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• Active COVID cases in Alberta fall by over 400 since Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 23:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Active COVID cases in Alberta fall by over 400 since Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Victim of Cranston homicide identified as 35-year-old Norma-Jean Muirhead

  03-12-2021 23:56
  
  Calgary police have released the identity of a homicide victim found dead in the community of Cranston this week.  Police said officers were called to the 500 block of Cranston Drive S.E. just before 3 p.m. on Thursday for reports of a "medical event." Investigators found a woman in a parked vehicle, unconscious and unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. On Friday, police said an autopsy confirmed the victim is 35-year-old Norma-Jean Muirhead. Her death is Calgary'
  
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• 'Feels like I'm being punished': Confusion over ArriveCAN app forces Canadian travellers into quarantine

  03-12-2021 23:28
  
  Several fully vaccinated Canadians have been forced to quarantine for two weeks after returning from day trips to the U.S. and failing to pre-register on the ArriveCAN app, a requirement for re-entry. Last month, the federal government adjusted pandemic-era travel rules to allow fully vaccinated Canadians to re-enter the country within 72 hours without providing a negative PCR test, a decision widely celebrated by those who live near the U.S. border. However, travellers are still required to sub
  
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• Hope's Cradle being installed at Strathmore Fire Station, a first of its kind in Canada

  03-12-2021 23:11
  
  Construction of a Hope's Cradle is set to begin Saturday at the fire station in Strathmore, offering a last resort option for parents who don't feel they are able to care for a newborn. The impetus for the project came in 2017 after a baby was found abandoned in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve. "As a new father this hit me pretty hard and it weighed heavy on my mind … and I thought, what can we do to not have this happen anymore?" said Strathmore Fire Department Capt. Eric Alexander d
  
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• Castle Mountain ski resort delays opening by a week due to lack of snowfall

  03-12-2021 22:55
  
  Skiers in southwestern Alberta will need to wait a little bit longer to play in their backyard because there just isn't enough snow. Officials at Castle Mountain Ski Resort made the announcement they would be adjusting the opening date for the facility to Dec. 10. It was supposed to open Friday, but with no snow and warm weather hampering their ability to create any, operators said it was better to wait another week. It is not what they were looking forward to, especially after investing more th
  
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• Alberta firefighter recognized as 2021 'Champion of Mental Health'

  03-12-2021 22:32
  
  Gregg Schaalje places himself in the face of danger to protect others as an Alberta firefighter, but his co-workers look up to him for much more than just physical support in the event of an emergency.  “He is so effective at being there for people and creating an environment where he can be approached and reach out to for help,” said Rocky View County Fire and Rescue Capt. Devin Tiel. “Anytime there's a large event that we're aware of in the surrounding area, he reac
  
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• Surprises, disappointments as NHL passes schedule's quarter mark - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 22:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Surprises, disappointments as NHL passes schedule's quarter mark  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 22:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Senator who challenged O'Toole's leadership excluded from Senate committees - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 22:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Senator who challenged O'Toole's leadership excluded from Senate committees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Joint collaboration soil health project to increase on-farm fertilizer stewardship - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 21:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Joint collaboration soil health project to increase on-farm fertilizer stewardship  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary parents, charged with neglect, to appear in court next week after severely emaciated adult son found unresponsive

  03-12-2021 21:28
  
  Calgarians Malinda Phillips and Jonathon Grunewald are scheduled to appear in court next week. The couple is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life and negligence causing bodily harm. Phillips, 47, and Grunewald, 52, were charged after their dependent adult son was discovered in their Falconridge home unresponsive and malnourished. Police confirmed the 27- year-old's parents found him in his bedroom on Oct. 24, 2020 weighing just under 20 kilograms (43 pounds). He was taken to t
  
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• Calgary parents, charged with neglect, to appear in court after severely emaciated adult son found unresponsive

  03-12-2021 21:28
  
  Calgarians Malinda Phillips and Jonathon Grunewald are scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life and negligence causing bodily harm. Phillips, 47, and Grunewald, 52, were charged after their dependent adult son was discovered in their Falconridge home unresponsive and malnourished. Police confirmed the 27- year-old's parents found him in his bedroom on Oct. 24, 2020 weighing just under 20 kilograms (43 pounds). He was taken to the hospi
  
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• In 'Flee,' an Afghan refugee's tale in vivid animation - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 21:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  In 'Flee,' an Afghan refugee's tale in vivid animation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 1 dead, 1 hospitalized in crash on Hwy. 4 southeast of Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  03-12-2021 20:32 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  1 dead, 1 hospitalized in crash on Hwy. 4 southeast of Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 1 dead, 1 hospitalized in crash on Hwy. 4 southeast of Lethbridge

  03-12-2021 20:32
  
  One person is dead and another was taken to hospital following a Friday morning crash at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 845 in southern Alberta. Emergency crews responded to the intersection, located roughly 10 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge, at around 6:30 a.m. following reports of a crash. Coaldale Fire and Emergency Services confirms one person, age and gender not released, was pronounced dead on scene while a second person was transported to hospital. Their condition has not b
  
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• Alberta subsidies slashed ahead of affordable child-care program

  03-12-2021 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Child-care operators across Alberta are being told subsidies to low-income families are being cut.
  
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• Brian Jean preferred as UCP leader over Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith: Leger poll

  03-12-2021 20:14
  
  Albertans are more likely to vote for Brian Jean than Jason Kenney or Danielle Smith, a new Leger poll shows. Jean has support from 18 per cent of Albertans, the premier is preferred by 15 per cent and former Wildrose leader Smith polled at 11 per cent. A slight majority of Albertans, 51 per cent, said they would not vote for the UCP under any leader. "These poll results show that public mood in Alberta has shifted decisively against the United Conservative Party, most likely as a result of the
  
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• Okotoks seeks public feedback on e-scooter pilot program

  03-12-2021 20:08
  
  The Town of Okotoks is looking for feedback on its e-scooter pilot project to help determine if they should be brought back next year.  The town's shared e-scooter pilot program ran from June 1 to Oct. 31. During it’s run, 75 Bird Canada scooters were available to rent. Now, officials want to assess public interest in having the scooters return. "The town is closely monitoring interest in having another season of the program and will make any necessary adjustments to support the safet
  
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• No trial next week for man accused in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer: lawyer

  03-12-2021 19:58
  
  A lawyer for a man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer says his client's trial will not start next week. A jury trial was to begin Monday for Amir Abdulrahman on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett. Balfour Der has told court that there will instead be a plea with submissions on Wednesday. Police have said Harnett tried to stop an SUV on Dec. 31, after he noticed its licence plates didn't match its registration. They said the off
  
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• Calgary man who killed Jasmine Lovett to learn verdict next month in her daughter's death

  03-12-2021 19:50
  
  A Calgary judge says he will hand down a decision next month on whether a man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend is also guilty of killing her daughter. Robert Leeming, who is 36, pleaded guilty at the start of his trial last month to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. Justice Keith Yamauchi told court today he will hand down his verdict in the child's death on Jan. 24. Leeming testified he was
  
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• Province opening budget consultations - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province opening budget consultations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge pro wrestler named one of world's best in top 500 list - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge pro wrestler named one of world's best in top 500 list  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservatives demand clarity, timelines on next steps for fighter jets - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Conservatives demand clarity, timelines on next steps for fighter jets  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blood Services to recommend asking donors about sexual activity, not orientation - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Blood Services to recommend asking donors about sexual activity, not orientation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Minister Savage promoting Alberta energy sector in US - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Minister Savage promoting Alberta energy sector in US  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Olympic women's hockey team releases three players - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Olympic women's hockey team releases three players  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge man named recipient of province's Order of the Bighorn Award - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 18:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge man named recipient of province's Order of the Bighorn Award  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UCP says Alberta's 'swagger' is back amid 64 per cent November employment rate

  03-12-2021 18:45
  
  Alberta's employment rate was the highest among all province's last month, generating optimism among provincial officials. According to Statistics Canada’s November 2021 Labour Force Survey, Alberta's employment rate was 64 per cent.  Employment in Alberta increased by 15,000 (+0.7%) in November, with the "other services," wholesale and retail trade, and construction industries accounting for the increase. Alberta's unemployment rate, meanwhile, sat at 7.6 per cent
  
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• South Korean envoy expects 'ambitious' peacekeeping pledges from Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 18:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  South Korean envoy expects 'ambitious' peacekeeping pledges from Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge's Recreation & Culture Fee Assistance Program funding changing January 1 - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 18:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge's Recreation & Culture Fee Assistance Program funding changing January 1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Virginia House seat election recount upholds GOP win - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 18:14 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Virginia House seat election recount upholds GOP win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright's death - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 17:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright's death  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AltaGas raising dividend six per cent, moving to quarterly payments from monthly

  03-12-2021 17:12
  
  AltaGas Ltd. says it is raising its dividend six per cent for next year and moving to a quarterly payment schedule from monthly payments to shareholders. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 26.5 cents per share starting with a March payment. AltaGas has been paying a monthly dividend of 8.33 cent share. It says the monthly payments will continue until the end of this year. AltaGas is a energy infrastructure company with operations in Canada and the United States. The company is
  
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• AltaGas raising dividend 6 per cent, moving to quarterly payments from monthly

  03-12-2021 17:12
  
  AltaGas Ltd. says it is raising its dividend six per cent for next year and moving to a quarterly payment schedule from monthly payments to shareholders. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 26.5 cents per share starting with a March payment. AltaGas has been paying a monthly dividend of 8.33 cent share. It says the monthly payments will continue until the end of this year. AltaGas is a energy infrastructure company with operations in Canada and the United States. The company is
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat sees small jump in unemployment in November - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 16:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat sees small jump in unemployment in November  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Iran nuclear talks pause, will reconvene in Vienna next week - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 16:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Iran nuclear talks pause, will reconvene in Vienna next week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ontario reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time in six months

  03-12-2021 16:10
  
  Ontario health officials are reporting more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since late spring. The province confirmed 1,031 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday. The last time the province reported more than 1,000 new cases in a single day was on May 30 when 1,033 new cases were logged. This past week, officials reported 788 new cases on Monday, 687 new cases on Tuesday, 780 new cases on Wednesday and 949 new cases on Thursday. Ontario’s rolling seven-day average n
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 349 new cases, 1 death on Friday as hospitalizations hit 3-month low

  03-12-2021 15:36
  
  Alberta reported 349 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Friday, as hospitalizations due to the coronavirus hit a three-month low.  Friday was the third straight day the number of new cases has declined after being in the 200s the three days before. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in your community: Edmonton’s coronavirus status in numbersThe death was of a person in their 70s living in the North health zone.  There are now 395 COVID-19 pati
  
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• Top-notch conditions at Banff National Park ski resorts this weekend

  03-12-2021 15:25
  
  Anyone looking to hit the slopes at Banff Sunshine Village this weekend is in luck. With more than 100 centimetres of fresh snow over the past week alone, the conditions are expected to be top-notch. Considering no visitors have been to the resort over the past couple of days, there's currently an abundance of untouched powder and crews have had plenty of time to groom the runs. Parks Canada crews heli-bombed around the ski hill's access road Thursday after heavy show pushed the avalanche risk f
  
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• 1 in 4 Canadian shoppers overshot their Black Friday budget: report

  03-12-2021 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  On average, Canadians expect to carry $814 more in credit card debt into the new year than they had before the holiday spending season.
  
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• Saturday snow: 2 to 5 cm possible in Calgary

  03-12-2021 15:10
  
  Today is mild-mannered, compared to yesterday. Oh, and tomorrow. After a clearing of morning flakes, we’ll find our way to sunnier straits and aim for -1 C with mainly sunny conditions for your Friday. Tomorrow presents quite a bit differently. A low forms off the Rockies in Montana, and its northern edge will contain the snow; while Calgary lines up for two to five centimetres, Lethbridge is looking at four to seven cm. Because this system will rapidly push east, Medicine Hat will likely
  
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• Saturday snow: 2 to 4 cm possible in Calgary

  03-12-2021 15:10
  
  After using the words "Model disparity" before (the weather math was battling it out) - it looks like the position of this low builds is settled. It pushes east, and the northern face blows in still, and now the numbers have a more solid foundation: Calgary slides in at 2-4 centimetres, with a slightly odd dynamic; we may see the same Saturday morning snow as southern Alberta, but there's a chance we dodge it entirely, and go with snow that accompanies a strong north wind Saturday evening/Sunday
  
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• Alta. post office struggling to stay open following Canada Post vaccine mandate: mayor

  03-12-2021 14:49
  
  The mayor of a town northeast of Edmonton says its Canada Post is barely able to stay open after the Crown corporation mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. Lamont's post office was closed Monday without warning because of staffing issues. Mayor Kirk Perrin told CTV News Edmonton it was able to open for the rest of the week, but not with its regular employees. "For those people who rely on medications or regular shipments via parcels with Canada Post…it's really acute, as they may
  
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• Mangiapane, Flames stay hot on road by holding off Kings 3-2

  03-12-2021 14:11
  
  Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play as the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight road game, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal, Jacob Markstrom made 40 saves and the Flames improved to an NHL-leading 10-2-2 on the road. "Sometimes you need your special teams to produce, and the power play was able to get two and the penalty kill did their job again here tonight," Lucic said. Alex Edler got his 100th career goal and Alex Iafallo
  
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• 'No gas left in the tank': Health-care workers share stories of abuse, feelings of burnout

  03-12-2021 14:08
  
  The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact health-care workers as many face verbal and physical abuse from patients. After seeing a record-shattering number of patients, Alberta's hospitals now have 419 COVID-19 patients, including 76 in intensive care units. While hospitalizations in the province have gradually decreased after peaking in early fall, the seven-day rolling average of total patients admitted remains at approximately 444. Dr. Neeja Bakshi, internal medi
  
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• United Way of Lethbridge celebrates an 80 year history of helping - Medicine Hat News

  03-12-2021 13:35 via medicinehatnews.com
  United Way of Lethbridge celebrates an 80 year history of helping  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Western Mustangs v. Saskatchewan Huskies could be a Vanier Cup classic - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 13:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Western Mustangs v. Saskatchewan Huskies could be a Vanier Cup classic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UAE agrees to buy French warplanes as Macron visits Gulf - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 11:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UAE agrees to buy French warplanes as Macron visits Gulf  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 11:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Statistics Canada scheduled to unveil jobs numbers for November - Lethbridge News Now

  03-12-2021 10:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Statistics Canada scheduled to unveil jobs numbers for November  Lethbridge News Now
  
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