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• Canada's residential addiction programs need national standards: expert - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 23:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Yukon's illicit overdose death toll now highest in Canada: coroner - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 23:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Higher energy prices expected to deliver boost in Alberta budget update - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 23:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• AP Source: Mariners finalizing deal with Cy Young winner Ray - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lethbridge Police Service Charity Checkstop brings in donations for Christmas Hope campaign

  29-11-2021 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The second annual Lethbridge Police Service Charity Checkstop took place on Sunday afternoon, and the strong winds didn't stop residents from showing up for those less fortunate. 
  
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• Tough turkey: expect price jump, shortage of the bird this holiday season

  29-11-2021 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  One thing turkey industry experts agree on, Canadians should expect to pay more for that turkey when they find it.
  
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• Higher energy prices expected to deliver boost in Alberta budget update

  29-11-2021 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Economist Trevor Tombe says rising oil and natural gas prices could deliver a $2-billion boost to the budget.
  
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• Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Macleod Trail rollover

  29-11-2021 22:41
  
  Calgary EMS say one man was rushed to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition on Monday after a rollover on Macleod Trail S.E. EMS said the man was involved in a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection with Willow Park Drive S.E. Paramedics assessed two other people at the scene but they weren't taken to hospital.Police said the man transported to hospital was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle and is being investigated as potentially causing the crash.The driver of what is believ
  
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• Lethbridge police conduct very merry checkstop, collecting gifts, food, cash and gift cards - CTV News Calgary

  29-11-2021 22:40 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge police conduct very merry checkstop, collecting gifts, food, cash and gift cards  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d'Or awards - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d'Or awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta creating jobs through new GoodLeaf Farms location in Calgary - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 22:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Saskatchewan man dead following head-on crash on Alberta’s Highway 41

  29-11-2021 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 34-year-old Saskatchewan man died at the scene of crash between a vehicle and semi tractor-trailer on Sunday morning near the Alberta and Saskatchewan border.
  
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• Vermilion Energy ups stake in Corrib natural gas project off the coast of Ireland

  29-11-2021 21:54
  
  Vermilion Energy Inc. on Monday announced a deal to increase its stake in the Corrib natural gas project off the coast of Ireland and said it would also resume paying a dividend in the first quarter of next year after suspending payments at the start of the pandemic. The Calgary-based company said it will pay Equinor ASA $556 million for Equinor Energy Ireland Ltd., which owns a 36.5 per cent stake in Corrib, in a deal that will see its operated interest in the project rise to 56.5 per cent. "We
  
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• Turkeys expected to be pricier, harder to find this Christmas

  29-11-2021 21:50
  
  Jerry Kamphuis wants his longtime, loyal customers to get first priority this year when it comes to a Christmas turkey. The owner of Country Lane Farms, near Strathmore, Alta., has seen such a sudden uptick in new customer inquiries this November that he's decided to reach out to existing patrons to make sure they have a chance to get first dibs on a holiday bird. “We've seen 24 new customers in the last week alone. And normally we don't see more than about one a day,” said Kamphuis,
  
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• Fire in northwest Calgary sends 1 person to hospital

  29-11-2021 21:21
  
  The Calgary Fire Department says one person was taken to hospital after a fire in Bowness on Sunday. Firefighters were called to an eight-plex in the 4300 block of 75th Street N.W. at around 11:30 p.m. Crews arrived to find smoke coming out of the lower windows of the building and a number of residents waiting outside. "I was in bed with my pug Jonas when the apartment fire alarm went off followed by the building fire alarm," resident Brandy Chalmers said. "One of the other tenants started kicki
  
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• Man killed, woman seriously injured after vehicle and semi collide in southern Alberta

  29-11-2021 21:10
  
  A section of Highway 41 in southeast Alberta was closed for several hours on Sunday as RCMP investigated a fatal crash involving a semi carrying flammable liquid. Redcliff RCMP were called to Highway 41, south of the Hamlet of Schuler, between Range Roads 23 and 24 after a semi tractor and a passenger vehicle collided head-on. The semi went off the shoulder of the road and rolled, leaving the 49-year-old driver with minor injuries. The semi was hauling flammable liquid that posed "a significant
  
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• Shopper assaulted at CrossIron Mills, RCMP seek man and woman

  29-11-2021 20:50
  
  A shopper being punched in the nose unprovoked while in the Tommy Hilfiger store at CrossIron Mills has Airdrie Rural RCMP asking the public for help identifying a pair of suspects. A man and a woman were in the store about 6:45 p.m. on Saturday when the man approached another shopper and punched him in the face, unprovoked. RCMP say the female with him also participated in this assault. The male suspect is described as being about 182 centimetres (6') tall and weighing 91 kilograms (200 pounds)
  
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• Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin leads NHL's three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 20:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• MPs advised to mind sartorial standards in latest hybrid Parliament - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 20:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  MPs advised to mind sartorial standards in latest hybrid Parliament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary looks at adding traffic signals at 3 John Laurie Blvd. intersections

  29-11-2021 20:19
  
  The City of Calgary says it is looking at installing traffic signals at three intersections along John Laurie Boulevard N.W. to improve safety. The intersections are located at Brisebois Drive, Charleswood Drive and at 19 Street N.W. Pat Grisak, the coordinator of traffic management with the City of Calgary, says all three spots need to be changed. "Over the past several years, the number of collisions that have occurred at all three intersections has increased," Grisak said. "Traffic safety is
  
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• Calgary officers will not face charges after suspects injured in custody in separate incidents: ASIRT

  29-11-2021 20:13
  
  An investigation into the actions of officers at the Calgary Police Service's arrest processing unit during two separate incidents that left suspects severely injured has determined the officers will not be charged. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released its findings Monday in connection with a July 2019 matter that left a man suffering a brain bleed and a December 2018 incident where a suspect suffered a significant cut to his face and collapsed. JULY 2019: SUICIDAL INMATE
  
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• Travel restrictions amid Omicron variant force cancellation of Winter Universiade - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 20:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• CP NewsAlert: Quebec confirms case of Omicron variant of concern - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 19:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  CP NewsAlert: Quebec confirms case of Omicron variant of concern  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Update on B.C.’s fuel supply expected as Trans Mountain Pipeline remains shut down

  29-11-2021 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Friday that even without the pipeline, the province’s fuel supply is 'holding steady.'
  
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• B.C.’s gas rationing extended as Trans Mountain Pipeline remains shut down

  29-11-2021 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Friday that even without the pipeline, the province’s fuel supply is 'holding steady.'
  
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• TELUS Spark's newly revamped Infinity Dome theatre reopens

  29-11-2021 19:07
  
  The 360-degree dome theatre at the TELUS Spark science centre has reopened with a new name. Now called the Infinity Dome, the theatre has been closed since September for major upgrades as part of Spark's $42 million three-phase revitalization project.The first phase of the revitalization, which is now complete, includes the $5.88 million redevelopment of the theatre, the creation of a new café and ice cream shop called Astronaut Ice Cream, a permanent digital immersion gallery and revital
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta announces new steps to prepare for Omicron’s ‘likely’ arrival

  29-11-2021 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government announced new measures to buy Alberta time to learn more about Omicron, a newly discovered COVID-19 variant.
  
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• Canadian Country Music Awards return to Calgary in 2022 for 40th anniversary

  29-11-2021 17:59
  
  The Canadian Country Music Awards will return to Calgary next year as the show celebrates its 40th anniversary. The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) made the announcement on Sunday, saying the show will take place at the Scotiabank Saddledome in the fall of 2022. Calgary hosted the award show and Country Music Week last in 2019, injecting some $12 million into the economy, according to Tourism Calgary. "This is a significant win for the city," Tourism Calgary said in a news release.&nbs
  
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• Alberta premier, health minister to speak at COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

  29-11-2021 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping will be in attendance at a COVID-19 update on Monday afternoon. 
  
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• B.C. highways: 2 routes reopen for essential travel after weekend closures

  29-11-2021 17:03
  
  Two highway routes that were pre-emptively closed over the weekend have reopened, B.C.'s transportation ministry announced Monday. More atmospheric rivers in the southern part of the province led the transportation ministry to close Highways 1, 3 and 99 over the weekend as a precaution. But on Monday, Highway 3 and 99 were reopened to essential travel. "Due to ongoing cleanup and repairs, drivers can expect delays on this section of Highway 3," the transportation ministry said in a statement. In
  
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• No investigation into RCMP use of conducted energy weapon in arrest of metal pipe-wielding suspect on Alberta First Nation

  29-11-2021 16:19
  
  RCMP officials say the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will not be investigating an officer whose actions during a recent arrest on a southern Alberta First Nation have been criticized online. Mounties have now released video stills of the arrest in an attempt to provide additional context.According to RCMP, a member of the Cardston RCMP detachment was in Moses Lake on the Kainai Nation in southern Alberta, in cooperation with the local Blood Tribe Police Service, on the morning of Nov. 2
  
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• Blood Tribe members protest after ASIRT declines to investigate use of force during arrest

  29-11-2021 16:19
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will not investigate an officer's actions during an arrest on a southern Alberta First Nation that involved the use of a conducted energy weapon, and that decision isn’t sitting well with some area residents. Mounties have also released still images gathered during the incident to provide additional context.Members of the Blood Tribe gathered in protest outside the RCMP detachment in Cardston on Monday, seeking answers about the arrest of 27-year-
  
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• Alberta reports 806 COVID-19 weekend cases, 7 deaths

  29-11-2021 16:08
  
  Alberta added 806 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and seven more deaths caused by the disease. The province reported 325 cases on Friday, 253 on Saturday and 228 on Sunday. Two of the seven deaths were in Albertans in their 30s and 40s with no pre-existing conditions, Alberta Health said. The province has 4,850 active cases and 432 people in hospital, including 77 patients in ICU. Alberta has not identified cases of the Omicron variant yet, Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Healt
  
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• Meteorological fall ends as it began – warm!

  29-11-2021 15:14
  
  Our 500 mb conditions won't do a lot over the next few days, as a ridge of high pressure has bulwarked them into our region for a while longer. We're facing another glut of west wind, as a consequence. Warm, sunny, dry air conditions be expected today, and gusts should hit the low 40s. Tomorrow, we’ll rinse and repeat – gusts in the 50s, and a second crack in a row at double digits. So ends our meteorological fall. At a single glance, November perhaps had all of two days that fell be
  
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• Alberta monitoring Omicron COVID-19 variant as 2 cases confirmed in Ontario

  29-11-2021 14:55
  
  In a series of social media posts Sunday afternoon, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health offered an update on Alberta's response to the arrival of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Canada. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are presently no known cases of the Omicron variant in the province, but confirmed Alberta Health is working with health officials across the country to monitor the spread of the altered virus. Canada has imposed a travel ban on several countries in Southern Africa, including So
  
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• 156 Albertans quarantining after returning from southern Africa countries

  29-11-2021 14:55
  
  There are 156 Albertans in quarantine after returning from countries om southern African over fears of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney said Monday. No cases have been idenitifed in the province, he added. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said on Sunday Alberta Health is working with officials across the country to monitor the spread of the altered virus. Canada has imposed a travel ban on several countries in southern Africa, including South Africa, Estwati
  
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• 156 Albertans in quarantine after returning from southern Africa countries

  29-11-2021 14:55
  
  There are 156 Albertans in quarantine after returning from countries in southern Africa over fears of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney said Monday. No cases have been idenitifed in the province, he added. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said on Sunday Alberta Health is working with officials across the country to monitor the spread of the altered virus. Canada has imposed a travel ban on several countries in southern Africa, including South Africa, Estwatin
  
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• Alberta ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to probe EMS dispatch consolidation

  29-11-2021 14:26
  
  Alberta's ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to investigate a complaint about the decision to consolidate ambulance emergency dispatch services in the province. The complaint was filed by the cities of Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The municipalities have contended that the decision to consolidate the dispatch services to save the government money could put the lives of people in their communities at risk. In a release late Friday, Ombudsman
  
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• WHO warns that new virus variant poses 'very high' risk

  29-11-2021 13:45
  
  The World Health Organization says the global risk from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is “very high” based on early evidence, and it could lead to surges with “severe consequences.” The UN health agency, in a technical memo to member states, says “considerable uncertainties” remain about the new variant that was first detected in southern Africa. But it says the likelihood of possible further spread around the world is high. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UP
  
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• 'It's not done with us': WHO chief's COVID-19 warning with emergence of Omicron variant

  29-11-2021 13:45
  
  The World Health Organization on Monday is pushing for an international accord to help prevent and fight future pandemics amid the emergence of a worrying new omicron COVID-19 variant. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said many uncertainties remain about just how transmissible and severe infection by the highly mutated Omicron might be. Tedros joined leaders like outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera for a long-planned and largely vir
  
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• Man United hires Rangnick as manager until end of season - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 13:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 10:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Government set to introduce beefed-up bill banning conversion therapy - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 10:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Government set to introduce beefed-up bill banning conversion therapy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada supports plan for international pandemic treaty - Lethbridge News Now

  29-11-2021 10:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Piece of Lethbridge history lands in city - Global News

  29-11-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Piece of Lethbridge history lands in city  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge Police Service Charity Checkstop brings in donations for Christmas Hope campaign - Globalnews.ca

  29-11-2021 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Man stabbed at playground, sent to hospital

  29-11-2021 05:59
  
  A man is in hospital in serious condition after being stabbed Sunday afternoon at a school playground. The incident happened in the playground area of Bishop Kidd Junior High School in the 1400 block of 28 Street SE, according to EMS. The man, in his 30s, was taken to the Foothills hospital.
  
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• ‘For the greater good’: Indigenous financial advisor from Alberta works to empower others

  29-11-2021 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Warrior is the first Indigenous financial facilitator for Momentum, a Calgary charity dedicated to community economic development.
  
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• Calgary drivers light up streets with menorahs to celebrate first day of Hanukkah

  29-11-2021 02:30
  
  Calgary's Jewish community marked the first day of Hanukkah and lit up Calgary roads like never before with a special parade of vehicles Sunday evening. The 33rd annual celebration of the 'festival of lights' in Calgary began at sunset with the official lighting of a large menorah outside the entrance to Heritage Park. It was followed by a large parade of more than 100 cars, each with a specially designed menorah magnetically attached to the vehicles' roof. Rabbi Menachem Matusof says the first
  
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• Sask. Roughriders clinch Western Final spot

  29-11-2021 02:17
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Calgary Stampeders 33-30 in overtime on Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The win earned the club a trip to Winnipeg to meet the regular-season champion Blue Bombers on Dec. 5. “I don’t even care if I kicked the game-winning field goal. I just wanted to win this game so bad for the fans. This province deserves it so much,” Brett Lauther, Riders’ kicker said after the game. It was his field goal from 34-yards out that clinched victory for the
  
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