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• Worries over separation anxiety as Calgary pet owners return to work

  07-03-2022 23:21
  
  After Alberta lifted its mandatory work from home order and many companies are in the process of bringing employees back to the office, thousands of pets will be home alone -- many for the first time in their lives. “We have seen a lot of animals get adopted during the pandemic," said Anna Lee Rieb, community support and engagement manager for the Calgary Humane Society. “Particularly in dogs, we're worried about seeing a lot of separation anxiety now that people will be going back t
  
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• NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 22:20
  NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Even as costs soar, Indigenous groups still aim to buy Trans Mountain pipeline

  07-03-2022 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two groups working with prospective Indigenous owners groups said despite cost increases, they're still "ready, willing and able" to pursue the project that's "still viable."
  
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• Two-time Olympian Heather Bansley retires from competitive beach volleyball - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 22:03
  
  Two-time Olympian Heather Bansley retires from competitive beach volleyball  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Freedom convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich granted bail

  07-03-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tamara Lich, one of the principal organizers of the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been granted bail on a series of conditions including leaving the province.
  
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• Alberta to provide relief from high fuel and utility prices - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 21:40
  
  Alberta to provide relief from high fuel and utility prices  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Robertson, Schmaltz and Shesterkin named NHL's three stars of the week - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 21:29
  
  Robertson, Schmaltz and Shesterkin named NHL's three stars of the week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gerald Grobmeier sworn in as LPS Deputy Chief - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 21:23
  
  Gerald Grobmeier sworn in as LPS Deputy Chief  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Koe, Dunstone and Bottcher post victories to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Brier

  07-03-2022 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Kevin Koe and Matt Dunstone's Wild Card Two team posted victories Monday to remain on top of the Pool A standings at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge.
  
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• Indigenous groups still aim to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, even as costs soar

  07-03-2022 21:09
  
  Indigenous-led groups remain committed to pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, even as cost overruns for the pipeline expansion project soar. Last month, the federal Crown corporation that owns the pipeline revealed estimated construction costs of the expansion have ballooned by 70 per cent to $21.4 billion, up from an earlier estimate of $12.6 billion. Trans Mountain Corp. also pushed back the estimated completion date of the project from sometime this year to the third quarter of
  
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• Playing lights-out, Flames prepare for up-and-down Oilers

  07-03-2022 20:45
  
  Playing like a team that could run away with the Pacific Division, the Calgary Flames can take yet another step in that direction when they play host to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. In a battle of the top two teams in the Western Conference on Saturday, the Flames pulled off a 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche when Johnny Gaudreau scored 37 seconds into the extra period. It was the veteran's 11th career overtime goal, tying the franchise record with Sean Monahan. The Flames are
  
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• Icy conditions on QEII near Olds prompts warning from RCMP

  07-03-2022 20:34
  
  Alberta motorists are asked to take extra precautions on the QEII highway near Olds as RCMP are reporting multiple collisions and icy road conditions. Caution is advised between Township Road 340 and Highway 27, about 83 kilometres north of Calgary. Snowfall warnings are also in place from Environment Canada for the southwest corner of the province, include Kananaskis-Canmore area and around Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek and Waterton Lakes National Park. The warning says between 10 and 20 centim
  
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• 'Avoid the area': Icy conditions on QEII near Olds prompts warning from RCMP

  07-03-2022 20:34
  
  Alberta motorists are asked to take extra precautions on the QEII highway near Olds as RCMP is reporting multiple collisions and icy road conditions. Caution is advised between Township Road 340 and Highway 27, about 83 kilometres north of Calgary. RCMP later expanded the warning to include an areas stretching from Olds to the south to Ponoka in the north. Snowfall warnings are also in place from Environment Canada for the southwest corner of the province, include Kananaskis-Canmore area and aro
  
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• Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 20:33
  
  Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Suspects sought in armed robbery outside Airdrie's Genesis Place

  07-03-2022 20:32
  
  Police in Airdrie are searching for suspects after an armed robbery outside Genesis Place. RCMP say it happened at the building's pool entrance at around 7 p.m. on Saturday. "A male was standing outside the entrance when a vehicle pulled up next to him. Two males got out of the back seat of the car, threw him to the ground, punched him and then bear sprayed him," said a Monday news release. The attackers took the victim's wallet and drove off in a white four-door Mazda. Police say the vehicle wa
  
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• In Selma, foot soldier's kin boosts youth voting rights role - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 19:47
  
  In Selma, foot soldier's kin boosts youth voting rights role  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Rachel Notley tests positive for COVID-19

  07-03-2022 19:32
  
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has tested positive for COVID-19. Notley said on Monday she tested positive for the coronavirus after she took a rapid test on Sunday. "I have been triple-vaccinated and my symptoms are mild," she said on Twitter. "I look forward to returning to the Alberta Legislature as soon as I am healthy enough to do so."Friends, I tested positive for COVID-19 using a rapid antigen test yesterday.I have been triple-vaccinated and my symptoms are mild.I plan to continue to wo
  
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• Calgary partners with Indigenous clinic to host vaccination pop-ups

  07-03-2022 19:29
  
  Calgarians will be able to access two popup vaccination clinics over the next two weekends. The clinics are part of a vaccine outreach program from the City of Calgary in partnership with and Aisokinakio'p, an Indigenous-led COVID-19 immunization clinic, and are offered with support from the Calgary Homeless Foundation and Alberta Health Services.  The city says the clinics will be a safe and welcoming family-friendly space used to help improve vaccination rates, especially among children.
  
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• Dash cam captures driver passing vehicles on highway shoulder near Bragg Creek

  07-03-2022 19:10
  
  The Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service has released dash cam footage of a car passing vehicles by driving on the shoulder of Highway 22 and is now looking to identify the driver. Police officials say the suspect vehicle, a white Mercedes-Benz C class sedan believed to be a 2010 to 2015 model, was travelling southbound on the highway near the Tsuut'ina Rodeo Grounds, roughly four kilometres northeast of Bragg Creek, at around noon on March 1. The car was recorded overtaking several slower-moving veh
  
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• Kenney to announce fuel price relief plan for Albertans

  07-03-2022 18:53
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will announce his government’s new plan to help Albertans offset the rising cost of fuel. The premier will be joined by Finance Minister Travis Toews at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. You can watch their announcement live at CTVNewsEdmonton.ca While the most recent provincial budget was balanced in part on the back of soaring oil prices, those same rising rates are affecting the consumer cost of energy including electricity, natural gas and fuel. On Friday, Kenney told
  
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• Alberta to stop collecting provincial gas tax, offer electricity rebate to offset high energy prices

  07-03-2022 18:53
  
  The Alberta government will stop collecting its fuel tax and plans to offer an electricity rebate as a way to help Albertans facing rapidly rising fuel and energy costs. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement on Monday, calling it a “bold decision” that gives “real relief.” The provincial gas tax amounts to 13 cents per litre and will not be collected as long as the cost of West Texas Intermediate remains above US $90. When WTI is priced below US $80 the provi
  
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• Alberta to stop collecting provincial gas tax, offer $150 electricity rebate to offset high energy prices

  07-03-2022 18:53
  
  The Alberta government will stop collecting its fuel tax and plans to offer an electricity rebate as a way to help Albertans facing rapidly rising fuel and energy costs. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement on Monday, calling it a “bold decision” that gives “real relief.” “This is a fiscally responsible measure that will only provide this relief if, in fact, the province is generating significantly additional revenues,” Kenney said. “All to
  
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• Lethbridge man charged in stabbing outside nightclub, 3 injured

  07-03-2022 18:50
  
  One man is facing charges after a stabbing outside a Lethbridge nightclub over the weekend that left two people injured. The violence broke out at around 2 a.m. on Sunday outside of Club Lime in the 1200 block of 1st Avenue South. Paramedics took three people, including the man charged, to hospital with knife wounds. Lethbridge police say a 26-year-old man from Fort Macleod suffered multiple stab wounds and is listed in stable condition. A 20-year-old man from Lethbridge was stabbed twice and ha
  
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• Lethbridge man charged in stabbing outside Club Lime | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  07-03-2022 18:50
  
  Lethbridge man charged in stabbing outside Club Lime | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Lethbridge man charged after stabbing outside Club Lime nightclub

  07-03-2022 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged following a stabbing outside a Lethbridge nightclub early Sunday morning. 
  
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• Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes calling for resignations amid toxic culture

  07-03-2022 18:43
  
  Citing systemic issues within the national sport organization, some of Canada's top bobsled and skeleton athletes are calling for the resignation of the program's top staff members. A letter signed by more than 60 athletes was sent Monday to Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's board of directors, calling for the resignation of president Sarah Storey and high performance director Chris Le Bihan. The move comes two weeks after the closure of the Beijing Olympics, where Justin Kripps piloted Canada's four-
  
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• Rachel Notley tests positive for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 18:26
  Rachel Notley tests positive for COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes calling for resignations amid toxic culture - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 18:25
  
  Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes calling for resignations amid toxic culture  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP release photos of Airdrie break-in suspect

  07-03-2022 18:12
  
  Officials with Airdrie RCMP have released photos of a man wanted in connection to a break-in at a home in the city's southeast. Police say the offender approached a house on Waterstone Crescent just before 6 p.m. on Friday, waiting a short period of time for someone to answer the door before kicking it in. Multiple items were stolen, according to RCMP. The suspect is described as being in his late 20s or early 30s with short blond hair and a tattoo on the back of his neck. He was wearing a black
  
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• Allan Bartolcic named executive director of Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 17:56
  
  Allan Bartolcic named executive director of Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Another Canadian-record performance by distance star Moh Ahmed - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 17:54
  
  Another Canadian-record performance by distance star Moh Ahmed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian Grammy winner Alessia Cara to headline Heritage Classic entertainment - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 17:38
  Canadian Grammy winner Alessia Cara to headline Heritage Classic entertainment  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley tests positive for COVID-19

  07-03-2022 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she has tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• 1,103 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 18 deaths reported over weekend

  07-03-2022 16:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced she has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, as the province reported there were 1,103 people in hospital with the virus.
  
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• Support for Ukraine continues to pour out of Alberta

  07-03-2022 15:59
  
  Albertans continue to show their support for the Ukrainian community by stockpiling goods and raising funds for those affected by the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Alberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC), is hosting an "Alberta Stands with Ukraine" week at NHL games in Calgary and Edmonton this week. Proceeds from Monday night's game between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers at the Saddledome will go toward charities supporting relief efforts in Ukraine as the Rus
  
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• 2022 Tim Hortons Brier enters fourth day following busy weekend start - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 15:59
  
  2022 Tim Hortons Brier enters fourth day following busy weekend start  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The afternoon update: Calgary's WX holding steady, warming for the weekend

  07-03-2022 15:29
  
  UPDATE: The snow was right on time. Thanks as always, Tom, for providing such wonderful, colourful content:Still #PAHUKING #Snow @SkiNakiska 10+cms so far #abstorm #ShareYourWeather #March2022 pic.twitter.com/mmDHohUEf0 — Tom Graham (@Washed_Up) March 7, 2022Heaviest rates of snowfall for K-Country and the surrounding area are happening as I write this in the three o'clock hour, with a few exceptionally heavy areas:The heaviest pockets you can see here call in a few cm/hr. #absnow #abstorm
  
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• Skiff of snow and a chill to kick the week off in Calgary

  07-03-2022 15:29
  
  Quite a bit has changed since the Friday forecast. The first piece of note: today's cold front picked up the pace. As such, Calgary will likely wrap up the high temperature around noon before we sink into a dip. Early on, strong west wind has played its part today, but the northerly shift will occur late morning, potentially bringing gusts to the 60 km/h mark. Another pair of changes; the snowfall event associated with this, while still impactful, is now far more concentrated along the foothills
  
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• Roaring Game Returns: Brier is back in all of its traditional glory

  07-03-2022 14:30
  
  With every mediocre showing at a major international curling event, the debate is renewed. What should Curling Canada do to ensure the Maple Leaf is on top of the podium?  Critics inevitably turn to what they feel is wrong with the national playdowns, which determine the country's representatives for the world championships.  Well, the return of the Tim Hortons Brier - in almost all of its normal pre-pandemic glory - is showing that the federation has a glorious piece of sporting Canad
  
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• Vermilion Energy reports $344.6M Q4 profit, announces quarterly dividend

  07-03-2022 14:22
  
  Vermilion Energy Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $344.6 million compared with a loss of $57.7 million a year earlier, helped by higher oil and natural gas prices. The energy company, which suspended its dividend at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, also announced it would pay a quarterly dividend of six cents per share. Vermilion says its profit for the final quarter 2021 amounted to $2.12 per share, up from a loss of 36 cents per share in the last three months of 2020. Petroleum and
  
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• Russia snubs UN court hearings in case brought by Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 14:03
  Russia snubs UN court hearings in case brought by Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'I want to feel safe': Ukraine youth orchestra now refugees - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 13:39
  
  'I want to feel safe': Ukraine youth orchestra now refugees  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' leader Tamara Lich to be released from custody

  07-03-2022 10:00
  
  An Ottawa judge has ruled that Tamara Lich, a high-profile organizer of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, be released from custody following a bail review. The judge found that the previous judge who denied Lich bail made several errors in law. The Alberta resident is being released on $25,000 in bonds and must leave Ottawa within 24 hours and Ontario with 72 hours. This is a breaking news story and will be updated… the original story continues below. A judge is expected to delive
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' leader Tamara Lich released from custody

  07-03-2022 10:00
  
  Tamara Lich, a high-profile organizer of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, has been released from jail following a bail review. An Ontario judge ruled Monday that the previous judge who denied Lich bail made errors in law. The Alberta resident was released on $25,000 in bonds and must leave Ottawa within 24 hours and Ontario within 72 hours. Lich was arrested Feb. 17 and has remained in custody after initially being denied bail. Lich spearheaded a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the
  
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• Bail review decision expected for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich

  07-03-2022 10:00
  
  A judge is expected to deliver a decision on a bail review for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich this afternoon.. Lich was arrested Feb. 17 and has remained in custody after being denied bail. Lich was the woman behind a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the convoy, which was shut down after raising more than $10 million. The Medicine Hat, Alta. native is charged with counselling to commit mischief. Last week, a lengthy bail review hearing was held to determine whether the previous judge
  
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• Thai autopsy says cricket star Warne died of natural causes - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 09:36
  
  Thai autopsy says cricket star Warne died of natural causes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• China says Russia its chief 'strategic partner', despite war - Lethbridge News Now

  07-03-2022 09:33
  
  China says Russia its chief 'strategic partner', despite war  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge man charged after stabbing outside Club Lime nightclub - Global News

  07-03-2022 09:00
  
  Lethbridge man charged after stabbing outside Club Lime nightclub  Global News
  
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• Russia sets ceasefire for evacuations but battles continue

  07-03-2022 06:58
  
  Russia announced yet another ceasefire and a handful of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee Ukraine starting Monday, although the evacuation routes were mostly leading to Russia and its ally Belarus, drawing withering criticism from Ukraine and others. It was not immediately clear if any evacuations were taking place. Russian forces continued to pummel some Ukrainian cities with rockets even after the new announcement of corridors and fierce fighting continued in some areas, indica
  
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• Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of 'medieval' tactics

  07-03-2022 06:58
  
  The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission. A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors that would allow civilians to escape the fighting. Russia's top negotiator said h
  
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