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• Calgary family of Sam Adekugbe watching close as Team Canada on verge of World Cup qualification

  02-02-2022 23:56
  
  It will take a lot of luck — and results going their way — but the men's national soccer team is on the verge of securing one of 32 places at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November.  Team Canada is set to square off against El Salvador in a critical CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match Wednesday evening.  It’s been 26 years since the national side appeared at a World Cup, with Canada making its only appearance at the 1986 event in Mexico. After defeating the Unit
  
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• Calgary Zoo announces death of senior red-fronted lemur

  02-02-2022 23:53
  
  Staff at the Calgary Zoo are mourning the loss of a red-fronted lemur that lived well beyond his life expectancy. The male lemur, named Red Baron, passed away at the age of 29. The zoo says the animals live to be 18 or 19yearsold on average. "At nearly 30 years of age, Red Baron’s long and wonderful life is a testament to the exemplary care he received from his caregivers both before and during his time with us," said a Calgary Zoo Facebook post. The lemur was born at Duke Lemur Center in
  
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• Credit Union donates to agriculture student awards - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 23:42
  
  Credit Union donates to agriculture student awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Thieves target community mail boxes at Heritage Pointe

  02-02-2022 23:35
  
  Sometime after dark on January 28th, over 60 Heritage Pointe home owners had their mail boxeds smashed open and the contents stolen. Rick Gallant, the community association board chair with Lake at Heritage Pointe, said this isn't the first theft at the community mail boxes. "This is now the third incident in the last few months where the mailboxes have been broken into," he said. "So we're we've been trying to work with Canada Post to get them replaced." One of the break-ins happened near Chris
  
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• Decision on Lethbridge police officer behind offensive memes adjourned - Calgary Herald

  02-02-2022 23:30
  
  Decision on Lethbridge police officer behind offensive memes adjourned  Calgary Herald
  
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• ‘It was terrifying’: Woman says family vehicle was hit during rush of Coutts protesters

  02-02-2022 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday morning, RCMP confirmed to Global News there was a collision between two vehicles after protesters had driven past the police barricades.
  
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• Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 22:59
  Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney's next, opposition MLAs say, following O'Toole's departure as leader

  02-02-2022 22:45
  
  Now that Erin O'Toole is officially out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, some Alberta MLAs say the development should send a message to Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP caucus. Drew Barnes, the independent MLA for Cypress Hills-Medicine Hat, and Todd Loewen, the representative for Central Peace-Notley, sent out a joint statement in response to the the departure of O'Toole as leader of the federal Conservatives. In it, they said the result was the effect that elected officials can h
  
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• Kenney's next, Alberta MLAs say, following O'Toole's departure as leader

  02-02-2022 22:45
  
  Now that Erin O'Toole is officially out as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, some Alberta MLAs say the development should send a message to Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP caucus. Drew Barnes, the independent MLA for Cypress Hills-Medicine Hat, and Todd Loewen, the representative for Central Peace-Notley, sent out a joint statement in response to the the departure of O'Toole as leader of the federal Conservatives. In it, they said the result was the effect that elected officials can h
  
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• 'Hold tight. We're here': Constables recall helping Calgary officer after hit and run

  02-02-2022 22:27
  
  A police constable became emotional Wednesday as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted a fellow officer lying on a road after a car hit him following a hit and run. Sgt. Andrew Harnett of the Calgary Police Service died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of the car. The suspect vehicle's alleged driver, who was 17 at the time, is charged with first-degree murder. He cannot be identified under the Youth C
  
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• Calgary constables recall helping Sgt. Andrew Harnett after hit and run: ‘Hold tight. We’re here’

  02-02-2022 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A police constable became emotional as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted Sgt. Andrew Harnett lying on a road after a car hit him.
  
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• Canadian citizenship application delays causing uncertainty for Calgary immigrants

  02-02-2022 21:41
  
  Significant delays in the approval process to become a Canadian citizen due to ongoing staffing shortages and widespread travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic have forced some immigrants to wait nearly two years to take their oath. The extra wait times are now impacting hopeful Canadians like Amani Kaman. who immigrated to Canada as a refugee in 2013 to escape from war. Sadly, his father was killed by rebels in the process. Kaman first moved to Winnipeg, but has lived in Calgary for the
  
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• Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 21:38
  Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Visitors can Show Your Love in February at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

  02-02-2022 21:31
  
  Love will be in the air this month at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. From park discounts to the popular adult-only In the Heat of the Night event, the zoo is bringing back its Show Your Love campaign during the month of February in support of wildlife convention. “We are fortunate to have a passionate community behind us who have shown the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo some big love over the past year through zoo visits, memberships, financial support and online encouragement,” sai
  
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• Albertans line up again as some pharmacies receive more free rapid COVID-19 tests

  02-02-2022 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  More free rapid COVID-19 tests are making their way to some Alberta pharmacies and people are once again calling around and lining up to get their hands on them.
  
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• Century-old B.C. 'village' listed for sale for $2.3M; group trying to preserve history

  02-02-2022 20:42
  
  A century-old village located in the Rocky Mountains is currently listed for sale – something that worries a group trying to preserve its history. Edelweiss Village, located in Golden, B.C., is home to six houses built more than 100 years ago. A listing for the 50-acre property says the homes were constructed between 1910 and 1912 by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Swiss-style chalets were erected on the land on what is now Ottoson Road to house Swiss mountain guides and their families.
  
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• No relief in sight for higher gas prices: GasBuddy - My Lethbridge Now

  02-02-2022 20:23
  
  No relief in sight for higher gas prices: GasBuddy  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• More police called in to help with U.S. border blockade in southern Alberta: RCMP

  02-02-2022 19:54
  
  RCMP say more officers have been called in to help with an illegal blockade at a United States border crossing in southern Alberta, now in its fifth day. Mounties were prepared to make arrests Tuesday at the Coutts crossing but backed off when there were safety concerns. Cpl. Curtis Peters says some vehicles left peacefully but others, including tractors, sped through police roadblocks to join the blockade. He says there was a head-on crash and a person involved then assaulted another person. Pe
  
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• Breakthrough in Alberta border blockade, lanes open in both directions

  02-02-2022 19:54
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta. Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing truckers blocking access to the border crossing at Coutts, Alta., says they have spoken with Mounties and agreed to open some blocked lanes. Trucks and other vehicles have begun clearing two lanes -- one going north and one going south. Demonstrators began parking their vehicles and blocked the highway on Saturday in solidarity with si
  
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• Groundhog Day in Alberta: Balzac Billy predicts 6 more weeks of winter

  02-02-2022 19:29
  
  Albertans will see six more weeks of winter if prairie prognosticator Balzac Billy is to be believed.  The "groundhog" – who is actually a person in a groundhog costume – seemed sleepy when he emerged from his burrow at the Blue Grass Nursery, Sod and Garden Centre in Balzac, Alta. on Wednesday morning. After stretching, Billy looked down at the ground and saw his shadow, flipping sunglasses over his eyes and grabbing a shovel. Billy’s prediction was the same as Nova Scoti
  
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• Crack cocaine, meth seized after stolen pickup spotted outside Lethbridge business

  02-02-2022 19:17
  
  Two Lethbridge men face drug trafficking, weapon and stolen property charges after officers spotted a truck on a city street that had been stolen out of Picture Butte. Lethbridge Police Service members noticed the 2018 Dodge Ram dually parked in the 100 block of 13 Street N. on Jan. 24. The stolen truck was also the suspect vehicle in a theft from a business in Taber. The two men inside the truck — 36-year-old Daniel Raymond Fraser and 38-year-old Daylan Strembesky — were arrested an
  
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• Province announces grants to support mental health of first responders - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 18:35
  
  Province announces grants to support mental health of first responders  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Red Deer hospital diverting all but ‘life or limb’ emergency surgeries to Edmonton and Calgary

  02-02-2022 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is diverting all emergent surgical cases — "with the exception of emergency life or limb cases" — to facilities in Edmonton and Calgary.
  
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• Southcentre Mall opens new 'top deck' outdoor skating rinks

  02-02-2022 18:10
  
  Southcentre Mall is preparing to open a new outdoor attraction. The shopping centre's Top Deck outdoor skating rinks open to the public on Thursday. One of the rinks will be used for hockey while the other will be for leisure. “We are excited to provide this new outdoor venue as a safe and fun environment for Calgarians to enjoy getting outside together with friends and family,” said Southcentre Mall marketing manager Alexandra Velosa in a new release.  The rinks are located on
  
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• Premier expects health measures will be relaxed in February - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 17:50
  Premier expects health measures will be relaxed in February  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 5 people facing charges after $1.6M drug bust with ties to Alberta and British Columbia

  02-02-2022 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 18-month investigation by ALERT and the RCMP started in Medicine Hat and resulted in police seizing more than $1.6 million in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. 
  
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• 5 charged, $1.6M worth of drugs seized after 18-month police investigation across Western Canada

  02-02-2022 17:14
  
  More than $1.6 million worth of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine has been seized and five people are facing charges following an 18-month investigation by police in Alberta dubbed Project Motor. The operation was a joint investigation between the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and the RCMP federal serious organized crime unit and spanned across Western Canada. "ALERT alleges the drug trafficking network had its origins in British Columbia’s lower mainland, and fanned o
  
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• Red Deer hospital on surgical diversion, patients being diverted to Edmonton, Calgary

  02-02-2022 17:03
  
  Patients seeking care at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre are being diverted to Edmonton and Calgary as the facility struggles with high patient volumes and staff shortages, according to Alberta Health Services.  AHS implemented the surgical diversion at 9 p.m. on Jan. 31. It says emergency life or limb cases as well as patients already admitted will not be diverted.  “This is not a decision that we take lightly, and it has only been made following extensive conversation and exp
  
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• 2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 16:58
  
  2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles

  02-02-2022 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two men have been charged after an investigation that started with a stolen vehicle in southern Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge police locate body of man previously reported missing - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 16:16
  Lethbridge police locate body of man previously reported missing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Protesters hold down Coutts border for 5th day, Alberta-wide blockades rumored

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The protest at the Coutts border crossing enters the fifth day with more province-wide blockades planned for across Alberta on Wednesday.
  
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• Movement at Coutts border on 5th day of blockade, one lane open in each direction

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.
  
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• Breakthrough at Coutts border blockade on 5th day of protest, lanes open in both directions

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.
  
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• Standoff man charged with multiple firearms related offences - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 15:45
  Standoff man charged with multiple firearms related offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: Province surpasses 1,600 hospitalizations, sets new record high

  02-02-2022 15:38
  
  The number of Albertans with COVID-19 in hospital has surpassed 1,600 for the first time in the pandemic while also setting a new record high, according to the province’s Wednesday data update. The latest figures show 1,598 patients in hospital, the second-highest count to date. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s count of 1,585 was revised to a pandemic-high 1,627. Hospitalization data is routinely revised for accuracy and to account for reporting delays.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the nu
  
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• Still parka weather in Alberta but improvement on the way

  02-02-2022 15:19
  
  The ridge of cold air is finally pushing in from the northwest. Extreme cold warnings persist for much of the province today, carrying into this evening. The zone of Airdrie-Cochrane-Olds-Sundre added a warning for conditions this evening. Yesterday's forecast model held relatively steady (at least, as of the 6 o'clock hour!) in relation to our overnight wind chill values; the prediction was for wind chill to reach -30, and at worst, we have dealt with a feels-like temperature of -32. There's a
  
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• Kylington caps third-period rally, Flames beat Stars 4-3

  02-02-2022 15:01
  
  Oliver Kylington exited the penalty box, joined a rush and scored to cap a three-goal rally in the third period as the Calgary Flames defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Tuesday night. Kylington jumped into a 3-on-1 break, took a pass from Rasmus Andersson and beat Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger with 1:47 to play. "The (penalty kill) did a huge job to get the puck out," Kylington said. "I thought (Andersson) would shoot it but as long as the puck went in, I was happy." Andrew Mangiapane and Johnny Ga
  
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• Canada’s groundhogs to make their 2022 seasonal predictions in virtual broadcasts

  02-02-2022 12:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the interest of public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no crowds for Groundhog Day predictions in Nova Scotia and Ontario today.
  
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• O'Toole resigns as Conservative leader, will stay on as MP

  02-02-2022 11:42
  
  Erin O’Toole has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada but will stay on to serve as the Durham, Ont. member of Parliament. The majority of caucus voted to remove O’Toole in a secret ballot on Wednesday. In a decisive revolt, 118 votes were cast at the virtual morning meeting, 73 MPs voted in favour of replacing O’Toole, while 45 MPs voted to endorse his leadership. Chair of the 119-member caucus, Scott Reid, said he did not vote. Following this vote, O&rsqu
  
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• O'Toole resigns as Conservative leader after caucus votes to replace him

  02-02-2022 11:42
  
  Erin O’Toole has resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, after the majority of caucus voted to remove him in a secret ballot vote on Wednesday. In a decisive revolt, 118 votes were cast at the virtual morning meeting, 73 MPs voted in favour of replacing O’Toole, while 45 MPs voted to endorse his leadership. Chair of the 119-member caucus, Scott Reid, said he did not vote. Following this vote, O’Toole submitted his formal resignation to the party, effective i
  
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• Conservative caucus removes O'Toole as leader

  02-02-2022 11:42
  
  The Conservative caucus has voted to remove Erin O’Toole as the party’s leader. In a decisive revolt, the majority of caucus voted Wednesday to replace O’Toole as the leader of the party, in a secret ballot. In total, 118 votes were cast at Wednesday morning’s virtual meeting, 73 MPs voted in favour of replacing O’Toole, while 45 MPs voted to endorse his leadership. Chair of the 119-member caucus, Scott Reid, said he did not vote. One-third of the caucus signed a le
  
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• Curbside organics could divert ‘up to 10,000 tonnes’ from Lethbridge landfill - Global News

  02-02-2022 09:00
  
  Curbside organics could divert ‘up to 10,000 tonnes’ from Lethbridge landfill  Global News
  
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• Convoy crawls up Highway 3 through Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  02-02-2022 09:00
  Convoy crawls up Highway 3 through Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles - Global News

  02-02-2022 09:00
  
  2 men charged after Lethbridge police seize drugs, stolen property, brass knuckles  Global News
  
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• Kenney urges unity, says Conservative Party leadership is ‘not of any interest to me’

  02-02-2022 04:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole will face a vote on his leadership Wednesday after 35 MPs signed a petition to force the vote over the weekend.
  
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• Lunar New Year celebration scaled back in Calgary, restaurants busy

  02-02-2022 02:42
  
  Lunar or Chinese New Year is a global celebration focussed on achieving prosperity however the pandemic has forced festivities in Calgary's Chinatown to be scaled back for another year. The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre typically arranges for performances, martial arts exhibitions, traditional lion or dragon dance, and a Chinese New Year market but in deference to the pandemic, organizers opted for outdoors displays instead in 2022. Tony Wong, president of the centre, is encouraging people to
  
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• Alberta utility bills expected to remain high throughout 2023

  02-02-2022 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy experts say Albertans can expect to receive high energy bills for the remainder of the year with commodities expected to near or reach record levels.
  
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• Cow sells for more than $26K at southern Alberta auction to help grieving family

  02-02-2022 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cow belonged to Mack Rattai, who died in a collision on Dec. 16, 2021.
  
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• Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion construction complete in Edmonton area

  02-02-2022 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The replacement pipeline runs nearly 50 kilometres from Trans Mountain's Edmonton Terminal in Sherwood Park to Acheson, along the south leg of Anthony Henday Drive.
  
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