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• 3 Calgarians on Indiana Tech Warriors amid 1st year in Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association

  01-03-2022 23:51
  
  Three Calgarians are helping lead the way for Indiana Tech as the college faces its first year in the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association. The Indiana Tech Warriors finished with a 21-7-1 overall record and made it all the way to the league's championship game, where they lost to Michigan's Adrian College 5-0 in the final. Defenceman Lauren Younker was the program's first signee and says despite the, the 18-year-old Calgarian says it's been a dream ride so far. "I think everyone was ki
  
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• 3 Calgarians help lead charge for Indiana Tech Warriors in push to national women's hockey championship

  01-03-2022 23:51
  
  Three Calgarians are helping lead the way for Indiana Tech as the college faces its first year in the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association. The Indiana Tech Warriors finished with a 21-7-1 overall record and made it all the way to the league's championship game, where they lost to Michigan's Adrian College 5-0 in the final. Defenceman Lauren Younker was the program's first signee and says despite the, the 18-year-old Calgarian says it's been a dream ride so far. "I think everyone was ki
  
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• City of Lethbridge eases COVID measures for staff - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 23:46
  
  City of Lethbridge eases COVID measures for staff  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Unnecessary stress': Kenney wants to end vaccine, test requirement for health-care workers

  01-03-2022 23:31
  Premier Jason Kenney has ordered Alberta Health Services officials to explore options for ending vaccine requirements for health-care workers, saying Tuesday that the policy is no longer useful. "The data is clear, that while vaccines are still powerfully protective against severe outcomes like hospitalization and death, there is now no longer any meaningful statistical difference in terms of transmission and infection between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals," Kenney said during a press
  
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• Calgary man selected to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ works on buzzer reflexes and U.S. presidents

  01-03-2022 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary man is set to appear on an upcoming episode of Jeopardy! He had a Zoom audition in May 2021 and in mid-December, he was informed that he would be a contestant.
  
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• March marks back to work in the office for many Calgarians

  01-03-2022 23:22
  
  It's a big change for people who've gotten used to working from home as Tuesday marked the first day many Calgarians have had to plan their wardrobe, leave early to account for traffic and then rearrange their desks when they arrive at the office. Elysse Perry and Lee Gibson work in the downtown core for an oil and gas company and are happy to be out of the house and back in the office. "It's a bit of an adjustment, but it's good, it's just good to be back to some normalcy," said Gibson. "Well,
  
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• 3 teens charged after attacks at 2 Lethbridge high schools: police - Global News

  01-03-2022 23:04
  
  3 teens charged after attacks at 2 Lethbridge high schools: police  Global News
  
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• 3 teens charged after attacks at 2 Lethbridge high schools: police

  01-03-2022 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first incident happened around just before noon Monday at Victoria Park High School, and the second later in the afternoon at Winston Churchill High School.
  
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• 3 Lethbridge youth face charges after 2 separate Monday assaults

  01-03-2022 22:46
  
  Three youth have been charged after assaults at two separate Lethbridge schools Monday. Monday around 11:40 a.m., Youth Engagement Officers responded to calls about an assault that took place outside Victoria Park High School. While investigating, they learned about a second incident involving bear spray that took place outside Winston Churchill High School. None of the three victims in both incidents suffered injuries that required medical treatment. The Victoria Park incident involved two stud
  
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• Road rage responsible for Hwy. 2 crash in Airdrie that sent semi, pickup into oncoming traffic: RCMP

  01-03-2022 22:14
  
  A 49-year-old Langdon man has been charged following a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 2 that RCMP say was the result of road rage. Officers responded to a location just north of Veterans Boulevard at around 10:45 a.m. after a collision occurred between a northbound pickup truck and a northbound semi that later jack-knifed. The impact of the crash sent both vehicles through the median and into the southbound lanes of the highway. No other vehicles were involved the crash. A preliminary RCMP inv
  
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• 169 “anomalies” discovered at former residential school site in Northern Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 21:48
  
  169 “anomalies” discovered at former residential school site in Northern Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bail decision reserved for Coutts blockade protester Christopher Lysak

  01-03-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A judge reserved his decision on Tuesday over bail for Christopher Lysak, one of four people charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at the Coutts border blockade.
  
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• Quantum Sandbox digital immersion experience opens at Telus Spark

  01-03-2022 21:14
  
  Does the idea of parallel universes pique your interest? If so, you can now take a deep dive into a Quantum Sandbox experience at TELUS Spark. Opened to the public on Tuesday, Quantum Sandbox is a digital immersion gallery like nothing before, where guests find themselves in a world of colours, sounds, movement and energy. The 3,000 square foot interactive pixel wonderland is a 25 minute loop where guests explore five physics principles. Motion detectors track movement -- acceleration, direction
  
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• Calgarian's 'Jeopardy!' appearance to air Wednesday, halting Canadian contestant drought

  01-03-2022 20:09
  
  The potential payoff from hundreds of hours of buzzer practice and textbook review will be on full display Wednesday night when Calgarian Ujal Thakor's appearance on the hit game show Jeopardy! airs. Thakor's path to Jeopardy!, which ended a nearly two-year long streak withou any Canadian contestants, began with him watching the show at his grandparents' home and culminated in the surreal moment of stepping onto the stage. "I watched Jeopardy!, like a lot people, from a young age," Thakor told C
  
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• Alberta's Kapawe'no First Nation to announce findings from residential school investigation

  01-03-2022 19:37
  
  An Edmonton-area First Nation and researchers from the University of Alberta are set to release “painful findings” following an investigation at a former residential school site in northern Alberta. The Kapawe’no First Nation says the investigation was done at the former Grouard Residential School using ground-penetrating radar and drones. Kapawe’no representatives along with others from Treaty 8 First Nations and the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology at the
  
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• 169 'potential graves' found at former northern Alberta residential school

  01-03-2022 19:37
  
  A northern Alberta First Nation says 169 potential graves have been found using ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former residential school. Kapawe’no First Nation, about 370 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, says a specialized drone was also used to find evidence of graves at the former Grouard Mission site. The archeology department at the University of Alberta led the project in an effort to help the community’s collective healing. The residential school, also known as St.
  
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• Town of Coaldale to look into potentially lowering speed limits - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 19:31
  
  Town of Coaldale to look into potentially lowering speed limits  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline to create joint venture with KKR

  01-03-2022 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pembina Pipeline Corp. has signed a deal with U.S.-based private equity firm KKR to combine their western Canadian natural gas processing assets into a new joint venture.
  
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• Back in the saddle: Calgary Stampede Parade returns for 2022

  01-03-2022 19:20
  
  Dust off your boots because the Calgary Stampede Parade is officially returning to the downtown core this year. The parade has served as the official kickoff of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth since 1912, but was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following year, officials held a scaled-down parade on the Stampede grounds that was broadcast virtually and not open to the public. However, Stampede officials confirmed this week that plans are being made for a full 2022 Calgary S
  
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• Alberta to limit municipalities’ ability to have different public health bylaws than province

  01-03-2022 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's UCP government plans to introduce legislation that will "limit the ability of municipalities to enact bylaws that are contrary to provincial public health policy."
  
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• Alberta pledges $13.7M for modernization of Acme School

  01-03-2022 18:40
  
  Alberta's provincial government has announced a $13.7 million injection for Acme School. The money will go toward modernizing the school, which teaches K-6 and high school students, over a three-year period. "The much-needed modernization of Acme School and the development of the Acme School and Innovation Centre will help students gain the knowledge and skills needed to form a strong foundation for successful and fulfilling lives, create job opportunities and benefit the region for years to com
  
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death on Siksika Nation - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 18:28
  
  RCMP investigating suspicious death on Siksika Nation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fertilizer stocks soar over Ukraine worries

  01-03-2022 18:00
  
  Shares in Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. have been soaring amid market worries that the war in Ukraine could exacerbate a global supply shortage. The Saskatoon-based company is the largest fertilizer producer in the world. Its shares were trading at $108.47 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday morning, up 14 per cent since last week, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Nutrien shares have climbed 55 per cent year-over-year, as global demand for fertilizer already exceeded supply. Now markets a
  
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• Have thoughts on Calgary's snow removal program? City wants to hear them

  01-03-2022 16:53
  
  The City of Calgary is asking for input from Calgarians regarding its snow and ice control policy and seven-day snow plan during blasts of wintry weather. A nine-question survey is now available on the City of Calgary – Snow and Ice Control Policy Review 2022 website, where citizens can provide feedback on how crews address snow and ice on city roads. "This is an important first step in the city's policy review," said Adam Pawlak, leader of planning and operations with the City of Calgary'
  
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• Woman found dead in Siksika Nation home, death deemed suspicious

  01-03-2022 16:44
  
  Members of the Gleichen RCMP detachment are investigating the suspicious death of a woman at a home on the Siksika Nation. Emergency crews were called to the home Sunday at approximately 9 a.m. following a 911 call indicating a woman was unresponsive.  On arrival, officers confirmed the woman was dead. Mounties say the circumstances surrounding her death are suspicious, but the nature of her death has not been released. An autopsy is scheduled to take place later this week. The next-of-kin
  
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• Woman found dead in Sikisika Nation home, death deemed suspicious

  01-03-2022 16:44
  
  Members of the Gleichen RCMP detachment are investigating the suspicious death of a woman at a home on the Siksika Nation. Emergency crews were called to the home Sunday at approximately 9 a.m. following a 911 call indicating a woman was unresponsive.  On arrival, officers confirmed the woman was dead. Mounties say the circumstances surrounding her death are suspicious, but the nature of her death has not been released. An autopsy is scheduled to take place later this week. The next-of-kin
  
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• StatCan: Canadian economy grew 4.6% in 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 16:00
  
  StatCan: Canadian economy grew 4.6% in 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in city's northeast

  01-03-2022 15:52
  
  One person was taken by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical condition after being struck by a car Monday night. Emergency crews responded to the southbound lanes of Falconridge Boulevard N.E., just south of Castleridge Boulevard, around 10:30 p.m. following reports of a crash. EMS officials confirm a pedestrian, whose age and gender were not released, was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition with undisclosed injuries. A car with a smashed windshield wa
  
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• Alberta drops majority of COVID-19 rules; premier and health minister to mark occasion

  01-03-2022 15:14
  
  Like they did in the summer the first time Alberta dropped the majority of its COVID-19 public health orders, provincial government officials will mark on Tuesday moving to the next step of their reopening plan.  As of March 1, limits on social gatherings and large venue capacity, school and public masking requirements, and Alberta's mandatory work-from-home order are over.  Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping are scheduled to "mark" the occasion with a press confere
  
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• Alberta drops majority of COVID-19 rules, moves to prevent cities from instating own public health measures

  01-03-2022 15:14
  
  Alberta's premier marked the second reopening of the province during the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday. "I have to say: It was a bit odd coming in here not wearing a mask, but it was also pretty awesome," Premier Jason Kenney chuckled, stepping up to a podium in a restaurant in Red Deer that morning. Overall, the affair mirrored but featured less pizzazz than summer 2021, when Kenney announced for the first time Alberta would be rescinding most of its public health measures. Then, he spoke in Edm
  
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• Alberta drops majority of COVID-19 rules, declares corner turned on pandemic

  01-03-2022 15:14
  
  Alberta's premier marked the second reopening of the province during the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday. It was a less extravagant affair than summer 2021, the first time Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta would be rescinding most of its public health measures, speaking in Edmonton's lush river valley with the capital city's skyline behind him and a billboard at his side that read "Open for Summer." Instead, Tuesday morning, Kenney's podium read "Open for Business" and he offered no guarantees
  
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• Snow on the way for Calgary

  01-03-2022 14:50
  
  Good morning, Calgary, and happy first day of March. The wind speed projections have fallen off quite a bit for today. This bodes well for the pressure-headache sufferers, but less so for those hoping to crack into the double-digits with our high. I'm still optimistic we'll do it… but it'll be pretty close to the wire this go-around. Either way, that's not the important detail – if you caught CTV Calgary's News at 5 and 6, you likely heard me chatting about that snowfall potential d
  
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• Afternoon Update: A new outlook on the Calgary snow

  01-03-2022 14:50
  
  UPDATE: There's a better chance for good news, now, for those who want this snow to wrap up.  (Cross-country skiers, you mayyyy not love this!) Our snowfall total expectations for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday have shifted again. We're not quite out of the woods on seeing 10+ cm by 11:59 pm Thursday, with ongoing snow Friday. That remains the big story for us. Our temperatures aren't that different, though Saturday's low temperature will be a low now, as opposed to an uptrend. Oh and uh..
  
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• 'Worst of COVID-19 is behind us': COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Alberta lifted March 1

  01-03-2022 14:38
  
  Alberta has lifted most pandemic health measures, including mandatory masking in the majority of public spaces. Face coverings are still required when taking public transit and while inside Alberta Health Services facilities, including hospitals and long-term care centres. For taxis and ride-share vehicles like Uber, masks are no longer mandatory. Small business owner Reid Heskes, who owns Two Giraffes Children’s Footwear in Willow Park, says he has already seen a shift in mental
  
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• These are the COVID-19 restrictions Alberta lifted today

  01-03-2022 14:38
  
  Alberta has lifted most of its pandemic health measures, including mandatory masking in the majority of public spaces. Face coverings are still required when taking public transit and inside Alberta Health Services facilities, including hospitals and long-term care centres. For taxis and ride-share vehicles like Uber, masks are no longer mandatory. Transit riders in Calgary say they're cautiously optimistic about the province's decision to keep mask requirements for public transit. "I
  
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• Alberta lifts most COVID-19 restrictions

  01-03-2022 14:38
  
  Alberta has lifted most of its pandemic health measures, including mandatory masking in the majority of public spaces. Face coverings are still required when taking public transit and inside Alberta Health Services facilities, including hospitals and long-term care centres. For taxis and ride-share vehicles like Uber, masks are no longer mandatory. The decision to lift the mask mandate for most indoor settings falls under Step 2 of the province's plan to move away from public health me
  
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• Most COVID restrictions now lifted in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  01-03-2022 13:01
  Most COVID restrictions now lifted in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nearly all COVID-19 public health measures are now lifted in Alberta

  01-03-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly all COVID-19 measures have been lifted in Alberta as the province enters Stage 2 of its reopening plan. Here's a closer look at what's been lifted and what remains in place.
  
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• Kenney wants to end vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

  01-03-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft directive from Health Minister Jason Copping said Alberta Health Services will lift its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff.
  
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• Kenney to drop vaccine mandate for healthcare workers: document

  01-03-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft directive says Alberta Health Services will lift its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff.
  
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• Kenney confirms plans to drop vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

  01-03-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft directive says Alberta Health Services will lift its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff.
  
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• Kenney confirms blueprint to drop vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

  01-03-2022 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A draft directive says Alberta Health Services will lift its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for staff.
  
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• 'It's definitely exciting': Lethbridge residents, businesses react to easing of provincial COVID-19 restrictions - CTV News Calgary

  01-03-2022 09:00
  
  'It's definitely exciting': Lethbridge residents, businesses react to easing of provincial COVID-19 restrictions  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 3 Lethbridge youth face charges after 2 separate Monday assaults - CTV News Calgary

  01-03-2022 09:00
  
  3 Lethbridge youth face charges after 2 separate Monday assaults  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Russian forces step up attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas

  01-03-2022 07:50
  
  Russian forces stepped up their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine’s second-biggest city and Kyiv’s main TV tower in what the country’s president called a blatant campaign of terror. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after the bloodshed on the square in Kharkiv. Ukrainian authorities said five people were killed in the attack on the TV tower, which is a couple of miles from ce
  
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• Russian forces escalate attacks on Ukraine's civilian areas

  01-03-2022 07:50
  
  Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine’s second-biggest city and Kyiv’s main TV tower in what the country’s president called a blatant campaign of terror. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed after the bloodshed on the square in Kharkiv. Ukrainian authorities said five people were killed in the attack on the TV tower, which is a couple of miles from cent
  
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• Russian convoy 65-km long threatens Kyiv as artillery pounds Kharkiv

  01-03-2022 07:50
  
  Russian strikes pounded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city and other civilian targets Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital. Ukraine’s embattled president accused Moscow of resorting to terror tactics to press Europe’s largest ground war in generations. With the Kremlin increasingly isolated by tough economic sanctions that have tanked the ruble currency, Russian troops advanced on Ukraine’s two biggest cities on
  
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• Russia takes aim at urban areas; Biden vows Putin will 'pay'

  01-03-2022 07:50
  Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday in what Ukraine’s leader called a blatant campaign of terror, while U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to make his Russian counterpart “pay a price” for the invasion. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed after the bloodshed on the central square in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, and the deadly bombing of a TV tower in the capi
  
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• Town of Coaldale bets big on VLTs

  01-03-2022 06:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coaldale is all in on video lottery terminals.
  
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• Province announces funding to support visible minority youth in John Ware country

  01-03-2022 05:56
  
  The provincial government is giving a financial boost to program designed to help new Canadians and visible minority youth. Premier Jason Kenney announced that $145,000 will go to the John Ware Youth Empowerment Program over the next two years. The pilot program was designed by the Global Village Centre in Brooks. It honours the legacy of John Ware, a former American slave who became a pioneer rancher near Brooks in the 19th century. The program will offer mentorship and scholarships to 60 young
  
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