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• 'Brightened up and I don't feel so desperate': Veterans fundraise to help veterans and their pets

  17-02-2022 23:57
  
  A service animal can make a big difference in the life of a veteran suffering mentally and physically. Organizers of this year's third annual fundraiser by the Veterans Association Food Bank, called Vets 4 Pets, are hoping to raise $10,000 for Courageous Companions, which works with veterans and first responders to provide accredited Service Animals to assist with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other disabilities. "I think the whole community's hearts open as soon as they hear veteran
  
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• Wheat stem sawfly poses real risk in Southern Alberta this year - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 23:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Wheat stem sawfly poses real risk in Southern Alberta this year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada’s public safety minister draws direct tie between Coutts, Ottawa protests

  17-02-2022 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy prime minister says federal emergency powers have already begun freezing bank accounts of protest organizers as tensions remain high in Ottawa.
  
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• RCMP seek more details on fatal crash near the Waterton Dam

  17-02-2022 23:21
  
  Charges have already been laid in the incident, but police hope to speak to the occupants of a vehicle that stopped to help the victims of a single-vehicle rollover that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man. Cardston RCMP were called to the scene of a crash, on Highway 505 nears Township Road 44, at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 14. The male passenger of the vehicle, identified as Ty Chief Moon of Levern, Blood First Nation, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Jayle
  
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• California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 23:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Art Gallery unveils four new exhibits - My Lethbridge Now

  17-02-2022 22:54 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge Art Gallery unveils four new exhibits  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta invests $1.9M to foster female success in the IT sector

  17-02-2022 22:46
  
  The province of Alberta is investing $1.9 million to help more women enter and succeed in the IT sector. The money is part of a two-year research and innovation grant to the Momentum Community Economic Development Society and the program is accepting applications until May 2. "AWS re/START, from Amazon Web Services, is a skills development program that prepares unemployed and underemployed people for careers in the tech sector while also connecting them to future employers," read a release. "Mom
  
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• Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 22:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Help Alberta RCMP name the puppies that will become police dogs - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 21:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary police release new details on northeast crash that injured pedestrians

  17-02-2022 21:34
  
  The pedestrians injured when a truck and flatbed trailer rolled down a hill on Wednesday have been released from hospital. Police say the unoccupied GMC C5500 was being loaded with heavy materials at a job site along 4A Street N.E. when it started rolling down the hill toward the intersection with Fourth Street N.E. The truck rolled into the rear end of a Jeep Cherokee that was parked on the northwest corner of the intersection. Police said a woman in her 20s was at the rear driver's side of the
  
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• Free spay and neuter surgeries once again available for pets in Calgary

  17-02-2022 21:22
  
  Calgary pet owners who are struggling with costs for their furry friends may be glad to know some relief is on the way. After a temporary program suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Calgary's No Cost Spay Neuter Program will resume surgeries beginning with cats on March 1. The hiatus allowed the City to evaluate the service and current landscape of the pet population and to reintroduce programming based on what low-income families need. Over the past two years, the Animal Servic
  
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• Missing Olympics still disappointing for Team Canada fan Connor McDavid - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 21:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Missing Olympics still disappointing for Team Canada fan Connor McDavid  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian flag at truck protests: a collective symbol with individual meaning

  17-02-2022 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Images of the flag fluttering from trucks, flying upside down or worn as a cape have captured attention since the blockade began in Ottawa on Jan. 28.
  
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• Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America' - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 20:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 charged in Calgary investigation tied to East Village homeless encampment

  17-02-2022 20:26
  
  Calgary police have arrested two more people in connection to the drug trafficking and violence that happened in a homeless encampment in the East Village. The encampment along Dermot Baldwin Way outside of the Calgary Drop-In Centre had been in place for months, but was dismantled by officers a week ago. Officers arrested 12 people at the time. Since then, police said the investigation – dubbed Operation East Side – has continued, and an additional two people have been arrested. Off
  
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• History for free: Calgary's Glenbow Museum to ditch admission prices permanently

  17-02-2022 19:38
  
  History buffs and art lovers will be able to enjoy Calgary's Glenbow Museum for free, thanks to a $25 million endowment from the Shaw Family Foundation. According to the museum, the announcement means when it reopens, the Glenbow will become one of the first major Canadian museums to offer free general admission. The museum is closed for a multi-million dollar revitalization aimed at transforming and modernizing the building. Julie Shaw from Shaw Communications was among those on hand
  
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• History for free: Calgary's Glenbow Museum to ditch admission prices once it reopens

  17-02-2022 19:38
  
  History buffs and art lovers will be able to enjoy Calgary's Glenbow Museum for free, thanks to a $25 million endowment from the Shaw Family Foundation. According to the museum, the announcement means when it reopens, the Glenbow will become one of the first major Canadian museums to offer free general admission.  The museum is closed for a multi-million dollar revitalization aimed at transforming and modernizing the building. Julie Shaw from Shaw Communications was among those on
  
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• WHL and Lethbridge Hurricanes announce season schedule adjustments - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  WHL and Lethbridge Hurricanes announce season schedule adjustments  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No strike at Richardson plant in Lethbridge - Farms.com

  17-02-2022 18:37 via farms.com
  No strike at Richardson plant in Lethbridge  Farms.com
  
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• Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 18:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo visitors must keep masking in Rainforest enclosure to protect gorillas

  17-02-2022 17:32
  
  Though Alberta is expected to drop its province-wide mask regulations next month, the Calgary Zoo will still be requiring visitors to wear them inside its gorilla exhibit. Premier Jason Kenney said last week that provincial masking mandates are anticipated to be gone as of March 1, depending on hospitalization rates. Despite this, the zoo will continue to ask those who enter its Rainforest building to wear a mask to keep the gorillas healthy, specifically pregnant Dossi. Dossi is expecting her f
  
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• Any bunny want a rabbit? Calgary Humane Society hosts adoption event

  17-02-2022 16:43
  
  The Calgary Humane Society is looking for new homes for a bunch of bunnies as part of its rabbit adoption event. The shelter is one of only a few in Alberta that accept domestic rabbits that need rehoming. On Thursday, officials with the humane society said it has no more room for rabbits, prompting them to launch the adoption event. For the rest of the month, the adoption fee for rabbits from the Calgary Humane Society will be a minimum of $20 (as opposed to the usual $50), and each furry frien
  
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• Misinformation megaphone: Does news coverage of unscientific, hateful rhetoric amplify it?

  17-02-2022 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Could journalists covering unscientific or hateful movements accidently disseminate those views to a wider audience?
  
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• Security experts warn extremist elements in blockade ’emboldened’ by Alberta government’s response

  17-02-2022 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  “If the government of Alberta thinks that the protest is over and the threat is gone, then they're more naive than I even thought.”
  
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• Israeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 15:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Israeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Elias Lindholm extends goal streak to six games in win over Anaheim

  17-02-2022 15:25
  
  Bailed out by his teammates after a taking a high-sticking double-minor in the game's opening minute, Elias Lindholm expressed his appreciation on the scoreboard. Lindholm scored twice and added an assist on Wednesday to extend his goal streak to six games and lead the red-hot Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks for their eighth straight win. "It's tough to go in the box for four minutes, but the guys did an awesome job,'' said Lindholm. "Obviously, if they score on
  
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• Elias Lindholm extends goal streak to 6 games in win over Anaheim

  17-02-2022 15:25
  
  Bailed out by his teammates after a taking a high-sticking double-minor in the game's opening minute, Elias Lindholm expressed his appreciation on the scoreboard. Lindholm scored twice and added an assist on Wednesday to extend his goal streak to six games and lead the red-hot Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks for their eighth straight win. "It's tough to go in the box for four minutes, but the guys did an awesome job,'' said Lindholm. "Obviously, if they score on
  
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• COVID-19 in Alberta: 18 deaths as hospitalizations fall under 1,500

  17-02-2022 14:59
  
  The number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta hospitals has fallen below 1,500 for the first time since late January, according to the province’s data update on Thursday. The latest report has 1,491 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, though that count will likely rise in the coming days as data is routinely updated for accuracy and to account for reporting delays.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers COVID-19 in Edmonton: Numbers broken down by neighbourhood Infographics: COVID-19
  
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• Cold, snowy in the back half of Calgary's weekend

  17-02-2022 14:59
  
  The warmest of our five-day forecast has arrived. Wind warning-level gusts are a possibility in the communities along the southern Foothills, which may prompt actual warnings; they will be brief, if they arrive at all. The large low that has driven Slave Lake and Whitecourt into snowfall warnings will continue to pass into central Saskatchewan, where it becomes a battery for pulling west wind down off the Rockies locally. The consequence in Calgary will be wind gusts between 50 and 60 km/h, and
  
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• Prominent Calgarians remembered during Black History Month: ‘Understand the contributions’

  17-02-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's really important that we do this not just in February, but March through January as well, and so we can celebrate the diverse province that we have year-round."
  
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• What happened to… the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team

  17-02-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On this episode of the Global News podcast What happened to…? Erica Vella finds out what happened to the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
  
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• Mosasaur fossils discovered in Southern Alberta mine - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 13:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mosasaur fossils discovered in Southern Alberta mine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• It's still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change - Lethbridge News Now

  17-02-2022 09:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  It's still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New group hopes people venture further south to explore Alberta’s Rockies - Global News

  17-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  New group hopes people venture further south to explore Alberta’s Rockies  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge pharmacies seeing slower demand for free rapid test kits

  17-02-2022 04:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  While people are still grabbing the kits, the demand isn’t as high as it was even a month ago.
  
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• Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister

  17-02-2022 03:47
  
  Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13 people from the Coutts protest with possession of weapons and mischief to property, including four who face counts of conspiracy to murder RCMP officers. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says some people involved in the Coutts convoy have strong ties to a far-right extremist organization led out of Ot
  
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• Village of Coutts readjusting as blockade ends: ‘We had literally been locked in’

  17-02-2022 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  After more than two weeks of being the focus of a border blockade and international news, the village of Coutts, Alta., is trying to get back to normal.
  
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• Month-long art display in Lethbridge river valley honours MMIWG - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 02:41 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Month-long art display in Lethbridge river valley honours MMIWG  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Month-long art display in Lethbridge river valley honours MMIWG

  17-02-2022 02:41
  
  A display will be up in the Lethbridge river valley for the next month aimed at honouring murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The walk features local artwork, photos and red dresses, symbolizing loved one's who have vanished or been killed. The movement began in Vancouver in 1992 and has quietly grown across Canada, including in Lethbridge. The Women's Memorial March has been transformed into a public display along the city's river valley. “We’re honouring and ac
  
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• Alberta village of Stirling sees 19% growth in latest federal census - Global News

  17-02-2022 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta village of Stirling sees 19% growth in latest federal census  Global News
  
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• Alberta village of Stirling sees 19% growth in latest federal census

  17-02-2022 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest federal census shows many communities in southern Alberta saw growth over the last few years -- but none quite as big as the village of Stirling.
  
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• 'Irresponsible and insensitive': Kenney renews call to scrap carbon tax, as inflation costs explode

  17-02-2022 01:56
  
  Alberta's premier pointed his finger at a familiar target Wednesday, as calls for him to do something about rising inflation heat up in Alberta. Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 5.1 per cent in January for the first time in 30 years, Statistics Canada reported, driven higher by prices for housing, gasoline and groceries. While the NDP, an economics professor, and a public interest group called on Jason Kenney to do something in Alberta's new budget to lessen the problem, the premier argued
  
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• 'This is where I want to be': City of Lethbridge appoints new city manager

  17-02-2022 01:16
  
  The City of Lethbridge has appointed a new city manager following the resignation of Craig Dalton. Lloyd Brierley will be Lethbridge’s fourth city manager since 2019. Despite the high turnover in recent years, Mayor Blaine Hyggen says he is confident in Brierley’s abilities to succeed in the role. “Just the wealth of knowledge that he brings from different levels of government, and being able to be here in Lethbridge and his passion for the community really stood out,” sa
  
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• City of Lethbridge names Lloyd Brierley as new city manager | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-02-2022 01:16 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  City of Lethbridge names Lloyd Brierley as new city manager | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary homeowner 'shocked' by utility bill of more than $1,200

  17-02-2022 00:57
  
  While there are multiple reasons for rising home energy bills, some Albertans say there are many other increasing expenses that are straining and "shocking" households. Cathy Reitz' home was built over 60 years ago and says her recent utility bill from ENMAX was $1,240 (with a credit of $200) is the highest bills she's received in 13 years of residing in the Bowness home. "Over $1,000 on an energy bill is shocking. Absolutely. It's shocking. It is almost more than our current mortgage payment,"
  
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• Flames hope to continue winning streak Wednesday against Ducks

  17-02-2022 00:55
  
  Can the Calgary Flames keep their winning streak going as they take on the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night? The club currently sits in first place in the Pacific Division after a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The win can, in part, be credited to newly acquired forward Tyler Toffoli. Toffoli played 12 minutes and 18 seconds, had four shots on goal and scored his first as a Flame at 11:04 of the third period. Toffoli took a lob pass from Johnny Gaudreau and broke in on El
  
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• AHS asks Alberta doctors to stop ordering non-urgent blood tests due to vial shortage

  17-02-2022 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services is asking physicians to stop ordering non-urgent blood tests due to a shortage of disposable vials used to collect blood test samples across the province.
  
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• Hinshaw urges respect for COVID-19 comfort levels as some businesses continue vaccine checks

  17-02-2022 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton's Varscona Theatre, located off Whyte Avenue, will continue asking for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
  
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