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• Calgary driving increasing COVID-numbers, according to wastewater tracking data, reproductive rate

  26-07-2022 23:59
  
  COVID-19 transmission is increasing across Alberta but is spreading the fastest in Calgary according to data collected by the province's wastewater tracking system and analysis of the reproductive rate, or "R-value." Alberta's R-value is at 1.15 which indicates exponential spread of the virus, according to Ryan Imgrund, an Ontario-based data analyst who presents his data on his website and social media profiles. "Calgary right now is one of the top five hard hit municipalities (across Canada) wh
  
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• Pope Francis apology: What wasn’t said in address to residential school survivors

  26-07-2022 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the papal apology, pope Francis said children suffered ``physical, verbal, psychological and spiritual abuse,'' but did not mention sexual abuse.
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich to be released on bail, again

  26-07-2022 23:13
  
  "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich has once again been ordered released from jail after a Ontario Superior Court judge found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago. Lich was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant at the end of June for an alleged breach of her bail conditions, which forbade her from having contact with a long list of fellow convoy organizers without lawyers present. Lich was photographed with one of the people on that list -- Tom Marazzo -- at an awards ceremony
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich freed on bail for second time

  26-07-2022 23:13
  
  Ottawa protest organizer Tamara Lich has been freed on bail for the second time after a judge overturned a previous decision that sent her back into custody. “I’m very happy to be free and out,” Lich said as she was mobbed by supporters while leaving the Ottawa courthouse Tuesday. She had been in custody since June 27, accused of breaching her bail conditions. Superior Court judge Andrew Goodman said the justice of peace who presided over Lich’s June 27 show-cause hearing
  
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• Trump back in Washington, repeating election lies - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 23:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trump back in Washington, repeating election lies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Raising money for a local charity while competing in the Calgary Ironman

  26-07-2022 23:00
  
  Hassan Hatoum is participating in his first Ironman competition July 31st and looking to raise $8,100 for children around the world who have lost their limbs as a result of war, diseases, infections, or birth disorders. "It has everything to do with movement and health and the body," said the 24-year-old Hatoum. "Which are all interests of mine and I thought it would be perfect to do a big race and dedication towards that initiative." He partnered with university friend Mary Mohamad who recently
  
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• “FluxJet” unveiled: proposed Calgary-Edmonton line could travel 1000 km/hr - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 22:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  “FluxJet” unveiled: proposed Calgary-Edmonton line could travel 1000 km/hr  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stranger attempted to lure child into white van in Walden: police

  26-07-2022 22:39
  
  Calgary police are investigating an attempted child luring incident reported in the community of Walden on Monday. Police say a young boy and his dog were on the front lawn of their home in the 100 block of Walden Mews S.E. at around 3:20 p.m. when a man "attempted to lure him into a vehicle." The boy told investigators the man was alone in the vehicle, rolled down the passenger side of the window and told the boy to get in the van. "The boy refused to get in, picked up his dog and quickly retur
  
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• Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 22:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Oilers sign forward Jesse Puljujarvi to one-year, $3-million deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Everyone entitled to 'heal in their own way': Métis national council president on split reaction to papal apology

  26-07-2022 22:03
  
  Métis reaction to Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous People in Canada on Monday was mixed, with some accepting the pontiff's words as genuine, others wanting more, and many demanding their trauma be recognized more fully. "Reconciliation – it didn't begin and it didn't happen today. Though we did, I feel, make another step forward along this journey for reconciliation with the Pope's apology here on our territories, on our homelands," Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis Na
  
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• Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate change - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 22:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate change  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Seven candidates confirmed to be running for UCP leadership - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 21:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Seven candidates confirmed to be running for UCP leadership  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Privacy committee to conduct study of spyware tools used by RCMP - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 21:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Privacy committee to conduct study of spyware tools used by RCMP  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Life can throw you a curveball sometimes - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Life can throw you a curveball sometimes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Revelstoke Mountain Resort sued for negligence over bike crash

  26-07-2022 21:28
  
  An Alberta man who was injured in a 2020 bike accident is suing the B.C. resort where it occurred as well as the manufacturer of the bike he was riding for negligence. Loren Robert Fredrikson, a correctional officer, filed a notice of civil claim in a Kelowna Court last week suing Revelstoke Mountain Resort and Giant Bicycle Canada Inc. No statements of defence have been filed and none of Erikson's claims have not been tested in court. On July 16, 2020, Fredrikson purchased a brand new bike in C
  
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• Sharks hire David Quinn as new head coach - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 21:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sharks hire David Quinn as new head coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Lethbridge leads study to compare youth physical activity in 14 countries - My Lethbridge Now

  26-07-2022 20:49 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  University of Lethbridge leads study to compare youth physical activity in 14 countries  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 20:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Saudi crown prince: First EU visit since Khashoggi killing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge drivers encouraged to be mindful of several closures this week - My Lethbridge Now

  26-07-2022 20:14 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge drivers encouraged to be mindful of several closures this week  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Edmonton Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 19:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Coun. Carra apologizes for failing to disclose Inglewood property, tweet

  26-07-2022 19:43
  
  Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra apologized on Tuesday for failing to properly disclose his financial interest in a property in Inglewood and also said he "stepped over the line" with a post on Twitter. The apologies issued during a council meeting at city hall come after a pair of investigations from the city's integrity commissioner.  The first matter had to do with a 2021 complaint that Carra failed to add the Inglewood property to his disclosure form, despite having multiple opportunities
  
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• Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 19:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pope Francis greets crowd, blesses babies at Commonwealth Stadium

  26-07-2022 19:03
  
  Pope Francis waved at thousands of people and blessed babies on the Popemobile ahead of the open mass at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Tuesday. The pontiff was driven around the stadium as he smiled and waved at the crowds, and kissed a few babies before mass began.A woman from Calgary whose two-month-old baby was blessed by the Pope told CTV News she was "full of joy and overwhelmed." "I'm happy, I'm beyond happy. I feel a lot of peace, I'm still shaking," Adriana Meyers said. As crowds we
  
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• Live updates: Pope Francis greets crowd, blesses babies at Commonwealth Stadium

  26-07-2022 19:03
  
  Pope Francis waved at thousands of people and blessed babies on the Popemobile ahead of the open mass at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Tuesday. The pontiff was driven around the stadium as he smiled and waved at the crowds, and kissed a few babies before mass began.A woman from Calgary whose two-month-old baby was blessed by the Pope told CTV News she was "full of joy and overwhelmed." "I'm happy, I'm beyond happy. I feel a lot of peace, I'm still shaking," Adriana Meyers said. As crowds we
  
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• Sherman out of UCP leadership race, 7 candidates approved

  26-07-2022 18:46
  
  Former Alberta Liberal Party leader Raj Sherman won’t be running for leader of the United Conservative Party. “I’d like to thank @Alberta_UCP head office for promptly returning $125,000 to our campaign. Our team will issue a statement tomorrow morning. A big thanks to everyone who supported our efforts to fix what ails our province & to fix our broken health system,” Sherman wrote on Twitter on Monday. The party also confirmed that Sherman would not be among the offic
  
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• After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

  26-07-2022 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most federally funded residential schools in Quebec opened in the 1950s, and the last one in shuttered in 1991. Expectations for the pope's visit vary from nation to nation.
  
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• City of Lethbridge launches new app to replace current text alert system - My Lethbridge Now

  26-07-2022 17:40 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge launches new app to replace current text alert system  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Pincher Creek receives provincial grant to upgrade water treatment plant - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pincher Creek receives provincial grant to upgrade water treatment plant  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kayaker found dead near Sunwapta Falls: RCMP

  26-07-2022 16:46
  
  The body of a missing kayaker was found downstream from Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park on Sunday. According to RCMP, the 39-year-old man was reported missing around 1:30 a.m. after he failed to meet his driver and return to the Sunwapta Resort at 8 p.m. on Saturday. The kayak was found first, and the kayaker further downstream. Police did not share his name but offered their condolences to his loved ones. Sunwapta Falls is about 56 kilometres south of the Jasper townsite. 
  
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• De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 15:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 15:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 15:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Transit outlines plans to bolser security as ridership increases

  26-07-2022 15:13
  Calgary Transit will brief city council on Tuesday, laying out plans to restore rider confidence by boosting security measures in an effort to address safety concerns.The plan is to bring in 28 additional peace officers and hire 31 transit security guards to patrol and provide customer assistance.Doing so will cost an additional $5.9M annually and $370,000 in one-time expenditures.That money will come from the unutilized growth funding, which was initially approved by council for 2020-2022
  
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• Calgary Transit outlines plans to bolster security as ridership increases

  26-07-2022 15:05
  
  Calgary Transit will brief city council on Tuesday, laying out plans to restore rider confidence by boosting security measures in an effort to address safety concerns.The plan is to bring in 28 additional peace officers and hire 31 transit security guards to patrol and provide customer assistance.Doing so will cost an additional $5.9M annually and $370,000 in one-time expenditures.That money will come from the unutilized growth funding, which was initially approved by council for 2020-2022
  
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• Warming trend will lead to heat warnings in Calgary this week

  26-07-2022 15:01
  
  Monday’s shove into the ridge of high pressure is already starting to work out well for us – we’re experiencing a change-up in the forecast today. Though we’ll still experience a few drearier moments, the temperature and dewpoint temperatures won’t spend a ton of time together. Fog patches in some areas will persist only briefly before dissipating. We’ll be in for a mainly clear day. The warm-up continues throughout the week with nary a cloud to be seen; Tuesd
  
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• Heat warnings, late-day storm potential for Calgary this weekend

  26-07-2022 15:01
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: The only change of magnitude comes late in the week; this line of heat and that weak impulse have upgraded, in my eyes, from "weak showers" to "thundershower risk." Otherwise, the heat-warned spree is still driving the bus through the weekend.   MORNING EDITION: Monday’s shove into the ridge of high pressure is already starting to work out well for us – we’re experiencing a change-up in the forecast today. Though we’ll still experience a few drearie
  
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• Ronaldo arrives at Man United's training base, set for talks - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 12:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ronaldo arrives at Man United's training base, set for talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sport Canada knew of Team Canada sexual assault allegations in 2018

  26-07-2022 11:04
  
  Michel Ruest, a senior director of Sport Canada, says the federal organization was made aware of an alleged sexual assault involving members of Team Canada's world junior hockey team in late June 2018, but did not follow up with Hockey Canada at the time. Under questioning at a House of Commons committee Tuesday, Ruest also told MPs that Sport Canada, a branch of Canadian Heritage, did not make then-sport minister Kent Hehr's office aware of the allegations. Current Sport Minister Pascale St-Ong
  
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• Watch Pope Francis’ open-air mass in Edmonton

  26-07-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pope Francis' open-air mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton begins at 10:15 a.m. MT. Global News will stream the mass live in this story post. 
  
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• Pope Francis holds open-air public mass at Edmonton football stadium

  26-07-2022 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pope Francis spoke about the importance of grandparents and the elderly as thousands gathered for a public mass at Edmonton's football stadium Tuesday.
  
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• Pope Francis set to hold public mass, visit Alberta pilgrimage site on Day 3 of visit

  26-07-2022 10:47
  
  Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill Edmonton's football stadium today to take part in a public mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is set to address Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers and Catholics during the roughly hour-long mass at Commonwealth Stadium. Organizers say the event is taking place on the feast day of St. Anne who was the grandmother of Jesus and is a day of particular reverence for Indigenous Catholics. Later in the day
  
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• Pope Francis holds public mass in Edmonton on third day of papal visit

  26-07-2022 10:47
  
  Pope Francis blessed babies and young children who were handed to him as he was driven through Edmonton's football stadium Tuesday ahead of a public mass. The pontiff stood in the popemobile as it slowly made its around Commonwealth Stadium, with thousands of people in the stands. Cheers came from the stands and an Indigenous drum group played for his arrival. Francis is set to address Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers and Catholics during the rou
  
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• B.C. residents 'fearful' after latest 'unsettling' shooting: minister - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 10:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. residents 'fearful' after latest 'unsettling' shooting: minister  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 10:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 09:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge FC suffers tough loss to Calgary, puts focus on playoffs - Lethbrige Herald

  26-07-2022 07:02 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge FC suffers tough loss to Calgary, puts focus on playoffs  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Lethbridge provincial BMX meet provides short track challenge - Lethbrige Herald

  26-07-2022 07:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge provincial BMX meet provides short track challenge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• ‘My mom’s dream’: An intergenerational survivor on why she and her daughter needed to see the Pope

  26-07-2022 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Like many others attending the “penitential pilgrimage” on Monday, Sherry Mitchell’s focus was not on herself or the Pope, but on her mother and her 12-year-old daughter, Bella. 
  
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• Indigenous people in Alberta call for action behind Pope’s apology for residential school abuse

  26-07-2022 03:46
  
  Indigenous people in southern Alberta are calling for action to back up Pope Francis’ apology for the role the Catholic Church played in Canada’s residential school system. On Monday, the pontiff formally apologized for the abuses suffered at residential schools during his visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School is Maskwacis, Alta. “I am deeply sorry. Sorry for the ways in which, regrettably, many Christians supported the colonizing mentality of the
  
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• HSAA members ratify tentative agreement with AHS - Lethbridge News Now

  26-07-2022 03:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  HSAA members ratify tentative agreement with AHS  Lethbridge News Now
  
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