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• Southcentre mall's backpack program making it easier for families and kids with sensory processing disabilities

  03-02-2022 23:42
  
  A visit to the mall can bombard the senses. Bright colours, constant music, different aromas, and people everywhere are too much to process for those with sensory sensitivities, particularly children. One children's charity decided to do something about it. "We created the sensory backpacks," said Jana Hands, CEO of Variety - The Children's Charity. "They're filled with resources that support kids to filter out external stimuli, to provide calming effects, to help them redirect if need be." The
  
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• Alberta First Nation calls attention to ‘blatant disparity’ in response to Coutts protests

  03-02-2022 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  'When railroads... major infrastructure is being halted by First Nations, you know right away authorities are there in a heartbeat. They'll start making arrests if they have to.'
  
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• Coutts, border blockade estimated loss of $220M economic activity, industry experts say

  03-02-2022 23:24
  
  The economic toll of the multi-day border blockade by protesters at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta is estimated to be at least hundreds of millions of dollars and will take weeks to resolve. The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters organization estimates that approximately $44 million in trade goes both directions across the Coutts border every day. It also estimates the border sees the flow of $15.9 billion in two-way trade annually. "I suspect that across the board, there's a lot o
  
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• Coutts, border blockade estimated loss of $220 million economic activity, industry experts say

  03-02-2022 23:24
  
  The economic toll of the multi-day border blockade by protesters at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta is estimated to be at least hundreds of millions of dollars and will take weeks to resolve. The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters organization estimates that approximately $44 million in trade goes both directions across the Coutts border every day. It also estimates the border sees the flow of $15.9 billion in two-way trade annually. "I suspect that across the board, there's a lot o
  
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• Coutts, Alta., border blockade estimated loss of $220M economic activity: industry experts

  03-02-2022 23:24
  
  The economic toll of the multi-day border blockade by protesters at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta. is estimated to be at least hundreds of millions of dollars and will take weeks to resolve. The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters organization estimates that approximately $44 million in trade goes both directions across the Coutts border every day. It also estimates the border sees the flow of $15.9 billion in two-way trade annually. "I suspect that across the board, there's a lot
  
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• B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 23:13
  
  B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 23:06
  
  Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Group of students at Bowden, Alta. school who refuse to mask barred from entry by staff

  03-02-2022 22:56
  
  Staff at a central Alberta school are concerned that online misinformation may be making a situation, where a small group of students decided to ignore the province’s mask rules, could be inflaming the issue. On Thursday, about a dozen students who attend Bowden Grandview School were stopped in the foyer of the building after they attempted to proceed to class without putting on a face covering or mask, as required by current provincial guidelines. Once staff realized the students were doi
  
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• Trucks heading to U.S. finally get through Alberta blockades

  03-02-2022 22:53
  
  Gurdeep Chumbur says he sympathizes with fellow truckers concerned about cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates who have taken drastic action to make their views known. But he was relieved Thursday when a second blockade on a highway leading to the main border crossing in southern Alberta opened to traffic and RCMP ushered through some trucks heading to the United States. "It feels great, yeah, because I need to work. I've got bills to pay,'' said Chumbur after getting the green light
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps sign top striker Brian White to four-year extension - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 22:49
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps sign top striker Brian White to four-year extension  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta adds support to children living with diabetes - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 22:47
  
  Alberta adds support to children living with diabetes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Hitmen unveil Every Child Matters game uniform

  03-02-2022 22:45
  
  The Calgary Hitmen and Siksika Health Services have unveiled the jerseys the team will wear during this season's Every Child Matters game at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The tilt against the Prince Albert Raiders was originally scheduled for Jan. 15 but was moved in early January to take place on March 27. It's the second year the Hitmen have joined together with Siksika Health Services to host the event. In a statement on its website, Siksika Health Services says it's more than a game, it's a cer
  
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• Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 22:42
  Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coutts blockade costing Southern Alberta $3M/day: Economic Development Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 21:43
  
  Coutts blockade costing Southern Alberta $3M/day: Economic Development Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cactus Club bought out by owner of Earls chain years after battle in B.C. court

  03-02-2022 21:40
  
  The owner of a chain restaurant that began in North Vancouver, B.C., three decades ago has sold his shares in the business, transferring ownership to a family he once fought in court. The Fuller family announced the sale in a news release Wednesday, saying that founder Richard Jaffray is stepping down as president. The Fullers, who've been silent partners since Cactus Club was founded in 1988, now own 100 per cent of the business, they said. The first Cactus Club opened in North Vancouver, the F
  
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• 'Keep Alberta RCMP' community tour makes its way through to Airdrie, Calgary

  03-02-2022 21:16
  
  The debate over a proposed provincial police force has been ongoing since the provincial government proposed the idea this past fall. Calls for a provincial police force were amplified following a fair deal panel report's recommendations that it would improve rural policing issues while strengthening relationships with First Nations communities. In response, the union that represents nearly 20,000 mounties, the National Police Federation (NPF), has been touring the province since Jan. 6, speakin
  
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• Appeal granted, another rejected in Calgary Superstore double-homicide case

  03-02-2022 21:02
  
  An Alberta court has overturned a manslaughter conviction of one man and rejected a request for a new trial from another connected to a double-homicide outside a southeast Calgary Superstore nearly five years ago. Christian Ouellette was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting Colin Reitberger and second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Anees Amr in a Superstore parking lot on 130th Avenue S.E. in May 2017. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 y
  
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• Parks Canada relocating Lake Louise Park and Ride lot

  03-02-2022 20:56
  
  Parks Canada will be changing the location of its popular Lake Louise Park and Ride lot as part of a two-year pilot project. The Park and Ride shuttles have operated out of an overflow parking lot next to the Trans-Canada Highway, about five kilometres east of Lake Louise, since 2013. The shuttles typically operate between mid-May and mid-October and take visitors to Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and the village of Lake Louise. The problem is the lot only has a capacity of approximately 800 vehicles
  
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• Ford Escape sought in connection with fatal Sunalta shooting

  03-02-2022 20:47
  
  Homicide unit investigators have released surveillance images of the suspect vehicle in a shooting in a southwest neighbourhood that left one man dead. Officers responded to the 1200 block of 17th Street S.W., in the community of Sunalta, on the afternoon of Jan. 6 following reports a man had been shot. An injured man was found in the back alley suffering from a bullet wound and was pronounced dead on scene. The deceased has since been identified as 36-year-old Eric Riendeau and investigators be
  
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• Suncor CEO says company adopting mining safety technology for first time in oilsands

  03-02-2022 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The change is among a series of efforts to improve safety at its sites, the chief executive of Suncor Energy Inc. said during a conference call to discuss fourth quarter earnings.
  
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• MPs agree to call GoFundMe to testify over trucker convoy fundraiser

  03-02-2022 19:54
  
  Fundraising website GoFundMe has been called to testify at the House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee about what safeguards it has in place when it comes to releasing the nearly $10.1M of funds raised for the trucker convoy. MPs on the committee voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon to invite representatives to appear “as soon as possible.” What the elected officials want to hear from the company includes how it plans to ensure that the funds are “not
  
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• Alzheimer's research at U of L gets significant funding boost - My Lethbridge Now

  03-02-2022 19:36
  
  Alzheimer's research at U of L gets significant funding boost  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update on Thursday

  03-02-2022 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest Alberta COVID update comes after the province reported 1,598 people are in hospital due to COVID-19 as of Wednesday with 106 of those in intensive care.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta’s eyes shifting to endemic response as Hinshaw sidesteps questions on Restriction Exemptions Program

  03-02-2022 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The update comes after Hinshaw reported that 2,370 more COVID-19 cases were identified in the province in the past 24 hours, along with 16 additional deaths.
  
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• Cranston house fire quickly doused by CFD

  03-02-2022 19:22
  
  After spotting flames through the window of a southeast Calgary home on Thursday morning, firefighters were able to quickly bring the blaze under control. Crews were called to a home in the 300 block of Cranford Drive S.E. about 9 a.m. and initially didn't see any signs of fire or hear a smoke alarm going off. No one was home at the time and there was fire damage through the main floor, along with smoke damage throughout the home. A fire investigator has been called in to determine a cause.
  
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• Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 19:11
  
  Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Quebec court says justice minister's intervention on judge bilingualism illegal - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 19:08
  
  Quebec court says justice minister's intervention on judge bilingualism illegal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary doctor suspended over non-consensual workplace hugs, blown kiss

  03-02-2022 18:58
  A Calgary-based family physician received a three-month suspension of his practise permit, but will likely only be away from the office for two weeks, after admitting to hugging and "air-kissing" a staff member without her consent. Dr. Efe Michael Ovueni admitted to his unprofessional conduct during a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta tribunal hearing. The doctor had called the member of the medical office staff into his office on Jan. 21, 2020 and proceeded to hug the woman four tim
  
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• Suncor adopting mining safety technology for first time in oilsands, says CEO

  03-02-2022 18:51
  The chief executive of Suncor Energy Inc. says the company is adopting mining safety technology for the first time in the oilsands following a recent death and several incidents. The change is among a series of efforts to o improve safety at its sites, Mark Little said Thursday during a conference call to discuss fourth quarter earnings. "As CEO, the accountability for safety and operational excellence is with me, period," he told analysts. "I have a comprehensive plan endorsed by our board and
  
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• Bayern Munich says Edmonton’s Alphonso Davies is fine but ‘bored’ as he recovers from myocarditis

  03-02-2022 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bayern said Jan. 5 that the 21-year-old from Edmonton had joined a lengthy list of players who had tested positive for COVID, adding Davies was well and self-isolating at home.
  
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• Dismantling of western Canada drug ring began with Medicine Hat busts - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 18:22
  
  Dismantling of western Canada drug ring began with Medicine Hat busts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 23 Avenue North closure begins Thursday - My Lethbridge Now

  03-02-2022 17:59
  
  23 Avenue North closure begins Thursday  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Milk prices soar across Canada as record price increases for farmers kick in

  03-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steep price increases in the price of milk, which took effect at many grocery stores on Tuesday, are as high as 15 per cent in some provinces.
  
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• Milk prices soar across Canada as record pay increases for farmers kick in

  03-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steep price increases in the price of milk, which took effect at many grocery stores on Tuesday, are as high as 15 per cent in some provinces.
  
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• Canadian beef industry calls for resolution to Alberta border blockade

  03-02-2022 17:45
  
  The ongoing blockade near the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts is adding pressure to an already fragile supply chain, officials with Canada's beef industry are warning. Members of Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association (ACFA) and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) issued a statement Thursday, calling for "a timely resolution and the restoration of our essential supply chain."  "With the prolonged disruptions at the Canada-U.S. border crossing, Canada&
  
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• Beef industry voices ‘serious concerns’ about Coutts border blockade

  03-02-2022 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian beef producers say they are seriously concerned about the impact the blockade at a southern Alberta border crossing is having on their industry.
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta today: Hinshaw to give update at 3:30

  03-02-2022 16:36
  
  The number of Albertans with COVID-19 in hospital has surpassed 1,600 for the first time in the pandemic while also setting a new record high, according to the province’s Wednesday data update. The latest figures show 1,598 patients in hospital, the second-highest count to date. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s count of 1,585 was revised to a pandemic-high 1,627. The 16 highest patient counts have all come in the last 16 days. Wednesday’s update lists 106 patients with COVID-19 in intensiv
  
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• COVID-19 fifth wave peak likely reached in Alberta, shift to endemic still too early: Hinshaw

  03-02-2022 16:36
  
  Alberta's top doctor said the province has likely reached the peak of cases from the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but until hospitalizations significantly decline, a shift to an endemic response is still too early. In an update on Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 2,370 new confirmed infections of COVID-19 after the province completed more than 7,300 tests. The province's positivity rate is approximately 34 per cent for lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are now 33,879 known activ
  
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• COVID-19 fifth wave peak likely reached in Alberta: Hinshaw

  03-02-2022 16:36
  
  Alberta's top doctor said the province has likely reached the peak of cases from the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an update on Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 2,370 new confirmed infections of COVID-19 after the province completed more than 7,300 tests. The province's positivity rate is approximately 34 per cent for lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are now 33,879 known active cases in Alberta. However, testing capacity and eligibility limits mean the actual number of new an
  
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• Back to the lighter jacket by tomorrow in Calgary

  03-02-2022 15:11
  
  Not a bad overnight for those looking to escape from the deep cold. As of 8 p.m., we maintained a wind chill in the minus-30s, but by midnight, our base temperature had risen to -18 C. At 4 a.m., we even spiked at -7 C, which will come awful close to counting as our high for the day. A remote chance for flurries exists today, as a result of the position of the system sweeping into central and northern Alberta – generating a series of warnings through those areas. The majority of forecast m
  
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• Enerplus looking to sell Canadian assets but will maintain head office

  03-02-2022 15:01
  
  Enerplus Corp. says it is looking to sell its Canadian assets later this year but will maintain its head office. The Calgary-based company says it hopes a successful sales process for the seven per cent of its current production will conclude in mid-2022. As a result of the effort, the company plans to change its reporting currency to U.S. dollars with the release of fourth-quarter results on Feb. 24 because the majority of its crude oil and natural gas properties are located in the United State
  
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• Suncor Energy Inc. swings to $1.5B profit on soaring crude prices

  03-02-2022 14:53
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $1.53 billion in the fourth quarter and achieved record adjusted funds from operations against the backdrop of soaring oil prices. The Calgary-based oil producer and refiner reported after markets closed on Wednesday that it earned $1.07 per common share for the period ended Dec. 31, compared with a net loss of $168 million or 11 cents per common share in the same period of 2020. Revenues surged 68 per cent to $11.1 billion from $6.6 billion in the fourth quarte
  
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• Poland, Czech governments sign deal on lignite mine - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 14:29
  
  Poland, Czech governments sign deal on lignite mine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation criticizes government's approach to border blockade

  03-02-2022 14:26
  
  On Feb. 2, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief and Council released a statement regarding the current U.S-Canadian border blockade in Coutts, Alberta. “Over the past several days we have watched in dismay as the border blockade at Coutts, Alberta is allowed to continue without intervention from authorities,” said the statement. “The Critical Infrastructure Defense Act (CIDA), which was passed in 2020, was created in response to Indigenous railway blockades protesting pip
  
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• Trucks heading to U.S. finally get through Alberta border protests at Coutts

  03-02-2022 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demonstrators began parking their vehicles near the Coutts border crossing Saturday in solidarity with events in Ottawa and elsewhere to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
  
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• Partial reopening of Coutts border crossing running into problems as protest enters 6th day

  03-02-2022 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demonstrators began parking their vehicles near the Coutts border crossing Saturday in solidarity with events in Ottawa and elsewhere to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
  
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• New blockade pops up as Coutts border protest enters 6th day

  03-02-2022 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demonstrators began parking their vehicles near the Coutts border crossing Saturday in solidarity with events in Ottawa and elsewhere to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
  
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• Tanev's 4-point game leads Calgary to 4-2 win over Arizona

  03-02-2022 14:09
  
  Christopher Tanev scored the go-ahead goal and had three assists, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games. Elias Lindholm also scored, and Jacob Markstrom had 24 saves for Calgary, which had 50 shots on goal. The Flames have won three straight. "Three big wins in a row, back-to-back against two good teams," Tanev said. “We have to parlay that into the home games when we get home" after the All-Star b
  
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• Lethbridge MP Thomas looking ahead after O'Toole ousted - Lethbrige Herald

  03-02-2022 12:16
  
  Lethbridge MP Thomas looking ahead after O'Toole ousted  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership - Lethbridge News Now

  03-02-2022 11:01
  Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership  Lethbridge News Now
  
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