contractor is fighting back against huge insurance premium hikes fueled by what he believes are fraudulent injury claims.
  
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• Fears Alberta’s fourth wave may worsen strain put on hospitals

  13-10-2021 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite signs COVID-19 cases may be peaking in Alberta, hospitals and health workers are still being pushed to their limits by the Delta variant-driven fourth wave. The concern now is that Thanksgiving gatherings and loose restrictions may still fuel a bigger surge amid low vaccinations in parts of the province. Heather Yourex-West looks at how...
  
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• Lethbridge election: ‘No easy answer’ to city’s social issues for future council - Globalnews.ca

  13-10-2021 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge election: ‘No easy answer’ to city’s social issues for future council  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge election: ‘No easy answer’ to city’s social issues for future council

  13-10-2021 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  With 30 overdoses deaths through the first seven months of 2021, the opioid crisis continues to hit Lethbridge hard.
  
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• New local marketplace prepares to open as Lethbridge Farmers’ Market concludes - Global News

  13-10-2021 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  New local marketplace prepares to open as Lethbridge Farmers’ Market concludes  Global News
  
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• New local marketplace prepares to open as Lethbridge Farmers’ Market concludes

  13-10-2021 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The newly-formed YQL Marketplace is getting to open, giving vendors and customers the chance to shop local year-round.
  
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• Decision Lethbridge 2021: ‘No easy answer’ to city’s social issues for future council

  13-10-2021 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  With 30 overdose deaths through the first seven months of 2021, the opioid crisis continues to hit Lethbridge hard. As advocates continue to press for more supports, Erik Bay tells us what local groups hope a new city council will achieve in that fight at the municipal level.
  
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• Alberta sees signs of recovery, but top doc warns COVID-19 fourth wave isn’t over

  13-10-2021 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces positive signs in the COVID-19 fight, but reminds Albertans that the fourth wave is not over.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta health president ‘more optimistic’ as pressure on hospitals ease slightly

  13-10-2021 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, discusses the current situation in Alberta’s hospitals as the COVID-19 fourth wave pressure eases slightly.
  
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• Alberta launches app to scan COVID-19 proof-of-vaccine QR code

  13-10-2021 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the launch of a government-supported verification app to check proof of COVID-19 vaccination with a QR code.
  
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• 'He's got that character': Gaudreau wants to be more of a leader with Calgary Flames

  13-10-2021 00:51
  
  It's hard to believe but Johnny Gaudreau is going into his eighth season with the Calgary Flames. The wee wizard has seen his share of good times, and bad times, since he played his first game back in the 2013-14 season. He says one thing he'd love to change heading into the coming year is getting off to a better start. "I don't think I've ever had a really, you know, good start since I've been in Calgary," Gaudreau said. "I think it would be nice to get off to a good start, string a few wins an
  
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