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• Pro Sean Chu rally draws counter-protesters in wake of alleged sexual assault case

  04-12-2021 23:42
  
  More than 100 Calgarians gathered Saturday to show their support for Ward 4 Coun. Sean Chu following weeks of repeated calls for him to resign amid sexual assault allegations of a 16-year-old girl in 1997. Supporters of Chu say he was duly elected and that his alleged activity with a teenage girl during his tenure as a Calgary police officer was resolved more than two decades ago. “It’s water under the bridge,” said Gerald Walton, who participated in a show of support for Chu o
  
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• Flames rip through northeast Calgary garage

  04-12-2021 22:12
  
  A northeast home wasn't damaged in a Saturday morning fire, officials say, but a detached garage was completely destroyed. The Calgary Fire Department responded to a home on Templeside Circle N.E. around 10:20 a.m. for reports of a garage fire. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from the garage and quickly began an exterior attack to prevent them from spreading. Seven occupants of the home managed to get out safely. The home wasn't damaged, but the garage is a write-off. Investigators
  
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• Hamilton and Bottas give Mercedes front row in Saudi Arabia - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 21:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hamilton and Bottas give Mercedes front row in Saudi Arabia  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Investigation ongoing into robbery at northeast Calgary vape shop

  04-12-2021 19:38
  
  Police are looking for suspects after they say a smoke and vape shop was robbed at gunpoint on Friday evening. Officials say a number of people entered Jerry's Smoke and Vape on Country Hills Boulevard N.E. at just after 6:30 p.m. One of the suspects pointed a gun at the clerk, police say, and they fled a short time later. No one was hurt and police are still looking to make arrests.
  
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• Canada's Kingsbury opens World Cup season with moguls victory in Finland - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 19:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's Kingsbury opens World Cup season with moguls victory in Finland  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kaillie Humphries celebrates US citizenship with bobsled win, Appiah takes silver - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 18:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kaillie Humphries celebrates US citizenship with bobsled win, Appiah takes silver  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Online auctions cater to Beliebers looking for Tim Hortons merch

  04-12-2021 18:21
  
  A tie-in to a major promotion from Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons and singing superstar Justin Bieber has some people looking to turn a profit on the limited-edition merchandise. Early last month, the company announced a collaboration with pop star Justin Bieber that included three new flavours of the iconic Timbit. Along with the treats, Tim Hortons also offers a tote bag, beanie and a fanny pack – all branded with the Timbiebs logo. Now it seems that all the products, including the pa
  
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• Millions allocated to fighting invasive species in Alberta national parks - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Millions allocated to fighting invasive species in Alberta national parks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Recovery is possible': Alberta government doubles number of addiction treatment beds

  04-12-2021 16:56
  
  In 2019, the UCP government said it would establish 4,000 treatment spaces for Albertans suffering from addictions. Now, two years later, Premier Jason Kenney says the government is doing even more. He made the announcement at the Fresh Start Recovery Centre in Calgary, alongside Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis. "Our government made a commitment to fund 4,000 annual treatment spaces. Not only have we achieved our goal, we have more than doubled our commitment by fun
  
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• Kenney in Calgary to announce supports for addiction recovery for Albertans

  04-12-2021 16:56
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will join Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis for an important announcement about addiction recovery in the province on Saturday. No specific details have been released, but it is scheduled to take place at the Fresh Start Recovery Centre, 411 41 Ave. N.E., at noon. This is a developing story and further details will be provided when they are available…
  
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• Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 16:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I knew the challenges': Lethbridge police chief aware of problems before taking job - Alaska Highway News

  04-12-2021 16:14 via alaskahighwaynews.ca
  
  'I knew the challenges': Lethbridge police chief aware of problems before taking job  Alaska Highway News
  
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• Firefighters bring blaze at hotel under control

  04-12-2021 16:08
  
  The Calgary Fire Department responded to the scene of a fire at a hotel in northeast Calgary Saturday morning. Officials say crews were called to the Riviera Hotel, located at 3535 26 Ave. N.E., for reports of a fire. The fire was found in the parkade of the building, but crews evacuated the hotel as a precaution. A Calgary Transit bus was brought in to provide shelter. The fire has since been brought under control. There is no information on the cause of the fire or any estimate of damages. Thi
  
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• Ontario reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day straight

  04-12-2021 16:05
  
  Ontario is reporting more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day as the number of infections in the province continues to rise. Health officials confirmed 1,053 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario today, which is up slight from the 1,031 infections on Friday. This past week, officials reported 788 new cases on Monday, 687 new cases on Tuesday, 780 new cases on Wednesday and 949 new cases on Thursday. Saturday's case count is the highest in a single day since May 29, when 1,057 infec
  
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• Feds announce $14.7 million to fight invasive species in Alberta, B.C. mountain parks

  04-12-2021 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Climate Change Canada says the parks are vulnerable to non-native species of mussels as well as the parasite that causes whirling disease in fish.
  
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• Environment minister to announce funding to fight invasive species in mountain parks

  04-12-2021 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Climate Change Canada says the parks are vulnerable to non-native species of mussels as well as the parasite that causes whirling disease in fish.
  
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• Doctor Who: Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Vid Neglects One Important Person - Bleeding Cool News

  04-12-2021 14:37 via bleedingcool.com
  
  Doctor Who: Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Vid Neglects One Important Person  Bleeding Cool News
  
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• Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 14:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 13:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa announces $14.7 million to fight aquatic invasive species in mountain parks

  04-12-2021 13:44
  
  The federal government is committing funds to fight aquatic invasive species in five mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Saturday. Guilbeault made the announcement in Banff, Alta., with $14.7 million being made available over the next five years to prevent and manage invasive species in Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes and Yoho national parks. The money is to be used for both prevention and education programs.Sign up fo
  
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• Michigan parents found in building; bond set at US$500K apiece

  04-12-2021 13:08
  
  A judge imposed a combined US$1-million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building. James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing held on Zoom. Jennifer Crumbley sobbed and struggled to respond to the judge's questions at times and James Crumbley shook his head wh
  
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• Bond set at combined US$1M after parents of Michigan school shooting suspect enter pleas

  04-12-2021 13:08
  
  A judge imposed a combined US$1 million bond Saturday for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a Detroit commercial building. James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing held on Zoom. Judge Julie Nicholson assigned bond of US$500,000 apiece to each of the parents and placed other requirements such as GP
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Africa gets short end of COVID stick - SaltWire Network

  04-12-2021 11:40 via saltwire.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Africa gets short end of COVID stick  SaltWire Network
  
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• Parents captured after son charged in Oxford school shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 09:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Parents captured after son charged in Oxford school shooting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kraken take early lead, hold off Oilers for 4-3 victory - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 08:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Kraken take early lead, hold off Oilers for 4-3 victory  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gaudreau, Tkachuk lead Flames over Ducks in shootout - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 08:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gaudreau, Tkachuk lead Flames over Ducks in shootout  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vice-skip Darren Moulding leaves Brendan Bottcher’s curling rink

  04-12-2021 07:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vice-skip Darren Moulding has left the curling rink led by Brendan Bottcher.
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall to Wheat Kings on teddy bear toss night - Globalnews.ca

  04-12-2021 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes fall to Wheat Kings on teddy bear toss night  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes fall to Wheat Kings on teddy bear toss night

  04-12-2021 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Brandon Wheat Kings played spoiler on Friday night as the Lethbridge Hurricanes hosted their annual teddy bear toss game. Danica Ferris has the highlights.
  
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• Vice-skip Darren Moulding leaves Brendan Bottcher's curling rink - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 06:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vice-skip Darren Moulding leaves Brendan Bottcher's curling rink  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sailor the Touchdown Dog and Frisbee Rob head for NFL halftime show in Atlanta

  04-12-2021 06:10
  
  It didn't take Sailor the Touchdown Dog long to make it to the show. On October 23, at McMahon Stadium, Sailor – a whippet and greyhound mix – and Rob Macleod, aka Frisbee Rob, set a new record for the longest catch at a live sporting event: 109 yards. It wasn't entirely out of the blue – Frisbee Rob has already set six Guinness World Records, so he clearly knows what he's doing. And when the Stampeders posted a video of the greatest pitch-and-catch duo since Brady and Gronk, i
  
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• Goggia dominates season opening World Cup downhill in Lake Louise

  04-12-2021 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sofia Goggia was in a class by herself in the season-opening women's World Cup downhill Friday.
  
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• AltaGas raising dividend 6%, moving to quarterly payments from monthly

  04-12-2021 05:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  AltaGas Ltd. says it is raising its dividend six per cent for next year and moving to a quarterly payment schedule from monthly payments to shareholders.
  
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• US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 02:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• A look at the NHL’s surprises, disappointments so far after a quarter of season has been played

  04-12-2021 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the highlights -- and low lights -- from the first two months of the NHL schedule, and some of the things to watch for going forward.
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: December 3

  04-12-2021 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, December 3, 2021 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Tom Roulston.
  
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• 40,000 Alberta kids aged 5-11 now vaccinated, but advocates concerned about equal access

  04-12-2021 01:19
  
  A little more than a week after COVID-19 vaccine bookings opened for Alberta kids aged 5-11, more than 40,000 had received their first dose by Friday. That's about 10 per cent of all Albertans in that age group, but the numbers vary wildly depending on where families live. Some areas in Edmonton had rates above 20 per cent with a first dose already, while others were sitting at less than six per cent. "Areas with higher average incomes had higher vaccination rates," said Roman Pabayo. He is a re
  
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• Sentencing hearing date set in major cocaine importing case - Globalnews.ca

  04-12-2021 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sentencing hearing date set in major cocaine importing case  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Sentencing hearing date set in major cocaine importing case

  04-12-2021 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gurminder and Kirandeep Toor's sentencing hearing has been scheduled for the new year, after the Crown cross examined Kirandeep's doctor.
  
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• Calgary machine parts manufacturer one of Alberta's newest COVID-19 outbreaks

  04-12-2021 01:14
  
  Health officials say more than two dozen employees of a Calgary manufacturing plant are sick with COVID-19. Alberta Health announced a new outbreak at Standen's, located on 58 Ave. S.E. in Calgary, on Friday. It said there are 35 total cases associated with the outbreak and 29 of those are active cases. The outbreak was one of three new locations added to the province's list in the Calgary health zone, with Foothills Medical Centre (one active case) and Canyon Meadows Retirement home (two active
  
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• Lethbridge coach posthumously honoured with Logan Boulet Award

  04-12-2021 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  What’s been dubbed the “Logan Boulet effect” is a phenomenon that has been felt across the country. But what about the man who inspired Boulet to become an organ donor? Jessica Robb has more on the Lethbridge coach whose lasting legacy is saving lives, and how his selfless work has recently been recognized.
  
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• COVID-19: Confusion over ArriveCAN app lands southern Alberta couple in quarantine

  04-12-2021 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southern Alberta couple is in quarantine after a quick trip across the Canada-U.S. border. The pair did not upload their records to the government's ArriveCAN app.
  
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• National Music Centre celebrates fifth anniversary with virtual gala

  04-12-2021 00:43
  
  Anyone up for a gala in sweatpants? You'll have that opportunity Friday night, when the National Music Centre livestreams Niisito, a celebration of the power of music to build bridges between diverse communities in Canada. "We're celebrating our fifth anniversary," said NMC President and CEO Andrew Mosker, "with a virtual gala called Niisito, which is the word 'five' in Blackfoot – so it's a commemoration of and recognition of where we live, which is in Blackfoot territory." Related Storie
  
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• National Music Centre celebrates 5th anniversary with virtual gala

  04-12-2021 00:43
  
  Anyone up for a gala in sweatpants? You'll have that opportunity Friday night, when the National Music Centre livestreams Niisito, a celebration of the power of music to build bridges between diverse communities in Canada. "We're celebrating our fifth anniversary," said NMC President and CEO Andrew Mosker, "with a virtual gala called Niisito, which is the word 'five' in Blackfoot – so it's a commemoration of and recognition of where we live, which is in Blackfoot territory." Related Storie
  
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• Calgary man charged with weapons trafficking in connection with RCMP investigation

  04-12-2021 00:43
  
  Blackfalds RCMP are seeking the public's help to find a Calgary man wanted for a number of weapons-related offences. Officials say an investigation into weapons trafficking, launched in April 2021 by members of the Blackfalds and Innisfail RCMP as well as the Calgary Police Service identified a suspect. Andrew Joseph Bento, 37, from Calgary, faces four counts of weapons trafficking. A warrant for Bento's arrest was issued in May, but RCMP have not located him yet and that's why police need the p
  
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• Sentence hearing date set for major cocaine importing case

  04-12-2021 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new date for a sentencing hearing is now set for the California couple at the centre of a large cocaine bust at the Coutts border crossing four years ago. Erik Bay has the latest.
  
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• Lethbridge man sentenced to nine years for sexually assaulting nine-year-old girl - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 00:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge man sentenced to nine years for sexually assaulting nine-year-old girl  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Struggling Vancouver Canucks look to maintain momentum during six-game homestand - Lethbridge News Now

  04-12-2021 00:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Struggling Vancouver Canucks look to maintain momentum during six-game homestand  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police suspends officers who made anti-vaccine mandate video while in uniform

  04-12-2021 00:08
  
  A Calgary police officer is currently relieved from duty with pay for failing to adhere to the service's COVID-19 vaccination policy -- and officials are looking into his role in posting a video on social media while in uniform, opposing the mandate and drawing comparison with the Holocaust and Hitler's regime. In the video shared on social media, the member is identified as Brian Denison and B. Denison can be seen on his police uniform shirt. He says the vaccine mandate imposed on CPS officers
  
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• Calgary police suspends officer who made anti-vaccine mandate video while in uniform

  04-12-2021 00:08
  
  A Calgary police officer is currently relieved from duty with pay for failing to adhere to the service's COVID-19 vaccination policy — and officials are looking into his role in posting a video on social media while in uniform, opposing the mandate and drawing comparison with the Holocaust and Hitler's regime. In the video shared on social media, the member is identified as Brian Denison and B. Denison can be seen on his police uniform shirt. He says the vaccine mandate imposed on CPS offi
  
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