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• Flasch and Bottcher win crossover games at Brier, Gunnlaugson and Jacobs eliminated

  11-03-2022 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Brier winner will represent Canada at the April 2-10 world men's curling championship in Las Vegas.
  
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• 'There's no way any semi-automatic could shoot rounds off that fast': Calgary police investigate shooting in Braeside

  11-03-2022 23:51
  
  Calgary police are investigating after residents living in the community of Braeside reported hearing shots fired on Friday afternoon.  Officers were called to the 10000 block of Brackenridge Road S.W. just before 3 p.m. Police said shell casings were found in the area but no injuries have been reported.Area resident James Kohut was out walking his dog when he says he heard what sounded like five gunshots. "Followed by what sounded like a machine gun," he said. "Numerous shots going off in
  
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• Calgary police investigate shooting reported in Braeside

  11-03-2022 23:51
  
  Calgary police are investigating after residents living in the community of Braeside reported hearing shots fired on Friday afternoon.  Officers were called to the 10000 block of Brackenridge Road S.W. just before 3 p.m. So far no injuries have been reported. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details when they become available.
  
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• Calgary police investigate shooting in Braeside

  11-03-2022 23:51
  
  Calgary police are investigating after residents living in the community of Braeside reported hearing shots fired on Friday afternoon.  Officers were called to the 10000 block of Brackenridge Road S.W. just before 3 p.m. Police said shell casings were found in the area but no injuries have been reported. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details when they become available.
  
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• Jeff Hansen relieved of duties as Hurricanes assistant coach - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 23:19
  Jeff Hansen relieved of duties as Hurricanes assistant coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We're grateful': Canmore gets $17.5M for Nordic Centre upgrades

  11-03-2022 22:53
  
  Alberta's provincial government is spending $17.5 million over two years to support upgrades and enhancements to the Canmore Nordic Centre, something Canmore’s mayor says is greatly appreciated. "We are so fortunate to have this world-class facility here, and we’re grateful that kids in our community have the opportunity to be inspired by the amateur and professional athletes who use it," Sean Krausert said in a Friday news release. Built for the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Canmore Nor
  
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• Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 22:53
  
  Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Narrow Road Creperie in High River making a difference for struggling women

  11-03-2022 22:43
  
  The chalkboard menu has all kinds of savoury and sweet crepe options and the aroma from the kitchen is mouth watering. Like any restaurant, staff take orders and prepare the food but what makes this eatery different is all the women working here are in recovery. The creperie opened in 2018 and is operated by Narrow Road Home that is designed to be a safe haven for healing and a landing place of hope and recovery. It's for women struggling with all issues in life not just addiction and was founde
  
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• Canadian Cold War fighter pilot reflects on past, current war in Ukraine

  11-03-2022 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, those who fought in the same region decades before are watching on, reminded of Canada’s contributions to the Cold War.   
  
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• Former Lethbridge police officer charged with sexual offences against client 30 years his junior - CBC.ca

  11-03-2022 22:00
  
  Former Lethbridge police officer charged with sexual offences against client 30 years his junior  CBC.ca
  
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• Texas clinics' lawsuit over abortion ban 'effectively over' - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 21:52
  
  Texas clinics' lawsuit over abortion ban 'effectively over'  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 21:52
  Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta teens charged after Boxing Day bear spray attack results in $700K loss for mall - CTV News Calgary

  11-03-2022 21:46
  
  Alberta teens charged after Boxing Day bear spray attack results in $700K loss for mall  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Alberta teens charged after Boxing Day bear spray attack results in $700K loss for mall

  11-03-2022 21:46
  
  Two teenage boys have been charged in connection with a Boxing Day bear spray attack in a Lethbridge mall that resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales. According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, a fight took place in the Park Place Mall on the afternoon of Dec. 26, 2021 and several people were hit with bear spray. The incident prompted mall management to evacuate the shopping centre and close it for the remainder of the day. The loss of sales on one of the busies
  
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• Russians targeting Ukrainian food supply, including grain silos and ports: minister - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 21:43
  
  Russians targeting Ukrainian food supply, including grain silos and ports: minister  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Retired Lethbridge police officer charged in historical sexual assault investigation

  11-03-2022 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  William (Bill) James Kaye, 63, was charged with breach of trust, sexual assault and criminal harassment. 
  
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• Russian NHL star Ovechkin faces calls to ‘do more’ to condemn Ukraine war

  11-03-2022 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The hockey star has a longtime friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Retired Lethbridge police officer charged with sexually assaulting domestic violence survivor

  11-03-2022 20:45
  
  A retired member of the Lethbridge Police Service's domestic violence action team has been charged following an investigation into alleged sexual assaults. RCMP confirm an investigation was launched in January after allegations surfaced regarding a number of incidents that were said to take place between December 2017 and April 2018. Details regarding the nature of the alleged offences have not been released, but RCMP confirm the victim was an adult female and a domestic violence survivor. As a
  
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• New students at University of Calgary expected to pay thousands more amid tuition hikes

  11-03-2022 20:43
  
  Prospective students hoping to attend the University of Calgary this fall can expend to spend thousands of dollars more as several programs will see large tuition increases. Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides approved “exceptional increases” to the engineering, medical doctor (MD) and the master of business administration (MBA) programs at the university. Alberta post-secondary institutions are able to increase their tuition, but anything considered a “large incre
  
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• Part-time employment up in Alberta, but province sees decline in full-time jobs

  11-03-2022 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada data shows that while part-time employment rose last month by 17,700 positions, Alberta lost 9,600 full-time positions in February.
  
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• Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  11-03-2022 20:41
  
  Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse  The Kingston Whig-Standard
  
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• Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse - IT World Canada

  11-03-2022 20:38
  
  Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse  IT World Canada
  
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• Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse - ITBusiness.ca

  11-03-2022 20:30
  
  Lethbridge College to allow students to occupy property in the metaverse  ITBusiness.ca
  
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• Labour shortage constrains growth of Canadian oilpatch amid global energy crisis

  11-03-2022 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An oil and gas labour shortage is one of the factors that could prevent Canada from moving quickly to address energy demand in the wake of U.S. sanctions against Russia.
  
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• Amid global energy crisis, labour shortage constrains growth of Canadian oilpatch

  11-03-2022 20:23
  
  An oil and gas labour shortage is one of the factors that could prevent Canada from moving quickly to address energy demand in the wake of U.S. sanctions against Russia. Industry experts say Canada has the capacity to export an additional 200,000 to 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil to the U.S.  The U.S. is facing a shortfall of approximately 700,000 barrels per day after President Joe Biden banned imports of Russian petroleum products earlier this week. But members of Canada's oil and g
  
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• Gushue enters 2022 Tim Hortons Brier playoffs undefeated - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 20:21
  Gushue enters 2022 Tim Hortons Brier playoffs undefeated  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ASIRT investigation clears RCMP officer in shooting at Okotoks Safeway parking lot

  11-03-2022 20:13
  
  An investigation by Alberta's police watchdog has cleared an Okotoks RCMP officer of any wrongdoing in a 2018 incident after they opened fire during an arrest. The event took place at around 8:20 p.m. on April 19. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says RCMP were called to the parking lot of the Okotoks Safeway for reports of a suspicious vehicle. Arriving officers determined the vehicle, a white 2016 Jeep Cherokee, had been reported stolen and noticed a man slumped over the stee
  
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• Alberta premier files defence in defamation lawsuit about oil inquiry comments

  11-03-2022 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit against him over his remarks on the release of the inquiry into supposed misinformation about the energy industry.
  
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• 'They should apologize': Alberta premier files defence in defamation lawsuit

  11-03-2022 19:54
  
  Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him by environmental groups over his remarks on the release of an inquiry into supposed misinformation about Alberta's energy industry. And Kenney doubled down on his attacks on such groups Friday, blaming them for making the world more dependent on oil from Vladimir Putin's Russia. “They should apologize,” Kenney said at a press conference. “They should apologize for allowing the world's worst r
  
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• No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit

  11-03-2022 19:54
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him over his remarks on the release of the inquiry into supposed misinformation about the province's energy industry. The lawsuit was filed against Kenney last month by five environmental groups, which allege the premier twisted Steve Allan's findings into whether the groups were using foreign funding to try and landlock Alberta oil by spreading misinformation. Allan found no wrongdoing or misleading infor
  
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• Line 5 pipeline needed amid Russian energy crackdown, Ottawa tells Michigan

  11-03-2022 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been trying to close Line 5 since November 2020, fearing a leak in the Straits of Mackinac, where the pipeline crosses the Great Lakes.
  
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• Kodiaks basketball players receive season awards - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 19:23
  Kodiaks basketball players receive season awards  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City celebrates Lethbridge 311's third anniversary - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 18:50
  
  City celebrates Lethbridge 311's third anniversary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Time change this Sunday provides opportunity to check smoke alarms - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 18:24
  
  Time change this Sunday provides opportunity to check smoke alarms  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Economy continues to grow': Alberta’s unemployment rate fell in February, sitting at 6.8%

  11-03-2022 18:12
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate continued its downward trend last month, while Calgary's jobless numbers were the second highest of any Canadian city. According to Statistics Canada’s February 2022 Labour Force Survey, Alberta had a jobless rate of 6.8 per cent per cent, down four-tenths of a percentage point from January 2021 when it sat at 7.2 per cent. The survey, released on Friday, reflects labour market conditions the week of Feb. 13 to 19, a week before Premier
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate continued to fall in February, sitting at 6.8%

  11-03-2022 18:12
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate continued its downward trend last month, while Calgary's jobless numbers were the second highest of any Canadian city. According to Statistics Canada’s February 2022 Labour Force Survey, Alberta had a jobless rate of 6.8 per cent per cent, down four-tenths of a percentage point from January 2021 when it sat at 7.2 per cent. The survey, released on Friday, reflects labour market conditions the week of Feb. 13 to 19, a week before Premier
  
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• Amid energy crisis, Ottawa urges Michigan to end crusade against Line 5 pipeline

  11-03-2022 18:11
  
  The federal government is urging the state of Michigan to abandon efforts to shut down the controversial Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the ban on energy imports from Russia means Canada and the U.S. need all the shipping capacity they can muster. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been trying to close Line 5 since November 2020, fearing a leak in the Straits of Mackinac, where the pipeline crosses the Great Lakes. The state has been battling in
  
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• Significant drug bust in Fort Macleod with cash and suspected fentanyl - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 17:54
  
  Significant drug bust in Fort Macleod with cash and suspected fentanyl  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pyjama-wearing, armed robbery suspects arrested, accused are teenage girls

  11-03-2022 17:53
  
  RCMP confirm two teenage girls have been charged in connection with recent armed robberies at pharmacies in Calgary and Chestermere where the suspects wore pyjama pants. Two suspects entered a pharmacy in Chestermere on March 5 and demanded prescription drugs from the pharmacist at gunpoint. A staff member suffered minor injuries in the robbery and the suspects fled the area on foot. The descriptions of the suspects included the fact that both were wearing pyjama pants. Three days later, a simil
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate drops to 6.6 per cent in February - CHAT News Today

  11-03-2022 17:30
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate drops to 6.6 per cent in February  CHAT News Today
  
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• Vancouver's Bibiano Fernandes loses One Championship title by knockout - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 17:27
  
  Vancouver's Bibiano Fernandes loses One Championship title by knockout  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Estimated $250K in fentanyl and cash seized after man found unresponsive in vehicle in southern Alta.

  11-03-2022 17:10
  
  A 25-year-old man from Brocket, Alta. faces a drug trafficking charge following a complaint a driver had passed out in a running vehicle in the town of Fort Macleod. Members of the Fort Macleod RCMP detachment responded on Feb. 24 to a report from a concerned citizen of an unresponsive man seated in an idling vehicle outside of a business in the town. A search resulted in the seizure of 738 grams of fentanyl and more than $30,000 in cash. According to Canadian police departments including RCMP,
  
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• Gander, N.L., airport reopens after Cormorant helicopter crash, investigation ongoing - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 17:07
  
  Gander, N.L., airport reopens after Cormorant helicopter crash, investigation ongoing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate drops to 6.6 per cent in February - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 16:44
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat's unemployment rate drops to 6.6 per cent in February  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta surpasses 4,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic

  11-03-2022 16:06
  
  Four thousand Albertans have died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago, according to the province’s latest data update.  The province reported 11 new deaths on Friday, pushing the total number of deaths up to 4,003. Friday’s figures also show a total count of 1,045 patients in hospital with COVID-19, including 74 in ICU and 971 in non-ICU.  Hospitalization and death data is regularly revised to account for accuracy and reporting delays. Th
  
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• Alberta surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic

  11-03-2022 16:06
  
  Four thousand Albertans have died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago, according to the province’s latest data update.  The province reported 11 new deaths on Friday, pushing the total number of deaths up to 4,003. Thirty-two  Albertans have died due to COVID-19 in the past seven days.  The deaths were of individuals ranging in age from in their 60s to more than 80 years old. Friday’s figures also show a total count of 1,045 patients
  
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• West wind and melting weather for Calgary

  11-03-2022 15:15
  
  Our pattern of warmth begins later on today; it's kind of like using the automatic barbecue lighter, where nothing happens for the first few clicks. Wind from the southwest will kick up early to mid-afternoon around 40 km/h, and that's where we’ll find our high. The weekend is a bit of a mixed bag. Saturday is another windy one, with gusts out of the west again reaching the 40 km/h pinnacle (with a shot at 50 km/h briefly). This will be a substantially warmer one. The only fly in the prove
  
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• Warm days ahead for Calgary, with a slight blip Sunday

  11-03-2022 15:15
  
  UPDATE: We're holding steady with our temperature trends for the next few days. Clocks spring forwad and we lose an hour of sleep into a wee patch of flurries, with only a couple of models leaning ntoward 1-2 cm at this point. The five-day is rock solid above seasonal, with the only blip following up Sunday. I'm bullish that day on additional warmth streaming in aloft, though surface winds won't kick much up. Into the coming work week, our conditions remain well above seasonal. I cannot generate
  
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• Johnny Gaudreau's hat trick sends Flames to 4-1 victory over Lightning

  11-03-2022 14:18
  
  Hats raining down onto the ice, chants of "Johnny, Johnny" from the raucous home crowd, it was a night of big goals and cool moments for Johnny Gaudreau on Thursday. In the midst of a career season, Gaudreau notched his sixth career three-goal game to lead the red-hot Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. "It's awesome. It's a really cool feeling," said Gaudreau, who in his eighth season in Calgary, is also in the final year of his contract. “It's even cooler feelin
  
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• EU foreign policy chief says 'pause' needed in Iran talks - Lethbridge News Now

  11-03-2022 12:28
  EU foreign policy chief says 'pause' needed in Iran talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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