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• Canadian leg of Offspring, Simple Plan tour cancelled due to COVID-19

  17-01-2022 23:49
  
  The bad times continue to roll, at least when it comes to COVID-19 shutting down live music productions. The Canadian leg of the Let The Bad Times Roll Tour featuring the Offspring and Simple Plan has been cancelled, the bands announced Monday. "There’s no point in us asking you to come out and see our kick-ass show if there’s a chance that everything could shut down at the last minute," read an update on the Offspring website. "We're disappointed, but let’s get through this me
  
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• Caper Bretoner cashes in: Bet paid out almost 30 years after it was made

  17-01-2022 23:33
  
  In the fall of 1994, two junior high school friends in Sydney made a bet on their favourite football teams. "I said, 'Patrick, the Dolphins are going to win a Super Bowl before the Bengals even win a playoff game,’” explained Mavs Gillis, a Miami Dolphins fan. When the wager was made outside the cafeteria at what was then Malcolm Munroe Memorial Junior High, neither Gillis nor Patrick McNeil – a Cincinnati Bengals fan - would have guessed it would take nearly three decades for
  
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• Cape Bretoner cashes in: Bet paid out almost 30 years after it was made

  17-01-2022 23:33
  
  In the fall of 1994, two junior high school friends in Sydney made a bet on their favourite football teams. "I said, 'Patrick, the Dolphins are going to win a Super Bowl before the Bengals even win a playoff game,’” explained Mavs Gillis, a Miami Dolphins fan. When the wager was made outside the cafeteria at what was then Malcolm Munroe Memorial Junior High, neither Gillis nor Patrick McNeil – a Cincinnati Bengals fan - would have guessed it would take nearly three decades for
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after being struck east of Langdon, Alta.

  17-01-2022 23:15
  
  Strathmore RCMP responded Friday to a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle along Dead Horse Road, east of Langdon, that left one person in life-threatening condition. Preliminary investigation suggests an SUV was eastbound when it appears to have struck a 41-year-old pedestrian walking alongside the road. The pedestrian was transported to a Calgary-area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 50-year-old female driver and a 15-year-old passenger weren't injured. The investigation by
  
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• As calving season approaches, plan now to protect you investment - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 23:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  As calving season approaches, plan now to protect you investment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Autopsy inconclusive after body found in northwest Calgary garage

  17-01-2022 22:50
  
  Following an autopsy on Monday, the death of a man found in a northwest garage over the weekend is being treated as undetermined while detectives await further medical test results. Police were called to the 6100 block of Thornaby Way N.W. about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday for reports that a man had been found deceased in a detached garage. Investigators believe the 26-year-old victim died "several days" before his body was discovered. Because further testing is required to determine both the cause an
  
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• Saskatchewan premier promises to complete all-weather road connecting La Loche, Fort McMurray

  17-01-2022 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government commits to complete an all-weather road from La Loche to Fort McMurray with construction expected to be complete by the end of 2023.
  
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• Calgary road crews prepare for blast of winter weather overnight

  17-01-2022 22:01
  
  The City of Calgary says road crews are preparing for a drastic drop in temperature overnight by applying anti-icing agents. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Calgary warning that strong winds, blowing snow and a steep decline in temperature are expected across southern Alberta on Monday night. Though the national weather agency only expects two to four centimetres of snow to fall in Calgary, it is forecasting wind gusts up to 70 km/h and an overnight low that will fe
  
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• Calgary Stampeders re-sign defensive linemen Rose, Wiggan

  17-01-2022 21:51
  
  The Calgary Stampeders signed defensive tackles Mike Rose and Derek Wiggan to two-year contract extensions Monday. Rose, an American, and Wiggan, a Canadian, were both slated to become CFL free agents next month. “Derek and Mike have been a very effective tandem in the middle of our defensive line and I'm pleased that they have chosen to make this commitment to the Stampeders,” John Hufnagel, Calgary's president and general manager said in a statement. "Both players continue to get b
  
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• Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canes' Justin Hall named WHL Player of the Week - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 21:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canes' Justin Hall named WHL Player of the Week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP charge Medicine Hat man with 2nd-degree murder after 2-year investigation

  17-01-2022 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the time, police said the death of the man was suspicious and the Alberta RCMP major crimes unit took over the investigation.
  
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• Ryan Belcastro-Sluth, 16 years old, reported missing from Taber - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 21:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ryan Belcastro-Sluth, 16 years old, reported missing from Taber  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man charged with murder after mother found dead in Airdrie home

  17-01-2022 21:13
  
  A 20-year-old Airdrie man has been charged with second-degree murder after a 48-year-old Airdrie woman was found dead in a home last week. RCMP officials confirm officers responded to a business in northeast Airdrie on the morning of Jan. 13 after a call was made to 911 indicating a man was in medical distress. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance and placed in police custody. The scenario prompted police to visit a home in Airdrie for a check on welfare. The body of 48-year-old Melanie Lo
  
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• Man charged after woman found dead in Airdrie home

  17-01-2022 21:13
  
  A 20-year-old Airdrie man has been charged with second-degree murder after a 48-year-old Airdrie woman was found dead in a home last week. RCMP officials confirm officers responded to a business in northeast Airdrie on the morning of Jan. 13 after a call was made to 911 indicating a man was in medical distress. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance and placed in police custody. The scenario prompted police to visit a home in Airdrie for a check on welfare. The body of 48-year-old Melanie Lo
  
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• Man charged after mother’s death in Airdrie

  17-01-2022 21:13
  
  A 20-year-old Airdrie man has been charged with second-degree murder after a 48-year-old Airdrie woman was found dead in a home last week. RCMP officials confirm officers responded to a business in northeast Airdrie on the morning of Jan. 13 after a call was made to 911 indicating a man was in medical distress. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance and placed in police custody. The scenario prompted police to visit a home in Airdrie for a check on welfare. The body of 48-year-old Melanie Lo
  
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• Staffing shortages amid COVID-19 prompt Calgary Transit to adjust service levels

  17-01-2022 21:09
  
  Calgary Transit is adjusting about 10 per cent of its bus routes because of dozens of staff members who are ill or isolating due to the Omicron variant.  The department previously made minor changes to some routes on Jan. 10, but widespread changes and cancellations went into effect Jan. 17.  "In anticipation of an increase in operator sickness due to COVID, we made some proactive adjustments to service," said Stephen Tauro with Calgary Transit. "Because we did make changes throughout
  
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• Toronto Argonauts re-sign veterans Boris Bede, DaVaris Daniels - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 21:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Toronto Argonauts re-sign veterans Boris Bede, DaVaris Daniels  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19: Some Alberta classes move online as teaching positions go unfilled

  17-01-2022 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of Monday morning, 581 teachers were absent from Edmonton Public Schools and 112 posts were unfilled.
  
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• China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous' - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 20:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Stephanie Labbé misses out on Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 20:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canada's Stephanie Labbé misses out on Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa boy, 8, saves man nearly buried in snow

  17-01-2022 19:33
  
  Ottawa paramedics are thanking an eight-year-old boy for saving an elderly man who was almost completely buried in snow during a blizzard Monday morning. In a tweet, the Ottawa Paramedic Service said Clayton McGuire had spotted the man near his home and immediately told his parents, who called 911. "The gentleman was almost all covered due to the huge snowfall when Clayton spotted him," the paramedic service said. "A man, I saw him on the floor. Went to go my mom and dad straight away," Clayton
  
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• Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner placed in NHL's COVID-19 protocol - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 19:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner placed in NHL's COVID-19 protocol  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal upholds sentence for man who killed Calgary Stampeder

  17-01-2022 19:28
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a man who shot and killed a CFL football player outside a Calgary nightclub in 2016. The Appeal Court unanimously dismissed a challenge by Nelson Lugela, who was found guilty in 2019 of second-degree murder in the death of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks. Lugela was sentenced to life in prison with no chance at parole for 18 years. Hicks, who was 23, was with the Stampeders on the practice roster, and was shot twice outside the Marqu
  
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• VR team at Lethbridge College brings new life to Alberta heritage site - CHAT News Today

  17-01-2022 19:18 via chatnewstoday.ca
  VR team at Lethbridge College brings new life to Alberta heritage site  CHAT News Today
  
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• Calgary Humane Society receives nearly $91K in donations through Betty White Challenge

  17-01-2022 19:02
  
  The Calgary Humane Society says it has received tens of thousands of dollars in donations in honour of Betty White, who was known for her animal advocacy.  The humane society announced on Jan. 7 it would be accepting donations in honour of the late Hollywood star as part of a viral movement dubbed the #BettyWhiteChallenge. The movement, launched by fans after White's passing, encourages people to donate to local animal shelters in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 17, which would have be
  
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• Calgary Humane Society gets more than $74K in donations through Betty White Challenge

  17-01-2022 19:02
  
  The Calgary Humane Society says it has received tens of thousands of dollars in donations in honour of Betty White, who was known for her animal advocacy.  The humane society announced on Jan. 7 it would be accepting donations in honour of the late Hollywood star as part of a viral movement dubbed the #BettyWhiteChallenge. The movement, launched by fans after White's passing, encourages people to donate to local animal shelters in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 17, which would have be
  
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• Calgary Humane Society gets more than $50K in donations through Betty White Challenge

  17-01-2022 19:02
  
  The Calgary Humane Society says it has received thousands of dollars in donations in honour of Betty White, who was known for her animal advocacy.  The humane society announced on Jan. 7 it would be accepting donations in honour of the late Hollywood star as part of a viral movement dubbed the #BettyWhiteChallenge. The movement, launched by fans after White's passing, encourages people to donate to local animal shelters in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 17, which would have been White
  
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• Calgary Humane Society gets $15K in donations through Betty White Challenge

  17-01-2022 19:02
  
  The Calgary Humane Society says it has received thousands of dollars in donations in honour of Betty White, who was known for her animal advocacy.  The humane society announced on Jan. 7 it would be accepting donations in honour of the late Hollywood star as part of a viral movement dubbed the #BettyWhiteChallenge. The movement, launched by fans after White's passing, encourages people to donate to local animal shelters in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 17, which would have been White
  
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• Lethbridge area's population grew by smallest amount in 20+ years in 2020-21 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 18:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge area's population grew by smallest amount in 20+ years in 2020-21  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Medicine Hat man charged with murder 2 years after body found outside city

  17-01-2022 18:33
  
  A 32-year-old man from Medicine Hat has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Lamont, Alta. man who was found dead in early 2020. Officers were called to a rural area south of Medicine Hat and east of Highway 3 on the morning of Jan. 13, 2020, after a body was found. An autopsy was conducted in the days that followed and the deceased was later identified as 27-year-old Dylan Denault of Lamont, a town roughly 60 kilometres east of Edmonton. Two years to the day
  
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• Women at Calgary bar become ill after drinks spiked, potential witness contacts police

  17-01-2022 18:22
  
  Calgary police say a man who was at a Beltline bar last month, when it was suspected two women had their drinks spiked, has come forward to speak with investigators. Police said the women were at One Night Stan's on 17th Avenue S.W. with a group of people to celebrate a friend's birthday at around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. While there, police said the two woman became "extremely ill and disorientated." Bar staff helped the women get safe rides home. Police said once they arrived home,
  
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• Women at Calgary bar become ill after drinks spiked, police seek witness

  17-01-2022 18:22
  
  Calgary police are looking to speak with a man who was at a Beltline bar last month when it's suspected two women had their drinks spiked. Police said the women were at One Night Stan's on 17th Avenue S.W. with a group of people to celebrate a friend's birthday at around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. While there, police said the two woman became "extremely ill and disorientated." Bar staff helped the women get safe rides home. Police said once they arrived home, both women became unconscio
  
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• Town of Coaldale purchases new Zamboni - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 18:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Town of Coaldale purchases new Zamboni  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta’s health-care workers union wants more done to protect staff during Omicron

  17-01-2022 17:50
  
  The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) will call on the province to act and ensure the success of the public health-care system as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread .  In recent months, Emergency Medical Services in Alberta have experienced numerous Code Reds, meaning no ambulances and paramedics are available in a given region.  For calls in Calgary, ambulances have been dispatched from as far away as Sylvan Lake.  The union says lengthy response time
  
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• Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New Nature Conservancy Poll showcases benefits of going outdoors - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 17:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  New Nature Conservancy Poll showcases benefits of going outdoors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral COVID-19 treatment - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 16:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral COVID-19 treatment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• MPE upgrades Lethbridge water treatment plant - Canadian Consulting Engineer

  17-01-2022 16:33 via canadianconsultingengineer.com
  
  MPE upgrades Lethbridge water treatment plant  Canadian Consulting Engineer
  
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• Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care: study

  17-01-2022 16:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overall, the study found 12 per cent of non-Indigenous patients were rated at the most serious levels, whereas eight per cent of First Nations people received that rating.
  
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• Health Canada to authorize Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 drug

  17-01-2022 15:47
  
  Health Canada is expected to authorize the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid on Monday, CTV News has confirmed. The official announcement is expected to come from the federal health agency at 11 a.m. EST. Pfizer submitted clinical data for the oral medication that can be used to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 in adults, on Dec. 1, 2021.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxThe government has a deal in place with the pharmaceutical giant
  
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• Health Canada authorizes use of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 drug

  17-01-2022 15:47
  
  Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. The federal health agency says the prescription-only medication can be given to adults ages 18 and older to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, if they have a confirmed positive viral test and are at a high risk of becoming seriously ill.  The authorization comes with specific instructions on scenarios in which the drug cannot be used, including to prevent COVID-19 infections or to treat pati
  
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• First at-home COVID-19 antiviral prescription drug authorized by Health Canada

  17-01-2022 15:47
  
  Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, the first oral and at-home prescription medication to be cleared for use in this country. The federal health agency says the prescription-only medication can be given to adults ages 18 and older to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, if they have a confirmed positive test and are at a high risk of becoming seriously ill.  The authorization comes with specific instructions on scenarios in whic
  
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• Winter storm blasts across Ontario, parts of Quebec

  17-01-2022 15:36
  
  A snowstorm is battering southern Ontario and parts of Quebec Monday, with Environment Canada issuing a blizzard warning for some regions due to wind and poor visibility, with anywhere from 15 to 50 centimetres of snow expected to fall across the provinces. Across southern Ontario, the regions of Halton-Peel, Belleville-Quinte-Northumberland, Dunnville – Caledonia-Haldimand, Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara and York-Durham are under a blizzard warning. All other regions under a public weather al
  
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• Lethbridge Lightning charity game raises $1242 for Jack Ady Cancer Centre - Lethbridge News Now

  17-01-2022 15:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Lightning charity game raises $1242 for Jack Ady Cancer Centre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta today: Weekend data update at 3:30 p.m.

  17-01-2022 14:45
  
  Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations number above 800 for the first time since October, according to data released on Friday.   There are now 822 COVID-19 patients in hospital, an increase of 230 from a week ago, and 403 from two weeks ago, or a jump of more than 96 per cent in the last two weeks. The 822 includes 81 patients in intensive care units, a number that has risen by 30 from two weeks ago. Also Friday, the province reported five more COVID-19 deaths. More than 6,100 new cases
  
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• Alberta surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, nears 100 ICU admissions

  17-01-2022 14:45
  
  Alberta has 1,007 COVID-19 patients in hospital, the highest count since mid-October. The COVID-19 data from the past three days also saw ICU admissions increase to 94. Alberta reported 23 COVID-19 deaths since Friday, including that of a child in the 5-9 age group with no pre-existing conditions. A total of 3,403 Albertans have died due to COVID-19. Alberta Health also added 15,886 COVID-19 cases over the past three days, raising known active infections to 72,368. Chief Medical Officer of Healt
  
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• Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care

  17-01-2022 14:21
  
  Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a new study that looked at millions of such visits. “If people have a long bone fracture, you might expect the treatment would be the same between groups,” said Patrick McLane of the University of Alberta, a co-author of the study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “Fir
  
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• Water main break on 9th Avenue S.W. slows morning commute

  17-01-2022 14:17
  
  An early morning water main break along one of the main arteries into Calgary's downtown core could potentially cause significant delays during the morning commute. City officials confirmed just before 6 a.m. that Ninth Avenue S.W. has been reduced from four eastbound lanes to a single lane near 16th Street S.W. in Sunalta on the western edge of downtown. Crews are on scene attempting to repair the break. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning.Alert: 9 Avenue S.W.
  
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• Water main break on 9th Avenue S.W. expected to slow morning commute

  17-01-2022 14:17
  
  An early morning water main break along one of the main arteries into Calgary's downtown core could potentially cause significant delays during the morning commute. City officials confirmed just before 6 a.m. that Ninth Avenue S.W. has been reduced from four eastbound lanes to a single lane near 16th Street S.W. in Sunalta on the western edge of downtown. Crews are on scene attempting to repair the break. This is a developing story. It will be updated throughout the morning.Alert: 9 Avenue S.W.
  
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