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• Canadian man extradited to U.S. on terrorism funding charges pleads guilty

  18-12-2021 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi admitted he provided money to his four cousins, as well as former San Diego resident Douglas McAuthur McCain, to fund their terrorist activities in Syria.
  
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• Public education rally draws a crowd as Albertans take shots at the UCP

  18-12-2021 22:58
  
  About 100 Albertans gathered for a rally in support of public education Saturday. Standing in front of Calgary's McDougall Centre, speakers discussed recent changes to the way students learn and teachers teach under the UCP government. They say it's putting the province at a disadvantage. "We are here today to stand up for public education," Medeana Moussa with Support Our Students said. "It's under rapid fire by the UCP." A number of issues were mentioned during the hour-long event, but perhaps
  
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• VancouverVancouver Canucks sign defenceman Ashton Sautner to one-year contract - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 22:20
  
  VancouverVancouver Canucks sign defenceman Ashton Sautner to one-year contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• NHL postpones Leafs, Canucks games as COVID-19 cases grow - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 21:47
  
  NHL postpones Leafs, Canucks games as COVID-19 cases grow  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary volunteers deliver more than 150 Christmas hampers to veterans in need

  18-12-2021 20:22
  
  Calgarians opened up their hearts Saturday morning in an effort to give back to the veterans who served on the front lines and those who are continuing to serve Canada. The Veterans’ Association Food Bank successfully delivered more than 150 hampers fully stocked with food, personal hygiene items and Christmas gifts for families in need. Executive director Marie Blackbird says veterans need to be recognized as a pillar of Calgary’s community and shouldn’t be left behind this Ch
  
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• NHL says it’ll toughen COVID-19 rules to tackle Omicron variant threat

  18-12-2021 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some measures include restrictions on indoor dining while on the road, wearing masks while in club facilities and during travel.
  
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• World Juniors pre-tournament schedule reduced, ticket sales paused

  18-12-2021 19:50
  
  The Road to the World Juniors pre-tournament schedule is being amended due to the "changing epidemiological situation" surrounding the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Ticket sales for the tournament taking place before the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship have been paused, organizers said in a statement on Saturday. Scott Smith, president and COO of Hockey Canada, said that discussion between Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation and Alberta Health prompted the restructuring to
  
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• Improvements coming for Indigenous communities with $300-million connectivity roll-out in Alberta

  18-12-2021 19:02
  
  The provincial government and Canada have jointly put up a pot of $300 million to expand broadband access in Alberta. “We know that rural, remote and Indigenous communities across the province need significant relief in that regard,” said Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish. He said funding will be distributed in such a manner as to ensure the best value for the investments, meaning the most households that can be served by a project, but “also balancing the need for regional
  
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• B.C. weather: Winter storm warnings for Interior mountain highways continue

  18-12-2021 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  While snowfall in the B.C. Interior is expected to ease near midnight, motorists are being advised to consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve.
  
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• Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trial - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 18:48
  
  Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Slippery ride in Calgary for Saturday, city says crews hard at work

  18-12-2021 18:35
  
  The City of Calgary says drivers should slow down and drive to conditions, as icy roads are present in many areas. Officials said crews are "working on trouble spots" on Saturday morning, using a pickle – a salt and gravel mixture – to provide traction on icy patches. They are also focused on clearing Priority 2 routes, which are roads that see between 5,000 and 19,999 vehicles per day. Some examples include Kensington Road N.W. and Acadia Drive S.E. Other routes, including those not
  
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• Edmonton's animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services

  18-12-2021 18:30
  
  It started with a puppy they named Tucker. In 2017, constables Ilka Cunningham and Ted Dyck with the Edmonton Police Service were sent to an animal cruelty call and found a puppy that had been beaten. “When we seized (the puppy), I noticed that one of his eyes was quite bloodshot,” Cunningham said. “We took him to the emergency vet and (the pup) had some trauma to his eye from probably being punched or kicked.” She said the dog got its name because of how “tuckered
  
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• COVID-19 cases mount, restrictions reintroduced amid Omicron variant threat - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 18:13
  
  COVID-19 cases mount, restrictions reintroduced amid Omicron variant threat  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Advocates of Lethbridge's former supervised consumption site launch legal challenge

  18-12-2021 17:39
  
  Two organizations aimed at supporting Albertans with addictions say the Kenney government's plan to handle the opioid crisis is wrong and they have gone to court to prove it. Moms Stop the Harm, which represents families affected by substance abuse, and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society attended a number of hearings in Lethbridge provincial court this week. In them, they laid out their argument that the closure of supervised consumption sites throughout the province will result in more
  
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• Edmonton's animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 16:10
  
  Edmonton's animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth

  18-12-2021 16:04
  
  Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged teeth over the past 20 months. Bruce Ward, a Vancouver-area, dentist, said he's noticing the pressures of the pandemic are causing more people to involuntarily clench their jaws and grind their teeth with extreme amounts of force while sleeping. "It's like two pieces of ivory rubbing together," said Ward, descr
  
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• Gas explosion in sewer kills 10 in southern Pakistan city - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 13:31
  Gas explosion in sewer kills 10 in southern Pakistan city  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Worry work': The mental load is weighing on mothers in the pandemic era

  18-12-2021 13:00
  
  Women typically perform more cognitive and emotional labour than men when it comes to managing household responsibilities, but experts say this so-called "worry work" has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and may have a lasting impact on gender equality if greater supports aren't made available to mothers. Booking children's appointments, organizing playdates, creating the grocery shopping list for the week, worrying about your kids' grades and whether they have a clean face mask for schoo
  
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• Tourism Lethbridge announces new CEO - Lethbrige Herald

  18-12-2021 12:55
  
  Tourism Lethbridge announces new CEO  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Nova Scotia hits million-person mark by righting its own ship - SaltWire Network

  18-12-2021 12:43
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Nova Scotia hits million-person mark by righting its own ship  SaltWire Network
  
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• Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 12:19
  
  Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tigers drop road contest in Lethbridge - Medicine Hat News

  18-12-2021 12:01
  Tigers drop road contest in Lethbridge  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 08:09
  
  Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes rally for 6-4 win over Medicine Hat

  18-12-2021 05:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a sluggish start, the Lethbridge Hurricanes rallied from behind to beat the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-4 on Friday in their final home game before Christmas break. Tom Roulston has the highlights.
  
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• Canadian men win speedskating gold in team pursuit at Four Continents - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 03:10
  
  Canadian men win speedskating gold in team pursuit at Four Continents  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• So you did a rapid COVID-19 test and the results are positive. Now what?

  18-12-2021 02:59
  
  As the new Omicron COVID-19 variant causes case numbers to surge, many Canadians are hoping self-test kits can help keep their families safe over the holidays. Also known as rapid antigen tests, these can easily be done at home and provide results in less than 20 minutes. Taken soon before a gathering, experts say the tests can supply an added layer of confidence and protection – but unfortunately, they are not perfect. Self-test kits are less accurate than ones that get analyzed in a labo
  
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• World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta still going ahead with fans in arenas

  18-12-2021 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  “There’s no plan right now to limit fans. We continue to move forward with the plan for full buildings.”
  
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• Outreach groups in Calgary, Edmonton take to the streets to monitor for drug overdoses

  18-12-2021 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  ``I kind of act as the glue between the two groups to help drug users trust activists and to help activists talk to drug users,'' she said.
  
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• Party on? Alberta's office Christmas get-togethers proceed with caution

  18-12-2021 01:15
  
  Staff at Heritage Park weren't sure when people would want to book the venue for Christmas parties again. The pandemic put a stop to most Christmas celebrations in 2020 and it wasn't clear when they'd be back. This season was a pleasant surprise. "Though they haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels, we've had way more corporate Christmas party bookings than we anticipated this year," said Jeff Hodgson, the senior director of guest services. “Are we having the 800-person events that we used
  
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• Gently-used devices wanted: Project Joy aims to spread a little digital connection over the holidays

  18-12-2021 01:14
  
  With the COVID count climbing and travel restrictions being added almost daily, an Alberta-based organization is teaming up with a couple partners to help spread a little digital joy to seniors in need of some. Project Joy is collaborating with London Drugs and the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) for the second year in a row to provide refurbished, gently-used electronic devices to seniors. The organization is asking Albertans to donate gently-used tablets and tablets by dropping them off
  
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• COVID-19 rapid test supply runs short at multiple South zone locations

  18-12-2021 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province began rolling out free access to rapid COVID-19 tests Friday, but demand for them saw inventories rapidly run out. In Lethbridge and in surrounding communities, many residents hoping to get their hands on the free test kits came away empty handed. Erik Bay reports.
  
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• 'Someone has to speak up': Calgary mayor reinforces her stance on fight against Quebec's Bill 21

  18-12-2021 00:46
  
  Calgary's mayor is standing by her plan to use taxpayer dollars to help fight a legal battle against Quebec's Bill 21, a piece of legislation that targets religious communities. Earlier this week, Mayor Jyoti Gondek joined an effort created by Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown to fight against the document, which bans many government workers in Quebec from wearing religious symbols on the job. To that end, Gondek added she would spend city funds to support the legal challenge. It's suggested t
  
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• Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 00:44
  
  Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – December 17, 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-12-2021 00:18
  
  The Weekly with LNN – December 17, 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Lost the good memories': Calgary couple details 'horrible' experience with moving company

  18-12-2021 00:10
  
  A couple who moved to Calgary from Regina in the summer lost everything after a Canada’s Leading Van Lines (CLVL) truck carrying their belongings caught fire during transport.  Alveen and Kuldeep Grewal say they entrusted the company with their sentimental belongings and had about $70,000 worth of goods.  “I was in shock for 15 minutes,” said Alveen. “I have nothing to sit on, nothing to wear and nothing to sleep on.” The couple say their items were suppos
  
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• 'Lost the good memories': Calgary couple detail 'horrible' experience with moving company

  18-12-2021 00:10
  
  A couple who moved to Calgary from Regina in the summer lost everything after a Canada’s Leading Van Lines (CLVL) truck carrying their belongings caught fire during transport.  Alveen and Kuldeep Grewal say they entrusted the company with their sentimental belongings and had about $70, 000 worth of goods.  “I was in shock for 15 minutes,” said Alveen. “I have nothing to sit on, nothing to wear and nothing to sleep on.” The couple say their items were suppo
  
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• Active COVID-19 cases rise in Alberta as other provinces announce restrictions

  18-12-2021 00:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario, Manitoba and B.C. announced tightened COVID restrictions Friday, including capacity limits on venues and indoor gatherings. 
  
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