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• Rally to show support, solidarity for Ukraine held in Lethbridge

  26-02-2022 23:36
  
  A few hundred people gathered on the steps of city hall on Saturday to show their support and solidarity for Ukraine. Flags, signs and chants could be heard and seen. Lead organizer of the rally, Misha Pereverza, says he is pleased with the turnout. Pereverza’s wife’s parents, two brothers and six sisters are overseas right now. He says holding a rally was a way to show support. “I wasn’t able to just sit and, you know, it just was something internal inside me told me&hel
  
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• Pilot for African-Canadian sitcom shot in Calgary showcases the city’s Black history and African culture

  26-02-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The director of an African-Canadian sitcom shot in Calgary is pitching the pilot to TV networks.
  
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• Pilot for African-Canadian sitcom made in Calgary showcases the city’s Black history and African culture

  26-02-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The director of an African-Canadian sitcom shot in Calgary is pitching the pilot to TV networks.
  
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• Russia flight bans in Europe increasing uncertainty for travellers

  26-02-2022 23:15
  
  Canadians planning to travel to or from Russia could soon be forced to divert their plans after several European countries shut their airspace to Russian carriers in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a statement that Canada’s airspace remains open to Russian airlines ‘at this time,’ but the department is actively monitoring the situation and working with the U.S. and other key allies. Russia’s flagship carrie
  
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• Dramatic aeroplane crash landing in Geelong family’s paddock - Geelong Advertiser

  26-02-2022 22:45
  Dramatic aeroplane crash landing in Geelong family’s paddock  Geelong Advertiser
  
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• New Grande Prairie hospital officially opened after decade under construction

  26-02-2022 21:53
  
  The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and cancer centre was officially opened on Saturday following a decade of construction and nearly three months after it first began serving patients. The $870-million will take over from the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital as the city’s acute care hospital. “This will make a real and tangible impact in the lives of our residents,” said Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton. The facility includes 243 private in-patient rooms, an increase of
  
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• Lethbridge rally shows support for Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  26-02-2022 20:39
  
  Lethbridge rally shows support for Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to end most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on March 1

  26-02-2022 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will move forward with Step 2 of the reopening plan on March 1 with almost all remaining public health restrictions ending, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Saturday.
  
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• Calgary's mandatory masking bylaw to end on Tuesday

  26-02-2022 20:10
  
  Calgarians will no longer need to wear medical masks in indoor public places now that the province has announced it is entering Stage 2 of its reopening plan. The City of Calgary made the announcement shortly after Premier Jason Kenney detailed the reasoning behind why his government decided to move ahead with its strategy to drop most public health restrictions. However, until that time – 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28 – all residents aged 12 and over will need to wear face covering in indoo
  
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• 'Strong recovery' in Alberta proven by new budget, global credit agency says

  26-02-2022 17:54
  
  Alberta's financial outlook continues to improve, as illustrated in this week's budget, says global credit agency DBRS Morningstar. The firm released comments on Friday on the Kenney government's second pandemic budget, saying conditions are continuing to improve thanks to increased revenues and "demonstrated spending restraint." "In December 2021, DBRS Morningstar changed the trend on Alberta's issuer rating and long-term debt rating to stable from negative, and this budget reaffirms that the e
  
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• 7 Canadians, including 3 Albertans, part of Samaritan's Purse relief team to help Ukraine

  26-02-2022 17:05
  
  A team of disaster response specialists from an international Christian relief organization are headed to Poland and Romania to help the Ukrainian people who have been displaced by the Russian invasion. The Calgary chapter of Samaritan's Purse says the advance team, which includes seven Canadians, are tasked with rapid needs assessments to determine how the organization can focus its efforts on emergency relief. Three of the workers are from Alberta, officials said, and one of the members is a d
  
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• Post #MeToo, is it time to re-examine how publication bans are used?

  26-02-2022 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Publication bans were created with the intent to protect the identities of victims but now, some domestic abuse survivors say they are preventing them from telling their stories.
  
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• Lethbridge College & U of L lose millions in funding - Lethbridge News Now

  26-02-2022 16:23
  
  Lethbridge College & U of L lose millions in funding  Lethbridge News Now‘Disappointed, but not surprised’: Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget  Global News'It does look positive': Lethbridge mayor reacts to Alberta budget 2022  CTV News CalgarySurplus projected as part of 2022-2023 provincial budget  My Lethbridge NowView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Zelensky refuses U.S. offer to evacuate, saying 'I need ammunition, not a ride'

  26-02-2022 15:20
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States of evacuation from the capital city Kyiv, the Ukraine embassy in Britain said Saturday on Twitter. "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," Zelensky told the U.S., according to the embassy. "Ukrainians are proud of their President," the tweet adds. In a video posted on Saturday morning entitled "do not believe the fakes," Zelensky revealed that he is still in Kyiv. "I am here. We are not putting dow
  
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• Governor General says protests 'changed' Canada, must work on respect for each other

  26-02-2022 15:11
  
  As a girl in Nunavik in the 1950s, Mary Simon and her friends chattered cheerfully on their way to elementary school, just like other children. But, unlike most other kids, they grew silent as they reached the schoolyard.  Inuit languages were banned at Kuujjuaq federal day school in northern Quebec and Simon recalls being punished “many times” for speaking Inuktitut rather than English in the classroom.  “From grade one to grade six we were not allowed to speak our l
  
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• Barlage returns to Lethbridge for first time since Dec. trade - Medicine Hat News

  26-02-2022 12:18
  Barlage returns to Lethbridge for first time since Dec. trade  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame doubling up for inductees - Lethbrige Herald

  26-02-2022 12:12
  
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame doubling up for inductees  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame doubling up for inductees - Lethbridge Herald

  26-02-2022 12:12
  
  Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame doubling up for inductees  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• Live updates: U.S. official says Russians about 30 km outside Kyiv

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. defence official says the United States estimates that more than 50 per cent of Russian combat power arrayed along Ukraine’s borders has entered Ukraine. That is up from a U.S. estimate Friday that one-third of the Russian force had been committed to the fight. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal U.S. assessments, would not say how many Russian troops that amounts to i
  
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• Live updates: Musk's Starlink internet 'active' in Ukraine

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk says his SpaceX company’s Starlink satellite internet service is now “active” in Ukraine. The tech billionaire made the announcement on Twitter in response to a tweet by Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation saying that while Musk tries to “colonize Mars,” Russia is trying to occupy Ukraine. The minister called on Musk to provide his country with Starlink stations. In hi
  
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• Live updates: More U.S. military aid to arrive in Ukraine soon

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A US$350-million package of additional U.S. military assistance to Ukraine announced Saturday includes “anti-armor, small arms and various munitions, body armour and related equipment,” according to John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. Separately, a senior defence official said the assistance includes Javelin anti-tank weapons and that it will be delivered to Ukraine in phases and as soon as possible. The
  
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• Live updates: Miles-long lines of cars clog Ukraine borders

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: MEDYKA, POLAND — Lines of vehicles miles long are clogging border crossings out of Ukraine, as tens of thousands rush to neighbouring countries to escape danger from invading Russian troops. Nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighbouring countries in the wake of Russian invasion, the UN refugee agency said Saturday. The largest numbers were arriving in Poland, where 2 million Ukrainians have already settle
  
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• Live updates: Hungary accepts all Ukrainians as scores flee

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: BEREGSURANY, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a news conference in the border town of Beregsurany that Hungary is accepting all citizens and legal residents of Ukraine, regardless of whether they are subject to military conscription into the Ukrainian armed forces. “We’re letting everyone in,” Orban said. “I’ve seen people who have no travel documents, but we’re providing them too
  
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• Live updates: Germany to send anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: BERLIN — In a significant shift, the German government confirmed Saturday that it has approved the shipment of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine and supports some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia. The German economy and climate ministry said in a Saturday evening statement that Germany is allowing the Netherlands to ship 400 German-made anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning
  
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• Live updates: EU ministers to weigh more sanctions on Russia

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat says he’s calling an urgent meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers on Sunday to weigh yet more measures against Russia as it wages its military campaign in Ukraine. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted Saturday that “I am convening a virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers tomorrow at 18.00 (Central European Time, 1700 GMT) to adopt further measures in support of
  
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• Live updates: Baltic nations seek to shut airspace to Russia

  26-02-2022 11:22
  
  The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Saturday: HELSINKI — The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have decided to close their airspace to Russian airlines, transport officials in the three countries say. The legal formulation for the measure is underway and it wasn’t immediately clear when precisely the ban would take effect. Lithuanian Transport Marius Skuodis told media outlets that the goal of the Baltic countries is to issue the ban at the same time. Estonian Prime
  
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• Rally to show support, solidarity for Ukraine held in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  26-02-2022 09:00
  
  Rally to show support, solidarity for Ukraine held in Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• WRAPUP 10-Ukrainian forces resist Russian advance on capital Kyiv

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  Ukrainian forces are putting up "very determined resistance" to Russia's invasion, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant tone on the streets of the capital Kyiv. Russian forces continued to pound Kyiv and other cities with artillery and cruise missiles in a campaign that has sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing westwards towards the European Union, clogging major highways and railway lines. Top Russian security official and ex-pres
  
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• Western allies expel some Russian banks from global system; Ukraine vows to fight on

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  A defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv on Saturday, as Western nations said they were cutting off a number of Russian banks from the world's main financial payments system, ratcheting up economic pressure on Moscow. Reuters witnesses in Kyiv reported occasional blasts and gunfire in the city on Saturday evening, but it was not clear exactly where it was coming from. The capital and other cities have been pounded by Russian art
  
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• Ukrainian forces resist Russian advance on capital Kyiv

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  Ukrainian forces are putting up "very determined resistance" to Russia's invasion, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant tone on the streets of the capital Kyiv. Russian forces continued to pound Kyiv and other cities with artillery and cruise missiles in a campaign that has sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing westwards towards the European Union, clogging major highways and railway lines. Top Russian security official and ex-pres
  
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• 'The enemy wants to destroy everything': Ukrainian city pounded with missiles

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  Western allies have announced sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including banishing its key banks from the main global payments system, drawing thanks from Ukraine on Sunday as its forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv. Russian forces pounded several cities with missiles overnight, setting an oil terminal ablaze in the town of Vasylkiv, southwest of the capital, Kyiv, its mayor said. The blasts sent flames and smoke into the night sky, online posts showed. "The enemy wants
  
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• Russian forces push towards Kyiv in the face of 'determined resistance'

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  A defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control on Saturday as Russian forces renewed their assault, pounding the capital and other cities with artillery and cruise missiles. A U.S. defence official said Ukraine's forces were putting up "very determined resistance" to the three-pronged Russian advance that has sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing westwards, clogging major highways and railway lines. "We have withstood and are successfully repelling e
  
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• Russian forces pound Ukraine for third day, Kyiv still in Ukrainian hands

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles on Saturday for a third day running but a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky said the capital Kyiv remained in Ukrainian hands. As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled westwards towards the European Union, top Russian security official and ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow's military operations would be waged relentlessly until their goals were achieved. Ignoring weeks of warnings from Western leaders, Russia
  
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• Russian forces face 'determined resistance' in push towards Kyiv

  26-02-2022 07:47
  
  A defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control on Saturday as Russian forces renewed their assault, pounding the capital and other cities with artillery and cruise missiles. A U.S. defense official said Ukraine's forces were putting up "very determined resistance" to the three-pronged Russian advance that has sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing westwards, clogging major highways and railway lines. "We have withstood and are successfully repelling e
  
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• Banff hot springs to temporarily close for renovations starting Monday

  26-02-2022 05:40
  
  This weekend will be the last chance to visit Banff's hot springs for a few weeks. Starting Monday, Banff Upper Hot Springs will be closed until late March as renovations are done, according to a statement released by Parks Canada. That will include removing and replacing the floors in the wet hall and change rooms. A variety of vegetation, such as branches, logs and shrubs, around the bathhouse will also be selectively removed or limbed to help reduce the risk of wildfire. The reopening date wi
  
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• Pilot uninjured after plane lands on lake north of Calgary

  26-02-2022 05:12
  
  The pilot of a plane that crashed north of Calgary Friday afternoon is uninjured. Just after 2 p.m., Innisfail RCMP were dispatched to Glennifer Lake, about one and a half hours north of Calgary for reports that a plane crashed. The aircraft was located on the ice, near range road 30. Recovery efforts are underway to remove the plane from the ice. Investigators determined the crash to be non-criminal in nature and the investigation has been completed.
  
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• Multiple alleged victims of prolific Calgary con-artist come forward: CPS lay charges

  26-02-2022 03:51
  
  Several people from metro Vancouver are alleging they were conned by the same Calgary man now facing charges of swindling at least $25,000. Former friends and romantic partners of Bryan Syryda  say he demonstrated a pattern in his alleged scam. Victims allege they first met him online or in person and eventually they’d be offered tech goods at a discounted rate because, they were told, Syryda worked for Apple or Google. They transferred money to him but when the deal wasn't honoured a
  
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• RCMP investigating fatal collision near Picture Butte - Lethbridge News Now

  26-02-2022 03:41
  
  RCMP investigating fatal collision near Picture Butte  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Disappointed, but not surprised’: Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget - Global News

  26-02-2022 03:28
  
  ‘Disappointed, but not surprised’: Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget  Global News
  
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• ‘Disappointed, but not surprised’: Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget

  26-02-2022 03:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge stakeholders, including the city, post-secondary institutions and school districts, are taking time to look over Thursday's provincial budget.
  
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• Russian pain for economic gain? How federal government policy could help Alberta

  26-02-2022 03:13
  
  The provincial government believes Ottawa could be doing more to hurt Russia economically -- and its best idea is one that will also help Alberta.  Premier Jason Kenney once again lobbied the federal government on Friday to impose stricter sanctions on Russia.  He'd also like to see more support for the province's oil and gas industry, which he believes could help settle at least some of the ongoing conflict.  "We need to see the entire democratic world take a hard 'no' on future
  
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• Veterinary school at U of C receives big boost in sparse year for post-secondary funding

  26-02-2022 03:03
  
  Despite balanced books in the latest provincial budget, Alberta continues to reduce overall post-secondary funding programs, with one exception. That was the University of Calgary's veterinary program, which had $50 million earmarked specifically for it. It turns out there's a looming shortage of veterinarians, particularly large animal ones, which is what prompted the province to allocate close to $60 million to the school's vet medicine program in Thursday's budget. "I do cattle, horses, sheep
  
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• Calgarians show solidarity, support for Ukraine

  26-02-2022 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelves at Kalyna Store are lined with delicious foods and wares from Ukraine. The owners said the phones have been ringing non-stop since Russia's invasion of their home country.
  
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• Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget 2022 - Globalnews.ca

  26-02-2022 01:17
  
  Lethbridge stakeholders react to Alberta budget 2022  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Alberta to lift most COVID-19 restrictions including gathering, masking rules for March 1

  26-02-2022 01:15
  
  Alberta will move to Step 2 of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions on March 1, Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday. Step 2 will see the removal of many long-standing public health measures: most masking requirements, indoor and outdoor social gathering limits, work-from-home requirements and capacity limits at large venues. "All signs here, and across the world, suggest the worst of COVID-19 is behind us," Kenney said. "The pressure on our health-care system is easing." "There is no evide
  
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• Alberta to lift indoor masking, gathering limits as province moves to Step 2 reopening

  26-02-2022 01:15
  
  Alberta will move to Step 2 of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions on March 1, Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday. Step 2 will see the removal of many long-standing public health measures: indoor masking, indoor and outdoor social gathering limits, work-from-home requirements and capacity limits at large venues. "All signs here, and across the world, suggest the worst of COVID-19 is behind us," Kenney said. "The pressure on our health care system is easing." "There is no evidence at this
  
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• Alberta to lift gathering, most masking limits as province moves to Step 2 reopening

  26-02-2022 01:15
  
  Alberta will move to Step 2 of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions on March 1, Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday. Step 2 will see the removal of many long-standing public health measures: most masking requirements, indoor and outdoor social gathering limits, work-from-home requirements and capacity limits at large venues. "All signs here, and across the world, suggest the worst of COVID-19 is behind us," Kenney said. "The pressure on our health-care system is easing." "There is no evide
  
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• Alberta expected to lift more COVID-19 restrictions at Grande Prairie hospital announcement Saturday

  26-02-2022 01:15
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is expected to announce on Saturday that Alberta will lift more COVID-19 restrictions next week. Kenney, and several other ministers, including Jason Copping, will hold a press conference in Grande Prairie on Saturday at 11 a.m. to celebrate the opening of the city's new hospital. That's when the premier is expected to announce that Alberta will enter Step 2 of its plan to ease most COVID-19 restrictions on March 1, after he tweeted last Monday he would make that announcemen
  
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• Mounties shoot at, arrest armed suspect near Lethbridge - Calgary Herald

  26-02-2022 01:08
  
  Mounties shoot at, arrest armed suspect near Lethbridge  Calgary Herald
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – February 25, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  26-02-2022 00:34
  
  The Weekly with LNN – February 25, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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