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• Alberta’s active COVID-19 cases continue to decline Tuesday, hospitalizations remain high

  02-11-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health announced Tuesday that 315 new COVID-19 cases were identified in the last 24 hours out of 7,544 tests.
  
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• U of L board of governors, faculty association heading for mediation - Global News

  02-11-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  U of L board of governors, faculty association heading for mediation  Global News
  
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• U of L board of governors, faculty association heading for mediation

  02-11-2021 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  After 15 meetings, the University of Lethbridge board of governors and its faculty association remain at an impasse when it comes to a new collective bargaining agreement.
  
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• New British consul-general for western Canada looks to deepen ties between countries

  02-11-2021 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jonathan Turner wants to build on the work of his predecessor to deepen economic ties between the United Kingdom and western Canada.
  
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• Injured BASE jumper saved from Kananaskis mountain after parachute malfunction

  02-11-2021 22:43
  
  A BASE jumper whose twisted parachute sent him careening into a cliff face in the Rocky Mountains was saved during a daring rescue on Sunday. Kananaskis Country Public Safety (KCPS) said the injured BASE jumper was stuck about halfway down the East End of Rundle (EEOR), a mountain west of Canmore, after the parachute malfunctioned. According to KCPS, the man's parachute snagged on a small rock horn, stopping him from falling the entire distance of the rock face. Despite this, he suffered multipl
  
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• Local tech sector company helping train oil sands workers

  02-11-2021 22:03
  
  Calgary-based Exergy Solutions has developed a virtual reality tool that Suncor workers in Edmonton are using right now. In an interview with CTV, Exergy president and CEO Billy Rideout explained that the technology allows operators to get into a virtualized environment and then train in real time in what appears to be a real oil sands facility without leaving Edmonton. "It's just like they're there and they're learning how to how to open and close valves and how to operate the facility safely,"
  
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• Innisfail traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs and stolen handgun, Edmontonian charged

  02-11-2021 21:27
  
  An alleged drug dealer from Edmonton faces more than a dozen charges following a Halloween night traffic stop in a southern Alberta town. At around 11 p.m. on Oct. 31, RCMP officers stopped a vehicle in the town of Innisfail as part of their 'proactive patrols' and soon discovered the driver was wanted on outstanding warrants out of the provincial capital. The vehicle was searched and officers seized:5 grams of fentanyl; 37 grams of cocaine; 31 grams of fentanyl; An undisclosed amount of cash; S
  
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• Labour shortages slowing pace of fleet activations for Calfrac Well Services

  02-11-2021 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calfrac president Lindsay Link said the company is also expecting an increased demand for its services in 2022, driving improvements in operating and financial performance.
  
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• 3 Lethbridge police officers tender guilty pleas as part of 'MemeGate' disciplinary hearing - CBC.ca

  02-11-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca
  
  3 Lethbridge police officers tender guilty pleas as part of 'MemeGate' disciplinary hearing  CBC.ca
  
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• 1.35M illegal cigarettes seized in central Alberta: RCMP

  02-11-2021 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said there was an illegal wholesale supplier of contraband cigarettes operating in Red Deer, who was distributing products throughout the province.
  
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• Kenney grilled on Alberta's 4th wave response, claims Hinshaw made no recommendations in August

  02-11-2021 20:43
  
  Premier Jason Kenney suggests Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is to blame for not bringing forward 'further recommendations' at the height of the fourth wave this summer. The premier, alongside other provincial ministers, were grilled by the official opposition in a COVID-19 response debate in the legislature late Monday night.  "Had there been further recommendations later in August to take additional measures, I would have immediately convened a cabinet committee meeting t
  
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• Kenney grilled on 4th wave response, claims Hinshaw made no recommendations in August

  02-11-2021 20:43
  
  Premier Jason Kenney suggests Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is to blame for not bringing forward 'further recommendations' at the height of the fourth wave this summer. The premier, alongside other provincial ministers, were grilled by the official opposition in a COVID-19 response debate in the legislature late Monday night.  "Had there been further recommendations later in August to take additional measures, I would have immediately convened a cabinet committee meeting t
  
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• Protesters leave behind wooden gallow, noose at Grande Prairie MLA’s home

  02-11-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's former municipal affairs minister, Tracy Allard says she's outraged after COVID-19 protesters came to her house on the weekend and hung up a noose.
  
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• Protesters leave behind wooden gallow, noose at Grand Prairie MLA’s home

  02-11-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's former municipal affairs minister, Tracy Allard says she's outraged after COVID-19 protesters came to her house on the weekend and hung up a noose.
  
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• 62 per cent of Alberta’s 2021 wildfires caused by people: province

  02-11-2021 20:14
  
  The Alberta wildfire season has come to a close with less area burned than average despite tinder dry conditions, the province said on Tuesday. During the 2021 season, there were a total of 1,307 wildfires resulting in 52,955 hectares burned. Between 2016 and 2020, Alberta saw an average of approximately 1,123 wildfires resulting in 317,326 hectares burned. “Despite seeing more wildfires than average starting over the dry spring and summer months, our expert staff were very successful in m
  
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• Calgary pastor and brother appealing sanctions for violating COVID-19 rules

  02-11-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary pastor and his brother are appealing sanctions they received for violating Alberta's COVID-19 rules.
  
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• Calgary pastor and brother appealing sanctions for COVID 19 civil contempt

  02-11-2021 20:05
  
  A Calgary pastor and his brother are appealing sanctions they received for violating Alberta's COVID-19 rules. Justice Adam Germain issued the sanctions for civil contempt last month for Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother Dawid Pawlowski, which included stiff fines, periods of probation and paying Alberta Health Services costs. The two men, as part of their probation, were also ordered to include in any public speeches that criticize COVID-19 measures a reference to the fact their
  
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• TikTok calls on parents to set up account and link with teens: ‘The digital space is your new normal’

  02-11-2021 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  TikTok encourages caregivers to set up accounts to link with teens for more oversight and control.
  
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• 'Over the line': Alberta MLA says COVID-19 protesters brought a noose to her house

  02-11-2021 19:55
  
  A UCP MLA in Grande Prairie, Alta., says a group of protesters descended on her house with a noose Sunday to "terrorize" her family and her neighbours. Tracy Allard — once the province's municipal affairs minister before she resigned amid a pandemic travel scandal — said about 30 protesters came to her house, upset about the province's COVID-19 rules. She posted an image of a noose on a stand she says they left in her yard. It read "hang em all" and "no to masks." "To the protesters:
  
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• TikTok calls on parents to set up account and link with teens

  02-11-2021 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  From Instagram to TikTok, more and more families are posting a glimpse of their day-to-day lives online. Kendra Slugoski reports on how parents can be their teen’s best guides — making sure they’re navigating platforms safely.
  
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• Calgarians should check smoke, CO alarms when clocks fall back this weekend

  02-11-2021 19:37
  
  The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) is encouraging people to check their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms this weekend when they turn their clocks back an hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7. The CFD says Calgarians can easily check the batteries in their alarms as they walk around their home on Sunday to change the time on their clocks. "Once you've done that, push the test button to ensure they are working," a Tuesday news release said. "It is recommended that b
  
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• Lethbridge officers admit to most misconduct allegations in MemeGate investigation

  02-11-2021 19:34
  
  A professional conduct hearing into the alleged creation and distribution of offensive memes involving members of the Lethbridge Police Service began Tuesday with an admission of guilt on several accusations. The memes targeted the former chief of the LPS and deputy police chief. On the first day of the hearing that's expected to last three days, Sgt. Jason Moulton, Const. David Easter and Const. Matt Rilkoff admitted to five of the counts against them, challenged another — that they utili
  
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• $1.35M in illegal cigarettes seized in central Alberta: RCMP

  02-11-2021 19:10
  
  A Red Deer, Alta., man faces multiple charges after Mounties say they seized over $1 million worth of illegal cigarettes from three properties in central Alberta in August. A two-month investigation led to the discovery of a wholesale supplier of contraband tobacco products that was operating out of Red Deer and distributing to several locations in Alberta, RCMP said in a news release. On Aug. 27, search warrants at the three properties revealed $1.35 million in illegal cigarettes, $14,000 in ca
  
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• 62% of Alberta wildfires were caused by humans in 2021

  02-11-2021 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Alberta wildfire season has come to an end and despite hot summer weather conditions, officials say it was a below-average year in terms of how much area burned.
  
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• Taber RCMP investigate fatal collision - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2021 17:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Taber RCMP investigate fatal collision  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crash near Taber kills 1 person, badly injures another: RCMP

  02-11-2021 17:50
  
  Alberta RCMP say one person was killed and another was injured in a crash between a semi-truck and a pickup truck near Taber on Monday. The collision happened in the intersection of Range Road 145 and Township Road 100 at around 6:45 a.m., RCMP said. An initial investigation suggests the pickup truck was westbound when it entered the intersection, colliding with the passenger-side of a northbound semi-truck. The driver of the semi-truck, from the Municipal District of Taber, was pronounced dead
  
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• School bus impaled by logs after collision north of Edmonton in Barrhead

  02-11-2021 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said a logging truck was turning in the town of Barrhead Tuesday morning, when some logs on the trailer swung out and went through the side of the school bus.
  
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• Giant logs slam through school bus with children on board near Edmonton

  02-11-2021 17:39
  
  A couple of logs that were lost from the back of a haul truck punched through a bus taking Alberta kids to school Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the incident in Barrhead, 120 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, Mounties said. According to officials, the “collision” happened in the 8 o'clock hour at 53 Avenue and Highway 33 as the log truck was turning right.  In pictures from the scene, two logs hang out of a driver’s side window toward the back of the bus. Two windo
  
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• Alta. students, driver OK after wood logs slide into school bus

  02-11-2021 17:39
  
  A couple of logs that were lost from the back of a haul truck punched through a bus taking Alberta kids to school Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the incident in Barrhead, 120 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, Mounties said. According to officials, the “collision” happened in the 8 o'clock hour at 53 Avenue and Highway 33 as the log truck was turning.  In pictures from the scene, two logs hang out of a driver’s side window toward the back of the bus. Two window pane
  
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• 1 man charged, another wanted on warrants in elaborate Calgary student loan scheme

  02-11-2021 17:04
  
  Calgary police say one man has been charged and another is wanted on warrants in connection to a student loan scheme alleged to have defrauded multiple post-secondary facilities. The investigation was launched two years ago after a peace officer with the advanced education special investigations team under the provincial government contacted police to report inconsistencies with several student loan applications. Police allege that between May 2017 and May 2020, two men used stolen identities an
  
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• 1 man charged, another wanted on warrants in elaborate Alberta student loan scheme

  02-11-2021 17:04
  
  Calgary police say one man has been charged and another is wanted on warrants in connection to a student loan scheme alleged to have defrauded multiple Alberta post-secondary facilities. The investigation was launched two years ago after a peace officer with the advanced education special investigations team under the provincial government contacted police to report inconsistencies with several student loan applications. Police allege that between May 2017 and May 2020, two men used stolen ident
  
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• Final arguments to be heard in trial of Calgary man accused of killing former girlfriend’s child

  02-11-2021 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Leeming pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson.
  
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• These Canadian airports will soon accept international flights

  02-11-2021 16:20
  
  Transport Canada says it is further easing travel restrictions in the country and will allow more airports to accept international passenger flights at the end of the month. In a press release issued Tuesday, Transport Canada said the government's "strict vaccine travel requirements" that will be fully phased in by Nov. 30, and the issuing of a pan-Canadian proof of vaccination passport, have created "opportunities for safe travel for vaccinated Canadians." The department noted that the next ste
  
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• More Canadian airports to accept international flights as of Nov. 30

  02-11-2021 16:20
  
  Transport Canada says it is easing restrictions on international flight arrivals in the country and will allow more airports to accept them at the end of the month.   As of Nov. 30, international flights carrying passengers will be allowed to land at these Canadian airports:St. John’s International John C. Munro Hamilton International Region of Waterloo International Regina International Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Kelowna International Abbotsford International Victori
  
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• Doorbell camera captures Calgary trick-or-treaters giving back

  02-11-2021 15:41
  
  A group of 10-year-old boys encountered an empty candy bowl while trick-or-treating in northwest Calgary Sunday night and took it upon themselves to ensure other children wouldn't end up empty handed. Reese, Lucas and twin brothers Tucker and Ryder were out Halloween night in Silver Springs when they came across a house where the bowl placed outside was void of treats. The group decided to give some of their own candy to the cause, leaving some of their trick-or-treating haul behind for the next
  
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• COP26: balancing the environment and the economy in Alberta

  02-11-2021 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will cap oil and gas sector emissions and ensure they decrease at a pace and scale needed to reach net-zero by 2050. Suncor Energy, along with other oilsands producers, are working towards that — but say it’s dependent on collaborating and funding from governments. Kim Smith has more.
  
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• Murder or an accident: Robert Leeming's trial in toddler's death hears final arguments

  02-11-2021 13:57
  
  The lawyer for a man who has admitted to murdering his former girlfriend but denies killing her daughter says a lack of evidence should raise reasonable doubt about his guilt, but the Crown says his denial is a calculated scheme to get away with the crime. Robert Leeming, 36, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. In his closing arguments Tuesday, defence lawyer Balfour Der
  
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• 'Lack of evidence' should raise doubt in Calgary toddler's death: defence

  02-11-2021 13:57
  
  The lawyer for a Calgary man who has admitted to murdering his former girlfriend but denies killing her toddler daughter says a lack of evidence should raise reasonable doubt about his guilt. Robert Leeming pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. In his closing arguments, lawyer Balfour Der says there is no evidence to prove that Leeming was responsible for the girl
  
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• Final arguments in trial of Calgary man accused of killing former girlfriend's child

  02-11-2021 13:57
  
  Final arguments are to be heard today at the trial of a man who has admitted to the murder of his one-time girlfriend but denies killing her young daughter. Robert Leeming pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. The mother and daughter were reported missed on April 23, 2019. Their bodies were found in a shallow grave west of Calgary two weeks later after Leeming led two under
  
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• Calfrac Well Services reports Q3 loss, revenue more than doubles from year ago

  02-11-2021 13:52
  
  Calfrac Well Services Ltd. reported a loss in its latest quarter as its revenue more than doubled compared with a year ago. The oilfield services company says it lost $1.5 million or four cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $50 million or $17.20 per diluted share in the same quarter last year. Revenue totalled $295.8 million, up from $127.8 million a year ago. Calfrac says the increase in revenue was mainly due to its fracturing job count more than dou
  
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• Lethbridge Food Bank aiming to boost accessibility as busy season nears - Lethbridge News Now

  02-11-2021 13:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Food Bank aiming to boost accessibility as busy season nears  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday: 4 in 5 eligible Albertans fully immunized

  02-11-2021 13:39
  
  Eighty per cent of eligible Albertans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. About 87 per cent of the population aged 12 and up has had at least one shot, provincial data released Monday showed. Some 1,200 new cases and 18 deaths were reported over the weekend to Alberta Health. In total, 3,111 Albertans have died from the disease.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in your community: Edmonton’s coronavirus status in numbersAs of Monday, 689 Albertans were in hospital
  
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• Alberta reports 315 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths

  02-11-2021 13:39
  
  Alberta reported 315 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Tuesday. The province now has 6,911 active cases and 691 patients in hospital, including 159 in ICU. The eight deaths increased the province's toll to 3,119 since the pandemic started.  COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday*691 in hospital *159 in ICU*+8 deaths-3,119*315 new cases (340 adj) *7-day ave = 476 *6,911 activesMores here⬇️https://t.co/GT9tT56QS6#COVID19AB pic.twitter.com/KVZJmxHIH3 — Matthew Black (@ByMatthe
  
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• New Lethbridge City Council appoints acting & deputy mayor positions - My Lethbridge Now

  02-11-2021 13:36 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  New Lethbridge City Council appoints acting & deputy mayor positions  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Feds announce new emission reduction targets on world stage without consulting Alberta

  02-11-2021 13:16
  
  The Prime Minister introduced new targets, intended to address the climate crisis, during a global climate conference this week that will have a considerable impact to Alberta's oil, gas and coal production. Trudeau announced new emission reduction targets for the country including putting a price on pollution, setting a pace to achieve net-zero by 2050. Part of the promise to cap Canada's oil and gas emissions has to do with the country's previously announced commitment to reduce greenhouse gas
  
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• Dierks Bentley, The Offspring and comedy tour coming to Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  02-11-2021 12:07 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Dierks Bentley, The Offspring and comedy tour coming to Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: ‘Hunted by evil’ — Part 2

  02-11-2021 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the monstrous acts Douglas Garland was found guilty of committing against a five-year-old child and his grandparents.
  
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• Three Lethbridge Police officers admit to misconduct, two others intend to resign over 2018 incident - My Lethbridge Now

  02-11-2021 08:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Three Lethbridge Police officers admit to misconduct, two others intend to resign over 2018 incident  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Lethbridge officers admit to most misconduct allegations in MemeGate investigation - CTV News Calgary

  02-11-2021 08:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge officers admit to most misconduct allegations in MemeGate investigation  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings take out frustrations on Lethbridge Hurricanes - Edmonton Sun

  02-11-2021 08:00 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Edmonton Oil Kings take out frustrations on Lethbridge Hurricanes  Edmonton Sun
  
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