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• COVID cases remain low in Alberta over last four days - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 23:54
  
  COVID cases remain low in Alberta over last four days  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Calgary geoscience professor adds movie consultant to his title

  02-03-2022 23:52
  
  When the producers of the shot-in-southern Alberta film Ghostbusters: Afterlife needed an expert in seismology they turned to David Eaton, a University of Calgary professor who specializes in man-made activities that make the ground shake. It all started with an email that Eaton almost ignored in May 2019 because he was on vacation and said it didn't look like everything else in his inbox. But he did reply and a month later he met with movie producer Jason Reitman to talk about some plot ideas f
  
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• Convoy organizer Tamara Lich wants out of jail, appeals bail denial

  02-03-2022 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A convoy organizer says her bail was denied by a judge who was a former Liberal candidate — one reason to overturn that judge's ruling.
  
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• Alberta driver assaulted, truck stolen after stopping to help passengers in crashed vehicle

  02-03-2022 23:21
  
  RCMP in southern Alberta are searching for a man who allegedly stole a truck from a driver who stopped to help him when he crashed.  Police say the incident unfolded along Highway 1A outside of Brooks at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. A Good Samaritan had pulled over to help a truck after he saw it careening into a ditch, but told RCMP when he went to see if they were OK, he was assaulted by one of the people from the vehicle.   It's alleged the occupants then stole the Good Samarit
  
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• 47 Canadians charged in global child sex investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 23:15
  
  47 Canadians charged in global child sex investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary businessman Riaz Mamdani charged with assault; alleged victim speaks out

  02-03-2022 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The former partner of a Calgary real estate mogul is speaking out about the assault charge that the man is facing.
  
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• 'Show some respect': Kenney asked to back down on blocking municipal mask rules

  02-03-2022 22:21
  
  Alberta's premier defended his plan to prevent cities and towns from bringing in their own mask mandates Wednesday, as a municipal leader accused him of doing a "180" flip-flop on the issue. Cathy Heron, St. Albert's mayor and president of Alberta Municipalities, asked the premier to "show some respect" to local decision makers before meeting with Kenney in an attempt to "meditate and find a middle ground." "We're caught in the crosshairs with a war, or fight, between the province and the City o
  
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• 'Show some respect': Kenney asked to back down on blocking Alta. municipal mask rules

  02-03-2022 22:21
  
  Alberta's premier defended his plan to prevent cities and towns from bringing in their own mask mandates Wednesday, as a municipal leader accused him of doing a "180" flip-flop on the issue. Cathy Heron, St. Albert's mayor and president of Alberta Municipalities, asked the premier to "show some respect" to local decision makers before meeting with Kenney in an attempt to "mediate and find a middle ground." "We're caught in the crosshairs with a war, or fight, between the province and the City of
  
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• Alberta to add 50 new ICU beds in the coming months - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 21:43
  
  Alberta to add 50 new ICU beds in the coming months  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• How Albertans can help support Ukraine

  02-03-2022 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are many businesses and organizations in Alberta supporting humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Here are a few ways Albertans can show their support.
  
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• War in Ukraine proof Canada must grow oil exports: industry

  02-03-2022 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy companies say the war in Ukraine is reason to increase fossil fuel production, but environmentalists say that's the reason to invest in renewables and get off oil and gas
  
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• AHS now allowing walk-in pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 20:56
  
  AHS now allowing walk-in pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Berry good news: Locally grown strawberries picked year-round at Alberta greenhouse

  02-03-2022 20:40
  
  Thanks to a little Alberta agricultural ingenuity, a rare strawberry that was previously unavailable in Canada, is now being grown in a greenhouse north of Calgary. The Sunterra Greenhouse, which provides fresh fruit and vegetables for stores in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, has announced the development of a technique to grow Duchess strawberries. The sweetest part of the arrangement is that since the farming is all indoors, Albertans can enjoy the delicious goods at any time of the year. "We
  
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• Province investing $390 million into broadband internet strategy - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 20:14
  
  Province investing $390 million into broadband internet strategy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta talking with social agencies about opening overdose prevention sites

  02-03-2022 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overdose prevention sites tend to be more bare-boned than supervised consumption sites and can operate on a temporary instead of permanent basis.
  
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• AHS opens walk-in pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Calgary

  02-03-2022 20:04
  
  Alberta Health Services (AHS) will temporarily open walk-in COVID-19 immunization clinics in Calgary to provide families with children between five and 11-years-old the opportunity to be vaccinated. AHS made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the clinics will be open from March 2 until 16 in both urban and rural communities within the Calgary Zone. AHS said pharmacies with extended hours and experience vaccinating children will also administer pediatric vaccines to children. "COVID-19 vaccine
  
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• Alberta talking with Calgary, Edmonton agencies to open overdose prevention sites

  02-03-2022 19:58
  
  Alberta says it is in talks with social agencies in the province's two major cities to open new drug overdose prevention sites. Two are expected to take the place of Calgary's only supervised consumption site. The province says it is waiting for proposals from the Drop-In Centre and Alpha House in Calgary and from Boyle Street Community Services in Edmonton. Overdose prevention sites tend to be more bare-boned than supervised consumption sites and can operate on a temporary instead of permanent
  
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• Alberta in talks to open overdose prevention sites

  02-03-2022 19:58
  
  Alberta says it is in talks with social agencies in the province's two major cities to open new drug overdose prevention sites. Two are expected to take the place of Calgary's only supervised consumption site, which has seen an average of 10,000 visits each month since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The province said it is waiting for proposals from the Drop-In Centre and Alpha House in Calgary and from Boyle Street Community Services in Edmonton. "Work is being done by these agencies and others t
  
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• Lethbridge man with conspiracy to commit murder charge denied bail - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 19:34
  
  Lethbridge man with conspiracy to commit murder charge denied bail  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta adding up to 50 ICU beds to health system this year

  02-03-2022 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Through the 2022 budget, Alberta is adding "up to 50 permanent, fully staffed intensive care unit beds this year" to increase health capacity.
  
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• Bank of Canada rate hike won't cool Calgary's hot housing market: ATB Financial

  02-03-2022 19:25
  
  Calgary’s housing market is scorching hot, but some economists say the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise interest rates Wednesday won’t cool it down – and that homebuyers will still able to get cheap mortgages to compete for properties. Rob Roach, deputy chief economist with ATB Financial, says the 25-basis point increase to 0.5 per cent will directly impact Calgarians about to get a mortgage or people with a variable-rate mortgage. He says though costs will increase rig
  
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• Man charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Coutts border blockade denied bail

  02-03-2022 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Christopher Lysak, 48, appeared by video Wednesday from the Lethbridge Correctional Centre to hear Justice Vaughan Hartigan deliver his decision.
  
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• Bail denied for first of 4 accused of plotting to kill RCMP officers at Alta. border blockade

  02-03-2022 18:37
  
  Chris Lysak, one of four people charged in connection with an alleged plot to murder RCMP members in connection with the border blockade in southern Alberta, has been denied bail. The bail hearings for three co-accused — Chris Carbert, Anthony Olienick and Jerry Morin — are scheduled to take place throughout the week. All four were charged on Valentine's Day with conspiracy to commit murder in relation to their alleged plans to take action against Mounties if officers attempted to di
  
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• Bail denied for first of 4 accused of plotting RCMP murder at Coutts border blockade

  02-03-2022 18:37
  
  Chris Lysak, one of four people charged in connection with an alleged plot to murder RCMP members in connection with the border blockade in southern Alberta, has been denied bail. The bail hearings for his three co-accused — Chris Carbert, Anthony Olienick and Jerry Morin — are scheduled to take place throughout the week. All four have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in relation to their alleged plans to take action against Mounties if officers attempted to dismantle or
  
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• U of L Pronghorns basketball teams set for Canada West playoffs - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 18:34
  U of L Pronghorns basketball teams set for Canada West playoffs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Charges laid in armed carjacking of Calgary Amazon vehicles

  02-03-2022 18:21
  
  Calgary police say four people have been charged in a series of armed carjackings that targeted Amazon delivery vehicles. The carjackings happened in December of 2021 and January 2022. Police said in each case, the men carrying out the carjacking either had a gun or bear spray. "The drivers were forced into the vehicle and driven around for some time before being dropped off unharmed," police said in a news release. "It is believed the offenders worked with others in a coordinated effort to stea
  
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• WestJet Airlines announces deal to buy Sunwing

  02-03-2022 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned Wednesday in Calgary, where WestJet is based.
  
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• WestJet to buy Sunwing amid turbulent global travel market

  02-03-2022 17:55
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced a deal to buy Sunwing Airlines Inc., as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up. Financial terms of the deal, which will see Sunwing's current shareholders become equity holders in the WestJet Group, were not disclosed. WestJet chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech says the deal brings together two highly complementary businesses. Under the agreement, a new tour operating business unit will be created under the WestJet Group, to include both Sunwing Va
  
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• WestJet Airlines to buy Sunwing

  02-03-2022 17:55
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. is acquiring Sunwing Airlines Inc., sources say, as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up. Crystal Hill, vice-president of CUPE 4070, the union that represents WestJet flight attendants, says executives informed her that the purchase announcement would be going ahead today. The acquisition was confirmed by another source. Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned today in Calgary, where WestJet is
  
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• Alberta to invest $390M in high speed internet for rural, remote and Indigenous communities

  02-03-2022 17:53
  
  Alberta is more than doubling its investment in rural broadband to $390 million as part of a strategy to make high speed internet available across the province, including in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Premier Jason Kenney announced the funding Wednesday at the Innisfail Public Library, along with Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish. The $390 million from the province will come over four years, said Kenney. In late 2021, the province and federal government announced a 50-50 partn
  
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• Alberta to invest $390M in high speed intenet for rural, remote and Indigenous communities

  02-03-2022 17:53
  
  Alberta is more than doubling its investment in rural broadband to $390 million as part of a strategy to make high speed internet available across the province, including in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Premier Jason Kenney announced the funding Wednesday at the Innisfail Public Library, along with Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish. The $390 million from the province will come over four years, said Kenney. In late 2021, the province and federal government announced a 50-50 partn
  
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• Alberta to announce rural internet investment

  02-03-2022 17:53
  
  Improving internet speeds in rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Alberta will be the goal of a broadband strategy and investment being announced Wednesday morning. Premier Jason Kenney is set to make the announcement at an event in Innisfail, where he will be joined by Minister of Service Alberta Nate Glubish and Innisfail Sylvan Lake MLA Devin Dreeshen. The 11 a.m. event will be livestreamed on CTV Calgary. The province included $390 million to build high-speed internet networks, pr
  
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• Search underway for Calgarian last seen driving on Trans-Canada Highway near Gleichen

  02-03-2022 17:16
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for help from the public as attempts are underway to locate a Calgary man last seen Monday evening. Police officials say 47-year-old Jeffrey Newbury was last seen driving eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gleichen. Investigators say he left Calgary Monday morning in his blue 2009 Chevrolet Equinox with Alberta licence plate BZJ 9892. Newbury is described as:188 centimetres (6'2") tall; Weighting approximately 91 kilograms (200 lbs); Having brown hair
  
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• Missing Calgarian, last seen driving on Trans-Canada Highway near Gleichen, located

  02-03-2022 17:16
  
  The Calgary Police Service is thanking the public after a Calgary man, last seen Monday evening, was located. Police officials said 47-year-old Jeffrey Newbury was last seen driving eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gleichen. Newbury had left Calgary Monday morning in his blue 2009 Chevrolet Equinox and there were concerns for his wellbeing. On Wednesday afternoon, CPS officials confirmed Newbury had been located.
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Deaths increase by 27 over last 2 days

  02-03-2022 16:12
  
  Alberta's COVID-19 death count grew by 27 on Wednesday, while the number of coronavirus-infected patients in hospital continued to decline. The deaths were spread across the last week and were of individuals ranging in age from in their 60s to more than 80 years old. Ten of the deaths were of residents of the Edmonton health zone. The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta since the start of the pandemic up to 3,939.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 i
  
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• AIMCo looking to offload $99M in Russian assets

  02-03-2022 15:34
  
  Alberta Investment Management Corporation is divesting about $99 million worth of assets tied to Russian securities.  AIMCo said Tuesday it was making the move in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine a week ago.  "It reflects a change in the price of geopolitical risk and sustained impairment to the underlying value of the respective companies. We have a fiduciary obligation to our clients to act in their best interests and we believe this decision aligns with our investment object
  
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• Brian Jean’s ‘Great Reset,’ ‘globalist’ tweet an appeal to the far right: expert

  02-03-2022 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The terms globalist, Great Reset and the idea of “own nothing, rent everything” are thinly-veiled and well-worn far-right political dog whistles.
  
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• America's Alleged Trial Against Tomatoes, Not Witches, In Salem - Lethbridge News Now

  02-03-2022 14:56
  
  America's Alleged Trial Against Tomatoes, Not Witches, In Salem  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Afternoon update: Calgary gets snowy, then warms

  02-03-2022 14:40
  
  UPDATE: Alright... time to make the call. I was living between seven and 10 centimetres... and still am. The better odds now are that by Friday, we'll dip below that range for our total snowfall. Beyond these projections, the only other shake-ups come in the forms of slight temperature adjustments Saturday (marginally cooler) and Sunday (a smidge warmer). The fog layer doesn't show much movement... cooler air remains trapped at the surface along with a layer of humidity, which may ding us for an
  
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• A few snowy days for Calgary, followed by milder temperatures

  02-03-2022 14:40
  
  Last night's rapid temperature drop formed a layer of freezing fog that has persisted through the overnight. That will continue lifting throughout the morning. The Montana low is forming up late tonight – this translates to the development of snow. There's still a look for Calgary to be on the far northern periphery – that would translate to two to three centimetres in total. The better shot, however, remains in the seven to 10 cm range in Calgary. Areas east of the city could top 20
  
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• Former journalist pens Lethbridge love story - Lethbrige Herald

  02-03-2022 12:11
  
  Former journalist pens Lethbridge love story  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Family medicine in crisis in Lethbridge, SACPA told - Lethbrige Herald

  02-03-2022 12:11
  
  Family medicine in crisis in Lethbridge, SACPA told  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Bank of Canada readies interest rate announcement

  02-03-2022 11:07
  
  The Bank of Canada is poised this morning to raise its trendsetting interest rate after signalling the move a few weeks ago when it said it would no longer promise to keep the rate at emergency levels. It was two years this week that the Bank of Canada first cut its key policy rate in response to get ahead of any economic fallout from a novel coronavirus. What followed were two more rate cuts in March 2020 that brought the key policy rate to 0.25 per cent, where it has stayed since then. The cen
  
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• Bank of Canada raising key interest rate to 0.5 per cent

  02-03-2022 11:07
  
  The Bank of Canada is increasing its trendsetting interest rate for the first time in more than three years. The central bank announced Wednesday that it will increase the key rate target from 0.25 per cent, where it has stood since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, to 0.5 per cent. Even before that, though, the rate had been on a downward trajectory. The last time it was increased was in October 2018, when it was moved up to 1.75 per cent. This is a breaking news update from CTVNews.ca.
  
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• Lethbridge man arrested, facing charges after stolen Jeep tracked: Grand Forks RCMP - Global News

  02-03-2022 09:00
  
  Lethbridge man arrested, facing charges after stolen Jeep tracked: Grand Forks RCMP  Global News
  
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• Russians besiege Ukrainian ports as armoured column stalls

  02-03-2022 07:56
  
  Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital. After seven days of Russian assault, the United Nations refugee agency announced that 1 million people have fled Ukraine since the invasion, the swiftest exodus of refugees this century. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to keep up the resista
  
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• Russians besiege Ukrainian ports as armored column stalls

  02-03-2022 07:56
  
  Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country's second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital. Moscow's isolation deepened, meanwhile, when most of the world lined up against it at the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine. And the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court opened an investigation into possible war crimes. A second round of talks aime
  
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• Refugee count tops one million; Russians besiege Ukraine ports

  02-03-2022 07:56
  
  The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia’s invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, Kharkiv, and laid siege to two strategic seaports. The tally from the UN refugee agency released to The Associated Press amounts to more than 2 percent of Ukraine’s population being forced out of the country in less than a week. The mass e
  
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• Most of the world lines up against Moscow, attacks intensify

  02-03-2022 07:56
  
  Most of the world lined up against Moscow in the United Nations on Wednesday to demand it withdraw from Ukraine, as Russian forces renewed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city and besieged its strategic ports. Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion began last week, saying nearly 500 of its troops had been killed and almost 1,600 wounded. Ukraine insisted Russia’s losses were far higher but did not immediately disclose its own c
  
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• Live updates: Ukraine refugees reach 1 million in 7 days

  02-03-2022 07:56
  
  The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. The tally from UNHCR amounts to more than 2 percent of Ukraine’s population on the move in under a week. The World Bank counted the population at 44 million at the end of 2020. The U.N. agency has predicted that up to 4 million people could eventually l
  
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