Lethbridge news

• Calgary medical examiner testifies ‘very unlikely’ Aliyah Sanderson died in accidental fall

  20-10-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A forensic pathologist says it's unlikely a toddler, found buried with her mother west of Calgary more than two years ago, died as a result of an accidental fall.
  
  Read more

• Alberta surpasses 3K COVID-19 deaths, adds 786 new cases Wednesday

  20-10-2021 23:58
  
  More than 3,000 Albertans have now died due to COVID-19 after the province reported 18 new deaths and 786 new cases on Wednesday. The deaths are spread across several days and range in age from in their 30s to those over 80 years old. They bring the number of Albertans to have died due to COVID-19 up to 3,006. The 3,000th death appears to have occurred on Sunday but that could change pending future data revisions and typical delays in death reporting. Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by th
  
  Read more

• Southern Alberta racetrack nears completion, will open in 2022

  20-10-2021 23:54
  
  For years, Calgary's Race City Speedway was where the sound of powerful engines could be heard speeding down the track, until the facility closed in October 2011. Now, Rocky Mountain Motorsports (RMM) near Carstairs, Alta. is set to be the new destination for racers and their fans. The track is located just east of the Carstairs overpass on the Queen Elizabeth II highway, about an hour's drive from downtown Calgary. Dominic Young is the president of RMM and says last fall a team of construction
  
  Read more

• Alberta ICU numbers hold steady as province surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths

  20-10-2021 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of people in Alberta ICUs remained fairly steady Tuesday into Wednesday as the province continued to grapple with the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Newly-elected Calgary Board of Education trustees united against Alberta's draft curriculum

  20-10-2021 23:41
  
  As the dust settles from municipal elections across the province, the majority of Calgary's public school trustees say they’re ready for a bitter fight against the UCP government’s draft K-6 curriculum. There will be six fresh faces representing the Calgary Board of Education as trustees this year. Of the two candidates seeking re-election, only Wards 5 and 10 trustee Marilyn Dennis was able to hang on to her seat, while incumbent Althea Adams lost her seat in Wards 3 and 4 to Laura
  
  Read more

• “Lethbridge: A History in Pictures” now available in local book stores - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 22:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  “Lethbridge: A History in Pictures” now available in local book stores  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Forensic pathologist at Calgary murder trial says it's unlikely toddler Aliyah Sanderson died from a fall

  20-10-2021 22:29
  
  A forensic pathologist says it's unlikely a toddler found buried with her mother two years ago west of Calgary died as a result of an accidental fall. Deputy medical examiner Doctor Akmal Coetzee-Khan returned to the witness stand today at the trial of Robert Leeming. Leeming has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Jasmine Lovett but not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. They were reported missing in April 2019 and their bo
  
  Read more

• University of Calgary launches $10M Hopewell MIND Prize for mental health

  20-10-2021 22:27
  
  Thanks to a $10 million philanthropic gift, the University of Calgary Hotchkiss Brain Institute is launching the Hopewell MIND Prize, offering up to $1 million a year over the next decade to fund "innovative, high-impact brain and mental health projects." "It will fund research projects that are ‘ahead of the curve’ and at a critical crossroads where an injection of funding has the potential to transform the project into significant community impact," read a release. MIND stands for
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Proposed southern Alberta coal mine could become renewable energy complex instead

  20-10-2021 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Australian company says it wants a southern Alberta site to become Canada's first large-scale green hydrogen production facility,
  
  Read more

• Weak grain crop, supply chain challenges attributed to CP Rail lowering its volume outlook for Q3

  20-10-2021 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway lowered its volume outlook for the year as a weak grain crop and supply chain challenges weighed on its third-quarter results.
  
  Read more

• Calgary Humane Society is full of dogs, needs urgent help

  20-10-2021 21:34
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is hoping for help dealing with a dog overload. The shelter took to social media on Wednesday to share that they are full and have no more space for canines.   "We urgently need our community to either adopt a dog or become a foster parent ASAP to ensure we can continue admitting animals in need." the humane society said in its posts. To book an adoption appointment or become a foster parent you can visit the Calgary Humane Society's website.   &nbs
  
  Read more

• October 31 deadline looms for initial livestock feed assistance - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 20:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  October 31 deadline looms for initial livestock feed assistance  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Alberta country stars band together on song opposing Rockies coal mining

  20-10-2021 20:45
  
  Alberta country singer Corb Lund has banded together with a few musical friends to re-release a 12-year-old song with a new focus on the possibility of open-pit coal mining in his beloved Rocky Mountains. The song, This Is My Prairie, features Alberta country luminaries including Brett Kissel, Terri Clark and Paul Brandt and others in a new version that Lund hopes will become an anthem of opposition to the proposed developments. Lund says the song was first written as a story abou
  
  Read more

• Suspect found fit to stand trial in Calgary machete attacks

  20-10-2021 20:35
  
  A Calgary man charged following two downtown machete attacks has been found fit to stand trial. Conner Dery, who is 25, is charged with aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon in the attacks last week at a light-rail transit platform and a nearby bus shelter. Police say the attacks appeared to be random and two people were sent to hospital. Police have confirmed that Dery is the son of a Calgary Police Service officer who recognized his son on CCTV footage and notified investigators.
  
  Read more

• Supply shortage woes have Halloween retailers scrambling for stock

  20-10-2021 20:28
  
  In a typical year Geoff Waszek makes his Halloween orders in January, and the shipments arrive at his Toronto costume shop in September. But being wary of another pandemic-related lockdown in autumn, the owner of Candy's Costume Shop opted to order less far in advance this year. “We were very cautious with our ordering because we just didn't know how much of a Halloween it would be,” said Waszek. Now that COVID-19 cases have stabilized enough in Canada for people to celebrate the hol
  
  Read more

• Alberta country music artists release song opposing coal mining in the Rockies

  20-10-2021 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Corb Lund has banded together with other Alberta musicians to recreate his song, This Is My Prairie, in opposition of the proposed open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.
  
  Read more

• Rajko Dodic wins the most votes for Lethbridge City Council in unofficial count - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 20:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Rajko Dodic wins the most votes for Lethbridge City Council in unofficial count  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Incoming Lethbridge Mayor asks new Council to make decisions based on merit, not "partisan politics" - My Lethbridge Now

  20-10-2021 19:39 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Incoming Lethbridge Mayor asks new Council to make decisions based on merit, not "partisan politics"  My Lethbridge Now
  
  Read more

• New nighttime Banff Gondola experience uses lights, sound and video projection

  20-10-2021 19:37
  
  Visitors to Banff this winter will be able to experience a new attraction that uses the Banff Gondola to explore the town's Indigenous roots. The event, called Nightrise, is described as a fully immersive and multi-sensory experience. “This new nighttime experience on top of the Banff Gondola will enable guests to explore the surrounding natural environment in an enriching and exclusive way," said Dave McKenna from attractions and hospitality company Pursuit. Created by Montreal multimedia
  
  Read more

• Calgary cafe dares you to try a Squid Game challenge of its own

  20-10-2021 19:12
  
  A cafe in downtown Calgary is offering its customers a chance to test their skills at a game included in the hugely popular Netflix series Squid Game. WARNING: Story includes Squid Game spoilers If you’re up for the Dalgona challenge that had viewers on the edge of their seat in an episode of the popular series, Snowcapz Café will award those successful with a dessert for free. If unsuccessful, you’ll pay the ultimate price: the cost of the treat. At Snowcapz, Calgarians are g
  
  Read more

• Significant number of women, people of colour elected in Alberta municipal elections

  20-10-2021 18:42
  
  The next mayor of Calgary says the diversity of the city's incoming council will bring “strength to decision-making” at a time when a significant number of women and people of colour were elected to municipal offices across Alberta. Jyoti Gondek, the first woman to hold the city's top job in its history, will lead a council filled with rookies after only three incumbents held on to their seats during Monday's municipal elections. The unofficial results show one-third of the city's 15
  
  Read more

• Albertans getting new digits with introduction of new area code in April

  20-10-2021 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is getting a fifth area code next year to meet the continuously growing demand of cellphones.
  
  Read more

• Alberta getting new area code 368 in 2022

  20-10-2021 16:49
  
  In six months, Alberta will begin using a fifth area code. The code 368 is expected to come into circulation April 23 of next year. New numbers starting with 368 will only be assigned once the province runs out of numbers with the existing area codes. “The introduction of the new area code 368 is the result of a decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and is intended to meet the continuously growing demand for new telephone numbers,” a state
  
  Read more

• Alberta starting prep work to vaccinate children under 12

  20-10-2021 16:48
  
  One of the western provinces is setting itself up to be ready to vaccinate children against COVID-19 when a shot becomes available.  Alberta is taking registrations from parents for children aged five to 11, who remain too young for any vaccines approved in Canada. Only the Pfizer-BioNTech shot is approved for youth, 12 years and older. “Planning is underway to move quickly to offer vaccines to additional age groups once approved by Health Canada. We cannot proceed until Health Canada
  
  Read more

• CP Rail lowers volume outlook as supply chain woes, smaller grain crop weigh on Q3

  20-10-2021 16:39
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. lowered its volume outlook for the year as a weak grain crop and supply chain challenges weighed on its third-quarter results. The company said Wednesday that it now expects low single-digit volume growth this year, as measured in revenue ton-miles, compared with last year, while in July CP said it expected high single-digit growth. However, the railway says it remains confident that it will deliver full-year double-digit adjusted diluted earnings per share growth.
  
  Read more

• New 368 area code coming to Alberta in 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 16:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New 368 area code coming to Alberta in 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Stagnation near seasonal in Calgary? That's probably just fine.

  20-10-2021 15:30
  
  Yesterday, the discussion centred on a blocking pattern, thanks to a cutoff high. Today, the discussion centres on the blocking pattern, thanks to a cutoff high. Change is good, sure, but stagnation near seasonal is just as good. The change is coming this weekend. Our high pressure setup doesn't stick around forever, as a large low based in the Gulf of Alaska continues strengthening. The counter-clockwise rotation of this band will drive further south in the Pacific before curling landward, and
  
  Read more

• Outgoing mayor, police chief speak out on decades old handling of Coun. Sean Chu’s discreditable conduct investigation

  20-10-2021 15:04
  
  There's mounting pressure on Coun. Sean Chu to resign from his Ward 4 seat after his admission of having a sexual encounter with a teenager while serving as a Calgary police officer 24 years ago recently surfaced. The incumbent retained his seat in Monday's election by just 52 votes, prompting a recount request by runner-up DJ Kelly. On Wednesday, CTV News door knocked at the home of Chu, who could be seen inside but did not answer.  Phone calls to Chu also went unanswered.  During a p
  
  Read more

• Growing calls for Calgary Coun. Sean Chu's resignation over admission of sexual encounter with minor

  20-10-2021 15:04
  
  There's mounting pressure on Coun. Sean Chu to resign from his Ward 4 seat after his admission of having a sexual encounter with a teenager while serving as a Calgary police officer 24 years ago recently surfaced. The incumbent retained his seat in Monday's election by just 52 votes, prompting a recount request by runner-up DJ Kelly. During a pandemic briefing on Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney and Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver agreed that, if the reports are true and proven correct, it wo
  
  Read more

• New Conservative MP Laila Goodridge hopes to be a strong voice for Alberta's energy sector

  20-10-2021 15:00
  
  Laila Goodridge, the newly elected Conservative MP for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, says changing the narrative around Canada’s oil and gas sector is of utmost importance to her as she takes on her new role in Ottawa. Goodridge has called Fort McMurray home her entire life. Her dad’s family moved there in the 1970s to make a better life for themselves. Both her grandfather and dad worked in the oil sands. Goodridge, too, worked for mining giant Syncrude as a student through univers
  
  Read more

• Ryan Parker projected to be re-elected as Lethbridge city councillor - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 14:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ryan Parker projected to be re-elected as Lethbridge city councillor  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Outgoing Calgary mayor meets with incoming mayor as new city council takes shape

  20-10-2021 03:09
  
  She's walked the halls of Calgary City Hall many times in her four years as a councillor, but Jyoti Gondek is no longer just a guest in the mayor's office. The mayor-elect met with outgoing mayor Naheed Nenshi Tuesday, just hours after Gondek earned 45 per cent of the vote in the race to become Calgary's next mayor. The pair spoke briefly in front of gathered media before a closed door meeting in the library across the hallway from Gondek's new office. "There's two or three things we have to tal
  
  Read more

• Kenney calls on Chu to resign from Calgary council if allegations proven true

  20-10-2021 02:48
  
  Should allegations of sexual impropriety with a minor levelled against Ward 4 Coun. Sean Chu be proven correct then he should do the "honourable thing" and resign, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday. "First of all, let me say that sexual impropriety with a minor is appalling, but especially if that misconduct comes from someone in a position of power like a police officer, so this is a very, serious matter," said Kenney during Tuesday's provincial COVID-19 briefing. "Clearly there are serious iss
  
  Read more

• Next mayors of Edmonton, Calgary celebrate historic election wins

  20-10-2021 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s two biggest cities have made history after their municipal elections. Amarjeet Sohi is the first person of colour to be elected Edmonton’s mayor, while Jyoti Gondek will become Calgary’s first female mayor. Heather Yourex-West reports on the results of the vote, and what they could mean for the provincial government and Premier Jason Kenney.
  
  Read more

• Tough night for conservatives in municipal elections

  20-10-2021 02:31
  
  Despite strong backing from Calgary's conservative establishment, Monday night's municipal election results were tough for many candidates. Jeromy Farkas who brought his populist approach to his first term on council four years ago, was soundly defeated. The unabashedly progressive candidate Jyoti Gondek topped him by nearly 59,000 votes. With former federal Liberal cabinet minster Amarjeet Sohi winning the mayors seat in Edmonton, Alberta's two largest cities are now lead by progressive people
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge municipal election wraps up with increased voter turnout

  20-10-2021 02:16
  
  The City of Lethbridge is set to welcome in a new team of local leaders following Monday's municipal election. Headlining the night was Blaine Hyggen who narrowly edged out former two-term councillor Bridget Mearns by just 508 votes to become the city's next mayor. There are also four new councillors who will be joining incumbents Belinda Crowson, Mark Campbell, Jeff Carlson and Ryan Parker. Nick Paladino, Jenn Schmidt-Remple, former Lethbridge mayor Rajko Dodic, and former Lethbridge police chi
  
  Read more

• One-on-one with Calgary mayor-elect Jyoti Gondek on her historic win

  20-10-2021 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jyoti Gandek is making history, as she will become the first female mayor of Calgary, and the second racialized person to have the job after Naheed Nenshi. Global National’s Dawna Friesen spoke to Gandek about her journey to public service, what’s next for the city, as well as her relationship with the Alberta government.
  
  Read more

• Kenney says he takes allegation against Calgary councillor ‘very seriously’

  20-10-2021 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to allegations of “sexual improprieties with a minor” against Calgary Coun. Sean Chu.
  
  Read more

• COVID-19: Alberta to begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries

  20-10-2021 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu announces AHS will begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries as the COVID-19 situation eases.
  
  Read more

• COVID-19: Alberta strengthens public health measures for continuing care

  20-10-2021 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains the new health measures Alberta is making to protect continuing care facilities from COVID-19.
  
  Read more

• Alberta’s top doctor says pressure on health system ‘easing a little’

  20-10-2021 02:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates the COVID-19 situation in the province for Oct. 19, 2021.
  
  Read more

• Kenney congratulates new mayors of Calgary and Edmonton

  20-10-2021 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney congratulates Jyoti Gondek of Calgary and Amarjeet Sohi of Edmonton on their mayoral elections.
  
  Read more

• The Weeknd's Edmonton show postponed as he moves After Hours tour to stadiums next summer

  20-10-2021 01:36
  
  Canadian superstar The Weeknd has moved his upcoming After Hours world tour in favour of a stadium performance in the summer of 2022. In an Instagram post on Monday, The Weeknd said due to constraints and growing demand for more shows he wants to do something “bigger” which requires stadiums. The tour was originally scheduled for the summer of 2020 and has once again been pushed back due to pandemic limitations. The Weeknd was supposed to play Rogers Place in Edmonton on Jan. 17. Tho
  
  Read more

• MRU Cougar Justin Anderson-Louch wrapping up university career in style with epic goal

  20-10-2021 01:36
  
  Justin Anderson-Louch is in his fifth and final year at Mount Royal University where he's taking business.  It also means he is wrapping up his soccer career with the Cougars and no doubt he wants to go out in style. The Cougars midfielder did just that on Saturday against the University of Saskatchewan, when Anderson-Louch found the back of the twine from about 70 yards out. It wasn't a shot in the dark, either, but rather one born from watching and waiting. Anderston-Louch said as the gam
  
  Read more

• 531 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  20-10-2021 01:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  531 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge mayor-elect sets sites on next 4 years despite narrow victory

  20-10-2021 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A close result in the Lethbridge mayor race shows a divided city, one political scientist said, but the new mayor-elect is turning his focus to the issues at hand.
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge mayor-elect sets sights on next 4 years despite narrow victory - Global News

  20-10-2021 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge mayor-elect sets sights on next 4 years despite narrow victory  Global News
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge mayor-elect sets sights on next 4 years despite narrow victory

  20-10-2021 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A close result in the Lethbridge mayor race shows a divided city, one political scientist said, but the new mayor-elect is turning his focus to the issues at hand.
  
  Read more

• Calgary massage therapist charged with sexual assault

  20-10-2021 00:47
  
  A Calgary massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault. The charge stems from a complaint police received from a woman who said she was sexually assaulted while getting a massage in early September. The assault is believed to have taken place at Massage Heights Signal Hill Centre, at 5957 Signal Hill Centre S.W. Following an investigation, Calgary resident Maxim Klimov, 27, was charged with one count of sexual assault. He's scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 24. Police encourage anyo
  
  Read more

• Murder suspect deleted texts, photos the day Calgary mother, daughter reported missing: court

  20-10-2021 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Leeming is on trial for second-degree murder after pleading not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. He pleaded guilty to killing her mother.
  
  Read more

Follow @Lethbridge_News on Twitter!