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• Siksika Nation members call for women’s shelter, as RCMP lay murder charges in woman’s death

  12-03-2022 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Siksika Nation are renewing calls for a safe house to help women escape domestic violence, after RCMP laid charges in a recent homicide.
  
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• Siksika Nation calls for women’s shelter, as RCMP lay murder charges in woman’s death

  12-03-2022 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Members of the Siksika Nation are renewing calls for a safe house to help women escape domestic violence, after RCMP laid charges in a recent homicide.
  
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• Defending champion NYCFC beats CF Montreal 4-1 for 1st win - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Defending champion NYCFC beats CF Montreal 4-1 for 1st win  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in connection with death of Siksika woman

  12-03-2022 22:01
  
  Alberta RCMP say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman on the Siksika Nation last month. Police say members of the Gleichen RCMP responded to a home on the reserve at approximately 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 for reports a woman was in medical distress. Mounties who attended the call found the victim, since identified as Mardi Brad Scalplock, 33, dead at the scene. A subsequent investigation resulted in second-degree murder charges against Barry Junior Ye
  
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• Pop-up vaccine clinics in Calgary aim to encourage immunization

  12-03-2022 21:28
  
  Alberta hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped slightly on Friday, but the provincial government is still hoping to encourage immunization by introducing two pop-up vaccination clinics in Calgary. COVID-19 vaccines, as well as influenza and pneumonia vaccines will be available for adults and children on March 12 at the Genesis Centre from noon to 7 p.m. A second temporary clinic on March 19 at the Village Square Leisure Centre will operate from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Translators and other suppor
  
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• Canada’s cross-country legend McKeever makes history with 16th Paralympic gold medal

  12-03-2022 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  In other Paralympic competition, B.C.’s Natalie Wilkie captured her third medal of the Games, a silver in the women’s 10-kilomtre cross-country race.
  
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• African Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 17:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  African Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police investigate stabbing in southwest Calgary

  12-03-2022 16:51
  
  Calgary police are looking for suspects after a man was stabbed following an incident on 14 Street S.W. Officials say police were called to the 2100 block of 14 Street S.W. at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday for reports of an assault. When they arrived, they found male victim suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to hospital in serious, but stable, condition.There is no information on the suspects at this time and police are investigating.
  
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• Xtreme sweep Lethbridge to advance - DiscoverAirdrie.com - Local News, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Airdrie, Alberta, and the Rocky View County region. - DiscoverAirdrie.com

  12-03-2022 16:31 via discoverairdrie.com
  
  Xtreme sweep Lethbridge to advance - DiscoverAirdrie.com - Local News, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Airdrie, Alberta, and the Rocky View County region.  DiscoverAirdrie.com
  
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• Gushue Gut Punch in Lethbridge - Sports Illustrated

  12-03-2022 15:38 via si.com
  
  Gushue Gut Punch in Lethbridge  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Wife of the 'Humboldt Driver' pleads for mercy

  12-03-2022 15:00
  
  After almost a decade in Canada, Tanvir Mann became a Canadian citizen two months ago. What should have been a proud moment is now marred by the reality of just how far she is from the Canadian dream. On March 3, her husband’s bid to stay in this country was denied. After a 15 month review, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) rejected Jaskirat Singh’s argument against deportation to India. Sidhu is the man etched in the minds of Canadians as “The Humboldt Driver.”
  
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• Gary Trent Jr. scores 42 points, Raptors hold off Suns - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 14:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gary Trent Jr. scores 42 points, Raptors hold off Suns  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The rising cost of living: Adapting to increased consumer costs in Alberta

  12-03-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I think (in) the next few years, this is going to be a tricky time for a lot of families,' said Heather Thomson, the executive director of the Alberta School of Business.
  
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• Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 13:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma'Khia Bryant - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 13:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma'Khia Bryant  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russians strike near Kyiv, block aid convoy; port city reels

  12-03-2022 13:53
  
  Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept up its bombardment of other cities throughout the country. Mariupol has endured some of Ukraine's worst punishment since Russia invaded. Unceasing barrages have thwarted repeated attempts to bring food, water and medicine into the city of 430,000 and to ev
  
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• Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege

  12-03-2022 13:53
  
  Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in its iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept up its bombardment of several resisting cities. Mariupol has endured some of Ukraine's worst misery since Russia invaded. Unceasing barrages have thwarted repeated attempts to bring food, water and medicine into the city of 430,000 and to evacuate its tra
  
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• Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit

  12-03-2022 13:53
  
  Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday. Fighting also raged on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, as Russia's expanding invasion bombarded other resisting cities into rubble. There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of Mariupol's elegant, city-center mosque. The encircled city of 446,000 people has suffered some of the greatest misery from Russia's war
  
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• Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque area shelled

  12-03-2022 13:53
  
  Russian forces pounded the port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling an area around a mosque that was sheltering more than 80 people, including children. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and Russia kept up its bombardment of other resisting cities. There was no immediate word of casualties from the shelling of the area surrounding Mariupol's elegant, city-centre mosque. The Ukrainian government said the Sultan Suleiman Mosque was hit, but an unverified Instagram
  
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• Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 13:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Historic Lethbridge building at centre of community debate - CBC.ca

  12-03-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Historic Lethbridge building at centre of community debate  CBC.ca
  
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• Feral swine bomb: the battle against an invasive species

  12-03-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Millions of invasive pigs are eating their way through Canada and the U.S. In addition to the damage, feral swine could spread diseases that could threaten Canada’s pork industry.
  
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• Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest says claims he's a Liberal are 'ludicrous'

  12-03-2022 13:00
  
  Federal Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is pushing back on claims made by his rival Pierre Poilievre that he is a Liberal, calling the allegation “ludicrous.” “When (Poilievre) says I’m a Liberal, is there anyone in the country that doesn't already know that I went to Quebec politics to fight the separatists’ cause in a coalition party that was called the Liberal Party, as is this case in British Columbia,” said Charest, in an interview airing S
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mass shooting inquiry trips over trauma dilemma - SaltWire NS

  12-03-2022 11:08 via saltwire.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mass shooting inquiry trips over trauma dilemma  SaltWire NS
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mass shooting inquiry trips over trauma dilemma - Saltwire

  12-03-2022 11:03 via saltwire.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Mass shooting inquiry trips over trauma dilemma  Saltwire
  
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• Evolved Auger-Aliassime entering Indian Wells with high expectations for himself - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 09:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Evolved Auger-Aliassime entering Indian Wells with high expectations for himself  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 09:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• How Shane Warne won over Lethbridge - Geelong Advertiser

  12-03-2022 08:02 via geelongadvertiser.com.au
  How Shane Warne won over Lethbridge  Geelong Advertiser
  
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• Regina Pats bolster playoff hopes with victory over Lethbridge - Regina Leader Post

  12-03-2022 07:08 via leaderpost.com
  
  Regina Pats bolster playoff hopes with victory over Lethbridge  Regina Leader Post
  
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• Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test

  12-03-2022 05:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brad Gushue's rink was dealt a lineup blow Friday when Mark Nichols pulled out of the Tim Hortons Brier due to a positive COVID-19 test.
  
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• Kenney says province prepared to take over Keystone XL pipeline

  12-03-2022 03:23
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is the best choice to supply energy to the United States and wants to revive the Keystone XL pipeline. Around 1.3 billion provincial dollars have already been sunk into the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline. However, the premier said if they had political certainty from Washington that the pipeline could be completed and if the pipeline’s owner, TC Energy, won’t fund it, the province could. “Yes we would be prepared in principle to de-risk the con
  
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• Concerns raised in Lethbridge about plan to implement new Alberta school curriculum - Global News

  12-03-2022 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Concerns raised in Lethbridge about plan to implement new Alberta school curriculum  Global News
  
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• Concerns raised in Lethbridge about plan to implement new Alberta school curriculum

  12-03-2022 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge schools are voicing their concerns over the province's announcement that a new curriculum will be implemented in schools starting in September.
  
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• 32 people test positive in South Zone Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 02:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  32 people test positive in South Zone Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 years and more than 4,000 deaths: the past and future of COVID-19 in Alberta

  12-03-2022 02:14
  
  It's been two years to the day since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic -- and as the province looks ahead, many health and science experts believe the worst is behind us.  That is, only if caution remains and common sense prevails.  "The question is really 'do we have enough natural immunity yet to really dampen any future waves if we see more infectious variants arrive,'" infectious disease expert Craig Jenne said.  Alberta still has a low vaccination rat
  
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• Oil and gas here to stay for ‘decades’ despite demand for green energy: Alberta energy minister

  12-03-2022 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy Minister Sonya Savage said Western democracies have been exclusively focused on climate change to the detriment of energy security, reliability and affordability.
  
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• Alberta steps up with $79.5M transit money for struggling cities, matches federal funds

  12-03-2022 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The one-time, $159-million payment from the federal and provincial governments aims to help cities maintain transit service levels after two years of decreased ridership.
  
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• Alberta Municipalities reject provincial police force model; consultations continue

  12-03-2022 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's growing opposition among municipal leaders to the idea of swapping the RCMP for a provincial police force in Alberta.
  
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• The Weekly with LNN – March 11, 2022 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 01:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Weekly with LNN – March 11, 2022  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Province approves tuition increases at universities in Calgary and Edmonton

  12-03-2022 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuition increases in Alberta are capped at seven per cent, but post-secondaries can apply for what are called "exceptional increases," which require provincial approval.
  
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• Uber rides and deliveries to cost a little more because of high fuel prices

  12-03-2022 00:55
  
  As we're all anxious about how much it costs to fill your vehicle's gas tank, many people who make their living in the rideshare industry are keeping an even closer eye on pump prices. That's why Uber has decided to help out its drivers by imposing a temporary fuel surcharge for consumers on each ride and delivery. The fee – 50 cents for each ride and 35 cents on each delivery – will go directly to drivers, the company says. "We know drivers and delivery people are feeling the sting
  
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• 'It's exciting': fans taking in Brier experience in Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  12-03-2022 00:38 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'It's exciting': fans taking in Brier experience in Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'It’s exciting': fans taking in Brier experience in Lethbridge

  12-03-2022 00:38
  
  As the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier heads into its final weekend, organizers say it's meeting all their expectations and fans couldn’t agree more. “That is one of the main things, to just have fans back and I think the curlers are just feeding off all the energy being produced,” said Diane Tredard, who travelled to Lethbridge from Edmonton to take in the Brier. The Brier is the first major event at the ENMAX Centre since the province eased COVID-19 restrictions, including the droppin
  
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• Alberta surpasses 4,000 COVID-19 deaths 2 years after pandemic began

  12-03-2022 00:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the last 24 hours, 11 deaths were reported to Alberta Health. The province's death toll from COVID-19 has now reached 4,003.
  
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• No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit - Lethbridge News Now

  12-03-2022 00:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit  Lethbridge News Now
  
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