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• University of Lethbridge raises more than $100M for school - Globalnews.ca

  25-11-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  University of Lethbridge raises more than $100M for school  Globalnews.ca
  
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• University of Lethbridge raises more than $100M for school

  25-11-2021 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was a fundraising effort years in the making to support students, programs and research. As Jessica Robb explains, the University of Lethbridge has ended SHINE: The Campaign for the University of Lethbridge on a high note.
  
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• Supports grow for palliative care in southern Alberta

  25-11-2021 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government of Alberta recently announced a series of grants worth $11 million to be put toward palliative and end-of-life care. Eloise Therien hears from health-care professionals in southern Alberta about what areas need more support, and the importance of palliative care.
  
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• Technology helps care home residents travel around the world while exercising

  25-11-2021 23:32
  
  A massive digital library is allowing a few lucky rehabilitating Calgarians to roam the world while pedalling in place. Motitech is a digital library filled with 2,200 videos from 40 different countries. Dan McEwen is its director of marketing development based in Ottawa while the company's head office is in Norway. He says any kind of stationary pedalling can be put in front of a screen where images are projected to make it look like the rider is part of the scene. "We film it with seniors in m
  
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• Canada Olympic Park ski and snowboard hill opens Friday

  25-11-2021 23:17
  
  WinSport says the ski and snowboard hill at Canada Olympic Park will open on Friday.  "Our snowmaking team has been taking advantage of every cold-weather window to open as much terrain as possible," read a Thursday news release.  The Legacy Express and 88 Express lift will open at 1 p.m., along with the novice area and progression park.  Though only limited terrain will be open on Friday, WinSport said more will be made available as snowmaking permits. Are you ready #Calgary
  
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• Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate

  25-11-2021 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday that its final combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate for most Canadian producers will be 17.9 per cent.
  
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• David Suzuki apologizes for ‘poorly chosen’ words about pipelines being ‘blown up’

  25-11-2021 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a Nov. 20 interview, David Suzuki suggested pipelines will be "blown up" if governments fail to take urgent action on the climate crisis.
  
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• What city should you move to? Calgary top-ranked Canadian city in British relocation report

  25-11-2021 22:52
  
  No ocean views. No mild climate. No baseball. No problem. A British finance website columnist scoured the world for the best cities to relocate to, and somewhat surprisingly, Calgary was designated as the top Canadian city. Columnist James Andrews spoke to mortgage experts and weighed a number of factors, including average house price, monthly income, Wi-Fi speed, temperature, monthly living costs, life expectancy, green spaces, restaurants, and precipitation to come up with the global list. Num
  
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• 'Predators do have a place in the prairies': Albertan photographs endangered Swift Foxes

  25-11-2021 22:25
  
  It was a warm Sunday in July when amateur wildlife photographer Mike Borlé stumbled upon a single Swift Fox in a rural area south of Medicine Hat. The Swift Fox, which is endangered, was once abundant in Alberta but populations declined as a result of habit loss. Borlé is an environmental coordinator by trade who works for wind power projects in the province. "I always have my camera with me whenever I'm touring around the southeastern part of the province,” he explained
  
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• Southern Alberta woman charged with murder in death of travelling partner

  25-11-2021 22:14
  
  A 26-year-old woman from Medicine Hat has been charged with first degree murder and indignity to human remains in connection with the discovery of a body outside Pincher Creek. RCMP officials confirm the remains of a woman were located and reported to police on the morning of Nov. 19 at a rural location outside the town. The deceased was identified as 34-year-old Megan Eekma following an autopsy conducted days later by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary. Melissa Lynn Martens-Lag
  
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• AFN announces 13 delegates set to meet Pope Francis in push for residential school apology

  25-11-2021 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The delegation includes elders, residential school survivors and youth.
  
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• Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 22:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII results in fatality - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII results in fatality  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government accelerating the development of tech startups - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 21:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta government accelerating the development of tech startups  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I apologize': David Suzuki says he was wrong to warn that pipelines will be blown up

  25-11-2021 21:26
  
  Environmentalist and TV host David Suzuki apologized Thursday for comments he made about exploding pipelines. On Saturday, while participating in a protest in Victoria, Suzuki told CHEK News that, “There are going to be pipelines blowing up if our leaders don’t pay attention to what’s going on.” After criticism, including from the premier of Alberta, Suzuki attempted to clarify that his statements were not an indication of support for violence or destruction but simply a
  
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• Canada’s program to cut greenhouse-gas emissions is failing, audit shows

  25-11-2021 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  ``This is a program that needs a vast improvement,'' commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Thursday of the program called the Onshore Emissions Reduction Fund.
  
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• WestJet and TELUS launch facial recognition boarding trial at Calgary International Airport

  25-11-2021 21:08
  
  WestJet and TELUS have teamed up for a first-of-its-kind trial in Canada that will see facial recognition used prior to boarding for some flights departing Calgary international Airport. The process is touchless, and uses "safe and secure facial verification technology," the companies said in a release. "The travel experience is evolving to include many touchless processes and WestJet is innovating to ensure our guests' travel journey improves to become more seamless and efficient, while priorit
  
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• Ontario parent waiting for $10-a-day child care deal: ‘What is the holdup?’

  25-11-2021 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario parent is calling on the province and federal government to sign $10-a-day daycare deal.
  
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• How Edmonton could ban plastic bags, straws and styrofoam by 2023

  25-11-2021 20:48
  
  The City of Edmonton is getting closer to banning several single-use items and imposing fees for other commonly-trashed stuff, and a new city document has revealed details about how it might work. Under the proposed rules, plastic shopping bags would be banned along with plastic straws and styrofoam cups and containers. Customers would also have to pay a minimum fee of 25 cents for disposable cups, a 15 cent minimum fee on paper bags, and a $1 fee on reusable bags. "This means fewer single-use i
  
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• 'Get worse before it gets better': Alberta agencies struggle under demand from 'shadow pandemic'

  25-11-2021 20:25
  
  Alberta agencies supporting women and girls experiencing domestic violence say the demand for supports are higher than ever during the pandemic and expect it will take around five years before numbers begin to fall. The rates of domestic violence and severity of violence skyrocketed across the globe during the pandemic, including in Alberta, which saw numbers jump between 30 and 50 per cent in some areas. The Sagesse Domestic Violence prevention Society had to expand its services with demand inc
  
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• 'Get worse before it gets better': Alberta agencies say domestic violence increased during pandemic

  25-11-2021 20:25
  
  Alberta agencies supporting women and girls experiencing domestic violence say the demand for supports are higher than ever during the pandemic and expect it will take around five years before numbers begin to fall. The rates of domestic violence and severity of violence skyrocketed across the globe during the pandemic, including in Alberta, which saw numbers jump between 30 and 50 per cent in some areas. The Sagesse Domestic Violence prevention Society had to expand its services with demand inc
  
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• Emissions reduction fund poorly designed, misleads on emissions cuts: audit - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 20:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Emissions reduction fund poorly designed, misleads on emissions cuts: audit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 killed in massive tractor trailer pileup on QEII near Ponoka after morning freezing rain

  25-11-2021 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person was killed in a pileup of semi trucks on Alberta's busiest highway Thursday morning, when as freezing rain slicked over roads and highways.
  
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• 1 person killed in massive pileup on QEII near Ponoka

  25-11-2021 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  One person was killed in a pileup of semi trucks on the QEII Thursday morning, when freezing rain slicked over roads and highways in and around Edmonton. Dan Grummett reports live from the crash scene near Ponoka.
  
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• Cargill workers in High River to strike on December 6 - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 20:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Cargill workers in High River to strike on December 6  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 killed in 3-semi crash on Highway 2 in central Alberta

  25-11-2021 19:53
  
  A person was killed in a pileup between multiple semis on the QEII between Edmonton and Calgary Thursday morning.  RCMP said around 6:15 a.m., a semi reportedly jackknifed and was hit by a second semi north of Ponoka. A third semi couldn't stop and slid into the others.  One of the semi drivers was killed.  It's unknown how many vehicles were involved in total.  Northbound traffic was rerouted at the Highway 53 overpass for most of Thursday, as the QEII reopened after 7 p.m.&
  
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• 55K pediatric COVID-19 vaccines booked, Alberta’s full supply now here

  25-11-2021 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Thursday morning, more than 55,000 appointments for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine had been made in Alberta.
  
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• Gen. Wayne Eyre named permanent defence chief despite McDonald seeking reinstatement - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gen. Wayne Eyre named permanent defence chief despite McDonald seeking reinstatement  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Uncertainty remains over Ottawa's $150M with Blood Tribe - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 19:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Uncertainty remains over Ottawa's $150M with Blood Tribe  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Argentina celebrates Maradona one year after his death - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 19:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Argentina celebrates Maradona one year after his death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Child COVID-19 vaccine clinics ramping up in Ontario on Thursday - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 19:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Child COVID-19 vaccine clinics ramping up in Ontario on Thursday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alleged threats at knifepoint prompts lockdown of Lethbridge school, suspect arrested in playground - CTV News Calgary

  25-11-2021 19:01 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Alleged threats at knifepoint prompts lockdown of Lethbridge school, suspect arrested in playground  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alleged threats at knifepoint prompts lockdown of Lethbridge school, suspect arrested in playground

  25-11-2021 19:01
  
  A 31-year-old Lethbridge man faces several charges following a police investigation into reports of a suspect with a knife near a Lethbridge elementary school. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Fourth Avenue N. early Wednesday afternoon following a call a man with a knife had been threatening others and was headed toward Westminster Elementary School. The school was placed in lockdown as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students and staff. The suspect was located on the scho
  
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• Calgary Zoo says goodbye to 1 male tiger, hello to another

  25-11-2021 18:53
  
  The Calgary Zoo is getting a new tiger that is expected to be a perfect match for female Sarma, and will hopefully lead to the pitter patter of little paws. Sarma, a 10-year-old Amur tiger, came to the zoo in 2017. A year later, another tiger, male Youri, came to the zoo from Quebec. It was hoped the pair would mate as they were recommended for breeding by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan (SPP) – described by the Calgary Zoo as a "modern-day dating a
  
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• Senator to revive bill to help jurors access mental health support - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 18:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Senator to revive bill to help jurors access mental health support  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Collaros, Stanback named as division finalists for CFL's outstanding player honour - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 18:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Collaros, Stanback named as division finalists for CFL's outstanding player honour  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 18:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Time-delayed safes could help thwart narcotic robberies: Alberta College of Pharmacy

  25-11-2021 18:05
  
  With drug store robberies becoming increasingly common in recent months, the Alberta College of Pharmacy is recommending narcotics be stored in time-delayed safes and staff be given panic alarms. The recommendations are the result of a working group formed in April between RCMP, Calgary police, Edmonton police, the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) and the Alberta Pharmacists' Association (RxA). "The increase in pharmacy robberies and the level of violence associated with these incidents are con
  
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• Canadian research shows extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe

  25-11-2021 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada.
  
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• Victims of fatal Macleod Trail crash identified as father and young daughter

  25-11-2021 17:33
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms Wednesday afternoon's crash along Macleod Trail claimed the lives of a 37-year-old man and his seven-year-old daughter, and sent his 11-year-old daughter to hospital in serious condition. Police officials say a three-quarter ton pickup truck was travelling northbound on Macleod Trail in the left hand lane approaching the Lake Fraser Gate S.E. intersection shortly before 5:30 p.m. when it rear-ended a sedan travelling the same direction. The impact of the colli
  
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• Calgary man charged in Macleod Trail crash that killed father, daughter

  25-11-2021 17:33
  
  Calgary police say charges have been laid in a hit-and-run crash on Macleod Trail on Wednesday that killed a seven-year-old girl and her father. The three-car crash happened in the 12800 block of Macleod Trail S.E. just before 5:30 p.m. Police said a three-quarter ton pickup truck was travelling north on Macleod Trail approaching Lake Fraser Gate S.E. when it rear-ended a sedan travelling the same direction. The impact of the collision sent the sedan over the median and into the southbound
  
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• Calgary family mourns loss of father and young daughter killed in Macleod Trail crash

  25-11-2021 17:33
  Pierre Mulamba and his seven-year-old daughter, Ninelle Tshamwena are described by family members as kind souls, both with a passion for singing and excited about the opportunity brought to them after immigrating to Canada. The 37-year-old father and Tshamwena — who also went by the name 'Blessing' —- were tragically killed Wednesday evening in a crash on a busy Calgary street.  Police officials say a three-quarter ton pickup truck was travelling north on Macleod Trail
  
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• Alexis Lafreniere still finding his way in second season with Rangers - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 17:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alexis Lafreniere still finding his way in second season with Rangers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says - Lethbridge News Now

  25-11-2021 17:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chinook wind has Calgary flirting with double-digit temperatures

  25-11-2021 16:04
  
  There are a number of weather warnings in place for B.C. and Alberta; in B.C., there are rainfall warnings calling for up to 150 millimetres along Vancouver Island... much of that has already fallen, but that's still on its way down. Inland, it's more of the same. In the mountain parks, the Icefields Parkway is under a winter storm warning. Up to a foot of snow is possible in spots between Jasper and Lake Louise, but that moisture is predominantly sticking in the higher elevations. The foothills
  
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• Alberta reports 379 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

  25-11-2021 15:57
  
  Alberta reported 379 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Thursday. The province has 4,969 active cases after its latest data update. There are 465 Albertans in hospital, including 98 in ICU. Out of Albertans 12 and older, 88.5 per cent have one vaccine dose and 83.4 per cent have multiple. OTHER COVID-19 RELATED NEWS  Alberta’s updated COVID-19 vaccination QR code, which is supposed to meet the Canadian standard for domestic and international travel, was largely unavailable the first
  
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• Downtown house fire quickly extinguished: Kingston Fire and Rescue

  25-11-2021 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kingston firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday night on Rideau Street. Damages from the blaze are estimated at around $100,000.
  
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• Southern Alberta Cargill workers reject company's latest offer, strike action possible Dec. 6

  25-11-2021 15:19
  
  The union representing workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant near High River, Alta. has overwhelmingly rejected the employer's contract offer and workers have voted to strike in early December. In a release, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 says 98 per cent of members have voted in favour of job action if a deal is not reached by Dec. 6 "These workers have been through hell. They want a fair deal and what Cargill has offered does not meet that threshold. Simply put,
  
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• 'Been through hell': Cargill workers reject company's latest offer, strike action possible Dec. 6

  25-11-2021 15:19
  
  The union representing workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant near High River, Alta. has overwhelmingly rejected the employer's contract offer and workers have voted to strike in early December. In a release, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 says 98 per cent of members have voted in favour of job action if a deal is not reached by Dec. 6. "These workers have been through hell. They want a fair deal and what Cargill has offered does not meet that threshold. Simply put
  
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• 'Been through hell': Alta. Cargill workers reject company's latest offer, strike action possible Dec. 6

  25-11-2021 15:19
  
  The union representing workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant near High River, Alta. has overwhelmingly rejected the employer's contract offer and workers have voted to strike in early December. In a release, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 says 98 per cent of members have voted in favour of job action if a deal is not reached by Dec. 6. "These workers have been through hell. They want a fair deal and what Cargill has offered does not meet that threshold. Simply put
  
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