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• BC Lions QB Michael Reilly announces retirement after 11 seasons

  24-01-2022 23:40
  
  B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly has announced his retirement after 11 seasons and two Grey Cup titles. Reilly first joined the Lions in 2010, playing three seasons before departing to play for Edmonton for six more seasons. In 2019 he returned to B.C. to play out the remainder of his CFL career. The 36-year-old won Grey Cup titles with the Lions (2011) and Edmonton (2015). He was named the Grey Cup MVP in 2015 and the league's outstanding player in 2017 when he passed for 5,830 yards and 3
  
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• LPS need help in finding missing 49-year-old Lethbridge man - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS need help in finding missing 49-year-old Lethbridge man  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province looking at ways to enhance EMS service to Albertans - My Lethbridge Now

  24-01-2022 23:14 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Province looking at ways to enhance EMS service to Albertans  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Province to aid EMS response times with new action plan - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 22:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Trucker convoy raises millions in funds - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 22:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary Folk Music Festival announces Block Heater 7.0 at scaled-back settings

  24-01-2022 21:44
  
  Calgary Folk Music Festival’s seventh annual Block Heater presented by ATB will go ahead next month with some big musical names in scaled-back settings. Because of the ongoing pandemic, this year's event, dubbed Block Heater 7.0, is set for Feb. 17-20, featuring a Black History Month digital panel from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Thursday followed by free, outdoor shows at Olympic Plaza from 6 to 8:40 p.m. on Friday and from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday – in conjunction with Chinook Blast, BIG and
  
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• B.C. driver curious about speed of mother's car faces fines: police - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 21:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  B.C. driver curious about speed of mother's car faces fines: police  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Teen dies, two others critically injured in collision in northern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 21:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Teen dies, two others critically injured in collision in northern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province to introduce changes to address demands on EMS in Alberta

  24-01-2022 20:36
  
  Alberta's health minister will be joined by Emergency Medical Services officials for an announcement of new measures designed to relieve pressure on the taxed EMS system. Health Minister Jason Copping is expected to provide details at 1:30 p.m. A livestream of the announcement will be available HERE. In addition to Copping, participants are slated to include:Darren Sandbeck, EMS chief paramedic and senior provincial director; Dr. Mark McKenzie, EMS emergency physician and senior medical director
  
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• Indigenous non-profit group seeks ownership stake in Trans Mountain Pipeline

  24-01-2022 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nesika Services publicly launched Monday, calling itself a grassroots, community-led not-for-profit.
  
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• EMS capacity in Alberta to be immediately increased, committee to help pave future EMS path

  24-01-2022 20:36
  
  Alberta Health Services is rolling out a 10-point plan that's expected to quickly add EMS capacity in Alberta. "The plan is made up of 10 new initiatives designed to help reduce demands on existing resources, to increase availability of ambulances for Albertan patients who truly need them, and to plan for the future," explained Darren Sandbeck, EMS chief paramedic and senior provincial director. "Over the last few months, we've been adapting our service delivery model so our EMS employees and Al
  
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• Alberta health minister to announce EMS relief measures Monday

  24-01-2022 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping will be joined by fellow MLAs and Alberta Health Services officials Monday afternoon to announce EMS supports in the province.
  
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• Alberta announces plan, committee to address EMS system problems

  24-01-2022 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping will be joined by fellow MLAs and Alberta Health Services officials Monday afternoon to announce EMS supports in the province.
  
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• Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 20:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Drumheller man faces child pornography charges after investigation with U.S. authorities - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 20:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Drumheller man faces child pornography charges after investigation with U.S. authorities  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Offensive lineman Zack Williams re-signs with Calgary Stampeders

  24-01-2022 19:56
  
  The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian offensive lineman Zack Williams. Williams, who was set to become a free agent next month, played all 14 games with the Stamps last season, including 13 starts at left guard. "I'm thankful to the Stampeders organization for this opportunity and I'm looking forward to the season,'' Williams, a third-round draft pick out of Manitoba in 2019, said in a statement. "I believe we have the players and coaches in place to be a serious contender for
  
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• Retired Court of Queen’s Bench Justice to investigate Kaycee Madu call to Edmonton police chief

  24-01-2022 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The investigation will determine whether Madu's phone call to McFee was an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice. 
  
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• Indigenous non-profit looks to acquire ownership of Trans Mountain Pipeline

  24-01-2022 19:30
  
  A new Indigenous non-profit organization is seeking an ownership stake in the Trans Mountain Pipeline, saying its aim is to make sure communities along the pipeline's route receive its benefits directly. Nesika Services publicly launched Monday, calling itself a grassroots, community-led not-for-profit. Chief Tony Alexis of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in Alberta (and the chair and founding director of Nesika) said 14 Indigenous communities along the pipeline's route in Alberta and B.C. have a
  
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• Montreal's Chinatown, threatened by development, to be granted heritage status - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 19:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Montreal's Chinatown, threatened by development, to be granted heritage status  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Calgary adds 20 new electric vehicle charging sites

  24-01-2022 19:14
  
  Those who drive electric vehicles will now have greater access to charging stations at City of Calgary facilities. The city announced on Monday that new Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations have been added to four Park and Ride lots and four recreation facilities. In total, there are 20 new EV charging stations:Two at Chinook Park and Ride, Two at Brentwood Park and Ride, Four at Sirocco Park and Ride, Two McKnight-Westwinds Park and Ride, Two at Southland Leisure Centre, Two at Villa
  
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• Canada suggests non-essential Canadians leave Ukraine

  24-01-2022 18:28
  
  As other countries begin to withdraw embassy and diplomatic staff from Ukraine over heightened concerns of a Russian invasion, Canada is suggesting any non-essential staff should leave. “If you are in Ukraine, you should evaluate if your presence is essential,” reads the updated guidance to avoid non-essential travel to the region, due to “ongoing Russian threats and military buildup in and around the country.” Over the weekend both the U.S. State Department and the Briti
  
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• Teenager seriously injured in Sylvan Lake assault: RCMP

  24-01-2022 18:25
  
  Two 15-year-old boys are accused of assaulting another teenager outside a Sylvan Lake business on Jan. 20. The male victim sustained significant injuries during the noon-hour assault, according to Sylvan Lake RCMP, and was treated at the local hospital. Mounties received a complaint about the incident from a concerned citizen and during their investigation, obtained a video of the assault. The two 15-year-olds, who cannot be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were charged w
  
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• Drumheller man faces child pornography, child luring charges

  24-01-2022 18:20
  
  RCMP say a Drumheller man is facing child pornography charges after he allegedly had inappropriate conversations with an American teenager. Officers launched an investigation a year ago after Indiana police contacted RCMP with concerns that a man in the southern Alberta town had been engaged in sexually explicit conversations with a 16-year-old victim from the state. RCMP worked with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit, Indiana police and Homeland S
  
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• Energy infrastructure firm Enerflex signs all stock deal to buy U.S. company Exterran

  24-01-2022 17:26
  
  Enerflex Ltd. has signed an all-stock deal to buy U.S. company Exterran Corp. in an agreement that values the company at about US$735 million. Under the transaction, Enerflex will issue 1.021 of its shares for each Exterran share. Enerflex shares were down C$1.53 at C$6.37 in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange after the agreement was announced. The deal, which is expected to close in the second or third quarter of this year, requires approval by both Exterran and Enerflex shareholders as well
  
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• Truck convoy raises over $4M while protest draws support and criticism, as GoFundMe freezes access to funds

  24-01-2022 17:23
  
  An online fundraiser meant to cover the costs of a cross-country protest against vaccine mandates for truckers has surpassed $4 million. The GoFundMe organized by western separatist Maverick Party organizer Tamara Lich has exploded in recent days as the first trucks of the Freedom Convoy 2022 left the BC coast bound for Ottawa on January 29. However, on Tuesday, GoFundMe announced it has frozen access to the money. The convoy held rallies in Calgary and Medicine Hat Monday before rolling on to R
  
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• Truck convoy organizer raises over $4M; protest draws support and criticism

  24-01-2022 17:23
  
  An online fundraiser meant to cover the costs of a cross-country protest against vaccine mandates for truckers has surpassed $4 million. The GoFundMe organized by western separatist Maverick Party organizer Tamara Lich has exploded in recent days as the first trucks of the Freedom Convoy 2022 left the BC coast bound for Ottawa on January 29. The convoy held rallies in Calgary and Medicine Hat Monday before rolling on to Regina. The protest is primarily aimed at Canada's mandatory vaccination req
  
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• Truck convoy organizer raises over $3.8m; protest draws support and criticism

  24-01-2022 17:23
  
  An online fundraiser meant to cover the costs of a cross-country protest against vaccine mandates for truckers has surpassed $3.8 million dollars. The GoFundMe organized by western separatist Maverick Party organizer Tamara Lich has exploded in recent days as the first trucks of the Freedom Convoy 2022 left the BC coast bound for Ottawa on January 29. The convoy held rallies in Calgary and Medicine Hat Monday before rolling on to Regina. The protest is primarily aimed at Canada's mandatory vacci
  
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• More than 1,000 supporters gather for anti-mandate convoy send off in Calgary

  24-01-2022 17:23
  
  Hundreds upon hundreds of people gathered near a southeast Calgary truck stop Monday morning to show their support for a convoy of truckers heading to Ottawa. 'Freedom Convoy 2022' opposes mandated vaccinations, mandated isolation for unvaccinated drivers who return to Canada and other restrictions imposed on the trucking industry in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rampant spread of the Omicron variant. The convoy, which is travelling across Western Canada, rolled into Calgary late Sun
  
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• Nunavut signs $10-a-day child-care deal with federal government - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 17:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Nunavut signs $10-a-day child-care deal with federal government  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Short-term exposure to Fort McMurray wildfire smoke affected lungs of RCMP officers: study

  24-01-2022 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The study analyzed data from 218 RCMP members who were deployed to Fort McMurray during the devastating 2016 wildfire.
  
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• Anti-mandate group gathers outside MP Chahal's Calgary home

  24-01-2022 15:36
  
  Calgary-Skyview MP George Chahal is the latest Calgary politician to have anti-mandate demonstrators gather outside their home. Protesters chanted while holding signs condemning vaccine mandates, COVID-19 passports and public-safety restrictions during Sunday's rally. The group previously congregated outside the homes of Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra. Following the protests outside Gondek and Carra's residences, Calgary city c
  
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• Another warm week in Calgary

  24-01-2022 14:59
  
  Today falls a little off-course from yesterday's helping of 14 (!) degrees. We're in another pressure rise, which will make for wind striking southward. Gusts today may top at 50 km/h, and from those gusts, we may also see a waft of snow circulate in. It bears noting that while our temperature is already just a hair above freezing out there, we don't have a massive drop-off coming. This layer of cloud we're in for through much of the day will trap a limited amount of heat near the surface. This
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations rise as 8,500 weekend cases, 41 deaths reported

  24-01-2022 14:47
  
  Alberta reported more than 8,500 weekend COVID-19 cases on Monday evening. After technical issues delayed the release of data for several hours, Alberta Health said the cases were identified after completing nearly 23,000 tests, including 10,378 on Friday and 7,879 on Saturday. There were 4,069 confirmed cases on Friday, 2,633 on Saturday, and 1,801 on Sunday. In terms of active infections, there are now more than 55,600 throughout the province, however, Alberta's chief medical officer of health
  
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• Calgary man who killed girlfriend found guilty in her daughter’s death

  24-01-2022 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Robert Leeming pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019 but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson.
  
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• Several wounded in shooting in German city; gunman dead - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 14:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary man who killed girlfriend to receive verdict in her daughter's death

  24-01-2022 14:05
  
  A Calgary man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend but denied killing her daughter is scheduled to receive a verdict in the case today. Robert Leeming, who is 36, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019 but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. His lawyer said during closing arguments in November that there's no evidence to prove Leeming was responsible for the girl's death. Leeming testified he was looking
  
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• Calgary man who killed girlfriend found guilty of second-degree murder in her daughter's death

  24-01-2022 14:05
  
  A Calgary man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend but denied killing her daughter has been found guilty of killing the young girl. Robert Leeming, who is 36, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019 but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. Leeming was convicted of second-degree murder Monday in connection with the death of the little girl. His lawyer said during closing arguments in November that there's n
  
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• Calgary man found guilty of second-degree murder in death of former girlfriend's daughter

  24-01-2022 14:05
  
  A Calgary man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend but denied killing her daughter has been found guilty of killing the young girl. Robert Leeming, who is 36, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett in 2019 but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. Leeming was convicted of second-degree murder Monday in connection with the death of the little girl. His lawyer said during closing arguments in November that there's n
  
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• Man shot several times during suspected 'targeted' attack: CPS

  24-01-2022 04:19
  
  A man was sent to hospital Sunday after being shot several times while he was in the hallway of an apartment building, according to Calgary police. Officers were called to the 800 block of Northmount Drive NW in Collingwood just after 12 p.m. According to CPS, a man in his 40s was in the hallway of an apartment building when he was shot several times. Police said the victim and the shooter know each other and that the incident appears to be a targeted attack. The victim was taken to hospital in
  
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• One dead in single-vehicle crash near Nanton, Alta.; pet dog survives

  24-01-2022 01:27
  
  A 52-year-old man died in a single-vehicle car accident near Nanton, Alta., Saturday evening. According to police, emergency crews responded after 9:40 p.m. to the crash on Highway 533, east of Range Road 265. Investigators determined the driver, from Three Hills, Alta., and only occupant of the Chevrolet Silverado went onto the highway's south shoulder, over-corrected, entered the north ditch, and rolled over. While investigating the crash, RCMP discovered the man had his golden retriever, name
  
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• One dead in single-vehicle crash near Nanton, Alta.; dog survives

  24-01-2022 01:27
  
  A 52-year-old man died in a single-vehicle car accident near Nanton, Alta., Saturday evening. According to police, emergency crews responded after 9:40 p.m. to the crash on Highway 533, east of Range Road 265. Investigators determined the driver, from Three Hills, Alta., and only occupant of the Chevrolet Silverado went onto the highway's south shoulder, over-corrected, entered the north ditch, and rolled over. While investigating the crash, RCMP discovered the man had his golden retriever, name
  
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• Three Hills man dies in single-vehicle collision, pet dog survives - Lethbridge News Now

  24-01-2022 00:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Three Hills man dies in single-vehicle collision, pet dog survives  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta man killed in rollover east of Nanton; dog in vehicle reunited with family

  24-01-2022 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The collision happened just after 9:45 p.m. on Highway 533 east of Range Road 265. The area is located east of Nanton, Alta.
  
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