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• Active COVID cases surpass 61000 in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Active COVID cases surpass 61000 in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jessica Zelinka returns to the University of Calgary to lead the Track and Field and Cross Country teams

  12-01-2022 23:51
  
  When it came to heptathlon, Jessica Zelinka was one of the finest female athletes in the world. Heptathlon requires excellence across seven different running, jumping and throwing disciplines. Zelinka placed fourth at the 2008 summer Olympic games in Beijing, China and followed that up with a fifth place finish at the London summer games in 2012.(Zelinka competing in the long jump at the women's heptathlon in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Photo: Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) She is also one of the
  
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• Lethbridge to hire new city manager following Craig Dalton’s resignation - Globalnews.ca

  12-01-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge to hire new city manager following Craig Dalton’s resignation

  12-01-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Lethbridge announced the resignation of city manager Craig Dalton on Tuesday, citing a "new opportunity" as the reason for his departure.
  
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• 'It is incredible': Calgary firefighter reacts to new TELUS Spark exhibit

  12-01-2022 23:33
  
  A member of the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) got to try her hand at a new emergency scenario exhibit at TELUS Spark this week. Carol Henke is a fully-trained firefighter who works as the CFD's public information officer. On Wednesday, Henke was given the opportunity to visit the science centre for the first day of the new RESCUE exhibit. The Spark says RESCUE is aimed at five to 12-year-olds, but can be enjoyed by everyone. Visitors get to learn about 17 different interactive emergency situatio
  
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• Lethbridge man sentenced for assaulting peace officer & another man - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 23:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge man sentenced for assaulting peace officer & another man  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cannabis seized during southern Alberta traffic stop

  12-01-2022 23:11
  
  Not wearing a seatbelt and using his cell phone while behind the wheel landed a driver in hot water with police, as 36 Ziplock bags containing cannabis were seized during the ensuing traffic stop. An Alberta RCMP traffic member was on patrol at about 11:30 a.m. on Saturday when they spotted a male driver holding a cell phone and not wearing a seat belt. The officer noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from the vehicle, so it was searched, and a number of items were seized, including:36 Zipl
  
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• 1/6 panel requests interview from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 22:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  1/6 panel requests interview from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Forge FC confirms signing of two former Pacific FC attackers - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Forge FC confirms signing of two former Pacific FC attackers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Parks make a few tweaks to 2022 campsite bookings

  12-01-2022 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Parks said reservations will be opened year-round with a 90-day rolling booking window for individual campsites which includes front country and backcountry sites.
  
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• 'This is soul-crushing': Calgary Chamber of Commerce responds to calls for circuit-breaker shutdown

  12-01-2022 21:17
  
  Recent calls from three of Alberta's most prominent unions for the province to implement circuit-breaker measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 have many business owners on edge. In an open letter, the United Nurses of Alberta, the Alberta Union of Public Employees and the Alberta Teachers' Union came together to call on the provincial government to shut down restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses. Combined, those three unions represent nearly 350,000 workers in Alberta, and union l
  
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• Downtown office vacancies in Calgary jumps to more than 30%: CBRE

  12-01-2022 21:06
  
  A new report on Calgary's office vacancy rate has more bad news for the industry, but there are signs of optimism this year. International real estate firm CBRE released its final quarterly report for 2021 on Wednesday and says the newest figures show a continuation of a downward trend for Calgary's downtown core. "Calgary's downtown office market marked a seventh consecutive quarter of negative fundamentals, hitting a new watermark high of 33.2 per cent vacancy," the firm said a release. It is
  
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• Veteran offensive lineman Derek Dennis returns to Calgary Stampeders

  12-01-2022 20:41
  
  Derek Dennis is back with the Calgary Stampeders. The veteran American offensive lineman signed with Calgary on Wednesday. This marks his third stint with the Stampeders, having played with the franchise from 2015-16 and 2018-19. The six-foot-three, 348-pound Dennis has appeared in 72 regular-season CFL games, 57 coming with Calgary. Dennis was named the CFL's top lineman in 2016 and helped the Stampeders win a Grey Cup title in 2018. Dennis spent the 2017 season with Saskatchewan and was under
  
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• Dueck: Canada's Paralympic mantra for Beijing is “elevate, motivate, ignite” - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 20:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Dueck: Canada's Paralympic mantra for Beijing is “elevate, motivate, ignite”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man's visitation rights with child - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 20:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Family pleads for return of urn taken during southwest Calgary break-in

  12-01-2022 20:35
  
  Calgary police are asking for help from the public to locate a white and gold urn stolen from a southwest home over the holidays. Between Dec. 23 and 27, 2021, someone broke a residence in the 0-100 block of Aspen Acres Link S.W., while the homeowners were away. When they returned, the homeowners discovered their black 2012 Kia Sportage SUV had been stolen, along with a number of items from their home, including jewelry and an urn containing the ashes of a family member. "The loss of the urn has
  
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• Too early for public group to have role in ATCO investigation talks: Alberta regulator

  12-01-2022 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Investigators say the company deliberately overpaid a First Nation for work on a new transmission line, allegedly in order to secure contracts for another ATCO company.
  
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• Shipment of rapid COVID-19 tests to Alberta delayed, feds say ‘this is a very competitive market’

  12-01-2022 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest shipment of rapid COVID-19 test kits to Alberta has been delayed, the chief medical officer of health announced on social media.
  
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• Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 20:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jason Kenney says Alberta won’t follow Quebec’s plan to tax people unvaccinated against COVID-19

  12-01-2022 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney said data shows unvaccinated people are a burden on the hospital system, but making them pay extra would be akin to making a smoker pay more for lung cancer treatment.
  
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• Alberta woman who killed her husband has sentence reduced by half

  12-01-2022 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An agreed statement of facts presented at the trial said Miles Naslund had a domineering pattern of abuse against his wife.
  
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• As supply chain issues persist, Champagne set to meet with industry - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 19:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  As supply chain issues persist, Champagne set to meet with industry  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Appeal Court reduces sentence by half for Alberta woman who killed her husband

  12-01-2022 19:14
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence for a woman who admitted to shooting her husband and dumping his body in a slough. Helen Naslund was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Miles Naslund in September 2011 on their farm near Holden, about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. In a split decision, the Appeal Court says a sentence of nine years is more appropriate. One of the judges on the three-member appeal panel felt the sentence
  
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• Appeal Court cuts sentence in half for Alberta battered woman who killed her husband

  12-01-2022 19:14
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has cut in half the 18-year prison sentence for an Alberta woman who admitted to shooting her husband in the head and dumping his body in a pond. Helen Naslund pleaded guilty in 2020 to manslaughter in the September 2011 death of Miles Naslund, who was 49, on a farm near Holden, Alta., about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. An agreed statement of facts said the husband had a domineering pattern of abuse against his wife. The trial judge accepted a joint submissio
  
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• Design a doghouse for a robot puppy: TELUS Spark launches new competition

  12-01-2022 19:06
  
  Officials with TELUS Spark are inviting youth to help design a doghouse for the centre's robotic dog. The robo-pup, named Flint, was adopted from robotics company Boston Dynamics but needs a new house. On Wednesday, TELUS Spark launched the 'Flint Dream Doghouse Design Competition,' which is open for anyone under 18. Guests to TELUS Spark can sign up for 30-minute time slots in which they can use the centre's laptops to design the doghouse in Minecraft: Education Edition. Pictures of the design
  
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• Hinshaw confirms shipments of at-home rapid tests delayed - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 19:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hinshaw confirms shipments of at-home rapid tests delayed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bow Valley College extends online learning approach through Feb. 13

  12-01-2022 18:35
  
  The winter term at Calgary's Bow Valley College will take place remotely until at least Valentine's Day in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Alberta. The post-secondary institution had previously targeted Jan. 21 as a potential date for the resumption of in-person learning for the term that began online on Jan. 10. The campus is closed to the general public. Students who require in-person access to the library, Learner Success Services or Academic Advising must b
  
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• Two-sport Canadian Olympian Seyi Smith running for IOC athletes' commission - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 18:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two-sport Canadian Olympian Seyi Smith running for IOC athletes' commission  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former Toronto FC midfielder Jay Chapman signs with Scotland's Dundee - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 18:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Former Toronto FC midfielder Jay Chapman signs with Scotland's Dundee  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Clerks cast to reunite at Calgary Expo

  12-01-2022 18:00
  
  He wasn't even supposed to be there that day, but Dante Hicks is supposed to be at Calgary Expo this year, along with Randal Graves, Elias, and of course, Jay and Silent Bob. Characters in the 1994 cult hit movie Clerks, Dante — played by Brian O'Halloran — works at a Quick Stop grocery store, and his best friend Randal — played by Jeff Anderson — works at the video rental shop next door. Jay and Silent Bob, played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (who wrote and directed th
  
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• Vehicle theft suspect nabbed after stolen Hummer rolls north of Sundre

  12-01-2022 17:41
  
  A 42-year-old man from Rimbey faces numerous charges after a Hummer stolen in Calgary flipped during a police pursuit. RCMP officials say the stolen 2003 Hummer was spotted travelling southbound on Highway 22 on Monday afternoon at a location north of Sundre. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle a short time later along Range Road 34 but the suspect sped away northbound. The Hummer was later found overturned in a ditch roughly six kilometres away and RCMP spotted the man attempt to flee the ar
  
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• Tricks From His Teeth! Hanging With The Iron Jaw, Amadeus Lopez - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 17:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tricks From His Teeth! Hanging With The Iron Jaw, Amadeus Lopez  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Calgary study looks into risk of severe outcomes for COVID-19 in children

  12-01-2022 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new study co-led by the University of Calgary offers a clearer picture of the risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19 in children. The study, which also involved researchers from two American universities, followed over 10,000 children worldwide. Linda Olsen speaks to one of the researchers, Dr. Anna Funk, an epidemiologist at the University of...
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 15 deaths as hospitalizations, ICU patients counts continue to grow

  12-01-2022 16:18
  
  Fifteen more Albertans have died due to COVID-19 while the number of coronavirus patients in hospital and intensive care units continues to grow on Wednesday. The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta up 3,367. There are now 748 patients in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 219 over the past week. Similarly, the 82 patients in intensive care units is up by 23 over the past seven days. Historical hospitalization data is revised to improve accuracy and to account for rep
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 15 deaths as hospitalizations, ICU patient counts continue to grow

  12-01-2022 16:18
  
  Fifteen more Albertans have died due to COVID-19 while the number of coronavirus patients in hospital and intensive care units continues to grow on Wednesday. The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta up 3,367. There are now 748 patients in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 219 over the past week. Similarly, the 82 patients in intensive care units is up by 23 over the past seven days. Historical hospitalization data is revised to improve accuracy and to account for rep
  
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• Shaw Communications reports $196M first-quarter profit, up from $163M a year ago

  12-01-2022 15:22
  
  Shaw Communications Inc. says it earned $196 million in its latest quarter, up from $163 million in the same quarter last year. The cable and wireless company says the profit amounted to 39 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Nov. 30, up from 31 cents per diluted share a year earlier. Revenue in what was the first quarter of Shaw's 2022 financial year totalled nearly $1.39 billion, up from $1.37 billion a year ago. Shaw has agreed to be bought by Rogers Communications Inc. in an agreem
  
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• Warmer, milder wind for Calgary today

  12-01-2022 15:15
  
  We're not quite through that west wind yet. Another warm morning is on tap thanks to stronger gusts coming out of the west, which should top into the high 40s, low 50 km/h range. These gusts are tapering into the afternoon, providing milder conditions for our area. Tomorrow's forecast gets the "most improved" award, for those enjoying this warm spell – conditions that were expected to drop off earlier in the day and provide us a wave of showers mixed with snow have shoved back a couple of
  
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• Shipments of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests delayed: Alberta top doc

  12-01-2022 14:56
  
  A restock in rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits for Albertans to use at home and in schools has been delayed. In a provincial data update on Tuesday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said expected supply from both the federal government and manufacturers will be late. She did not say what caused the delay, or when the at-home tests are expected to arrive.Alberta Health has learned that the expected supply of at-home rapid test kits has been delayed from the federal government and
  
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• Shipments of millions of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to Alberta delayed

  12-01-2022 14:56
  
  A restock in rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits for Albertans to use at home and in schools has been delayed. In a provincial data update on Tuesday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said expected supply from both the federal government and manufacturers will be late. On Wednesday, Health Minister Jason Copping said Alberta has not received the 4.3 million rapid tests it expected from the federal government in December and has only gotten 500,000 in January. The provincial governm
  
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• Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 13:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge School Division works toward accomplishment through challenges - Lethbrige Herald

  12-01-2022 12:47 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
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• Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 10:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge to hire new city manager following Craig Dalton’s resignation - Global News

  12-01-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Nylander lifts Maple Leafs past Golden Knights, 4-3 in SO - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 07:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nylander lifts Maple Leafs past Golden Knights, 4-3 in SO  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta child and youth advocate calls for more provincial accountability

  12-01-2022 06:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta child and youth advocate is asking for more accountability when it comes to the province taking action on recommendations his office has made.
  
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• Canada Mental Health – many programs, meeting people where they're at - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 06:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada Mental Health – many programs, meeting people where they're at  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta unions asking for circuit-breaker measures to stop spread of Omicron

  12-01-2022 05:50
  
  The leaders of Alberta’s largest public and private sector unions are calling on the provincial government to implement circuit-breaker measures to stop the spread of the Omicron variant. In a joint statement to the government, union leaders representing nearly 350,000 say these measures are necessary because “the pandemic in Alberta is out of control.” “This is not fearmongering on our part, we’re in the process of seeing the collapse of our healthcare system and w
  
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• Kodiaks cousins hoping to continue dominant play in 2nd half of ACAC season

  12-01-2022 05:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Barwegen says she could have never predicted how her cousin would burst into the ACAC. 
  
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• Reinhart, Panthers hand Canucks' Boudreau first non-OT loss - Lethbridge News Now

  12-01-2022 04:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Reinhart, Panthers hand Canucks' Boudreau first non-OT loss  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian Natural Resources expects to increase capital spending for 2022

  12-01-2022 04:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says it expects about $4.3 billion in capital spending this year, up from nearly $3.5 billion in 2021.
  
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