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• RCMP close Lethbridge detachment after 136 years in city

  03-11-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP has closed its Lethbridge detachment and is now operating out of its new building in Coaldale, marking the first time since 1886 that Mounties have not called the downtown home. As Erik Bay tells us, it’s a move that was necessary, but ends a longstanding chapter of the city’s history.
  
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• Police seek public assistance locating suspects in Calgary recording studio robbery

  03-11-2021 23:48
  
  Calgary police are looking for public assistance locating two men wanted in connection with a robbery of a recording studio. The incident took place Oct.13, when four men posing as customers entered a commercial recording studio in the community of Burnsland. Once inside, it's believed they used bear spray and threatened the staff inside with firearms, before locking them in a room. Then they removed valuables from the building and left. Bol Agout, also known as Boom, and Agout Agout, also known
  
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• What is a living wage in Lethbridge?

  03-11-2021 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report has been released, outlining living wages in 12 Alberta communities. Eloise Therien explains why Lethbridge is being considered “very affordable.”
  
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• Roads in downtown Calgary closed while crews secure shattered high-rise window

  03-11-2021 23:39
  
  Emergency crews closed two roads in the downtown core on Wednesday so firefighters could remove broken glass from a high-rise window. The window was on the 16th floor of a building in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue S.W. The Calgary Fire Department said the issue was reported to emergency crews by someone in a building across the street. It's unknown how the window was damaged, but a piece of rebar could be seen sticking out of it.Police closed Fifth Avenue S.W. between Fourth and Fifth Street S.W
  
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• 'Populations are getting huge': City of Lethbridge very concerned by invasive goldfish

  03-11-2021 23:11
  
  Officials in the city of Lethbridge are anxious over the presence of invasive fish species in a number of local ponds and warn they could have a serious environmental impact if the right conditions are in place. Last week, work crews were investigating storm ponds at three local parks and found a number of large goldfish and koi in the water. They say the fish ended up there when aquarium owners dumped their tanks to set them free instead of disposing of them. The problem is the fish can outlast
  
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• 'Populations are getting huge': City of Lethbridge, Alta., very concerned by invasive goldfish

  03-11-2021 23:11
  
  Officials in the city of Lethbridge, Alta., are anxious over the presence of invasive fish species in a number of local ponds and warn they could have a serious environmental impact if the right conditions are in place. Last week, work crews were investigating storm ponds at three local parks and found a number of large goldfish and koi in the water. They say the fish ended up there when aquarium owners dumped their tanks to set them free instead of disposing of them. The problem is the fish can
  
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• 487 new COVID cases provincially Wednesday - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  487 new COVID cases provincially Wednesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to allow more people to get COVID “booster shots” Monday - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 22:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta to allow more people to get COVID “booster shots” Monday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Photographers fundraising for wildlife rehab facility

  03-11-2021 22:51
  
  They've turned photographing wildlife into full-time jobs since 2012. The twist is that Keltie and Stan Masters share the profits with the subjects of those photos. "For us we believe if we take a picture that we should donate a portion of that money that we're profiting from back to these organizations," he said. "It should benefit both of us." The couple have supported various charities and rehab facilities over the years and now are raising money for the Medicine River Wildlife Centre southwe
  
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• Hope’s Cradle in southern Alberta to provide safe alternative to baby abandonment

  03-11-2021 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Babies being abandoned in unsafe places and left to die is something that happens. It's why a police officer and a charity are partnering to keep newborns alive.
  
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• Calgary emergency room doctors make emotional music video ‘Wait for Me’

  03-11-2021 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The song was written and performed by one Calgary emergency room physician and the images captured by another.
  
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• Clothing donations needed for Lethbridge's homeless population as winter approaches - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Clothing donations needed for Lethbridge's homeless population as winter approaches  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Holiday party cancellations and low bookings have Alberta restaurants worried

  03-11-2021 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Restaurant owners relying on holiday parties to help them get back on their feet are worried because of low bookings and cancelled reservations.
  
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• Lethbridge County CAO receives national leadership award - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 20:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County CAO receives national leadership award  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta NDP requests performance audit of UCP government leaders during 4th wave

  03-11-2021 20:37
  
  Alberta’s NDP says it is requesting a performance audit of the government of Alberta’s pandemic response to the fourth wave in August. The official opposition is asking Auditor General Doug Wylie to investigate. Wylie was in charge while Premier Jason Kenney was on vacation as case counts climbed and hospital admissions ticked upwards. The letter was sent to Wylie’s office Wednesday, asking for a performance review of the premier’s office. “Assuring that there is ap
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes trade forward Cole Miller to Edmonton Oil Kings - My Lethbridge Now

  03-11-2021 20:15 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes trade forward Cole Miller to Edmonton Oil Kings  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Grain commission dealing with farmer complaints about Cargill - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 19:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Grain commission dealing with farmer complaints about Cargill  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hot Boy Summer: Premier Jason Kenney roasted in new 'flashback 80s frat musical'

  03-11-2021 19:49
  
  Alberta's premier will be mocked – and his infamous "Open For Summer" plan ridiculed – in a new theatre production coming to the capital city. Hot Boy Summer is a "flashback 80s frat musical" that takes a lot of creative license and more than a few shots at Jason Kenney. The plot centres around the so-called Best Summer Ever plan that saw Kenney's UCP drop COVID-19 restrictions, then later apologize when he declared a public health emergency in September. "We made Jason Kenney the he
  
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• Calgary man charged in mother's death

  03-11-2021 19:47
  
  A 29-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother. Emergency crews responded to a home in the 100 block of Pinehill Road N.E. Saturday morning following reports a woman was dead. An autopsy identified the deceased as 50-year-old Deborah Ann Mitchell. The nature of her death has not been released. Mitchell's son, 29-year-old Levi Romeo Mitchell, was arrested and subsequently charged with second-degree murder. The accused is scheduled t
  
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• Review of COVID-19 vaccine for children could be completed in 'weeks', says Health Canada

  03-11-2021 19:35
  
  It will be weeks, not months, before Health Canada completes a review to pave the way for a vaccine for Canadian children between the ages of five and 11 years old. The federal organization said on Wednesday that a review for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is underway and it will be just a matter of weeks before it’s complete. The department responsible for national health policy says the review will ensure the vaccines are safe and effective for children, while considering the benef
  
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• Review of COVID-19 vaccine for children could be approved in 'weeks', says Health Canada

  03-11-2021 19:35
  
  It will be weeks, not months, before Health Canada completes a review to pave the way for a vaccine for Canadian children between the ages of five and 11 years old. The federal organization said on Wednesday that a review for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is underway and it will be just a matter of weeks before it’s complete. The department responsible for national health policy says the review will ensure the vaccines are safe and effective for children, while considering the benef
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine for children could be approved in 'weeks', says Health Canada

  03-11-2021 19:35
  
  It will be weeks, not months, before Canadian children will be eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Canada says, clarifying a statement it previously made on the subject. The federal organization said on Wednesday that a review for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old is underway and it will be just a matter of weeks before it’s complete. The department responsible for national health policy says the review will ensure the vaccines are s
  
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• With largest oil industry, Alberta sends fewer to COP than any other energy province

  03-11-2021 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  One political scientist said the Alberta government missed an important chance to gather information, make contacts and tell Alberta's story to the rest of the world.
  
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• New website shines a light on textile waste in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  03-11-2021 19:13 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  New website shines a light on textile waste in Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Youth charged in stabbing at Bishop McNally High School that sends Calgary student to hospital

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police charged a 15-year-old youth Wednesday evening in connection to a stabbing incident at Bishop McNally High School  that sent a teenage boy to hospital. The youth, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with assault with a weapon. Earlier Wednesday, emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. EMS said the teen, who was 17, was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with
  
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• Youth charged in stabbing at Bishop McNally High School in northeast Calgary

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police charged a 15-year-old youth Wednesday evening in connection to a stabbing incident at Bishop McNally High School  that sent a teenage boy to hospital. The youth, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with assault with a weapon. Earlier Wednesday, emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. EMS said the teen, who was 17, was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with
  
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• Teenage stabbing victim rushed to hospital from Bishop McNally High School

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police say a teenage boy was rushed to hospital from Bishop McNally High School on Wednesday following a stabbing. Emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. to help the victim. It's unknown if the stabbing occurred on school property. Police said the teen was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition. The incident prompted the school to enact lockdown procedures as police search for suspects. This is a develop
  
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• Stabbing at Bishop McNally High School sends Calgary student to hospital

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police say a teenage boy was rushed to hospital on Wednesday following a stabbing at Bishop McNally High School  Emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. EMS said the teen was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with a single stab wound.  The incident prompted the school to enact lockdown procedures at 11 a.m. as police searched for suspects. Terry Uanz is a Grade 10 student at Bishop McNally
  
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• Northeast Calgary high school in lockdown after teen stabbed

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police say a teenage boy was rushed to hospital from Bishop McNally High School on Wednesday following a stabbing. Emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. to help the victim. It's unknown if the stabbing occurred on school property. Police said the teen was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition. The incident prompted the school to enact lockdown procedures as police search for suspects. This is a develop
  
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• Northeast Calgary high school enters lockdown after teen stabbed

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police say a teenage boy was rushed to hospital from Bishop McNally High School on Wednesday following a stabbing. Emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. to help the victim. It's unknown if the stabbing occurred on school property. EMS said the teen was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with a single stab wound.  The incident prompted the school to enact lockdown procedures at 11 a.m. as police
  
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• Lockdown lifted at northeast Calgary high school after teen stabbed

  03-11-2021 18:31
  
  Calgary police say a teenage boy was rushed to hospital from Bishop McNally High School on Wednesday following a stabbing. Emergency crews were called to the high school on Falconridge Boulevard N.E. at around 10:55 a.m. to help the victim. It's unknown if the stabbing occurred on school property. EMS said the teen was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition with a single stab wound.  The incident prompted the school to enact lockdown procedures at 11 a.m. as police
  
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• Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province

  03-11-2021 18:28
  
  The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the international climate conference, where emissions from that industry are under scrutiny. A preliminary list of the Canadian delegation to COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, shows Alberta has sent two bureaucrats. Newfoundland has nine people at the meetings, Manitoba has six and Ontario has four, as does the Northwest Territories. Quebec has 36 representatives. Several Indigenous and enviro
  
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• COVID-19: Kenney announces booster shots for Alberta seniors, health workers, First Nations people

  03-11-2021 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 third vaccine doses announced for Alberta seniors, health-care workers and First Nations people 18 years and older was announced by Premier Jason Kenney on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta officials to update province on COVID-19

  03-11-2021 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 18:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary invites kids to name city snow plows in new contest

  03-11-2021 18:12
  
  As winter nears closer, city officials are encouraging kids to submit names for the snow plows used to clear Calgary's streets. The newly announced City of Calgary's snow plow naming contest is open to local students from Kindergarten through Grade 9. "Giving each of our plows a name is a fun way to highlight some of the work that goes into keeping our city moving during those winter days,” spokesperson Chris McGeachy said in a news release. The contest will be open until Nov. 30, and
  
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• Sidney Crosby tests positive for COVID-19, Pittsburgh Penguins say

  03-11-2021 18:00
  
  NHL superstar Sidney Crosby has tested positive for COVID-19, the Pittsburgh Penguins revealed on Wednesday. In a tweet the team said it was “not the news we were hoping for,” before announcing that Coach Mike Sullivan of the Penguins had confirmed both Crosby and defenceman Brian Dumoulin had missed practice after testing positive for COVID-19. Both players are now following the league’s COVID-19 protocol, the tweet says.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your
  
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• $1M Calgary lottery winner wants to travel to Hong Kong

  03-11-2021 17:38
  
  A Calgary woman who won a $1 million on a Western Max lottery ticket says she hopes to some day use the money to travel to Hong Kong. “I’ve always wanted to go," Bernadette Spence said in a news release. “I’m not planning on travelling anytime soon, but when it’s safe to travel again that’s where I want to go.” Spence bought her ticket at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the 8000 block of 18th Street S.E. and discovered she was a winner a week later when she re
  
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• Emissions cap on oil and gas sector must consider what is ‘achievable’: Cenovus CEO

  03-11-2021 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. doubled its dividend and announced a share buyback plan for up to 10 per cent of its shares as it reported a third-quarter profit of $551 million.
  
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• Cenovus doubles dividend and plans share buyback following $551M Q3 profit

  03-11-2021 17:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. doubled its dividend and announced a share buyback plan for up to 10 per cent of its shares as it reported a third-quarter profit of $551 million.
  
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• CBE announces 2022-23 high school designation changes designed to balance enrolment

  03-11-2021 17:24
  
  The Calgary Board of Education has released its list of high school designations for communities ahead of the 2022-23 school year, and some families will be find they'll be enrolled at a different school than they expected. In a letter to parents and guardians sent Tuesday, CBE officials announced the altered designations that are part of what the board calls its "sustainable plan to balance enrolment at CBE high schools." The finalized plan is the same as the plan proposed on June 1 ahead of th
  
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• World Cup returns to Lake Louise for 2021

  03-11-2021 16:56
  
  World Cup alpine skiing returns to Lake Louise this year after being postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Men's and women's World Cup events were supposed to be held in November and December of last year, but officials announced in August 2020 that they had been cancelled. At the time, Lake Louise race chairman Brian Lynam said that while they worked hard to try and find a way to still host the event, it just wasn’t possible. "Coming to the decision not to hold World Cup sk
  
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• MLA Tracy Allard responds to weekend protest outside residence - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 15:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  MLA Tracy Allard responds to weekend protest outside residence  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Top Alta. officials to deliver Wednesday COVID-19 update

  03-11-2021 14:57
  
  Alberta's premier, health minister and top doctor will all be at the province’s Wednesday COVID-19 update. On Tuesday, Alberta reported 315 new cases of the disease, bringing its seven-day average of daily new cases to 476. It also reported eight new deaths, increasing the total number of fatalities to 3,119. There are just over 6,900 active cases in the province. Alberta Health did not report any new vaccination data on Tuesday. Over the weekend, it reached an 80-per cent full immunizatio
  
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• Alberta expands booster-shot eligibility to all front-line health-care workers

  03-11-2021 14:57
  
  Alberta expanded its booster-shot eligibility on Wednesday. All front-line health-care workers, Albertans aged 70 and older and First Nations, Metis and Inuit people 18 and older can now get a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. More details to come...
  
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• Lethbridge police officers plead guilty, resign following 'meme-gate' hearing - CityNews Edmonton

  03-11-2021 14:46 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Lethbridge police officers plead guilty, resign following 'meme-gate' hearing  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Cenovus reports $551M Q3 profit, doubles dividend and plans share buyback

  03-11-2021 14:23
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. doubled its dividend and announced a share buyback plan for up to 10 per cent of its shares as it reported a third-quarter profit of $551 million. The company says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 3.5 cents per share, up from 1.75 cents per share. The increased payment to shareholders came as Cenovus reported its third-quarter profit amounted to 27 cents per share, compared with a loss of $194 million or 16 cents per share a year ago. Revenue totalled $12.7 billion, up
  
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• Another blast of warmth from the west for Calgary

  03-11-2021 14:12
  
  Let's just go ahead and steal text from the day's Significant Weather Discussion: "ALOFT THIS MORNING, A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE IS PROGRESSING INLAND OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, REACHING FROM CALIFORNIA NORTHEAST THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN…" It goes on from there, but the key points for us are the origin and the endpoint; Alberta, particularly southern Alberta, tracks with this band of warmth. We'll follow it for another few days, with wind gusts potentially cracking the 40s today and tomor
  
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• Duchene scores OT winner for Predators in 3-2 win over Flames

  03-11-2021 13:03
  
  Exhaustion quickly turned to elation for Matt Duchene. Duchene capped a gruelling overtime shift by scoring the overtime winner for the Nashville Predators in Tuesday's 3-2 win that ended the Calgary Flames' run of victories at six. "Probably top-five most tired I've ever been during a shift," Duchene said. "I was a bit of a tripod in the d-zone there." On a two-on-one rush following a stretch of extended pressure from the Flames, Mikael Granlund fed Duchene, who lifted a shot over Flames goalie
  
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• College partners with Blood Tribe for training and skills show - Lethbridge News Now

  03-11-2021 13:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  College partners with Blood Tribe for training and skills show  Lethbridge News Now
  
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