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• Alberta to make COVID-19 vaccines available to kids under 5 on Aug. 2

  29-07-2022 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta children between six months and five years old will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting Aug. 2, the province confirmed Friday.
  
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• 'Child with no country': Three year citizenship wait has Calgary teen stuck in limbo

  29-07-2022 23:19
  
  He's been in Calgary for a decade and has had a citizenship application in for three years, but one local teen is still waiting to officially become a Canadian.  17-year-old Will Baker is one of more than two million people caught up in a lengthy citizenship backlog.  His mom, Miffy, sent in Baker's paperwork and application in spring 2019. Today, just months before he turns 18, Baker is still waiting for answers about when -- or if -- it'll be accepted.  "It just shows that it's
  
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• Calgarian speaks out after puppy gets cannabis poisoning after park walk

  29-07-2022 22:57
  
  A Calgary woman is urging others to be extra cautious while walking their dogs after her seven-month-old Bichon Shih Tzu got cannabis poisoning after a walk in a public park. Marlene D'Aoust says her dog Vienna became noticeably ill on July 18, shortly after a walk on the Bow River Pathway on the western edge of Lynwood. The dog had crossed eyes, off-balance walking and was trembling. She took Vienna to a nearby animal hospital where she was treated overnight. Discharge documents confirm Vienna
  
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• Lower deck of Centre St. Bridge open to cyclists, pedestrians

  29-07-2022 22:55
  
  The city announced Friday that it's reopening the lower level of the Centre Street Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. The move came as a result of last week's vandalism of the Peace Bridge, which means cyclists are now required to dismount and walk their bikes across.⚠️Peace Bridge Wheeling Detour: Please be aware the Peace Bridge is currently closed for wheeling. Cyclists must dismount or use the LRT/Prince’s Island bridge as detours. Thank you for your patience as we deal
  
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• Battle of the Belly River project hopes to amplify Niitsitapi voices - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 22:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Battle of the Belly River project hopes to amplify Niitsitapi voices  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge athletes and coaches preparing to head to Canada Summer Games - My Lethbridge Now

  29-07-2022 21:09 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge athletes and coaches preparing to head to Canada Summer Games  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Overdue travellers heading through B.C. from Yukon to Alberta found safe

  29-07-2022 21:04
  
  A couple from Alberta who seemingly disappeared while passing through northern B.C. are safe and accounted for, Mounties said. Members of the Whitehorse RCMP alerted the public Thursday of the disappearance of Owen and Susan Konski, saying that all attempts to reach the couple since July 19 had been unsuccessful. The family of the man and woman in their 60s was concerned for their safety, and reported them missing. At the time, police said they were known to be in Whitehorse on July 20 or 21. Fr
  
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• Swim star Summer McIntosh races to gold at Commonwealth Games - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 20:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Swim star Summer McIntosh races to gold at Commonwealth Games  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 20:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Blinken presses Russia to free Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Grandparent scams' on the rise with more than $2.7 million lost across Canada this year

  29-07-2022 20:54
  
  Across the country, police and fraud-prevention experts are warning Canadians to be vigilant with reports of "grandparent scams" targeting seniors on the rise. In 2021, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received reports of 379 cases involving 115 victims, with more than $1.7 million in losses. But since the start of 2022, the centre says there has been 674 cases involving 273 victims and resulting in $2.7 million in losses. "We're looking at almost double the number of reports, and we're a little o
  
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• Man charged in Alberta highway crash that killed 2 people released on bail

  29-07-2022 20:25
  
  The man accused of killing a young couple in a drunk driving crash near Trochu, Alta. last month has been granted bail. Richard Bell, 42, is charged with impaired driving causing death and three other charges. Police allege he was under the influence on June 17 when the vehicle he was driving rear-ended a car on Highway 21 north of Trochu, pushing it across the centre line and into the path of an oncoming semi-truck. Macy Boyce, 20, and Ethan Halford, 21, were pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 19:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'This is hockey culture': Former players, advocates react to Hockey Canada hearings

  29-07-2022 19:29
  
  Calls continue for a major shakeup at Hockey Canada following recent revelations around how the organization handled past claims of sexual assault. The House of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee has been probing the organization's handling of previous assault allegations, including setting aside a reserve funded by player fees to pay for "uninsured liabilities," such as sexual abuse claims. "I'm not surprised," Brock McGillis, an LGBTQIA2S+ advocate and the first openly gay men's professional
  
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• Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 19:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Blinken says he spoke to Russia FM about detained Americans  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Parks Canada monitoring anthrax outbreak in Wood Buffalo National Park

  29-07-2022 19:20
  
  Parks Canada says it is monitoring an anthrax outbreak in remote areas of Wood Buffalo National Park. The agency says staff have observed at least 59 bison carcasses in the park and the deaths are suspected to be caused by anthrax. A lab has confirmed the presence of anthrax in three of the dead bison. The park, the country's largest national park, stretches from northeastern Alberta into the Northwest Territories. Parks Canada says resource conservation staff are conducting daily flights to mon
  
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• CF Montréal looking to carry momentum up Eastern Conference standings - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 19:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CF Montréal looking to carry momentum up Eastern Conference standings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary family seeks stolen bike modified for child with cerebral palsy

  29-07-2022 18:50
  
  A Calgary family is desperate to get a special bike returned after it was stolen earlier this month. The purple bicycle has been modified for a child with cerebral palsy and was borrowed from the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Alberta. It was among the items stolen from their old home in Airdrie in the Baywater Rise neighborhood between July 7 and 8 as they were in the process of moving to Calgary. The family says the bike is made for children between the ages of 10 and 13 and has Monster High dec
  
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• Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 18:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Russian charged with using US groups to spread propaganda  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary and Vancouver airport workers ratify agreement with WestJet - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 17:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Calgary and Vancouver airport workers ratify agreement with WestJet  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Edmonton police chief calls for controlled entrances at liquor stores industry-wide

  29-07-2022 17:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Controlled entrances require a person to scan their identification before they can enter the store.
  
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• Canadian economy avoids contraction, holds steady in May - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 17:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian economy avoids contraction, holds steady in May  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge College esports team getting set for first full season - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 16:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge College esports team getting set for first full season  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Community survey shows overall support for the Lethbridge Police Service - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 16:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Community survey shows overall support for the Lethbridge Police Service  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services implements Cardiac Survivability Program - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 16:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services implements Cardiac Survivability Program  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• What's open and closed in Calgary over the Heritage Day long weekend

  29-07-2022 16:32
  
  CALGARY TRANSIT Calgary Transit will be operating with a Sunday level of service on Monday, Aug. 1. For more information on fares, schedules and service changes, you can visit calgarytransit.com. PARKING IN CALGARY PARKING AUTHORITY SPOTS No payment is required for on-street parking on Heritage Day and holiday rates will be in effect at all Calgary Parking Authority parkades and surface lots. Regular rates will be in effect at the Calgary Zoo, the Telus Spark a
  
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• Chess Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent's Finger - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 16:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Chess Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Opponent's Finger  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Condom use can be condition of sexual consent in assault cases, Supreme Court rules in B.C. case

  29-07-2022 16:17
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada says sex with a condom is a different physical act than sex without one, and that the use of a condom can be a condition of consent under sexual assault law. In a 5-4 decision today, the top court says that “no, not without a condom” should not be found to mean “yes, without a condom” in a courtroom. The court has ordered a new trial in a British Columbia case in which a complainant told a new sexual partner, Ross McKenzie Kirkpatrick, that she
  
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• Should we be naming heat waves like hurricanes?

  29-07-2022 16:10
  
  As extreme heat events around the world continue to become more common and deadlier thanks to the effects of climate change, some climate activists are calling on heat waves to be given names, just like hurricanes and tropical storms. The city of Seville in southern Spain announced this week that as daytime highs reached 43 C, the hot weather event would be named "Zoe." The naming of heat waves is part of a year-long pilot project launched last month called proMETEO Sevilla, aimed at better warn
  
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• Coleen Rooney victorious in 'Wagatha Christie' court battle - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 16:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Coleen Rooney victorious in 'Wagatha Christie' court battle  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Is it safe to travel right now? Experts weigh in on how to mitigate COVID risks on vacation

  29-07-2022 15:55
  
  At the start of 2022, with pandemic fatigue spreading and the majority of Canadians having received at least two vaccine doses, many were hoping this summer might finally be a return to normal. The majority of public health restrictions was lifted across Canada in the spring and early summer, including measures such as requirements to mask in public indoor spaces and to be vaccinated to fly within the country. However, in June and July, new Omicron subvariants spurred a new wave of COVID-19 case
  
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• Imperial Oil second quarter profit soars amid higher production and energy prices

  29-07-2022 15:44
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. recorded a meteoric rise in profit in its latest quarter amid soaring energy prices and higher production. The Calgary-based company says its net income in the second quarter was $2.41 billion or $3.63 per share, more than six times higher than the $366 million or 50 cents per share it recorded in the same period of 2021. Total revenue and other income in the three months ended June 30 amount to $17.31 billion, compared with $8.05 billion last year. Imperial says its upstream p
  
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• Imperial Oil CEO says feds' approach to emissions getting 'very aggressive'

  29-07-2022 15:44
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. CEO Brad Corson said Friday the federal government's strategy to reduce emissions and reach net-zero amounts to overreach from Ottawa. "It is very aggressive and stretches the capability of what is technically and economically feasible,'' Corson said on a conference call with analysts. Earlier this month, Ottawa released a statement outlining ways it could potentially design the oil and gas emissions cap, which is part of its 2030 emissions reduction plan, and launched consulta
  
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• Enbridge net profit falls as revenues surge in second quarter to $13.22 billion

  29-07-2022 15:31
  
  Enbridge Inc. says its earnings attributable to common shareholders dropped in its most recent quarter despite higher revenue. The Calgary-based energy company says it earned $450 million or 22 cents per share in its second quarter, compared with $1.39 billion or 69 cents per share a year earlier. Adjusted profits were $1.35 billion or 67 cents per share, compared with $1.36 billion or 67 cents per share in the same period of 2021. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 was $13.22 billion, co
  
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• MEG Energy posts $225 million profit, completes turnaround at Christina Lake facility

  29-07-2022 15:16
  
  MEG Energy Inc. reported a $225-million profit in its latest quarter as it completed on time and on budget the planned turnaround at its Christina Lake Phase 2B facility. The Calgary-based oilsands developer says it earned 72 cents per diluted share in the second quarter, compared with 22 cents per share or $68 million a year earlier. Revenues for the three months ended June 30 were $1.57 billion, up from $1.01 billion in the second quarter of 2021. The company says bitumen production averaged 6
  
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• Translation error behind Pope's call for 'investigation' into residential schools: organizers

  29-07-2022 14:17
  
  Organizers of the papal visit say the Vatican has "clarified" part of Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors, noting an error occurred during translation.  The pontiff's words near Edmonton this week raised questions when he said an important part of moving past requesting forgiveness "will be to conduct a serious investigation into the facts of what took place." Francis, born in Argentina, was speaking Spanish and the apology was being translated into English.  Papal v
  
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• 15 dead in Appalachian flooding, toll expected to rise - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 14:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  15 dead in Appalachian flooding, toll expected to rise  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AHS employees represented by HSAA approve contract with 4.25% pay hike over 4 years

  29-07-2022 13:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  HSAA members, who include respiratory therapists, lab workers, paramedics, mental health professionals and others, voted 85 per cent agreed to accept the tentative agreement.
  
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• Ukrainian president observes 1st grain exports leaving - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 13:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ukrainian president observes 1st grain exports leaving  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada’s crisis line callers double after Pope’s residential school apology

  29-07-2022 12:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Canada said the federal government's 24-hour crisis support line has received double the number of callers it usually gets since the Pope arrived this week.
  
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• Public service unions say federal government's guidance on hybrid work flawed - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Public service unions say federal government's guidance on hybrid work flawed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge athletes receive send-off to Canada Summer Games and Commonwealth Games - Lethbrige Herald

  29-07-2022 06:52 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Lethbridge athletes receive send-off to Canada Summer Games and Commonwealth Games  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Fire advisory issued for Rocky View County

  29-07-2022 05:48
  
  Rocky View County issued a fire advisory late Thursday afternoon for West Rocky View County that will remain in effect as long as the fire risk remains moderate. That means all burning and fireworks permits are suspended, with the following exceptions.     Indoor household fireplaces; Incinerators for farm and acreage use; Burning barrels; Properly attended camp stoves; Barbecues using charcoal briquettes, propane, or natural gas; Wood pellet grills; Propane/natural gas
  
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• NZ Law Society President Lethbridge In Eye Of Storm - Lawfuel

  29-07-2022 05:33 via lawfuel.com
  
  NZ Law Society President Lethbridge In Eye Of Storm  Lawfuel
  
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• Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 04:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-free club: How have some people avoided infection while others have caught COVID-19 several times?

  29-07-2022 03:15
  
  Angie Gerwal and her son Armann have more than a last name in common. They're also among a shrinking group of people who still haven't contracted COVID-19. "Ultimately we do what we can, right?" said Angie, who is a nurse, "Even though we are masking that's not a guarantee we are not going to get it." While federal health authorities can only confirm about four million cases of COVID-19 in Canada since the pandemic began, it's assumed the actual number is four to five times that, given that posi
  
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• Dog to be euthanized in mauling death of Betty Williams

  29-07-2022 03:06
  
  The owners of three pit bulls who killed an elderly Calgary woman last month have surrendered one of the dogs to be euthanized. But they'll fight to keep the other two dogs alive, at a court hearing to be held this fall. Denis Bagaric and Talyn Calkins handed over ownership of Smoki in court Thursday. Once the ownership papers are filed, the city says the pit bull will be euthanized. Smoki was one of three pit bulls who attacked 86-year-old Betty Williams on June 5 as she gardened.   Bagari
  
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• Dog to be euthanized after death of 86-year-old Betty Williams

  29-07-2022 03:06
  
  The owners of three pit bulls who killed an elderly Calgary woman last month have surrendered one of the dogs to be euthanized. But they'll fight to keep the other two dogs alive, at a court hearing to be held this fall. Denis Bagaric and Talyn Calkins handed over ownership of Smoki in court Thursday. Once the ownership papers are filed, the city says the pit bull will be euthanized. Smoki was one of three pit bulls who attacked 86-year-old Betty Williams on June 5 as she gardened.   Bagari
  
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• Big Valley Jamboree returns to Camrose, Alta. after 3-year hiatus

  29-07-2022 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Superstars Dallas Smith, Eric Church and Tim McGraw are the mainstage headliners for the weekend, with music starting Thursday night at the smaller saloon venue.
  
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• Finau, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage lead at 8-under 64 - Lethbridge News Now

  29-07-2022 02:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Finau, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage lead at 8-under 64  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• How active are youth around the world? University of Lethbridge study wants to find out - Global News

  29-07-2022 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  How active are youth around the world? University of Lethbridge study wants to find out  Global News
  
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