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• Heritage minister says Netflix, Disney should contribute more to Canadian culture - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'Remember your oaths': Alberta MLA accused of encouraging police, soldiers to disobey orders

  16-02-2022 23:41
  
  An outspoken MLA from rural Alberta was under fire Wednesday for encouraging police officers and soldiers to "remember your oaths" when receiving orders related to the Emergencies Act. UCP backbencher Shane Getson has been stirring COVID-19 controversy for weeks, including driving his truck in a convoy protest and demanding that Premier Jason Kenney remove restrictions immediately. On Monday, he criticized the fact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the act, in an effort to deal with tru
  
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• Calgary students receive gifts from seniors for random acts of kindness

  16-02-2022 23:34
  
  Residents of the Revera Chateau Renoir retirement village in southwest Calgary are paying it forward.   The group is giving Grade 7 students from Our Lady of Peace Catholic School 'kindness envelopes' after receiving Christmas cards from the children in December. Jackie Whipple, the Chateau's director of recreation, says the envelopes are filled with tips on how to be kind to others, along with two movie passes so they can go with a friend. "We just wanted the children to realize that by do
  
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• 2 men charged after assaulting PinBar staff, police over masking

  16-02-2022 23:07
  
  Calgary police say two people have been charged in a dispute over masking requirements at a local bar that turned violent. Officers were called to PinBar, in the 500 block of 17th Avenue S.E., just before 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11. Police said bar staff had refused entry to two men for "failing to wear a mask" at which time the suspects assaulted the staff member.  "Two officers arrived and both were assaulted by the suspects before being taken into custody," the Calgary Police Service said. The
  
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• Towing industry concerned for safety, business if told to help clear blockades under legislation

  16-02-2022 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Associations representing the towing industry in Ontario and Alberta say expecting operators to clear blockades under the Emergencies Act is easier said than done.
  
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• Kenney, Moe, join U.S. governors urging end to trucker COVID-19 vaccination rules

  16-02-2022 22:52
  
  The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan have joined more than a dozen U.S. governors in calling for an end to mandated COVID-19 vaccines for cross-border truckers. Alberta's Jason Kenney and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan have signed a public letter urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse the decision. The premiers say getting vaccinated is important, but the mandate will force out thousands from the trucking industry and aggravate existing supply chain problems.
  
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• Province introduces two new rural immigration streams - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 22:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Banff assault victim left 'incapacitated' outside restaurant: RCMP

  16-02-2022 22:24
  
  Banff RCMP are hoping to identify two men wanted in connection to an assault outside the town's Park Distillery restaurant earlier this month. Police responded to the Banff Avenue eatery just before midnight on Feb. 12 for reports that one man had been badly injured. RCMP said in a Wednesday news release that three men were involved in a fight that "resulted in two of the men assaulting the third male to the point of him being incapacitated.” "The 18-year-old victim suffered significant fa
  
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• Towing industry concerned for safety, business if told to help under legislation

  16-02-2022 22:05
  
  Associations representing the towing industry in Ontario and Alberta say expecting operators to clear blockades under the Emergencies Act is easier said than done. Mark Graves, president of the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario, says demanding private companies remove trucks is a massive undertaking and the government needs to first show it will protect the industry from threats to safety and business. “This is all about the protection of our employees,” Graves said during a p
  
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• Calgary shopper suffers head wounds when fitting room mirror topples

  16-02-2022 22:01
  
  A woman from China suffered more than a goose egg during a recent trip to Calgary's Chinook Centre when a large mirror crashed onto her head in a store. The 64-year-old woman was in Calgary to visit her adult daughter, a permanent resident of Canada, when the two family members made a visit to the Canada Goose store on Feb 10. While inside the store, a fitting room mirror toppled and landed on both the mother and daughter. According to medical documents, the mirror weighed approximately 90 kilog
  
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• Kenney, Moe join forces with U.S. governors calling for end to border vaccine mandate

  16-02-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The premiers and governors claimed that the COVID-19 restrictions have negatively impacted residents in Canada and the U.S. by driving up inflation and the cost of living. 
  
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• Police say firearm involved in northwest Calgary road rage incident

  16-02-2022 21:17
  
  Calgary police say they are searching for the occupants of an abandoned vehicle following a road rage incident Wednesday morning. Officials tell CTV News officers responded to the area of Tuscany Hill and Tuscany Estates Drive N.W. at approximately 8:10 a.m. for reports of a road rage incident. Upon arrival, police say they found a man inside a vehicle who had been injured. He was taken to hospital in stable condition. Investigators also say there was evidence that a firearm had been discharged,
  
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• Missing Children Society of Canada receives multiple major donations

  16-02-2022 20:58
  
  Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) has announced that Calgary-based petroleum transportation company Inter Pipeline, anonymous donors, and MCSC themselves have contributed donations of $300,000 to invest in MCSC. Inter Pipeline's donation of $150,000 will be a donor-directed fund highlighting Indigenous safety and empowerment programs that address the needs of vulnerable children in communities. The donations will enable MCSC to continue its mandate of finding and returning missing childr
  
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• New visitor centre in Waterton Lakes National Park now open to the public

  16-02-2022 20:48
  
  Nearly five years after Waterton Lakes National Park lost its visitor centre to a wildfire, a new facility is now ready for the public. Officials announced the new visitor centre, which was built to highlight the area's "remarkable nature and culture," is now open for guests. Parks Canada also said the building is the result of a close partnership with Indigenous groups to help illustrate their history, traditions, culture and connection to the lands that make up Waterton Lakes National Park. "T
  
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• Crash closes Calgary's Edmonton Trail, at least 1 serious injury

  16-02-2022 19:36
  
  Calgary EMS say at least one person has been seriously injured after a collision on Edmonton Trail and Fourth Avenue N.E. In a tweet, YYC Transportation said the crash involved a pedestrian and has closed Edmonton Trail while police investigate.ALERT: Emergency services have been called to help a pedestrian involved in an incident on 4 Ave at Edmonton Tr NE. The road is closed. Please go slow and watch for fellow Calgarians. #yyctraffic #yycroads — YYC Transportation (@yyctransport) Februa
  
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• Child, two adults hit by truck rolling down hill in northeast Calgary

  16-02-2022 19:36
  
  A toddler was among those rushed to hospital on Wednesday after a seemingly unattended truck rolled down a hill in northeast Calgary, hitting several vehicles and three pedestrians. It happened just after 11 a.m. in the area of Edmonton Trail and Fourth Avenue N.E., closing Edmonton Trail for a period of time.  Calgary police said the truck, which appeared to be unoccupied, crashed into multiple parked cars before hitting three pedestrians – two adults and one child.  Parame
  
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• Child, 2 adults hit by truck rolling down hill in northeast Calgary

  16-02-2022 19:36
  
  A toddler was among those rushed to hospital on Wednesday after a seemingly unattended truck rolled down a hill in northeast Calgary, hitting several vehicles and three pedestrians. It happened just after 11 a.m. in the area of Edmonton Trail and Fourth Avenue N.E., closing Edmonton Trail for a period of time.  Calgary police said the truck, which appeared to be unoccupied, crashed into multiple parked cars before hitting three pedestrians – two adults and one child.  Parame
  
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• Impaired driving causing death charge laid after passenger ejected near Waterton Dam

  16-02-2022 19:18
  
  A 19-year-old woman faces impaired driving charges following a Valentine's Day rollover crash in southwest Alberta that killed a passenger. RCMP officials say an SUV was eastbound on Highway 505, near Township Road 44, on the evening of Feb. 14 when the driver failed to navigate a turn in the road. The SUV left the highway and rolled. The passenger — since identified as 25-year-old Ty Chief Moon of Levern on the Blood First Nation — was thrown from the vehicle and died on scene. The
  
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• Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 58 - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 19:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 58  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Towing industry concerned for safety and business after Emergencies Act issued - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 18:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Cochrane RCMP arrest man accused of indecent act at local coffee shop

  16-02-2022 18:42
  
  Cochrane RCMP say one man is facing charges after he allegedly performed an indecent act at a local coffee shop. Officers were initially called to the shop on First Street and Second Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. on Jan. 24. They returned to the venue on Feb. 14 after the same man came back at around 4:30 p.m. RCMP arrested the man. He is charged with three counts of committing an indecent act and three counts of mischief under $5,000. RCMP haven't released the man's name, but say he is 48 years
  
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• Montreal man's death demonstrates need for better police training, coroner says - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 18:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Montreal man's death demonstrates need for better police training, coroner says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cardston RCMP investigating impaired driving death - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 18:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lethbridge's COVID-19 immunization clinic to temporarily change locations - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 18:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lloyd Brierley named Lethbridge's new City Manager - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 17:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lloyd Brierley named Lethbridge's new City Manager  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary plunges next week; west wind tomorrow

  16-02-2022 15:07
  
  I'm still waiting to see further numbers, but yesterday's modeling – even out to 11 p.m, last night – fell well short of actual snowfall. The rolling of this band against the foothills provided far more uplift than expected, strengthening snow bands across regions east of the Rockies and blowing projections out of the water. The airport reported 12 centimetres of snow, over seven cm of which fell before midnight in sub-1 km visibility. Which is to say – heavy snowfall for a fai
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 14 deaths as hospitalizations continue to trend downwards

  16-02-2022 14:52
  
  Alberta’s COVID-19 death count grew by 14 on Wednesday including that of a person in their 20s, while the number of patients in hospital continued to gradually trend downwards, according to Wednesday’s data update. Seventy-nine Albertans have now died due to COVID-19 over the past seven days. The deaths reported on Wednesday were spread across several days and bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths up to 3,804. The death of the person in their 20s was the 24th of a person under 30
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 14 deaths as hospitalizations continue to trend downward

  16-02-2022 14:52
  
  Alberta’s COVID-19 death count grew by 14 on Wednesday, including that of a person in their 20s from the South Zone, while the number of patients in hospital continued to gradually trend downward, according to Wednesday’s data update. Seventy-nine Albertans have now died due to COVID-19 over the past seven days. The deaths reported on Wednesday were spread across several days and bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths up to 3,804. The death of the person in their 20s was the 24th
  
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• Toffoli scores in debut as Flames beat Blue Jackets 6-2

  16-02-2022 14:21
  
  A goal, a win and the crowd chanting his name. It was a stirring Calgary Flames debut for right-winger Tyler Toffoli on Tuesday night. Acquired Monday in a trade with Montreal, Toffoli led Calgary to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, extending the Flames' winning streak to a season-high seven games. "Obviously, coming to a really good team playing really good hockey right now, I was excited," he said. On his goal at 11:04 of the third period. Toffoli chased down Johnny Gaudreau's lob
  
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• Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 13:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Coutts blockaders discussed blocking airport cargo terminals: private threat assessment

  16-02-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An undercover private investigator spent about 10 hours on Saturday among the Coutts organizers and their families.
  
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• Sun Causes 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites To Rain Down Above Earth - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 11:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Pakistani police arrest journalist on unspecified charges - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 10:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Pakistani police arrest journalist on unspecified charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacies seeing slower demand for free rapid test kits - Global News

  16-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge pharmacies seeing slower demand for free rapid test kits  Global News
  
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• Oilers beat Kings 5-2 to remain unbeaten under Woodcroft - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 08:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 07:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Toffoli scores in debut as Flames beat Blue Jackets 6-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 06:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes return home to face the Moose Jaw Warriors - Globalnews.ca

  16-02-2022 06:14 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Coastal GasLink pipeline to go ‘significantly’ over budget: TC Energy

  16-02-2022 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company behind the Coastal GasLink pipeline continues to expect to go "significantly'' over budget for the project and will also deliver a delayed completion date.
  
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• Bail hearings held for 13 charged in Coutts convoy - Lethbridge News Now

  16-02-2022 04:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Edmonton couple flees Ukraine as tension with Russia escalates

  16-02-2022 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of Edmontonians has been forced to leave their home in Ukraine as Russian troops lining the border of the eastern European nation.
  
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• Growing number of Alberta businesses commit to living wage for employees

  16-02-2022 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A growing number of Alberta employers are buying into the concept of a living wage, joining a network of businesses and companies committed to paying their employees more.
  
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• Analysis of guns and ammunition seized near Coutts, Alta. blockade

  16-02-2022 02:12
  
  The mixed cache of weapons and ammunition seized by RCMP near Coutts Monday could carry heavy legal penalties and suggest some were planning for violence. Based on photographs of the seizure provided by RCMP there appear to be seven semi-automatic rifles. Of those, six are likely legally classified as 'prohibited' under the federal assault weapons ban. "Most of those rifles were legal up until last year. They're not legal now. If you have one it's supposed to be sitting in your … gun lock
  
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• 4 charged with conspiracy to murder after raid on Coutts blockade

  16-02-2022 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eleven individuals were in a Lethbridge court facing weapons, mischief and conspiracy to murder charges, following a raid at the Coutts border blockade.
  
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• 3 charged with conspiracy to murder after raid on Coutts blockade

  16-02-2022 01:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eleven individuals were in a Lethbridge court facing weapons, mischief and conspiracy to murder charges, following a raid at the Coutts border blockade.
  
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• Edmonton officers on leave after uniformed video, speaking at Coutts protest

  16-02-2022 01:32
  
  Two Edmonton police officers have been placed on "administrative leave" for making public statements praising the "freedom convoys" and travelling to Coutts, Alta., to join protesters there. Const. Elena Golysheva of the Edmonton Police Service wore her uniform while delivering a three-minute speech that has since been viewed thousands of times on social media groups. She also attended a protest in southern Alberta on Saturday and spoke to a crowd gathered there, video of which was also posted t
  
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• Accessibility consultant 'disappointed' Calgary Lululemon store inaccessible despite Paralympic partnership

  16-02-2022 01:03
  
  The front entrance to the Lululemon store in Calgary's Mission neighbourhood is inaccessible for persons who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters says an accessibility consultant who calls it especially disappointing as the Vancouver-based retailer is an official partner with the Olympics and Paralympics. "The fact this is a Paralympic sponsor has a different ring to it," said Darby Young, who uses a mobility scooter. "(There is) irony behind it and its disappointing," Young is the founder of L
  
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• Randy Bachman’s ‘Vinyl Tap’ prepares to take another spin on Corus Entertainment stations

  16-02-2022 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 78-year-old Winnipeg musician tells The Canadian Press he will relaunch the "Vinyl Tap" series March 6 on commercial radio airwaves.
  
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• 2 mosasaur fossils discovered at southern Alberta ammonite mine

  16-02-2022 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Jan. 26, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology answered a call from a mining company to inform them of a potential fossil discovery just south of Lethbridge.
  
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• Alberta government invests $2.5M to address on-campus sexual violence

  16-02-2022 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  For years, Alberta student leaders advocated for more tools to address sexual violence in campus communities. The provincial government unveiled a plan Tuesday.
  
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