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• Hay stack fire keeps Coaldale Fire Department busy Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 23:52
  Hay stack fire keeps Coaldale Fire Department busy Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AHS reports two COVID deaths in Lethbridge Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 23:52
  AHS reports two COVID deaths in Lethbridge Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Marble sculpture adorns Alberta's first accessible outdoor rink in Calgary

  28-01-2022 23:14
  
  A marble sculpture that took more than two years and 1,600 hours of work to complete is now adorning Alberta's first accessible outdoor rink. The sculpture is called Creating a Champion and features a parent and child wearing skates and hockey equipment in front of a net. And it's big. Sculptor Bill Harvey started with a block of Vancouver Island marble weighing close to 10,000 kilograms and the process of chiseling it into a finished product saw more than half of the stone removed. "It was a ma
  
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• Lethbridge Police services to access evidence-base mental health crisis software - CTV News Calgary

  28-01-2022 23:07
  
  Lethbridge Police services to access evidence-base mental health crisis software  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Massive disconnect': doctors say Kenney misrepresenting Alberta's hospital situation

  28-01-2022 22:31
  
  A number of Alberta physicians say Premier Jason Kenney's comments on Thursday about the provincial hospitalization situation doesn't accurately represent what's happening in ERs.  They believe Kenney incorrectly normalized the state of emergency care in his COVID-19 availability. "There is significant stress but it is not out of line with historic trends at this time of the year," Kenney said at the time. "We've been averaging just under 5,300 total non-ICU inpatients since the beginning o
  
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• Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 22:20
  Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• MétisMétis National Council takes former president, Manitoba Métis to court - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 22:19
  
  MétisMétis National Council takes former president, Manitoba Métis to court  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• QMJHL set to resume activities Feb. 3 after weeks-long hiatus - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 22:07
  
  QMJHL set to resume activities Feb. 3 after weeks-long hiatus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Significant donation to reduce youth counselling wait times at Lethbridge Family Services - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 21:49
  Significant donation to reduce youth counselling wait times at Lethbridge Family Services  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Western Grains Research Foundation supports agriculture research projects - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 21:23
  Western Grains Research Foundation supports agriculture research projects  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sign Canadian linebacker Fraser Sopik to new contract

  28-01-2022 21:18
  
  The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian linebacker Fraser Sopik. The Toronto native played all 14 regular-season games for the Stampeders in 2021 and finished second on the team with 13 special-teams tackles. He also had four defensive tackles. Calgary's fourth-round selection in the 2019 draft, Sopik has played 32 career regular-season games in two seasons with the team. He has accumulated 23 special-teams tackles, 17 defensive stops, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one block
  
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• Protesters arrive on Parliament Hill ahead of main trucker convoy

  28-01-2022 21:12
  
  Consistent honks from truck horns could be heard through the downtown core on Friday as a few hundred participants in the trucker convoy drove into the area and began gathering around Parliament Hill in what’s set to be a “unique, fluid, risky, and significant” protest, according to city officials. Stretches of local roadways were closed, or reduced to a few lanes as truckers and drivers of other vehicles—some sporting Canadian and other flags— began to cause what c
  
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• SirVincent Rogers signs one-day contract to retire as Redblack - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 20:54
  SirVincent Rogers signs one-day contract to retire as Redblack  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drumheller inmate charged with death of fellow prisoner

  28-01-2022 20:40
  
  RCMP say an inmate at the Drumheller Institution in southern Alberta is facing charges in the death of a fellow prisoner. The victim, 34-year-old Jeffrey Ryan of Parkland County, Alta., was assaulted during what is alleged to be an unprovoked attack, RCMP said. It happened on Wednesday at around 8:40 p.m. Ryan suffered serious injures and died in hospital. The investigation into his death has been taken over by the Alberta RCMP major crimes unit and an autopsy is expected to be performed in
  
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• Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 20:21
  
  Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 19:36
  Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pronghorns Athletics and Big Brothers Big Sisters create historic partnership - My Lethbridge Now

  28-01-2022 19:30
  
  Pronghorns Athletics and Big Brothers Big Sisters create historic partnership  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal denies appeal of regulator’s refusal to approve coal mine

  28-01-2022 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a decision released Friday, the Alberta Court of Appeal turned down the request from Benga Mining and two area First Nations.
  
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• What does the trucker convoy hope to accomplish?

  28-01-2022 19:20
  
  As the convoy of truckers and their supporters descends on Ottawa for what’s set to be a weekend of protests and potentially prolonged gridlock, what is the group looking to accomplish? Initially fundraisers said that truckers were planning to drive to Parliament Hill to protest against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate introduced Jan. 15 by Canada on cross-border truckers. As the convoy picked up steam, it has expanded to become a much broader vehicle for people to express their outrage at the
  
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• Top Alberta court denies appeal of regulator's refusal to approve coal mine

  28-01-2022 19:16
  
  Alberta's top court has denied a request to appeal a regulatory decision not to approve the Grassy Mountain coal mine in the province's Rocky Mountains. In a decision released today, the Alberta Court of Appeal turned down the request from Benga Mining and two area First Nations. Benga had argued the environmental review panel which blocked the mine's approval didn't consider all the expert evidence available to it. The Stoney Nakoda and Piikani First Nations argued the refusal violate
  
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• Man receives 5-year sentence for hit-and-run death of Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett

  28-01-2022 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Amir Abdulrahman learned his fate in a Calgary courtroom Friday morning. With credit for time served, Abdulrahman has three years and five months remaining on his sentence.
  
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• Lethbridge Public Library hosting “Mega book sale” January 29, 30 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 19:02
  
  Lethbridge Public Library hosting “Mega book sale” January 29, 30  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man to be sentenced for manslaughter in traffic stop death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett

  28-01-2022 18:00
  
  A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the New Year's Eve death of Calgary police officer Sgt. Andrew Harnett one year ago is expected to be sentenced Friday morning.  Amir Abdulrahman, 20, was the passenger in an SUV Harnett had stopped in the community of Falconridge on Dec. 31, 2020 after noticing its license plate didn’t match its registration. The vehicle took off, dragging 37-year-old Harnett 437 metres before he fell and ended up in the path of an oncoming car. Two ot
  
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• Calgary man sentenced to 5 years for manslaughter in traffic stop death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett

  28-01-2022 18:00
  
  Amir Abdulrahman was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the New Year's Eve death of Calgary police officer Sgt. Andrew Harnett one year ago. The 20 year old was the passenger in an SUV Harnett had stopped in the community of Falconridge on Dec. 31, 2020 after noticing its license plate didn’t match its registration. The vehicle took off, dragging 37-year-old Harnett 437 metres before he fell and ended up in the path of an oncoming car. Two oth
  
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• DynaLIFE to offer community lab services in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 17:53
  
  DynaLIFE to offer community lab services in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian Pacific Railway grain revenues take hit in aftermath of 2021 drought

  28-01-2022 17:37
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s grain-hauling revenues took a hit in the fourth quarter of 2021, even as the company increased corn shipments from south of the border to address a livestock feed shortage in Western Canada. The Calgary-based railway company saw freight revenue from grain tumble to $440 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021. That represents a 13 per cent decline from the same period in 2020, when grain represented CP's top revenue source at $508 million. CP says its total gra
  
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• Alberta surpasses 1,500 COVID-19 hospitalizations

  28-01-2022 17:23
  
  Alberta has surpassed 1,500 patients in hospital with COVID-19 for the first time in the pandemic, according to the province’s latest data update on Friday.  Thursday’s report of 1,469 COVID-19 patients in hospital was revised to a pandemic-high 1,532 on Friday.  The 11 highest patient counts have all come in the last 11 days.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhoodThe province’s latest COVID-19 hospit
  
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• Alberta's Kenney to talk supply chain issues, pipelines at U.S. governors meeting

  28-01-2022 16:57
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will travel to Washington to discuss issues including COVID-19 and pipelines with American leaders. Kenney says he wants to talk about cross-border supply chain issues, including a ban by both countries on entry by truckers not vaccinated against COVID-19. Kenney says the ban further aggravates supply bottlenecks and leads to higher prices for consumers. He says he will also lobby to increase access to the U.S. for Canadian oil through transborder pipelines.
  
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• Back in black? Alberta set to table budget reflecting 'improving fiscal situation'

  28-01-2022 15:38
  
  As Alberta prepares for the tabling of its next provincial budget, Finance Minister Travis Toews says there are signs of greater optimism. The province has seen years of multibillion-dollar deficits, but Toews told CTV News Edmonton that improvement is on the horizon. "We have an improving fiscal situation here in the province, certainly this year, but we have an improving fiscal trajectory as well," Toews said. Last February, the finance minister predicted a deficit of $18.2 million. By Novembe
  
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• Warmth out to Sunday… then, winter kicks in for Calgary

  28-01-2022 15:26
  
  It's always a solid feeling when there are few shake-ups from the day previous. The largest question mark I can see for this one is from today. That stems from the nine-degree high margin I'm seeing across a number of forecast models. Coupled with the still-very-much-in-the-forecast 50 km/h wind gusts from the west, I won't be surprised if we manage to get above the 10 C call today. Que cera! Tomorrow and Sunday are holding steady, just a hair shy of today's offering. Wind also pares back, somew
  
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• Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 15:20
  
  Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Djokovic feted in Montenegro amid new virus test doubts - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 14:37
  
  Djokovic feted in Montenegro amid new virus test doubts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada downs Honduras to remain atop World Cup qualifying standings

  28-01-2022 12:58
  
  Canada continues its march to Qatar 2022, showing off an array of talent along the way. The Canadian men put on what coach John Herdman called a "professional performance" in a 2-0 victory over Honduras in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play Thursday. "It was never going to be a pretty match for us but it had to be disciplined," he said. "That (Honduran) team has massive threats, transitional threats. But we also knew we could be really dangerous in the transition. I thought that's where we were
  
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• Saad, Husso spark Blues to 5-1 win over Flames

  28-01-2022 05:38
  
  Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start, and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Kyrou and Ryan O'Reilly also scored for St. Louis. The Blues got some revenge for a blowout loss at Calgary three days earlier. The Flames outshot the Blues 48-21 in their 7-1 victory over the Blues on Monday. Husso, who made his
  
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• Saad, Husso spark Blues to 5-1 win over Flames - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 05:18
  
  Saad, Husso spark Blues to 5-1 win over Flames  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada wins 2-0 over Honduras in World Cup qualifying match

  28-01-2022 04:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada maintained its unbeaten record and took a step closer to Qatar 2022 with a 2-0 victory over Honduras in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play Thursday.
  
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• 'Embarrassment for the industry': Not all truckers support the 'freedom convoy'

  28-01-2022 04:21
  
  A so-called 'freedom convoy' of truckers and supporters is on its way to Ottawa, protesting the federal government's vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers. But not everyone from the trucking industry is on board with the convoy's messaging, especially as the rhetoric heats up and the movement attracts support from fringe groups. Dennis Levesque of London, Ont. has been a trucker for eight years. He calls the convoy "an embarrassment for the industry" and says the participants only represent
  
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• 18th annual ReFrame Film Festival debuts in homes across Canada

  28-01-2022 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  'These documentaries provide a way for us to learn, connect and experience things outside of ourselves,' said film festival creative director Amy Siegel.
  
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• DynaLIFE signs contract with AHS to deliver community lab services across Alberta

  28-01-2022 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  DynaLIFE has provided lab services in Edmonton and northern Alberta for more than 25 years. AHS says that will now expand across Alberta under a new contract that begins on July 1.
  
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• Amber Alert issued after police say 2-year-old Calgary boy abducted

  28-01-2022 02:26
  
  An Amber Alert has been issued after police say a two-year-old boy was abducted by his mother from downtown Calgary Thursday afternoon. Calgary police say Hawkin Gerald Thomas was abducted at approximately 2:30 p.m. after a supervised visitation by his mother, 40-year-old Tamara Jean Vanderjagdt, from the 1900 block of Ninth Avenue S.E. Tamara is believed to be traveling in a brown 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander, with Alberta licence plate NLY 991, and was last seen westbound on Ninth Avenue S.E., go
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after Calgary boy found safe

  28-01-2022 02:26
  
  An Amber Alert has been cancelled after police say a two-year-old boy was discovered safe in a Calgary home Thursday evening. Police confirmed the child was in their custody and safe Thursday night. Earlier Thursday, an Amber Alert was issued  after police say a two-year-old boy was abducted by his mother from downtown Calgary Thursday afternoon. Police said the mother was in custody and charges are pending. The investigation continues.Alberta Emergency Alert: AMBER Alert Cancelled https://
  
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• AP source: Evander Kane joining Oilers after being cleared by NHL - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 02:18
  
  AP source: Evander Kane joining Oilers after being cleared by NHL  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police cancel Amber Alert after missing child deemed safe

  28-01-2022 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hours after issuing an Amber Alert, the Calgary Police Service cancelled it after they determined "the child in question is safe."
  
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• Amber Alert issued after toddler allegedly abducted by mom: Calgary police

  28-01-2022 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Amber Alert was issued Thursday evening by the Calgary Police Service, who said a toddler was abducted by his mother.
  
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• Rugby Canada names Jamie Levchuk as interim chief executive officer - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 01:40
  
  Rugby Canada names Jamie Levchuk as interim chief executive officer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Organizer of GoFundMe campaign for trucker convoy withdraws $1M, company confirms

  28-01-2022 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The convoy movement, known as the “Save Canada” movement or the “freedom convoy,” started last Sunday in British Columbia and is making its way across Canada.
  
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• Lethbridge College president & CEO Dr. Paula Burns resigns

  28-01-2022 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under Burns' watch, Lethbridge College was also named Canada's third-fastest growing research college in 2020.
  
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• 3 Houston police officers wounded after chase, shootout - Lethbridge News Now

  28-01-2022 01:06
  
  3 Houston police officers wounded after chase, shootout  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Quite a shock': Lethbridge homeowners see spike in property assessment value - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Globalnews.ca

  28-01-2022 01:01
  
  'Quite a shock': Lethbridge homeowners see spike in property assessment value - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca  Globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘Quite a shock’: Lethbridge homeowners see spike in property assessment value - Globalnews.ca

  28-01-2022 01:01
  
  ‘Quite a shock’: Lethbridge homeowners see spike in property assessment value  Globalnews.ca
  
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