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• Intense flooding, mudslides cause evacuations in B.C.

  15-11-2021 23:52
  
  Heavy rain has caused flooding, mudslides and evacuations across southern British Columbia. The province has been dealing with a "significant atmospheric river," as Environment and Climate Change Canada puts it, for the past three days, resulting in copious amounts of rain. As of 11 a.m. PST Monday, 229 millimetres fell in the Coquihalla Summit region since Saturday, the most currently reported by the federal agency.Track flood watches and warnings across B.C.The situation in B.C. is evolving to
  
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• Feds must consult provinces on emissions cap for oil, gas industry: Alberta premier

  15-11-2021 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney warned the federal government that it must consult with the provinces as Ottawa moves on plans to implement a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.
  
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• Calgary doctor reunites with paramedics who saved her life

  15-11-2021 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  As she began her EMS ride-along Monday, a Calgary doctor was able to reunite with the paramedics who saved her life in 2015.
  
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• Lethbridge City Council sets up future initiatives during inaugural meeting - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 23:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge City Council sets up future initiatives during inaugural meeting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 23:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'It's to keep everybody safe': How restaurants, Albertans are adapting to the vaccine QR code

  15-11-2021 23:15
  
  Alberta residents will now need more than a paper record from a COVID-19 vaccine clinic if they want to sit down at a restaurant, work out at a gym or enter indoor venues like arenas or movie theatres. Starting today, previous Alberta immunization records without a scannable QR code, including ones from vaccine providers and those saved from the province's MyHealth Records, will no longer be accepted as proof of vaccination under the Restrictions Exemption Program. Patrons 12 and older entering
  
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• Trans Mountain pipeline shut down due to severe rain, flooding in B.C.

  15-11-2021 23:06
  
  The Trans Mountain pipeline has been shut down temporarily due to widespread rains and flooding in British Columbia. Trans Mountain Corp. spokeswoman Ali Hounsell says the precautionary move was taken due to the flooding situation in the area of Hope, B.C. In addition, Hounsell says construction on the Trans Mountain expansion project has been temporarily halted in the Lower Mainland, Hope, and Merritt regions due to prolonged rainstorms. The 1,500-km Trans Mountain pipeline is Canada's only pip
  
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• Three charged with impaired driving Saturday in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 22:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Three charged with impaired driving Saturday in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News NowLethbridge police traffic stop produces 3 impaired driving charges  CTV TorontoPair of Lethbridge men charged after drug bust near north side school  My Lethbridge NowLethbridge Police traffic enforcement initiative results in three impaired driving charges  Canada Police ReportTwo Lethbridge men charged after traffic stop turns up drugs and firearm  CHAT News TodayVie
  
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• Ottawa must consult provinces on emissions cap for oil, gas industry: Alberta premier

  15-11-2021 22:19
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned the federal government on Monday that it must consult with the provinces as Ottawa moves on plans to implement a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector. The warning came during a rare appearance between Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Alberta became the latest province to agree to participate in a national child-care program. The two leaders sought to downplay their long-standing differences during a news conference in Edmonton announcing the
  
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• Three Ottawa Senators games postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak

  15-11-2021 21:14
  
  The NHL has postponed the next three Ottawa Senators games as the team continues to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak. The league and team announced Monday its next three games—Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, Thursday against the Nashville Predators and Saturday against the New York Rangers—have been postponed. The Senators have 10 players and one coach in the COVID-19 protocol. Forward Drake Batherson was the latest to test positive on Sunday. Austin Watson, Nick Holde
  
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• 2 men, including suspect, taken to hospital following Arbour Lake stabbing

  15-11-2021 20:55
  
  A Monday morning fight in a northwest neighbourhood escalated into a stabbing attack. Emergency crews responded to a location on Arbour Wood Mews N.W. shortly before noon following reports of a dispute. EMS officials confirm two men were taken by ambulance to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. Police confirm one of the men was suffering from stab wounds while the other patient is now in custody in connection with the incident. The nature of his injuries has not been confirmed.
  
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• $10-a-day child care to be available across Alberta within next 5 years: Trudeau, Kenney

  15-11-2021 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has become the latest province to sign on to a $10-a-day federal universal child-care program. Breanna Karstens-Smith has more details on how the program will roll out over the next five years.
  
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• Northland Village Mall being redeveloped into an open air shopping centre

  15-11-2021 20:30
  
  A mall in northwest Calgary that's been open since the '70s is getting a major makeover. Built in 1971, Northland Village Mall sits on the corner of Crowchild Trail ands Shaganappi Trail N.W. The shopping centre has seen renovations and expansions in the past, but nothing like what is planned for the facility now. Mall owner Primaris says the building will be converted to an open air shopping centre.As such, interior access to the mall closed to the public on Monday. AHS Hemodialysis, Winners an
  
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• Calgary to invest public dollars in venture capital fund aimed at growing tech sector

  15-11-2021 20:21
  
  The City of Calgary says it will invest $6 million into a venture capital fund in an effort to boost the city's growing tech sector. The investment will be made by the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF), a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary that aims to help diversify Calgary's economy. OCIF says it has selected Accelerate Fund III LP, an early-stage angel co-investment fund managed by Yaletown Partners in partnership with non-profit organization The A100. Under the terms of
  
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• Fluoride will return to Calgary water after 13-2 vote by council

  15-11-2021 20:19
  
  Calgary council has voted 13-2 in favour of returning fluoride to the city's water supply. The move at Monday's regular council meetin gfollows a ‘yes’ vote in a plebiscite held during the municipal election in October. Only Coun. Andre Chabot and Coun. Dan McLean voted against the measure on Monday. Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water in 2011 as directed by city council. This was the seventh plebiscite held on the fluoridation in Calgary, with previous votes in 199
  
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• Jason Kenney on leadership questions within the UCP, CPC: ‘Stability is what the public is looking for’

  15-11-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the same day Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing a new challenge to his leadership, Jason Kenney responded to several United Conservative Party constituency associations also triggering a review of his leadership within the next three months by detailing the work his government has done, adding he believes Albertans want stability right now.
  
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• BREAKING: Alberta & Ottawa announce $10/day child care program - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 19:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  BREAKING: Alberta & Ottawa announce $10/day child care program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chrystia Freeland praises Alberta mothers for decades-long affordable child-care fight: ‘We are getting the job done’

  15-11-2021 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland becomes emotional while speaking about the affordable child-care agreement in Alberta and how it furthers the feminist movement, sharing the story of how her late mother and other Alberta grandmothers fought for equality decades ago. She also shared the story of a young female Alberta farmer who pushed for child...
  
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• Trudeau promises $10-a-day child care across Alberta within 5 years

  15-11-2021 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Within five years, $10-a-day child care will be a reality right across the province,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said while unveiling details of the child-care agreement made between Alberta and the federal government. He said in 2022, child-care fees will be cut in half for Alberta families and new early learning spaces will be created.
  
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• Alberta affordable child-care plan to lower fees, expand spaces and create jobs: Kenney

  15-11-2021 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced details of an affordable child-care agreement in Alberta, saying fees will drop by an average of 50 per cent by early 2022 and families will pay an average of $10 a day by 2025/26. He added the agreement covers a variety of licensed child-care options, including pre-school and day homes.
  
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• Conservative senator launches petition pushing for review of O'Toole's leadership - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 19:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Conservative senator launches petition pushing for review of O'Toole's leadership  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Accused Calgary bank robbery arrested thanks to eagle-eyed witnesses: police

  15-11-2021 19:12
  
  Police say they were able to nab an alleged bank robber the same day the crime was committed, thanks to attentive witnesses. The robbery happened at a CIBC in the 5600 block of Fourth Street N.W. at around 4 p.m. on Nov. 8. Police said the robber approached a teller with a note saying he had a firearm and wanted cash. "The teller complied and provided the man with an undisclosed amount of money," a Calgary Police Service news release said. "He then fled the bank in a vehicle." No customers or ba
  
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• Applications open Dec. 1 for Rotary/Exhibition Agricultural Scholarships - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 19:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Applications open Dec. 1 for Rotary/Exhibition Agricultural Scholarships  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 22 UCP constituency associations call for early leadership review for Kenney - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 18:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  22 UCP constituency associations call for early leadership review for Kenney  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Legacy's annual Christmas lights display kicks off in southeast Calgary

  15-11-2021 18:28
  
  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Legacy. The southeast Calgary community's annual holiday light display will start up on Monday evening. It's one of the largest free Christmas displays in Calgary and uses more than a 1.2 million lights. The Christmas lights adorn parks, playgrounds, trees, homes and the Legacy clock tower.The display is put on by the Legacy Residents Association with lights from community developer WestCreek Developments. The annual display has been a tradition for
  
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• Flooding and mudslides in B.C. wreak havoc on highways, forcing evacuations

  15-11-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  All major east-west routes in and out of the Lower Mainland remain closed. The Trans-Canada Highway to Alberta, between Revelstoke and Golden, is closed due to flooding.
  
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• Alberta UCP constituency associations demand Kenney leadership review within 3 months

  15-11-2021 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney’s next leadership review was not expected to take place until late 2022.
  
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• Flooding forces closure of Highway 3 east of Fernie - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 17:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Flooding forces closure of Highway 3 east of Fernie  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec judge rules province's abandoned health-care vaccine mandate is legal - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 17:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec judge rules province's abandoned health-care vaccine mandate is legal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Judge dismisses weapons charge at Rittenhouse murder trial - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 17:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Judge dismisses weapons charge at Rittenhouse murder trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Questioning Kenney? UCP associations confirm threshold met to warrant leadership review

  15-11-2021 16:54
  
  The United Conservative Party Constituency Association Presidents confirm a special motion has been passed by enough associations to pave the way for a review of Premier Jason Kenney's leadership. At least 22 associations, accounting for more than a quarter of the UCP associations, passed a special motion demanding a leadership review be held within the next three months. According to the association presidents, the passing of the special motion by the 22 associations meets the threshold to trig
  
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• Floodwaters force evacuation of Merritt, parts of Abbotsford and other B.C. communities

  15-11-2021 16:23
  
  The intense storm that bombarded British Columbia forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Monday, including the entire community of Merritt. Videos and images taken by Merritt residents Monday morning captured streets flooded with feet of water, including one striking picture of a car floating down Coldstream Avenue. Some homes in the Nicola Valley community, located east of Lytton, were evacuated overnight as unrelenting rain drenched much of the province, causing flooding, mudsli
  
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• Floodwaters force evacuation of entire city of Merritt, B.C.

  15-11-2021 16:23
  
  The intense storm bombarding British Columbia has forced officials to evacuate the entire City of Merritt, where floodwaters have "inundated" bridges and left the local sewage treatment plant inoperable. Some homes were evacuated overnight as unrelenting rain drenched much of the province, causing flooding, mudslides, rockslides and widespread highway closures between the Lower Mainland and Southern Interior. Merritt announced the expanded city-wide evacuation order shortly after 10 a.m., urging
  
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• Djokovic beats Ruud at ATP Finals for 6th straight win - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 16:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Djokovic beats Ruud at ATP Finals for 6th straight win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy won't seek reelection - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 16:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy won't seek reelection  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dan Vladar, Calgary Flames shut out Senators 4-0 to snap 3-game losing skid

  15-11-2021 16:17
  
  A mid-November game won't likely stand out for too many players, but for Dan Vladar this will be one to remember. The Calgary Flames netminder made 27 saves to post his first career shutout in a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. Vladar was making just his ninth career start as the Flames work their way through a seven-game road trip. "From the get-go, we were just the better team," said Vladar. "More focused and the guys played great in front of me. I had no rebounds. So, easy game for
  
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• Alberta to announce grant to help Métis groups protect economic interests

  15-11-2021 16:06
  
  A new grant program supporting Métis organizations stand up for their economic interests is slated to be announced on Monday. The money will support the “fight against federal legislation that harms their interests," a government news release said. Premier Jason Kenney and Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson are slated to reveal the details of the program at 1:30 p.m. Fort McKay Métis Nation president Ron Quintal and Willow Lake Métis Nation leaders Stella Lavale
  
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• Canada's largest solar panel project to create more than 1,000 jobs in oil country

  15-11-2021 15:59
  
  Canada's largest solar panel project is poised to create more than 1,000 jobs at the peak of its construction in southern Alberta. That’s according to Dan Balaban the co-founder and CEO of Calgary-based Greengate, which is developing and managing the project. The project, which is receiving funding from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, will be the size of 1,600 football fields and include more than 1 million solar panels.Sign up for The Climate Barometer, delivered to your inbox every w
  
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• Democrat Beto O'Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 15:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Democrat Beto O'Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Snow this morning, wind this afternoon for Calgary

  15-11-2021 15:20
  
  Your bottom line up front: Avoid travel where you can. Damaging wind is possible south of Calgary. Heavy snow is possible north of us. Calgary's full Stealers Wheel, with some snow, some wind, and parameters aligned for no watch, warning, or statement at this time. Here we go:The jet is south of us. We're in a zone where Pacific moisture is hurtling off the foothills, which paints this picture of warnings for BC:Extraordinarily heavy rain has generated terrible conditions, including evacuation o
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 17 weekend deaths as ICU count hits lowest mark since August

  15-11-2021 14:50
  The number of Albertans in intensive care units due to COVID-19 hit a 2 1/2 month low on Monday as the province reported 1,068 new cases and 17 new deaths over the weekend. Monday's update included data from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  There are now 519 people in hospital with COVID-19, down 185 from the start of the month and about where the patient count was in early September. There are 100 patients in intensive care units, the lowest number since Aug. 29.Infographics: COVID-19 in Albe
  
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• Trudeau, Kenney ink child-care deal for Alberta

  15-11-2021 14:40
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney have signed a deal to make child-care services in the province more affordable. This makes Alberta the eighth province to formalize an agreement with the federal government that would see billions of dollars go towards establishing $10-per-day early learning and child care by 2026. Ottawa unveiled their ambitious $30 billion child-care plan in their spring budget. More to come…
  
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• Alberta to announce child-care deal with federal government

  15-11-2021 14:40
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are set to announce a deal they've reached on child care during an event in Edmonton today.WATCH LIVE: PM Trudeau, Alta. Premier Kenney make announcement  The federal Liberal government has already inked deals with seven provinces and one territory on its $30-billion, five-year child care plan, which promises to cut child-care prices to an average of $10 per day across the country, but Alberta and Ontario so far have remain
  
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• Blast of winter creates extreme highway conditions west of Calgary, severe weather alerts in place

  15-11-2021 14:33
  
  Snowy conditions has made for nearly impassable roads in the mountain parks and the flurries are now headed toward Calgary. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning near Banff, Lake Louise, and the Saskatchewan River Crossing and a winter storm warning is in effect for Yoho and Kootenay National Park where upward of 30 centimetres of snowfall is expected. Banff RCMP issued a release for extreme road conditions on Highway 93 near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary encouraging people to sta
  
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• Southern Alberta highway reopened after power poles go up in flames

  15-11-2021 14:19
  
  A highway west of Picture Butte, Alta. was temporarily closed to traffic after fires ignited along a number of power poles. A section of Highway 519 near Highway 25, approximately 15 kilometres north of Lethbridge, was closed due to the burning power poles, 511 Alberta confirmed shortly before 5 a.m. According to 511 Alberta, the highway reopened to trafffic at around 8:30 a.m.
  
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• Southern Alberta highway closed as power poles go up in flames

  15-11-2021 14:19
  
  A highway west of Picture Butte, Alta. has been closed to traffic after fires ignited along a number of power poles. A section of Highway 519 near Highway 25 was closed due to the burning power poles, 511 Alberta confirmed shortly before 5 a.m.. The closure is located approximately 15 kilometres north of Lethbridge. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning.
  
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• Alberta now requires vaccine record with QR code for its passport program

  15-11-2021 14:01
  
  Alberta residents will now need more than a paper record from a COVID-19 vaccine clinic if they want to sit down at a restaurant, work out at a gym or enter indoor venues like arenas or movie theatres. Starting today, previous Alberta immunization records without a scannable QR code, including ones from vaccine providers and those saved from the province's MyHealth Records, will no longer be accepted as proof of vaccination under the Restrictions Exemption Program. Patrons 12 and older entering
  
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• Pope honors Catholic priests, nuns who cared for HIV victims - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 13:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pope honors Catholic priests, nuns who cared for HIV victims  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Heavy rain sets off flooding, rock and mudslides in southern B.C. - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 13:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Heavy rain sets off flooding, rock and mudslides in southern B.C.  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UK police: Blast outside hospital was terrorist incident - Lethbridge News Now

  15-11-2021 12:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UK police: Blast outside hospital was terrorist incident  Lethbridge News Now
  
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