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• Sharks plan to terminate Evander Kane's contract - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 23:11
  
  Sharks plan to terminate Evander Kane's contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Memphis' Jenkins enters protocols, 14th NBA coach to do so - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 23:11
  
  Memphis' Jenkins enters protocols, 14th NBA coach to do so  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Health Link call volume soars during pandemic, COVID queries make up 65 per cent

  08-01-2022 22:33
  
  Call volume to Alberta's health advice phone line has soared during the pandemic, according to data from Alberta Health Services. In a statement to CTV News, AHS says 811 Health Link answered 365,238 individual calls last month. Pre-pandemic, call volume averaged about 60,000 per month. Since March 2020, that monthly average has soared to approximately 250,000 calls. April 2021 was the busiest month on record for Health Link, with more than 505,600 calls answered. Since then, 65 per cent of call
  
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• B.C. Interior highways closed due to avalanche risk expected to reopen Saturday evening

  08-01-2022 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Road crews are working to clear deposits after receiving clearance from the avalanche team. It is expected that Highways 3 and 1 will open this evening.
  
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• B.C. Interior highways closed due to avalanche risk expected to reopen Saturday

  08-01-2022 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Road crews are working to clear deposits after receiving clearance from the avalanche team. It is expected that Highways 3 and 1 will open this evening.
  
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• Avalanche risk prompts B.C. highway closures, traffic delays

  08-01-2022 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  DriveBC reported just after 1 p.m., on Saturday that Highway 3 had been reopened to traffic.
  
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• TFC's Richie Laryea sold to Nottingham Forest - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 22:00
  TFC's Richie Laryea sold to Nottingham Forest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Teenager Madeline Schizas claims her first Canadian figure skating title - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 20:55
  
  Teenager Madeline Schizas claims her first Canadian figure skating title  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• In 14 days, Alberta could see more than 1,500 COVID-19 patients hospitalized

  08-01-2022 20:43
  
  A leaked graphic that shows Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) 'early warning system' shows non-ICU admissions to hospital will be at the highest they have ever been during any point of the pandemic in just two weeks. The graphic, posted to Twitter, shows projections on a low, medium and high scale for the next 14 days. On the low end, 968 people will be in hospital, excluding those in intensive care units (ICU). The medium scale suggests 1,278 could be in hospital while 1,541 could be the wor
  
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• Rapid spread of Omicron showing 'tale of two pandemics: rich and poor'

  08-01-2022 20:33
  
  As parts of Canada see staggering rises in COVID-19 activity amid Omicron's rapid spread, experts say the highly transmissible variant is training a spotlight on social inequities across the country. Dr. Amit Arya, a palliative care physician in Mississauga, Ont., and Dr. Andrew Boozary, who leads the Social Medicine Program at Toronto's University Health Network, both say Omicron's rise continues to show "a tale of two pandemics," with those who can afford to better protect themselves pitted ag
  
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• Connection during isolation: Data shows national drug overdose hotline saves lives - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 19:33
  
  Connection during isolation: Data shows national drug overdose hotline saves lives  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 3 more skaters out of nationals due to positive tests - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 19:29
  3 more skaters out of nationals due to positive tests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Skier Hector dominates GS, overtakes Shiffrin in standings; Canada's Grenier fourth - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 19:06
  Skier Hector dominates GS, overtakes Shiffrin in standings; Canada's Grenier fourth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservation groups eager to see Alberta's coal reports

  08-01-2022 18:49
  
  A number of groups concerned about coal mining in southern Alberta want to have a look at a pair of new reports, but the government says it need more time for a review. An independent coal policy committee formed by the Kenney government published the documents, comprised of more than 1,000 emails, 170 written submissions and recordings of 67 meetings. The committee was created when the public lashed out over the UCP government's decision to remove a set of rules that protected the eastern slope
  
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• Scheidegger in playoff match-ups at curling provincials - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 18:19
  
  Scheidegger in playoff match-ups at curling provincials  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 booster dose helped 'neutralize' Omicron: study

  08-01-2022 16:08
  
  New research out of Europe has found that a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could produce sufficient antibodies to "neutralize" the Omicron variant. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and Vaccine Research Institute in France, together with KU Leuven in Belgium and Orléans Regional Hospital, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (AP-HP), Inserm and the CNRS, also in France, studied the sensitivity of Omicron to antibodies. The results showed that the Omicron variant appeared
  
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• U.S. FDA warns against using throat swabs for home COVID-19 tests

  08-01-2022 15:12
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning against using self-collected throat swabs for COVID-19 tests and says people should use the tests as instructed."FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 tests, those swabs are for your nose and not your throat," it said Friday on Twitter. Why the warning? After anecdotal reports of sore throats with coronavirus infection and early studies suggesting that saliva may be a better way to detect the Omicron variant, some people began t
  
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• Families to honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran

  08-01-2022 13:46
  
  Families are set to commemorate the loss today of loved ones who died after Iranian forces downed a passenger jet two years ago. A Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by Iranian forces two years ago on Jan. 8, 2020. More than 100 of the 176 people killed in the crash had ties to Canada. The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims says part of the ceremony will be virtual followed by an outdoor vigil in Toronto. The association says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario
  
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• Families honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran

  08-01-2022 13:46
  
  Canada "will not rest" until Iran is held accountable for the downing of a passenger jet by Iranian forces two years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserted on Saturday even as family members of those who died in the crash insist more urgent action is necessary. "I promise you we will always continue fighting for the accountability, transparency and justice you deserve," Trudeau said at a memorial for victims of the tragedy, which saw Iran's military fire two missiles against a Ukrainian Int
  
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• Court documents show Djokovic had COVID-19 last month

  08-01-2022 13:28
  
  Novak Djokovic's lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country's strict vaccination rules. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic was denied entry at the Melbourne airport late Wednesday after border officials canceled his visa for failing to meet its entry requirement that all non-citizens be fully vaccinated for COVID-1
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Happy new year? Despite Omicron, we're still making progress - SaltWire Network

  08-01-2022 11:51
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Happy new year? Despite Omicron, we're still making progress  SaltWire Network
  
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• Shoemaker: Getting to Beijing is the first Olympic competition - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 07:14
  Shoemaker: Getting to Beijing is the first Olympic competition  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Missing Calgary man could be in Olds, Alta.

  08-01-2022 05:53
  
  Calgary police are seeking public assistance to find Douglas Bigeagle and officials now believe he could be in Olds, a community north of the city. He was last seen in Mahogany, a southeast Calgary community, on Thursday between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Friday, Bigeagle's family reported him missing. Police have been searching but have been unable to locate him. Bigeagle is described as 177 cm (5'10") tall, around 90 kilograms (200 pounds), with medium build, brown eyes, long brown hair on top wi
  
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• Calgary police seek public assistance locating missing man

  08-01-2022 05:53
  
  Calgary police are seeking public assistance to find Douglas Bigeagle, who was last seen in Mahogany, a southeast Calgary community, on Thursday between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Friday, Bigeagle's family reported him missing. Police have been searching but have not yet found him. Bigeagle is described as 177 cm (5'10") tall, around 90 kilograms (200 pounds), with medium build, brown eyes, long brown hair on top with an undercut held by a purple elastic and a scraggly beard. He has a bald spot on
  
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• Calgary man found safe, police thank public and media

  08-01-2022 05:53
  
  Police say a man who went missing from southeast Calgary on Thursday has been located. Officials issued the alert for public assistance on Friday after the man's family reported him missing. On Sunday, police say he was located. "Thank you to the public and the media for your valuable assistance in our search for him over the past couple of days," police said in a release. There are no further details.
  
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• WHL postpones games and practice for 15 teams due to climbing COVID-19 case counts

  08-01-2022 05:31
  
  Omicron is taking a significant toll on the Western Hockey League. Friday, the league announced its postponing games and practice for15 teams, including the Calgary Hitmen. That's because of the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 cases sweeping through the league that are hitting both players and staff members. The WHL says it still hopes to play a 68 game schedule this season. It's working on rescheduling the cancelled games.The WHL announced today an update on COVID-19 Protocols and the postpon
  
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• Svechniknov scores twice as Hurricanes beat Flames 6-3

  08-01-2022 04:38
  
  Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night. Brady Skjei had a goal and two assists, while Derek Stepan, Jesper Fast and Tony DeAngelo also scored and Steven Lorentz had two assists for Carolina, which won for the ninth time in 10 games. Frederik Andersen stopped 36 shots while playing a full game for the first time in nearly three weeks. Blake Coleman and Matthew Tkachuk had a goal
  
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• ‘I’m dying to see them:’ Toronto man who lost family in plane shot down by Iranian forces

  08-01-2022 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Habib Haghjoo cannot look at the only two photographs in his living room at his east Toronto home. But he cannot bring himself to take them down.
  
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• Federal government setting up scholarship program to honour victims of plane shot down by Iran

  08-01-2022 03:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government is setting up a scholarship program honouring the victims of the passenger jet shot down by Iranian forces two years ago.
  
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• Fitted and filtered cloth masks will still work, Alberta's top doctor says

  08-01-2022 03:23
  
  As long as they fit and have at least one layer offering "good filtration," cloth masks are still allowed in public settings, Alberta's chief medical officer of health said on Friday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw made the comments regarding the personal protective equipment (PPE) after announcing 6,257 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. In the Twitter posts, she mentioned that masks remain an important tool to prevent infection in certain settings, but N95 masks are still not required. "There is
  
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• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: Jan 7

  08-01-2022 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, January 7, 2022 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Quinn Campbell.
  
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• Alberta confirms 6,257 new COVID-19 cases Friday, another pandemic record

  08-01-2022 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta reported more than 6,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the province recorded a new daily record on Friday.
  
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• Lethbridge marks 59 active COVID-19 cases among city employees Friday - Globalnews.ca

  08-01-2022 02:45
  
  Lethbridge marks 59 active COVID-19 cases among city employees Friday  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge marks 59 active COVID-19 cases among city employees Friday

  08-01-2022 02:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of city council gathered Friday as the Lethbridge Emergency Advisory Committee to hear an update on COVID-19. 
  
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• Advocates for victims of crime in Alberta say more financial support needed

  08-01-2022 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates are speaking out after a new provincial program to help victims of serious crimes that had been scheduled to start in 2021 hasn’t started yet.
  
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• Women in politics: Lethbridge marks 70th anniversary of 1st female city councillor - Globalnews.ca

  08-01-2022 01:52
  
  Women in politics: Lethbridge marks 70th anniversary of 1st female city councillor  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Women in politics: Lethbridge marks 70th anniversary of 1st female city councillor

  08-01-2022 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Exactly 70 years ago Friday, Lethbridge's first female alderman, now known as city councillor, claimed her seat in council chambers.
  
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• Education minister must ‘stake her job’ on return to school: Lethbridge-West MLA Phillips - Global News

  08-01-2022 01:34
  
  Education minister must ‘stake her job’ on return to school: Lethbridge-West MLA Phillips  Global News
  
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• Education minister must ‘stake her job’ on return to school: Lethbridge-West MLA Phillips

  08-01-2022 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  As schools prepare to welcome students back amid an Omicron-fueled COVID-19 wave, the education minister is being called to task if students return to at-home learning.
  
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• WHL announces 15 teams pausing activities due to COVID-19 protocols

  08-01-2022 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The WHL had 23 games scheduled for this weekend, with 21 being postponed due to COVID-19, including all 10 on Friday, nine of 10 on Saturday and two of three on Sunday.
  
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• City of Lethbridge preparing for the worst as Omicron cases increase for city employees - Globalnews.ca

  08-01-2022 01:30
  
  City of Lethbridge preparing for the worst as Omicron cases increase for city employees  Globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Lethbridge preparing for the worst as Omicron cases increase for city employees

  08-01-2022 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Lethbridge Emergency Advisory Committee gave an update on the COVID-19 situation Friday afternoon. As Danica Ferris reports, a number of city staff are being impacted in this latest wave.
  
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• P.E.I. hockey player suspended after criticizing league's response to racist incident - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 01:28
  
  P.E.I. hockey player suspended after criticizing league's response to racist incident  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Labour shortage, COVID cases affecting southern Alberta employers and workplaces

  08-01-2022 01:14
  
  A number of southern Alberta businesses say despite rising unemployment numbers it's still a tough challenge to find workers. The main focus for feedlots at this time of year is usually getting their animals through the winter. But, rather, getting workers is a bigger struggle for many in the agriculture industry this season - another pandemic hurdle they have to overcome. “It does have an impact, definitely. I think people are being more selective about what kind of work, the type of work
  
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• COVID-19: Despite added screening in Alberta senior homes, families fear the worst

  08-01-2022 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  While Alberta has enhanced COVID-19 protections in long-term care homes, a number of them are in outbreak status. Families are worried about the mental health of their loved ones.
  
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• Calgary father stops alleged carjacking with his children in the backseat

  08-01-2022 01:12
  
  A Calgary father says he's traumatized after a man attempted to steal his vehicle while his two children were still in the backseat. Jonathan Bandialan was picking up dinner from a restaurant along Memorial Drive N.E. Wednesday when his dash-cam captured the terrifying scene. Bandialan's 16-year-old son Jezthene and two-year-old daughter were waiting in the warm vehicle when the video shows a man appear in front of the van. He circles back a few times, looking inside, before he can be heard ente
  
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• Schizas, Gilles & Poirier leads after short programs at Canadian championships - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 01:06
  
  Schizas, Gilles & Poirier leads after short programs at Canadian championships  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian driver Dalton Kellett ready for third IndyCar season - Lethbridge News Now

  08-01-2022 01:06
  
  Canadian driver Dalton Kellett ready for third IndyCar season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Real estate agents remain cautiously optimistic for Lethbridge's housing market - CTV News Calgary

  08-01-2022 00:55
  
  Real estate agents remain cautiously optimistic for Lethbridge's housing market  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Real estate agents remain cautiously optimistic for Lethbridge's housing market

  08-01-2022 00:55
  
  After Lethbridge set a record in both homes sold and prices in which they sold for in 2022, some realtors are hoping for a repeat of last year’s trajectory, but supply chain issues may create challenges. “We have some news coming from the Bank of Canada that interest rates are going to be rising probably three times through 2022, so our expectations are that that will cool things down somewhat, but not tremendously,” said owner of Atkinson Team Realty owner, Courtney Atkinson.
  
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