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• Organizers thrilled with how 2022 Brier played out

  14-03-2022 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The teardown inside Lethbridge's Enmax Centre began moments after the Brier Tankard was awarded, but the success of the curling event was still evident on Monday.
  
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• Lethbridge-based theatre company raises money for Ukraine - Global News

  14-03-2022 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge-based theatre company raises money for Ukraine

  14-03-2022 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Sunday, Theatre Outré hosted a benefit concert to raise money for the BCU Foundation Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dip under 1,000 Monday

  14-03-2022 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to drop on Monday as the province reported 986 people were in hospital with the virus.
  
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• 'Please, close the sky': says Ukraine President Zelensky in address to Canada's Parliament

  14-03-2022 22:34
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made direct pleas to Canada to further assist his country in its fight against the ongoing Russian attacks, during his address to Parliament. Appearing virtually, donning an army green sweater with a Ukrainian flag off to one side in his frame, Zelensky implored members of the House of Commons and Senate as well as the top officials and special guests present to witness his remarks for further urgent assistance. “We've been friends with you, Justin. B
  
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• Woman killed after boulder fell on her Jeep on B.C. highway remembered as 'exceptional human being'

  14-03-2022 22:09
  
  A woman who died after a boulder fell on her Jeep while she was travelling on a B.C. highway is being remembered in an obituary as an "exceptional human being, respected and loved by everyone she knew.” The recently posted obituary said Laura Tennant was in the Jeep with her family when the boulder came crashing down near Golden, B.C. Tennant was taken to Kelowna General Hospital, where she died from her injuries on March 5. Local RCMP previously announced the accident happened on the afte
  
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• Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 22:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Decorated Canadian veteran sentenced in death of former common-law partner

  14-03-2022 22:08
  
  A mother of three and decorated Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for the death of her former common-law partner. Melissa Dumaine Whitegrass, 37, was sentenced for dangerous driving causing death on March 9 and will serve just over two years after being given credit for pre-trial custody. She was convicted for the June 2020 death of Austin James Forysth, 30, who was hit by a vehicle while walking in an alley near Ninth Avenue and 13
  
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• Farm groups, manufacturers nervous as date approaches for potential CP Rail strike

  14-03-2022 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shippers who rely on rail transport say a strike would come at a time when many industries are already dealing with supply chain disruptions and related fallout from the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta’s bike boom: Bike and e-bike sales surge continue to surge

  14-03-2022 22:03
  
  More and more Albertans have been investing in two-wheel transportation since the pandemic began, and it appears that trend is continuing. Geoff Whittaker with Bow Cycle E-Bikes in southeast Calgary says there has been a noticeable increase in sales of electric bikes and non-electric bikes. "We’ve been in a bike boom situation over the last couple of years because of supply and demand of existing bikes," said Whittaker. "Certain bikes are totally unavailable just because it depends on the
  
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• Alberta’s bike boom: Bike and e-bike sales surge

  14-03-2022 22:03
  
  More and more Albertans have been investing in two-wheel transportation since the pandemic began, and it appears that trend is continuing. Geoff Whittaker with Bow Cycle E-Bikes in southeast Calgary says there has been a noticeable increase in sales of electric bikes and non-electric bikes. "We’ve been in a bike boom situation over the last couple of years because of supply and demand of existing bikes," said Whittaker. "Certain bikes are totally unavailable just because it depends on the
  
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• Lethbridge Sport Council to honour 17 award winners - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 21:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Airdrie RCMP arrest wanted man, 'break-in instruments' found in vehicle

  14-03-2022 21:38
  
  A Red Deer man arrested in Airdrie last week is facing a dozen charges after officers found him with items they allege he was planning to use to break into homes.  Members of the Airdrie RCMP crime reduction unit were on patrol in the community of Reunion on March 10 when they recognized a man wanted on outstanding warrants. Officers arrested the man, who was inside a vehicle at the time. A search of the vehicle led investigators to discover a loaded rifle and tools that RCMP believe were "
  
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• Film production means closures of airport tunnel traffic until Thursday

  14-03-2022 21:10
  
  Drivers who use the airport tunnel in northeast Calgary should be aware of closures over the next few days to accommodate a movie shoot. The westbound lanes were closed at 5 a.m. Monday and will stay closed until Wednesday at 5 a.m., then the entire tunnel will be shut down until Thursday at 9 p.m. Officials haven't said which production is causing the shutdown, but the HBO series The Last of Us has been filming around southern Alberta in recent weeks. The six-lane airport tunnel connects Barlow
  
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• Kevin Gausman impresses teammates in first bullpen session with Blue Jays - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 20:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary police chief expected to address use of force at weekend protest

  14-03-2022 20:11
  
  Chief Mark Neufeld of the Calgary Police Service is scheduled to provide an update on Saturday's rally in the Beltline and the action officers took against community members. Participants in the weekly rally against vaccine mandates made their way through the Beltline and onto 17th Avenue but the parade's progress was halted near 5A Street S.W. by dozens of people standing in opposition. The stalemate, with uniformed officers standing between the two sides, came to an end when police physically
  
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• Calgary police chief addresses use of force at weekend protest

  14-03-2022 20:11
  
  Chief Mark Neufeld of the Calgary Police Service is scheduled to providing an update on Saturday's rally in the Beltline and the action officers took against community members. Participants in the weekly rally against vaccine mandates made their way through the Beltline and onto 17th Avenue but the parade's progress was halted near 5A Street S.W. by dozens of people standing in opposition. The stalemate, with uniformed officers standing between the two sides, came to an end when police physicall
  
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• UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rockies

  14-03-2022 19:35
  
  Alberta's United Conservative government has refused for the second time to move ahead with an Opposition bill that would have placed legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That shuffles the Eastern Slopes Protection Act back to a legislative committee that could rule the bill won't proceed at all. On Monday, the Opposition New Democrats retabled the private member's bill that would have substituted actual legislation for an order from Energy Minister Sonya Savag
  
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• Alberta New Democrats to retable bill to block coal mining in Rocky Mountains

  14-03-2022 19:35
  
  Alberta's Opposition New Democrats say they will retable a private member's bill in the legislature that would place tight restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Leader Rachel Notley says the bill is essentially the same as one that died on the order paper last spring. The legislation would ban coal mining outright on the most sensitive parts of the much-loved summits and foothills. Proposed mines elsewhere wouldn't be allowed unless they conform to local land use plans, were inform
  
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• Calgary sculpture that scorched someone's jacket back on display in June

  14-03-2022 18:55
  
  A piece of public art that was removed and placed into storage after burning a hole through an onlooker's jacket will soon be reinstalled in a new location. The art, called The Wishing Well, was originally erected outside the Genesis Centre in the city's northeast in 2012. A year later, someone admiring the spherical polished stainless steel statue complained her coat had been scorched by the refraction of the sun’s rays. Living Lenses, the San Francisco-based artists who created the struc
  
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• Farm groups, manufacturers nervous as date for potential CP Rail strike approaches

  14-03-2022 18:54
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. customers are sounding the alarm about a potential rail strike that could begin as early as Thursday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference held a strike vote earlier this month, with members voting more than 96 per cent in favour of a possible work stoppage at CP Rail. The union says the strike could begin as early as 12:01 a.m. on March 16. More than 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, and other CP employees could walk off the job. The union says wages, benefit
  
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• NDP wants tighter restrictions on coal mining - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 18:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Melissa Whitegrass sentenced following death of spouse in 2020 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 18:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Melissa Whitegrass sentenced following death of spouse in 2020  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rocky Mountains

  14-03-2022 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  UCP MLAs refused to grant the unanimous consent the bill needed to move directly to second reading.
  
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• Alberta NDP to retable bill to block coal mining in Rocky Mountains

  14-03-2022 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leader Rachel Notley says the bill is essentially the same as one that died on the order paper last spring.
  
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• Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 18:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• AHS proposes steep wage rollbacks for respiratory therapists, pharmacists and more

  14-03-2022 18:14
  
  Alberta Health Services is proposing up to 10 per cent in wage reductions for some health-care professionals including respiratory therapists, social workers and pharmacists in early contract negotiations with the union that represents them. An email to members from The Union of Healthcare Professionals (HSAA), outlines AHS’ opening proposal including wage rollbacks for around 57 per cent of members ranging from 0.28 per cent to 10.93 per cent depending on the profession. HSAA says it reco
  
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• Calgary e-scooters return this spring as gas prices skyrocket

  14-03-2022 17:44
  
  As the price to fill up your car continues to climb, some people may be considering alternative modes of transportation for their commute to work or to travel to evening events. If you're contemplating a change, it may come as welcome news that Calgary's shared e-scooter program will be back this spring. Both Bird Canada and Neuron will have e-scooters available, and have even been making them available recently when weather is warm. A spokesperson for Neuron says the company expects to graduall
  
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• Alberta teens may now receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  14-03-2022 17:42
  
  Albertans between the ages of 12 and 17 years old are now eligible for a booster shot if it's been at least five months since they received their second dose. The provincial government says that while severe outcomes for this age group remain low compared to older Albertans or youth with risk factors, a third dose offers better protection against the contagious Omicron variant. "As restrictions on youth activities have ended and more normal school life resumes, I encourage parents and guardians
  
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• Bizarre Bits About Brainiac Albert Einstein - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 17:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• High River purchases remediated flood properties back from province, public sale to follow

  14-03-2022 16:59
  
  Several properties in a southern Alberta town that were purchased by the province in buyouts following the historic flooding of 2013 will soon be back on the market. High River officials confirm the town will take possession of 14 properties, each backing onto the Highwood Golf Course, on March 28 from the provincial government and will soon attempt to sell them as part of an effort to "restore a sense of community in these beautiful neighbourhoods." All 14 properties were touching the floodway
  
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• Alberta reports 18 COVID-19 weekend deaths

  14-03-2022 14:48
  
  Alberta reported three days' worth of COVID-19 data on Monday. Eighteen Albertans in the 60- to 90-year-old age group were reported to have died of the disease since Friday. A total of 4,021 Albertans have died of COVID-19 since March of 2020. Hospitalizations decreased to 986 on Monday, with 73 of those patients in ICU. Alberta reported 1,351 COVID-19 cases since Friday from more than 6,700 PCR tests. There are 6,640 known active cases, but the province is not testing everyone or counting resul
  
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• Medicine Hat homes damaged after car leaves road; driver charged

  14-03-2022 13:59
  
  A Medicine Hat man has been charged following an early morning weekend crash that damaged three homes. Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Maple Avenue S.E. at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday after a vehicle left the road and crashed into several residences. A preliminary investigation determined the vehicle had been speeding northbound when the driver lost control and crashed through fences and into the three houses. The total damage to the properties is estimated at $100,000. Police have no
  
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• Warm, dry days ahead in Calgary

  14-03-2022 13:38
  
  It's something of a tricky article to lengthen when the most contentious point of the article becomes that west wind, but here we are! Gusts at 40 km/h and up to 55 km/h are expected today and tomorrow before they taper to the 40 km/h marker Wednesday, with our seasonal normal temperature beaten out by at least 5 C each day in the cycle. Gusts could also hit warning levels in the Pincher Creek and Cardston regions for the afternoon. Early-morning mist will continue until the sun comes up in part
  
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• Outcome of Tuesday's byelection a lose-lose for Alberta premier: political scientists

  14-03-2022 13:38
  
  Political pundits say there will be one clear loser in Tuesday's byelection in northern Alberta, but it won't be any of the candidates. No matter the final tally in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, they say, Premier Jason Kenney faces an unfavourable outcome since the constituency's three main contenders all oppose his leadership. Lori Williams, a political scientist at Mount Royal University in Calgary, says she expects longtime politician Brian Jean to win the seat for the United Conservative Party
  
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• Afternoon WX update: Warmth continues for Calgary, but the bluster may buiold

  14-03-2022 13:38
  
  UPDATE: Quite a few models are now pushing for a much more interesting Tuesday, both morning and afternoon. There is a chance for light overnight showers, with a small chance Calgary falls beneath the freezing mark and deals with this as freezing rain, instead. All told, it's likely an inconsequential amount of precipitation, regardless of form. Still, it's something I'll keep an eye on for the 5 & 6 o'clock shows. The second component on Tuesday is a model rennaisance pertaining to wind spe
  
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• Afternoon WX update: Warmth continues for Calgary, but the bluster may build

  14-03-2022 13:38
  
  UPDATE: Quite a few models are now pushing for a much more interesting Tuesday, both morning and afternoon. There is a chance for light overnight showers, with a small chance Calgary falls beneath the freezing mark and deals with this as freezing rain, instead. All told, it's likely an inconsequential amount of precipitation, regardless of form. Still, it's something I'll keep an eye on for the 5 & 6 o'clock shows. The second component on Tuesday is a model rennaisance pertaining to wind spe
  
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• Political scientists say outcome of Tuesday’s byelection a lose-lose for Alberta premier

  14-03-2022 13:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political pundits say there will be one clear loser in Tuesday's byelection in northern Alberta, but it won't be any of the candidates.
  
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• Red Cross chief: Ukraine war 'nothing short of a nightmare' - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 13:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Gushue’s Wild Card One team beats Alberta’s Kevin Koe in extra end to win the Brier

  14-03-2022 13:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a whirlwind winter season that included an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing just a few weeks ago, expectations were rather low for Brad Gushue's team at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  
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• Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombing of maternity hospital

  14-03-2022 08:38
  
  WARNING: This story contains graphic details A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher had circled the world, epitomizing the horror of an attack on humanity’s most innocent. In video and photos shot Wednesday by AP journalists after the attack on the hospital, the woman was seen stroking her bloodied lower abdomen as
  
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• Talks to resume as Russia pressures Ukrainian capital Kyiv - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 07:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• MacKinnon, Kuemper lead Avalanche to 3-0 win over Flames

  14-03-2022 04:50
  
  Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped a career-best 46 shots in his fourth shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Sunday night. It was a measure of atonement for Kuemper, who was pulled early in the second period last weekend when the top two teams in the Western Conference faced each other in Calgary's 4-3 overtime win. MacKinnon scored on a power play in the first period and added another goal in the third. Mikko Rantanen sealed it on an
  
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• Gushue's Wild Card One team beats Alberta's Kevin Koe to win the Brier

  14-03-2022 04:32
  
  Brad Gushue's Wild Card One team defeated Alberta's Kevin Koe 9-8 to win the Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue made a hit for a single point in the extra end for the victory at the Enmax Centre. It's the fourth time in the last six years that his St. John's-based team has won the national men's curling championship. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2022.
  
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• MacKinnon, Kuemper lead Avalanche to 3-0 win over Flames - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 04:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Pierre Luc-Dubois scores in OT, Jets beat Blues 4-3 - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 03:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Calgary police locate missing 91-year-old woman

  14-03-2022 03:03
  
  Police located a missing 91-year-old woman who had last been seen Sunday afternoon. Christine Tanner, 91, was reported missing around 1:30 p.m. According to CPS, she was located Sunday evening safely.
  
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• Fundraiser launched to help Ukrainian refugees start new life in Alberta

  14-03-2022 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A family has to start over for the second time after they fled their home and lives in 2014 and again in February when Russia started the war in Ukraine.
  
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• High fuel prices in Alberta forcing reduction in inter-city bus service, increase in ticket prices

  14-03-2022 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  As gas prices remain high, Alberta transportation businesses that heavily rely on the use of fuel are starting to feel the financial pinch.
  
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• Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Indian Wells in 2nd round - Lethbridge News Now

  14-03-2022 01:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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